To assess the requirements for part of a new ride, to plan and develop a safety control system and then develop a presentation to the theme park management to prove the concept.
The specific activity links to a section of a water-based ride. The section of the ride includes the following elements:
- a channel down which boats move to the start of the ride
- a control gate to allow boats into the system
- a ramp to raise the boats up to a point where they can descend by gravity
- a rest point where boats wait until the ride in front is clear
- a control gate to allow the boats to move down the water channel
- a sensor to identify when boats are at the centre of the channel and to activate a camera to take a photograph of the boat and its occupants
- a further channel which boats pass along having travelled downwards, with a sensor to identify when the boat leaves the first channel and it is safe to allow another boat to descend
Below is an example of the state table for a single boat passing through the system.

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