In this class students will manufacture three projects.
1. Compressed air dragster
2. Robotic Arm
3. Mouse trap car
Students need to supply their own materials for the frame, axles, and wheels of the mouse trap car. Please use waste materials.
Safety Tests
Power Miter Box Saw Safety Test
Directions-
1.Watch this video on hydraulics and pnuematics.
2. Watch this video on hydraulics and pnuematics.
(For the video you should watch with your robotic arm group so the sound of computers does not interfere with each other.)
3. Read the following article on hydraulics vs. pneumatics.
4. Study and use the images on the Fluid Power webpage.
5. Use the resources from # 1-4 to answer the questions on the form found HERE. This will be a graded assignment,
This is not a group assignment.
6. There are text books in a cabinet in the back room. Read starting at page 405, Internal combustion engines, through page 411.
Answer questions # 4 & 5 in the Applying your knowledge section. About what energy you use, and difference between gas and diesel. Send your answers to me through email @ rrutten@bhmschools.org. In the title box list your name.