DeWitt Clinton High School
The Clinton School of Engineering:
As students of The Clinton School of Engineering will be exposed to a 4 year course sequence that begins with the exploration of engineering and Robotics. You will explore the foundations of engineering and product design; study mechanisms of machines; learn technical drawing; perform the engineering application series that includes:
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Building Cell Phone Apps
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Airplane Launcher
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Balloon Racer
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Bathroom Redesign
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Movable Bridge
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Conveyor System - Automated
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Geothermal Heating/Cooling System
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Guitar Tuning Device
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Intelligent Green House
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Pneumatics Trainer
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Robotics Game/Event
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Smart House
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Solar Water Heater
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Sun Tracking Solar Panel Array
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Vending Machine
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Wind Turbine
In their 2nd and 3rd years students engage in two years of Robotics which includes:
Introduction
Using LearnMate
What are Robots?
Driving the Model
Natural vs programming languages
Introduction to easyC Basic
Robot Movements
Set Motor Speed
Set Motor Time
Set Motor Rotation
Turning the Model
Conclusion and Challenge
Repeating Actions – Loops
Forever Loop
Repeat Loop
Variables
While Loop
Conclusion and Challenge
Reacting to Events – Conditional Branching
Branching with Variables
Touch Sensor – Output to LCD
Touch Sensor – Controlling Motion (Part 1)
Touch Sensor – Controlling Motion (Part 2)
Conclusion and Challenge
Touch LED
How Does it Work?
Touch LED as a Touch Sensor
Touch LED for Visual Feedback
Touch LED for Indicating Distance
Conclusion and Challenge
Ultrasonic Distance Sensor
How Does it Work?
Sensor Output to LCD – LED
Rotating the Sensor to Detect an Object
Moving the Model to Detect an Object
Conclusion and Challenge
Color Sensor
How Does it work?
Sensor Output to LCD – LED
Detecting Earth Properties
Searching for a Mineral
Conclusion and Challenge
Gamepad
Arcade Control
Single Motor Control
Sending Variables
Conditional Branching
Using the Joystick
Conclusion and Challenge Compass – Using Gyro
How Does it work?
Sensor Output to LCD – LED
Returning Home
Final Program (Part 1)
Final Program (Part 2)
Assistant Principal: Corey Beder & Jen Lovejoy