Objectives:
Know what a control system is and their importance.
Briefly explain the four main types of control systems.
Explain what digital and analogue systems are and their strengths, weaknesses and conversion.
Hello!
Today is a brand new start to a fresh unit: Unit 24 - Controlling System using IT. The first thing Zoë did was show us a video for starter. The video was about OceanOne - a controlled system used to dive into deeper parts of the unexplored sea. I have learnt that controlled systems can aid humans in handling tasks that are otherwise highly dangerous. I also took this time to grab the new folder structure and complete the pre-unit survey. In addition to this, we had a small activity where Zoë told us to create a flowchart of how a robot spins 5 times and checks its temperature if the sound is over 100db. Using the correct shapes, this was a good refresher for what we learnt last year and earlier in the previous units.
For a good part of the day Zoë explained the different types of control systems and why they are useful. These different control systems were command systems, programmable systems, sensing systems and conditional systems. I researched each one and created my own definitions. This helped me start and complete U24_A1T1 as it was relatively easy.
Next, we started to look at U24_A1T2 together as a class. This is about analogue and digital control systems. Zoë split the class into pairs or groups of three for research about it. Me and Alex S were paired up to learn about the strengths of analogue systems. As we learnt about it in the past, a slight bit of research aided us beneficially. In the end, I managed to complete the pass criteria of T2 and started the merit criteria for the last section.
Overall, I am finding this unit really boring but that is because I have little interest in the computing/programming side. Nonetheless, it is still interesting to learn, in a way! I'm doing my best, that's what I can be proud off.
See you on Thursday!
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