Design and Technology

Design and Technology at Melton using a 3D Printer.

Students studying Systems Engineering at Yr11 have been designing and building an obstacle avoiding vehicle known as a “BumpBot’. It has a programmable microcontroller and moves on tracks, and reverses out of difficulty when detecting an obstacle. As part of the project brief the students have had to design a component to mount the sensors using design software (Sketchup). They then “print” it on a 3D printer which builds the design by melting plastic tube. They have relished the challenge to master this technology, and learn valuable 21st Century Skills that equip them for the future. Thanks goes to the Melton SC IT crew for their work in finding compatible software to match the program to the printer.