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Control Systems

Design, create, and test fluid power devices powered by hydraulics and pneumatics.

Use appropriate vocabulary to identify components of hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Solve for unknown values using established fluid laws.

Use current programming languages to complete computer-based tasks.

Statistics

Construct the five-number summary for a set of data.

Perform measures of central tendency, variance, and standard deviation.

Use the normal curve, when appropriate, to compute probabilities concerning a data set, and relate the normal curve to applications of quality control in manufacturing.

Calculate the probability of single, sequential, and simultaneous events if they are independent, dependent, mutually exclusive and non-mutually exclusive, using tools such as tables and trees and implementing logical operators such as and, or, and not.

Kinematics

Solve problems involving linear motion, projectiles, and objects in free-fall using kinematics.

Design, create, and test a mechanism to launch a projectile in the field.

Analyze mathematically relevant components of a parabola.

Capstone of Engineering and Technology

Foundational Standards

Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and following protocols for fire and electrical safety.

Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.

Explore the range of careers available in the field and investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.

Demonstrate digital literacy by using digital and electronic tools appropriately, safely, and ethically.

Participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.

Research

Research and explain professional, legal, and ethical responsibilities in the field of engineering, including the need for a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce.

Use industry standard best practices to document observations, ideas, sketches, calculations, and summaries of activities pertaining to the capstone project in an engineering notebook.

Conduct independent technological research throughout the process of an engineering project.

Investigate past and current engineering practices related to an engineering project to develop a solution to a problem.

Analyze research and draw conclusions to apply to problems in an engineering project.

Project Proposal

Create a formal, narrative proposal for a rigorous and relevant project in the field of engineering.

Apply concepts of an engineering design process to a project in the field of engineering.

Describe design constraints, criteria, and trade-offs for a project in the field of engineering in regard to a variety of conditions.

Use an engineering design brief to assist in the creation of a proposal.

Communicate ideas clearly using effective writing practices in a project in the field of engineering.

Evaluation

Apply appropriate design methodologies by using various computer-aided design (CAD) programs to produce plans, diagrams, and working drawings for the construction of models, prototypes, and final products.