7/3/12

This week, the energy group are looking at solar energy, hydro energy and hydro-wind. The group doing the solar energy used a simple solar cell to store sunlight in a light area. They are also attempting to store the energy using hydrogen (water). The Hydro power group is looking at how water can power a remote controlled car. The two cars are going to be raced to see which type of energy is the best. Both cars move at the same frequency, so when moving one car, the other car moves simultaneously.

The engineering group are looking at the programming language C++ to make the robot avoid obstacles. Some of the team are repairing the robot they created from last week and are preparing to manoeuvre it around the classroom blindfolded. They were comparing it to a fully programmable robot which knows how long it has travelled, when it has collided with things, and when it has docked.

Check in again next week!

Written by Euan Hussain