InnovationBen

Inventor Club Autumn/Winter 2019

Term Plan

WEEK DATE PLAN
1 25th September Intro to hydraulics and purposes. Start of crane build
2 2nd October Building the reel. Design buld and test
3 9th October Starting to make the crane rotate – exploring various methods
4 16th October final build | Test | Improvement
5 23rd October How to control hydraulics – making a control box
6 November 6th Bridge challenge week 1 – specification & build
7 November 13th Bridge challenge week 2 – mechanism & build
8 November 20th Bridge challenge week 3 – finishing & testing to destruction….or survival
9 November 27th Building a digger bucket week 1 – specification, operation and build
10 December 4th Building a digger bucket week 2 – Testing using control box
11 December 11th Robot arm challenge!! Initial specification and start of build
12 December 18th Robot arm challenge!! What ever chocolate you can move in 2 minutes is yours!!
Extension work
Making a hydraulic release mechanism – opportunities for use and testing

Extension work

Making a hydraulic release mechanism – opportunities for use and testing