Industrial Design and Fabrication
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Students will learn the skills of fabrication by designing and building a variety of projects. Past projects have been a solar ray concentrator, solar electric car and scooter, steam engines as well as a jet engine. Current projects are conversion of a motorcycle to run on compressed air, another to run on hydrogen. Also a ground up design and construction of a Formula V race car.
Students will learn machining, welding, soldering and brazing. They will learn about electrical motors, solar cells and batteries. Design concepts such as aerodynamics and ergonomics will be researched. Students will have the opportunity to specialize in areas of design, machining, electronics, computer programming while participating fully in all aspects of building their own personal projects.
Prerequisite: 10 credits on transcript upon entering the program and interview with instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Algebra I and Geometry, or similar math courses, physics, Intro to Technology.
Desirable Qualifications: Good manual dexterity, ability to perform mathematical computations.
Related Careers: engineering, alternative energy science, manufacturing, industrial product design, numerical control machine tool operation, setup or layout work.
Embedded credit: one embedded math and five program credits upon completion of this two-year, half-day program.
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