Area 07
Automation
Machines wey dey follow rules by demself
Automation dey make machines work by demself: sensor go notice sometin, rule go decide, motor or lamp go act. Visual programming blocks dey make am easy to build dis rules.
Wetin you go learn
- How sensors dey measure light, distance, temperature or touch
- How to write rules wit visual blocks: if, then, repeat
- Wetin be feedback, and why e dey keep systems steady
- How to test program and find bugs
Example experiments
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Make lamp on by itself wen e don dark.
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Program conveyor belt wey go stop wen box reach.
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Keep one virtual greenhouse for di correct temperature.
Tins wey you fit build
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Night light wey dey on by itself
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Sorting conveyor
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Controller wey dey water plants
Dis examples dey show di kind work wey dey dis area. Di lessons wey dem go publish fit different.
Try one small model
Dis small models dey run right here for your browser, and dem go still work witout internet once di page don load. Na teaching models wey dem simplify, no be di MEKALUMI simulation engine.
Logic gate
Switch di inputs on and off, then choose one gate. Di lamp go show di output.
- Output
- Lamp dey off (0)
AND: di lamp go light only wen A and B both na 1.
| A | B | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
Logic gates dey follow exact rules, so dis model dey behave like real digital logic.
Wetin di simulation simplify
- Virtual sensors dey give clean readings; real sensors get noise, and sometimes dem dey fail.
- Timing for simulation fit different from timing for real hardware.
Every simulation dey simplify reality. To sabi how e dey do am na part of learning engineering.
How e connect to school subjects
Computer science, maths (logic), physics, agriculture and industry
Connection to oda areas
Automation dey bring digital logic and circuits togeda, and e dey lead go robotics.
E good make you know
Simple thermostat na automatic controller: e dey switch heater on and off to keep di temperature steady.