Steven with his remote control boat

Top Design 2009 - Systems Engineering

February 18, 2009

To be seen in the Melbourne Museum from 21 Mar - 26 Jul 2009

Beaconhills is again celebrating outstanding achievements for four of its students with two students’ work being selected for Top Design and two students’ work being shortlisted for Systems Engineering 2008.

Year 12 Valley Campus student Steven Luxford’s  remote control powered boat was selected as one of the top few works in the state for Systems Engineering 2008 .  Steven constructed the hull from fibre glass and the engine was sourced from a whipper snipper.

Year 12 (2008) Village Campus student, Stewart Jackson’s  Systems Engineering project was also selected for Top Design. Focussing on the application of programmable robots in industrial situations, Stewart’s project led him to research, design and construct a functioning programmable robot .  Stewart is the first Year 12 student from the Berwick campus to be selected for the Top Designs exhibition.

Year 12 2008 students, Ben Szabo’s and Alexand Anketell’s work were shortlisted for the exhibition.
Ben’s remote controlled fridge door opener, opened the fridge door, spun a stage to the beverage of choice and closed the door again either remotely or automatically if the fridge became hot. Ben’s fridge was rated in the top 10 works.

Alexand’s Xbox chair was pneumatically controlled. The chair moved forward and backward when the accelerator or brake was pushed and moved left and right with the steering wheel.

Beaconhills College has enjoyed several successes from the Technology Department in Systems Engineering over the last few years with students achievements including:

2004 – 1 Premier’s Award
2006 – 2 Top Design and 2 Premier’s Awards
2007 – 1 Top Design and 2 Premier’s Awards
2008 – 1 Top Design – Premier’s Awards have not yet been announced

Top Designsshowcase a representative sample of work by Victoria’s VCE students. Works include furniture and objects made using wood, metal or plastic, garments and articles using fibre, yarn and fabric, graphic and product design, short films, interactive media, publishing, photography, food, mechanical and electronic projects. The exhibition not only features the final product, but also its development.  For further information on Top Design see: http://museumvictoria.com.au/topdesigns