what’s it all about?
Systems and Control focusses heavily on how products work. By considering a product as a system, it breaks the system down into three separate stages; input, process and output. The system may be mechanical, such as an orange juicer, an electrical system, such as a temperature alarm, or a microprocessor system, such as a program to control a heater and a fan in a greenhouse.

why choose it?
This option would be suited to students with an interest in product engineering, civil, mechanical and electrical engineering as well as an interest in microprocessor control and computer programming. It has strong links with Maths and Science subjects, particularly Physics, and can assist students who expect to pursue Maths and Science subjects at A level.

Example of a Systems and Control Project: A device to display the number of faults recorded by a show-jumper.