I really need assistance in starting a project that is due in 2 weeks. I basically need to create a gravity-powered vehicle that will go travel down a ramp, go across the floor 1 meter away and hit a wall. The catch is that there will be a "passenger" (an egg) and a safety belt needs to be added to ensure protection.
constraints:
-car must be less than 15 cm long, less than 200 g in mass, have a minimum of 2 rotating wheels, and the body of the car cannot be previously constructed (so no legos, hot wheels, etc.)
I also must submit a journal that will give detailed instructions on the materials I used to create the car and how I constructed it.
I'm currently struggling with figuring out which physics concepts are applicable to this project. I'm lost at where to start (i won't be procrastinating on this one!)
In my physics class, we have learned:
speed, velocity, acceleration, kinematics, trigonometry, vectors, 2-dimensional motion (projectiles, horizontal motion, angles), newton's 3 laws, forces (applied, gravitational, normal, tension, spring, friction), friction & inclines, circular motion, torqe, centripetal force, horizontal & vertical circles & minimum velocity, and universal gravitation
so i just need a "push in the right direction" on where to begin..
So far I have gathered some materials that i think will be useful in constructing my car. Old CD's, pipe cleaners, cereal boxes, construction paper, duct tape, etc. My teacher will be giving us the angle of the ramp and the height off the ground. I have an idea that it will include universal gravitation. I probably will also have to ind the acceleration and the revolutions per second of the wheels, right? I've just learned so much information at once and don't yet know how to apply it to a real world situation. (my teacher is very "straight from the book" and doesn't really give us universal examples)
ANY help in how to start this project would be tremendously appreciated!
thanks y'all :)
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