Remote Control Cars

Objectives:
The reasons we did this experiment was to determine the average velocity of
the remote control cars. Other things gained from this were determining weather
the acceleration and velocity were realistic, explaining why we weaved and
compare to find discrepancies in results.

Procedure:
Part ones procedure was to mark off eight yards, place the car at the starting
line, thentime how long it took the car to get the eight yards and record the time.
We repeated this three times.

Part twosprocedure was the same as part one with an added obstacle every
two yards, to weave in and out of. Again we did this three times.

We repeated both parts but changed the distance to three yards, and for part
two we placed an obstacle every yard. For both parts we ran the car three times.

The Results we inquired from these procedures were as follows:

Part One Car One Part Two Car One Part One Car Two Part Two Car
Two
4.41 seconds 8.56 seconds 2.38 seconds 2.25 seconds
3.97 seconds 5.69 seconds 2.21 seconds 4.97 seconds
3.75 seconds 6.78 seconds 2.22 seconds 2.50 seconds

Another part of the procedure was to compare the results with two other
groups. The Data collected from Group one included:

Part One Car One Part Two Car One Part One Car Two Part Two Car
Two
3.5 seconds 7.54 seconds 3.24 seconds 4.38 seconds
4.72 seconds 6.98 seconds 3.52 seconds 5.2 seconds
5.19 seconds 7.36 seconds 3.67 seconds 5.48 seconds

The Data Collected from Group Two included:

Part One Car One Part Two Car One Part One Car Two Part Two Car
Two
3.76 seconds 6.79 seconds 2.48 seconds 3.97 seconds
4.33 seconds 5.23 seconds 3.17 seconds 5.67 seconds
3.91 seconds 7.01 seconds` 2.27 seconds 5.68 seconds
 The final part of the procedure was to find miles per hour from acceleration
and the velocity. The miles per hour found for car one and car two are:

Car One Car Two

Part One Part Two

3.71 mph 1.91 mph

4.12 mph 2.87 mph

4.37 mph 2.41 mph

Part One Part Two

2.57 mph 2.73 mph

2.78 mph 1.24 mph

2.76 mph 2.46 mph

Conclusion:
Conclusions gathered from these experiments include finding discrepancies
between the results, explaining the weaving part, use the concepts of average
velocity to tell why the results differ and telling how realistic the cars were to real
life.

The weaving part of the experiment was totally useless. It was not able to
give us accurate results because people have different reaction times and the
remote control cars did not all work the same.

The results differ because although the distance was the same every time the
times differed, due to the person controlling the cars reaction time along with the
timers reaction time.

The last part of concluding is about the realism of the remote cars to real-life
cars. The cars had accelerated on an average of 4.07 miles per hour in eight yards
(using only part one) and an average acceleration of 2.70 miles per hour in three
yards (using only part one). In reality some cars accelerate to 60 miles per hour in
3.5 seconds, compared to those cars no the remote cars are not realistic at all.
Calculation Page for the Remote Control Cars

Calculate the Average Velocity

Car one Part One:
Average Velocity = 8yds / ((4.41s+3.97s+3.75s)/3)
= 8yds / 4.09s
= 1.98 yds/sec

Car One Part Two:

Average Velocity = 8yds / ((8.56s+5.69s+6.78s)/3)
= 8yds / 7.01s
= 1.41 yds/sec

Car Two Part One:

Average Velocity = 3yds / ((2.38s+2.21s+2.22s)/3)
= 3yds / 2.27s
= 1.32 yds/sec

Car Two Part Two:

Average Velocity = 3yds / ((2.25s+4.97s+2.50s)/3)
= 3yds / 3.24s
= 0.925 yds/sec

Convert to Miles per Hour

Car One Part One:

8 yards 3600 seconds 3 feet 1 mile

4.41 seconds 1 hour 1 yard 5280 feet
= 3.71 mph

8 yards 3600 seconds 3 feet 1 mile

3.97 seconds 1 hour 1 yard 5280 feet
= 4.12 mph

8 yards 3600 seconds 3 feet 1 mile

3.75 seconds 1 hour 1 yard 5280 feet
= 4.364 mph

Car One Part Two:

8 yards 3600 seconds 3 feet 1 mile

8.56 seconds 1 hour 1 yard 5280 feet
= 1.91 mph
 8 yards 3600 seconds 3 feet 1 mile
5.69 seconds 1 hour 1 yard 5280 feet
= 2.87 mph

8 yards 3600 seconds 3 feet 1 mile

6.78 seconds 1 hour 1 yard 5280 feet
= 2.41 mph

Car Two Part One:

3 yards 3600 seconds 3 feet 1 mile

2.38 seconds 1 hour 1 yard 5280 feet
= 2.57 mph

3 yards 3600 seconds 3 feet 1 mile

2.21 seconds 1 hour 1 yard 5280 feet
= 2.78 mph

3 yards 3600 seconds 3 feet 1 mile

2.22 seconds 1 hour 1 yard 5280 feet
= 2.76 mph

Car Two Part Two:

3 yards 3600 seconds 3 feet 1 mile

2.25 seconds 1 hour 1 yard 5280 feet
= 2.727 mph

3 yards 3600 seconds 3 feet 1 mile

4.97 seconds 1 hour 1 yard 5280 feet
= 1.23 mph

3 yards 3600 seconds 3 feet 1 mile

2.50 seconds 1 hour 1 yard 5280 feet
= 2.455 mph
Motocross Launcher

Objective:
The objectives for this experiment included calculating the average velocity,
collecting information from two other groups to compare results and explain the
discrepancies between them, and determining weather it is possible or not to get
the same speed for four and five yards.

Procedure:
The procedures for this experiment started by measuring out and marking
four yards, then pulling the lever and pressing the release button. The time it took
to get the four yards was recorded and this was done it three times. The second
part of the experiment was measuring out and marking five yards and following the
same steps as before. This ended in the results as follows:

Four Yards 0.8 seconds 1.47 seconds 1.06 seconds

Five Yards 1.88 seconds 1.53 seconds 1.38 seconds

The average velocity was calculated and came out to be 3.60 yards per second for
the four yards and 3.13 yards per second for the five yards.

Collecting the data from other groups left us with the information to compare
with ours. The data consisted of:

Group One

Four Yards 1.25 seconds 1.17 seconds 1.14 seconds

Five Yards 1.69 seconds 1.79 seconds 1.48 seconds

Group Two

Four Yards 0.66 seconds 1.07 seconds 1.53 seconds

Five Yards 1.68 seconds 1.32 seconds 1.41 seconds

Conclusion:
Concluding the comparisons, discrepencies are created by delayed reactions
on the timers part and/or by how many times you pulled the lever. The possibility to
get the same speed for both four and five yards is possible. A car can go sixty miles
per hour for a mile then stop and go sixty miles per hour for two miles, thus it is
very possible.
Calculations for the Motocross Launcher
Calculating the Average Velocity

Four Yards
V = 4yds / ((0.8s+1.47s+1.06s)/3)
V = 4yds / 1.11s
= 3.60 yds/sec

Five Yards
V = 5yds /((1.88s+1.53s+1.38s)/3)
V = 5yds / 1.59s
= 3.14 yds/sec