In this lab, we will be investigating the nature of an object's motion in two-dimensions (2-D). For example, the motion of the ball in a volleyball match is a 2-D motion. We experience that motion almost every-day in our lives. Today, we will see that this motion is a combination of motion in the x-axis and the y-axis. We will learn to construct motion diagrams of different examples of 2-D motions, analyze the combined motion in two independent ones, and find the time of flight of an object (experimentally and mathematically). Problem 1: Toss your pen and describe below the motion (path) you observe. Problem 2: Sketch the path of the pen you tossed. To successfully understand and perform this lab, we need to review the concepts of kinematics that we covered in the two previous labs. In the first lab, we studied the horizontal motion of constant velocity and developed the relationship between position and time. On the second one, we studied the free-fall motion which happens on the vertical y-axis and developed the relationship between position and time in an accelerated motion. The combination of these two motions is the motion in 2-D.
Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration
In classical mechanics, kinematics deals with the motion of a particle. It deals only with the position, velocity, acceleration, and displacement of a particle. It has no concern about the source of motion.
Linear Displacement
The term "displacement" refers to when something shifts away from its original "location," and "linear" refers to a straight line. As a result, “Linear Displacement” can be described as the movement of an object in a straight line along a single axis, for example, from side to side or up and down. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Non-contact sensors such as LVDTs and other linear location sensors can calculate linear displacement. Linear displacement is usually measured in millimeters or inches and may be positive or negative.
Problem 1: Toss your pen abd decrible below the motion (path) you observe.
problem2: Sketch the path of the pen you tossed
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