In this lab, you will investigate the motion of an object that is moving in a plane, but not in a straight line.
- Create a short video of an object moving in two dimensions. You will need at least 30 frames of the object moving.
- Convert your video to a format LoggerPro can use.
When you submit your lab, you need to submit both this document AND your converted video.
- Track the moving object in the video, using video analysis.
- Create separate graphs for position vs. time, velocity vs. time, and acceleration vs. time. For each of these graphs, there should be the x-component and the y-component on the same set of axes. Put appropriate best-fits all 6 graphs. Copy and paste your graphs here:
- Describe the moving object. Also, briefly explain if the motion is uniform (constant velocity), constant acceleration, or something else. Each component may be different, so make sure to address both!
- Use the graph to make some sort of meaningful measurement. You can look at the first two labs for ideas, or come up with something different.
- What meaningful measurement did you make?
- How did you do it?
- Why did you choose that particular measurement?