Ballistic pendulum with launcher, multimeter and sensor.
Function
Intended for experimental study, physics laboratory work, and conducting physics experiments on: Kinematics. Horizontal launch, range, uncertainty, and impact velocity. Measuring launch height and range. The uncertainty of range measurement. Decomposing parabolic motion into two rectilinear motions. Calculating the final resultant velocity, impact velocity. Launch velocity from range in a 45-degree launch. Determining the range and its uncertainty in an oblique launch. The horizontal and vertical components of velocity in an oblique launch. Determining the launch velocity in an oblique launch from the range. The range of a projectile, maintaining the initial velocity, as a function of the launch angle. The range in a 60° launch. Obtaining the graph of range x versus a. The range as a function of the initial velocity, for the same launch angle. Conservation of mechanical energy. Conservation of mechanical energy in an oblique launch. The horizontal component of motion, uniform rectilinear motion, MRU. The equation that links the time interval to reach maximum height with the launch velocity and the launch angle. The total time interval of the movement, flight time, time spent in the air. Expression for determining the range, independent of time. Expression for determining the magnitude of the launch velocity, as a function of the range. Determining the maximum height in an oblique launch of a sphere, using the conservation of mechanical energy. The velocity of the projectile using the ballistic pendulum, quick method. The ballistic pendulum. Determining the velocity of a projectile using the ballistic pendulum. Determining the moment of inertia of the pendulum plus projectile assembly, from the oscillation period, etc.
Key Experiments
- » Horizontal launch, range, uncertainty, and impact speed. - 1032.064C
- » The launch velocity from range, in a launch at 45 degrees. - 1032.064C1
- » The range of a projectile, maintaining its initial velocity, as a function of the launch angle. - 1032.064C4
- » The range as a function of the initial velocity, for the same launch angle. - 1032.064C2
- » Conservation of mechanical energy in an oblique launch. - 1032.064H
- » Projectile velocity using the ballistic pendulum, fast method. - 1032.065A1JM2
- » Determining the velocity of a projectile using a ballistic pendulum. - 1032.065B1JM2
- » Determining the moment of inertia of the pendulum and projectile assembly from the oscillation period. - 1032.065CJM

