Physics Car Collisions

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Purpose: The purpose to do this project is to investigate and analyze data related to applying physics to car safety design. There are only three models of car safety in physics that I am going to use: A physical model A mathematical model Simulations Goals: Each model has a different explanation that relates to car collisions. Based on the momentum that changes on the two cars. I use the math models because it is helpful, it helps to demonstrate the impact of the two cars that were having elastic, inelastic and explosion collision. The driver who was at fault during the collision was the one that was going faster than the other car, which it makes both of them crash against each other. The reason why, was because the other car who was at …show more content…

When two objects collide they would have the same equal forces upon each other, even if their mass is significantly different. During a collision, an object always encounters an impulse and a change in momentum. Also during the collision, the impulse which an object experiences is equal to its velocity of change. Air Track Lab: In this lab you have to adjust the mass and velocity of two gliders on a frictionless air track. Also you have to measure the velocity, the momentum, and the kinetic energy of each glider as they approach each other and collide. There are only two collision in this lab elastic and inelastic collision. Collision Carts Interactive: is about a lab, where you have to experiment on two objects that would demonstrate 3 types of collision inelastic (together), elastic (bounces) and explosion (where the middle of the two objects would explode until it separate them). 2D Collision Lab: Investigate elastic collisions in two dimensions using two frictionless pucks. The mass, velocity, and initial position of each puck can be modified to create a variety of

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