Mechanics > Kinematics > Motion in One-Dimension DCS# 1C10.05

MOTION GRAPHS WITH SONIC RANGER


APPARATUS
motion sensor 101-05-B1
laptop 206
ULI interface box 113
clamp 202-01-E1
tall ringstand
201A

DESCRIPTION
Use the motion sensor to monitor the motion of a student walking and to produce graphs of his or her position and velocity vs time.


NOTES

Clamp the motion sensor to a tall ringstand at a height of about 1 meter.  Keep stray objects out of the 15° cone field of view of the sensor.  The sensor cannot detect objects closer to it than 0.4 m or farther than 4 m.
 
The experiment file entitled "motion.mbl" has the x, v, and a vs t graphs displayed with appropriately scaled axes.  Alternatively, go to setup>sensors>details to set up graphs with the origin at the position of the sensor and displacements away from the sensor as positive.  Enter the correct room temperature.