This lab is all about acceleration! Can you tune your car to be perfectly balanced and achieve the fastest time for 500 m?

• In this lab you will learn where 1/2at^2 comes from

• You will be required to do the following:

  • Submit a screen capture and a screen recording

    • The capture will be a "screen shot" of your values

    • The screen recording will be of your run

      • You need to show the graphs

      • You will need to place the markers at every 1s time interval.

      • You will create an excel file of your data

These are the following guidelines. Failure to comply with them will result in a disqualification and a 0 for this part of the lab. Resubmissions will not be accepted if you do not follow these rules.

What's New?

• You may now change the axels and tires independently as long as all values are shown

• There is a motor for mass on the front of the vehicle to balance the torque

• You can transfer your old car over or you can build a new one

• There is a new background file for you to use.

Don't Break These Rules!

• Tires can not exceed 2 meters in diameter.

• Car length cannot exceed 10 meters

• You must include the spartan on top of the vehicle.

• You can't change the mass and weight of the spartan.

• Velocity and its value must be displayed

• Your flags must be present in the video and placed in the appropriate locations

• The simulator can not be glitching.

• You must use the new file supplied

• Your scale and grid must be showing

You will submit a screen recording of your car's attempt from the starting line to the finish line. You do not need to narrate on the video. Just submit a video of your run and follow the parameters. Your score will be based on the following:

• If you get an average of higher 11 m/s^2, you will get an additional 3 percentage points added to your 1st quarter grade.

• 10 Points awarded for any car averaging above 10 m/s^2.

• 9 Points for averaging above 9 m/s^2

• 8 Points for averaging above 8 m/s^2

• 7 Points for averaging above 7 m/s^2

• 6 Points for averaging above 6 m/s^2

• 5 Points for averaging above 5 m/s^2

• 4 Points for averaging above 4 m/s^2

• 3 Points for averaging above 3 m/s^2

• 0 Points for anything below.