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Ballistic Pendulum Accessory

ME-9892

®

3

Included Equipment

Part Number

1.

Catcher and pendulum 
rod

ME-9892

2.

Pendulum attachment 
screw

613-076

3.

Replaceable foam 
insert

648-09757

4.

Ballast mass

648-06511

5.

Ballast lock nut

614-029

6.

Ballast fastening screw 617-027

7.

Steel ball

ME-9864 (4-pack)

Required Equipment

Short Range Launcher 

ME-6800

PASPORT Rotary Motion 

Sensor with three-step 
pulley

1

PS-2120

Table Clamp

ME-9472 

or similar

90 cm mounting rod

ME-8738 

or similar

C-clamp

SE-7286 

or similar

Optional Equipment

Part Number

Photogates (qty. 2)

2

ME-9498A 

or similar

Digital Adapter

1, 2

PS-2159

Photogate Mounting 

Bracket

2

ME-6821

Super Pulley with Clamp

2

ME-9448B

Hanging mass

2

ME-8979 

or similar

Mini Rotational Accessory

3

CI-6691

Spherical Mass Set

4

ME-8968

Additional three-step 

pulley

5

CI-6693

45 cm mounting rod

5

ME-8736 

or similar

Multi clamp

5

ME-9507 

or similar

1

Sensor requires a PASPORT interface.

2

For measuring launch velocity and rotational inertial. See 

Experiment 2.

3

Required for Experiment 2

4

For Experiment 2, Further Study II: Different Projectile Mass

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Summary of Contents for ME-9892

Page 1: ...Ballistic Pendulum Accessory ME 9892 Instruction Manual with Experiment Guide 012 09842C...

Page 2: ...rvation of Momentum and Energy 10 Background 10 Part 1 Measure Launch Velocity 10 Part 2 Record Ballistic Pendulum Data 10 Part 3 Determine Rotational Inertia of Pendulum ball System 11 Analysis 13 Qu...

Page 3: ...ting rod ME 8738 or similar C clamp SE 7286 or similar Optional Equipment Part Number Photogates qty 2 2 ME 9498A or similar Digital Adapter1 2 PS 2159 Photogate Mounting Bracket2 ME 6821 Super Pulley...

Page 4: ...apparatus can be config ured as a physical pendulum or rotational system with adjustable moment of inertia This manual includes set up instructions and experiment instructions Equipment Set up Assemb...

Page 5: ...Figure 5 Leave a 2 5 cm gap between the launcher and the pendulum Load the Launcher 1 Swing the pendulum out of the way as shown in Figure 6 2 Place the steel ball in the end of the barrel Caution Us...

Page 6: ...unch the software s on line help Test Fire 1 Start data recording 2 Pull the trigger of the launcher 3 Stop data collection Figure 7 shows typical data for an inelastic collision If your data shows ne...

Page 7: ...y after the collision eq 1 1 where V is the speed of the catcher ball system just after the collision and eq 1 2 M mball mpend During the collision some of the ball s initial kinetic energy is convert...

Page 8: ...3 Remove the screw from the pendulum shaft 4 With the ball still in the catcher place the pendulum at the edge of a table with the pendulum shaft perpendicular to the edge and the counterweight hangi...

Page 9: ...V0 _____________________ Question The theory for this experiment ignores the rotational inertia of the pendulum Because the pendulum is not really a simple pendulum a point mass on a massless rod a sy...

Page 10: ...of the pendulum ball system Part 1 Measure Launch Velocity Set up the launcher with two photogates and a photogate bracket see Figure 2 1 Measure the launch velocity Vlaunch of the ball on the fastest...

Page 11: ...lue Though this might be slightly smaller than the actual initial velocity due to friction it is a more reliable measurement 8 Repeat steps 1 through 7 several times 9 Calculate the average maximum di...

Page 12: ...collection 2 Release the hanging mass 3 After the string has unwound from the three step pulley stop data collection 4 Determine the angular acceleration of the pendulum from the slope of the angular...

Page 13: ...all Klaunch before the collision 4 Calculate the kinetic energy of the ball pendulum system K0 immediately after the collision 5 Use the maximum angular displacement of the pendulum max to calculate t...

Page 14: ...e pendulum ball system see Experiment 1 Measure the distance r from the axis of the RMS to the center of mass When you calculate the potential energy gain of the system the height h is the change in h...

Page 15: ...in the catcher 7 For the two cases ball hitting the bumper and ball being caught compare the angular velocity of the pendulum just after the collision Compare the maximum angular displacement for the...

Page 16: ...e disk and optionally the ring to increase the moment of inertial After the collision stop the catcher with your hand before it swings around and hits the back of the launcher In this variation of the...

Page 17: ...sold for profit Reproduction under any other circumstances without the written consent of PASCO scientific is prohibited Trademarks PASCO PASCO scientific PASCO Capstone PASPORT SPARK SLS and Xplorer...

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