1G10.13 Acceleration Air Glider on Incline

An air track glider is accelerated up an inclined track by the string, pulley and mass system. A bluetooth Wireless Dynamic sensor can be used to track force before and after the mass is released, acceleration as well as the time of the event.

Notes: 100 g mass works well. For cleaner data collection, stop recording before the mass hits the floor or cart hits the edge of the track.

 

 

A thick wooden block holds a 2-m long air track at an inclined angle. A glider slides smoothly on the track. A thin string runs from the end of the glider, toward the upward-inclined end of the track, over a pulley on that end of the track, and down to a hanging mass which pulls the glider up the track. Consider adding a rubber bumper to the end of the track to soften the impact of the glider. Some motion sensor data appears on a laptop in the foreground.

 

Location: Wireless Dynamic Sensor L5-3, Mass FG-7, Blocks H1-5, Airtrack D2-1