HARD AND SOFT SURFACE SPEEDS

Trial 3

Trials

Trial 2

Trial 1
0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

meters/second
Soft Surface

Hard Surface

0.7

0.8

0.9

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16

14.26

14
SECONDS

15.46

15.21

15

13
12
11
10

3.5

4.5
METERS

5.5

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13

12.3

12
11
10
SECONDS

9.66

8.6

8
7
6

3.5

4.5

5.5

6.5

METERS

CAR ON A HARD SURFACE

Trial 3

Trial 2

Trial 1

5
Meters

7
Seconds

10

11

12

13

CAR ON A SOFT SURFACE

Trial 3

Trial 2

Trial 1

Meters

10

11

12

13

14

Seconds

DIMENTIONS:
A. FRONT TIRES:
B. BACK TIRES:
C. CAR BODY:
D. BACK AXLE:
E. MOTOR LENGTH:
F. OVERALL WEIGHT:

Diameter: 12 cm
Circumference: 37.7 cm
Diameter: 12 cm
Circumference: 37.7 cm
Width: 13 cm
Length: 43.5 cm
Diameter: 0.5 cm
Length: 13 cm
42 cm
141 grams

DIMENTION RATIOS:
A. MOTOR LENGTH TO AXLE DIAMETER:

42 cm:0.5

15

16

B. MOTOR LENTH TO BACK WHEEL DIAMETER:

C. AXLE DIAMETER TO BACK WHEEL DIAMETER:

cm
42 cm:12 cm
0.5 cm:12
cm

CAR ON HARD SURFACE

TRIAL #
1
2
3

METERS
SECONDS
5.38
12.30
4.58
8.60
5.83
9.66
Average Speed: 0.52 meters/second

SPEED
0.44 m/s
0.53 m/s
0.60 m/s

CAR ON SOFT SURFACE

TRIAL #
1
2
3

METERS
SECONDS
3.25
14.26
4.38
15.21
4.23
15.46
Average Speed: 0.29 meters/second

SPEED
0.23 m/s
0.29 m/s
0.34 m/s