3.

0 METHODOLOGY

3.1 DIAGRAM OF STIMULATION

FIGURE 3.1.1: The diagram of the full process of stimulation in the beginning

FIGURE 3.1.2: The diagram of the full process of stimulation in the end
 FIGURE 3.1.3: The diagram of the beam process

FIGURE 3.1.4: The diagram of the seesaw and domino process

 FIGURE 3.1.5: The diagram of the pully and the spring process

3.2 The video recorded showed the stimulation of the mechanism

The link of the video:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13OjBGmaOQNyZnQ_YzRLBR9yTPE5gqgwW/view?
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3.3 The file of stimulation

The link to download the stimulation file:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qEaxvAYHX36JFbiXHsHu0NBJ-yijRCsQ/view?
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Design process 2

The seesaw process is used to launch the ball to hit the dominos. When a steel ball with
0.254kg is drop after the first process, it will hit down the end of the seesaw where at the
level arm far from the pivot and it will produce a torque so the seesaw will undergo rapid
angular acceleration and launch another ball with 0.063kg to fly off the seesaw and hit the
dominos to continue the process. With the different mass of two ball, the lighter ball will fly
higher to reach the dominos.

Figure 4.2.1. The diagram of steel ball is falling down with the velocity shown

On the figure 4.2.1. the steel ball is fall due to the gravitational force and it will produce a
force which base on the Newton second law, F=ma (Kofsky, 1951). When there has a force
act on the seesaw, it will produce a torque and angular momentum to rotate the seesaw which
torque is an ability of force to rotate an object an axis (Kanai, Guo, Tsubota and Jin, 2020).
Since, the right side of the seesaw have a large torque and cause the seesaw rotate in
clockwise with the angular moment. As we know, the longer distance from the pivot to the
force, the larger moment produces. When the seesaw touches the ground, it will produce
some force included the mass of the seesaw and the impact of the ball as well as the reaction
force with the ground. With the force of equilibrium, Σ Fa = 0, the left side of the seesaw will
also react the same force and cause the ball launch form the seesaw.
 Figure 4.2.2. Forces of the steel ball when hit the seesaw

Moment when the ball hit the seesaw

formula = force x distance

where the force = mg = (0.245) (9.81) = 2.4N

distance between the ball and the pivot = 1.05m (approximately)

moment = (2.4) (1.05) = 2.52N.m

Figure 4.2.3. Moment and force receive by the ball at the left-hand side of the seesaw
 Figure 4.2.4. The reaction force when the seesaw touches the ground

Figure 4.2.5. The initial force and velocity are show when the lighter ball fly off the
seesaw
Finding the height of the ball fly by using the projectile motion

0=+ v2oy −2 gy

v 2oy
y=
2g

The initial of velocity and angle is shown in the figure 4.2.5 which is 8.98m/s and 890

where Voy = VosinƟ

v 0 y =v 0 sinƟ =( 8.98 ) ( sin 89 )=8.98 m s−1

(8.98)2
y=
2 ( 9.81 )

y=¿4.11m

So, with the given velocity and angle, the ball can fly until the hight of 4.11m to touch the
dominos.

Figure 4.2.6. The free body diagram of the

calculation for the moment and projectile motion
Reference

1. Kofsky, I., 1951. Atwood's Machine and the Teaching of Newton's Second
Law. American Journal of Physics, 19(6), pp.354-356.
2. Kanai, T., Guo, W., Tsubota, M. and Jin, D., 2020. Torque and Angular-Momentum
Transfer in Merging Rotating Bose-Einstein Condensates. Physical Review Letters,
124(10).