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Originally Posted by engunneer
nice job! good music, too.
would you be willing to do some controlled tests to compare it against my trajectory spreadsheet and post the results?
Mostly, I'd like to see you use your fixture to estimate launch velocity based on range. Mount that sucker to a desk to make it the right height and lock down the angle on it. Feed the balls as nicely as possible and check the distance traveled against numbers from my sheet. It will go a long way to helping us figure out what the drag effect will look like. |
I like your idea! We did some trajectory testing in the second video I posted but nothing to the extent you're talking. I think the hard thing will be calculating launch velocity to compare it with theoretical. If I'm thinking correctly wouldnt you need both for drag?
We could calculate wheel speed rather simply but it may be difficult to determine the balls acceleration through the shooter. Right now my only thought is high speed camera or some sort of photo gate.
Am I over complicating this? Any thoughts?