Ryan+and+Max+L

Max L and Ryan L Six Flags Great Adventure project

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** PART A) At the park **

 * 1) Estimate distances and angles
 * 2) height of starting point of the roller coaster ride: **0 m**
 * 3) height of top of the first hill : **71.0 m**
 * 4) height of bottom of the first hill. **5.49 m**
 * 5) radius of curve at the bottom of hill: **30 m**
 * 6) angle of the initial incline up: **35 degrees**
 * 7) angle of the initial incline down: **68 degrees**
 * 8) **Source:** http://honorsphysicsrocks.wikispaces.com/Tim+and+Noah
 * 9) Measure time
 * 10) to travel up first hill: **Average: 49.2 s**
 * 11) {trial 1, trial 2 ... trial 5} = {49.3, 49.2, 48.9, 49.5, 49.2}
 * 12) to travel down the first hill: **Average: 4.712s**
 * 13) {trial 1, trial 2 ... trial 5} = {4.83, 4.29, 4.85, 4.79, 4.80}
 * 14) Source: http://honorsphysicsrocks.wikispaces.com/Tim+and+Noah
 * 15) Diagrams
 * 16) FBD of car; on the way up, on the way down, at the bottom of the first hill **: https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1_9HwEo7CdCwsM6htWPT7Xh-UOM3cKGAd3ZQfa-gBR7U/edit**
 * 17) FBD of mass on a string at various positions; on the way up, at the top, on the way down : **https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1S9Z-o2DRta1G44Ab7ouOx_ja4mrJO7HJh-_EVi3JGBY/edit**
 * 18) Labeled sketch of relevant portion of the roller coaster (top and side views):
 * 19) Take a clear side view picture:
 * 20) Take a short video of the relevant segment for future reference:
 * 21) Graphs
 * 22) Create d vs. t, v vs. t and a vs. t graph for the motion this segment of the ride.
 * 23) Create a thrill vs. acceleration graph for this segment of the ride.
 * 24) Evaluate
 * 25) Safety: What features were in place?
 * 26) ** A normal lab bar, similar to the one on El Toro that was held down by both a mechanical latch and hydraulic pressure. As an aside the sensor cables Six Flags uses are WAY over engineered for the signals they're carrying, even in rail sleet or snow. I saw photo gates, encoders, potentiometers, limit switches, and my control systems intuition tells me that there was a host of accelerometers, gyros, and other sensors inside the car to provide diagnostic and safety information that was checked by a computer before each cycle. **
 * 27) Describe the excitement level;
 * 28) **On the way up:**
 * 29) **On the way down:**
 * 30) **At the bottom:**
 * 31) Describe the thrill factors that may contribute to those feelings (besides the #g’s)

** Part B) Back at School **
All images taken from this word doc:

** PART A: At the park: **
>>
 * 1) Estimate distances and angles
 * 2) height of top of loop (above the ground): **34.65 m**
 * 3) Height of first hill: **32.00 m**
 * 4) length of car: **7.62 m**
 * 5) radius of loop: **3.51 m**
 * 6) Source: http://honorsphysicsrocks.wikispaces.com/Sarah+and+Jenna#Activity B: Vertical Loop
 * 7) Measure time
 * 8) For the single car to travel past the top position on the loop: **Average: 2.20 s**
 * 9) {trial 1, trial 2 ... trial 5} = {2.16, 2.23, 2.13, 2.18, 2.28}
 * 10) Source: http://honorsphysicsrocks.wikispaces.com/Sarah+and+Jenna#Activity B: Vertical Loop
 * 11) Diagrams
 * 12) FBD of car or rider at top position: **https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1yx_l2eFH4pwKypZxU3bpPEcG2HvPqqtkKbIthWbHYdg/edit**
 * 13) FBD of mass on a string at top position: **https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1S9Z-o2DRta1G44Ab7ouOx_ja4mrJO7HJh-_EVi3JGBY/edit**
 * 1) Labeled sketch of roller coaster (top and side views):
 * 2) Top:
 * 3) Side:
 * 4) Take a clear side view picture:
 * 5) Take a short video of the relevant segment:
 * 6) Video Source: []
 * 7) Graphs
 * 8) Create v vs. t, Fc vs. t and a vs. t graph for the motion this segment of the ride.
 * 9) Create a thrill vs. acceleration graph for this segment of the ride.
 * 10) Evaluate
 * 11) Describe the safety features on this coaster
 * 12) Describe the excitement level that you felt;
 * 13) **  at the top of the loop: "I can see Noah from here", 8/10**
 * 14) **  side of the loop: "YYEEEAEuhAEuhAEuhEAuh" 6/10 **
 * 15) ** bottom of the loop: "I reaaaalllllyy should have peed before hand", 7/10**
 * 16) Describe the thrill factors that may contribute to those feelings (besides the #g’s)
 * 17) ** Hearing other people screaming: As any egomaniac I enjoy the feeling of thinking that the thing I'm currently enjoying terrifies others**
 * 18) **Sitting in the front: The wind in your face and seeing just what's to come and how awesome it is is in itself rather awesome.**
 * 19) Describe the weight sensations at the; did you feel lighter, heavier, or normal?
 * 20) top of the loop: **Somewhat lighter (could also be in comparison to other feelings of heaviness)**
 * 21) side of the loop: **Somewhat heavier**
 * 22) bottom of the loop**: Much heavier**
 * 1) bottom of the loop**: Much heavier**

** PART B) Back at School **
>> b. Centripetal Acceleration >> c. Apparent weight at top of loop
 * 1) Calculate Experimental Values
 * 2) a. Speed at top of loop
 * 1) Calculate Theoretical Values
 * 2) Minimum speed at top of loop
 * 3) Speed at top of loop
 * 4) Centripetal Acceleration
 * 5) Apparent weight at top of loop
 * 6) #g’s
 * 7) Evaluate Safety
 * 8) #g’s were within safe limits?
 * 9) Was there correlation between #g’s and excitement level? Explain, providing evidence.
 * 10) Thinking about the Physics
 * 11) Explain the behavior of the mass on the string. Did the FBD of the car correlate to that of the mass? Why or why not?
 * 12) Did the #g’s correlate to the sensation of weight?
 * 13) Discuss the graphs that you created and why they curve the way that they do.

** PART A: At the park: **

 * 1) Estimate distances and angles
 * 2) radius of car, if relevant: **5.9 m**
 * 3) radius of circular path: **14.9 m**
 * 4) angle of seats, if relevant: **90 degrees**
 * 5) Source: http://honorsphysicsrocks.wikispaces.com/Lauren+and+Kaila#x--Activity C
 * 6) Measure time
 * 7) Period once at maximum speed
 * 8) The car about it's center: **11.8 s/cycle**
 * 9) The car about it's track: **30.2 s/cycle**
 * 10) Diagrams
 * 11) FBD of car or rider (at max and min height, if vertical):
 * 12) FBD of mass on a string at various positions (at max and min height, if vertical):
 * 13) Labeled sketch of ride (top and side views)
 * 14) Take a clear side view picture
 * 15) Take a short video of the relevant segment
 * 16) Graphs
 * 17) Create Fc vs. t and a vs. t graph for the motion this segment of the ride.
 * 18) Create a thrill vs. acceleration graph for this segment of the ride.
 * 19) Evaluate
 * 20) Describe the safety features of this ride
 * 21) Describe the excitement level that you felt at the min and max height (if vertical), or at max speed (if horizontal)
 * 22) Describe the thrill factors that may contribute to those feelings (besides the #g’s)
 * 23) Describe the weight sensations at the top, side and bottom of the loop.: did you feel lighter, heavier, or normal?

PART B) Back at School
>> b. Centripetal Acceleration >> c. Apparent weight >> b. Centripetal Acceleration >> c. Apparent weight >> b. Was there correlation between #g’s and excitement level?
 * 1) Calculate Experimental Values
 * 2) a. Average Speed
 * 1) Calculate Theoretical Values
 * 2) a. Average Speed
 * 1) Evaluate Accuracy
 * 2) Evaluate Safety
 * 3) a. #g’s
 * 1) Evaluate Safety
 * 2) a. #g’s
 * 1) a. #g’s
 * 1) Thinking about the Physics
 * 2) Explain the behavior of the mass on the string. Did the FBD of the car correlate to that of the mass? Why or why not?
 * 3) Discuss the graphs that you created and why they curve the way that they do.

Links:
 * Kingda Ka
 * http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/yellowpages/coasters/kingdaka_sfgadv.shtml
 * Nitro
 * http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/yellowpages/coasters/nitro_sfgadv.shtml
 * Tea Cups