| | Category | PH | P27 | Car Collisions |
| | Abstract | In my experiment I plan on studying the use of different materials and their |
| | thicknesses as bumpers on model cars to determine the best type of |
| | bumper that would absorb energy in a collision. To do this, I need to build |
| | an apparatus that would allow me to release a car down a ramp, |
| | determine the speed at which the car hits a wall, and measure the |
| | distance it bounces back. Using the speed at which the car collides and |
| | the distance it bounces back, I will be able to calculate the energy |
| | absorbed in the collision. The goal is to find a bumper that absorbs the |
| | most energy. |
| | Bibliography | 1) http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/physics/mom/index.html 2) http://ffden- |
| | 2.phys.uaf.edu/211_fall2002.web.dir/ben_townsend/physicsofcarcollision |
| | s.htm 3) |
| | http://www.euclideanspace.com/physics/dynamics/collision/index.htm |