The purpose of the project was to design a Matlab program and a Working
Model program that calculated desired values for launching a projectile
towards a target at xmax and h coordinates away. The equipment
used included: a projectile made of a ping pong ball and the tail of a
dart, a long tube, and a pump that created a vacuum in the tube.
To accomplish the finished product, we had to find the correct air
resistance values, create a program in Matlab that will find our
initial angle and distance values, and create a simulation of the
projectile being launched in Working Model. Overall, our project
was a success. With the given values of xmax and h, we were able
to successfully hit the target twice; once directly in the
center. Our only problem factors were the inconsistency of the
values for the speed of the projectile and the variation from
projectile to projectile.
