PHYS102A

Lab104 Creating Motion Graph

Equipment and Setup

Motion Sensor

Motion Sensor window Switch for range selection

 Lab104 Creating Motion Graph
Experimental Procedures and Data Analysis
Part I A: Slowly walk away from the motion sensor

Step 2 (page 14 of lab manual)

Preforming experiment (video) Data collection (video)

For better quality of video, see the separate vides files “lab104 partIA motion.mp4” and “lab104 partIA data collection.mp4”
 Lab104 Creating Motion Graph
Experimental Procedures and Data Analysis
Part I A: Slowly walk away from the motion sensor
Step 3 to 5 (page 14, lab manual)

Data analysis (video)

How to open data set and find a slope in the plot

The capstone data file

obtained from Experiment is
given with name of
“lab104_creating_motion_g
raph_data.pptx.cap”.

Using the CAPSTONE

software, try to do data
analysis

For better quality of video, see the separate vides file “lab104 partIA data analysis.mp4”
 Lab104 Creating Motion Graph
Experimental Procedures and Data Analysis
Part I A: Slowly walk away from the motion sensor

Step 3 Data analysis (step by step) to find a slope in position plot (in page 14, lab manual)

Selecting data set Selecting linear fitting to get slope

Selecting data points

Result : Slope of the data range selected

Using the box to select data points

 Lab104 Creating Motion Graph
Experimental Procedures and Data Analysis
Part I A: Slowly walk away from the motion sensor

Data analysis to find a slope in position plot (in page 14, lab manual)

Step 4 through 7 Step 8

Coordinates Tool to see individual data value

Try to data analysis using the given data file and capstone software according to lab manual
 Lab104 Creating Motion Graph
Experimental Procedures and Data Analysis
Part I B: Walking away from motion sensor, stop and toward

Step 2 (page 15 of lab manual)

Preforming experiment (video)

Data collection (video)

For better quality of video, see the separate vides files “lab104 partIB motion.mp4” and “lab104 partIB data collection.mp4”
 Lab104 Creating Motion Graph
Experimental Procedures and Data Analysis
Part I B: Walking away from motion sensor, stop and toward

Step 3 and 4 (page 15, lab manual)

Data analysis (video)

How to open data set and find a slope in the plot

The capstone data file

obtained from Experiment is
given with name of
“lab104_creating_motion_g
raph_data.pptx.cap”.

Using the CAPSTONE

software, try to do data
analysis

For better quality of video, see the separate vides file “lab104 partIB data analysis.mp4”
 Lab104 Creating Motion Graph
Experimental Procedures and Data Analysis
Part I B: Walking away from motion sensor, stop and toward

Example of result from data analysis (step 3 and 4)

How to open data set and find a slope in the plot

Use these tools to find mean value for selected data range
 Lab104 Creating Motion Graph
Experimental Procedures and Data Analysis
Part II Matching Graph: Position over time

Data collection (video)

Position plots:
1.   What does a horizontal line mean?
2.   What is the difference between the parts of the plot with
positive slope and the parts with negative slope?
3.   What is the total traveled distance for the 10 seconds in the
For better quality of video, see the separate vides file “lab104 part II match1.mp4” plot?
4.  What parts of the plot were easier to match? What parts of
the plot were the hardest to match? Why?
 
 Lab104 Creating Motion Graph
Experimental Procedures and Data Analysis
Part II Matching Graph: Velocity over time

Data collection (video)

Velocity plots:
1.   What does a horizontal line mean?
2.   What is the difference between the parts of the plot
with positive slope and the parts with negative slope?
3.   What does positive sign in the velocity plot mean?
What about negative sign?
4.   What is the average velocity between 2 and 5
For better quality of video, see the separate vides file “lab104 part II match2.mp4” seconds?
5.   In the velocity plot, can you determine starting
position?
 PHYS102A
Lab104 Creating Motion Graph
Part III Theory

Pages 15 and 16, Lab manual

In the second case, only the velocity graph is given. Provide

In the first case, only the distance graph is given. the distance and acceleration graphs.
Provide the velocity and acceleration graphs. For the second case you must assume that the person starts at
x = 0.