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Texas A&M University - ENGR 216Lab 5 Report

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Connor Bale Maximo Briones Cole Connelly Eduardo Escamilla Joshua McQuinn ENGR 216 Lab 5 Report Sec. 515, Lab group 1 April 1, 2019ENGR 216 - Lab 5 Report Introduction In the asteroid belt, a... steroid collisions are unavoidable and frequent. In order to prepare for them, PELA must understand the effects of a collision on the spacecraft’s motion. Through this lab, the group will simulate collisions that could occur between the spacecraft and the asteroids in an attempt to obtain the information necessary to program the spacecraft back to its original course despite being hit. The objective of this investigation is to establish and discuss momentum conservation using a theoretical analysis of collision dynamics. Procedure Before beginning the experiment, the distance of the camera was altered to allow a wider area in which the pucks could be tracked, ensuring good data both before and after collisions. After entering the new camera height into the code, both pucks were massed and the data recorded. Following this, the collisions were simulated, starting with 180°. This was run multiple times to get the most accurate collision possible. Following this the 90° collision was also simulated multiple times to get the most accurate results. Next, were simulated three acute collisions, or collisions between the angles 0° and 90°. The final three collisions were simulated all at obtuse angles, or were between angles 90° and 180°, totalling eight simulated collisions [Show More]

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