Gauss Gun

Overview

Objectives/Goals The object of my experiment is to see if the kinetic energy of the projectile that is being shot by the gauss gun will increase linearly as the magnetic stages increase. Methods/Materials Made gauss gun with grooved wooden planks and neodymium magnets, steel balls. Built velocity measuring device with 2 small planks, infrared emitters and detectors. Wired this device to an arduino board using a you tube source# breadboard basics# made a few modifications of my own and measured the velocity of each magnetic stage on my computer. Then converted the velocity to kinetic energy using the equation (KE=mv^2) and graphed it to see if it was linear. Results After multiple tests, my results showed that the kinetic energy did increase with each added stage, but it increased at a decreasing rate and eventually leveling out. Conclusions/Discussion In conclusion, the kinetic energy of the projectile does increase but it is not linear. This may be caused by variables such as surface friction, deformation of balls, or moving of magnets.

Awards (1)

• Honorable Mention

Competition history

• CSEF 2016 Electronics & Electromagnetics · Entry J0903

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