Recent content by Jetflyer0

I didn't think this was possible without the acceleration of the foil

Thanks, I haven't learned much about this yet, but this was helpful.

I put this into an equation calculator with F_g equal to 0.0055016416 (mass of foil * 9.8 for force of gravity) and F_wind equal to x, and the calculator returned a value of 0 for the F_wind

I understand that you guys know more about how to solve this problem, but I am a high school student who is new to physics. I am also taking geometry this year, and we have not yet learned about sine or cos. If you could explain a way to solve this that would be easier to understand, I would be...

Then why did you want me to add the force?

got it

The force is not the force of gravity acting on it either, because the wind is blowing horizontally instead of vertically

At the time it stabilizes at 17 degrees

Im assuming the point is in the center, and I am pretty sure I have all the forces

I don't know, the wind is from a fan, and by the time the wind hit the foil, the wind was greatly dispersed

The wind acts on the whole piece

Yeah, the less unpredictable driving patterns there are, the safer the roads will become

Sorry it's crap, had to do on a computer using paint

Yes, I meant once they are all self driving and can tell the routes of other cars that may affect their own route then adjust accordingly. Search self-driving cars intersection gif for an idea of what I mean