Need help with projectile project please

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The discussion revolves around a project involving the construction of a launching device for a golf ball, which must clear a barrier and reach one of six target areas. The project constraints include a specific distance and height requirement, with the added challenge of not using human power.

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  • Exploratory, Assumption checking, Problem interpretation

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  • Participants are exploring the setup of the launching device and its positioning within the quadrants. Questions have been raised about the clarity of the project requirements and the necessary equations or models to consider. Some participants suggest that the project may not require complex calculations, while others mention the importance of ideal conditions and potential external factors affecting the projectile's trajectory.

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The discussion is ongoing, with participants seeking clarification on the project requirements and exploring different interpretations of the problem. Some guidance has been offered regarding the use of trajectory equations, but there is no consensus on the approach to take.

Contextual Notes

Participants have noted the absence of human power in the launching mechanism and the need to account for various conditions that could affect the projectile's path, such as wind and accuracy. There is also uncertainty regarding the specific equations or models that should be applied.

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To build a launching device for a standard projectile (golf ball). The launching device must propel the golf ball to one of 6 possible target areas as shown in the diagram. The golf ball must first clear a 50 cm barrier placed 50 cm within the 1.5 m gap between the launch quadrants and the target area
The position of the target will be determined by the Luck of the Draw, and will be one of 6locations as shown in the diagram and Human power not allowed.
http://www.physics.umd.edu/PhysOlympics/aaprojectile.JPG

Anybody have any simple ideas that would be able to pull this off? and how would i go about doing do?
thanks!
 
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I do not understand the question it is asking. Can you clarify on

1)Where exactly the launching device is in the quadrants?

2)What equations / models the question is asking to come up with?
 
the launching takes place from any of the 4 squares, its my choicee which one i want to use, and no equations are needed, the whole idea of the project is just to put the ball into the box that's selected at random, so basically i need to be able to know how to put it into every box
 
any ideas?
 
The problem can be solved easily if the site is under ideal conditions. All you have to do is plug in values in the equation of trajectory for a projectile under influence of gravity, and use equalities from the problem scenario.
[tex]y=x tan\theta +0.5 g x^2u^{-2}sec^2\theta[/tex]

But for normal conditions this would hardly suffice, and one would have to take effects such as wind, projectile accuracy etc.
 

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