Trebuchet Lab

nonsubjective * To determine the how changing the puting fort duration and/or the offset mass affects the length and manner that a bunghole is thrown and twisted by a sling. Trebuchet political campaign Results Our onager had some technical and engineering science damage and it did non worked properly. When we instaled the sauce butt, it travel in opposite direction (away from the target). In the early(a) hand, when we tried it in foregoing moments it did worked. Design Drawing of your trebuchet Questions and compendium 1. Did your trebuchet worked markly? If so, what was the level best maintain achieved?If not, why did it fail? It failed because the materials were damaged. The rope that given over one end of the throwing section with the counterweight was damaged. This did not let the throwing arm to set ab break through it off it cycle, to the loafer was souseed before it was supposed to and the can moved backward. Also, the throwing arm was too swoon ing and it moved from one side to the other side. 2. How queen you footmark the maximum meridian your trebuchet could immerse the can? You might you assess the maximum height your trebuchet could launch the can using a reference point.Watching which was the highest point that the can reached and measure the outdo from it. 3. What simple machine is the throwing arm? The throwing arm is a lever and a lever a long scramble that you push or pull against a fulcrum to move something. 4. What drawback and expediencys does the trebuchet have in battle? Some drawbacks and avails of the trebuchet in battle ar that it helped to throw sound things at enemies, have great stray capability and great accuracy than the catapult, it launch fair game at a high(prenominal) speed and its power is the counterweight. . How might you measure the maximum distance your trebuchet could launch? You might measure the maximum distance the trebuchet can launch the can by performing many trials, measuring stick and recording the different distances. The monolithicst distance is the maximum distance your trebuchet could launch a can. 6. What component makes the majority of a trebuchet? The component that makes the majority of the trebuchet is the close in because is supports the other components such as the throwing arm and the counter weight. . What is used to power the trebuchet? What is used to power the trebuchet is the counterweight because it is what pulls the throwing arm. 8. What is the object that is thrown called? The object that is thrown is the projectile. 9. Compare and contrast the trebuchet and the catapult. * A trebuchet is a catapult that uses a counterweight to supply the energy for throwing. * Catapults are any device that throws an object. * The trebuchet has greater range capability and greater accuracy than the catapult. Both are used to throw an object, a large distance. * The trebuchet launch an object at a higher speed than the catapult and its pow er is the counterweight. 10. How does the place of a pin point on the arm affect the mechanical advantage of the trebuchet? The higher you place the tholepin point on the arm, the higher the object will go. The dismount you place it the lower the object will go. 11. What should the mechanical advantage be for optimal throwing distance?The power into and out of the arm essential be the same, so forces apply to points farther from the pivot must be less than when applied to points closer in. 12. What should the mass of the counterweight be for optimal throwing distance? The mass of the counterweight must be much greater than that mass of the object. 13. What should the length of the sling be for optimal throwing distance? Long slings have a smaller angle of release, poor sling have a bigger angle of release. 14. How is the throwing accuracy affected by the above mentioned factors? Mechanical advantage- The power into and out of the arm must be the same, so forces applied to poi nts farther from the pivot must be less than when applied to points closer in. Otherwise, the object would not reach the target. * hole of the counterweight- The mass have to be the correct one, a small mass would not power the trebuchet and an extremely large mass will change the direction of the can trajectory. * Length of the sling- Long slings has a smaller angle of release, so the can will reach a pithy distance.