1. Terry Jones James Lacy Daniel Caldwell
EF-151-C2
The lolercoaster
Terry Jones
James Lacy
Daniel Caldwell
04/22/09

2. Design/Energy Balanced Basket Center of Mass Conservation of
Angular Momentum
Torque
Ramps
Conservation of
Energy
Pulley System
Rotational Energy
(kinetic and potential)
Conservation of Energy
Conservation of
Linear Momentum
Series Of
Cart Tracks

3. Design/Energy (cont.) Balanced Wall (before collision) Center of Mass
(after collision)
Conservation of
Angular Momentum
Torque
End of Track/Collision with “Easy Button”
Conservation of Energy
Conservation of Linear Momentum

4. Design/Construction Issues
Had to be built backwards
Balance of objects
Stability of Device of as whole
Errors in measurements/estimates
Friction

5. Conclusions