PhysicSim Lab - Activity 4.2: Acceleration

Activity 4.2

Comparative Acceleration Simulation: Economy vs Sedan vs Sport

timer 0s
speed
0 km/h
directions_car
Economy
timer 0s
speed
0 km/h
directions_car
Sedan
timer 0s
speed
0 km/h
bolt
Sport
info

Comparison Highlight: The Sport car reaches the target speed (100 km/h) in the shortest time. Since acceleration is inversely proportional to time (a = Δv / t), the Sport car exhibits the highest acceleration during the run.

analytics Run Data

Economy Car Reference
Time: --
Acceleration: --
Sedan Car
Time: --
Acceleration: --
Sport Car Fastest
Time: --
Acceleration: --

functions Calculations

Formula: a = (v - u) / t
Economy

u = 0 m/s

v = 27.78 m/s

t = --

a = (27.78 - 0) / --

a = --

Sedan

u = 0 m/s

v = 27.78 m/s

t = --

a = (27.78 - 0) / --

a = --

Sport

u = 0 m/s

v = 27.78 m/s

t = --

a = (27.78 - 0) / --

a = --

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Observation Principle

In this simulation, we observe Constant Acceleration. As time increases linearly, the final velocity remains the same, but the rate of change is significantly different between vehicle classes.