You are in a spaceship traveling to Saturn. It will take many months to get there. Long exposure to zero g is not healthy for the human body. You must come up with a way to create artificial gravity. You decide to spin the spaceship to create a centripetal force as an artificial gravity.
You must calculate the radius of the spin and how many RPM it will take to create the equivalent of earth's standard gravity (32.1740 ft/sec2) (9.80665 m/sec2).
F = centripetal force
m = mass
v = velocity
r = radius
f = force
m = mass
a = acceleration
a = centripetal acceleration (artificial gravity)
m = mass
v = tangential velocity
r = radius
Notes:
Mass is a measure of how much matter something contains
Mass is a measure of how much force it will take to change its path
Weight is a measure of how strongly gravity pulls
Basic English measurement units are
The English units of measurement have many drawbacks. For example, the complexity of converting from one unit to another and the use of the same name for different units.
Basic metric measurement units are
(metric) Given an average gravity on Earth (g = 9.80665 m/sec2), a 1 kilogram mass exerts a force of about 9.8 newtons (N).
Convert 1 kilogram (of mass) to Newtons (convert kilograms directly to Newtons) 1kg = 1 kg * 9.80665 m/sec2 1 kg = 9.80665 N
(English) Given an average gravity on Earth (g = 32.1740 ft/sec2), a 1 pound mass exerts a force of about 4.44822 newtons (N).
Convert 1 pound (of mass) to Newtons (convert pounds to kilograms then Newtons) 1 lbf = 1 lb * 0.5359237 kg/lb * 9.80665 m/sec2 1 lbf = 4.4482216152605 N
Assuming we are trying to duplicate standard gravity. Create a table that engineers can use for preliminary studies. The table should...
Recreate project #1 except use metric units. (kg, m, ...)
Create an interactive program that display the resultant artificial gravity value relative to standard gravity (percentage of or fraction of g). Use English units.
Modify project #3 and allow the user to select metric or English units.
Modify project #1 and project #2 to create artificial gravity at 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 of earth's standard gravity.
1/2 of earth's gravity can be achieved by reducing the centripetal force (artificial gravity) by 1/2; from 32.1740 ft/sec2 to 16.870 ft/sec2 (9.80665 m/sec2 to 4.90332 m/sec2).
For 1/2 standard gravity and a radius of 100ft.
For 1/2 standard gravity and a radius of 100m.
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F = MA | Force = Mass x Acceleration | kilogram | metric unit of mass (SI unit of mass) a mass that is accelerated by 9.80665 m/s2when a net force of one newton (N) is exerted on it. 1 kilogram weighs 9.80665 Newtons under standard conditions on the Earth's surface. |
slug | English unit of mass a mass that is accelerated by 1 ft/s2when a net force of one pound (lbf) is exerted on it. 1 slug weighs 32.1740 lbs under standard conditions on the Earth's surface. |