vectors (edr-momentum): triangulating momentum
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Vectors (EDR-Momentum): Triangulating MomentumAngular Collision Alternative to V3 & V4 Requirement of Linear Momentum
Copyright George M. Bonnett, JD 2014All rights reserved
In the beginning....
F ivem odulesinREC-TEC offeranalternativetorequiring V3 and V4 speedstoreachacollisionsolution.
Digital Momentum,Linear Momentum,PDOF/360LM inthe360 LM m ode,CrushVDam ageA nalysis, and Vectors (EDR - Momentum) now canusetheL ongitudinalandL ateralDeltaV (orPDO F ) ofonevehicleto solveforDV 1, DV 2, V 1, V 2, V 3, and V 4.This m ethod uses the L aw of Sines, the L aw of C osines and N ewton’s Third L aw ofM otion. InDigitalandL inearM om entum ,and360 L M theprogram solvesforV 3 andV 4using thism ethod and usesthosevaluesto solvetheC onservationofL inearM om entum(C O L M ) equations. InVectors (EDR-Momentum) and CrushV itusesthism ethod tosolveforalloftheunknowns.
Longitudinal DeltaV (X) - (CDR download)Lateral DeltaV (Y) - (CDR download)
orPDOF1 (Degrees) - User supplied
Angle 2 (Degrees)Angle 3 (Degrees)Angle 4 (Degrees)
Slip Angle (Degrees) [Optional] – Angle between the Longitudinal Axisof Vehicle 1 and its Post-Impact direction of travel
Weight (1)Weight (2)
W ith Event DataR ecorder(EDR ) downloads becom ing increasingly available, this newm ethodologyoffersavaluablealternativetotheV 3 andV 4 requirem ent,onenotalwaysasreliableoraccurateasdesired. Italsooffersaconvenientcrosscheck whenV 3 andV 4 areavailable.
Formulae:
DV1 = DV1X / Cos(PDOF1 + Abs(SlipAngle))DV2 = DV1 * (W1 / W2)
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AngleC = 180 - (A3 + PDOF1)AngleA = A2 - A4
PDOF2 = 180 - (PDOF1 + A2)AngleB = 180 - (PDOF2 + AngleA)
V1 = DV1 * Sin(AngleC) / Sin(A3)V3 = DV1 * Sin(PDOF1) / Sin(A3)
V2 = DV2 * Sin(AngleB) / Sin(AngleA)V4 = DV2 * Sin((180 - (AngleB + AngleA)) / Sin(AngleA)
InDigital Momentum,Linear Momentum and360 LM,entering an“X” forV 3 bringsup adisplay forentering the L ongitudinalDeltaV , PDO F and Slip A ngle. The othervariablesshouldbeenteredintheirregularlocationsfortheparticularm odule.
The Vectors (EDR - Momentum) m odule has entry locations forallof the requiredvariablesaslong asnoentryism adeintheL ateralDeltaV inputlocation. ItalsohasaFormulae* buttonthat willdisplay the interactive form ulae and variables used inthecom putations. ThevectorspeedsolutionsaredisplayedinPrim aryandSecondaryoutputm odesalong withagraphicaldisplayofthecollisionincluding DeltaV /PDO F vectors.
A lloftheExam pleswillusethefollowing dataexceptasnoted:
L ongitudinalDeltaV = 12.06 M /HA ngle1 = 0 degreesA ngle2 = 9 0 degreesA ngle3 = 40 degreesA ngle4 = 25 degreesPDO F 1 = 5 8 degreesSlipA ngle= 0 degreesW eight1 = 3000W eight2 = 2000
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Example 1 – Digital Momentum
Entering an“X” intheV 3 SpeedboxbringsuptheDeltaV C om putationInputsfram e.
Figure 1: Digital Momentum
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Entering thedataandclicking ontheExecute buttoncreatesF igure2.
Figure 2: Digital Momentum
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Example 2 – 360 Linear Momentum
Entering an“X” intheV 3 SpeedbringsuptheDeltaV C om putationInputsfram eandhidestheV 3 andV 4 Speedinputs.
Figure 3: 360 Linear Momentum
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Entering thedataandclicking ontheExecute buttoncreatesF igure4.
Figure 4: 360 Linear Momentum
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F igure5 showstheG raphics–R ightC licking ontheG raphicswillbring upvariousV ectordisplays.
Figure 5: 360 Linear Momentum
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Example 3 – 360 LM Lite
Entering an“X” intheV 3 SpeedboxbringsuptheDeltaV C om putationInputsfram e.
Figure 6: 360 LM Lite
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Entering thedataandclicking ontheExecute buttoncreatesF igure7.
Figure 7: 360 LM Lite
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Example 4 – Crush
Figure 8: Crush5 - Vehicle 1
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Figure 9: Crush5 - Vehicle 2
Vectors (EDR-Momentum): Triangulating MomentumA ngularC ollisionA lternativetoV 3 & V 4 R equirem entofL inearM om entum
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C lick onCOLM buttontoaddangles
Figure 10: Crush5 - COLM Angles
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Figure 11: Crush5 - Pre Impact & Post Impact Speeds
C licking onGraphics Suite buttonbringsupV ehicle1 G raphics
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Figure 12: Crush5 - Vehicle 1 Graphics
U setheEscape [Esc] keytoadvancetonextScreenorRight click onG raphicstoR e-draw thegraphics.
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Figure 13: Crush5 - Vehicle 2 Graphics
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Figure 14: Crush5 - Vehicles 1 & 2 (Side-by-Side)
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Figure 15: Crush5 - Vehicles 1 & 2 (Maximum Engagement)
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Figure 16: Crush5 - Vehicles 1 & 2 (Vector Solution)
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Triangulation:
B eforediving intoVectors (EDR-Momentum) alittlehistoryonhow andwhythisworksisinorder. W ewillbeworking withTriangles. TherearealotofA I/A R problem sthatcanbesolveusing Triangles. Inusing Trianglesto solveproblem s,wem ustfirstknowhow tosolveforthem issing partsofTriangles.
Som ebasicsaboutTriangles:
A llTriangleshaveexactly3 sides-usuallylowercaseletters(a,b,andc)
A llTriangleshave3 interiorangles-usuallyuppercaseletters(A ,B ,andC ) whichareoppositefrom thesidewiththesam e(lowercase) letter
Thesum oftheinteriorangles(betweenthesides) ofthetriangleoftheTriangleequals18 0 degrees
R ightTriangleshaveoneoftheinterioranglesequalto9 0 degrees
o c2 = a2 + b2 orc= Sqr(a2 + b2) iscalledthePythagoreanTheorem itisusedtosolveforthem issing sideofaR ightTriangle
TheL aw ofSinesandtheL aw ofC osinesareusedtosolveforthem issing partsofanytriangle
o L aw ofSines: SinA/a = SinB/b = SinC/ca = b * Sin(A) / Sin(B)b = c * Sin(B) / Sin(C)c = a * Sin(C) / Sin(A)
o L aw ofC osines:a2 = b2 +c2 - 2bc * Cos(A)b2 = a2 +c2 - 2ac * Cos(B)c2 = a2 +b2 - 2ab * Cos(C)
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F igure17 isascreencapturefrom R EC -TEC withlabelsidentifying thecom ponentsofthetrianglesshowninthegraphics.
Figure 17: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) with Labels
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F igure18 isascreencapturefrom R EC -TEC withlabelsidentifying thecom ponentsofthetrianglesshowninthegraphics.
Figure 18: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) with Labels
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Solutions:
Figure 19: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) - DeltaV1 computation
Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution for DV1
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Figure 20: Triangle Solver - DeltaV1 Solution
Triangle Solution for DV1
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Figure 21: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) - DeltaV2 computation
Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution for DV2
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Figure 22: Triangle Solver - DeltaV2 Solution
Triangle Solution for DV2
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Figure 23: Triangle Solver - Solution for V1, V3, and AngleC
Triangle Solution for V1, V3, and AngleCKnown: PDOF1 = 58, A3 = 40, and DV1 = 32.1937Solution: V1 = 49.597, V3 = 42.474, and AngleC = 82
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Figure 24: Triangle Solver - Solution for V2, V4, and AngleB
Triangle Solution for V2, V4, and AngleBKnown: AngleA = 65, PDOF2 = 32, and DV2 = 34.1372Solution: V2 = 37.3854, V4 = 19.96, and AngleB = 83
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Figure 25: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution
Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution
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Figure 26: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution
Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution
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Example 4 – Vectors (EDR-Momentum)
Note: Inlate2011 thism odulewasupgraded. TheupgradedV ectorm oduleisnow capableofsending itsM om entum solutiondirectlytothe360 L inearM om entum m oduleusing the[> LMO] button. Two C heckboxeshavealso beenadded infrontoftheDV 1 and DV 2solutions. Placing acheck inoneoftheseboxeswillbring uptheSolutionDiagram forthecorresponding PDO F /DeltaV . U n-checking theboxwillreturntheusertotheM om entumV ectordiagram . U sing the[Esc] keywillshow theL ongitudinaland L ateralcom ponentsusedtoarriveatthePDO F solutionifthatm ethodologywasem ployedinthesolution. TheToolTips(placecursorovertheinputsorC heckboxes) willdescribetheeffecttheseactionswillhaveonthem odulesdisplays.
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R ightclicking onFormulae* afterentering thedatacreatesF igure27.
Figure 27: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution with Formulae*
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F igure28 usesan8 0-degreeapproachangleforV ehicle2.
Figure 28: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution - A2 = 80 degrees
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F igure29 usesa100-degreeapproachangleforV ehicle2.
Figure 29: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution - A2 = 100 degrees
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F igure30 usesa10-degreeSlipA ngletocalculateDV 1 withA ngle2 = 9 0 degrees.
Figure 30: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution - 10 degree Slip Angle with A2 = 90 degrees
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F igure31 usesa10-degreeSlipA ngletocalculateDV 1 withA ngle2 at9 0 degreesand withaL ateralDeltaV used tocom putethePDO F angleof5 8 degrees.
Figure 31: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Delta V1 Solution - 10 degree Slip Angle with A2 = 90 degrees
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F igure31 showstheDV 1 V ectorDiagram withaC heck intheDV 1 C heckbox. ThescreenshowsaPDO F 1 of5 8 degreesalong withthe10-degreeslipangleusedinthecom putations.
Inordertoseetheinform ationintheV ectorDiagram showninF igure31,butwithouttheSlipangleof10 degrees,the10 degreescould berem oved from theSlipangleinputlabel.Thiswillaltertheproblem ifthe10 degreesisnotreturned.
A notherm ethodistousethe[Esc] key,whichbringsupthedatafortheinitialcom putationof5 8 degreesbasedontheL ateralInputbutdoesnotaccountfortheSlipangle(F igure32).Thisdoesnotputtheproblem atrisk,asthe10 degreeSlipanglehasnotbealtered.
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Figure 32: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Delta V1 Solution - 0 degree Slip Angle with A2 = 90 degrees
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A second[Esc] keyreturnsthescreentotheinitialM om entum diagram (F igure33).
Figure 33: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution - Same as Figure 30
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Advanced Solutions:
InJuly of 2014, this m odule underwentam ajorupgradeand anam echangeto Vectors(EDR-Momentum),to m oreaccuratelyreflectthecapabilitiesoftheupgradedm odule.
Ifusing theA utoL oad featurewhenthem oduleisfirstcalled upaftertheversionupgrade,theonlynoticeablechangesare:
1. Thenam echangefortheM odule2. N ew blocksappearovertheDV 2,V 1,V 2,V 3,andV 4 solutionblocks
a. A djustm entA ngleb. A 1 = 0c. A 2 = 5 5d. A 3 = 14.8 641e. A 4 = 10
3. C heckboxesarenow infrontofA ngle2,A ngle3 andSlipA ngle4. The1<>2 buttonisnom ore.
A llrem aining Exam pleswillusethefollowing dataexceptasnoted:
L ongitudinalDeltaV = -25 .66 M /HL ateralDeltaV = 12.8 29 8 M /HA ngle1 = 0 degreesSlipA ngle= 0 degreesA djustm entA ngle= 0 DegreesorasShownW eight1 = 3000W eight2 = 25 00
A ngle2 = A sShownA ngle3 = A sShownA ngle4 = A sShown
A tourofthenew featuresintheupgradewillstartwithC licking ontheF orm ulae* button.
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A tfirstitm aylook liketheG raphicsareincorrect. ThisistheG raphicsconfigurationfortheL M -PDO F L item oduleshownontheV ectorscreen.
Figure 34: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution - Alternate Graphics
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R ightclicking them ousewillrestorethem orefam iliar360 L M configuration.
Figure 35: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution - 360 LM Graphics
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Tim eto show wheretheA djustm entA nglecom esfrom . N oticetheC heckboxinfrontofSlipA ngle? C lick onitand SlipA nglechangestoA djustm entA ngleandyou willnoticeitissetto0.
Figure 36: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution - Adjustment Angle
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C hangetheA djustm entA ngleto10 degrees.N oticethatithasnotchangedthebaseangles(below theG raphicsScreen) totheA nglesshowninredontheG raphicsscreen. W ewillcom eback tothislaterasitisaM ajorfeaturecriticaltotheaccuracyoftherestoftheupgrades.
Figure 37: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution - Adjustment Angle = 10 degrees
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N oticethatthereisaC heckboxinfrontoftheA ngle2 inputlinebelow theG raphics.
Figure 38: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution - V1 Speed Input
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C licking onthatC heckboxbringsupanInputfortheV 1 speedwhichshouldshow 74 M /HifthatisthePrim aryinput. A keeneyewillnoticethatsom eoftheF orm ulaehavechangedalong withthedata. TheInputblock asking forA ngle3 hasdisappeared buttheC heckboxrem ains. TheA ngle4 inputhaschanged to"A ngleC hange(A 2 toA 4)" and now shows45instead of0. N otealsothatintheF orm ulaeontheG raphicsscreen,V 1 isdescribed asanInputof74.
The A djustm ent A ngle now shows " N /A " as angles are not required to perform thesecom putationssotherearenoanglestoadjust. A nglesA 2,A 3,andA 4 arecom putedbytheprogram and inserted into the respective A ngle Inputs forfuture analysis. The A nglesshownontheG raphicsscreendonotincludetheA ngleA djustm ent.
Vectors (EDR-Momentum): Triangulating MomentumA ngularC ollisionA lternativetoV 3 & V 4 R equirem entofL inearM om entum
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N oticetheC heckboxinfrontofwheretheA ngle2 inputlinewasbelow theG raphics. L eftclick onit.
Figure 39: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution - V3 Speed Input
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C licking onthatC heckboxbringsupanInputfortheV 3 speedwhichshouldshow 5 0.0136M /H ifthatisthePrim aryinput. A keeneyewillnoticethatsom eoftheF orm ulaehaveagainchanged along withthedata. TheInputblock asking forA ngle2 hasdisappeared buttheC heckboxrem ains. TheA ngle4 inputstillshowsthechangeto"A ngleC hange(A 2 toA 4)" andstillshows45 insteadof0. N otealsothatintheF orm ulaeontheG raphicsscreen,V 3 isdescribedasanInputof5 0.0136.
V 1 m ay show 73.9 9 9 9 (truncation) and ProprietaryF orm ula. Thespecific form ulaisnotneededasitcanbeprovedcorrectusing avarietyofm ethods.
So how did wegetV 3 and W hy? Tackling the"W hy" questionfirst,becausem aybetheEDR did notcollecttheV 1 inform ationand wewereunsureofotherm ethodsofobtainingV 1. Ifweareabletogetagoodpost-im pactspeedatseparationforV 3,itisalwaysagoodideatorunitasacrosscheck. W hynotbolsteryourowncasewheneverpossible? A sforthe"H ow" aspect,onegood wayistodoaskid tostopcom putationifpossible,butthisisjustonewayofm anythatm aypresentthem selves.
The A djustm ent A ngle now shows " N /A " as angles are not required to perform thesecom putationsthereforetherearenoanglestoadjust. A nglesA 2,A 3,andA 4 arecom putedby the program and inserted into the respective A ngle Inputs forfuture analysis. TheA nglesshownontheG raphicsscreendonotincludetheA ngleA djustm ent.
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U ncheck theV 3 C heckbox.
Figure 40: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution - V3 Speed Input with Adjustments
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Itistim etoexam ineA djustm entA ngle. C hangeittoZ ero.
Figure 41: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution - V3 Speed Input with Adjustment Angle = 0 degrees
N oticethattheA nglesontheG raphicssectionhavechanged. L ook whatalsochanged;V 2 andV 4. V 1 andV 3 havenotchanged.
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A slong asweareexam ining theA djustm entA ngle,m akeit30.
Figure 42: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution - V3 Speed Input with Adjustment Angle = 30 degrees
Itlookscorrect.B othvehiclesdepartoftheC oneofDeparture. Itlookslikethecentersofm asshavecrossed.
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L eftclick onthelightblue>L M O buttontosendthisto360 L inearM om entum forfurtheranalysis.
Figure 43: Vector Solution transferred to 360 Linear Momentum
Itlookslikethesam eproblem andwearegetting thesam eanswers.
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Figure 44: Vector Solution transferred to 360 Linear Momentum Graphics
G raphicslook O K . L et'sexam ineitusing V ectorSum A nalysis.
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Figure 45: Vector Solution transferred to 360 Linear Momentum Vector Analysis
Everything seem stobejustfineheretoo. L ookslikewehaveawinner. B eforegetting overconfident,goback totheV ectorScreen,andselecttheV 1 SpeedC heckbox.
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Figure 46: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution - V1 Speed Input with Adjustment Angle = 0 degrees
Thenum bersareback totheoriginalnum bersfortheV 1 SpeedInput. Transferthisto360 L inearM om entum .
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Figure 47: Vector Solution transferred to 360 Linear Momentum
Theproblem andanswersappeartobethesam easontheV ectorscreen. G otoG raphics.
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Figure 48: Vector Solution transferred to 360 Linear Momentum Graphics
ThatlooksO K . N ow gotoV ectorSum A nalysis.
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Figure 49: Vector Solution transferred to 360 Linear Momentum Vector Analysis
L ooksdifferentthanF igure45 ,butbothresultantvectorsoverlapeachotherandtheym eetatthesam epoint. Itm ustbeO K .
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H ow cantheybothbeO K andbesodifferent? Itisbecausetheanswersaredifferent. L ookattheV 2 andV 4 speedsinbothproblem s. Theyareverydifferent.
Summary:
So what is the point?
Thereism orethanonesolutionthatism athem aticallycorrect,butthereisonlyonesolutionthatm atcheswhatactuallyhappened. W hilethespeed differencesforV ehicle2 atim pactwerem inim alinthesetwoproblem s,let'slook atonem orescenario.
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C hangetheA djustm entA ngleto45 .
Figure 50: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution - V1 Speed Input with Adjustment Angle = 45 degrees
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Transferthisto360 L inearM om entum .
Figure 51: Vector Solution transferred to 360 Linear Momentum
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N ow SelectG raphics. R ightclick ontheM ousethreetim es.
Figure 52: Vector Solution transferred to 360 Linear Momentum Graphics
H ittheEscK eyandSelectV ectorA nalysis.
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Figure 53: Vector Solution transferred to 360 Linear Momentum Vector Analysis
TheR esultantV ectorsoverlapand m eetatacom m onpointsoitlooksO K ,butV2 hasgonefrom 21 M/H toover46 M/H. Thatcouldcertainlybeenoughtom akeahugedifference,bothinaC ivilV enueandinaC rim inalone.
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That is the point!
A Final Curiosity:
Thereissom ething aboutF igure5 2 thatiscurious. C om pareittoF igure5 onpage7. Thelong blue line (dot-dash-dot pattern) with arrowheads at both ends passing through thecollisionpointisthePlaneofIm pact. Thevehiclesshouldbounceoffofthatlinesim ilartoaballbouncing offofthefloor. Itisalm ostlikeam irror,reflecting beam soflightoffofam irror. W hilenotperfectanalogies, thereareshared qualities. Earlieritwascom m entedthatthecentersofm asscrossedeachother,whichisacceptable,andwhythem irroranalogyis not perfect. Still, there is som ething unsettling about that figure that cries out foradditionalscrutiny.
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ThePlaneofIm pactcanbeadded to theV ectorSunA nalysisG raphic,and thatistheidealplaceto start. W ith V ectorA nalysisgraphiconthescreen,rightclick onthedrawing. ThePlaneofIm pactisnow shownonthescreen.
Figure 54: Vector Solution transferred to 360 Linear Momentum Vector Analysis - Plane of Impact
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G oback totheV ectorM odule(U setheX inthesm alllightcolored boxneartheupperrightoftheR EC -TEC W indow) and changetheA djustm entangleto9 0 degrees.
Figure 55: Vectors (EDR-Momentum) Solution - V1 Speed Input with Adjustment Angle = 90 degrees
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TransferthisdatatoL inearM om entum using thelightblue>L M O button.
Figure 56: Vector Solution transferred to 360 Linear Momentum
N othing R em arkable. A2 is135 degreesandV2 hasactuallydroppedto43.5 M/H.
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SelectG raphicsandR ightC lick onthegraphics3 tim es.
Figure 57: Vector Solution transferred to 360 Linear Momentum Graphics - Plane of Impact
ThePlaneofIm pactisnow betweenthepostim pactV ectors.
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R eturntotheL M interfacescreen(PressEsc) andSelectV ectorA nalysis. R ightC lick onthegraphics.
Figure 58: Vector Solution transferred to 360 Linear Momentum Vector Analysis - Plane of Impact
Sam eresultsshownhere,thePlaneofIm pactisbetweenthedeparturevectors.
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Conclusion:
W hatim plicationsdoesthisPlaneofIm pactcuriosityhave? C uriosity,yes,butdoesitrisebeyondthatlevel? A rethereseriousram ifications? W hat,ifanything,doesitim ply?
That is a very interesting question.
Copyright George M. Bonnett, JD 2014A llrightsreserved
Index of Figures:
F igure1: DigitalM om entum ..................................................................................................................................................................................3F igure2: DigitalM om entum ..................................................................................................................................................................................4F igure3: 360 L inearM om entum ............................................................................................................................................................................5F igure4: 360 L inearM om entum ............................................................................................................................................................................6F igure5 : 360 L inearM om entum ............................................................................................................................................................................7F igure6: 360 L M L ite.............................................................................................................................................................................................8F igure7: 360 L M L ite.............................................................................................................................................................................................9F igure8 : C rush5 -V ehicle1.................................................................................................................................................................................10F igure9 : C rush5 -V ehicle2 .................................................................................................................................................................................11F igure10: C rush5 -C O L M A ngles......................................................................................................................................................................12F igure11: C rush5 -PreIm pact& PostIm pactSpeeds.........................................................................................................................................13F igure12: C rush5 -V ehicle1 G raphics................................................................................................................................................................14F igure13: C rush5 -V ehicle2 G raphics................................................................................................................................................................15F igure14: C rush5 -V ehicles1 & 2 (Side-by-Side)..............................................................................................................................................16F igure15 : C rush5 -V ehicles1 & 2 (M axim um Engagem ent).............................................................................................................................17F igure16: C rush5 -V ehicles1 & 2 (V ectorSolution).........................................................................................................................................18F igure17: V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) withL abels..............................................................................................................................................20F igure18 : V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) withL abels..............................................................................................................................................21F igure19 : V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) -DeltaV 1 com putation............................................................................................................................22F igure20: TriangleSolver-DeltaV 1 Solution.....................................................................................................................................................23F igure21: V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) -DeltaV 2 com putation............................................................................................................................24F igure22: TriangleSolver-DeltaV 2 Solution.....................................................................................................................................................25F igure23: TriangleSolver-SolutionforV 1,V 3,andA ngleC ............................................................................................................................26F igure24: TriangleSolver-SolutionforV 2,V 4,andA ngleB ............................................................................................................................27F igure25 : V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) Solution...................................................................................................................................................28F igure26: V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) Solution...................................................................................................................................................29F igure27: V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) SolutionwithF orm ulae*.........................................................................................................................31F igure28 : V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) Solution-A 2 = 8 0 degrees.....................................................................................................................32F igure29 : V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) Solution-A 2 = 100 degrees...................................................................................................................33F igure30: V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) Solution-10 degreeSlipA nglewithA 2 = 9 0 degrees...........................................................................34F igure31: V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) DeltaV 1 Solution-10 degreeSlipA nglewithA 2 = 9 0 degrees..........................................................35F igure32: V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) DeltaV 1 Solution-0 degreeSlipA nglewithA 2 = 9 0 degrees............................................................37F igure33: V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) Solution-Sam easF igure30 .................................................................................................................38F igure34: V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) Solution-A lternateG raphics................................................................................................................40F igure35 : V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) Solution-360 L M G raphics..................................................................................................................41F igure36: V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) Solution-A djustm entA ngle.................................................................................................................42F igure37: V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) Solution-A djustm entA ngle= 10 degrees............................................................................................43F igure38 : V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) Solution-V 1 SpeedInput......................................................................................................................44F igure39 : V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) Solution-V 3 SpeedInput......................................................................................................................46F igure40: V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) Solution-V 3 SpeedInputwithA djustm ents........................................................................................48F igure41: V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) Solution-V 3 SpeedInputwithA djustm entA ngle= 0 degrees............................................................49F igure42: V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) Solution-V 3 SpeedInputwithA djustm entA ngle= 30 degrees..........................................................5 0F igure43: V ectorSolutiontransferredto360 L inearM om entum ........................................................................................................................5 1F igure44: V ectorSolutiontransferredto360 L inearM om entum G raphics........................................................................................................5 2F igure45 : V ectorSolutiontransferredto360 L inearM om entum V ectorA nalysis.............................................................................................5 3F igure46: V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) Solution-V 1 SpeedInputwithA djustm entA ngle= 0 degrees............................................................5 4F igure47: V ectorSolutiontransferredto360 L inearM om entum ........................................................................................................................5 5F igure48 : V ectorSolutiontransferredto360 L inearM om entum G raphics........................................................................................................5 6F igure49 : V ectorSolutiontransferredto360 L inearM om entum V ectorA nalysis.............................................................................................5 7F igure5 0: V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) Solution-V 1 SpeedInputwithA djustm entA ngle= 45 degrees..........................................................5 9F igure5 1: V ectorSolutiontransferredto360 L inearM om entum ........................................................................................................................60F igure5 2: V ectorSolutiontransferredto360 L inearM om entum G raphics........................................................................................................61F igure5 3: V ectorSolutiontransferredto360 L inearM om entum V ectorA nalysis.............................................................................................62F igure5 4: V ectorSolutiontransferredto360 L inearM om entum V ectorA nalysis-PlaneofIm pact.................................................................64F igure5 5 : V ectors(EDR -M om entum ) Solution-V 1 SpeedInputwithA djustm entA ngle= 9 0 degrees..........................................................65F igure5 6: V ectorSolutiontransferredto360 L inearM om entum ........................................................................................................................66F igure5 7: V ectorSolutiontransferredto360 L inearM om entum G raphics-PlaneofIm pact............................................................................67F igure5 8 : V ectorSolutiontransferredto360 L inearM om entum V ectorA nalysis-PlaneofIm pact.................................................................68