Trebuchet Motion Sample Videos

Use these videos to get estimates for the max angular velocity of the throwing arm.

fixed counterweight

swinging counterweight

These videos were shot at 210 fps.  Angular velocity is simply angular displacement (radians or degrees) divided by time.

Trebuchet Job Selection

Here's the link to fill in information for the trebuchet project.

...and here are the slides from the power point, in case you want to review the information.

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