Model No. CI-6537 Force Sensor9Newton’s Second Law: Constant ForceWhat happens if the cart is pulled by a constant force? Arrange the CI-6742 Motion Sensor, CI-6537 Force Sensor, and cart on the track as inthe previous suggested experiment. Set up a pulley, string, and hangingmass so that the cart/Force Sensor will be pulled by the string attachedto the hanging mass. Use the Motion Sensor to measure the velocityand acceleration of the cart as it is pulled by the string. Use thecomputer program to compare the measured force to the measuredvelocity and acceleration. Change the hanging mass and repeat theexperiment.Work Energy Theorem: W = ∆KEWhat happens to the kinetic energy of the cart as it is pulled by aconstant force? Arrange the CI-6742 Motion Sensor, CI-6537 ForceSensor, and cart on the track as in the previous suggested experiment.Set up a pulley, string, and hanging mass so that the cart/Force Sensorwill be pulled by the string attached to the hanging mass. Use theMotion Sensor to measure the change in position and the velocity ofthe cart as it is pulled by the string. Use the computer program to findthe integration under the curve of a force versus distance graph. Usethe program to calculate the amount of kinetic energy gained by thecart. Compare the calculated value of the work to the calculated valueof the final kinetic energy.Figure 5: Setup for Constant Force ExperimentForce SensorMotion Sensor PulleyMassCartForce SensorMotion SensorCartPulleyMassFigure 6: Setup for Work/Energy Experiment

Equipment List

Introduction

Equipment Setup

Mounting the Force Sensor on the IDS Force Sensor Bracket

Using the Force Sensor with PASCO Interfaces

Suggested Experiments

Newton's Second Law: Constant Force

Tension

Newton's Third Law

Other Suggested Experiments

Appendix A: Specifications

Appendix D: Technical Support

Appendix E: Copyright and Warranty

PASCO CI-6537 Instruction Manual

CI-6537