Does the frame design affect the hurling distance or the efficiency of the trebuchet? Because I have a design but I don't like the way the frame will be built, it doesn't have that authentic, "medieval" look to it. So I want to modify it. But will this make the hurling distance shorter or longer? Or is the frame design irrelevant?
2007-09-16 07:33:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
The purpose of the frame is to hold the whole thing together and keep it stable. As long as it fills those roles, it doesn't matter what it looks like so like as it doesn't interfere with the launching of the projectile.
How far you can throw something is a function of the angular velocity you can generate. This means that you want a long arm moving as fast as you can make it without the whole thing breaking.
2007-09-16 07:45:35 · answer #1 · answered by millercommamatt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the frame has some ability to roll
forward & back, the trebuchet will
be more efficient. (The bucket falls
in a straighter line.)
Other than that, all it has to do is carry
the loads imposed.
2007-09-16 11:34:15 · answer #2 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's irrelevant. You just need a stable base and enough room for the arm and counterweight to swing.
2007-09-16 07:42:48 · answer #3 · answered by morph_888 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most all that i have seen are different sizes it is all according to how far you want to launch your product
2007-09-16 07:48:44 · answer #4 · answered by Regina K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋