An Arduino experiment to determine the gravitational acceleration using a light interruption apparatus with PLX − DAQ data acquisition tool

In this paper the author is presenting a novel experiment for measuring the gravitational acceleration using simple and cost effective apparatus with a regular pendulum, composed of an Arduino Uno and a light interruption circuit with an light dependent resistor (LDR) and an light emitting diode (LE...

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Published inPhysics education Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 43005 - 43008
Main Author Madey, Ahmed
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brecon IOP Publishing 01.07.2024
Subjects
Arduino experiment
Circuits
Data acquisition
Experiments
gravitational acceleration
Gravity
Interruption
Light
Light emitting diodes
light interruption circuit
Physics
simple pendulum
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ISSN0031-9120
1361-6552
DOI10.1088/1361-6552/ad4442

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Summary:In this paper the author is presenting a novel experiment for measuring the gravitational acceleration using simple and cost effective apparatus with a regular pendulum, composed of an Arduino Uno and a light interruption circuit with an light dependent resistor (LDR) and an light emitting diode (LED), the data was recorded using PLX − DAQ data acquisition tool for further analysis, the experiment would be useful for introductory physics courses on the subject.
Bibliography:PED-104148.R2
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ISSN:0031-9120
1361-6552
DOI:10.1088/1361-6552/ad4442