Simulation Of Projectile Motion
About Our Project
What are our objectives?
Our objective is to write a computer program (C Program) to simulate a bomb, which is the projectile, being released from an aircraft, and we will provide the user with the probability of which the bomb will hit a building, with gravity as the only force acting on the bomb (other factors such as air resistance can be added in to make the situation more realistic)
How are we going to meet our objectives / What is our methodology?
We will be splitting our project into 2 fields.
The first field is Math and Physics, which we would be using to develop an algorithm to calculate the probability of which the bomb would hit the building.
The second field is Programming, which we would be using to implement the algorithm and simulate the dropping of bombs, so as to provide the user with hit probability rates.
To know more about how we went about to meet our objectives, you can read more under the Methodology page.
Why are we doing this?
When a bombing mission is to be carried out, the pilots of the bombers will have to constantly be aware of where their bombs will land or how accurate their bombs will be in hitting the targeted installations or facilities. The precision is important because it can reduce the unwanted casualty of the surrounding civilians. However, sending thousands of planes to each drop a bomb to investigate the hit probability would be resource consuming and may cause casualties, as such we would be using computer simulation to simulate the bombing of thousands or possibly millions of planes. The rationales behind using computer simulations are to prevent waste of materials and there are no real life casualties, thus being a more cost-efficient and resource-efficient method for researching on this field of research.
As a projectile has gravity as the only force acting on it, factors affecting its path do not include factors such as wind speed and air resistance.
However, its path can be affected by the speed of which it was released, the angle of which it was released, and the distance above ground in which it was released.
What are the factors affecting the path of a Projectile Motion?
What is a Projectile Motion?
A Projectile Motion is a form of motion in which an object, known as the projectile, is thrown or released into the air, and it moves along a curved path, with gravity as the only force acting on it.