LavanyaD17
Mar 7, 2021
Scholarship / Aerospace engineer - concept, theory, or topic you have explored [2]
I was fascinated by the concept of Projectile motion during my physics lecture on 'Motion in a Plane'. In this motion, we have objects (projectiles) with a given initial velocity, moving under the influence of the Earth's gravitational field. NASA engineers apply projectile motion principles when they forecast routes of meteorites that could penetrate the Earth's atmosphere or interrupt the transmission of satellites. I've learned that we often see projectile motion in our day to day life. A bowler bowls a ball towards a batsman in cricket, a basketball player throws the ball towards the basket these are some illustration of Projectile motion. By calculating sums on projectile motion I was able to study this concept in-depth and conduct research using it. In basketball using Projectile motion, we can determine how to get the perfect free-throw every time. I used Shaquille O'Neal an American former professional basketball player as an example of my research. For Shaquille O'Neal to shoot the perfect free-throw every time, he must throw the ball with a velocity of 14.12 m/s at 18.10°. This specific notion was intriguing to me as I've planned on becoming an Aerospace engineer. I would like to explore it further by getting a undergraduate/masters degree in aerospace engineering.
+Intellectual curiosity. Why do you find it intriguing? How do you want to explore it further?
I was fascinated by the concept of Projectile motion during my physics lecture on 'Motion in a Plane'. In this motion, we have objects (projectiles) with a given initial velocity, moving under the influence of the Earth's gravitational field. NASA engineers apply projectile motion principles when they forecast routes of meteorites that could penetrate the Earth's atmosphere or interrupt the transmission of satellites. I've learned that we often see projectile motion in our day to day life. A bowler bowls a ball towards a batsman in cricket, a basketball player throws the ball towards the basket these are some illustration of Projectile motion. By calculating sums on projectile motion I was able to study this concept in-depth and conduct research using it. In basketball using Projectile motion, we can determine how to get the perfect free-throw every time. I used Shaquille O'Neal an American former professional basketball player as an example of my research. For Shaquille O'Neal to shoot the perfect free-throw every time, he must throw the ball with a velocity of 14.12 m/s at 18.10°. This specific notion was intriguing to me as I've planned on becoming an Aerospace engineer. I would like to explore it further by getting a undergraduate/masters degree in aerospace engineering.
