GC Physics Department
Horsepower Lab
GC students in General Physics get to measure the horsepower and torque of their cars. A special sensor system allows a laptop computer to measure the position and velocity of a car in real time. By flooring the car on a straight level road, they collect data which yield the horsepower and torque curves versus engine speed. Designed by professor J.R. Buschert, the system is unique to GC and won top prize in a national physics apparatus competition. A more complete description is published in The Physics Teacher Sept 2003.
