PASCO Dynamics Cart

DCS Code: 1C10.20 Last Updated: March 27, 2026
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Purpose

A PASCO cart on a track with a motion sensor displays real-time position, velocity, and acceleration graphs simultaneously. Students see the derivative/integral relationships between kinematic quantities as the cart moves.

Lenovo laptop displaying PASCO Capstone software with position, velocity, and acceleration graphs; ultrasonic motion sensor at left end of track, red PASCO dynamics cart with index card on track
Figure 1: PASCO motion sensor, dynamics cart with index card reflector, and laptop running Capstone software displaying real-time kinematic graphs.
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