Using a Local Positioning System to Track 2D Motion

Authors

Paul R. DeStefano, Portland State UniversityFollow
Cora Siebert, Portland State UniversityFollow
Ralf Widenhorn, Portland State UniversityFollow

Published In

Physics Teacher

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-21-2019

Subjects

Geographic information systems, Physics -- Study and teaching (Higher), Active learning, Physics -- Experiments

Abstract

Tracking the motion of an object in 2D as a demonstration in a physics classroom or as a laboratory activity is difficult to accomplish in real time with traditional equipment used by educators. A local positioning system (LPS), like the Pozyx Creator series LPS,1 has a potentially wide range of educational applications for introductory physics courses. In a previous article2 we reported using this product to track one-dimensional motion, pressure, rotation, and magnetic field data, but here we discuss how such systems can provide location information (to within approximately ±10 cm) in one, two, and potentially three dimensions both indoors and outdoors.

Description

Originally appeared in The Physics Teacher, vol. 57, no. 508 (2019); published by AIP Publishing for the American Association of Physics Teachers. Available at https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5126843.

DOI

10.1119/1.5126843

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/30442

Citation Details

DeStefano, P. R., Siebert, C., & Widenhorn, R. (2019). Using a local positioning system to track 2D motion. The Physics Teacher, 57(7), 508-509.