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. 2020 Feb 18;8:76. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00076

TABLE 1.

Ball motion parameters (inclined plane and air).

Gravity Condition Inclined plane
Air
Gravity acceleration Traveled distance Motion duration Speed Gravity acceleration Motion duration Speed
# [m/s2] [m] [s] [m/s] [m/s2] [s] [m/s]
G0 g 0.546 1.13 0.96 g 0.244 2.69
G0 g 1.093 1.60 1.36 g 0.240 2.85
G0 g 2.186 2.26 1.93 g 0.233 3.16
G1 g/2 0.546 1.60 0.68 g/2 0.345 1.90
G1 g/2 1.093 2.26 0.96 g/2 0.339 2.02
G1 g/2 2.186 3.20 1.36 g/2 0.329 2.24
G2 2g 0.546 0.80 1.36 2g 0.173 3.80
G2 2g 1.093 1.13 1.93 2g 0.170 4.03
G2 2g 2.186 1.60 2.73 2g 0.165 4.47
G3 g 0.546 1.13 0.96 g/2 0.339 2.02
G3 g 1.093 1.60 1.36 g/2 0.329 2.24
G3 g 2.186 2.26 1.93 g/2 0.317 2.62
G4 g 0.546 1.13 0.96 2g 0.175 3.68
G4 g 1.093 1.60 1.36 2g 0.173 3.79
G4 g 2.186 2.26 1.93 2g 0.170 4.03

The motion duration and the traveled distance on the inclined plane are from the starting position until the end of the inclined plane. Speed is referred at the end of the inclined plane. The motion duration in the air is until the lower border of the box. Speed is at the exit of the box. For each gravity condition (G0–G4) is indicated the gravity acceleration acting on ball during the rolling phase on the inclined plane and the falling phase in the air.