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Monteiro, Martín; Stari, Cecilia; Cabeza, Cecilia; Martí, Arturo C. – Physics Education, 2022
The flight of a quadcopter drone, readily available as a toy, is analyzed using simple physics concepts. A smartphone with built-in accelerometer and gyroscope was attached to the drone to register the accelerations and angular velocities along the three spatial axis while the drone is taking off, landing or rotating. The vertical speed, the…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation