The body of an automobile is to be protected by a spring-loaded bumper, which is

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The body of an automobile is to be protected by a spring-loaded bumper, which is attached to the automobile's frame. It is required the bumper to be designed so that it will stop the automobile travelling freely at the speed of "V" miles per hour. The car should have a fully-loaded weight of "W" pounds. The springs should have a maximum stretch of 3.0 inches. Perform your design for the following car speed(V) and spring stretches (S): V=5.0;10.0;15.0;20.0; and 30.0 mi/h. S=1.0;1.5;2.0;2.5, and 3.0 inches. Every working group will choose a commercial automobile to obtain the car's fully-loaded weight, "W", pounds. The design working groups will be comprised of four students.

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