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My Experiment

My Experiment. “Driving to the College of Engineering”. Jason Gould October 10, 2012. Idea Behind Experiment. Trying to find the quickest way to school Less time spent driving Avoiding the traffic from other students. Hypothesis.

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My Experiment

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  1. My Experiment “Driving to the College of Engineering” Jason Gould October 10, 2012

  2. Idea Behind Experiment • Trying to find the quickest way to school • Less time spent driving • Avoiding the traffic from other students

  3. Hypothesis I hypothesized that an Industrial Engineer, compared to Mechanical Engineers, could find the optimum, that is shortest in time, route to the College of Engineering.

  4. Procedure / Materials • 3 Stop Watches • 3 Vehicles • 3 Drivers 1. Start the stopwatch when leaving the house. 2. Drive the specified route to the COE. 3. Stop the stopwatch when at the COE and record the time.

  5. Routes Being Tested Route 1 Route 2 Route 3

  6. Route Directions Route 1 • West on Hartsfield Rd. • South on Mission Rd. • South on Appleyard Dr. • East on Jackson Bluff Rd. • South on Mabry St.

  7. Route Directions Route 2 • East on Hartsfield Rd. • South on High Rd. • West on Tharpe St. • South on Ocala Rd. • West on W Pensacola St. • South on Mabry St.

  8. Route Directions Route 3 • East on Hartsfield Rd. • South on Vinkara Dr. • South on Devra Dr. • South on San Luis Rd. • South on White Dr. • West on Pensacola St. • South on Mabry St.

  9. Route Details Route 2 Left Turns: 4 Right Turns: 2 Lights: 7 Route 3 Left Turns: 6 Right Turns: 7 Lights: 5 Route 1 Left Turns: 5 Right Turns: 1 Lights: 4

  10. Route Results Route 1 6.1 miles 17:22 17:58 16:59 17:18 18:02 Route 2 6.2 miles 18:56 19:01 19:53 19:22 18:33 Route 3 5.1 miles 16:28 16:16 16:47 15:48 15:41

  11. Route Findings Route 1 Avg. Time: 17:32 Route 2 Avg. Time: 19:09 Route 3 Avg. Time: 16:04

  12. Variances • Driver’s driving speed and ability • Waiting time at stop lights • Traffic density

  13. Conclusion • After 5 samples from each route it was determined that Route 3 was the shortest in travel time to the College of Engineering. • My hypothesis was correct, because I had selected, and drove Route 3. • Main roads, with higher traffic volume can be much slower • Total distanced traveled is generally the most important factor

  14. Questions?

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