A Preliminary Study for Simple Physics Models of Coconut Tree
Date
2019Author
Munir, Rahmawati
Rahmayanti, Handika Dany
Amalia, Nadia
Utami, Fisca Dian
Viridi, Sparisoma
Abdullah, Mikrajuddin
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An investigation of how coconut palm tree withstands gale force winds has been
performed. When observed carefully, the motion of the stalks and leaves affected the wind
resistance. The stalks and leaves move randomly when the wind blows continously. Although
this is such an interesting phenomenon, there is still no report on the physical modelling. This
paper proposes a simple mathematical model to analyze the phenomenon. A simple tool was also
designed to retrieve data using Video Tracker. The experiments were conducted on several types
of springs. The model showed that the theoretical prediction accurately explained the
phenomenon.