Kangaroo

=Kangaroo Vs Human=

In this part will be comparing a human jumping over a hurdle to a kangaroo jumping. Using the program logger pro or a similar program, it is possible to get the estimated height and distance jumped and then it is possible to compare the two graphs. Below are the two videos which are being compared.

The Videos
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The second video is what the second graph is based on

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The graph of a person jumping over the hurdle [[image:person_graph.gif]]
This first graph is showing the distance jumped (in red) by the person jumping the hurdle and the height jumped (in green). By using graphs like this one it is possible to analyse the person jump and tell that the highest point was about 1.1m, the distance was 3.3m and it took about 0.8 seconds. Doing this could allow for someone such as the trainer to look for improvements. Another reasons you might do this is to compare your self to someone else or in this case another animal to see what you can learn to increase your own performance.

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This second graph is showing the distanced jumped/hoped (in red) by the kangaroo and the height of the jump/hop (in green) of the kangaroo. Looking at this graph we can say that the highest point was about 0.65 metres and the jump was about 1.6 metres in 0.5 seconds. One thing worth noting is that the graphs distance is a bit backwards in the way it goes down instead of up this is because of the direction the kangaroo was hoping.

Comparing The Two
Comparing the two graphs we can see the difference in speed, distance and height. The person had a high point of 1.1m and a distance of 3.3m and the kangaroo’s highest point was 0.65 and a distance of 1.6m. This shows that the kangaroos jump was not as good as the persons jump but if the hurdle was 0.5 then in a race it might be possible for the kangaroo to win because the kangaroos jump was done in 0.5 seconds when the persons took 0.8 seconds meaning the kangaroos jump is quicker.