http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangefinder
Reference to using trig to find range and distance
http://www.csgnetwork.com/freqwavelengthcalc.html
Calculator to find frequency and wavelength but
you can’t see the maths behind the calculator
Sonar and radar
Medical scanning
equipment
Radio and TV
broadcasts
Computer graphics
http://spokeanwheel.110mb.com/trig.htm
Calculator using trig on bicycle wheels and spokes
Forces and stress on
vehicles
Sine wave, cosine
wave
Suspension
oscillations
Mechanical
engineering
Electrical engineering
http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/teaching/315/Waves.pdf
Lengthy paper on oscillations, weights and trigonometry. Could be broken up into
sections and read as background material or as a homework, read this section and
discuss in class
http://farnorthracing.com/alignment_rack.html
http://wiki.seloc.org/a/Geo_Alignment_Rig_%28Home_Made%29
Homemade equipment showing measuring angles
and dimensions. Could be used as a lead into a practical task
Toe in toe out of any
vehicle with wheels
http://mtshome.sw3solutions.com/cppComputerGraphics.html
Website with programs written in C++ using trig functions
to draw lines, angles and circles
Trigonometry in
engineering
Camber angles, castor
angles
http://catcode.com/trig/trig13.html
A simple read through and sketch of trigonometry
and how it is used in surveying
www.gdjinc.com/pdf/VDExperiment.pdf
Lengthy experiment using trig to find
Camber and castor angles
Civil engineering
Surveying
Squares and roots
Forces in a bridge,
truss angles
Angles and flow in
water supply and
drainage
Pythagoras
Angles in roof joists,
angles of a house roof
Area of triangles
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/CLASS/vectors/u3l1e.cfm#trig
Trigonometrical resolution of vectors
Simple diagrams with a dog and a lead
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/drainage-pipepitch-d_1105.html
Links to engineering toolbox with lots of
different connections between maths and engineering
Trigonometry
http://www.constructionresource.com/calculators/roof-frame.php
Roof angle calculator, put in the dimensions and the
angle is calculated for you
Cosine rule
Measuring and
finding angles
SOH CAH TOA
Sine rule
http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/elibrary/collection/125/the-royal-academy-ofengineering-mathematics-for-engineering#collection-resources
Really good link to mathematics and engineering crossovers with resources
Measuring and
finding dimensions