A high-precision robotic gripper on an automated assembly line catches a moving component and brings it to a complete stop.
The momentum of the component just before it makes contact with the gripper is 3.15 kg m s-1.
The component comes to rest 0.075 s after first making contact with the gripper.
Calculate the magnitude of the average force exerted by the gripper on the component.
Use the equation:
force=change in momentumtime taken \text{force} = \frac{\text{change in momentum}}{\text{time taken}} force=time takenchange in momentum