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axiomofdarkness

18-02-2016 13:05

Modeling path of spinning boulder

Has anyone been able to accurately model the trajectory of a spinning boulder? We have tried, but the math/physics involved is going completely over my head so we haven't made much progress.

Knufire

18-02-2016 13:26

Re: Modeling path of spinning boulder

469 tried this in 2012 and didn't get anywhere with it. The main student on it is now at MIT.

Tldr it's not worth it. Build your shooter and gather empirical data. You can try to find a trend line from that, but IMO it's better just to pick a few spots to shoot from on the field and have those predefined setpoints for shooter speed/angle/whatever other variables you can control.

Ether

18-02-2016 15:21

Re: Modeling path of spinning boulder

Quote:

Originally Posted by axiomofdarkness (Post 1542239)

Has anyone been able to accurately model the trajectory of a spinning boulder? We have tried, but the math/physics involved is going completely over my head so we haven't made much progress.

This paper describes the physics, the math, and the computer simulation algorithm.

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