Frisbee Trajectory Calculator

[Ether]

Originally Posted by Ether

...derivation for the force Fx is incorrect...

Just heard back from the author. He wrote that paper as a class assignment as an undergrad. It was never published.

He agrees Eq12 is wrong. So equations 13 thru 17 are also wrong, as is the simulation.

Baumback used those equations as the basis for her simulation, so it's wrong too.

Internet advice: caveat utilitor

[cbale2000]

Pretty neat tool.

My only gripe is that your Shooter and Goal Height inputs are in feet, while the output distance and height is in meters. The added conversions makes the tool less than useful as a "quick reference" imo.