The Javelin Dynamics Model simulates the throw of a javelin in a vertical plane. The user can change the initial velocity, angle of the javelin (theta), angle of the velocity vector (phi), angle of attack (phi), and angular velocity (omega).
The Javelin Dynamics Model was developed as a final project in a sophomore-level Computational Physics course (Phy 200) using the Easy Java Simulations (EJS) modeling tool. It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive. Double clicking the jar file will run the program if Java is installed. You can modify this simulation if you have EJS installed by right-clicking within the map and selecting "Open Ejs Model" from the pop-up menu item.
Please note that this resource requires
at least version 1.6 of Java (JRE).
Javelin Range Model
The Javelin Range Model supplements the main model that simulates the motion of a javelin. This model uses the same equations of motion and uses them to quickly compute the range of a javelin throw and store the values as a function of intial theta and phi. download 1162kb .jar
Last Modified: July 29, 2013
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Javelin Dynamics Source Code
The source code zip archive contains an XML representation of the Javelin Dynamics Model. Unzip this archive in your Ejs workspace to compile and run this model using Ejs. download 497kb .zip
Last Modified: June 10, 2014
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Javelin Range Source Code
The source code zip archive contains an EJS-XML representation of the Javelin Range Model. Unzip this archive in your EJS workspace to compile and run this model using EJS. download 42kb .zip
Last Modified: June 26, 2012
P. Wall, Computer Program JAVELIN DYNAMICS MODEL (2012), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12110&DocID=2984).
Wall, P. (2012). Javelin Dynamics Model [Computer software]. Retrieved October 3, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12110&DocID=2984
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