The Ferris Wheel Javascript Model illustrates This program simulates the effect of being on a Ferris Wheel. The simulation shows a wheel that can be varied in radius from 40 m (Ferris' original wheels) to 100 m, or about 10 meters longer than the current world record. In addition, the rotational speed of the wheel can be varied from -20 m/s to 20 m/s. By selecting the checkbox, the free-body diagram can be shown.
This simulation is part of a collection of simulations related to amusement park physics. Additional simulations can be found on the OSP ComPADRE site.
The Ferris Wheel JS Model was developed using the Easy Java Simulations (EJS) version 5. It is distributed as a ready-to-run html page and requires only a browser with JavaScript support.
Ferris Wheel Simulation EPUB
An EPUB file containing the Ferris Wheel simulation, a general description, and the features of the simulation. download 159kb .epub
Published: June 27, 2014
Simple Ferris Wheel
The Simple Ferris Wheel JS Model asks the user to find find the net force on a rider at various times during the ride. This simulation has been used as a pre-lab and as a concept question at Davidson College. download 85kb .zip
Last Modified: December 27, 2013
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Ferris Wheel JS Model Source Code
This zip file contains the EJS 5.0 source code for the Ferris Wheel JS Model. download 105kb .zip
Published: September 2, 2013
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Simple Ferris Wheel JS Source Code
This source code zip archive contains an XML representation of The Simple Ferris Wheel JS Model. Unzip this archive in your Ejs workspace to compile and run this model using EJS 5. Although EJS is a Java program, EJS 5 creates a stand alone JavaScript program from this source code. download 36kb .zip
Last Modified: December 27, 2013
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M. Belloni, Computer Program FERRIS WHEEL JS MODEL, Version 1.0 (2013), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12994&DocID=3569).
M. Belloni, Computer Program FERRIS WHEEL JS MODEL, Version 1.0 (2013), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12994&DocID=3569>.
Belloni, M. (2013). Ferris Wheel JS Model (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved September 7, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=12994&DocID=3569
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added velocity array to be display via checkbox added theta to show added title made free body diagram to show weight and contact force while resultant force is a dotted line to illustrate the difference, actually FBD only has weight and contact force added values to aid numerical calculations made R = the outside hub to aid association of radius of circular motion made by carriage and man and woman made time step to allow exactly 0 , 90 , 180 , 270, 360 degrees, previously was dt =0.02
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