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Car on an Inclined Plane Model
written by Wolfgang Christian, Francisco Esquembre, and Mario Belloni
The Ejs Car on an Inclined Plane model displays a car on an incline plane.  When the car reaches the bottom of the incline, it can be set to bounce (elastic collision) with the stop attached to the bottom of the incline.  The car consists of the car body, two rotating front wheels, and two rotating rear wheels.  The incline angle (in radians) can be changed via a textbox.   In addition the car can be dragged to its initial position.  You can modify this simulation if you have Ejs installed by right-clicking within the plot and selecting "Open Ejs Model" from the pop-up menu item.  

Ejs Car on an Inclined Plane model was created using the Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) modeling tool.  It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive.  Double clicking the ejs_mech_newton_CarOnInclinedPlane.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.  Ejs is a part of the Open Source Physics Project and is designed to make it easier to access, modify, and generate computer models.  Additional Ejs models for classical mechanics are available.  They can be found by searching ComPADRE for Open Source Physics, OSP, or Ejs.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java (JRE).
1 source code document is available
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Motion in One Dimension
= Acceleration
- Newton's Second Law
= Force, Acceleration
- Rotational Dynamics
= Moment of Inertia
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
= Simulation
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Free access
License:
This material is released under a GNU General Public License Version 3 license. Additional information is available.
Rights Holder:
Wolfgang Christian, Francisco Esquembre, and Mario Belloni
Keywords:
EJS, Easy Java Simulation, OSP, Open Source Physics, car, incline plane, rotation, translation
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created October 28, 2008 by Mario Belloni
Record Updated:
June 2, 2014 by Andreu Glasmann
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October 28, 2008
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W. Christian, F. Esquembre, and M. Belloni, Computer Program CAR ON AN INCLINED PLANE MODEL, Version 1.0 (2008), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8242&DocID=879).
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W. Christian, F. Esquembre, and M. Belloni, Computer Program CAR ON AN INCLINED PLANE MODEL, Version 1.0 (2008), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8242&DocID=879>.
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Christian, W., Esquembre, F., & Belloni, M. (2008). Car on an Inclined Plane Model (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved November 3, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8242&DocID=879
Chicago Format
Christian, W, F. Esquembre, and M. Belloni. "Car on an Inclined Plane Model." Version 1.0. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8242&DocID=879 (accessed 3 November 2024).
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Christian, Wolfgang, Francisco Esquembre, and Mario Belloni. Car on an Inclined Plane Model. Vers. 1.0. Computer software. 2008. Java (JRE) 1.5. 3 Nov. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8242&DocID=879>.
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@misc{ Author = "Wolfgang Christian and Francisco Esquembre and Mario Belloni", Title = {Car on an Inclined Plane Model}, Month = {October}, Year = {2008} }
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Ejs Open Source Rocket Car on an Inclined Plane Java Applet is by Wolfgang Christian, Francisco Esquembre, and Mario Belloni using the Easy Java Simulations (Ejs) modeling tool, now remixed by lookang for learning purposes.
Thanks to Wolfgang Christian, Francisco Esquembre, and Mario Belloni for sharing the source codes, that allow me to learn and create repurposed applets.
Thanks to Fu-Kwun Hwang for his library of source codes and his masterful informal community of practice :)

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