The Ejs Baton Throw model displays a baton thrown up in the air about its center of mass. The baton is modeled by two masses separated by a massless rigid rod. The path of the center of mass of the baton and one of the red masses are shown in black and red, respectively. The ratio of the two masses can be set with a slider. Initial velocity of the center of mass of the baton and the rotational velocity of the baton can be set via text boxes.
To Modify this Simulation: The Ejs modeling tool may be installed by right-clicking within the plot and selecting "Open Ejs Model" from the pop-up menu item. The simulation may then be modified by the user.
Ejs Baton Throw 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_cm_BatonThrow.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).
Baton Throw Model Source Code
The source code zip archive contains an XML representation of the Baton Throw Model. Unzip this archive in your Ejs workspace to compile and run this model using Ejs. download 52kb .zip
Published: October 29, 2008
previous versions
W. Christian and M. Belloni, Computer Program BATON THROW MODEL, Version 1.0 (2008), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8245&DocID=883).
W. Christian and M. Belloni, Computer Program BATON THROW MODEL, Version 1.0 (2008), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8245&DocID=883>.
Christian, W., & Belloni, M. (2008). Baton Throw Model (Version 1.0) [Computer software]. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8245&DocID=883
Christian, Wolfgang, and Mario Belloni. "Baton Throw Model." Version 1.0. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8245&DocID=883 (accessed 12 December 2024).
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