Model a free kick in soccer and examine what happens when taking drag and Magnus effect into account.

Model and simulate balls bouncing on the ground or in a box, taking advantage of powerful event handling in System Modeler.

Construct a model of a bungee jumper consisting of a mass attached to a platform by a spring and damper.

Create a classical demonstration of important physics principles with Newton’s cradle.

Create a model of a ball rolling on top of a beam and control the movement of the ball.

Simulate a soccer kick and a golf strike. Test different scenarios using configurable models.

The classic Lotka–Volterra model was originally proposed to explain variations in fish populations in the Mediterranean, but it has since been used to explain the dynamics of any predator-prey system in which certain assumptions are valid. Here, using System Modeler, the oscillations of the snowshoe hare and the lynx are explored.

Chua’s circuit is the simplest electronic circuit that displays chaotic behavior. Due to its simplicity, it is especially suitable as a demonstrative real-world example of a chaotic system.

Model a pendulum dangling from a slider-crank.

The Wolfram Model Plug library allows you to connect your simulation models to the real world using Arduino boards, thereby further increasing the capability for fast prototyping in System Modeler. Here, we will show how Model Plug can be used to interactively control a robot arm from a control panel.

Gyroscopic effects have been a source of both amazing engineering and amusement for many people. This phenomenon affects a variety of applications. The most obvious might be the helicopter, which behaves in a quite surprising way. In this example, the concept of gyroscopic precession is explored.

The tennis racket theorem or the Dzhanibekov effect states that for a rigid body with three unique moments of inertia, rotation about the intermediate axis is unstable, while rotation about the other two axes is stable. You can see this theorem in action in this wing nut example.

A trampoline is a recreational device consisting of fabric stretched between a steel frame, using many springs. However, using it can be dangerous if the jumper loses control and falls. In this example, you will analyze the dynamics of the jumper by changing different parameters such as the weight of the jumper, the tilt of the ground and the jumper’s initial velocity.

When a train is moving, the forces acting between the railcars while braking are very strong. This wears out or even breaks the couplings between the railcars. In this example, you will examine different designs for the couplings and through this learn about the spring and damper systems.