Cart & Pendulum


About

In this simulation there is a cart moving along a horizontal track. From the cart a pendulum is suspended. A spring connects the cart to a wall. Friction acts on the cart and on the pendulum.

You can drag the cart or pendulum with your mouse to change the starting position. Enable the "show controls" checkbox to set gravity, mass, pendulum length, spring stiffness, or friction (damping). Click the "reset" button to start from a resting position.