org.opensourcephysics.sip.ch17
Class FreeRotationApp

java.lang.Object
  org.opensourcephysics.controls.AbstractAnimation
      org.opensourcephysics.controls.AbstractSimulation
          org.opensourcephysics.sip.ch17.FreeRotationApp

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable, Animation, Simulation

public class FreeRotationApp
extends AbstractSimulation

RigidBodyApp displays rigid body dynamics using quaternions.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.opensourcephysics.controls.AbstractSimulation

control, showStepsPerDisplay, stepCounter, stepsPerDisplay

Fields inherited from class org.opensourcephysics.controls.AbstractAnimation

animationThread, decimalFormat, delayTime, mainFrame

Constructor Summary

FreeRotationApp()

Method Summary

protected void	doStep() Does an simulation step by advancing the time and updating the space view.
void	initialize() Initializes the simulation by reading the parameters and initial conditions in the rigid body.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Starts the Java application.
void	reset() Resets the simulation.

Methods inherited from class org.opensourcephysics.controls.AbstractSimulation

enableStepsPerDisplay, getControl, getLoader, getStepCounter, getStepsPerDisplay, initializeAnimation, resetAnimation, run, setControl, setStepsPerDisplay, start, startAnimation, startRunning, startSimulation, stepAnimation, stop, stopAnimation, stopRunning, stopSimulation

Methods inherited from class org.opensourcephysics.controls.AbstractAnimation

addChildFrame, clearChildFrames, getChildFrames, getDelayTime, getMainFrame, getOSPApp, isRunning, setDelayTime

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.opensourcephysics.controls.Simulation

isRunning

Constructor Detail

FreeRotationApp

public FreeRotationApp()

Method Detail

initialize

public void initialize()

Initializes the simulation by reading the parameters and initial conditions in the rigid body.

Overrides:

initialize in class AbstractSimulation

doStep

protected void doStep()

Does an simulation step by advancing the time and updating the space view.

Specified by:

doStep in class AbstractAnimation

reset

public void reset()

Resets the simulation.

Overrides:

reset in class AbstractSimulation

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

Starts the Java application.

Parameters:

args - command line parameters