org.opensourcephysics.sip.ch17
Class SpinningTopApp

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable, Animation, Simulation

public class SpinningTopApp
extends AbstractSimulation

SpinningTopApp displays the dynamics of a spinning top 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

SpinningTopApp()

Method Summary

protected void	doStep() Does an animation step.
void	initialize() Initializes the simulation.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Starts the Java application.
void	reset() Resets the simulation to its default state.

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

SpinningTopApp

public SpinningTopApp()

Method Detail

initialize

public void initialize()

Description copied from class: AbstractSimulation

Initializes the simulation. Override this method to initialize a concrete simulation.

Overrides:

initialize in class AbstractSimulation

doStep

protected void doStep()

Description copied from class: AbstractAnimation

Does an animation step.

Specified by:

doStep in class AbstractAnimation

reset

public void reset()

Description copied from class: AbstractSimulation

Resets the simulation to its default state. Override this method to set the simulation's parameters.

Overrides:

reset in class AbstractSimulation

main

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

Starts the Java application.

Parameters:

args - command line parameters