Analog Computer Bouncing Ball

February 10th, 2009 by Jeff

Here’s a neat video by Eric Archer showing a bouncing ball animation on an oscilloscope.  The behavior of the ball is determined by a set of controls and an analog computer.  Fascinating!

eric archer . net » Analog Computer Bouncing Ball

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2 Responses to “Analog Computer Bouncing Ball”

  1. Tony says:

    Whats with the beer?

    very cool project though, would love to understand how it works.

    • Jeff says:

      There’s a description of the algorithm on Eric’s site and hopefully schematics will be added eventually. There’s a blurb about initial conditions that I found interesting.


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