🚀Simple Physics simulations

Collection of physics programs done for the INFO2058/2059 courses, given by Pr. Boigelot and Bertrand Cornélusse, ULiège. The final mark for the projects is 15/20 for the mechanics section and 20/20 for the electromagnetism section.

Note : No copying (even partial) of this code within the scope of the INFO2058/2059 course will be tolerated.

⚙️Mecanics

• spaceship.py : Spaceship simulation. The program simulate the thurst of a spaceship and the gravity exercised by a planet on the spaceship.
  

  • Press Left/Right to adjust the ship nozzle orientation.
  • Press Up to light up the nozzle.
  • Press Left-click to add a planet.
  • Press Right-click to remove a planet.
  • Press Q to quit.

• gesture.py : Vertical gesture detection program. The acceleration in shown in red, the velocity in green. A vertical and slow gesture from bottom to top to bottom increases the counter.
  

• complex_movement.py : Simulation of the movement of a mobile object. The simulation takes place on a curve with frictions tkane into account and with an initial high potential energy position.
  

• balistic.py : Balistic simulation calculating the right timing to drop a bomb on a target. The y velocity and acceleration is shown in the top left of the screen.
  

  • Press A to drop a bomb automatically (the plane should no be moved on the Y axis after being armed).
  • Press B to drop a bomb manually.

• balistic1.py : Balistic simulation calculating the right timing to fire a projectile on a target.
  

  • Press Right-click to position the red indicator.
  • Press A to initialize the automatic fire.
  • Press Left-click to fire.
  • Alternatively, press Up/Down to adjust initial speed, Left/Right to adjust the canon position to try and aim for the indicator.

⚡Electromagnetism

• field.py : Simulation displaying the electrical field between electrical charges. Red is positive, Black is negative.
  

  • Press Left-click to add a positive charge.
  • Press Right-click to add a negative charge.
  • Press Middle-click to remove a charge.

• mobile_charge.py : Simulation of the trajectory of a mobile negative charge between fixed charges. The potential and kinetic energy of the mobile charge and the mouse position are shown in the top left of the screen.
  

  • Press Left-click to add a positive charge.
  • Press Right-click to add a negative charge.
  • Press Middle-click to remove a charge.
  • Press N to place a mobile charge.

• cyclotron.py : Simulation of the trajectory of a mobile positive charge in a cyclotron. The magnetic field is facing outward from the screen.
  

  • Press Up to increase the vertical component of the electrical field.
  • Press Down to decrease the vertical component of the electrical field.
  • Press PgUp to increase the magnetic field.
  • Press PgDn to decrease the magnetic field.
  • Press C to automatically handle the magnetic and electrical fields to create a cyclotron.
  • Press Spacebar to reset the simulation.

• motor.py : Simulation of a direct current motor. The motor is composed at its center of a rotor of 1000 spires. The stator is composed of two permanent magnets, the magnetic field go from left to right. The winding inductance is not taken into account.
  

  • Press Spacebar to close the circuit.

Credits

• Simon Gardier (Co-author)
• Lei Yang (Co-author)