How and why I built Interactive Double Pendulum Playground
About me
I am a pseudo-introvert, a web developer, and a Maker.
The problem I wanted to solve
I wanted to make a double pendulum simulation where people can play with it by fiddling with various parameters.
What is Interactive Double Pendulum Playground?
Double pendulum is a pendulum with another pendulum attached to its end, is a simple physical system that exhibits rich dynamic behavior with a strong sensitivity to initial conditions.
The motion of a double pendulum is governed by a set of coupled ordinary differential equations and is chaotic.
Tech stack
HTML, CSS, JavaScript and SVG
The process of building Interactive Double Pendulum Playground
I used SVG to draw the pendulum on webpage and wrote the logic in JavaScript.
Challenges I faced
Finding the best equation of motion for double pendulum which would work smoothly and also be accurate enough. Also, finding a method to efficiently smoothen the pendulum trace.
Key learnings
Simulating real-life physics and displaying them and allowing interaction.
Tips and advice
Just start building, you'll get ideas while building.
Final thoughts and next steps
I would like to extend this project to add many new features, I recieved awesome feedback from reddit and I try to bring those into account.
Try it out here https://theabbie.github.io/DoublePendulum
