Machine Dynamics Project

As part of the Machine Dynamics Course at Northwestern University, I wrote code that used Lagrangian dynamics to simulate two swinging arms bouncing a ball off a stationary wall. I then animated the simulation by plotting the calculated location of each rigid body at each timestep.
* Note: An applied torque is programmed into the swinging arms so that they never stop moving and can apply a force capable of significantly altering the trajectory of the ball upon impact

Skills Utilized

• Lagrangian Dynamics
• Python