experiment simulation with system modeler
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- From: "Berthold Hamburger" <b-hamburger at artinso.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:40:16 -0500 (EST)
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Hi, I would like to use system modeller to simulate physical experiments for my studies. One example would be to derive the gravitational constant for an Earth-bound system from the oscillations of a simple pendulum. I have been reading in the book from Peter Fritzson: "Introduction to modelling and simulation of technical and physical systems with Modelica" and from what I understand this approach to modelling an experiment could be referred to as inductive modelling. Obviously, there seems to be a Catch-22, as the pendulum won't oscillate unless we define the gravitational constant in the first place .. I would like to hear some opinion about how to go about working with system modeller to the end of replicating physics class experiments in a virtual environment. Regards Berthold Hamburger -- Berthold Hamburger - Cellist/Spain <http://www.artinso.com> http://www.artinso.com | <http://www.astronomy.artinso.com> http://www.astronomy.artinso.com | <http://www.artemis.artinso.com> http://www.artemis.artinso.com <http://www.facebook.com/berthold.hamburger> http://www.facebook.com/berthold.hamburger