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3D Orbit to Simple Harmonic Motion

Tilt the orientation to see the circle collapse into pure SHM. Pause to manually click/drag point P.

0 π/2 π 3π/2 x = A cos(ωt + φ) 0.00 rad +A -A

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Angle (θ)
0.00 rad
0.00 π rad
Angular Vel (ω)
1.57 rad/s
ω = 2π / T
1D SHM Position (x): 0.00 m
Formula: x = A cos(ωt + φ) 200 × cos(1.57×0.00 + 0.00)

Parameters

x = A cos(ωt + φ)
Plots velocity and acceleration vectors
90° (Top-Down)
0° (Edge-on View) 90° (Perfect Circle)
200 m
50 m 250 m
0.00 rad
4.0 s