org.crwth.systems
Class Physics

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.lang.Thread
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        +--org.crwth.systems.Physics

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable

Direct Known Subclasses:

SimplePhysics1d

public abstract class Physics

extends Thread

A generic Physics class. Physics act upon Space, applying force on the Masses within, using the Springs attached.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.lang.Thread

MAX_PRIORITY, MIN_PRIORITY, NORM_PRIORITY

Constructor Summary

Physics()

Method Summary

abstract void	applyForce(Mass m) Calculates the force applied on the Mass by all other Masses and Springs in the Space, and adds that force to the Mass.
abstract void	setSpace(Space s) Sets the Space object this object will act upon.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Thread

activeCount, checkAccess, countStackFrames, currentThread, destroy, dumpStack, enumerate, getContextClassLoader, getName, getPriority, getThreadGroup, holdsLock, interrupt, interrupted, isAlive, isDaemon, isInterrupted, join, join, join, resume, run, setContextClassLoader, setDaemon, setName, setPriority, sleep, sleep, start, stop, stop, suspend, toString, yield

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Physics

public Physics()

Method Detail

setSpace

public abstract void setSpace(Space s)
                       throws WrongDimensionException

Sets the Space object this object will act upon.

Parameters:

s - the Space object

Throws:

WrongDimensionException - if s has a mismatched dimension.

applyForce

public abstract void applyForce(Mass m)
                         throws WrongDimensionException

Calculates the force applied on the Mass by all other Masses and Springs in the Space, and adds that force to the Mass.

Parameters:

m - the Mass object to exert force upon.

Throws:

WrongDimensionException - if s has a mismatched dimension.