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🏃 Spring-Mass Running: 2D Side View of Stride and Ground Force

2D side-view spring-loaded inverted pendulum model of running with ground reaction force and energy exchange.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

Details

CategoryPhysics & Mechanics

RenderingCanvas 2D

DifficultyModerate

Target FPS60

ControlsSliders for forward speed, leg attack angle, leg stiffness, leg length, body mass, apex height, gravity and playback speed, presets (Jog, Run, Sprint, Moon, Soft shoes), a stable-angle finder and adaptive auto-tune; drag the runner up or down to drop it from a new height, tap it to shove; pause, step and reset.

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⚙ Under the hood

Interactive 2D side view of the spring-loaded inverted pendulum model of running: a point-mass body on a spring leg, with live stride length, contact and flight time, cadence, ground reaction force graph and a kinetic, gravitational and elastic energy readout.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install