Ferris Wheel Explorer
Trigonometric Modelling
Light
Wheel parameters
Diameter
60 m
Height at bottom of wheel
2 m
Period (one revolution)
20 min
Number of cars
20
Direction
↺ Anticlockwise
↻ Clockwise
Derived values
Amplitude
a
=
30
m
Centre height
d
=
32
m
Min height =
2
m
Max height =
62
m
Playback
⏸ Pause
↺ Reset
Speed
1×
Notes
x is measured from the centre of the wheel.
y is height above the ground.
The highlighted car starts at the bottom at t = 0.
Unit circle angle: 270° | t = 0.00 min
Highlighted car
Time
0.00 min
Angle (unit circle)
270°
x position
0.0 m
Height (y)
2.0 m
Scrub time
Elapsed time
0.00 min
Drag to set time — pauses animation.
Height vs. time
Show graph
Captured data
⊕ Capture
⎘ Copy
✕ Clear
Cols
time
x pos
height
#
time (min)
x pos (m)
height (m)
Press ⊕ Capture to record a data point