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Title

Special Section: Luge Ride
Author

Robert Rudd
Organization: BF Goodrich Aerospace
Journal / Anthology

The Mathematica Journal
Year: 2001
Volume: 8
Issue: 1
Page range: electronic-only
Description

A model of a luge run is constructed. A slider races down the luge run at sixty miles an hour. A camera capable of generating the illusion of passing through a scene is designed. Finally, an animation, from the perspective of the slider, is presented. (Available only in the online edition of the The Mathematica Journal.)
Subjects

*Mathematics > Recreational Mathematics
*Wolfram Technology > Programming > 3D Graphics
*Wolfram Technology > Programming > Animations
URL

http://www.mathematica-journal.com/issue/v8i1/special/