Prism-Simulation

Prism-Simulation is a JavaScript project that simulates the behavior of light when it interacts with different shapes. It includes features such as light refraction, reflection, and absorption calculations. The project also supports multi-lamp functionality and the ability to rotate objects.

If you like to view the result of the research you can view it here: Google Drive (fully written in Dutch) Which got graded with a 9.1 by my physics.

documentation

If you are interested in the documentation on how this project works, you can take a peek on https://pws-docs.kronk.tech (which is fully written in dutch, but you can use Google translate ;) ), only interested in a PDF file, thats right here: https://pws-docs.kronk.tech/PrismaSimulatie.pdf

Features

• Light system based on actual mathematics
• Support for different shapes (squares, lines, etc. as long as they have holes)
• Object rotation
• Calculation of the normal of the line on which it hits
• Refraction calculations
• works on mobile and touchscreens
• User settings for various parameters

Getting Started

To get started download the project and open the index.html file in your browser, or visit the live demo. The live demo might not be up-to-date with the latest changes.

Usage

Detailed usage instructions will be provided as the project progresses.

for now you can use the following functions in the console:

• user.maxLightCalculations = [number between 0 and ∞] to set the maximum amount of light calculations
• s.addShape([shape]) to add a shape to the simulation, possible shapes are:
  • s.addShape(new Triangle(x, y, width, color));
  • s.addShape(new Rectangle(x, y, width, heigth, color));
  • s.addShape(new Line(x, y, angle, length, width, color));
  • s.addShape(new Circle(x, y, radius, color));
  • s.addShape(new Text(x, y, font, color, content));
• s.addRay([ray]) to add a ray to the simulation
  • s.addRay(new Ray(x, y, angle, waveLength, color));
    wavelength is the wavelength of the light (basically the color)
    color is the color of the lamp itself (not the light)

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.
You are free to use, modify, and distribute the code, but please credit me.

Contact

For any queries or suggestions, please open an issue on GitHub.

Please note that this project is still a work in progress.