Oblique Collision Simulation

Object 1 (Red)
5 kg
10 m/s
Object 2 (Blue)
10 kg
5 m/s
180°
Collision Properties
0.8
Note: You can now set initial velocities to 0 m/s using the sliders
0.0
Total Momentum (kg·m/s)
0.0
Kinetic Energy (J)
0
Collisions

About Oblique Collisions

An oblique collision occurs when two objects collide at an angle, causing them to bounce off each other with velocities that have both x and y components. In elastic collisions, both momentum and kinetic energy are conserved.

v₁' = [v₁(m₁ - e·m₂) + v₂·m₂(1 + e)] / (m₁ + m₂)
v₂' = [v₂(m₂ - e·m₁) + v₁·m₁(1 + e)] / (m₁ + m₂)

Where m₁ and m₂ are masses, v₁ and v₂ are velocities, and e is the coefficient of restitution (0 = perfectly inelastic, 1 = perfectly elastic).