I want to simulate the aerodynamics of the knuckleball phenomenon on a soccer ball. Drag (indicated with a blue arrow) and magnus (indicated with a yellow arrow) forces are already present in my current simulation as shown in the following video.
The issue is that I have not succeeded in calculating the lift force. The physics behind the lift force for a ball is quite complicated.
I read some scientific papers to look for models to calculate the lift force. The best paper I found is this one: ‘ShieldSquare Captcha’. However, I cannot solve the lift force equation that is provided by the paper (stuck at Equation 6). I am looking for either an alternative way to calculate the lift force or a clarification on the paper’s approach.
This question might not suit this community, but I figured it is worth a try.
As i understand it knuckleball physics events are caused by airflow acting on the seams of a ball, so its a very rare event, caused when the ball has low or no rotation and its seams align with oncoming wind, thus producing a wing type effect where air passes over one side of the seam faster then the other side, thus forcing the ball to zig zag…
But tbh putting randomness in a football game doesnt sound that fun…unless you make it a type of rubber-banding, like in NBA jam where your players skill depends on how much the score differs… So maybe if a team is winning turn knuckleball physics on so that it both makes it harder to score but also makes it so that if you score it looks amazing???
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Lol offtopic but im still reading through the article
Well as far as i can work out its all in that paper, you’ve just to get your head round it, cos i cant XD, you might do better asking for help on a real physics forum…Since this is like proper aerospace engineer quality stuff…
