Simulated motion of an oblate and prolate spinning spheroid

[Russ Edmonds]

TL;DR

Equations of motion for a spinning spheroid where implemented in a Blender Python script and a video displaying the motion was made.

Equations of motion for a spinning spheroid [1] where implemented in a Blender Python script.

1. H. K. Moffatt, Y. Shimomura and M. Branicki 2004 Dynamics of an axisymmetric body spinning on a horizontal surface I. Stability and the gyroscopic approximation.