Mechanical Engineering Simulators

Ackermann Steering Geometry Simulator

When a car turns, the inner and outer front wheels follow circles of different radius and so must be steered to different angles.

AGV/AMR Warehouse Traffic Throughput Simulator

Pick one of four warehouse types — e-commerce fulfillment, manufacturing flow, cold storage or cross-dock — then dial in floor area, AGV count, speed

Air Spring Stiffness Simulator

Design an air spring that carries a load on the resistance of trapped gas to being compressed.

Ball Bearing Hertz Contact Stress Simulator — Inner & Outer Race Stress

Ball Bearing Hertz Contact Stress Simulator — Inner & Outer Race Stress compares how local stress, material strength, and life margin shifts as the main assumptions chan…

Ball Screw Drive Simulator

Design the ball screw that converts a motor's rotary motion into the linear motion of a table.

Band Brake Torque Simulator

Design the band brake that stops a rotating drum by wrapping a flexible band around it.

Rolling Bearing Life Calculator (L10 · ISO 281)

Calculate rolling bearing life (L10 & Lnm) per ISO 281. Real-time tool with load-life charts and Weibull distribution for ball and roller bearings.

Belleville Spring (Disc Spring) Simulator

Belleville Spring (Disc Spring) Simulator: Design a coned disc spring (Belleville washer).

Belt Conveyor Power Simulator

Belt Conveyor Power Simulator focuses on electromagnetic, circuit, and transmission conditions, giving a compact read on the current case and the trend that matters next.

Belt & Chain Drive Calculator

Calculate belt length, tension, and power for your drive system. Set pulley dimensions, center distance, and speed with this interactive CAE transmission calculator.

Belt Friction Simulator — Capstan Equation

Belt Friction Simulator using Capstan Equation to visualize exponential tension amplification with wrap angle and friction coefficient adjustments fo…

Straight Bevel Gear Tooth Force Simulator

Straight Bevel Gear Tooth Force Simulator: For straight bevel gears that transmit power between intersecting shafts, this tool computes the three too…

Bicycle Gear Ratio Simulator

Bicycle Gear Ratio Simulator compares how nearby design assumptions and key metrics shifts as the main assumptions change.

Bolt Fatigue Analysis — Goodman Diagram & Safety Factor Calculator

Calculate bolt preload, working stresses, and fatigue safety factor with this online tool. Input bolt grade, diameter, and load for instant analysis.

Bolt Preload & Fatigue Design Calculator

Calculate bolt tightening torque, preload, joint stiffness, and fatigue safety factor in real time for grades 4.6–12.9 and sizes M6–M48.

Bolted Joint Analysis (Preload & Fatigue)

Bolted Joint Analysis (Preload & Fatigue) focuses on local stress, material strength, and life margin, giving a compact read on the current case and the trend that matte…

Cam and Follower Mechanism Designer

Design cam profiles with real-time animation.

Cam Mechanism Simulator — Displacement, Velocity & Acceleration

Visualize cam follower motion in real time. Compare SHM, cycloidal, and polynomial profiles. Analyze displacement, velocity, and acceleration instantly.

Cam Profile Design Simulator

Design and animate disk cam profiles in real time. Compare SHM, cycloidal, and modified sinusoidal motion programs. View displacement, velocity, and acceleration curves.

Car Braking Distance Calculator

Calculate total car stopping distance interactively. Set speed, road friction and reaction time to see why braking distance grows as v squared.

Cardan Joint Simulator — Shaft Angle and Angular Velocity Variation

Cardan (Hooke / universal) joint angular velocity ratio simulator. Visualize output speed, max ratio and tan-squared-beta variation from shaft angle and input rotation.

Center of Percussion Simulator

Center of Percussion Simulator compares how nearby design assumptions and key metrics shifts as the main assumptions change.

Centrifugal Clutch Simulator

Design a centrifugal clutch that engages automatically as speed rises.

Crank-Slider Mechanism Simulator — Piston Motion Analysis

Simulate piston kinematics in real-time. Adjust crank radius, rod length, and speed to visualize position, velocity, and acceleration.

DH Parameters & Forward Kinematics Calculator (Up to 6-DOF)

Calculate forward kinematics for 6-DOF robot arms using DH parameters. Includes PUMA, SCARA, and UR presets with real-time transformation matrices.

Drum Brake Shoe Friction & Contact Pressure Simulator

Drum Brake Shoe Friction & Contact Pressure Simulator compares how local stress, material strength, and life margin shifts as the main assumptions change.

Elevator Rope Tension & Sag Simulator

Elevator Rope Tension & Sag Simulator compares how nearby design assumptions and key metrics shifts as the main assumptions change.

Engine BMEP Simulator

Engine BMEP Simulator focuses on nearby design assumptions and key metrics, giving a compact read on the current case and the trend that matters next.

Engine Crank-Slider Kinematics Analyzer

Analyze crank-slider kinematics with displacement, velocity, and acceleration calculations. Understand motion intuitively with animations and graphs.

EV Tire Rolling Resistance Coefficient & Range Impact

EV Tire Rolling Resistance Coefficient & Range Impact: For an EV, driving range is set almost as much by tire rolling resistance coefficient (CRR) as…

Forward Kinematics Simulator — Two-Link Planar Manipulator

Forward kinematics for a 2-link planar manipulator. Compute end-effector (x,y), reach r, and Jacobian determinant detJ = L1 L2 sin theta2 with singularity visualization.

Friction Clutch Torque Simulator

Friction Clutch Torque Simulator compares how nearby design assumptions and key metrics shifts as the main assumptions change.

Gear Train Efficiency & Tooth Bending Stress Calculator (AGMA)

Calculate gear train efficiency and tooth bending stress instantly. Adjust module, tooth count, and torque for real-time AGMA and Lewis bending stress results.

Epicyclic Gear Train Calculator — Speed Ratio, Torque & Efficiency

Calculate gear ratios, torque, and efficiency with our interactive epicyclic gear train calculator. Visualize planetary gear motion instantly.

Gear Ratio, Speed & Torque Calculator

Calculate gear ratios, output speed, and torque in real-time. Visualize rotation with animations for simple, compound, and planetary gear systems.

Gear Tooth Stress Calculator — Lewis Bending & Hertz Contact Stress

Calculate gear tooth stress with our . Input module, power, speed & material to get Lewis bending and Hertz contact stress results instantly.

Gear Tooth Design Calculator — Involute Profile, Contact Ratio & Stress

Design and analyze spur gears instantly. Adjust module, teeth, and pressure angle to render involute profiles and compute contact ratio and bending stress.

Gear Train Simulator (Spur & Planetary Gears)

Interactive simulator for spur & planetary gear trains. Visualize meshing, calculate ratios, speed, torque, and pitch diameters with accurate animations.

Greenwood-Williamson Rough Contact Simulator

Greenwood-Williamson rough surface contact simulator (GW model).

Gyroscope Precession Calculator & Visualizer

Calculate gyroscope precession instantly. Input spin, mass, radius, and tilt to visualize angular momentum and nutation for engineering and physics.

Hydraulic Cylinder Calculator — Force, Speed & Buckling Safety

Calculate hydraulic cylinder forces, piston speed, buckling safety factor, and power.

Hydraulic Jack Calculator — Pascal's Principle Simulator

Calculate hydraulic jack force, pressure, and flow with this interactive tool. Visualize Pascal's principle and adjust piston sizes in real time.

Hydrodynamic Bearing Analysis — Oil Film Pressure & Sommerfeld Number

Analyze journal bearing performance in real time. Visualize oil film pressure, shaft locus, and compute key parameters like the Sommerfeld number.

Industrial Robot Payload-to-Weight Ratio Simulator

Industrial Robot Payload-to-Weight Ratio Simulator focuses on control response, stability margin, and tuning assumptions, giving a compact read on the current case and t…

Interference Fit Torque Simulator

Interference Fit Torque Simulator focuses on electromagnetic, circuit, and transmission conditions, giving a compact read on the current case and the trend that matters …

Robot Arm Inverse Kinematics Calculator (2/3-DOF)

Calculate joint angles for 2R/3R robot arms from target position. Visualizes elbow-up/down solutions and checks reachability with the cosine rule.

Journal Bearing Sommerfeld Number Simulator

Journal Bearing Sommerfeld Number Simulator focuses on local stress, material strength, and life margin, giving a compact read on the current case and the trend that mat…

Kinematics Calculator & Visualizer — 1D/2D Constant Acceleration

Solve 1D & 2D motion problems instantly. Visualize projectile arcs and sketch graphs to see kinematic equations in action. Perfect for physics students.

Knuckle Joint Design Simulator

Knuckle Joint Design Simulator compares how nearby design assumptions and key metrics shifts as the main assumptions change.

Multi-Leaf Spring Deflection Simulator

Multi-Leaf Spring Deflection Simulator: Design the multi-leaf (carriage) springs that suspend trucks, vans, trailers, railway carriages and heavy SUVs.

Crank-Slider & Four-Bar Linkage Analyzer

Analyze 4-bar linkage and crank-slider mechanisms with real-time animation. Calculate Grashof condition, transmission angle, velocity, and acceleration.

Lubrication Regime Calculator

Calculate journal bearing lubrication regimes in real-time. View Sommerfeld number, film thickness, and the Stribeck curve for precise regime identification.

Active Magnetic Bearing (AMB) Radial Load Simulator

Active Magnetic Bearing (AMB) Radial Load Simulator: Design an Active Magnetic Bearing that levitates a spinning rotor with electromagnets.

Active Magnetic Bearing Rotor Stiffness Simulator

Active Magnetic Bearing Rotor Stiffness Simulator: Design Active Magnetic Bearings (AMB) that levitate a rotor without contact.

Mechanical Advantage Simulator — Lever, Pulley, Inclined Plane

Explore mechanical advantage with interactive simulations for levers, pulleys, inclined planes, and screws. Adjust forces and friction to see real-time vector animations.

O-Ring Gland Design Simulator

O-Ring Gland Design Simulator: Design the groove (gland) that houses an O-ring seal.

Planetary Gear Ratio Simulator

Design a planetary (epicyclic) gear train made of a sun gear, planet gears, a ring gear and a carrier.

Pneumatic Circuit Calculator

Calculate pneumatic cylinder forces, air consumption, pressure drop & compressor sizing in real-time. Essential tool for factory automation & industrial design.

Power Screw Efficiency Simulator

Power Screw Efficiency Simulator: Design the power screw (lead screw) that turns rotary motion into a powerful linear thrust.

Interference / Press Fit Calculator (Lamé Equations, Contact Pressure)

Calculate contact pressure, assembly force, torque capacity, and stress for press-fit designs using Lamé thick-cylinder equations.

Pulley Simulator — Mechanical Advantage of a Block and Tackle

Block-and-tackle pulley simulator. Vary load mass, rope count N, efficiency and lift height to compute MA = N·eta, input force and energy loss in real time.

Riveted Lap Joint Strength Simulator

Calculate the strength of a "lap joint" — two plates overlapped and held by rivets — in real time.

Robot Joint Torque & Newton-Euler Dynamics Calculator

Calculate joint torques for a 2-DOF robot arm using Newton-Euler dynamics. Visualize torque variation along a cubic-spline trajectory with full term breakdown.

Roller Chain Drive Simulator

Roller Chain Drive Simulator compares how nearby design assumptions and key metrics shifts as the main assumptions change.

Rolling Bearing Life Calculator (L10, Dynamic Load)

Calculate rolling bearing L10 life in hours & years. Enter load, bearing type & dynamic rating. Uses ISO 281 formula for ball or roller bearings.

Rolling Contact Fatigue & Pitting Resistance Calculator

Calculate Hertz contact pressure, shear stress, and L10 fatigue life in real time. Essential for bearing and gear pitting resistance design.

Rollover Threshold Simulator

Rollover Threshold Simulator compares how nearby design assumptions and key metrics shifts as the main assumptions change.

Rotational Dynamics Simulator

Simulate rotational dynamics in real-time. Calculate moment of inertia, torque, angular acceleration, kinetic energy, and angular momentum instantly.

Screw Tightening Torque Calculator

Calculate tightening torque, self-locking, and efficiency for metric, UNC, and UNF threads with our real-time bolt torque calculator.

Shrink-Fit Stress Simulator — Lamé Thick-Cylinder Solution

Shrink-fit stress simulator using Lamé equations.

Coil Spring Design Calculator (Buckling, Resonance, Fatigue)

Design and analyze coil springs instantly. Adjust wire diameter, coil count, and more to calculate spring rate, shear stress, Wahl factor, and natural frequency.

Coil Spring Fatigue Design Calculator — Wahl Factor & Modified Goodman Diagram

Calculate coil spring fatigue safety factors in real-time. Visualize stress on a Goodman diagram and apply the Wahl correction factor.

Spring Network Simulator — Series, Parallel & Combination

Simulate springs in series, parallel, or combination. Calculate equivalent stiffness, displacement, force, and strain energy with interactive physics formulas.

Railway Curve Cant & Cant Deficiency Simulator

Design tool for high-speed, commuter and freight rail curves.

Suspension Kinematics Simulator — Double Wishbone & MacPherson

Optimize double wishbone or MacPherson strut geometry in real time.

Tire Dynamics Simulator — Pacejka Magic Formula Friction Circle

Visualize tire lateral force vs slip angle and the friction ellipse with the Pacejka Magic Formula. Tune B, C, D, E to explore cornering stiffness and grip limits.

Tire Mechanics Simulator

Visualize tire forces in real time. Adjust slip angle, load, and friction to explore the Pacejka Magic Formula and the friction circle.

Torque & Lever Principle Simulator

Torque & Lever Principle Simulator compares how nearby design assumptions and key metrics shifts as the main assumptions change.

Torsion Bar Spring Simulator

Torsion Bar Spring Simulator: Design a torsion bar spring — one of the most elegant and compact spring elements ever invented.

Shaft Torsion Design Calculator — Shear Stress, Twist Angle & Required Diameter

Calculate shaft torque, shear stress, and twist angle. Input power, RPM, cross-section, and material for instant design results.

Turn Radius & Bank Angle Simulator

Turn Radius & Bank Angle Simulator focuses on physics-model assumptions and visualization, giving a compact read on the current case and the trend that matters next.

Universal Joint Velocity Simulator

Universal Joint Velocity Simulator: Visualise the non-uniform motion of a universal joint (Hooke joint) connecting two shafts that meet at an angle.

Vehicle Cornering Stiffness & Understeer Gradient Simulator

Vehicle Cornering Stiffness & Understeer Gradient Simulator: Compute axle cornering stiffness Cα, understeer gradient K, characteristic and critical…

Vehicle Dynamics Simulator

Simulate vehicle handling with linear bicycle model. Compute yaw rate, sideslip, understeer gradient, and characteristic speed.

Vehicle Roll Stability SSF (NHTSA) Simulator

Vehicle Roll Stability SSF (NHTSA) Simulator compares how nearby design assumptions and key metrics shifts as the main assumptions change.

Wahl Correction Factor Simulator — Maximum Shear Stress in Helical Springs

Wahl Correction Factor Simulator — Maximum Shear Stress in Helical Springs focuses on member deformation, stress, and support assumptions, giving a compact read on the c…

Braking Weight Transfer Simulator

Braking Weight Transfer Simulator compares how nearby design assumptions and key metrics shifts as the main assumptions change.

Wire Rope Strength Calculator — Breaking Load, WLL & Fatigue Life

Calculate wire rope breaking load, working load limit & fatigue life instantly. Input diameter, construction, UTS & safety factor for real-time results.

Worm Gear Efficiency & Self-Locking Calculator

Calculate worm gear forward/reverse efficiency and self-locking threshold. Input lead angle and friction coefficient for instant results.