Car Parameters
20 m/s
10 m/s
20 m
Calculated Results
Relative Velocity (vAB)
10.00 m/s
Time to Overtake
0.00 s
2D Motion Parameters
5 m/s
3 m/s
90 °
50 m
V_bw: Object rel. Medium
V_rg: Medium rel. Ground
V_bg: Resultant (Ground)
Calculated Results
Resultant Speed
0.00 m/s
Drift Angle
0.00 °
Time to Cross
0.00 s
Vector Components
V_bw (x, y): 0, 0
V_rg (x, y): 0, 0
V_bg (Sum): 0, 0
Intuition: The Camera Method
Imagine attaching a camera to an object. That object becomes stationary. To see how everything else moves from its perspective, subtract the object's velocity from every other velocity in the system.
V(rel) = V(obj) - V(obs)
Relative Motion Visualizer
Frame: Ground