Coupled pendulum (longitudinal)

Original project made with Autodesk Inventor 2014 as a Dynamic simulation. The action is due to the gravitation force only. Looking at the animation, you can see that the right pendulum is launched (second=12), while the left pendulum is at rest. The right pendulum gradually slows down, while the left one starts to oscillate increasingly louder. This is why we do not afraid the weights will collide with each other - in some respect. At one time the right pendulum stops completely, while the left one reaches the maximum oscillation. In other words, the kinetic energy is transferred from one pendulum to the other. The process continues indefinitely because no friction is imposed. As usual, if you work with Inventor you will find all the .iam and .ipt files so you can download them to enter Environments / Dynamic simulation and see for yourself what's happening. You will have all the settings at your will, so you can change everything. In this respect, if you want to see real collisions, you have to add some „2D Contact” joints (between weights and between weights and the frame). Enjoy!