05/30/2026
Real time flying saucer flight simulator on now on my site. You can simply follow the link and try to control it. I didn't think it would come to this, but it's incredibly interesting. In a nutshell, it works like a regular jellyfish, but solely through vibrations. Link in the comments. If it’s more complicated then:
This simulation of an asymmetric oscillator (fast forward, slow reverse) based on my experiment, I used the LBM with the added condition that the aerodynamic drag of the oscillation accumulates and is given off as thrust on the next half-stroke, realistically simulating thrust reversal relative to the classical pushing of the medium. I updated the code to more accurately convey the mechanics of the experiment and added a response of the pendulum to the environmental influence, whereby increasing the load leads to a decrease in frequency. I also created a simple browser-based flight simulator based on this. Aerodynamic drag in the direction of oscillation is counted as thrust, and drag perpendicular to the thrust vector works as usual. There are also lift and optional buoyancy and other settings.