3D Visualization of Dynamical Systems for Learning Purposes

Study of dynamical systems behavior can be very difficult. Therefore it is an advantage when someone can see how these systems perform in the 3D space. Visualization in 3D not only supports imagination but also helps to understand the physical nature of processes running as a reaction to the external forces applied to these systems. Using 3D visualization the performance of different types of dynamical systems can be shown (e.g., mechanical, hydraulic, magnetic systems). Even the responses of an abstract dynamical system of the third order can be visualized in 3D space. For the visualization several software tools can be chosen. In this paper we will discuss VRML models [1] combined with Matlab and Java applets as well as the Blender program used for editing 3D graphics. After successfully completing the 3D models creation these models can play an important role in building of virtual and remote laboratories [4, 5].