{
  "id": "impulse-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "Impulse Calculator",
  "shortName": "Impulse",
  "description": "Calculate impulse, average force, or contact time from J = FΔt.",
  "category": "Science & Engineering",
  "categorySlug": "science-engineering",
  "keywords": [
    "impulse",
    "calculator",
    "impulse calculator"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/impulse-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-09-01",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/impulse-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/impulse-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/impulse-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/impulse-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/impulse-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/impulse-calculator/?solveFor=impulse&impulse=50&force=100&time=0.5",
  "queryParameters": {
    "solveFor": {
      "label": "Solve for",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "default": "impulse"
    },
    "impulse": {
      "label": "Impulse (N·s)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 50
    },
    "force": {
      "label": "Average force (N)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 100
    },
    "time": {
      "label": "Time interval (s)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0.5
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "solveFor",
      "label": "Solve for",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": "impulse",
      "options": [
        {
          "label": "Impulse J",
          "value": "impulse"
        },
        {
          "label": "Average force F",
          "value": "force"
        },
        {
          "label": "Time interval Δt",
          "value": "time"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "impulse",
      "label": "Impulse (N·s)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 50,
      "step": 0.001
    },
    {
      "id": "force",
      "label": "Average force (N)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 100,
      "step": 0.001
    },
    {
      "id": "time",
      "label": "Time interval (s)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 0.5,
      "min": 0.000001,
      "step": 0.0001
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "result",
      "label": "Solved value",
      "format": "number",
      "primary": true,
      "digits": 8
    },
    {
      "id": "unit",
      "label": "Unit",
      "format": "text"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "impulse J = average force F × time interval Δt"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "solveFor": "impulse",
        "impulse": 50,
        "force": 100,
        "time": 0.5
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}