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% It finds the velocity using RK 4 method
clc; % Clears the screen
clear all;
h = input('Insert the value of the step size: '); % step size
t = 0:h:20; % Calculates till v(20)
v = zeros(1,length(t));
v(1) = input('Insert the value of the initial velocity: '); % initial condition
F_xy = @(v,t) 9.81 - ((0.28/85) * (v^2));
for i=1:(length(t)-1) % calculation loop
k_1 = F_xy(t(i),v(i));
k_2 = F_xy(t(i)+0.5*h,v(i)+0.5*h*k_1);
k_3 = F_xy((t(i)+0.5*h),(v(i)+0.5*h*k_2));
k_4 = F_xy((t(i)+h),(v(i)+k_3*h));
v(i+1) = v(i) + (1/6)*(k_1+2*k_2+2*k_3+k_4)*h % main equation
end
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Cris LaPierre
on 25 Oct 2020
Nothing. It's doing exactly what you've told it to do.
You specified a stepsize of 0 (variable h).
This causes t to be an empty vetor.
t=0:0:20
This causes your for loop to never run, since 1:(length(t)-1) simplifies to 1:-1.
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Alan Stevens
on 25 Oct 2020
Your code works if you put in sensible numbers for step size and velocity.
Zero is not sensible!
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