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Program Design Using MATLAB Lecture 3: Supporting Material Dr Kathryn Merrick

Program Design Using MATLAB Lecture 3: Supporting Material Dr Kathryn Merrick Tuesday 10 th March, 2009. Overview. From problem to program Defining a function Comments and code structure. An Introductory Problem…. Physics of a Stoppie.

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Program Design Using MATLAB Lecture 3: Supporting Material Dr Kathryn Merrick

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  1. Program Design Using MATLAB Lecture 3: Supporting Material Dr Kathryn Merrick Tuesday 10th March, 2009

  2. Overview • From problem to program • Defining a function • Comments and code structure

  3. An Introductory Problem…

  4. Physics of a Stoppie Source: Bicycle and Motorcycle Dynamics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_and_motorcycle_dynamics

  5. From Problem to Program… • Understand the problem ‘in English’ • Develop a rough solution on paper • Implement the solution in MATLAB • Test your solution

  6. Example: A Stoppie Calculator • The problem ‘in English’: I’d like to write a program that can tell me if a particular bike can do a stoppie. • The rough solution: I’m going to write some code that can automatically compute the normal force on the rear wheel given the wheelbase and centre of mass height. Harley-Davidson FXD Honda VFR800

  7. Demo 1: Stoppie Calculator in MATLAB

  8. Pros and Cons of the Stoppie Calculator • Advantages: • Computation is done automatically • Disadvantages: • I have to manually enter the variable values every time • I have to write in the equation every time • There must be a better way….!

  9. Demo 2: A Better Stoppie Simulator

  10. Inspiration for Assignment 1 …

  11. Summary • After today’s lecture you should be able to: • Take a problem ‘in English’ and develop a rough solution • Use the MATLAB command line to implement a solution • Define simple functions as reusable solutions

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