rocket-ode

Simulation of water bottle rocket physics as ODEs

I created this model for the final portion of ME495 W15.

The following files are contained here:

• odel_sim.m............calls main simulation function modelfun. Requires eventLA.m and eventZ0.m
• modelfun.m............main function for simulation
• launch_val.m..........calls launch validation function valfun. Requires eventLA.m and eventZ0.m
• valfun.m..............main function for launch validation
• simplefun.m...........simplified version of modelfun.m
• eventLA.m event.......event function for rocket leaving the sting
• eventZ0.m event.......event function for rocket hitting the ground

Instructions to run a simulation:

1. Put model_sim.m, modelfun.m, eventLA.m, and eventZ0.m in the same folder (replace modelfun.m with simplefun.m if desired)
2. Open model_sim.m and enter desired initial conditions
3. (Some constant conditions, such as wind speed, are in modelfun.m. 4. Un-comment desired plot outputs
4. Run model_sim.m
5. MATLAB will output final distance and any uncommented plots

Instructions to run a launch validation:

1. Put launch_val.m, valfun.m, eventLA.m, and eventZ0.m in the same folder
2. Run launch_val.m
3. MATLAB will plot the velocity vs time and position vs time of the model and the sample data