function vdot = quad_drag(t,v) %QUAD_DRAG Trajectory of baseball under quadratic drag force. % Dale E. Gary % $Revision: 1.0 $ $Date: 2008/09/01 10:37:00 $ % Inputs T (time value--not used) % V (velocity vector: v(1) = v_x, v(2) = v_y) % Output VDOT (acceleration column vector: vdot(1) = vdot_x, vdot(2) = vdot_y) diam = 0.07; % Diameter of baseball, in m gamma = 0.25; % Coefficient of drag in air at STP, in Ns^2/m^2 m = 0.15; % Mass of baseball, in kg g = 9.8; % Acceleration of gravity, in m/s c = gamma*diam^2; vdot_x = -(c/m)*sqrt(v(1)^2+v(2)^2)*v(1); vdot_y = -g-(c/m)*sqrt(v(1)^2+v(2)^2)*v(2); vdot = [vdot_x; vdot_y];