double pendulum in matlab

To simulate a double pendulum in MATLAB, we need to solve the equations of motion using numerical integration. The equations of motion can be derived using Lagrangian mechanics.

Here's an example code that simulates a double pendulum:

main.m
%% Parameters
g = 9.81; % acceleration due to gravity (m/s^2)
L1 = 1; % length of first pendulum (m)
L2 = 1; % length of second pendulum (m)
m1 = 1; % mass of first pendulum (kg)
m2 = 1; % mass of second pendulum (kg)

%% Initial conditions
theta1_0 = pi/2; % initial angle of first pendulum (rad)
theta2_0 = pi/2; % initial angle of second pendulum (rad)
omega1_0 = 0; % initial angular velocity of first pendulum (rad/s)
omega2_0 = 0; % initial angular velocity of second pendulum (rad/s)
y0 = [theta1_0; theta2_0; omega1_0; omega2_0];

%% Simulation
tspan = [0 10]; % simulation time interval (s)
opts = odeset('RelTol',1e-6,'AbsTol',1e-6); % ODE solver options
[t, y] = ode45(@(t,y) double_pendulum_odefun(t, y, g, L1, L2, m1, m2), tspan, y0, opts); % solve ODEs

%% Plotting
theta1 = y(:,1);
theta2 = y(:,2);

x1 = L1*sin(theta1);
y1 = -L1*cos(theta1);

x2 = x1 + L2*sin(theta2);
y2 = y1 - L2*cos(theta2);

figure;
plot(x1, y1, 'r', x2, y2, 'b');
axis equal;
xlabel('x (m)');
ylabel('y (m)');
legend('Pendulum 1', 'Pendulum 2');

function dy = double_pendulum_odefun(t, y, g, L1, L2, m1, m2)
theta1 = y(1);
theta2 = y(2);
omega1 = y(3);
omega2 = y(4);

dtheta1 = omega1;
dtheta2 = omega2;

domega1 = (-g*(2*m1 + m2)*sin(theta1) - m2*g*sin(theta1 - 2*theta2) - 2*sin(theta1 - theta2)*m2*(omega2^2*L2 + omega1^2*L1*cos(theta1 - theta2))) / (L1*(2*m1 + m2 - m2*cos(2*theta1 - 2*theta2)));
domega2 = (2*sin(theta1 - theta2) * (omega1^2*L1*(m1+m2) + g*(m1+m2)*cos(theta1) + omega2^2*L2*m2*cos(theta1-theta2))) / (L2*(2*m1+m2-m2*cos(2*theta1-2*theta2)));

dy = [dtheta1; dtheta2; domega1; domega2];
end
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Here, we first define the parameters of the system, namely the gravitational acceleration g, the lengths of the two pendulums L1 and L2, and their masses m1 and m2.

Next, we define the initial conditions for the two pendulums, namely their initial angles and angular velocities.

We then simulate the system using the ODE solver ode45, which takes in the ODE function double_pendulum_odefun, the initial conditions y0, and the time interval tspan.

Finally, we plot the positions of the two pendulums over time using the plot function.

The double_pendulum_odefun function computes the derivatives of the state variables at a given time t, given the current state y and the system parameters.

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