self propulsion in matlab

main.m
% Set initial variables
initialPosition = [0, 0]; % Starting position
initialVelocity = [1, 0]; % Initial velocity
timeStep = 0.1; % Time step for simulation
duration = 10; % Duration of simulation
acceleration = [0.1, 0]; % Constant acceleration

% Initialize arrays to store position and velocity at each time step
positions = initialPosition;
velocities = initialVelocity;

% Simulate self-propulsion
for t = timeStep:timeStep:duration
    % Update velocity using acceleration
    newVelocity = velocities(end, :) + acceleration * timeStep;
    
    % Update position using velocity
    newPosition = positions(end, :) + newVelocity * timeStep;
    
    % Store new position and velocity
    positions = [positions; newPosition];
    velocities = [velocities; newVelocity];
end

% Plot trajectory
figure;
plot(positions(:, 1), positions(:, 2), 'b-o');
xlabel('X position');
ylabel('Y position');
title('Self-Propulsion Simulation');
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