%% Open Loop Cruise Control Example % % BJ Furman % % 29AUG2014 %% Level Ground - No disturbance clear all; close all; m=1000; % kg b=50; % N-s/m g=9.81 % m/s^2 Theta0=30*pi/180; % radians Ke=500/Theta0; % N/rad t=0:0.5:100; v=(Ke*Theta0/b)*(1-exp((-b/m)*t)); plot(t,v) xlabel('Time, s') ylabel('Velocity, m/s') title('Velocity vs. Time for Open Loop Cruise Control') grid hold on %% Add a disturbance of a grade % grade=3 % 3% grade (about 1.7 deg) angle=atan(grade/100); Fd=m*g*sin(angle) vd=((Ke*Theta0-Fd)/b)*(1-exp((-b/m)*t)); plot(t,vd,'r') legend('Level ground - no disturbance',strcat(num2str(grade),' % grade'),'Location','Best')