clc;
clear;
close all;

%assigning initial arrays for position(x), velocity(v), acceleration(u)
limit = 2000;
t = zeros(limit+1,1);
u1 = 1;
u2 = -1;
v = zeros(limit+1,1);
x = zeros(limit+1,1);

%assigning initial values for position(x), velocity(v), acceleration(u)
t(1) = 0;
v(1) = 0;
x(1) = 0;

%assigning time values
for i=1:limit
t(i+1) = t(i) + 0.01;
end

for j=1:limit
if t(j)<=5
   v(j+1) = v(j) + 0.01*u1; %use acceleration as +1 for first 5 seconds
else
   v(j+1) = v(j) + 0.01*u2; %use acceleration as -1 for rest of the time
end
end

for k=1:limit
x(k+1) = x(k) + 0.01*v(k); %calculating position array for calculated velocity array
end

figure;
plot(t,x)
title("Position vs Time(Without Feedback");
xlabel("Time-t");
ylabel("Position-x");

%assigning initial arrays for position(x), velocity(v), acceleration(u)
t = zeros(limit+1,1);
u1 = 1;
u2 = -1;
v = zeros(limit+1,1);
x = zeros(limit+1,1);

%assigning initial values
t(1) = 0;
v(1) = 0;
x(1) = 0;

%assigning time values for position(x), velocity(v), acceleration(u)
for i=1:limit
t(i+1) = t(i) + 0.01;
end

for j=1:limit
if t(j)<=5
   v(j+1) = v(j) + 0.01*(u1-sign(x(j))); %use acceleration as +1 for first 5 seconds and use negative feedback as sign(x)
   x(j+1) = x(j) + 0.01*v(j);
else
   v(j+1) = v(j) + 0.01*(u2-sign(x(j))); %use acceleration as -1 for rest of the time and use negative feedback as sign(x)
   x(j+1) = x

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