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moveObjects

PURPOSE ^

MOVEOBJECTS This function moves object positions according to the specified parameters

SYNOPSIS ^

function newpos = moveObjects(pos,Dc,dt,param)

DESCRIPTION ^

MOVEOBJECTS This function moves object positions according to the specified parameters

Inputs:
pos = nx3 array of current positions for n objects in 3D
Dc = diffusion coefficient (um^2/second)
dt = time step

Outputs:

Written by: Devin Sullivan 7/18/13

CROSS-REFERENCE INFORMATION ^

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SOURCE CODE ^

0001 function newpos = moveObjects(pos,Dc,dt,param)
0002 %MOVEOBJECTS This function moves object positions according to the specified parameters
0003 %
0004 %Inputs:
0005 %pos = nx3 array of current positions for n objects in 3D
0006 %Dc = diffusion coefficient (um^2/second)
0007 %dt = time step
0008 %
0009 %Outputs:
0010 %
0011 %Written by: Devin Sullivan 7/18/13
0012 
0013 % Copyright (C) 2013 Murphy Lab
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0015 %
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0033 
0034 param = ml_initparam(param,struct('method','brownian'));
0035 
0036 switch param.method
0037     case 'brownian'
0038         newpos = pos+randn(size(pos,1),3)*Dc*sqrt(dt);
0039         
0040     otherwise
0041         warning('Unrecognized object movement method, returning initial positions.');
0042         newpos = pos;
0043 end

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