I would like to create a circle-like shape, but with various arcs along the circumference. A better way to explain this is just explain an example.
For example, I want to start with a circle that has a radius of 2 inches, have it gradually grow out to 3 inches over "x" radians, stay at 3 inches for "y" radians, and then return to 2 inches over "z" radians. Is this possible to plot in MATLAB? I am not sure how I would go about getting equations for those arcs and putting them together in a piecewise fashion to display continuously. The center of this circle is irrelevant to the problem, so for simplicity I will say the center of the BASE circle (the 2 in circular arc) is the origin. Picture for reference:
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