MATLAB: For Loop Segment Troubleshooting

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I need help troubleshooting a for loop.
The problem was to solve a simple first order differential equation using Euler's method. The ODE was in the form of dx/dt = Ax(t) + Bu(t). A and B are calculated and passed-on into this file through a function. The problem is that my Psim simulation doesn't match the Matlab Simulation and the teacher proposed that i troubleshoot the for loop. Can you please point me in the right direction? I am fairly new at Matlab. The Matlab code for Euler's formula i wrote is presented below. Thank you for your help.
 h1 = 0.0001;                          %Adjustable time-step
 Tstop = 0.001;                        %desired simulation time (s)
 iterations = Tstop/h1;
 clear x_2(:,1);
 x_2(:,1)= [0;0];
 k(1)=0;                                 % Starting of the time on x-axis
 for i=2:iterations
    k1 = A*x_2(:,i-1)+ B*u;   
    x_2(:,i) = x_2(:,i-1)+ h1*k1;
    k(i) = k(i-1)+h1;                  % time on X-axis    
 end
 figure(2);
 plot(k,x_2(1,:));
 title('Euler Approximation');
 xlabel('Time');
 ylabel('x(t)');

Best Answer

You can add a breakpoint in your script by clicking on the horizontal line to the left of the number in the MATLAB Editor. This will produce a red dot. Next time you run the code, it will stop when it encounters this red dot. Then, you can type in the Command Window or hover over the variables in the script, or even use the Workspace Window to see what's happening. I suspect you'll want to check the dimensions of A, B, x_2(:,i-1), and u - you can do this with the SIZE function in MATLAB. To get out of debugging mode, you can type dbquit in the Command Window. When you are done debugging, you'll want to remove the red dot by clicking on it, so that your code doesn't keep stopping at that point.
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