Free fall model (air drag)

mathematical model for the fall of objects, including the aerodynamic drag and assuming a uniform gravitational field

Contained entities

free fall initial condition	$\begin{matrix} x (t = 0) & = & x_{0} \\ v (t = 0) & = & v_{0} \end{matrix}$	initial condition
	$t$ represents time
	$v$ represents free fall velocity
	$v_{0}$ represents free fall initial velocity
	$x$ represents free fall height
	$x_{0}$ represents free fall initial height

free fall solution (air drag)	$\begin{matrix} x (t) & = & x_{0} + v_{0} t - \frac{v_{\infty}^{2}}{g} \ln \cosh (\frac{g t}{v_{\infty}}) \\ v (t) & = & v_{0} + v_{\infty} \tanh (\frac{g t}{v_{\infty}}) \end{matrix}$	analytical solution
	$v_{0}$ represents free fall initial velocity
	$x_{0}$ represents free fall initial height
	$t$ represents time
	$g$ represents gravitational acceleration
	$v_{\infty}$ represents free fall terminal velocity
	$x$ represents free fall height
	$v$ represents free fall velocity

free fall equation (air drag)	$\begin{matrix} \dot{x} & = & v \\ \dot{v} & = & - g + \frac{1}{2 m} ρ C_{D} A v^{2} \end{matrix}$	governing equation
	$A$ represents cross section
	$C_{D}$ represents drag coefficient
	$ρ$ represents density of air
	$g$ represents gravitational acceleration
	$m$ represents free fall mass
	$t$ represents time
	$v$ represents free fall velocity
	$x$ represents free fall height

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Item	Property
free fall	specialized by
free fall model (non-uniform gravitation)	specialized by
free fall solution (air drag)	solution to
gravitational effects on fruit	modelled by

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