Rc 1[m] "Ring radius"
Lbase 10*pi*Rc "Length of plane"
mtot 1[kg] "Total mass"
gamma 0.75 "Mass ratio"
v0 0.1[m/s] "Initial velocity"
omega0 v0/Rc "Initial angular velocity"
mu 1 "Coefficient of friction"
Wk0 mtot*v0^2*(1+gamma) "Initial kinetic energy"
Wgmax mtot*gamma*g_const*2*Rc "Available potential energy"
vmax sqrt((Wgmax/mtot+v0^2*(1+gamma))/(1-gamma)) "Maximum velocity"
vchar vmax-6[m/s] "Estimated mean velocity"
t_end 10*pi*Rc/vchar "Simulation time"
dt Rc/vmax/36 "Time step"