Collision of Two Boxes

Derive, code, draw, simulate and animate the physical problem.

This is one of the application problems in Springer's book "Virtual Reality and Animation for Matlab and Simulink Users".
The problem is a collision of two boxes. In one case, the collision is perfect, in the othere, some of the energy is lost(transformed into fricitonal heat).

http://www.springer.com/computer/information+systems+and+applications/book/978-1-4471-2329-3
You need the Virtual Reality Toolbox to be installed.
Download and run the following scripts:
collision_of_two_boxes_Part1
and
collision_of_two_boxes_Part2