Gain insights into using Python for mechanical and aerospace engineering. Learn about basics, graphing techniques, airfoil plotting, and dynamic pressure and orbital modeling in 2D and 3D.

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In this course, you will learn about the Python programming language in the context of mechanical and aerospace engineering. 

You will start with the basics of Python, like variables, collections, and different types of loops. Once you have the basics out of the way, the real fun begins. You will learn how to: graph thrust available and thrust required, graph dynamic pressure during a rocket launch, and how to plot airfoil coordinates. 

Towards the end, you will get a strong overview of orbital parameters and learn how to model both 2D and 3D static orbits. Once you’ve completed this course, you will have a better understanding of Python and how it works in the context of mechanical/aerospace engineering.

Python for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Let’s try a third acceleration. A 2016 Wired article estimated that the launch acceleration of the Blue Origin New Shephard rocket is 12.3 $\frac{ft}{s^2}$ [3]. The rocket will have greater acceleration as fuel is used up and air resistance goes down; let’s assume that the rocket’s average acceleration from launchpad to orbit is around 20 $\frac{ft}{s^2}$, which is an estimate that the rocket takes 20 minutes to get to the orbital velocity at a constant acceleration. Here is the additional code again:


Develop the code for the dynamic pressure experienced by a rocket during launch.

Getting Comfortable with Python

FizzBuzz

Graphing Thrust Available and Thrust Required

Graphing Dynamic Pressure During a Rocket Launch

Getting and Plotting Airfoil Coordinates

Modeling a 2-Body Orbit in 2D and 3D

Unit Conversions

Introduction to Web Scraping

Modeling Camera Shutter Effect

Writing Reports with Pweave

The End

Finishing with a Third Average Acceleration