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

If you have ever watched a broadcast of a rocket launch, about 30 seconds after liftoff, the announcer indicates that the rocket is lowering the throttles for “Max Q” or maximum dynamic pressure. Max Q represents the maximum pressure exerted on the rocket by the air as the rocket moves through the atmosphere. You will use `Matplotlib` to graphically represent pressure as a function of time to understand where Max Q occurs and what the total pressure is at Max Q for different average accelerations. Dynamic pressure is a function of the density of air (which changes with altitude and temperature) and velocity (which will change with time as the rocket speeds up).

Introduce the reader to the subject of dynamic pressure and rocket launches.

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

Introduction to Rocket Launches and Dynamic Pressure