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* BUG: Fix hard-coded radius value for parachute added mass calculation (#889) * Fix hard-coded radius value for parachute added mass calculation Calculate radius from cd_s using a typical hemispherical parachute drag coefficient (1.4) when radius is not explicitly provided. This fixes drift distance calculations for smaller parachutes like drogues. Formula: R = sqrt(cd_s / (Cd * π)) Closes #860 Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> Address code review: improve docstrings and add explicit None defaults Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> Add CHANGELOG entry for PR #889 Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> Update rocket.add_parachute to use radius=None for consistency Changed the default radius from 1.5 to None in the add_parachute method to match the Parachute class behavior. This ensures consistent automatic radius calculation from cd_s across both APIs. Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> Refactor Parachute class to remove hard-coded radius value and introduce drag_coefficient parameter for radius estimation Fix hard-coded radius value for parachute added mass calculation Calculate radius from cd_s using a typical hemispherical parachute drag coefficient (1.4) when radius is not explicitly provided. This fixes drift distance calculations for smaller parachutes like drogues. Formula: R = sqrt(cd_s / (Cd * π)) Closes #860 Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> Add CHANGELOG entry for PR #889 Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> Refactor Parachute class to remove hard-coded radius value and introduce drag_coefficient parameter for radius estimation MNT: Extract noise initialization to fix pylint too-many-statements in Parachute.__init__ Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> * Refactor environment method access in controller test for clarity * fix pylint * fix comments * avoid breaking change with drag_coefficient * reafactors Parachute.__init__ method * fix tests --------- Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <guilherme_fernandes@usp.br> * ENH: get changes from BUG: All NOAA NOMADS Dependent Atmosphere Models Broken Fixes #933 * ENH: Add guidelines for simulation safety, Sphinx documentation, and pytest standards (GitHub Copilot) (#937) * REL: bump version to 1.12 * ENH: Add explicit timeouts to ThrustCurve API requests and update changelog (#940) * Initial plan * ENH: Add explicit timeouts to ThrustCurve API requests Co-authored-by: MateusStano <69485049+MateusStano@users.noreply.github.com> * DOC: Add timeout fix PR to changelog Co-authored-by: MateusStano <69485049+MateusStano@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: MateusStano <69485049+MateusStano@users.noreply.github.com> * ENH: Restore power_off/on_drag as Function objects; add _input attributes for raw user input and update changelog (#941) * Initial plan * ENH: Restore power_off/on_drag as Function, add _input attributes for raw user input Co-authored-by: MateusStano <69485049+MateusStano@users.noreply.github.com> * DOC: Add PR #941 compatibility fix to changelog Co-authored-by: MateusStano <69485049+MateusStano@users.noreply.github.com> * Update rocketpy/rocket/rocket.py Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> * MNT: ruff pylint --------- Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: MateusStano <69485049+MateusStano@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: MateusStano <mateusstano@usp.br> * MNT: Remove unused imports and deprecated functions from mathutils/function.py * BUG: Readd SourceType enumeration for function source types and clean up imports * BUG: Fix incorrect Jacobian in `only_radial_burn` branch of `SolidMotor.evaluate_geometry` (#944) * Initial plan * BUG: Fix incorrect Jacobian in only_radial_burn branch of evaluate_geometry Co-authored-by: MateusStano <69485049+MateusStano@users.noreply.github.com> --------- Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: MateusStano <69485049+MateusStano@users.noreply.github.com> * ENH: move weathercocking_coeff to PointMassRockt * MNT: ruff * MNT: fix cyclic import * BUG: Add wraparound logic for wind direction in environment plots (#939) * chore: added personal toolkit files * update branch name in workflow * chore: update toolkit files * Fix: add wraparound logic for wind direction and related tests * style: fix ruff formatting * Remove unused import Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * refactor: move repetitive logic into helper method * fix: update test logic in test_environment * add changelog entry --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> * MNT: add numpy import to test_environment.py * MNT: rename constant for wraparound threshold in _break_direction_wraparound method * ENH: Adaptive Monte Carlo via Convergence Criteria (#922) * ENH: added a new function (simulate_convergence) * DOC: added a cell to show simulate_convergence function usage * TST: integration test for simulate_convergence * DOC: updated changelog for this PR * ENH: ran black to lint intg test file * new fixes thx to copilot comments * linted rocketpy/simulation/monte_carlo.py --------- Co-authored-by: Malmahrouqi3 <mohdsaid497566@gmail.com> * DOC: add latitude range in docs Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> * MNT: remove unnecessary pylint warning Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> * MNT: remove unnecessary pylint warning Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> * DOC: correctly link to WeatherModelMapping Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * DOCS: checked todo Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * ENH: address copilot comments * TST: improve tests * ENH: get changes from BUG: All NOAA NOMADS Dependent Atmosphere Models Broken Fixes #933 * BUG: Fix hard-coded radius value for parachute added mass calculation (#889) * Fix hard-coded radius value for parachute added mass calculation Calculate radius from cd_s using a typical hemispherical parachute drag coefficient (1.4) when radius is not explicitly provided. This fixes drift distance calculations for smaller parachutes like drogues. Formula: R = sqrt(cd_s / (Cd * π)) Closes #860 Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> Address code review: improve docstrings and add explicit None defaults Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> Add CHANGELOG entry for PR #889 Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> Update rocket.add_parachute to use radius=None for consistency Changed the default radius from 1.5 to None in the add_parachute method to match the Parachute class behavior. This ensures consistent automatic radius calculation from cd_s across both APIs. Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> Refactor Parachute class to remove hard-coded radius value and introduce drag_coefficient parameter for radius estimation Fix hard-coded radius value for parachute added mass calculation Calculate radius from cd_s using a typical hemispherical parachute drag coefficient (1.4) when radius is not explicitly provided. This fixes drift distance calculations for smaller parachutes like drogues. Formula: R = sqrt(cd_s / (Cd * π)) Closes #860 Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> Add CHANGELOG entry for PR #889 Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> Refactor Parachute class to remove hard-coded radius value and introduce drag_coefficient parameter for radius estimation MNT: Extract noise initialization to fix pylint too-many-statements in Parachute.__init__ Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> * Refactor environment method access in controller test for clarity * fix pylint * fix comments * avoid breaking change with drag_coefficient * reafactors Parachute.__init__ method * fix tests --------- Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <guilherme_fernandes@usp.br> * ENH: Add guidelines for simulation safety, Sphinx documentation, and pytest standards (GitHub Copilot) (#937) * REL: bump version to 1.12 * BUG: Add wraparound logic for wind direction in environment plots (#939) * chore: added personal toolkit files * update branch name in workflow * chore: update toolkit files * Fix: add wraparound logic for wind direction and related tests * style: fix ruff formatting * Remove unused import Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * refactor: move repetitive logic into helper method * fix: update test logic in test_environment * add changelog entry --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> * MNT: add numpy import to test_environment.py * MNT: rename constant for wraparound threshold in _break_direction_wraparound method * DOC: add latitude range in docs Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> * MNT: remove unnecessary pylint warning Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> * MNT: remove unnecessary pylint warning Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> * ENH: address copilot comments * TST: improve tests * DOC: correctly link to WeatherModelMapping Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * DOCS: checked todo Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> * ENH: Adaptive Monte Carlo via Convergence Criteria (#922) * ENH: added a new function (simulate_convergence) * DOC: added a cell to show simulate_convergence function usage * TST: integration test for simulate_convergence * DOC: updated changelog for this PR * ENH: ran black to lint intg test file * new fixes thx to copilot comments * linted rocketpy/simulation/monte_carlo.py --------- Co-authored-by: Malmahrouqi3 <mohdsaid497566@gmail.com> * DEV: remove unwanted changes from develop * DEV: Update for hotfix * TST: add tests * MNT: remove changes from develop again * MNT: Refactor longitude and latitude index functions * MNT: ruff --------- Co-authored-by: Copilot <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <63590233+Gui-FernandesBR@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Gui-FernandesBR <guilherme_fernandes@usp.br> Co-authored-by: Khushal Kottaru <khushal.kottaru@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Mohammed S. Al-Mahrouqi <malmahrouqi3@gatech.edu> Co-authored-by: Malmahrouqi3 <mohdsaid497566@gmail.com>
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[WIP] Fix merge conflicts and test feature for PR 909
feat: Implement 3D flight animation methods using Vedo (Issue #523)
Apr 6, 2026
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Adds
animate_trajectoryandanimate_rotateto theFlightplots layer, enabling interactive 3D visualization of simulated rocket trajectory and attitude via the optionalvedodependency. Resolves merge conflicts and addresses all reviewer comments from PR #909.Pull request type
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black rocketpy/ tests/) has passed locallypytest tests -m slow --runslow) have passed locallyCHANGELOG.mdhas been updated (if relevant)Current behavior
No built-in 3D animation of rocket trajectory or attitude exists in the
Flightclass.New behavior
Two animation methods accessible via
flight.plots.*, backed byvedoas an opt-in dependency (pip install rocketpy[animation]):Key implementation details:
rocketpy/plots/flight_plots.py(notsimulation/flight.py) per project conventionrocketpy/plots/assets/default_rocket.stl; bundled via[tool.setuptools.package-data]angle = 2·arccos(q0), withnp.clipguard and zero-division protection for near-identity quaternions_validate_animation_inputs()raisesValueErrorfor invalid[start, stop]or non-positivetime_step, andFileNotFoundErrorfor missing STL pathsImportErrorwith install hint raised via existingimport_optional_dependency("vedo")ifvedois absentvedo>=2024.5.1added asrocketpy[animation]optional group; included inrocketpy[all]Tests added (
tests/unit/test_plots.py):vedoImportErrorwhenvedois absentValueErrorfor reversed/out-of-range time interval andtime_step ≤ 0FileNotFoundErrorfor missing STL (explicit path and missing default)Breaking change
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