Tutorial 13 - Plot Mission

Welcome to this tutorial outlining the Plot Mission process in RCAIDE. This guide will walk you through the code, explain its components, and highlight where modifications can be made to customize the simulation for different vehicle designs. It is part of the Optimize tutorial.

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Header and Imports

The Imports section is for this tutorial consists of the RCAIDE.Library.Plots libraryand the RCAIDE.Framework.Core.Units functions.

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# Created:  May 2015, E. Botero
from RCAIDE.Library.Plots  import *
from RCAIDE.Framework.Core  import Units

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Plot Mission

The plot mission section consists of three different types of plots: aerodynamic coefficients, drag, and various fuel consumption plots. More information on the plots can be found in the RCAIDE documentation.

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def plot_mission(nexus):

    results   = nexus.results.base

    # Plot Aerodynamic Coefficients
    plot_aerodynamic_coefficients(results)

    # Drag Components
    plot_drag_components(results)

    # Plot Altitude, sfc, vehicle weight
    plot_altitude_sfc_weight(results)

    return