Dynamic Pressure for an Average Rocket
Explore the process of graphing dynamic pressure data during a rocket launch using Python. Learn to identify and annotate the maximum dynamic pressure point, Max Q, understand its timing and value, and visualize this critical event with clear annotations on the plot.
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Marking Max Q
You also want to mark on the graph what the maximum pressure is and where it occurs; by marking this point, you can say at what time Max Q occurs and what value the maximum dynamic pressure reaches. You will use the built-in max() function to determine the greatest number in y_values, and you will use the index() function to determine where that value is in the x_values. Then, you can use that index to find out what elapsed time the highest value corresponds to. It is important to note that the index is the location in the list of where the Max Q is in ...