Python Programming in the Aerospace Industry

Python Programming in the Aerospace Industry

Author Name : Amandeep Singh, Tuiba Ashraf

ABSTRACT In the aerospace industry, there are many theoretical values found by the designer. For example, thrust required, lift value, drag value, moment value, aspect ratio, lift-drag ratio, stall velocity, fuel weight, fuel tank capacity, and many more. Sometimes, values are more complex and can only be computed by computer software. In such cases, programming is very useful. We know that finding these values theoretically would take a significant amount of time. In this paper, we discuss how we can use the Python programming language for these calculations. Nowadays, most companies use short programming languages like Python because they save time and reduce errors in calculations. I chose Python for this paper because it is a concise programming language and easy to write. An important aspect of Python is its ability to easily extend, communicate, and integrate with several other languages. Python has many implementations such as CPython, Jython, IronPython, Stackless Python, and PyPy. Compared to other programming languages, Python is dynamically typed, which means there is no need to declare variables explicitly. Through this paper, we gain insight into how programming works in software like ANSYS. In the future, we can develop a program to find all aerodynamic and design parameters.