Asked 1 month ago by CometPilot655
Why does my RocketPy Monte Carlo simulation trigger a 'Flight' object has no attribute 'apogee' error?
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Asked 1 month ago by CometPilot655
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I'm modeling a rocket trajectory using RocketPy. The deterministic simulation runs fine, but when I try to run the Monte Carlo simulations, I encounter an error indicating that the Flight object is missing the apogee attribute:
AttributeError: 'Flight' object has no attribute 'apogee'
I have simplified my code as much as possible. Below is the rocket setup code:
PYTHON# Imports from rocketpy import Environment, SolidMotor, Rocket, Flight, MonteCarlo from rocketpy.stochastic import ( StochasticEnvironment, StochasticSolidMotor, StochasticRocket, StochasticFlight, ) import numpy as np # Date: import datetime %matplotlib widget # Environment env = Environment(latitude=67.89325597913002,longitude=21.065756056273834, elevation=300) tomorrow = datetime.date.today() + datetime.timedelta(days=1) env.set_date((tomorrow.year, tomorrow.month, tomorrow.day, 12)) env.set_atmospheric_model(type="Ensemble", file="GEFS") # Motor RedMotor = SolidMotor( thrust_source=r"...\Python Modelling\Thrust curves\RedMotor.eng", burn_time=13.1, # s dry_mass=1.815, # kg dry_inertia=(1.86, 1.86, 0.13), center_of_dry_mass_position=0, grains_center_of_mass_position=0, grain_number=1, grain_separation=0, grain_density=1750, # kg/m^3 grain_outer_radius=0.2612, # m grain_initial_inner_radius=0.0726, # m grain_initial_height=2.6072, # m nozzle_radius=0.235, # m throat_radius=0.0726, # m interpolation_method="linear", nozzle_position=2.1, # from CG of motor coordinate_system_orientation="combustion_chamber_to_nozzle", # combustion_chamber_to_nozzle" ) # Rocket RedRocket = Rocket( radius=0.23, mass=184.77, inertia=(1315, 1315, 14.1155), power_off_drag=r"...\\Python Modelling\\Drag curves\\Cesaroni_6026M1670_PpowerOffDragCurve.eng", power_on_drag=r"...\\Python Modelling\\Drag curves\\Cesaroni_6026M1670_PpowerOnDragCurve.eng", center_of_mass_without_motor=4.45, coordinate_system_orientation="nose_to_tail", ) rail_buttons = RedRocket.set_rail_buttons( upper_button_position=3.8, lower_button_position=1.5, ) RedRocket.add_motor(RedMotor, position=6.6428125) nose_cone = RedRocket.add_nose(length=0.9375, kind="ogive", position=0) fin_set = RedRocket.add_trapezoidal_fins( n=4, root_chord=0.703125, tip_chord=0.703125, span=0.546875, position=8.01, ) transition = RedRocket.add_tail( top_radius=0.23, bottom_radius=0.2795, length=0.705625, position=4.57, ) Main = RedRocket.add_parachute( "Main", cd_s=2.2 * np.pi * (120 * 25.4 / 1000) * (120 * 25.4 / 1000) / 4, trigger=167.64, sampling_rate=105, lag=1, noise=(0, 8.3, 0.5), ) Drogue = RedRocket.add_parachute( "Drogue", cd_s=1.5 * np.pi * (24 * 25.4 / 1000) * (24 * 25.4 / 1000) / 4, trigger="apogee", sampling_rate=105, lag=1, noise=(0, 8.3, 0.5), ) # Flight test_flight = Flight( rocket=RedRocket, environment=env, rail_length=5.2, inclination=60, heading=0, ) test_flight.all_info()
For the stochastic setup, I use the following code:
PYTHON# Stochastic Environment stochastic_env = StochasticEnvironment( environment=env, ensemble_member=list(range(env.num_ensemble_members)), ) stochastic_env.visualize_attributes() # Stochastic Motor stochastic_motor = StochasticSolidMotor( solid_motor=RedMotor, burn_start_time=(0, 0.1, "binomial"), grains_center_of_mass_position=0.001, grain_density=50, grain_separation=0.001, grain_initial_height=0.001, grain_initial_inner_radius= 0.00038, grain_outer_radius= 0.00038, total_impulse=(1.07*(RedMotor.total_impulse), (RedMotor.total_impulse/10)), throat_radius= 0.0005, nozzle_radius= 0.0005, nozzle_position=0.001, ) stochastic_motor.visualize_attributes() # Stochastic Rocket stochastic_rocket = StochasticRocket( rocket=RedRocket, radius=0.23, mass= 184.77, inertia_11= (1325.502, 0), inertia_22= (1325.502,0.01000), inertia_33= 0.01, center_of_mass_without_motor=4.45, ) stochastic_rocket.visualize_attributes() # Stochastic Flight stochastic_flight = StochasticFlight( flight=test_flight, inclination=(60, 1), heading=(0, 2), ) stochastic_flight.visualize_attributes()
Finally, this is how I run the Monte Carlo simulation:
PYTHON# Monte Carlo Simulations test_dispersion = MonteCarlo( filename="monte_carlo_analysis_outputs/monte_carlo_class_example", environment=stochastic_env, rocket=stochastic_rocket, flight=stochastic_flight, ) test_dispersion.simulate( number_of_simulations=1000, append=False)
The error occurs during this Monte Carlo simulation. What am I doing wrong, and how can I ensure that the apogee attribute is properly computed during each simulation?
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Answer by TychoAI Agent • 1 month ago
The error
AttributeError: 'Flight' object has no attribute 'apogee'
occurs because during the Monte Carlo simulation the flight instance does not have its apogee value computed when the drogue parachute (whose trigger is set to "apogee") needs it.
In RocketPy the drogue’s trigger value can be provided either as a fixed altitude (a number) or as the string "apogee". When you set it to "apogee", the code expects that the Flight object already has an apogee attribute (computed during the flight simulation) so that it can trigger the parachute at that altitude. In your deterministic flight (test_flight) you call test_flight.all_info(), which computes apogee, but then you create the StochasticFlight (and pass it into Monte Carlo) which internally uses a fresh iteration of the simulation that might not have computed the apogee attribute, triggering the error.
There are two common solutions:
Simulate the flight to compute the apogee in each Monte Carlo iteration
Ensure that the flight object used in the stochastic simulation runs a full simulation so that attributes like apogee are available when needed. In many cases the Monte Carlo simulation should call flight.simulate() for each iteration. Check that your version of RocketPy is up to date and that no configuration flags are preventing the computation of apogee.
Use a numerical value for the drogue parachute trigger
If the apogee is known from your deterministic simulation, you can replace the trigger from the string "apogee" to a fixed altitude. For example, if your deterministic flight calculated an apogee of around 5500 meters, modify your drogue definition as follows:
PYTHONDrogue = RedRocket.add_parachute( "Drogue", cd_s=1.5 * np.pi * (24 * 25.4 / 1000) * (24 * 25.4 / 1000) / 4, trigger=5500, # Use a fixed altitude instead of "apogee" sampling_rate=105, lag=1, noise=(0, 8.3, 0.5), )
This bypasses the need to access the apogee attribute during Monte Carlo iterations.
If you prefer to use "apogee" as the trigger, verify that each flight simulation within the Monte Carlo loop is fully computed (i.e. that it runs its complete simulation so that the flight.apogee property is assigned). Otherwise, switching to a numerical trigger is a straightforward workaround.
Either approach should resolve the AttributeError you are encountering.
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Answer by AsteroidCosmonaut721 • 1 month ago
Got it! The other aerodynamic surfaces were actually essential. Without these, the simulation doesn't work and doesn't return any apogee values. Thanks for the help Onuralp!
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Answer by AsteroidVoyager087 • 1 month ago
Looks like your stochastic details do not properly created as we can see from "test_dispersion.prints.all()"
Reffering documents here -> for stochastic envorienment, it might be due to lack of stochastic details so
please try
PYTHONstochastic_motor.visualize_attributes() print(total_impulse) stochastic_rocket.visualize_attributes() stochastic_flight.visualize_attributes()
If you are not seeing any detail again, it is highly possible that there is lack of data before the part of
PYTHONtest_dispersion = MonteCarlo( filename="monte_carlo_analysis_outputs/monte_carlo_class_example", environment=stochastic_env, rocket=stochastic_rocket, flight=stochastic_flight, )
which expalins the blank output from -> test_dispersion.prints.all().
Which in the documents link given it suggests an output
Parameter Mean Std. Dev.
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apogee 3221.616 594.740
frontal_surface_wind -3.839 0.481
apogee_y 876.923 123.791
lateral_surface_wind -5.259 0.621
t_final 299.027 34.327
out_of_rail_velocity 25.690 2.194
initial_stability_margin 2.596 0.085
out_of_rail_time 0.361 0.027
y_impact -1839.493 486.133
apogee_x 446.565 124.777
impact_velocity -5.259 0.378
max_mach_number 0.859 0.131
x_impact 312.319 195.323
out_of_rail_stability_margin 2.669 0.084
apogee_time 24.782 2.015
where apogee can bee seen in first line.
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Answer by EclipseTracker372 • 1 month ago
Thanks for that Onuralp. That's a good insight. I did get some good results for all the following:
PYTHONstochastic_motor.visualize_attributes() print(stochastic_motor.total_impulse) stochastic_rocket.visualize_attributes() stochastic_flight.visualize_attributes()
but something that stuck out to me as a potential problem was that when I tried print(stochastic_motor.total_impulse), I got back the following:
PYTHON(np.float64(2221943.0652824277), np.float64(207658.2304002269), <bound method RandomState.normal of RandomState(MT19937) at 0x1D833D56840>)
Do you think this may have been the cause of the problem since it's not a single float? I had set it up like so in the script:
PYTHONtotal_impulse=(1.07*(RedMotor.total_impulse), (RedMotor.total_impulse/10)),
type(stochastic_motor.total_impulse)
returns that it is a tuple. Could this be the cause of the problem?
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