v0.9.6

See the v0.9.6 announcement for a summary of key new features and non-backwards compatible changes.

What's Changed

• Incremented version to 0.9.4-dev by @swryan in #130
• Renamed EOMs in ODEs for clarity by @crecine in #134
• Refactor level2 to eliminate the input_sink and set all input defaults in the top group's configure method. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #132
• fix error in Fortran_to_Aviary.py by @xjjiang in #128
• Rho sea level by @xjjiang in #137
• Convert from debug_mode to verbosity by @crecine in #124
• Fixed missing/inconsistent spaces at line breaks in desc by @crecine in #141
• Updating actions versions by @johnjasa in #142
• Fixed a couple of MPI issues including a hang. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #139
• increased max allowable time for subprocess by @crecine in #145
• Add aviary metadata to the dashboard and add ability to copy cell values by @hschilling in #131
• Added reviewers when PR is opened by @crecine in #144
• Mission Report by @jkirk5 in #126
• Initial Implementation of Height Energy in SGM by @crecine in #97
• Fix some report regressions. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #147
• Added mission summary report to dashboard by @hschilling in #156
• When running level1 scripts, the report directory is now based on the name of the aircraft file by @hschilling in #143
• Adding Turboprop capabilities to Aviary by @crecine in #154
• Some changes for running under MPI. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #163
• Created an updated detailed takeoff and added solved 2DOF as a generalized mission method by @johnjasa in #153
• NPSS builder added by @chapman178 in #146
• Fixed engine decks with non-default units by @crecine in #165
• Fix for benchmark regression (hopefully). by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #169
• Fixed an issue which was causing phase info options to be ignored for… by @robfalck in #171
• Update test_workflow.yml by @crecine in #172
• Reserve Missions for Height-Energy by @ehariton in #149
• Adding new detailed landing phases by @johnjasa in #164
• Getting reviewer data by @crecine in #173
• checking out local actions by @crecine in #175
• fixed path by @crecine in #176
• Adding Hamilton Standard model without integration by @johnjasa in #168
• Updating the tests to use composite actions for setting up the environment by @crecine in #177
• Update test_workflow.yml by @crecine in #178
• Update test_docs.yml by @crecine in #179
• Update notify_teams.yml by @crecine in #180
• Update action.yml by @crecine in #181
• Using verbosity settings to control print level by @crecine in #182
• Update Hamilton Standard model and add integration test by @johnjasa in #183
• Adding notification for PR reviews by @crecine in #185
• Combine phase builders using shared class by @johnjasa in #166
• Revert "Adding notification for PR reviews" by @crecine in #188
• Update Hamilton Standard model based on Jeff's enhancement by @xjjiang in #184
• adding additional form for issues by @jdgratz10 in #192
• Renamed NPSS builder test by @swryan in #191
• Reserve mission docs by @ehariton in #190
• User Guide to Hamilton Standard by @xjjiang in #187
• Turboprop model cleanup by @jkirk5 in #193
• Adding mission timeseries output report by @johnjasa in #186
• Improvements to variable tests + minor cleanup by @jkirk5 in #194
• docs: add chapman178 as a contributor for code, and example by @allcontributors in #199
• docs: add crecine as a contributor for code, data, and review by @allcontributors in #217
• Update fortran_to_aviary.py by @crecine in #215
• combining the open contributor pull requests by @crecine in #218
• Fixed rows for contributors by @crecine in #220
• tweaked driver display settings to improve readability by @crecine in #221
• Propeller speed is computed now by @xjjiang in #219
• Fixed a couple of problems in the benchmarks. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #222
• update XDSM diagram for hamilton_standard user document by @xjjiang in #225
• Fix for some intermittent failures due to active reports. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #226
• Added new detailed takeoff and landing docs by @johnjasa in #197
• Changed the lower bound of the initial guess for the GTOW to facilita… by @errordynamicist in #227
• Adding reserve mission capabilities to 2DOF by @crecine in #189
• Update test_bench_FwGm.py by @crecine in #230
• A couple more fixes for MPI execution. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #231
• Full turboprop model by @jkirk5 in #223
• Added db filenames to run examples by @johnjasa in #240
• Split EQUIPMENT_MASS_COEFFICIENTS to 13 individual variables by @xjjiang in #224
• Expose target_range one level up for MBSA&E work by @johnjasa in #241
• Added aero table converter to CLI and added docs by @crecine in #242
• Added intermediate state output to SGM trajectories by @crecine in #244
• Added a tab for displaying the mission_timeseries_data.csv file in the dashboard by @hschilling in #236
• Increased the timeout on test_run_scripts by @swryan in #249
• Update core_promotes.py by @johnjasa in #255
• Corrections to test_aircraft .csv files by @cmbenne3 in #253
• Made problem_type an official setting in preparation for off-design work by @crecine in #251
• Added first version of modeling exercise for usability study by @johnjasa in #259
• Add some documentation to each tab of the dashboard by @hschilling in #252
• Rename Landing Coefficients by @xjjiang in #262
• Import statement using absolute path by @xjjiang in #265
• Converted LTF file by @errordynamicist in #246
• When using aviary level1, create a subdirectory within reports using the input deck name by @xjjiang in #269
• Clarify draw_mission outputted dict format by @johnjasa in #283
• Read csv extended by @xjjiang in #281
• using auto_order by @crecine in #288
• fixed bugs related to specifying phase_info from the CLI by @crecine in #287
• Move Dynamic Options by @xjjiang in #268
• Fix aviary mass balance in Height Energy so that fuel consumed during simple takeoff is included. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #273
• Add option to tabular takeoff aero so landing gear drag can be excluded by @jphorton in #277
• Add the ability to easily let user run multiple dashboards by @hschilling in #263
• Docs proof reading by @xjjiang in #285
• Ensure Proper File Execution by @xjjiang in #274
• In LowSpeedAero, alpha is NOT an output by @xjjiang in #276
• Refactor drag calculation in internal aero so that the CD is computed after the subsonic and supersonic scaling factors have been applied. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #279
• Multiengine initial capability by @jkirk5 in #260
• Command line verbosity option by @xjjiang in #300
• added a warning if a variable is not in meta_data nor in guess_names by @xjjiang in #298
• Initial guesses initialization by @cmbenne3 in #282
• Combine verbosity by @xjjiang in #303
• patch for PR 300 by @crecine in #307
• Shooting improvements by @crecine in #245
• Added tab to the dashboard showing a 3d model representation of the aircraft by @hschilling in #272
• Update methods_for_level2.py by @johnjasa in #321
• Enables minimal print for brief and verbose by @crecine in #316
• Added missing png needed for the 3d model tab in the dashboard by @hschilling in #324
• Hydraulic pressure correction by @ChrisPsenica in #328
• Update OAS Example with figure and link by @jdgratz10 in #312
• Fix for 1 of the 2 regressions in the benchmarks. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #314
• converting md files to ipynb files by @crecine in #330
• repace propulsion.md by propulsion.ipynb by @xjjiang in #271
• Added more detailed shooting docs by @crecine in #329
• Fixes to allow use of external engine models & multiple engines using L2 interface by @jkirk5 in #280
• Engine deck conversion bugfix by @jkirk5 in #331
• Updating Docs and Tests for CLI by @crecine in #338
• Convert GASP propeller map to Aviary CSV format by @xjjiang in #334
• Change how aviary convert_aero_table runs by @xjjiang in #339
• Refactor assert that checks whether the variable hierarchy is in proper alphabetical order. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #335
• Improve reading vector variables from csv by @jkirk5 in #336
• Adding simple battery subsystem and Dymos integration test by @johnjasa in #317
• Change behavior of the problem_recorder and driver_recorder options on dashboard command by @hschilling in #320
• Add to docs based on feedback and fix for latest dev Dymos by @johnjasa in #362
• run docs linting test only for test_docs by @crecine in #383
• Added run status tab to dashboard by @hschilling in #337
• Adding more executable code in the docs by @crecine in #311
• Cleaned up some warnings. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #378
• Electroprop by @jkirk5 in #332
• Fixing some missing tags by @crecine in #427
• Add Tip speed limit unit test by @xjjiang in #432
• Update detailed_wing mass to support wing locations that are outside of the integration station extents, just as FLOPS does. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #426
• Fix for a couple of recently failing benchmarks. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #433
• Using propeller table by @xjjiang in #356
• Update to aero_table_conversion and test_aero_table_conversion by @tahaitani in #441
• Unittest on check_partials in subsystems on gasp_based side by @xjjiang in #442
• Height Energy Off-Design by @kaushikponnapalli in #353
• Updated Draw Mission GUI for Aviary by @jsonirobots in #430
• Make small textual changes to the dashboard by @hschilling in #373
• Separated testing of 'dev' versions of dependencies from the main test workflow by @swryan in #455
• Unittest on check_partials in subsystems on flops_based side by @xjjiang in #443
• Changed problem return failure to an attribute by @johnjasa in #447
• Update to Docs for new draw mission GUI by @jsonirobots in #448
• Update README.md by @crecine in #457
• Off design tests by @kaushikponnapalli in #445
• Correction to file path error messaging by @cmbenne3 in #453
• Fix for failing tests. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #464
• add missing input Dynamic.Mission.DYNAMIC_PRESSURE to get reasonable test output by @xjjiang in #459
• Corrected error in test_workflow_dev_deps by @swryan in #467
• Provide the capability to save and share dashboards by @hschilling in #451
• Investigation of skipped tests by @xjjiang in #452
• Ensured L1 produces correct files for dashboard and added documentation by @johnjasa in #449
• Turboprop unit test by @xjjiang in #468
• Multi-engine renaming by @johnjasa in #471
• Add useful information to e-mail when "dev_deps" workflow fails by @swryan in #474
• Docs improvements by @johnjasa in #475
• Added missing lines needed for generation of 3d model display in dashboard by @hschilling in #465
• Atmosphere component by @jkirk5 in #461
• Fix for docs failure from new dymos release. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #482
• Docs updates (mainly removing debug_mode) by @xjjiang in #479
• EngineModels no longer have to contain every supported output by @jkirk5 in #431
• IGEAR is read in and set as int, but it should be boolean. by @xjjiang in #473
• Simple Gearbox by @ehariton in #450
• Fix a regression in the N3CC sizing benchmark. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #483
• adding option to run dashboard in background by @crecine in #491
• Paramport refactor part 1: Remove need for VariablesIn for height-energy mission. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #478
• Switched from miniconda to condaforge install recommendation by @ehariton in #498
• add/improve unit tests in GASP based mission by @xjjiang in #477
• GASP engine deck Convertion modification by @xjjiang in #492
• add/improve unit tests in FLOPS based mission by @xjjiang in #485
• Updated Draw Mission GUI to show Estimated Range when adding points by @jsonirobots in #481
• Some modifications to the FwGm benchmark to make it more suitable for gasp mission. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #505
• Changes the behavior when dashboard tabs cannot be created to show errors in the dashboard tabs by @hschilling in #496
• General cleanup items by @jkirk5 in #504
• Level 2 Off-Design by @kaushikponnapalli in #488
• Update dashboard.py by @crecine in #521
• interactive XY plot for mission timeseries variables by @hschilling in #489
• Paramport Part 2 - removal of most variables from 2DOF (gasp-based) paramport. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #507
• Fix the broken drag example. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #512
• Aviary plot_drag_polar GUI using a csv input file by @tahaitani in #487
• Off-Design documention by @kaushikponnapalli in #515
• Citation by @jkirk5 in #528
• Override wetted area gasp_based by @xjjiang in #518
• Rework overriding so that we still override an output even if it is not used in a premission input. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #516
• set initial guesses when providing an AviaryValues object to 'load_inputs()' by @crecine in #524
• Use Str Pane rather than Markdown to display input_list.txt and output_list.txt files by @hschilling in #532
• Use get_val for getting values from case recorder for all places in dashboard code by @hschilling in #535
• Trying glue by @crecine in #397
• add unit test on weight-mass conversion with GRAV_ENGLISH_LBM != 1 by @xjjiang in #522
• test_taxi_group.py was testing landing group, not taxi group by @xjjiang in #539
• adding kinematic viscosity as a dynamic variable by @crecine in #542
• Add support for constraint aliases to the phase info. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #536
• Print override variables with values and units by @xjjiang in #537
• Point CI to the previous openmdao release until we have things fixed. Also, keep numpy less than 2. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #555
• Fixed bug where wing area wasn't being promoted out of the mission when using tabular "FLOPS" aero. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #552
• Moved engine mass scaler from options to inputs in FLOPS mass to mirror how it is done in GASP. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #540
• Connect flight phase mass to gross mass by @kaushikponnapalli in #534
• Docstring by @xjjiang in #508
• Document all CLI defaults by @xjjiang in #548
• Variable hierarchy overhaul (propellers & Dynamic) by @jkirk5 in #519
• Fixes for variable hierarchy update by @jkirk5 in #561
• testing CI by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #562
• Motor model fixes + tests by @jkirk5 in #557
• Gasp aero coeffs by @crecine in #560
• Cleanup and test fix by @jkirk5 in #566
• Fixed broken connections in battery by @jkirk5 in #546
• Update of gross mass design variable bounds by @cmbenne3 in #543
• Small change to introspection for aviary's top set_input_defaults. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #568
• Change atmosphere comp defaults from geopotential to Geodetic by @xjjiang in #567
• 0.9.6.dev by @jkirk5 in #573
• merge fixes by @jkirk5 in #580
• Smoothen minimum function in propeller performance by @xjjiang in #578
• merge with main by @jkirk5 in #589
• Adding has_diag_partials to ExecComps by @xjjiang in #583
• Headers for converted input files by @jkirk5 in #577
• Moving gasp based taxi, landing, and breguet components by @xjjiang in #558
• Test mass builders by @xjjiang in #590
• Update utils.py by @crecine in #591
• Update test_workflow_dev_deps.yml by @crecine in #592
• adding unit test for json by @crecine in #581
• Test geom builders by @xjjiang in #597
• Try glue2 by @crecine in #520
• Turboprop with gearbox integration by @jkirk5 in #514
• New optimization history tab in dashboard by @hschilling in #579
• 0.9.6 staging by @jkirk5 in #614
• Changing were dashboard looks for input files based on recent changes in how OpenMDAO saves reports by @hschilling in #595
• Multi mission opt by @ehariton in #529
• Add support for specifying that a subsystem builder be excluded from the throttle solver loop in mission. by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #600
• Update test_flops_geom_builder.py by @crecine in #613
• add verbosity to level 1 run by @xjjiang in #612
• added missing vars to test by @jkirk5 in #622
• updating print out for FileNotFoundError by @crecine in #611
• Addition of global_throttle flag to variable hierarchy by @jkirk5 in #582
• 0.9.6 Official PR by @Kenneth-T-Moore in #624

New Contributors

• @chapman178 made their first contribution in #146
• @robfalck made their first contribution in #171
• @allcontributors made their first contribution in #199
• @errordynamicist made their first contribution in #227
• @cmbenne3 made their first contribution in #253
• @jphorton made their first contribution in #277
• @ChrisPsenica made their first contribution in #328
• @tahaitani made their first contribution in #441
• @kaushikponnapalli made their first contribution in #353
• @jsonirobots made their first contribution in #430

Full Changelog: v0.9.3...v0.9.6