optimize_launch_angle

Calculate optimal rocket launch angles to achieve maximum altitude or specific target ranges using aerospace engineering parameters.

Instructions

Optimize rocket launch angle for maximum altitude or range.

Args: rocket_geometry: Rocket geometry parameters target_range_m: Optional target range in meters optimize_for: Optimization objective ('altitude' or 'range') angle_bounds_deg: Launch angle bounds in degrees

Returns: JSON string with optimization results

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Default
`rocket_geometry`	Yes
`target_range_m`	No
`optimize_for`	No	altitude
`angle_bounds_deg`	No

Implementation Reference

aerospace_mcp/tools/rockets.py:145-181 (handler)

The primary handler function for the 'optimize_launch_angle' MCP tool. It processes input parameters, attempts to delegate to the integrations/rockets optimizer (which may not be implemented), and returns JSON-formatted results or error messages.

def optimize_launch_angle(
    rocket_geometry: dict,
    target_range_m: float | None = None,
    optimize_for: Literal["altitude", "range"] = "altitude",
    angle_bounds_deg: tuple[float, float] = (45.0, 90.0),
) -> str:
    """Optimize rocket launch angle for maximum altitude or range.

    Args:
        rocket_geometry: Rocket geometry parameters
        target_range_m: Optional target range in meters
        optimize_for: Optimization objective ('altitude' or 'range')
        angle_bounds_deg: Launch angle bounds in degrees

    Returns:
        JSON string with optimization results
    """
    try:
        from ..integrations.rockets import (
            RocketGeometry,
        )
        from ..integrations.rockets import (
            optimize_launch_angle as _optimize,
        )

        geometry = RocketGeometry(**rocket_geometry)

        result = _optimize(geometry, target_range_m, optimize_for, angle_bounds_deg)

        return json.dumps(result, indent=2)

    except ImportError:
        return "Launch optimization not available - install optimization packages"
    except Exception as e:
        logger.error(f"Launch optimization error: {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
        return f"Launch optimization error: {str(e)}"

aerospace_mcp/fastmcp_server.py:113-113 (registration)
Registration of the optimize_launch_angle tool with the FastMCP server instance.
```
mcp.tool(optimize_launch_angle)
```
aerospace_mcp/fastmcp_server.py:69-73 (registration)
Import statement bringing the optimize_launch_angle handler into the server module for registration.
```
from .tools.rockets import (
    estimate_rocket_sizing,
    optimize_launch_angle,
    rocket_3dof_trajectory,
)
```

aerospace_mcp/integrations/rockets.py:15-27 (schema)

Dataclass schema for RocketGeometry, used to validate and structure the rocket_geometry dict input in the tool handler.

@dataclass
class RocketGeometry:
    """Rocket geometry parameters."""

    dry_mass_kg: float  # Rocket dry mass
    propellant_mass_kg: float  # Initial propellant mass
    diameter_m: float  # Rocket diameter
    length_m: float  # Total rocket length
    cd: float = 0.3  # Drag coefficient
    thrust_curve: list[list[float]] = (
        None  # [[time_s, thrust_N], ...] or constant thrust
    )

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