Merge RocketPy 1.12 and add updates for balloon popping challenge

.gitignore

@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ cython_debug/
 # Docs
 *.docx
 *.pdf
+docs/*.gif
 
 # PyCharm
 #  JetBrains specific template is maintained in a separate JetBrains.gitignore that can

.pylintrc

@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ good-names=FlightPhases,
            center_of_mass_without_motor_to_CDM,
            motor_center_of_dry_mass_to_CDM,
            generic_motor_cesaroni_M1520,
+           Re, # Reynolds number
 
 # Good variable names regexes, separated by a comma. If names match any regex,
 # they will always be accepted

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@
         "outerboundaryis",
         "overshootable",
         "planform",
+        "pointmassmotor",
         "polystyle",
         "powerseries",
         "Prandtl",

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -32,10 +32,56 @@ Attention: The newest changes should be on top -->
 
 ### Added
 
+- 
+
 ### Changed
 
+- 
+
 ### Fixed
 
+- 
+
+## [v1.12.0] - 2026-03-08
+
+### Added
+
+- TST: Add acceptance tests for 3DOF flight simulation based on Bella Lui rocket [#914] (https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/914_
+- ENH: Add background map auto download functionality to Monte Carlo plots [#896](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/896)
+- MNT: net thrust addition to 3 dof in flight class [#907] (https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/907)
+- ENH: 3-dof lateral motion improvement [#883](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/883)
+- ENH: Add multi-dimensional drag coefficient support (Cd as function of M, Re, α) [#875](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/875)
+- ENH: Add save functionality to `_MonteCarloPlots.all` method [#848](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/848)
+- ENH: add animations for motor propellant mass and tank fluid volumes [#894](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/894)
+- ENH: Rail button bending moments calculation in Flight class [#893](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/893)
+- ENH: Implement Bootstrapping for Confidence Interval Estimation [#891](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/897)
+- ENH: Built-in flight comparison tool (`FlightComparator`) to validate simulations against external data [#888](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/888)
+- ENH: Add persistent caching for ThrustCurve API [#881](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/881)
+- ENH: Add axial_acceleration attribute to the Flight class [#876](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/876)
+- ENH: custom warning no motor or aerosurface [#871](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/871)
+- ENH: Add thrustcurve api integration to retrieve motor eng data [#870](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/870)
+- ENH: Compatibility with MERRA-2 atmosphere reanalysis files [#825](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/825)
+- ENH: Enable only radial burning [#815](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/815)
+
+### Changed
+
+- ENH: Improve multi-variable drag compatibility, regular-grid handling, and related tests/docs [#927](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/927/changes)
+- ENH: replace if elif else chains with match statement [#921](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/921/changes)
+- ENH: Refactor Flight class to improve time node handling and sensor/controllers [#843](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/843)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- BUG: Restore `Rocket.power_off_drag` and `Rocket.power_on_drag` as `Function` objects while preserving raw inputs in `power_off_drag_input` and `power_on_drag_input` [#941](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/941)
+- BUG: Add explicit timeouts to ThrustCurve API requests [#935](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/935)
+- BUG: Fix hard-coded radius value for parachute added mass calculation [#889](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/889)
+- DOC: Fix documentation build [#908](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/908)
+- BUG: energy_data plot not working for 3 dof sims [[#906](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/issues/906)]
+- BUG: Fix CSV column header spacing in FlightDataExporter [#864](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/issues/864)
+- BUG: Fix parallel Monte Carlo simulation showing incorrect iteration count [#806](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/806)
+- BUG: Fix missing titles in roll parameter plots for fin sets [#934](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/934)
+- BUG: Duplicate _controllers in Flight.TimeNodes.merge() [#931](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/931)
+- BUG: Fix incorrect Jacobian in `only_radial_burn` branch of `SolidMotor.evaluate_geometry` [#935](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/935)
+- BUG: Add explicit timeouts to ThrustCurve API requests [#935](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/935)
 
 ## [v1.11.0] - 2025-11-01
 
@@ -71,6 +117,7 @@ Attention: The newest changes should be on top -->
 ## [v1.10.0] - 2025-05-16
 
 ### Added
+
 - ENH: Support for ND arithmetic in Function class. [#810] (https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/810)
 - ENH: allow users to provide custom samplers [#803](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/803)
 - ENH: Implement Multivariate Rejection Sampling (MRS) [#738] (https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/738)

README.md

@@ -99,3 +99,19 @@ pip install -r requirements-tests.txt  # install test/dev requirements
 > Since then, the [RocketPy Team](https://github.com/orgs/RocketPy-Team/teams/rocketpy-team) has been growing fast and our contributors are what makes us special!
 
 ActiveRocketPy is forked and maintained by [ZuoRen Chen](https://github.com/zuorenchen), along with the team from [Advanced Rocket Research Center (ARRC)](https://github.com/ARRC-Rocket).
+
+
+## Citation
+
+If you run ActiveRocketPy in your research, please consider citing:
+
+```bibtex
+@misc{ActiveRocketPy,
+  author = {Zuo-Ren Chen and Advanced Rocket Research Center (ARRC)},
+  title = {ActiveRocketPy: A 6-DoF Rocket GNC Simulator},
+  month = {April},
+  year = {2026},
+  url = {https://github.com/ARRC-Rocket/ActiveRocketPy}
+}
+```
+To cite RocketPy, please check its repository for the latest citation information: [RocketPy](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy)