Kerbin Physics and Ascent Profiles

[Seanner]

For a school project I'd like to experiment with a genetic algorithm to solve for the best ascent (I'm aware that this sort of thing has been talked about and mechjeb obviously does a good job already). I'm wondering where people got the equations used in the game?

[PakledHostage]

I'm wondering where people got the equations used in the game?

Through experimentation. A lot of it is documented in this thread:

Mini challenge: Max altitude with this supplied spacecraft.

Indeed, that thread was arguably the genesis of MechJeb.

[Seanner]

Thanks I'll have a look.