I am happy to announce the release of the meta-package KiteSimulators.jl, which bundles all the packages that are part of Julia Kite Power Tools.
It is easy to install on Windows and Linux (hopefully also on Mac, I cannot test this). Scripts to create a system image are included, which means the graphical application launches within a few seconds.
Many examples for running simulations, logging and plotting are also included.
Highlights
- You can learn how to steer a Kite using a Joystick. You can also reel the tether in and out.
- I could a achieve a simulation speed of 8x real-time without any violation of the time constraint of 50ms per step. This is 7 to 70 times faster than the original code that was written in Python/ Numba.
Next step
Integrate the package KiteControllers.jl
I will present this package on the Airborne Wind Energy conference in Milan in June: https://www.awec2021.com/