# \[ANN\] New package KiteSimulators.jl

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**Created:** [May 29, 2022, 10:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-new-package-kitesimulators-jl/81861 "2022-05-29T10:47:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![ufechner7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/ufechner7/32/51363_2.png) [@ufechner7](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ufechner7)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 10:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-new-package-kitesimulators-jl/81861/1 "2022-05-29T10:47:55Z")

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I am happy to announce the release of the meta-package [KiteSimulators.jl](https://github.com/aenarete/KiteSimulators.jl), which bundles all the packages that are part of Julia Kite Power Tools.

![kite_power_tools](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/7/c/7c734692c16ad4aca2b3a24895589826867c5b5c.png)

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](https://github.com/aenarete/KiteControllers.jl)

I will present this package on the Airborne Wind Energy conference in Milan in June: [https://www.awec2021.com/](https://www.awec2021.com/)