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KiteUtils

This package is the foundation of Julia Kite Power Tools, which consist of the following packages:

Julia Kite Power Tools

What to install

If you want to run simulations and see the results in 3D, please install the package KiteControllers . You can use the example autopilot.jl of that package to run the GUI of the simulation software. If you just want to learn how this package works quickly just install only this package.

Installation

Install Julia 1.12 or later, if you haven't already. You can add KiteUtils from Julia's package manager, by typing 

using Pkg
pkg"add KiteUtils"

at the Julia prompt. You can run the unit tests by typing:

pkg"test KiteUtils"

Creating a project and installing the examples

You can create a demo project by typing:

mkdir demo
cd demo
julia --project=.

and then, on the Julia prompt type:

using Pkg
pkg"add KiteUtils"
KiteUtils.install_examples()

This creates the folders data and examples. You can view and modify the examples with a text editor of your choice, e.g. notepad++ if you are using Windows or gedit on Linux. You can execute them by typing:

menu()

and select one of the examples with the cursor keys and press enter.

Provides

  • functions for coordinate system transformations
  • functions for reading configuration files
  • the default configuration file settings.yaml
  • the default meta-configuration file system.yaml
  • functions for logging, reading and writing log files
  • types for the state of a kite power, logging and configuration parameters
  • a function for calculation the inertia matrix of a kite

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. The documentation is licensed under the CC-BY-4.0 License. Please see the below Copyright notice in association with the licenses that can be found in the file LICENSE.

Technische Universiteit Delft hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the package “KiteModels.jl” (models for airborne wind energy systems) written by the Author(s).

Prof.dr. H.G.C. (Henri) Werij, Dean of Aerospace Engineering, Technische Universiteit Delft.

See the copyright notices in the source files, and the list of authors in AUTHORS.md.