KiteSimulators

Meta-package, providing "Julia Kite Power Tools", consisting of the following packages:

Installation

If you do not have Julia installed yet, please read Installation.

It is suggested that you create your own folder for your kite simulators.

mkdir kitesims
cd kitesims
julia --project="."

On the Julia prompt install the package:

using Pkg
pkg"add https://github.com/aenarete/KiteSimulators.jl"

using KiteSimulators
cp_bin()
exit()

The commands above create the following directory structure:

├── bin
│   ├── create_sys_image
│   ├── create_sys_image.bat
│   ├── run_julia
│   └── run_julia.bat
├── data
│   ├── settings.yaml
│   └── system.yaml
├── docs
│   ├── Installation.md
│   └── kite_power_tools.png
├── Manifest.toml
├── Project.toml
├── README.md
└── test
    ├── create_sys_image.jl
    ├── test_for_precompile.jl
    └── update_packages.jl

It is suggested that you now create a Julia image that contains a compiled version off all the packages.

On the command line, enter for Linux

cd bin
./create_sys_image

and for Windows:

cd bin
create_sys_image

This will take 6 to 20 minutes but is only required once.

You can now execute Julia on Linux with the commands:

cd ..
./bin/run_julia

and on Windows:

cd ..
bin\run_julia

Copy and run an example

From the Julia prompt execute:

using KiteSimulators
cp_examples()

If you have a Joystick connected, you can run the simulator with joystick control

./bin/run_julia or bin\run_julia

using KiteSimulators
include("examples\\joystick.jl)

To view and modify the example, you can use the command:

@edit examples/joystick.jl  # Linux
@edit examples\\joystick.jl # Windows

The x axis of the Joystick controls steering, y-axis depowering and z-axis the reel-in and reel-out of the winch. With button one you can start the simulation, with button two you can stop it.

See also