Simulation of High-Aspect-Ratio Planes in Python (SHARPy).

Nonlinear and dynamically linearized models of very flexible aircraft dynamics for design, analysis, and control law synthesis.

Clone this git repository onto your local machine at location [SharPyProjectDir]. Edit the file [SharPyProjectDir]/src/Main/SharPySettings.py so that

SharPyProjectDir = [SharPyProjectDir]

Note: The BeamLib shared library, BeamLib.so, is compiled automatically by unit tests in the PyBeam package. However, the UVLMLib.so library must be compiled manually at present; to do this import the UVLMLib project in eclipse (with the C/C++ SDK installed) by navigating to 'File->Import->General->Existing Projects into Workspace', and set [SharPyProjectDir]/UVLMLib as the root directory. Then build a Debug configuration of the project.

• Python 3.2
• numpy (1.7.x+)
• scipy
• slycot (routines for preditive controller design)
• muAO-MPC (MPC controller design and C-code generation)
• Eigen (C++ libraries)
• Boost (C++ libraries)
• LAPACK (Fortran libraries)
• BLAS (Fortran libraries)

The fortran and C/C++ projects must be reconfigured to reflect the locations of these libraries on your system.

The first thing you should do is run some python unittests which can be found in the test/ directory of PyAero, PyBeam and PyCoupled solver scripts.

SHARPy is distributed as open source software under a BSD license. Please check the license.txt file for details.

The development of SHARPy at Imperial College London has been supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [grant number EP/I014683/1].