SHARPy

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

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

Install

1. Make sure Anaconda is installed (see below)
2. From terminal, run 'python install.py'. See comments in install.py for more details and installation options.

Dependencies

• Anaconda3-2.3.0-Linux-x86-64 or higher: this contains all the python packages required to run SHARPy (see detailed list below)

• gfortran compiler

• C++ libraries Eigen and Boost. If not availale, these can be automatically downloaded using install.py

• Details:

  • Python 3.2
  • numpy (1.7.x+)
  • scipy
  • h5py
  • 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)

During the installation, the fortran and C/C++ projects Makefiles are reconfigured to reflect the locations of these libraries on your system.

Run

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.

Installation Troubleshot

• see comments in install.py

Uninstall

• Remove the SHARPy directory from your system.