Installation of Julia Kite Power Tools

On Linux, it is suggested to first install the plotting Library Matplotlib, for example on Ubuntu with this command:

sudo apt install python3-matplotlib

This is not needed on Windows.

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

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

On the Julia prompt install the package:

using Pkg
pkg"add KiteSimulators"
pkg"add ControlPlots"
pkg"add Timers"

using KiteSimulators
init_project()
exit()

Create your laptop to a power socket before installing these packages.
If you get an error, you might have to download and install https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe first and try again.

The commands above create the following directory structure:

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

On the command line, enter for Linux:

cd bin
./create_sys_image

and for Windows, using the "Windows command prompt":

cd bin
create_sys_image

This will take 10 to 30 minutes but is only required once.

You can now run the KiteApp with the command:

autopilot

from the bin folder. Alternatively, you can start it with a double-click on the file autopilot.bat in the bin folder.

On Linux, you need to type:

./autopilot

To execute Julia on Linux with the commands:

cd ..
./bin/run_julia

and on Windows:

bin\run_julia

To quit the Julia REPL, type <CTRL><d> .

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