SHARPy version 2.2

We are pleased to announce the release of SHARPy version 2.2!

✈️ Fuselage Model with source panel method, documentation in the UVLM, as well as a new tutorial for external controller with SHARPy as a hardware-in-the-loop system via UDP, with details below...

In SHARPy 2.2 we have unified the conda environment used - it's been tested across Windows, Linux and MacOS (including Apple Silicon), and also within the Docker distribution.

❓As always, please use the discussion board if you have any issues/questions using SHARPy.

What's Changed

2.2 (2023-10-18)

Full Changelog

Implemented enhancements:

• Added environment for Apple Silicon (ARM64) #254 (ben-l-p)
• New Fuselage Model plus Minor Improvements #249 (sduess)

Fixed bugs:

• fix polars concatenation in assembly of aeroinformation - develop #253 (kccwing)
• fix polars concatenation in assembly of aeroinformation - main #252 (kccwing)
• Minor bug fixes in aero util functions and save data postprocessor #247 (sduess)

Closed issues:

• Automated tests failed : UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode character '\xe9' in position 47: ordinal not in range(128) #245
• Wrong key in settings for /cases/templates/flying_wings.py #205

Merged pull requests:

• merging develop into main for v2.2 #259 (kccwing)
• fix [docker] use correct environment name in docker bashrc #257 (sduess)
• Update docker environment #255 (sduess)
• Update README.md #246 (rafapalacios)
• bringing commits to main into develop #244 (rafapalacios)
• Updates to plotutils.py and the cantilever_wing demo #242 (boltyboi)
• Small additions to the installation guide. #241 (boltyboi)
• Tutorial for closed-Loop Simulation with SHARPy as a hardware-in-the-loop system #240 (sduess)

New Contributors

• @boltyboi made their first contribution in #241
• @ben-l-p made their first contribution in #254