SHARPy: A dynamic aeroelastic simulation toolbox for very flexible aircraft and wind turbines

We are pleased to announce the release of SHARPy version 2.1!

✈️ Exciting new features across the aerodynamic and structural solvers, Python 3.10, Docker versions, and various fixes, with details below...

In SHARPy 2.1 we have upgraded Python version to 3.10 - with that comes a new simplified set of required packages in environment_new.yml which will be the recommended environment file from now on.

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

Full Changelog

Implemented enhancements:

• SHARPy Docker now releases to GitHub Packages #218 (ngoiz)
• Some Enhancements and Fixes for the Polar Correction, Wake Discretisation, and Gust Velocity Field Generator #217 (sduess)
• Collective blade pitch PID control of wind turbines #176 (ArturoMS13)

Fixed bugs:

• Handle absolute tolerance for structural convergence tests as input settings and increase default value #221 (sduess)
• Fix horseshoe wake handling in UVLM #204 (sduess)

Closed issues:

• No such file or directory during: source bin/sharpy_vars.sh #233
• Twist direction inconsistent #212

Merged pull requests:

• Version number updates for 2.1 from develop #237 (kccwing)
• Merge to main for version 2.0.1 release #236 (kccwing)
• Updates to Goland wing example #234 (rafapalacios)
• A bit of clean-up of the readme file of the repo #231 (rafapalacios)
• Dev internals #223 (ACea15)
• updating from python 3.7 to 3.10 #222 (kccwing)
• Fix typo in setting #206 (sduess)