v0.11.7

KiteModels v0.11.7

Diff since v0.11.6

Changes

• fix the first line of the Bash test scripts in the tests folder
• use install before create_sys_image in the test scripts
• refactoring: added the script setup_env that is sourced by the other scripts in the bin folder

v0.11.6

KiteModels v0.11.6

Diff since v0.11.5

Added

• the functions copy_examples_3d() and install_examples_3d()
• add the functions states(kps) to determine the number of states of a model
• add parameter -y --yes to install script

Changed

• add parameter --update to install script and remove it from create_sys_image script

v0.11.5

KiteModels v0.11.5

Diff since v0.11.4

Fixed

• fixed citation metadata in CITATION.cff

KiteModels v0.11.4

Changed

• all files in src and all files in the examples now free of warnings
• the install script now keeps the currently active Julia version
• fixed all JETLS warnings in the src folder and the examples

Added

• the script bin/jetls which checks the syntax of the src files
• the script bin/jetls_examples which checks the syntax in the examples

Full Changelog: v0.11.3...v0.11.4

v0.11.3

KiteModels v0.11.3

Diff since v0.11.2

KiteModels v0.11.3 2026-03-04

Changed

• bumped KiteUtils to 0.11.3
• add parameter dtmax to the solver settings to improve stability

The performance is now very much better, the script bench_4p.JL achieves a performance of more than 700 times faster than real-time.

v0.11.2

KiteModels v0.11.2

Diff since v0.11.1

KiteModels v0.11.2 2026-03-03

Changed

• fixed most JETLS warnings, only two left
• fixed many warnings in the examples
• suppressed some more warnings in .JETLSConfig.toml.default
• the install script now copies .JETLSConfig.toml.default to .JETLSConfig.toml if it does not exist yet
• deleted unused code
• moved the initialization functions from init.jl to KPS4.jl and renamed init.jl to utils.jl

v0.11.1

KiteModels v0.11.1

Diff since v0.11.0

Changed

• first version with good support for MacOS
• the install script now installs qtagg for MacOS
• bumped ControlPlots to 0.2.13 for MacOS support. Plots are blocking now.
• bumped KiteViewers to 0.5.1 for MacOS support. Different text positions, new font.
• updated many other dependencies
• when a plot is closed, the main app gets activated (MacOS)
• when the KiteViewer is displayed, it is brought into the foreground (MacOS)
• updated all examples for MacOS support
• the install script is more robust now and reports warnings at the end (if needed)
• examples_3d is a workspaces now
• improved create_sys_image and install scripts

Fixed

• examples_3d/parking_4p.jl is working now
• examples_3d/show_kite.jl is working now

Added

• example auto_parking.jl
• example parking_wind_dir.jl

v0.11.0

KiteModels v0.11.0

Diff since v0.10.0

KiteModels v.11.0 2026-02-20

Changed

• BREAKING: remove SymbolicAWEModels
• fix warnings and spelling errors
• improve find_steady_state!, print a warning if the solver fails
• test-steady-state-kps4.jl is now a separate test file
• all test files can be executed separately
• test files have been renamed, now all start with test-
• use workspaces for the test, examples, and docs folder
• all markdown files are now checked with markdownlint
• no more global variables in the main test scripts

Fixed

• all examples and tests that call find_steady_state! succeed now without warning
• other fixes of examples
• dead or wrong links in README.md and the documentation
• many JETLS warnings, only two left

Added

• configuration files from BestieTemplate.jl
• installer script bin/install
• a warning if find_steady_state! does not succeed

Merged pull requests:

• Remove symbolic AWE models (#255) (@ufechner7)
• Update NLSolve, fix NLsolve issue (#259) (@ufechner7)
• Add bestie files (#260) (@ufechner7)

Closed issues:

• Improve kite aerodynamic model (#51)
• Add tuning script to reduce the load time of models (#140)
• Implement the AbstractKiteModel interface (#151)
• Implement update_sys_state! functions of AKM (#155)
• Finalize KPS5 model (#156)
• Add a tutorial for the simplest kite possible (#210)
• Add syslog plotting functions to KiteModelsControlPlotsExt.jl (#211)
• Add version argument to scripts (#228)
• Use new package SymbolicAWEModels and remove symbolic code from this package (#240)
• Remove the symbolic code from this package (#254)

v0.10.0

KiteModels v0.10.0

Diff since v0.9.0

KiteModels v0.10.0 2026-02-06

Changed

• Support Julia 1.12
• Bump KitePodModels to 0.4.0
• Bump KiteUtils to 0.11.1
• Breaking: rename c_spring to axial_stiffness and damping to `axial_damping
• Breaking: rename force to winch_force when SysState is referred to
• Make tests more robust by deleting unused files from the temporary directory and by increasing tolerances
• Fix the linearisation example.

Added

• the configuration file .JETLSConfig.toml
• the script reuse_lint to check the licenses

Merged pull requests:

• Remove SymbolicAWEModel code from the package (#247) (@1-Bart-1)
• Benchmark simplify operation (#250) (@ufechner7)
• Add benchmark for simplify to runtests.jl (#251) (@ufechner7)
• Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 (#252) (@dependabot[bot])

Closed issues:

• Create a benchmark for simplify (#249)

v0.9.0

KiteModels v0.9.0

Diff since v0.8.1

Changed

• BREAKING: rename init_sim! to init!
• removed the parameter upwind_dir! from init!; use set.upwind_dir instead. Careful: This is in degrees.
• the function init! accepts (and ignores) the parameters delta and stiffness_factor if applied to a
  SymbolicAWEModel
• bump KiteUtils.jl to v0.10.15
• bump AtmosphericModels to v0.3.0, the first version that supports turbulent wind fields

Added

• add the test script test_interface.jl
• add the field integrator to KPS4 and KPS3 structs

Merged pull requests:

• Tests for implementing AKM constructors (#241) (@ufechner7)
• Init interface (#242) (@ufechner7)
• Bump AtmosphericModels (#244) (@ufechner7)
• Update KiteUtils (#245) (@1-Bart-1)

Closed issues:

• Implement AKM constructors (#152)
• Implement AKM init! functions (#153)
• System initialization on Julia 1.10 is slow (#233)
• Investigate the quasi-static model (#239)