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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion .gitignore
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# Changelog

## KiteControllers v0.2.31 - 2026-09-03
## Unreleased

## KiteControllers v0.2.31 2026-09-03
### Added
- `--tests` / `--no-tests` command-line options to `bin/install`; when neither is given and `-y`/`--yes` is not set, the script now asks interactively whether to instantiate the test project and run the test suite
- `bin/count_loc` script to report lines of code via `scc`
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- Kaimon gate integration from `bin/run_julia`
- `CondaPkg` dependency from `examples/Project.toml`

## KiteControllers v0.2.30 - 2026-06-21
## KiteControllers v0.2.30 2026-06-21
### Fixed
- Added missing `FFMPEG_jll` dependency to `install_examples()` to prevent errors when running `autopilot.jl`

### Changed
- Increased plot sizes (`ysize`) in `batch_plot.jl` from 10 to 16 (control/fpc plots) and from 10 to 14 (winch plots) for better readability

## KiteControllers v0.2.29 - 2026-06-21
## KiteControllers v0.2.29 2026-06-21
### Changed
- **Switched from ControlPlots to MakieControlPlots** across all examples, tests, and scripts. Main advantages: Less installation issues,
easy adaptation of GUI possible, faster 2D animations
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- Added type annotations (`::FPPS`, `::SystemState`) to switch functions in `flightpathplanner2.jl` and `systemstatecontrol.jl` to fix JETLS warnings
- Updated default manifests

## KiteControllers v0.2.28 - 2026-05-14
## KiteControllers v0.2.28 2026-05-14
### Added
- `--update`, `--yes`, `--help` command-line options to `bin/install`
- `CondaPkg.toml` for managing matplotlib and pyqt via CondaPkg/pixi
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### Fixed
- fixed OpenSSL symbol mismatch by not force-preloading libcrypto in launcher wrappers

## KiteControllers v0.2.26 - 2026-05-04
## KiteControllers v0.2.27 2026-05-07
### Added
- added `FFMPEG` to `examples/Project.toml`
- `parking_wind_dir.jl` creates now a video and stores it in the **output** folder
- `PLOT_RATES` option to `parking_wind_dir.jl`
- `analyse.jl` script to plot heading_rate and heading_turn_rate
- optional `azimuth` keyword argument to `calc_steering`

### Changed
- further parameter tuning in `parking_4p.jl`, `parking_controller.jl`, and `parking_wind_dir.jl`
- updated documentation in `docs/src/projects.md`
- added updated documentation images `parking_wind_dir_T0.png` and `parking_wind_dir_T1.png`
- bump KiteModels to 0.11.11
- improved parking controller, updated from KiteModels.jl
- moved plot from `autopilot.jl` to `analyse.jl`
- removed `get_default_turbulence` and `set_default_turbulence` (moved to KiteModels)
- updated default manifests

### Fixed
- fixed calculation of heading_rate in `systemstatecontrol.jl` and `autopilot.jl`
- fixed `autopilot.jl`
- fixed `parking_wind_dir.jl` to use `update_sys_state!`

## KiteControllers v0.2.26 2026-05-04
### Changed
- improved `bin/install` script
- parking examples (`parking_4p.jl`, `parking_wind_dir.jl`) now work with 9% wind turbulence
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- fixed OpenSSL issue in `bin/setup_env`
- fixed `bin/run_julia` for Julia 1.11

## KiteControllers v0.2.25 - 2026-05-03
## KiteControllers v0.2.25 2026-05-03
### Added
- the functions `set_default_turbulence` and `get_default_turbulence`
- the menu entry `set_turbulence`
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- fixed a typo in `docs/src/projects.md`
- fixed a warning in `examples/parking_wind_dir.jl`

## KiteControllers v0.2.24 - 2026-05-02
## KiteControllers v0.2.24 2026-05-02
### Added
- the function `menu_learning()` and the script `menu_learning.jl`
- the page `Learning Control` to the documentation
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- the script now stores the corrections directly in the yaml file of the flight path planner
- it has better error handling and is much more robust

## KiteControllers v0.2.23 - 2026-04-27
## KiteControllers v0.2.23 2026-04-27
### Fixed
- updated TagBot.yml

## KiteControllers v0.2.22 - 2026-04-27
## KiteControllers v0.2.22 2026-04-27
### Fixed
- the script `autopilot` did not use the renamed system image

## KiteControllers v0.2.21 - 2026-04-26
## KiteControllers v0.2.21 2026-04-26
### Changed
- improved `install` script to do a complete installation also with Julia 1.11
- improved `create_sys_image` script to use less memory on Julia 1.12 and to suppress one warning
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- decreased v_min to 0.10 m/s (the speed when the brake gets released) to fix sporadic winch controller failures
- initial state of hydra20_426.yml

## KiteControllers v0.2.20 - 2026-03-15
## KiteControllers v0.2.20 2026-03-15
### Changed
- fixed new JETLS warnings, also in the tests
- improved script `test_flightpathcontroller1.jl`, added unit tests
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- support for MacOS
- the script `test/test_menu.jl` for running manual controller tests

## KiteControllers v0.2.19 - 2026-03-12
## KiteControllers v0.2.19 2026-03-12
### Changed
- TestEnv is not used any more
- use subprojects
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- add the script `parking_controller.jl` which implements a dual-loop parking controller. The inner loop controls the turn rate. It has an excellent performance.
- add the script `test/menu.jl` which allows to execute the manual tests, that display plots and fix the tests

## KiteControllers v0.2.10 - 2024-09-07
## KiteControllers v0.2.10 2024-09-07
### Changed
- the script `create_sys_image` is now installing matplotlib if required
- removed calls to se() to be sure the correct settings from the variable set are used
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- fix all failing test scripts
- fix most of the example, and the script `menu.jl`to run the examples interactively

## KiteControllers v0.2.9 - 2024-08-07
## KiteControllers v0.2.9 2024-08-07
### Changed
- bump KiteUtils to 0.7.4
- bump KiteModels to 0.6.3
- fix some examples and the script `create_sys_image`
- explain different installation methods in README.md

## KiteControllers v0.2.8 - 2024-07-28
## KiteControllers v0.2.8 2024-07-28
### Changed
- bump KiteUtils to 0.7.2
- bump WinchModels to 0.3.2
- bump KiteViewers to 0.4.16
- adapt WinchController to new WinchModel interface
- fix tests

## KiteControllers v0.2.7 - 2024-07-12
## KiteControllers v0.2.7 2024-07-12
### Fixed
- fix control_plot on Windows (added sleep)
- fix cycle counting in FPP
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- bump KiteViewers.jl to 0.4.14
- upgrade GLFW to latest version (the original issue is fixed now)

## KiteControllers v0.2.6 - 2024-07-02
## KiteControllers v0.2.6 2024-07-02
### Changed
- downgrade GLFW_jll to fix an issue on Ubuntu 24.04 and on Mac
### Added
- add section kps4-3l to all settings files to be compatible with the latest KiteUtils package

## KiteControllers v0.2.5 - 2024-06-26
## KiteControllers v0.2.5 2024-06-26
### Added
- copyright disclaimer from TU Delft
### Changed
- fix #35, save the default log file in the output folder

## KiteControllers v0.2.4 - 2024-06-18
## KiteControllers v0.2.4 2024-06-18
### Changed
- add the field `corr_vec` to all `fpp_settings_xxx.yaml` files
- modify `kiteobserver.jl` to use this correction vector
- the projects `hydra10_951` and `hydra20_600` `hydra20_920` work correctly now; key change: set k_c2_high to 6.0
- new plot control_plot_II
- remove compatibility with Julia 1.9, version 1.10 is the only supported version now

## KiteControllers v0.2.3 - 2024-05-06
## KiteControllers v0.2.3 2024-05-06
### Changed
- use 60 Hz refresh rate for 3x, 6x, 9x and 12x time lapse
- refactoring: add type KiteApp to the script autopilot.jl
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- add the file `kiteobservers.jl` which provides the type `KiteObserver` and methods to determine deviations from the desired flight path
- add the script `learning.jl` that provides the method `train()` that implements iterative learning of a vector of flight path corrections

## KiteControllers v0.2.2 - 2024-03-29
## KiteControllers v0.2.2 2024-03-29
### Changed
- the new, pure Julia solver DFBDF is now the default. It is on average 4 times faster, uses only half the memory and is much more stable. In my tests, for rel\_tol $=0.0005$ the solver induced error of the peak tether force and the harvested energy was always $<0.1$%.

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