Modelling and Simulation

Flight Dynamic and Aero-Elastic Analysis of Inflatable Tethered Wings

Mikko Folkersma

Virtual Wind Environment and Flight Simulator for AWE Systems

Thomas Haas

Durable Structural Reinforcements of Large-Scale Fabric Kites

Paul Thedens

AWEBox

A Python toolbox for modelling and optimal control of multiple-kite systems for airborne wind energy harvesting.

AWE-ERA5

A Python tool for downloading [ERA5](https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/news/2019/new-era5-dataset-provides-weather-and-climate-details-back-1979) reanalysis data and computing the resource potential of airborne wind energy.

mem4py

A Finite Element solver specifically developed for the deformation of membrane structures under aerodynamic load.

preCICE-MBDyn

A [preCICE](https://www.precice.org/) adapter to couple the open source multibody solver [MBDyn](https://www.mbdyn.org/) with a variety of other simulation tools.

openKITE

A [ROS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Operating_System) package for simulation, estimation and control of rigid-wing airborne wind energy systems.

AWE-tool

Computes properties of a kite flying in crosswind conditions: flight velocity, apparent wind velocity, tether force, generated power, ...