Aircraft Simulation Project

This project simulates the behavior of aircraft in a 2D space, utilizing SDL for graphical rendering and Python for behavior scripting via pybind11. The simulation consists of aircraft that move across the screen in a linear pattern, with updates driven by Python-controlled behavior. The aircraft are rendered and controlled in real-time within an SDL window, and their positions are updated every frame.

Project Overview

Key Components:

• Aircraft Simulation:
  • Managing aircraft objects
  • Rendering the graphical window
  • Updating the positions of the aircrafts (with python script)
• Python Integration:
  • The simulation interacts with Python to control the behavior of aircraft via an external Python script
  • This script defines behavior such as moving aircraft in a linear pattern
  • Making decisions based on their current positions
• SDL:
  • SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) is used for rendering the simulation's graphics and handling window events

Features

• Python-Controlled Behavior: The aircraft's movement is managed by Python scripts via pybind11, allowing easy modification and extension of aircraft behavior.

Screenshot

Here is a screenshot of the simulation's render screen:

Screenshot SIM UI

Setup

Prerequisites & Installing Dependencies

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Component	Description	Notes
C++ Compiler	Ensure you have a C++ compiler that supports C++11 or later.	Popular choices: GCC, Clang, or MSVC.
SDL2	The project depends on SDL2 for rendering graphics.	On Windows, you can download SDL2 SDL2-devel-2.30.10-VC.zip from the SDL github link
Python	Python (preferably version 3.12) is required for running behavior scripts.	Ensure it is installed and accessible in your system's PATH.
pybind11	Used for binding C++ and Python, allowing interaction between the simulation and the Python script.	Install it via pip install pybind11 or include it in your C++ project.
INIReader	The project uses INIReader to parse configuration files.	Download it from the INIReader GitHub repository and include it.

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Using setup.py

• Setup.py file is present in project
• With setup.py, you can build and install the project using the following commands:

1. Install the project: Navigate to the project where setup.py is present and run:

   python setup.py build_ext --inplace

Run

• Application in VS2022 and set configuration to release 64x