Removed incorrect directory from linux installation guide and added i…

README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-# A PyChrono-Based High-Fidelity Simulator for UAVs
-
+# High-fidelity PyChrono-based Simulator
 [![BSD License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-BSD%203--Clause-blue.svg)](LICENSE.txt)
 [![Website](https://img.shields.io/badge/Website-acslstack.com-green)](https://www.acslstack.com/)
 
@@ -38,6 +37,18 @@ For more information, visit [acslstack.com](https://www.acslstack.com/).
 
 [![ACSL Flight Stack Logo](https://lafflitto.com/images/ACSL_Logo.jpg)](https://lafflitto.com/ACSL.html)
 
+## Installation Instructions (Linux)
+1. Open Visual Studio (VS) code
+2. Navigate to 'File' -> 'Open Folder' -> select git repository
+3. Open 'install' directory, then right click 'install_pychrono_linux.sh' -> 'Open in Integrated Terminal'
+4. Run 'chmod +x install_pychrono_linux.sh' in terminal
+5. Run './install_pychrono_linux.sh' in terminal
+6. In termaial window, navigate to '...' -> 'Kill terminal' once Miniconda successfully installs
+7. Right click 'install_pychrono_linux.sh' -> 'Open in Integrated Terminal' again
+8. Rerun './install_pychrono_linux.sh'
+9. Press 'Ctrl + Shift + P' and type 'Python: Select Interpreter' + Enter
+10. Select 'chrono (3.10.18)'
+11. Run main.py in VS code
 
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install/install_pychrono_linux.sh

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Created: 7/20/2025 by Edison Melendez
-# Modified: 7/22/2025 by Mattia Gramuglia
+# Modified: 8/5/2025 by Ryan Dunk
 
 echo "==== Installing PyChrono on Linux ===="
 
 # Step 0: Check and install Miniconda if needed
 if ! command -v conda &> /dev/null; then
-  echo "⚠️  Conda not found. Installing Miniconda..."
+  echo "[INFO] Conda not found. Installing Miniconda..."
 
   MINICONDA_INSTALLER=Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
   wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/$MINICONDA_INSTALLER -O /tmp/$MINICONDA_INSTALLER
@@ -17,38 +17,39 @@ if ! command -v conda &> /dev/null; then
   # Initialize conda
   eval "$($HOME/miniconda3/bin/conda shell.bash hook)"
   conda init
-  echo "✅ Miniconda installed successfully. Please restart your shell before running this script again."
+
+  echo "[INFO] Miniconda installed successfully. Please restart your shell and re-run this script."
   exit 0
 else
-  echo "✅ Conda already installed."
+  echo "[INFO] Conda already installed."
   source "$(conda info --base)/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
 fi
 
-# Step 1: Accept Terms of Service for required channels
-echo "⚠️  Accepting Terms of Service for conda default channels..."
+# Step 1: Accept Terms of Service
+echo "[INFO] Accepting Terms of Service for default Conda channels..."
 conda tos accept --channel https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main || true
 conda tos accept --channel https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r || true
 
-# Step 2: Add conda-forge channel
-echo "🔧 Adding conda-forge channel..."
+# Step 2: Configure conda-forge channel
+echo "[INFO] Adding conda-forge channel..."
 conda config --add channels conda-forge
 conda config --set channel_priority strict
 
-# Step 3: Create conda environment if not already created
+# Step 3: Create environment if it does not exist
 if conda env list | grep -q "^chrono\s"; then
-  echo "✅ Conda environment 'chrono' already exists."
+  echo "[INFO] Conda environment 'chrono' already exists."
 else
-  echo "📦 Creating conda environment 'chrono' with Python 3.10..."
+  echo "[INFO] Creating conda environment 'chrono' with Python 3.10..."
   conda create -y -n chrono python=3.10
 fi
 
 # Step 4: Activate environment
-echo "⚙️  Activating environment..."
+echo "[INFO] Activating environment..."
 conda activate chrono
 
-# Step 5: Install dependencies
-echo "📦 Installing required packages..."
-conda install -y -c conda-forge numpy=1.24.0 matplotlib irrlicht=1.8.5 pytz scipy
+# Step 5: Install required dependencies
+echo "[INFO] Installing required packages..."
+conda install -c conda-forge numpy=1.24.0 matplotlib irrlicht=1.8.5 pytz scipy
 
 # Step 6: Install PyChrono from tarball
 VERSION="8.0.0"
@@ -58,39 +59,20 @@ DOWNLOAD_URL="https://anaconda.org/projectchrono/pychrono/${VERSION}/download/li
 DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/Downloads"
 TARBALL="$DOWNLOAD_DIR/$FILENAME"
 
-echo "📂 Checking for PyChrono tarball at: $TARBALL"
+echo "[INFO] Checking for PyChrono tarball at: $TARBALL"
 if [ ! -f "$TARBALL" ]; then
-  echo "⬇️  Downloading PyChrono $VERSION tarball..."
+  echo "[INFO] Downloading PyChrono $VERSION tarball..."
   wget -O "$TARBALL" "$DOWNLOAD_URL"
 else
-  echo "✅ PyChrono tarball already exists."
+  echo "[INFO] PyChrono tarball already present."
 fi
 
-echo "📦 Installing PyChrono from tarball..."
+echo "[INFO] Installing PyChrono from tarball..."
 conda install -y "$TARBALL"
 
-# Step 7: Set PYTHONPATH
-PYTHONPATH=$(conda info --base)/envs/chrono/share/chrono/python
-export PYTHONPATH
-echo "✅ PYTHONPATH set to: $PYTHONPATH"
-
-# Step 8: Ensure PYTHONPATH is added to .bashrc if not already present
-BASHRC="$HOME/.bashrc"
-PYTHONPATH_LINE="export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH"
-
-if grep -Fxq "$PYTHONPATH_LINE" "$BASHRC"; then
-  echo "✅ PYTHONPATH already set in $BASHRC"
-else
-  echo "$PYTHONPATH_LINE" >> "$BASHRC"
-  echo "✅ PYTHONPATH added to $BASHRC"
-fi
+# Step 7: Validate installation
+echo "[INFO] Verifying installation..."
+python -c "import pychrono.irrlicht; import numpy; print('PyChrono installed successfully.')"
 
-# Step 9: Suggest testing demos
-DEMO_PATH=$(python -c "import pychrono; import os; print(os.path.dirname(pychrono.__file__) + '/demos')")
-echo "✅ PyChrono installation complete. You can now test a demo:"
-echo "Example:"
-echo "    conda activate chrono"
-echo "    mkdir ~/pychrono_demos && cd ~/pychrono_demos"
-echo "    cp -r $DEMO_PATH/* ."
-echo "    cd mbs && python demo_MBS_revolute.py"
+echo "[DONE] PyChrono installation complete."