diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d21fab9e7..e5afa408f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ If you intend to modify or extend the code, it is suggested to fork the `KiteMod
 git clone https://github.com/USERNAME/KiteModels.jl
 ```
 where USERNAME is your github username.
-The compile a system image:
+Then compile a system image:
 ```bash
 cd KiteModels.jl/bin
 ./create_sys_image --update
diff --git a/scripts/calculate_rotational_inertia.jl b/scripts/calculate_rotational_inertia.jl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c68b33e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/calculate_rotational_inertia.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+using KiteUtils
+
+function calculate_rotational_inertia(X::Vector, Y::Vector, Z::Vector, M::Vector, around_center_of_mass::Bool=true, 
+    rotation_point::Vector=[0, 0, 0])
+    @assert size(X) == size(Y) == size(Z) == size(M)
+    
+    if around_center_of_mass
+        # First loop to determine the center of mass
+        x_com = y_com = z_com = m_total = 0.0
+        for (x, y, z, m) in zip(X, Y, Z, M)
+            x_com += x * m
+            y_com += y * m
+            z_com += z * m
+            m_total += m 
+        end
+
+        x_com = x_com / m_total
+        y_com = y_com / m_total
+        z_com = z_com / m_total
+    else
+        x_com = rotation_point[begin]
+        y_com = rotation_point[begin+1]
+        z_com = rotation_point[begin+2]
+    end
+
+    Ixx = Ixy = Ixz = Iyy = Iyz = Izz = 0
+
+    # Second loop using the distance between the point and the center of mass
+    for (x, y, z, m) in zip(X .- x_com, Y .- y_com, Z .- z_com, M)
+        Ixx += m * (y^2 + z^2)
+        Iyy += m * (x^2 + z^2)
+        Izz += m * (x^2 + y^2)
+
+        Ixy += m * x * y
+        Ixz += m * x * z
+        Iyz += m * y * z
+    end
+    
+    Ixx, Ixy, Ixz, Iyy, Iyz, Izz
+end
+
+
+function calculate_intertia_for_setting(settings_file::String, include_kcu::Bool=true, around_kcu::Bool=false)
+    set_data_path("data")
+    set = deepcopy(load_settings(settings_file))
+
+    points = KiteUtils.get_particles(set.height_k, set.h_bridle, set.width, set.m_k, [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, -1], [10, 0, 0])
+    
+    pos_matrix = [points[begin+1] points[begin+2] points[begin+3] points[begin+4] points[begin+5]]
+    X = pos_matrix[begin, :]
+    Y = pos_matrix[begin+1, :]
+    Z = pos_matrix[begin+2, :]
+
+    k2 = set.rel_top_mass * (1.0 - set.rel_nose_mass)
+    k3 = 0.5 * (1.0 - set.rel_top_mass) * (1.0 - set.rel_nose_mass)
+    M = [set.kcu_mass, set.rel_nose_mass * set.mass, k2 * set.mass, k3 * set.mass, k3 * set.mass]
+    
+    if !include_kcu
+        X = X[begin+1:end]
+        Y = Y[begin+1:end]
+        Z = Z[begin+1:end]
+        M = M[begin+1:end]
+    end
+
+    if around_kcu
+        Ixx, Ixy, Ixz, Iyy, Iyz, Izz = calculate_rotational_inertia(X, Y, Z, M, false, points[begin+1])
+    else
+        Ixx, Ixy, Ixz, Iyy, Iyz, Izz = calculate_rotational_inertia(X, Y, Z, M)
+    end
+
+    Ixx, Ixy, Ixz, Iyy, Iyz, Izz
+end
+
+
+function print_inertia_matrix(Ixx, Ixy, Ixz, Iyy, Iyz, Izz)
+    println("Inertia matrix [kgm²]:")
+    println(" Ixx Ixy Ixz: [$Ixx $Ixy $Ixz] ")
+    println(" Ixy Iyy Iyz: [$Ixy $Iyy $Iyz] ")
+    println(" Ixz Iyz Izz: [$Ixz $Iyz $Izz] ")
+end
+
+
+function print_settings(include_kcu::Bool=true, around_kcu::Bool=false)
+    out = ""
+
+    if include_kcu
+        out *= "Calculating the inertia for kcu and kite"
+    else
+        out *= "Calculating the inertia for kite alone"
+    end
+
+    if around_kcu
+        out *= " around the kcu."
+    else
+        out *= " around the center of mass."
+    end 
+
+    println(out)
+end
+
+
+SETFILE = "system_v9.yaml"
+INCLKCU = false
+ARROUNDKCU = false
+
+print_settings(INCLKCU, ARROUNDKCU)
+IXX, IXY, IXZ, IYY, IYZ, IZZ = calculate_intertia_for_setting(SETFILE, INCLKCU, ARROUNDKCU)
+print_inertia_matrix(IXX, IXY, IXZ, IYY, IYZ, IZZ)