Allowing n aero unequal n struc (#152)

* allow more aero panel input than available struc geometry

* Convert to real test

* Improve and unify locking

* No manifest in git

* Improve naming

* Update docs for new coupling

* Improved tests and updated version

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Co-authored-by: jellepoland <jellepoland@gmail.com>

Author: 1-Bart-1

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,6 +3,42 @@ SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Uwe Fechner, Bart van de Lint
 SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
 -->
 
+# v0.7.0 DD-02-2026
+
+## Changed
+- BREAKING: Julia version requirement raised from 1.10 to 1.11, 1.12.
+- `reinit!()` uses a unified code path for all wing types, calling
+  `match_aero_sections_to_structure!` and
+  `compute_spatial_group_mapping!` during VSM rebuild.
+- `test_bench.jl` refactored from ad-hoc benchmarks into a proper
+  `@testset` suite with `setup_bench_sam()` helper.
+- Added `[workspace]` configuration in `Project.toml` for docs, examples,
+  scripts, and test sub-projects.
+- Manifest files renamed to `.default` suffix and gitignored.
+
+## Added
+- Asymmetric aero/structural section counts: aerodynamic and structural
+  meshes can now have different numbers of sections. When counts differ,
+  `match_aero_sections_to_structure!()` rebuilds unrefined
+  sections from structural LE/TE positions while `use_prior_polar=true`
+  preserves existing refined panel polars. Opt-in via
+  `use_prior_polar=true` on the VortexStepMethod wing.
+- `identify_wing_segments()` — identifies LE/TE pairs from groups
+  (preferred) or via a consecutive-pair heuristic.
+- `compute_spatial_group_mapping!()` — maps groups to VSM sections by
+  spatial proximity, supporting n_groups != n_aero_sections.
+- REFINE wings can now have groups (used for LE/TE pair identification).
+- QUATERNION wings can now have `wing_segments` for structural geometry
+  locking.
+- YAML loader fallback LE/TE detection in
+  `update_aero_yaml_from_struc_yaml!()` when no groups are defined
+  (consecutive-pair heuristic with x-coordinate check).
+- `test_match_aero_sections.jl` — tests geometry matching and polar
+  interpolation for both REFINE and QUATERNION wings, including
+  mismatched section counts.
+- Helper scripts: `bin/install` (environment setup, Julia version detection)
+  and `bin/run_julia` (launcher with system image support).
+
 # v0.6.1 23-02-2026
 
 ## Fixed

Project.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name = "SymbolicAWEModels"
 uuid = "9c9a347c-5289-41db-a9b9-25ccc76c3360"
-version = "0.6.1"
+version = "0.7.0"
 authors = ["Bart van de Lint <bart@vandelint.net> and contributors"]
 
 [deps]

README.md

@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ julia --project=test test/test_point.jl
 | `test_principal_body_frame` | Principal vs body frame separation |
 | `test_heading_calculation` | Kite heading from tether geometry |
 | `test_section_alignment` | VSM section ↔ structural point mapping |
+| `test_match_aero_sections` | Asymmetric aero/structural section matching, polar interpolation |
 | `test_profile_law` | Atmospheric wind profile verification |
 | `test_bench` | Performance regression tracking |
 

data/2plate_kite/aero_geometry.yaml

@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ wing_sections:
   headers: [airfoil_id, LE_x, LE_y, LE_z, TE_x, TE_y, TE_z]
   data:
     # Right section: points 2 (LE) and 3 (TE)
-    - [1, -0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.2]
+    - [1, -0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.3]
 
     # Center section: points 4 (LE) and 5 (TE)
-    - [1, -0.5, 0.0, 2.5, 0.5, 0.0, 2.7]
+    - [1, -0.5, 0.0, 2.5, 0.5, 0.0, 2.8]
 
     # Left section: points 6 (LE) and 7 (TE)
-    - [1, -0.5, -1.0, 2.0, 0.5, -1.0, 2.2]
+    - [1, -0.5, -1.0, 2.0, 0.5, -1.0, 2.3]
 
 wing_airfoils:
   alpha_range: [-180, 180, 1]  # deg

docs/Project.toml

@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ VortexStepMethod = "ed3cd733-9f0f-46a9-93e0-89b8d4998dd9"
 
 [compat]
 Documenter = "1.11"
+
+[sources]
+SymbolicAWEModels = {path = ".."}
+

docs/src/private_functions.md

@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ SymbolicAWEModels.resolve_ref_spec
 SymbolicAWEModels.validate_sys_struct
 SymbolicAWEModels.build_name_dict
 SymbolicAWEModels.identify_wing_segments
+SymbolicAWEModels.match_aero_sections_to_structure!
+SymbolicAWEModels.compute_spatial_group_mapping!
 SymbolicAWEModels.init_untransformed_components!
 SymbolicAWEModels.adjust_vsm_panels_to_origin!
 SymbolicAWEModels.apply_aero_z_offset!

docs/src/tutorial_julia.md

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 EditURL = "literate/tutorial_julia.jl"
 ```
 
+Copyright (c) 2025 Bart van de Lint, Jelle Poland
+SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
 ```@meta
 CurrentModule = SymbolicAWEModels
 ```