AVSLab/basilisk
Jun 2025 – Apr 2026
7 Months active
Languages Used
CC++LaTeXPythonMarkdownreStructuredTextrst
Technical Skills
Aerospace EngineeringC++C++ DevelopmentEmbedded SystemsSimulationSoftware Engineering
Daniel Huterer Prats
PROFILE
Daniel Huterer Prats
Contributed to AVSLab/basilisk by developing and refining simulation modules for spacecraft systems, focusing on link budget analysis, downlink handling, and spacecraft charging equilibrium. Leveraged C++, Python, and embedded systems expertise to implement robust APIs, harmonize terminology, and enhance data integrity through improved messaging and validation. Enhanced documentation and unit testing using Sphinx and LaTeX, ensuring clarity for both users and contributors. Addressed maintainability by introducing deprecation paths and backward-compatible API updates, while also improving visualization and technical writing. The work enabled more accurate mission planning, streamlined data transmission, and facilitated onboarding through clear documentation and consistent software architecture.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
92%Features
Repository Contributions
36Total
Bugs
1
Commits
36
Features
11
Lines of code
11,925
Activity Months7
Your Network
86 peopleSame Organization
@colorado.edu65
Work History
April 2026
1 Commits • 1 Features
Apr 1, 2026April 2026 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk. Focused on improving developer experience through targeted documentation updates for downlink handling. Key contributions centered on clarifying image formats and updating relevant figures to reduce ambiguity for contributors and downstream integrations.
1 Commits • 1 Features
Apr 1, 2026April 2026 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk. Focused on improving developer experience through targeted documentation updates for downlink handling. Key contributions centered on clarifying image formats and updating relevant figures to reduce ambiguity for contributors and downstream integrations.
April 2026
March 2026
4 Commits • 2 Features
Mar 1, 2026Month: 2026-03 — Key business and technical outcomes for AVSLab/basilisk. Delivered feature enhancements, improved reliability, and expanded documentation and tests, driving data integrity and maintainability.
March 2026
4 Commits • 2 Features
Mar 1, 2026Month: 2026-03 — Key business and technical outcomes for AVSLab/basilisk. Delivered feature enhancements, improved reliability, and expanded documentation and tests, driving data integrity and maintainability.
February 2026
19 Commits • 3 Features
Feb 1, 2026February 2026 — AVSLab/basilisk: Implemented major feature developments across link budget, downlink handling, and spacecraft charging domains, with strong validation, documentation, and release-note integration. These capabilities enhance mission planning accuracy, autonomous data transmission reliability, and physics-based modeling under varied space/atmospheric conditions.
19 Commits • 3 Features
Feb 1, 2026February 2026 — AVSLab/basilisk: Implemented major feature developments across link budget, downlink handling, and spacecraft charging domains, with strong validation, documentation, and release-note integration. These capabilities enhance mission planning accuracy, autonomous data transmission reliability, and physics-based modeling under varied space/atmospheric conditions.
February 2026
January 2026
2 Commits • 1 Features
Jan 1, 2026For 2026-01, AVSLab/basilisk delivered targeted terminology harmonization and a plotting API rename to improve readability, consistency, and backward compatibility. Specifically, illumination terminology was standardized from 'shadow factor' to 'illumination factor' across modules, and the plotting function previously used for shadow fractions was renamed to plot_illumination_fraction with appropriate API updates. These changes reduce user confusion, simplify onboarding for new contributors, and set the stage for consistent analytics across the project. No major bug fixes were reported this month in Basilisk; the effort focused on API refinement and maintainability. The work enhances business value by delivering clearer semantics, more intuitive APIs, and stronger backward-compatibility guarantees for downstream users.
January 2026
2 Commits • 1 Features
Jan 1, 2026For 2026-01, AVSLab/basilisk delivered targeted terminology harmonization and a plotting API rename to improve readability, consistency, and backward compatibility. Specifically, illumination terminology was standardized from 'shadow factor' to 'illumination factor' across modules, and the plotting function previously used for shadow fractions was renamed to plot_illumination_fraction with appropriate API updates. These changes reduce user confusion, simplify onboarding for new contributors, and set the stage for consistent analytics across the project. No major bug fixes were reported this month in Basilisk; the effort focused on API refinement and maintainability. The work enhances business value by delivering clearer semantics, more intuitive APIs, and stronger backward-compatibility guarantees for downstream users.
December 2025
3 Commits • 2 Features
Dec 1, 2025December 2025 monthly wrap-up for AVSLab/basilisk: Delivered API clarity improvements and deprecation paths while preserving backwards compatibility. Implemented illuminationFactor aliasing (shadowFactor) for EclipseMsgRecorder, with deprecation notices and bidirectional syncing, and extended EclipseMsgPayload accordingly. Deprecated min_shadow_factor in SpacecraftLocation in favor of min_illumination_factor, consolidating logic and surfacing a single variable with user warnings. Added unit tests to validate aliasing, deprecation behavior, and syncing. These changes reduce ambiguity, improve maintainability, and enhance runtime observability for critical messaging and location configurations.
3 Commits • 2 Features
Dec 1, 2025December 2025 monthly wrap-up for AVSLab/basilisk: Delivered API clarity improvements and deprecation paths while preserving backwards compatibility. Implemented illuminationFactor aliasing (shadowFactor) for EclipseMsgRecorder, with deprecation notices and bidirectional syncing, and extended EclipseMsgPayload accordingly. Deprecated min_shadow_factor in SpacecraftLocation in favor of min_illumination_factor, consolidating logic and surfacing a single variable with user warnings. Added unit tests to validate aliasing, deprecation behavior, and syncing. These changes reduce ambiguity, improve maintainability, and enhance runtime observability for critical messaging and location configurations.
December 2025
November 2025
4 Commits • 1 Features
Nov 1, 20252025-11 AVSLab/basilisk monthly summary: API modernization and cross-language exposure focused on renaming shadowFactor to illuminationFactor with deprecation, documentation updates, and module-wide propagation. No major bugs fixed this month. Impact: clearer API surface, forward compatibility, and streamlined maintenance across Python bindings and environment modules.
November 2025
4 Commits • 1 Features
Nov 1, 20252025-11 AVSLab/basilisk monthly summary: API modernization and cross-language exposure focused on renaming shadowFactor to illuminationFactor with deprecation, documentation updates, and module-wide propagation. No major bugs fixed this month. Impact: clearer API surface, forward compatibility, and streamlined maintenance across Python bindings and environment modules.
June 2025
3 Commits • 1 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk: Delivered Sun Data Integration and Orientation Measurements to enhance sun-relative attitude awareness and orientation analysis. Implemented reading sun position data in SpacecraftLocation, added an input message for sun data, and stored the sun position vector in the inertial frame. Extended AccessMsgPayload with sunIncidenceAngle and scViewAngle to capture sun incidence and deputy spacecraft orientation. Strengthened robustness by gating sun-angle calculations on the availability of sun data, preventing unnecessary computations when sun data is absent. These changes enable more reliable attitude estimation and downstream navigation features, with improved data integrity and maintainability.
3 Commits • 1 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk: Delivered Sun Data Integration and Orientation Measurements to enhance sun-relative attitude awareness and orientation analysis. Implemented reading sun position data in SpacecraftLocation, added an input message for sun data, and stored the sun position vector in the inertial frame. Extended AccessMsgPayload with sunIncidenceAngle and scViewAngle to capture sun incidence and deputy spacecraft orientation. Strengthened robustness by gating sun-angle calculations on the availability of sun data, preventing unnecessary computations when sun data is absent. These changes enable more reliable attitude estimation and downstream navigation features, with improved data integrity and maintainability.
June 2025
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Quality Metrics
Correctness97.2%
Maintainability91.8%
Architecture93.8%
Performance92.2%
AI Usage20.0%
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CC++LaTeXMarkdownPythonreStructuredTextrst
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API DesignAerospace EngineeringAtmospheric modelingC programmingC++C++ DevelopmentC++ developmentData analysisEmbedded SystemsLaTeX typesettingPythonPython developmentPython programmingPython scriptingScientific Computing
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