AVSLab/basilisk
Sep 2024 – Feb 2026
18 Months active
Languages Used
CFORTRANIDLMATLABPythonreStructuredTextRSTText
Technical Skills
Data ProcessingModule managementPythonPython developmentPython programmingSPICE kernel management
Hanspeter Schaub
PROFILE
Hanspeter Schaub
Hanspeter Schaub developed and maintained the AVSLab/basilisk simulation platform, delivering robust features and infrastructure for spacecraft dynamics and visualization. He engineered high-precision time management, cross-platform build automation, and resilient CI pipelines using C++, Python, and CMake. His work included refactoring core modules for maintainability, enhancing data handling and visualization exports, and modernizing dependency management with Conan. Schaub improved documentation and onboarding through automated tutorials and release notes, while stabilizing APIs and deprecating legacy code. By integrating rigorous testing, error handling, and reproducible workflows, he ensured Basilisk’s reliability and usability for both developers and end users across evolving environments.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
77%Features
Repository Contributions
283Total
Bugs
28
Commits
283
Features
96
Lines of code
10,094
Activity Months18
Your Network
76 people
Work History
February 2026
9 Commits • 1 Features
Feb 1, 2026February 2026 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk: Delivered comprehensive enhancements to Basilisk data access and example workflows, focusing on documentation quality, reproducibility, and onboarding ease. The work emphasizes business value by enabling faster data access and reducing support overhead.
9 Commits • 1 Features
Feb 1, 2026February 2026 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk: Delivered comprehensive enhancements to Basilisk data access and example workflows, focusing on documentation quality, reproducibility, and onboarding ease. The work emphasizes business value by enabling faster data access and reducing support overhead.
February 2026
January 2026
10 Commits • 4 Features
Jan 1, 2026January 2026 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk focusing on delivering API clarity, improved test visualization, documentation quality, and streamlined release processes. Key outcomes include deprecation guidance for shadowFactor with promoted illuminationFactor, enhanced test results analysis through optional saving of MuJoCo scenario test figures, corrections to Eclipse types math formatting in RST documentation, and robust release management including version bumps, release notes, and release guide enhancements with related data-management cleanup.
January 2026
10 Commits • 4 Features
Jan 1, 2026January 2026 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk focusing on delivering API clarity, improved test visualization, documentation quality, and streamlined release processes. Key outcomes include deprecation guidance for shadowFactor with promoted illuminationFactor, enhanced test results analysis through optional saving of MuJoCo scenario test figures, corrections to Eclipse types math formatting in RST documentation, and robust release management including version bumps, release notes, and release guide enhancements with related data-management cleanup.
December 2025
9 Commits • 4 Features
Dec 1, 2025December 2025 focused on release readiness, docs quality, data handling simplification, and API stabilization for AVSLab/basilisk. Key artifacts include published Vizard 2.3.2 release notes with compatibility guidance, refreshed Basilisk documentation and release notes (including version anchors and attention panel), streamlined data workflows via Pooc-managed handling, and tightened API stability by encapsulating module variables and removing deprecation warnings. These efforts reduce onboarding friction, improve user experience, and establish a solid base for upcoming ecosystem updates.
9 Commits • 4 Features
Dec 1, 2025December 2025 focused on release readiness, docs quality, data handling simplification, and API stabilization for AVSLab/basilisk. Key artifacts include published Vizard 2.3.2 release notes with compatibility guidance, refreshed Basilisk documentation and release notes (including version anchors and attention panel), streamlined data workflows via Pooc-managed handling, and tightened API stability by encapsulating module variables and removing deprecation warnings. These efforts reduce onboarding friction, improve user experience, and establish a solid base for upcoming ecosystem updates.
December 2025
November 2025
24 Commits • 11 Features
Nov 1, 2025November 2025 (AVSLab/basilisk) delivered a robust set of feature enhancements, reliability fixes, and documentation improvements that collectively improve visualization fidelity, configurability, and developer experience. The work emphasizes business value through clearer orbit visualization, more precise analysis controls, and stronger build/documentation practices, enabling faster decision-making and more reliable deployments.
November 2025
24 Commits • 11 Features
Nov 1, 2025November 2025 (AVSLab/basilisk) delivered a robust set of feature enhancements, reliability fixes, and documentation improvements that collectively improve visualization fidelity, configurability, and developer experience. The work emphasizes business value through clearer orbit visualization, more precise analysis controls, and stronger build/documentation practices, enabling faster decision-making and more reliable deployments.
October 2025
6 Commits • 1 Features
Oct 1, 2025October 2025 AVSLab/basilisk monthly summary focused on stability, reliability, and release readiness. Delivered memory-safety and correctness improvements in gravity visualization, clarified UI naming, and prepared comprehensive release notes for Vizard 2.3.1, aligning with security-focused Unity migration. The work reduced crash risk, ensured accurate physics calculations, improved user experience, and strengthened documentation and governance.
6 Commits • 1 Features
Oct 1, 2025October 2025 AVSLab/basilisk monthly summary focused on stability, reliability, and release readiness. Delivered memory-safety and correctness improvements in gravity visualization, clarified UI naming, and prepared comprehensive release notes for Vizard 2.3.1, aligning with security-focused Unity migration. The work reduced crash risk, ensured accurate physics calculations, improved user experience, and strengthened documentation and governance.
October 2025
September 2025
31 Commits • 12 Features
Sep 1, 2025September 2025 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk focusing on delivering robust features, stabilizing the codebase, and enhancing developer and customer-facing documentation. The month achieved a concentrated effort on removing deprecated functionality, strengthening tests and CI reliability, and expanding Vizard/location data capabilities to enable more flexible scenarios and clearer release communications. The work reduces technical debt, improves onboarding, and supports faster, safer releases while showcasing strong automation and data modeling skills.
September 2025
31 Commits • 12 Features
Sep 1, 2025September 2025 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk focusing on delivering robust features, stabilizing the codebase, and enhancing developer and customer-facing documentation. The month achieved a concentrated effort on removing deprecated functionality, strengthening tests and CI reliability, and expanding Vizard/location data capabilities to enable more flexible scenarios and clearer release communications. The work reduces technical debt, improves onboarding, and supports faster, safer releases while showcasing strong automation and data modeling skills.
August 2025
7 Commits • 2 Features
Aug 1, 2025August 2025 for AVSLab/basilisk: Delivered critical user-facing enhancements for visualization data exports, hardened file I/O reliability, and updated release documentation and versioning to support a stable 2.8.0 release. The changes improve end-to-end data export reliability, streamlined release readiness, and provide clearer guidance for customers and developers.
7 Commits • 2 Features
Aug 1, 2025August 2025 for AVSLab/basilisk: Delivered critical user-facing enhancements for visualization data exports, hardened file I/O reliability, and updated release documentation and versioning to support a stable 2.8.0 release. The changes improve end-to-end data export reliability, streamlined release readiness, and provide clearer guidance for customers and developers.
August 2025
July 2025
4 Commits • 3 Features
Jul 1, 2025July 2025 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk: Deliveries focused on visualization control, documentation quality, and CI reliability to drive clearer data presentation, faster feedback, and more predictable releases. No major bug fixes identified this month; stability improvements were achieved through CI controls and documentation refinements.
July 2025
4 Commits • 3 Features
Jul 1, 2025July 2025 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk: Deliveries focused on visualization control, documentation quality, and CI reliability to drive clearer data presentation, faster feedback, and more predictable releases. No major bug fixes identified this month; stability improvements were achieved through CI controls and documentation refinements.
June 2025
6 Commits • 2 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk focused on delivering user-facing improvements, stabilizing the CI pipeline, and ensuring cross-platform reliability. Key efforts included documenting and packaging the Vizard 2.3.0 release with installation guidance, and hardening the CI/test loop to reduce flaky runs. A critical cross-platform bug was fixed to ensure consistent error reporting across compilers. These activities collectively improved product readiness, developer onboarding, and operating efficiency across the repo.
6 Commits • 2 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk focused on delivering user-facing improvements, stabilizing the CI pipeline, and ensuring cross-platform reliability. Key efforts included documenting and packaging the Vizard 2.3.0 release with installation guidance, and hardening the CI/test loop to reduce flaky runs. A critical cross-platform bug was fixed to ensure consistent error reporting across compilers. These activities collectively improved product readiness, developer onboarding, and operating efficiency across the repo.
June 2025
May 2025
17 Commits • 2 Features
May 1, 2025May 2025 highlights for AVSLab/basilisk: delivered high-fidelity, nanosecond-precision time management across spacecraft simulation, improved code quality through targeted deprecations and build hygiene, and stabilized CI with clearer release notes. The work focused on time accuracy, maintainability, and future readiness of the simulation stack.
May 2025
17 Commits • 2 Features
May 1, 2025May 2025 highlights for AVSLab/basilisk: delivered high-fidelity, nanosecond-precision time management across spacecraft simulation, improved code quality through targeted deprecations and build hygiene, and stabilized CI with clearer release notes. The work focused on time accuracy, maintainability, and future readiness of the simulation stack.
April 2025
14 Commits • 3 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk focusing on delivering a clean release path for Basilisk 2.7.0, improving time calculation robustness, and tightening build-time compatibility checks. This period emphasized release readiness, code quality, and forward-path deprecations to support upcoming Python 3.8 deprecations and platform installation notes.
14 Commits • 3 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk focusing on delivering a clean release path for Basilisk 2.7.0, improving time calculation robustness, and tightening build-time compatibility checks. This period emphasized release readiness, code quality, and forward-path deprecations to support upcoming Python 3.8 deprecations and platform installation notes.
April 2025
March 2025
29 Commits • 5 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk: Key features delivered, critical fixes, and enabling infrastructure improvements that drive reliability, safety, and faster onboarding for downstream users and teams. The month focused on Python 3.13 compatibility, safer code practices, CI/build tooling enhancements, documentation improvements, and robust frame transformation validation.
March 2025
29 Commits • 5 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk: Key features delivered, critical fixes, and enabling infrastructure improvements that drive reliability, safety, and faster onboarding for downstream users and teams. The month focused on Python 3.13 compatibility, safer code practices, CI/build tooling enhancements, documentation improvements, and robust frame transformation validation.
February 2025
19 Commits • 2 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 monthly performance summary for AVSLab/basilisk: Focused on stabilizing build/deploy cycles and strengthening external integration, with concrete progress across Conan2 integration, CI/CD improvements, and rendering stability. Delivered features and bug fixes that reduce maintenance burden, speed up releases, and improve runtime reliability for cross-platform environments including macOS and Linux.
19 Commits • 2 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 monthly performance summary for AVSLab/basilisk: Focused on stabilizing build/deploy cycles and strengthening external integration, with concrete progress across Conan2 integration, CI/CD improvements, and rendering stability. Delivered features and bug fixes that reduce maintenance burden, speed up releases, and improve runtime reliability for cross-platform environments including macOS and Linux.
February 2025
January 2025
14 Commits • 4 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk focusing on delivering resilient SPICE kernel handling, expanding cross-version Python support, and improving test stability and documentation. The month emphasized business value through reliable data accessibility, broader Python ecosystem compatibility, and clearer release/readiness processes.
January 2025
14 Commits • 4 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk focusing on delivering resilient SPICE kernel handling, expanding cross-version Python support, and improving test stability and documentation. The month emphasized business value through reliable data accessibility, broader Python ecosystem compatibility, and clearer release/readiness processes.
December 2024
44 Commits • 22 Features
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 — Basilisk (AVSLab/basilisk) delivered a major modernization of the build system and platform/toolchain, refined dependency management, and strengthened CI and testing. These changes improve cross‑platform reliability, accelerate releases, and enhance developer onboarding, while maintaining a focus on reproducible environments and clear release notes.
44 Commits • 22 Features
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 — Basilisk (AVSLab/basilisk) delivered a major modernization of the build system and platform/toolchain, refined dependency management, and strengthened CI and testing. These changes improve cross‑platform reliability, accelerate releases, and enhance developer onboarding, while maintaining a focus on reproducible environments and clear release notes.
December 2024
November 2024
28 Commits • 14 Features
Nov 1, 2024Month: 2024-11 — Consolidated a strong set of business-value features, reliability fixes, and documentation improvements for AVSLab/basilisk. Delivered cross-cutting improvements to build systems, data handling, and CI, with a clear focus on maintainability, performance, and developer onboarding. Key outcomes include modernizing dependency management (Conan 2.x), enabling large data workflows, streamlining packaging, and expanding release notes and web links to improve transparency for users and stakeholders.
November 2024
28 Commits • 14 Features
Nov 1, 2024Month: 2024-11 — Consolidated a strong set of business-value features, reliability fixes, and documentation improvements for AVSLab/basilisk. Delivered cross-cutting improvements to build systems, data handling, and CI, with a clear focus on maintainability, performance, and developer onboarding. Key outcomes include modernizing dependency management (Conan 2.x), enabling large data workflows, streamlining packaging, and expanding release notes and web links to improve transparency for users and stakeholders.
October 2024
5 Commits • 1 Features
Oct 1, 2024October 2024 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk: Delivered a focused upgrade and cleanup of the Sphinx documentation system, reorganized example docs, expanded installation instructions for building docs, and corrected wording across scenario docs. These efforts improved documentation reliability, onboarding, and user self-service, reducing support time and accelerating documentation consumption. Technologies demonstrated include Sphinx, Python doc tooling, and general documentation maintenance practices, reflecting strong emphasis on maintainability and developer experience.
5 Commits • 1 Features
Oct 1, 2024October 2024 monthly summary for AVSLab/basilisk: Delivered a focused upgrade and cleanup of the Sphinx documentation system, reorganized example docs, expanded installation instructions for building docs, and corrected wording across scenario docs. These efforts improved documentation reliability, onboarding, and user self-service, reducing support time and accelerating documentation consumption. Technologies demonstrated include Sphinx, Python doc tooling, and general documentation maintenance practices, reflecting strong emphasis on maintainability and developer experience.
October 2024
September 2024
7 Commits • 3 Features
Sep 1, 2024September 2024 (2024-09) monthly performance snapshot for AVSLab/basilisk. Focused on reliability, clock data handling, and CI readiness. Delivered core IO improvements and tests for CK utilities, enabled UTC conversion via MAVEN SPICE SCLK kernel, and published Version 2.5.0 release notes. No explicit major bugs fixed this month; the work emphasizes refactoring, test coverage, and maintainability to reduce runtime issues and accelerate future delivery.
September 2024
7 Commits • 3 Features
Sep 1, 2024September 2024 (2024-09) monthly performance snapshot for AVSLab/basilisk. Focused on reliability, clock data handling, and CI readiness. Delivered core IO improvements and tests for CK utilities, enabled UTC conversion via MAVEN SPICE SCLK kernel, and published Version 2.5.0 release notes. No explicit major bugs fixed this month; the work emphasizes refactoring, test coverage, and maintainability to reduce runtime issues and accelerate future delivery.
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Quality Metrics
Correctness95.0%
Maintainability95.0%
Architecture92.2%
Performance90.6%
AI Usage20.0%
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Programming Languages
CC++CMakeCSSFORTRANHTMLIDLMATLABMarkdownPowerShell
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API DevelopmentAPI IntegrationAerospace EngineeringAstrodynamicsBug FixBug FixingBuild AutomationBuild ConfigurationBuild ProcessBuild Process ManagementBuild ScriptingBuild SystemBuild System ConfigurationBuild System ManagementBuild Systems
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