Add cosserat curve

.github/actions/run_tests/action.yml

@@ -49,3 +49,5 @@ runs:
         coverage html
         coverage report
         coverage-badge -o htmlcov/coverage.svg
+        coverage run --rcfile=${{ inputs.coverage_config }} -m pytest pytest_testing_cosserat_curve.py
+        coverage report

meshpy/cosserat_curve/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# MeshPy: A beam finite element input generator
+#
+# MIT License
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018-2024
+#     Ivo Steinbrecher
+#     Institute for Mathematics and Computer-Based Simulation
+#     Universitaet der Bundeswehr Muenchen
+#     https://www.unibw.de/imcs-en
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+"""
+This module contains functionality to convert a curve in 3D to a Cosserat curve.
+Furthermore, additional utility functions are included, such as warping a mesh
+along the curve and the creation of non-homogeneous DBC to achieve such a warping.
+"""