cosin software 2014-2 release notes

1. in FTire animation, tire sidewalls can be textured with arbitrary images
2. rim CAD models can be added to FTire animation (example files included in download package)
3. soft soil model improved: sinkage velocity can be restricted
4. in all cosin applications using image files: gif, tiff, png, bmp, and jpg formats consistently supported now
5. extra program cosingl for animation replaced by statically linked library solution; no more potential incompatibility between cosin application and cosin animation
6. enhanced, tab-based specification of FTire animation settings in cosin/tiretools
7. cosin/tools: integrated CAD model browser allows to select between meshed and rendered model representation
8. FTire data file comparison tool completed with output of physical units
9. cosin/ip plotting tools completed with differentiation, integration, and filtering of plot signals
10. rgr file format documentation updated
11. optional ‚Matlab-friendly‘ output of contact pressure distribution over regular grid added to FTire output
12. optional PT1-delay introduced in Bekker-Wong soft soil model, for alternative smoothing/stabilization
13. MSC-only road data files made available even if preferred road eval method is ‚cosin‘ (provided MSC license is available)
14. extended configuration access in Adams interface (required for testing and debugging): on-line animation can be enforced with command-line option -anim in ini-file, even if Adams deactivates animation
15. progression bar added to cosin applications GUI
16. default axis system for FTire/fit cleat tests is ISO now, with flat road assumed (to prevent faulty peaks in forces due to cleat ‚inclination‘)
17. optional increment > 1 for extraction of center-line data points from crg-file introduced (required in some cases to smoothen noisy crg files)
18. support of new track data file format with GPS data of nominal track for cosin/mbs
19. cosin/mbs GUI reorganized and adapted to FTire/sim’s GUI
20. NaN healing in cosin evaluation of crg roads extended to extra channels (slope & banking), in order to read certain user-specific crg files
21. new selection in cosin launch-pad allows to force quitting all active or hanging cosin applications
22. steady-state and statics GUI in cosin/tools made more user-friendly
23. stl-files supports as triangulated road data files
24. both positive and negative rolling and turning speed allowed in FTire/steady-state
25. fix: y and z components of nodes in shell file created from crg file had been equal
26. new function pd(..) in arithmetic routines: PD controller
27. improved ‚road under tire‘ browser in FTire/replay GUI
28. FTire speed mode 4 (realtime) split into modes 4 (limited TYDEX output) and 5 (no TYDEX output)
29. new CTI function ctiPutRimRotationStates(), to put out rim angular velocity etc. without time-consuming computation and output of TYDEX signals
30. sample user road model included in installation package
31. real-time capability test in cosin/tiretools now recognizes and displays potential problems in pre-processing and dynamic instability
32. fix: computation of reaction forces on moving contact bodies might have been wrong in rare cases
33. new history window in FTire/fit, including detailed display of changes, selection of data file to continue with, and more 
34. ensure animation window closes immediately if pressing ESC or ctrl-C, or clicking the exit button within the animation window
35. new function in cosin/roadtools: append new rgr patch to existing rgr patch
36. new function to generate track data files, based on images with pixels set on center-line
37. image for rgr creation made scalable
38. automatic naming of new rgr files in cosin/roadtools improved
39. all mathematical functions replaced by highly optimized and platform-independent evaluation
40. FTire animation in steady-state computation with single frame allows settings changes now
41. footprint states output (with timely uncritical extra effort) added to FTire realtime speed mode
42. maximum window sizes in all GUIs reduced by margin for task-bar