cosin software 2015-2 release notes

1. speed-up of Pacejka model export, by parallelization of virtual measurement generation
2. script editor in FTire/sim generalized and made more user-friendly
3. redesign of Pacejka model viewer
4. relaxation length computation and output in general properties list
5. new error/warning message summary in FTire and CTI log output
6. optional skyhook damping added to quarter-car model in FTire/sim anf FTire/fit
7. optional new contact patch visualization in full window mode
8. new output data: contact patch boundary points
9. more detailed output of real-time factors in CTI and FTire/sim
10. animation in 3rd-party environments can be forced now in cosin launchpad -> output
11. new output signal ‚road friction factor‘
12. display of wheel location and rim forces in FTire animation window improved
13. friction factor attribute made available in colored road surface visualization
14. road color legend added to animation window
15. image format of grabbed images in animation window is now ‘png’, thus reducing file sizes by about factor 30
16. animation window layout redesigned
17. default video codec changed from ‘mpg’ to ‘mp4’
18. repeated and/or interrupted movie recording enabled
19. interactive time-domain simulation control redesigned
20. simplified and generalized definition of running diagrams in animation window (’scopes‘)
21. shell file export in cosin/CAD browser
22. new CTI function: ctiSetInitialTemperature()
23. new CTI function ctiGetInstallationInfo()
24. unit converter in cosin/ip und tydex reader generalized (Fahrenheit etc.)
25. new cosin/ip functions ‘diff’ and ’nodiff’: difference signal between 1st and 2nd data file on/off
26. superfluous license checks removed for speed-up
27. animation windows for statics and steady-state simulations redesigned
28. enhanced and more detailed rim flexibility data and model introduced
29. Matlab script for generation of flex-rim data file from FE result file added to installation package
30. new CTI functions ctiSetURM(), ctiSetURIM(), ctiSetUSM(), to provide tire handle instead of tire index in user-written model functions; old CTI functions ctiSetURIMFunc(), ctiSetURMFunc(), ctiSetUSMFunc() marked deprecated
31. multiple parallel (‚looped‘) statics computations accelerated
32. new example data file ‘thermal.tir’, demonstrating general thermal model
33. automated call of ctiCloseHandle(), even if application only calls ctiClose()
34. reduce GUI ‚flickering‘ when opening a menu
35. optional multi-signal scopes added to animation window
36. wheel load and radial deflection values during horizontal statics and handling added to cosin/tools GUIs
37. modal analysis: improved mode recognition (to overcome potential preprocessing issues): ‘cone’ mode recognized and ignored
38. new entry ‘open last’ in cosin menu, to further reduce necessary mouse clicks
39. writing of rgu files made suppressible even after CTI restart
40. inflation pressure and tread depth during measurement made accessible in cosin/tools‘ tire editor
41. mp4 movie quality vs. size made selectable in FTire/sim
42. menu in animation window appears/disappears dynamically if mouse is moved to/from right window border
43. additional optional payload added to quarter-car model
44. optional loading of OpenCRG friction data file
45. calling CTI by step-size controlling integrators even at higher speed-modes (up to 3, but excluding true real-time modes 4 and 5) enabled
46. generation of triangulated roads from rgr roads made transformable and scalable
47. automated plot output in multiple-run FTire/sim simulations (‚looped simulation‘) added
48. new function in cosin/roadtools: shift/rotate rgr road in reformat menu
49. plot files in ‚looped simulations‘ made simultaneously available for plotting: new button ‚plot all‘; cosin/ip equipped with automated plot of multiple files from ‚looped simulations‘
50. automated generation of file description strings in file legend
51. up to 64 different line colors in cosin/ip
52. detailed and accurate quarter-car initialization in FTire/fit added, to avoid long initial setting period
53. multiple quarter-car models with same data file but different parameters (for example FZ) enabled in FTire/fit
54. Simulink blockset and example models lifted to Matlab version 2010a
55. fix: drum-speed redefinition in FTire/fit in case of parallel cleat test simulation at different speeds
56. fix: occasional numerical ‘belt buckling’ in case of rim contact avoided
57. fix: all GUIs made working within Gnome desktop @ RHEL7