release notes

V 4.1 Function and library update - 07/2022

Major Feature Updates

GUI redesign
Projects redesign
Lateral guidance library renewed
MXeval APP manager
Ground truth mapping for lateral guidance

Additional Feature Updates

Added user feedback form
Settings menu UI enhancements
Drag'n'drop functionality
New log window with improved performance
General GUI and performance enhancements
Multiple Y signals in custom XY and scatter plots
New code editor panel
Added evaluation notes for plots and KPIs
Plot interaction enhancements

Library Updates

Vehicle Dynamics

Weave Test: Optional channels for more flexibility
Bug fixes

Lateral Guidance

Completely restructured

Fixed Issues

#38: KPI correlation fails when individual files in a cluster fail to evaluate
#39: Log window slowing down evaluation procedure
#40: All correlation plots fail when a single plot cannot be created
#41: Plot alignment fails when plotting only constant values
#42: Evaluation of VS_QS fails when lateral acceleration at beginning is more then 4 m/s²
#43: Evaluation of VD_QS fails when the 3m/s² position can not be found
#44: Evaluation of VD_QS fails when lateral acc. not crossing 1m/s²
#46: Heatmap plot x data potentially shifted when plotting against time
#47: KPI Correlation configuration causing a crash when custom KPIs are removed

V 4.0 Function and library update - 01/2022

Major Feature Updates

Stability Control Library
Report Generator Customization
Custom Tests
Visualization Subplots
GPS Visualization Plots
Heatmap Visualization Plots

Additional Feature Updates

GUI enhancements
New observer trigger modes for unlocked files
Root configuration merge when updating MXeval
Installer files now for x64 architectures only
Report generator automatically stores last output directory
Added scatter plot type to custom plots
Updated channel IDs

GPS-Latitude: PosLatReAx > PosLat
GPS-Longitude: PosLonReAx > PosLon

Added custom channel configuration function to call MATLAB COM server
Added various additonal clustering methods

Library Updates

New Library: Stability Control
Vehicle Dynamics

Moved Sine With Dwell test to new Stabiliy Control Library

Lateral Guidance

Changed Test and Library IDs: LKAS > LAG

Longitudinal Guidance

Changed Test and Library IDs: ACC > LOG

Fixed Issues

#27: KPI configuration in KPI Correlation configuration mixed up in some Longitudinal Guidance tests
#28: Incorrect input data validation when importing specific datatypes
#29: MDF import fails when signal names have more then 63 characters
#30: Observer mode "change" triggers wrong files for evalation regardless of filter settings
#31: KPI Correlation fails when KPIs have NaN values
#32: Startup of MXeval fails in license specific scenarios
#33: License checkout fails when license path has non UTF-8 conform characters
#34: Channel configuration icons corrupted when importing projects from another machine
#35: Evaluation fails when inf/nan samples are removed in combination with unassinged channel
#37: File cluster gui crashing after removing all cluster names

V 3.2 Function and library update - 07/2021

Major Feature Updates

KPI Correlation
GUI Redesign

Additional Feature Updates

Command line installer for client installation
Manual/Automatic axis limit specification
GUI enhancements
Customizable plot colormaps
Added copy to clipboard feature to visualization and correlation plots
Added snapshot, clipboard and white background feature to external plot windows
Automatic detection of channel configuration type based on a selected configuration file
Added splash screen during runtime startup
HTML report updates/enhancements
Online mode no longer requires observer mode
KPI export now supports .csv format
Automatic export of numeric KPI results to html report
Speed and performance enhancements
Menu bar mnemonic accelerators
Channel configuration auto scan
Added MXeval default data format parser
Colormap clustering for visualization plots

Library Updates

Vehicle Dynamics

Frequency Response: Stability enhancements.
Slalom: New KPIs and offset correction.

Discontinued Features

PDF report format

Fixed Issues

#16: Startup problems when using floating licenses
#17: Custom channel configuration function ccc_cropData not working with time specification
#18: Runtime log file not generated
#19: Error updating KPI tables when no KPIs are shown
#20: Error when no visualization plot is activated
#21: "Evaluate" button stays enabled when switching from an active test to a blank one
#22: Plot legend placed in wrong plot window when plotting erg or mdf channel data
#23: Error during import of projects that do not have evaluation settings
#24: Radius is not calculated for negative values in VD_SC
#25: Evaluation of VD_SC does fail if no SWA and SWT given
#26: MDF import fails in user specific scenarios

V 3.1 Function and library update - 01/2021

Major Feature Updates

Custom channels
Custom plots
Interactive html report
Relative KPI overview
File clustering

Log message notification improvements
Performance + Stability enhancements
Code Editor for Custom KPI settings
Improved input data validation
Channeldata plausibility check
Zero channel detection
Required/optional/custom indicator at standard channel configuration
Customizable Simulink Signal Collector
Keyboard control enhancements
Online mode now supports direct switching to the next test
Added .png and .fig figure export
Plausibility check for numeric evaluation settings
Admin privileges no longer required to run the software
Automatic figure export in observer mode evaluations

MXeval functions library V3.1

Vehicle Dynamics:

Weave Test: Minor KPI updates
Step Input: Entirely redeveloped evaluation function with new KPIs and features
Frequency Response: Entirely redeveloped evaluation function with new KPIs and features
Quasi Static: Entirely redeveloped evaluation function with new KPIs and features
Steady State:

Entirely redeveloped evaluation function with new KPIs and features
Maneuver changed from stationary circular test to quasi steady state circular test

Sine with Dwell: New test!
Slalom: New test!

LKAS: Remove "Mode" option from Free Run evaluation. Merge mode can now be accomplished using the file cluster feature
ACC: Delta Velocity channels now optional for all ACC tests. If not provided, the delta velocity is calculated from hunter and target velocity

Fixed Issues

#11: unplausible KPI values of non-assigned channels
#12: error during custom KPI calculation in LKAS - Free Run evaluation in "merge" mode
#13: changes from options menu not applied when evaluating directly afterwards
#14: GUI frozen after plotting selected channel data
#15: misaligned visualization of cropping boundaries in data cropping window

V 3.0 Function and library update - 07/2020

Native support for mdf files (V3 + V4)
Templates for the global configuration manager
GUI + usability improvements
Standard channel configuration generic for all tests including channel descriptions
Standard channel configuration supports direct input of values or MATLAB code
Data input validation (class, size, nan, inf)
Simulink Signal Collector block + global channel configuration
ClearMCRCache tool for urgent troubleshooting
KPI namespace (and unit) conversion
Plot information labels
Standardization of all non-scalar numeric input channels to 1D (effects GPS position channels -> separate Lat and Lon channels)
Save and load projects
Evaluation settings description directly in GUI
Demo Data Browser with example data for each test
Software update check
Re-designed user guide
Additional library user guides with KPI and maneuver description
Custom channel configuration wrapper functions
Improved error handling
Automatic KPI export for observer mod
Plot export

MXeval functions library V3.0

LKAS

Free Run: Auto detection for LKAS State, Improved Ground Truth Calculation

ACC library added

Approaching Standing Target
Approaching Target
Hunter Cut Out
Stationary Drive
Target Accelerating
Target Braking
Target Cut In
Target Cut Out
Transient Response

Fixed Issues

#5: Error when reshaping 2xN input data (GPS positions)
#6: Unplausible drift velocity calculation in Free Run Ground Truth evaluation
#7: Error when opening the info menu in evaluation settings

V 2.1.1 Cumulative update - 01/2020

Report generator stability improvements
MXeval functions library V2.1.1
Fixed Issues

#1: Channels Boundaries configuration
#2: Free Run Report – Single evaluation
#3: GUI frozen after custom channel configuration error
#4: Error during UN ECE R79 Functional Test at certain sample rates

V 2.1 Official release - 12/2019

MXeval functions library V2.1 with updates in the lane keeping library
User interface updates
Usability and performance improvements
Bugfixes
Global Channel Configurations
Improved error handling with extensive session log
Popup editor for custom channel configuration
Plot interaction tools
New filters in filter designer
Customizable summary functions
Native support for IPG CarMaker .erg files
Data plausibility check

V 2.0 Official release - 08/2019

MXeval functions library V2.0 including the lane keeping library
User interface redesign with focus on usability
Online Mode for in vehicle usage including observer mode for automated maneuver evaluation during test drives
Data cropping and filtering
Custom channel configuration via MATLAB script
Custom KPI calculation via MATLAB script
KPI Summary for all results at a glance
LaTex based automated report generation

V 1.0 Non official release - 07/2018

V 0.1 Pre-release for demo purpose - 06/2018

• No export option available for the calculated parameters

• Only Weave Test available

• No data filtering available