prog_models v1.2

Release v1.2 (Mini-release)

This release primarily includes changes needed to support prog_algs v1.1. Specific improvements include:

• Model Vectorization - significantly improves runtime when used in way that requires multiple samples to be simulated simultaneously [#143]
• Added support for dynamic step sizes in simulation (using user defined next_time function) [#131]
• Created model.apply_limits(state) -> state function to apply model state limits. This enables other methods that externally agitate state (e.g., particle filters) to ensure they remain within bounds).
• Arguments in initialize are now optional for existing models [#157]
• Updates to simulate_to*
  • First output is now optional for classes where arguments of initialize are optional [#157]
  • Ability to specify the starting time [#145]
• New ThrownObject model used in examples and tests [#139]
• Extend SimResult to include features of a list (e.g., index, pop, extend) [#150]
• Removed intra-package dependency in examples which prevented some IDEs from executing a few of the examples [#139]
• Added additional examples demonstrating prog_models features
• Various Bugfixes

The changes in this release were produced in part by Northrop Grumman under a contributor license agreement. Thank you NGC!