R2026b Prerelease at a Glance

• Aerospace Blockset – Model, simulate, and analyze aerospace vehicle dynamics, including increased support for rotorcraft and spacecraft.
• Aerospace Toolbox – Design, analyze, and visualize space missions with high-fidelity orbit propagation, impulsive maneuvers, and lunar mission support.
• Audio Toolbox – Model acoustic systems with Simscape; simulate sound propagation using ray-based methods in rooms and underwater acoustics; compute objective quality and intelligibility metrics.
• Deep Learning Toolbox – Create and train time series prediction, forecasting, and regression models using the Time Series Modeler app.
• Image Acquisition Toolbox – Support for GenICam 3D cameras with multipart and GenDC formats.
• Point Cloud Toolbox– Design and analyze perception systems using point clouds from range sensors like lidar, RGB-D and stereo cameras, and mmWave radar, and workflows like SLAM, photogrammetry, and structure from motion.
• Simulink Design Verifier – Distribute design verifier analysis across multiple CPU cores to accelerate time-to-results; achieve higher-precision results for models using floating-point and complex math functions.
• SoC Blockset (for AMD) – Design, deploy, and verify applications for AMD Adaptive SoCs and FPGAs; use default reference designs or build custom reference designs for comms, vision, deep learning, and controls applications.
• Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox – Design and analyze experiments interactively with the new DOE app; assess measurement system variability and run ANOVA-based studies with the new Gage R&R app.

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