Release 4.0.2

[deslaughter]

Feature or improvement description
Pull request to merge dev into main and create a tagged release for v4.0.2

See the milestone and project pages for additional information

https://github.com/OpenFAST/openfast/milestone/18

Test results, if applicable
See GitHub Actions

Release checklist:

• Update the documentation version in docs/conf.py
• Update the versions in docs/source/user/api_change.rst
• Verify readthedocs builds correctly
• Create a tag in OpenFAST
• Create a merge commit in r-test and add a corresponding annotated tag
• Compile executables for Windows builds
  • AeroDyn_Driver_x64.exe
  • AeroDyn_Driver_x64_OpenMP.exe
  • AeroDyn_Inflow_C_Binding_x64.dll
  • AeroDyn_Inflow_C_Binding_x64_OpenMP.dll
  • BeamDyn_Driver_x64.exe
  • DISCON.dll (x64)
  • DISCON_ITIBarge.dll (x64)
  • DISCON_OC3Hywind.dll (x64)
  • DISCON_SC.dll (x64)
  • FAST.Farm_x64.exe
  • FAST.Farm_x64_OMP.exe
  • FAST_SFunc.mexw64
  • HydroDynDriver_x64.exe
  • HydroDyn_C_Binding_x64.dll
  • IfW_C_Binding_x64.dll
  • InflowWind_Driver_x64.exe
  • InflowWind_Driver_x64_OpenMP.exe
  • MoorDyn_Driver_x64.exe
  • MoorDyn_C_Binding_x64.dll
  • OpenFAST-Simulink_x64.dll
  • openfast_x64.exe
  • SubDyn_x64.exe
  • Turbsim_x64.exe

Changelog

Overview

This release includes a bug fix to the ExternalInflow module which is used by AMR-Wind to provide wind velocities to AeroDyn and receive aerodynamic forces. It also contains additional documentation on OpenFAST coordinate systems and more information on the release process.

General

#2626 Docs: add presentation overview of OF Coordinate systems (2024) (@andrew-platt)

#2627 Update ReleaseProcess.md notes (@andrew-platt)

Module changes

ExternalInflow

#2628 Fix bug in ExternalInflow Orientation indexing (@deslaughter)

Input file changes

No input file changes are required from 4.0.1.

[mayankchetan]

Looks good to me!