Hi there,
I am trying to understand constraints and the physics around them.
Let’s say I have a rotating wheel. It is rotating using a Motor Hinge Constraint at an Angular Velocity of 360 Degrees (~6.284 Radians) per second.
In order to have the wheel rotating I have to give it a MotorMaxTorque. Now Torque is the rotational force that makes the wheel turn to reach the desired AngularVelocity. Hence, from what I understood, the wheel reaches the desired AngularVelocity depending on how much torque I give it which means the wheel “accelerates” faster the higher the torque is.
Now what I didn’t get is whether the MotorMaxTorque is actually the torque that the wheel uses to reach the desired AngularVelocity or whether it is just a limit of how much torque can be exerted.
To make it clearer, let’s get back to the rotating wheel and imagine that it needs at least 20000 Torque to rotate and reach the AngularVelocity. If I give the Wheel 40000 MaxTorque, is 40000 Torque being exerted or just the 20000 needed to rotate the wheel? If the MaxTorque isn’t the actual Torque being exerted, how can I find out the amount of Torque being exerted?
Summary (If TLDR)
- Is MotorMaxTorque the amount of torque being exerted to rotate the wheel or is it just a limit?
- If the MaxTorque isn’t the actual Torque being exerted, how can I find out the amount of Torque being exerted?