How can I implement automatic gear shifting in a basic vehicle seat car?

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#1

Title says it all, I can’t find an simple example or tutorial that explains how to do this. I only know that there is RPM, and Gear variables involved.

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#2

Perhaps you could take a look at how A-Chassis does it, in the “Drive” localscript.

#3

I already looked at it, and I had hard time finding what I was looking for, so I decided to ask here first because perhaps someone would know how to instead of having to figure out how the drive script works. But if nobody will have an answer then I suppose I won’t have a choice.

#4

After some extensive research on Google, I found Stack Exchange and Unity forum post.

But I am still not sure how I can get wheel RPM, and how to make automatic gear shifting. Right now I just have this:

-- Radians per second to revolutions per minute
local function rpsToRPM(rps: number)
	return rps * 9.5493 * 4 -- extra * is for "weight" to simulate RPM
end

function Transmission:calcAverageDriveWheelsRPM()
	self = self :: TransmissionMetatable
	
	local leftWheelRPM = rpsToRPM(self.driveWheels[1].AssemblyAngularVelocity.Magnitude)
	local rightWheelRPM = rpsToRPM(self.driveWheels[2].AssemblyAngularVelocity.Magnitude)

	return (leftWheelRPM + rightWheelRPM) / 2
end

function Transmission:computeGear()
	self = self :: TransmissionMetatable
	
	if self.currentEngineRPM >= self.maxEngineRPM then
		for i = 1, #self.gearRatio do
			if self:calcAverageDriveWheelsRPM() * self.gearRatio[i] < self.maxEngineRPM then
				self.currentGear = i
				break
			end
		end
	end

	if self.currentEngineRPM <= self.minEngineRPM then
		for i = 1, #self.gearRatio do
			if self:calcAverageDriveWheelsRPM() * self.gearRatio[i] > self.minEngineRPM then
				self.currentGear = i
				break
			end
		end
	end
end
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#5

RPM and torque are inversely proportional. You’d get your hinge and modify its RPM and max torque based on that.

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