CVT + KERS device

[Kilinich]

During AMBT contest testing I faced with low power problem. 1000hp engine is too weak to make enough thrust for 50-tons tank sometimes. So why don't accumulate it?
It's not against the rules -)

Heavy spinning wheels holds up to 6,5kW-h of energy
On activation gives additional 70kNm for a few seconds to transmission. Wow

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Kilinich

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Automatic CVT code:

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//Gearbox body
_abs = (x) => {x < 0 ? -x : x};
_outAV = 0;
_minR = 0.05;
_maxR = 0.25;
_L = 0.395;
_optAV = 30; //optimal engine Angvel
_R = {_abs(_outAV/_optAV)};
_inR = {clamp(_L / (_R + 1),_minR,_maxR)};
_outR = {clamp(_L - _L / (_R + 1),_L - _maxR, _L - _minR)};

//Load gear hinge  5206
_gearbox = {scene.entityByGeomID((readabel(owner)).geom1)};
_gear = {scene.entityByGeomID((readabel(owner)).geom0)};
_newR = {_gear.radius = _gearbox._outR};
_reportAV = {_gearbox._outAV = _gear.angVel};
ccw = {_reportAV; _newR; false}

//Engine gear hinge
_gearbox = {scene.entityByGeomID((readabel(owner)).geom1)};
_gear = {scene.entityByGeomID((readabel(owner)).geom0)};
_newR = {_gear.radius = _gearbox._inR};
ccw = {_newR; false};


[Nxdt]

Technically its not a KER device, since It does not recover energy, it is just a flywheel with a CVT. I was testing the use of a large direct drive flywheel on my entry to give the engine more inertia to help with hills, seemed to work well and with a high inertia multiplier the engine has limitless power because it does not slow down. You might want to look at the rules about this.

[Kilinich]

You might want to look at the rules about this.

um, yes, it's not KERS it's more like kinetic energy accumulator.
Talking about flywheels, inertiaMultiplyer is not allowed, it's break physics law (technically, it could be up to 2 for some geoms but not more).

[Nxdt]

Talking about flywheels, inertiaMultiplyer is not allowed, it's break physics law (technically, it could be up to 2 for some geoms but not more).

Ahh, probably should have read the rules

[faytree]

nice scene but one simple question:
Where to put your code on? i'd test it at the console menu and it failed.