Powertrain Component

The PowertrainComponent serves as a foundational class for all powertrain components, including EngineComponent, ClutchComponent, TransmissionComponent, and others.

Each PowertrainComponent possesses the following shared attributes in the Inspector:

• Name - The label assigned to the component. Note that altering the Name of a component will reset the * * Output for any components that utilize that component.
• Inertia - Represents the inertia of the component. The inertia of each component contributes to the overall system inertia, which determines the difficulty of spinning the component up or down.
• Output - Specifies the Powertrain Component to which torque is forwarded. For certain components, such as * Differential Component, multiple outputs may be present (e.g., left and right wheel).

Common PowertrainComponent fields.

Keep in mind the following:

• Modifying the name field of a component resets all the Outputs for other PowertrainComponents that rely on that component as an output.
• Increasing the Inertia value will cause the component to spin up more slowly when the same amount of torque is applied.
• The Inertia of a WheelComponent is determined by the WheelControllers mass and radius settings.

Always ensure that the Inertia value is greater than 0!