Active suspension 1.0

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Active suspension

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This mod adds active springs/struts with variable length and spring force, active dampers and active sway bars, everything controlled by the current drive mode.


Here are some photos of what is it capable of:
Comfort mode

Sport/TCS Off mode

Offroad Mode

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Mod includes:​

• Active Struts / Springs / Dampers / Swaybars;​
• Modified Drive Modes;​
• Two configs.​

Currently available for Cherrier Tograc and ETK 800-series​

You can use this suspension in your own mods, just don't forget to credit me.

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Spoiler: How to add the suspension to your own mod

To add the adaptive suspension into your own mod:​

1. Convert each of the spring beams to hydros and name them (eg. "spring_FR").​

Code:

"hydros": [
          ["id1:", "id2:"],
          //rear springs
          {"beamPrecompression":1, "beamType":"|NORMAL", "beamLongBound":1, "beamShortBound":1},
          {"beamDeform":20000,"beamStrength":150000},
          {"beamSpring":30000,"beamDamp":0},
          ["rh5l","r1ll", {"name":"spring_RL","inputSource":"springHydroR","precompressionRange":0.0,"inRate":3,"outRate":5,"soundFile":"event:>Vehicle>Suspension>car_modn_med_01>spring_compress_01","colorFactor":0.5,"attackFactor":30,"volumeFactor":1.10,"decayFactor":6,"noiseFactor":0.01,"pitchFactor":0.2,"maxStress":1300}],
          ["rh5r","r1rr", {"name":"spring_RR","inputSource":"springHydroR","precompressionRange":0.0,"inRate":3,"outRate":5,"soundFile":"event:>Vehicle>Suspension>car_modn_med_01>spring_compress_01","colorFactor":0.5,"attackFactor":30,"volumeFactor":1.10,"decayFactor":6,"noiseFactor":0.01,"pitchFactor":0.2,"maxStress":1300}],
          {"beamPrecompression":1, "beamType":"|NORMAL", "beamLongBound":1.0, "beamShortBound":1.0},
    ],

2. Paste this code into the spring/strut jbeam:

Code:

"controller": [
    ["fileName"],
    ["activeSprings" {"name":"activeFrontSpring", "springHydro":"springHydroF", "springBeamNames":["spring_FR", "spring_FL"]}]
],

"name" - set this to anything you want - must be unique for whole vehicle,
"springHydro" - name of the electric your spring hydros use,
"springBeamNames" - a table containing spring hydros' names.

3. Paste this into the spring/strut jbeam too:

Code:

"activeFrontSpring": {
    "modes": [
        ["name",    "springLengthCoef", "beamSpringCoef"],
        ["low",       0.1,   2],
        ["regular", 0.55,   1],
        ["high",    1,       0.85]
    ]
},

"name" - how you want each mode to be named
"springLengthCoef" - how much the springs expand/retract in each mode (it can only go from 0 to 1),
"beamSpringCoef" - beamSpring coefficient of the spring hydros in each mode.

4. Assign names to your swaybars, eg. "Swaybar_F".​

Code:

"torsionbars": [
        ["arbrr", "rx4r", "rx4l", "arbrl" {"name":"swaybar_R"}],
    ],

5. Paste this into the swaybar jbeam:​

Code:

"controller": [
        ["fileName"],
        ["drivingDynamics/actuators/adaptiveTorsionBars" {"name":"adaptiveFrontSwayBar", "torsionBarNames":["swaybar_F"]}]
    ],
    "adaptiveFrontSwayBar": {
        "modes": [
            ["name",    "springCoef", "dampCoef"],
            ["soft",     0.1,     1],
            ["regular",  1,     1],
            ["hard",     1.2,   1]
        ]
    },

"name" - same as before
"springCoef" - swaybar stiffness coefficient
"dampCoef" - swaybar damping coefficient, in most cases set this to 1

6. Copy the "lua" folder from this mod to yours,

7. Paste this code into each of your drivemodes jbeam:

Code:

"settings": [
    ["type"]
    ["controller", {"controllerName":"activeFrontSpring", "springMode":"low"}]
    ["controller", {"controllerName":"activeRearSpring", "springMode":"low"}]
    ["controller", {"controllerName":"adaptiveFrontSwayBar", "torsionBarMode":"regular"}]
    ["controller", {"controllerName":"adaptiveRearSwayBar", "torsionBarMode":"regular"}]
],

"controllerName" - name of the controller specified in springs jbeam,
"springMode" - what spring mode to use in this drivemode - use mode names you specified before in "modes" table.

It's recommended to use separate controllers for front and rear suspension
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