Distance Matching Locomotion : Giving it a shot!

[postman09]

@Muoio117

I’m trying to calculate the stop distance in Blueprint. The physics calculations should be straightforward, but I don’t quite understand what the Ground Friction and Braking Friction Factor are in the Character Movement Component. In physics speak, I need the normal force, coefficient of friction, initial speed, etc. I’ve never tried to do these simple calculations in BP, so I have a few questions I would appreciate help on:

1.) Where exactly do the Ground Friction and Braking Friction Factor fit into a physics calculation?

2.) Is there a character mass somewhere in BP?

Or perhaps I’m approaching the calculation in completely the wrong way…

Don’t try to use actual physics, It’s much simpler than that. All you have to do is simulate the CalcVelocity function ahead of time in your own function so you can predict stop location. Also I tried to do this initially in BP but I couldn’t get it to work correctly doing a loop, so I had to implement it c++.