Simulating an Entire Car Engine (yes, it makes noise)

Why HN readers recommended it

HN points to it as a standout example of physics-based sound synthesis and engine simulation.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

AngeTheGreat

Topic

engine simulation

Format

demo

Level

intermediate

HN recommenders in dataset

4

HN mentions in dataset

5

Recommendation years in dataset

2023–2025

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From the original HN conversations

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• > Interestingly, while the engine has the most moving parts in real life, in code, it's the simplest piece of the entire car simulation. Because at its core, the engine is just a torque calculator. It's concerned with producing a single output: rotational torque, from …

• Or combine it with that engine noise generator that uses a full physical simulation: [VIDEO] That would be pretty sweet! I’m guessing with the ECU sensors you could do away with much of the sim parts.

• You might find this software interesting: [VIDEO] I don't know if any of the state of the art flight/driving simulators are doing this kind of engine noise synthesis already, but they should be.