In a method for controlling an operation of a sphere type shifting apparatus, and according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to prevent a sphere mechanism from being separated from a rotation completion location upon rotation operation of the sphere mechanism including a shifting unit provided on a hemispherical one side thereof and a design unit provided on a hemispherical other side thereof, preventing occurrence of clearance of the sphere mechanism, and to terminate an operation of a motor as necessary when the sphere mechanism cannot reach the rotation completion location due to sticking thereof or foreign substances stuck thereto upon rotation operation of the sphere mechanism, preventing damage to parts.

A shift by wire system is configured to systematically separate a shift dial and an autonomous driving dial, thereby preventing an erroneous manipulation of an autonomous driving mode and allowing effortless selection of the autonomous driving mode. The shift by wire system includes a shift dial shifting to engage a stop gear, a reverse gear, and a forward gear and an autonomous driving dial hidden by the shift dial in the stop gear or reverse gear and exposed from the shift dial in the forward gear to implement the autonomous driving mode.

A manual mode training system for a vehicle having a manual transmission or a “manual mode” transmission controlled by a paddle shifter. The system includes a sensor to obtain force and position information from a foot pedal of the vehicle, and a processor to receive the information. Based on the information, the processor may predict an intended vehicle response, determine an appropriate gear to achieve the intended vehicle response, and notify a driver, through a haptic feedback mechanism, how to shift the transmission of the vehicle to reach the appropriate gear. A corresponding method is also disclosed and claimed herein.

A dial type shift lever apparatus warns and limits a driver of mischievous manipulation of a rotation knob, preventing a mal-operation of gear shift and preventing a printed circuit board (PCB) circuit from being overloaded due to excessive manipulation of the rotation knob.

A dial type shift lever apparatus warns and limits a driver of mischievous manipulation of a rotation knob, preventing a mal-operation of gear shift and preventing a printed circuit board (PCB) circuit from being overloaded due to excessive manipulation of the rotation knob.

The disclosure relates to a gear selection switch for a motor vehicle. The gear selection switch comprises at least one piezoelectric sensor element for detecting an actuation of the gear selection switch.

A manual mode training system for a vehicle having a manual transmission or a manual mode transmission controlled by a paddle shifter. The system includes a sensor to obtain force and position information from a foot pedal of the vehicle, and a processor to receive the information. Based on the information, the processor may predict an intended vehicle response, determine an appropriate gear to achieve the intended vehicle response, and notify a driver, through a haptic feedback mechanism, how to shift the transmission of the vehicle to reach the appropriate gear. A corresponding method is also disclosed and claimed herein.

An actuating device for shifting stages of a transmission, wherein a displaceable actuator for the manual selection of a shift stage (or driving mode) is provided, which can be adjusted into a plurality of positions. At least some or each of the positions can be assigned necessary conditions for the engagement of a shift stage assigned to the position. If the actuator is displaced into a position for which the conditions necessary for the same are not fulfilled, the associated shift stage is not engaged in the transmission and corresponding first signaling is carried out. Fulfillment of the necessary conditions of the associated shift stage following the displacement of the actuator into the position assigned to the shift stage or following the displacement in the direction of the associated position for the associated shift stage leads to the shift stage in the transmission being engaged.

In a method for controlling an operation of a sphere type shifting apparatus, and according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to prevent a sphere mechanism from being separated from a rotation completion location upon rotation operation of the sphere mechanism including a shifting unit provided on a hemispherical one side thereof and a design unit provided on a hemispherical other side thereof, preventing occurrence of clearance of the sphere mechanism, and to terminate an operation of a motor as necessary when the sphere mechanism cannot reach the rotation completion location due to sticking thereof or foreign substances stuck thereto upon rotation operation of the sphere mechanism, preventing damage to parts.

In a method for controlling an operation of a sphere type shifting apparatus, and according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to prevent a sphere mechanism from being separated from a rotation completion location upon rotation operation of the sphere mechanism including a shifting unit provided on a hemispherical one side thereof and a design unit provided on a hemispherical other side thereof, preventing occurrence of clearance of the sphere mechanism, and to terminate an operation of a motor as necessary when the sphere mechanism cannot reach the rotation completion location due to sticking thereof or foreign substances stuck thereto upon rotation operation of the sphere mechanism, preventing damage to parts.