Vehicle shift system

摘要

A vehicle shift system, including a shift pedal, a sensor configured to generate a first signal when the shift pedal moves in a first direction, and a controller coupled to the sensor and configured to control a transmission to change from a first transmission setting to a second transmission setting in response to the first signal.

主权项

1. A vehicle shift system, comprising:
a portion of a vehicle interior defining a cavity; a shaft within the cavity; a shift pedal comprising a first end and a second end that freely rotate, the shift pedal couples to the shaft between the first and second ends, the shift pedal changes position by rotating about the shaft from a rest position to a first shift position and a second shift position, wherein the shift pedal is substantially level with a surface surrounding the cavity in the rest position, wherein the first end couples to a first magnet; a biasing element coupled to the shift pedal that biases the shift pedal from the first and second shift positions to the rest position; a sensor within the cavity and configured to interact with the first magnet and generate a first signal when the shift pedal changes to the first shift position and to generate a second signal when the shift pedal changes to the second shift position; and a controller coupled to the sensor and configured to control a transmission to change from a first transmission setting to a second transmission setting in response to the first signal and from the second transmission setting to the first transmission setting in response to the second signal.