Automobile paddle shifters with secondary paddles

摘要

A system for controlling gear changes in a vehicle. The system may include at least one primary paddle shifter coupled to the steering wheel and/or the steering column. The system also includes at least one auxiliary paddle shifter coupled to the steering wheel, the steering column and/or the at least one primary paddle shifter. The primary paddle shifter may engage a primary function, such as one sequential gear shift up or down and the auxiliary paddle shifter may engage a secondary function, such as an optimal gear shift up or down.

主权项

1. A system for controlling gear changes of a transmission in a vehicle, the system comprising:
a steering wheel; a first paddle shifter coupled to the steering wheel and configured to generate a first signal and a second signal; a second paddle shifter coupled to the steering wheel and configured to generate a third signal and a fourth signal; and a processor configured to:
instruct the transmission to perform a single gear up-shift in response to receiving the first signal,instruct the transmission to perform a single gear down-shift in response to receiving the second signal,instruct the transmission to perform a multiple gear up-shift in response to receiving the third signal, andinstruct the transmission to perform a multiple gear down-shift in response to receiving the fourth signal.