Steer-by-wire gear shifter with force feedback

摘要

A steer-by-wire gear shifter comprises: a holder; a rotary shaft rotatably held by the holder; a shift lever whose bottom is fixed on the rotary shaft; a shift knob attached to a top of the shift lever; detecting means for detecting an operational condition of the shift knob; an actuator which applies an external force for force feedback to the shift knob through the rotary shaft and the shift lever; a control section which receives a detection signal a from the detecting means, a transmission signal d from a transmission controller and an engine revolution speed signal e from an engine controller, generates and outputs a control signal b for the actuator and a gear shift signal c for the transmission controller; and a release switch which unlocks the shift knob.