Steer-by-wire gear shifter with force feedback

摘要

A steer-by-wire gear shifter comprises: a holder (1); a rotary shaft (2) rotatably held by the holder; a shift lever (3) whose bottom is fixed on the rotary shaft; a shift knob (4) attached to a top of the shift lever; detecting means (5) for detecting an operational condition of the shift knob; an actuator (6) which applies an external force for force feedback to the shift knob through the rotary shaft and the shift lever; a control section (8) which receives a detection signal a from the detecting means, a transmission signal d from a transmission controller (7) 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.