Control method for generating virtual sensation of gear shifting of electric vehicle

A control method of generating a virtual sensation of gear shifting of an electric vehicle, comprising:

• determining, by a controller, a basic torque command in real time based on the vehicle driving information collected from the vehicle during driving of the electric vehicle;
• determining, by the controller, a virtual target gear shift stage based on the vehicle driving information collected from the vehicle and driver setting information input by a driver;
• determining, by the controller, a gear shift class from a virtual current gear shift stage and the determined virtual target gear shift stage and selecting a virtual gear shift intervention torque profile corresponding to the determined current gear shift class from among the virtual gear shift intervention torque profiles for each preset gear shift class;
• determining, by the controller, a virtual gear shift intervention torque for generating the virtual sensation of gear shifting in the real time according to the selected virtual gear shift intervention torque profile and generating a final motor torque command using the determined basic torque command, the virtual gear shift intervention torque, and the driver setting information input by the driver;
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• adjusting, by the controller, operation of a motor for driving the vehicle according to the generated final motor torque command.