Control unit and method for a manual shift using a graphical user interface
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsStephan Peters, Benjamin Sprengart
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Abstract
A control unit for an automatic transmission of a vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a gear selection operating element which allows a user of the vehicle to set different drive positions of the transmission, but not individual gears, by actuating the gear selection operating element. The control unit is configured to determine that a drive position “L” has been set using the gear selection operating element, and in response thereto, the control unit is also configured to provide a graphical user interface on a screen of the vehicle. The user interface allows a manual gear shift of the transmission.
Claims11
A control unit for an automatic transmission of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a mechanical gear selection operating element which enables a user of the vehicle to set different drive positions of the transmission by actuating the gear selection operating element, wherein the control unit is configured:
- to determine that a drive position “L” has been set by the gear selection operating element;
- and
- in response, to provide a graphical user interface on a screen of the vehicle, by way of which manual shifting of gears of the transmission is enabled, wherein:
- the graphical user interface comprises an input menu with at least one menu item for bringing about a gear change;
- the vehicle comprises a mechanical operating element which enables the user of the vehicle to select a menu item in the input menu;
- and
- the mechanical operating element is a rotary pushbutton.
A method for operating an automatic transmission of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a gear selection operating element which enables a user of the vehicle to set different drive positions of the transmission by actuating the gear selection operating element, the method comprising:
- determining that a drive position “L” has been set by the gear selection operating element;
- and
- in response, providing a graphical user interface on a screen of the vehicle, by way of which manual shifting of gears of the transmission is enabled, wherein:
- the graphical user interface comprises an input menu with at least one menu item for bringing about a gear change;
- the vehicle comprises a mechanical operating element which enables the user of the vehicle to select a menu item in the input menu;
- and
- the mechanical operating element is a rotary pushbutton.
A control unit for an automatic transmission of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a mechanical gear selection operating element which enables a user of the vehicle to set different drive positions of the transmission by actuating the gear selection operating element, wherein the control unit is configured:
- to determine that a drive position “L” has been set by the gear selection operating element;
- and
- in response, to provide a graphical user interface on a screen of the vehicle, by way of which manual shifting of gears of the transmission is enabled;
- wherein the graphical user interface comprises at least one of at least one virtual operating element or at least one menu item of an input menu that enables the user of the vehicle to change a degree of engine braking brought about by the vehicle by at least one of actuating the virtual operating element or selecting the menu item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.