US 12,498,038 B2 · Method and device for checking the position of the gearshift lever of a gearbox of a vehicle

Abstract

A device and method check the position of a gearshift lever for a gearbox of a vehicle. The device is designed to determine first sensor data relating to the length of the selector travel of the selector shaft of the gearbox during at least one upshifting process which is brought about by the driver of the vehicle deflecting the gearshift lever in a first direction. The device is also designed to determine second sensor data relating to the length of the selector travel of the selector shaft of the gearbox during at least one downshifting process brought about by the driver of the vehicle deflecting the gearshift lever in a second direction. The device is designed to check the position of the gearshift lever on the basis of the first sensor data and on the basis of the second sensor data.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for checking a position of a shift lever for a transmission of a vehicle, the method comprising:

ascertaining, with a processor, first sensor data in relation to a length of a shift travel of a shift shaft of the transmission during at least one upshift process effected by deflection of the shift lever by a driver of the vehicle in a first direction;
ascertaining, with the processor, second sensor data in relation to the length of the shift travel of the shift shaft of the transmission during at least one downshift process effected by deflection of the shift lever by the driver in a second direction;
checking, with the processor, the position of the shift lever based on the first sensor data and based on the second sensor data;
and
instigating, with the processor, adaptation of the position of the shift lever, according to the first sensor data and the second sensor data, by activation, with the processor, of an actuator of the vehicle, where the actuator is configured to automatically change the position of the shift lever.

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An apparatus for checking a position of a shift lever for a transmission of a vehicle, comprising:

a processor configured to:
ascertain first sensor data in relation to a length of a shift travel of a shift shaft of the transmission during at least one upshift process effected by deflection of the shift lever by a driver of the vehicle in a first direction;
ascertain second sensor data in relation to the length of the shift travel of the shift shaft of the transmission during at least one downshift process effected by deflection of the shift lever by the driver in a second direction;
and
check the position of the shift lever based on the first sensor data and based on the second sensor data;
and
instigate adaptation of the position of the shift lever, according to the first sensor data and the second sensor data, by activation of an actuator of the vehicle, where the actuator is configured to automatically change the position of the shift lever.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and device for checking the position of the gearshift lever of a gearbox of a vehicle

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Method and device for checking the position of the gearshift lever of a gearbox of a vehicle

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