Electronic shift operation apparatus and control method thereof
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, SL Corporation
InventorsKi JUNG, Jee Hyuck CHOI, Myung Lyul NA, Young Eon JUNG, Hong Jun CHA, Seong Guk BAE
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Abstract
In an electronic shift operation apparatus, an operation of a haptic actuator is controlled depending on a kind of shifting stage signal (P.R.N.D) generated at the time of an operation of a shift button to generate a different type of haptic signal, and an operation of the haptic actuator is controlled depending on a distance to a rear object positioned behind a vehicle at the time of an operation of an R-stage button to additionally generate a haptic signal.
Claims17
An electronic shift operation apparatus comprising:
- a button housing configured to be fixed to an internal space of a vehicle;
- a shift button provided in the button housing and configured to be pressed and operated;
- a printed circuit board (PCB) provided in the button housing and configured for outputting a shifting stage signal selected at a time of operation of the shift button to a transmission control unit connected to the PCB;
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- a haptic actuator provided in the button housing and generating a haptic signal at the time of the operation of the shift button.
A method of controlling an electronic shift operation apparatus including a shift operation mechanism and a haptic actuator, the method comprising:
- generating a primary haptic signal by actuation of the haptic actuator by control of a printed circuit board (PCB) upon determining that a brake signal and a shifting stage signal are sequentially generated in a start-on state of a vehicle,
- wherein the primary haptic signal is a type of haptic signal differently generated depending on a kind of the shifting stage signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.