Select control system for a vehicle transmission

A method of performing a shift operation for a vehicle, comprising the steps of:

• determining a temporary target gate;
• determining a temporary target gate remaining time;
• judging whether an actual gate is at the temporary target gate;
• counting the temporary target gate remaining time when the actual gate is judged to be at the temporary target gate;
• judging whether the temporary target gate remaining time is more than a predetermined period of time;
• judging that a corresponding condition between the temporary target gate and the target gate has been satisfied when the temporary target gate remaining time is judged to be more than the predetermined period of time;
• completing a select operation;
• and
• performing a shift operation when the corresponding condition has been satisfied.

A select control system for a vehicle transmission in a vehicle having a vehicle driving power source and a transmitting path for transmitting a driving power from the vehicle driving power source, comprising:

• a gate mechanism having plural gates for defining vehicle shift stages;
• means for determining a select position to be established in the transmission;
• means for operating the means for determining the select position;
• and
• controlling means for controlling the means for operating the means for determining the select position such that an actual gate temporarily remains at a temporary target gate between the actual gate and a target gate before the actual gate reaches the target gate,
• wherein the temporary target gate is between the actual gate and the target gate, and wherein at least one gate is skipped while the actual gate is moved to the target gate.