Shift position switching controller

Abstract

A shift position switching controller determines whether the responsiveness for switching the shift position to an other-than-N position will be affected by a reduction of an N position check time and keeps the N position check time unchanged from a normal value if a current shift position is a D position or if a vehicle speed is equal to or greater than a preset value. Alternatively, the shift position switching controller determines whether the responsiveness of the controller will be affected by reducing the N position check time, and sets the N position check time to a shorter-than-normal value if the current shift position is a D position and the vehicle speed is equal to or greater than the preset value.

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technical field [0001] The present invention generally relates to a gear switching controller that uses a motor to switch gears. Background technique [0002] In recent years, mechanical drive systems in vehicles have been gradually replaced by electronic drive-by-wire systems in which components are driven by electric motors to improve space efficiency, assemblability, controllability, and the like. An example of this substitution can be found in a transmission range shifting mechanism. In such a system, when the target gear is changed according to the operation of a shift lever or the like, the gear is controlled to the target gear by rotating the motor to a target rotational position corresponding to the target gear. [0003] The gear shift controller disclosed in Patent Document 1 (ie, Japanese Patent Application No. JP2008-2561A) provides pre-fetch control. During gear shifting, when the shift control lever passes the N lever position, that is Say, at the moment when ...

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That is, the response of the gear shift to the R position deteriorates

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