Abstract: An operating position select device has a select lever unit, a mode shift unit to shift operation modes of the automatic transmission, a mechanically connecting means connecting them, and an assist actuator to assist a select lever. A control unit that controls the actuator is electrically connected to an operating position sensor detecting an operating position of the select lever and an operating velocity detector detecting operating velocity of the lever. The control unit includes a target reaction-force characteristic setting part, a feedback control part determining feedback assist force by multiplying gain by a variation between target reaction force obtained based on the target operating reaction-force characteristic and the operating force obtained based on the operating force signal, and a gain changing part that changes gain used for determining the feedback assist force based on the operating speed signal.

Abstract: An operating position select device has a select lever unit, a mode shift unit to shift operation modes of the automatic transmission, a mechanically connecting means connecting them, and an assist actuator to apply assist force to a select lever of the select lever unit. A control unit for controlling the actuator is electrically connected to an operating state sensor detecting an operating state of the select lever. The control unit executes assist control to control the assist actuator based on the operating state signal of the operating state sensor, and maintains the assist control for a predetermined period after the ignition switch is turned to OFF.

Abstract: An operating position select device has a select lever unit, a mode shift unit to shift operation modes of the automatic transmission, a mechanically connecting means connecting them, and an assist actuator to assist a select lever. A control unit that controls the actuator is electrically connected to an operating position sensor detecting an operating position of the select lever and an operating force sensor detecting operating force acting on the lever. The control unit has an improper halt detecting part detecting the improper halt of the lever between the select positions and an improper halt preventing part preventing the lever from being kept halted improperly between the select positions to provide the lever with adjustment force so that the lever moves to one of the select positions when the improper halt of the select lever is detected during select operation.