Abstract: A shifting device for the shifting of a transmission with a shifting shaft (2), having a multiplicity of shifting forks or shifting levers (8, 10, 12, 14) placed in an axial slidable manner for the carrying out of a shifting procedure with a selection apparatus (28, 30, 32, 42, 44, 46) for the choice of a shifting fork (8, 10, 12, 14) from the multiplicity of shifting forks for the carrying out of the shifting procedure and with blocking disk (52) for the prevention of the movement of non-chosen shifting forks (8, 10, 12, 14). The elements (2, 8, 10, 12, 14, 20, 22) for the carrying out of the shifting procedure are made from a material of high structural strength and the elements of the selection apparatus (28, 30, 32, 42, 44, 46) and the blocking apparatus (52) are constructed from a material of lesser structural strength.

Abstract: A range-switching device of an automatic transmission has a control device that executes a fail-safe process of prohibiting the changing to the parking range if a parking load greater than or equal to a predetermined value occurs when the vehicle is at rest.

Abstract: An adjusting device for a transmission is described. The device has at least one movable adjusting element, a plurality of sensors for detecting a position of the at least one movable adjusting element, which are arranged substantially parallel to one another, and a plurality of cam paths having sections of different heights, assigned to corresponding ones of the plurality of sensors. The device also includes a plurality of scanning elements coupled to the plurality of sensors for mechanically scanning the sections of different height, and at least one catch of each of the plurality of cam paths in which a latching element is engageable, wherein the plurality of sensors and the latching element are designed as a common component. The plurality of cam paths result in comparable stroke movements arising for each of the plurality of scanning elements.

Abstract: A controller determines the state of the range detector on the basis of the detection signals detected by the range detector, then when the range detector is determined to be in an abnormal condition, the controller moves the shift-changing valve until the movement is inhibited by the restriction member, thereby establishes the position of one end, and controls the actuator with respect to the established one end position and on the basis of the amount of operation to move the shift-changing valve to the position corresponding to an instructed shift range. Even when the range detector is in an abnormal condition, it is possible to make a change to the shift range corresponding to a shift range changing command.

Abstract: A sensor system is provided for a control device of an automatically shiftable transmission and/or with automatic manually shifted transmission. The system includes a shift selector lever movable in at least one shift gate for setting at least the positions Forward, Neutral, reverse, and park (stop). A position for manual shifting may also be provided for access to at least one position for the manual upshifting and/or a position for the manual downshifting of the gears of the transmission. A first sensor element is associated with each possible position. A first signal transmitter is arranged at the shift selector lever to detect the position of the shift selector lever. The first sensor elements and/or the first signal transmitter are arranged to detect a positioning of the shift selector lever at least between the positions Forward, Neutral and/or Reverse.

Abstract: An embodiment provides a method shifting a multispeed transmission. The multispeed transmission includes multiple gear paths having alternating speed ratios and a plurality of shift members. Each shift member is selectively moveable to engage a speed ratio of the transmission. The method includes directing a shift finger to contact a first shift member, moving the first shift member generally in a first generally orthogonal direction to engage a first gear, and moving the shift finger in a second generally orthogonal direction to an intermediate configuration. The shift finger will not contact a selector rail when moved in the first direction when the shift finger is in the intermediate configuration. The method also includes moving the shift finger generally in the second generally orthogonal direction to a second engaged configuration. The shift finger will contact a second shift member when moved in the first direction when the shift finger is in the second engaged configuration.

Abstract: An internal control device for a mechanical gearbox including first and second input clutches which, respectively, control transmission from engine torque towards first and second primary concentric shafts bearing; stationary pinions; two output shafts supporting idle pinions which are driven respectively by the first and second input shafts; and a mechanism for jaw clutching the idle pinions, which are actuated by an assembly of shift forks. All of the gearbox ratios are selected and switched by a common selector including a selector cylinder and a switching carriage which is concentric to the cylinder and which is disposed therein.

Abstract: The invention concerns an automated manual transmission of a motor vehicle, having an input shaft, an output shaft arranged co-axially with reference to the input shaft, and several gears, which can be selectively shifted via allocated shifting clutches, in which the input shaft is connected to a driving motor via a motor clutch, which can be engaged and disengaged, and an additional controllable friction clutch is provided as power shift clutch if required for bridging at least one of the shifting clutches.

Abstract: A method for controlling operational sequencing of gears in an automatic transmission (102) which has been built in an auxiliary mode. In the case of such a shifting transmission it is possible that during the engagement of its transmission gear stage, impact noises or contact noises are present in the shifting procedure. This can occur by the generation of a tooth-on-tooth positioning between the toothing of a sliding collar (126) and the come-along toothing of an idler gear (130, 132). Provision is made for the control of the activation movement of the sliding collar (126) carried out in such a manner that an activation condition impact of the transmission parts, which are partakers in the shifting associated transmission part onto other transmission parts with the least possible impact force and/or with a least possible impact noise level.

Abstract: A vehicle transmission having seven forward gears and one reverse gear is described. A first forward gear is a crawling and/or hill gear having a large transmission ratio for low driving speeds, and the other forward gears are intended for normal driving. The transmission includes an input shaft, an output shaft arranged coaxially to the input shaft, an auxiliary shaft arranged parallel to the input shaft and to the output shaft, seven gearwheel stages disposed in gear set planes offset coaxially from each other. In a specified forward gear, intended for normal driving, the torque is transmitted from one gearwheel of one of the gearwheel stages to the other gearwheel of the gearwheel stage. When the crawling and/or hill gear is engaged, the torque is transmitted in the opposite direction from that in the specified forward gear over the corresponding gearwheel stage.

Abstract: An outer circumference of a shift drum of a vehicle transmission is provided with at least one particular lead groove among multiple lead grooves which continuously extends beyond one circle of the shift drum. Two ends of the particular lead groove are arranged so as to be out of alignment with each other in the axial direction of the shift drum. A common shift position adapted to establish gear trains with two shift stages different from each other is set at one position corresponding to the two ends of the particular lead groove along the circumferential direction of the shift drum. The resulting configuration prevents an increase in the diameter of a shift drum and eliminates the significant change of the shape of a lead groove, even as the number of shift positions set on the shift drum is increased.

Abstract: A synchronizer actuating system for use in an automated manual transmission or a dual clutch transmission includes an apply finger and a fork mounted on a shifting rail. The fork grips and actuates a synchronizer sleeve. A piston is operable to engage and actuate the apply finger. The piston has an opening with a dual frusto-conical inner surface. The opening receives an extension of the apply finger therein. The dual frusto-conical inner surface allows the apply finger to be engaged by the piston at the center of the piston even if the apply finger or shifting rail is bent relative to the piston.

Abstract: A system for actuating couplers to produce gear changes in a motor vehicle transmission includes first and second actuator drums supported for rotation, and first and second shift forks. Each first shift fork is driveably connected to a first actuator drum, secured to a first coupler, and displaced in response to rotation of a first actuator drum between a neutral state, wherein no gear is engaged, and at least one first drive state, wherein a gear of a first gear group is engaged. Each second shift fork is driveably connected to a second actuator drum, secured to a second coupler, and displaced in response to rotation of a second actuator drum between a neutral state, wherein no gear is engaged, and at least one second drive state, wherein a gear of the second gear group is engaged.

Abstract: A vehicle transmission includes first and second main shafts that enable switching of power transmission from an engine; a counter shaft connected to a drive wheel; and gear trains with a plurality of shift stages provided between each of the first and second main shafts and the counter shaft. The vehicle transmission also includes shifters which switch between engagement with and disengagement from a gear constituting part of each of the gear trains so as to switch the established states of the gear trains, and to prevent, during running at the most frequently used shift stage, the occurrence of gear rattle produced by a gear train other than the gear train with such a shift stage. With this configuration, in the running state of using a particular gear train with the highest frequency of the established states among the gear trains, the gear trains, excluding the particular gear train, are in the non-established state.

Abstract: A shift control system rotates an actuator to cause a wall of a detent plate to contact a roller of a detent spring, and detects the position of contact so as to detect the position of the wall of the detent plate. This wall position is set as a reference position of the actuator. Accordingly, the rotation of the actuator can appropriately be controlled even if an encoder which can only detect relative positional information is employed, and thus the shift range can appropriately be switched.

Abstract: A synchromesh automatic transmission includes a lug lock portion which is engaged with a shift lug separately from a shift finger and enables a shift fork to be controlled so as to be located at a neutral position, a shift selector mechanism which achieves a target shift stage by engaging the shift finger with the shift lug of the shift fork corresponding to the target shift stage and displacing this shift fork in a shift direction, and an interlock mechanism which controls a shift fork that is different from the target shift stage so as to be located at a neutral position by displacing the lug lock portion following movement of the shift finger in a selection direction and engaging this lug lock portion with the shift lug of the shift fork that is different from the target shift stage.

Abstract: The electro-hydraulic control system comprises a gear shift control device and a hydraulic control circuit. The gear shift control device includes four shift forks, operatively associated each to a respective engagement sleeve of the transmission to cause this latter to move between first and second engagement positions, and an operating unit comprising four double-acting hydraulic actuators arranged to control each the displacement of a respective shift fork. The hydraulic control circuit comprises a supply unit, a distributor valve adapted to select every time one of the four hydraulic actuators and two solenoid valves adapted to control the hydraulic actuator selected by the distributor valve. The distributor valve has four operating positions, each of which corresponds to the selection of a respective hydraulic actuator. The two solenoid valves are arranged to be connected each to a respective pressure chamber of the hydraulic actuator selected by the distributor valve.

Abstract: The device comprises four shift forks, each slidable among a first engagement position, a second engagement position and an intermediate neutral position between the two engagement positions, and an operating unit comprising four double-acting hydraulic actuators identical to each other and arranged to control each the displacement of a respective shift fork among the two engagement positions and the neutral position. The operating unit further comprises a support plate having holes for fixing to the gear case, and an actuator block accommodating the hydraulic actuators. The support plate and the actuator block are integrated to form a single body. In the assembled condition of the operating unit on the gear case, the actuator block is disposed on the side of the support plate facing towards the inside of the gear case.

Abstract: A device for driving a plurality of hydraulic shift cylinders, especially shift cylinders for shifting gears of a twin-clutch transmission, includes a first slide valve having a control intake to which control pressure is applied, a system pressure intake to which system pressure is applied, two outlets and at least one return outlet, the one outlet being connected to the system pressure intake and the other outlet being connected to the return outlet, as desired, and a valve device connected to the outlets of the slide valve via which the shift cylinders may be selectively actuated.

Abstract: A shifting device for shifting a transmission with a shifting shaft upon which a plurality of shifting forks are located in an axial, slidable manner for carry out desired shifting procedures. The shifting device includes a selection apparatus for choosing the shifting fork to be activated for carrying out the shifting procedure and a blocking mechanism, which prevents movement of each of the non-chosen shifting forks. The blocking mechanism is located on an additional shaft which extends parallel to the shifting shaft and supports elements of the selection apparatus. A first actuator axially displaces the shifting shaft, when carrying out of the shifting procedure, and another actuator causes the additional shaft to rotate for choosing a desired the shifting fork to carry out the shifting procedure and for preventing movement of non-chosen shifting forks.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for counteracting inappropriate manual gearshifts in predetermined vehicle conditions by way of a gearshift control in a stage-geared transmission, arranged in a motor vehicle and having a shift servo for intensifying the shifting force applied to the gearshift control. In the case of a pneumatic or hydraulic shift servo the control unit is designed to interrupt the energy supply to the shift servo by closing a valve. The shifting force applied to the gearshift control can be measured, the level of the output force from the shift servo being determined as a function of the measured shifting force applied.

Abstract: A range recognition apparatus for an automatic transmission. A first contact is configured to generate a first range signal during a state of a range selector being within a first region. A second contact is configured to generate a second range signal during the state of the range selector being within a second region overlapping with the first region. A controller is configured to recognize that a first gear range of the automatic transmission is selected, when the first range signal is present and the second range signal is absent; to recognize that a second gear range of the automatic transmission is selected, when the first range signal is absent and the second range signal is present; and to recognize that the first gear range is selected, when the first range signal and the second range signal are both present.

Abstract: A shift device for a transmission, which comprises a sliding sleeve, a shift fork engaging in the sliding sleeve, and an actuator that can rotate on a shaft that is disposed at an angle to the transmission shaft. In order to provide a simple and reliable control that satisfies all functional requirements, a cam having two flanks and a flattened section on the maximum radius is disposed on the shaft. On the base of the shift fork, two interacting pushrods are disposed at a fixed distance so that one pushrod rests against the one flank and the other pushrod rests against the other flank and one pushrod rests against the flattened section in at least one extreme position.

Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle in which changing a shift position is achieved by sliding a shifter. In sliding the shifter to change the established condition of gear trains respectively corresponding to a plurality of shift positions, the transmission of power from an engine to a main shaft is cut off. A feed mechanism for sliding the shifter is configured to reduce the sliding speed of the shifter or to once stop the sliding operation of the shifter in a neutral condition during the sliding operation of the shifter in changing the established condition of the gear trains. The resulting configuration reduces the engagement noise when changing the shift position.

Abstract: A gear selection position displaying device includes a path display portion (56) which displays a movement path of a gearshift lever, lever position display portions (circled portions of 51c, 53b, 53c, 53d and 55b) which display the position of the gearshift lever, and gear range display portions (51a, 52a, 54a and 55a, and symbol imparted portions of 51c, 53b, 53c, 53d and 55b) which display gear ranges which are selected at the gear selection positions, respectively. When a momentary area where the gearshift lever is automatically restored to a home position is selected, a display on the gear range display portions (52a, 54a) which corresponds to the momentary area so selected is deleted (52b, 54b), whereas a gear range corresponding to the selected momentary area is displayed (53c, 53d) on the gear range display portions (53c, 53d).

Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method of using the apparatus having a rotatable clutch shaft, a clutch collar mounted for rotation with the shaft and a clutch yoke engaged with the clutch collar to move the collar along the shaft. A gear selection system and a clutch position system are also provided.

Abstract: To reduce the engaging sound to a low level, generated at the time of changing over the change gear stage by sliding a shifter, an intermittent feed mechanism includes a drum shifter, a pair of pawls symmetrically mounted to the drum shifter and energized in tilting-up directions, engaging recesses provided at regular intervals along the circumferential direction at the inner periphery of a shift drum center so as to be capable of engagement with both the pawls, and a fixed guide plate for guiding the tilted conditions of both the pawls. The guide plate is provided with a large-diameter arcuate part, a small-diameter arcuate part, and connecting parts. The pawls are engaged with the engaging recesses by the connecting parts, in the course of turning of the drum shifter by a turning amount necessary for changing over the establishment conditions of a plurality of change gear stages of gear trains.

Abstract: This invention discloses a gearshift lock protection mechanism comprising a gearbox, a gearshift module and a gearshift lock controller. The gearshift module comprises a control panel and a gearshift leading wire set. The control panel is combined with a gearbox shaft of the gearbox, shifting gears of the gearbox by using the gearshift leading wire set to control the control panel and the gearbox shaft, wherein, a plurality of gear ranges positioning holes which are located on the surface of the control panel, the gearshift lock controller comprises a control valve which is linked to a gearshift poisoning leading wire, a positioning terminal located at the end of the gearshift positioning leading wire which is in one of the gear ranges positioning holes determined by the control valve, such that it can lock the gear in a particular range and eliminate the gearbox damage.

Abstract: A shift control system rotates an actuator to cause a wall of a detent plate to contact a roller of a detent spring, and detects the position of contact so as to detect the position of the wall of the detent plate. This wall position is set as a reference position of the actuator. Accordingly, the rotation of the actuator can appropriately be controlled even if an encoder which can only detect relative positional information is employed, and thus the shift range can appropriately be switched.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the control of a gearbox arrangement with which a torque generated by an engine is transmitted to a drive axle of a vehicle. The gearbox arrangement includes a power shift gearbox and a drive clutch. During a shift process of the power shift gearbox, the drive clutch is disengaged at least partially so that a remaining torque is transmitted from the engine to the drive axle at an almost unchanged operating condition of the engine.

Abstract: A continuously variable planetary gear set is described having a generally tubular idler, a plurality of balls distributed radially about the idler, each ball having a tiltable axis about which it rotates, a rotatable input disc positioned adjacent to the balls and in contact with each of the balls, a rotatable output disc positioned adjacent to the balls opposite the input disc and in contact with each of the balls such that each of the balls makes three-point contact with the input disc, the output disc and the idler, and a rotatable cage adapted to maintain the axial and radial position of each of the balls, wherein the axes of the balls are oriented by the axial position of the idler.

Abstract: A control procedure for an automatic transmission, wherein, via a gear range shifter, a change of the gear range both between the forward travel gear range and the reverse travel gear range and between a fast gear mode and a creeper gear mode can be put into action. A control apparatus selects a transmission gear to be engaged, dependent on data, input by an operator with the aid of a gear range shifter for the manual choice of a driving gear area, whereby the gear range shifter possesses at least a D-shifting position for the selection of a forward travel gear range, an N-position for the selection of an idle running position of the automatic transmission and an R-position for the selection of a reverse travel gear range, and that the automatic transmission can be driven in a fast gear mode as well as in a creeper gear mode.

Abstract: A device and a method for determining the position of a gear shift element 1 in a claw clutch operated automated gear box of a vehicle. The gear shift element 1 has gear teeth that correspond to at least two gear wheels 5, 8 which have a different axial extension on both sides of a groove 9. The position of the gear shift element 1 can be determined by way of the method according to the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shifting device (1) for a group transmission with a first switching device (9) for switching the gear steps of a group, a second switching device (10) for switching the groups of the group transmission, and a locking device (22), which features a locking member (23), which can be moved from a releasing position into a locking position, in which the first switching device (9) is locked in a neutral position. Inventively, the locking member (23) can be moved independently of a switching movement of the second switching device (10) from the releasing position into the locked position. The invention also involves a method for controlling a switching device (1) for a group transmission.

Abstract: A shift range switching device is provided to a shift-by-wire system for an automatic transmission device. The shift range switching device includes a range switching unit for switching a shift range of the automatic transmission device between a P range and the other range. The shift range switching device further includes an actuator including an electric motor and a reduction device. The reduction device transmits driving force of the electric motor to the range switching unit for actuating the range switching unit as instructed. The reduction device has a variable reduction ratio. The reduction device transmits the driving force in switching of the shift range from the P range to the other range at a reduction ratio, which is greater than a reduction ratio in switching of the shift range from the other range to the P range.

Abstract: A transmission is provided for changing gears by performing rotation control of a shift drum transmission between an internal combustion engine and a drive wheel by use of an actuator provided on one side of the shift drum and an intermittent feed mechanism driven by the actuator disposed on the other side of the shift drum.

Abstract: The invention relates to a regulating mechanism for operating an actuator or connecting element (11, 12) of an automatic transmission. The regulating mechanism has an actuator (3), a regulating mechanism (4), a transmission element (6), and an output element (8, 9). According to the present invention, the actuator (3) is configured as a three phase motor, advantageously as an asynchronous motor. The torque (M) of the actuator (3) is converted into an actuating force (S) in the transmission element (6), which is then applied to a regulated and or connecting element (11, 12).

Abstract: A gearbox arrangement for a drive train of a motor vehicle, such as a double clutch gearbox arrangement or a power shift gearbox arrangement, has at least one group of gear-shifting elements (1, 2) which can be actuated for engaging and disengaging at least one respective gear of the gearbox arrangement in that they are moved relative to a gearbox housing between at least one neutral position, in which no gear associated with the gear-shifting element is engaged, and at least one engaged-gear position, in which a gear associated with the gear-shifting element and the engaged-gear position is engaged.

Abstract: In a controller for a vehicle-mounted component, a shift position detector that detects an effective shift position of an automatic transmission. A shift position switching unit switches the effective shift position of the automatic transmission. A parking switching unit mechanically locks the output shaft of the automatic transmission when the effective shift position in a parking position. A shift position switching controller, which is not energized when the engine is stopped, controls the shift position switching unit. A memory device memorizes the effective shift position at a timing when the shift position switching controller stops being energized. A vehicle-mounted component controller prohibits an operation of a vehicle-mounted component when the effective shift position in the memory device is not in the parking position while the current supply to the shift position switching controller is stopped.

Abstract: A power delivery system of a hybrid vehicle realizes a speed reduction route and a speed increase route, and thereby enhances fuel economy.

Abstract: Methods and devices for actuating a parking brake in a gearbox which is actuated in an automated manner, whereby gear changes are carried out using at least one electrically driven actuator, gear positions can be selected by using a selector device, and the parking brake can be activated by using the selector device when the vehicle is stationary or moving slowly. A vehicle provided with an additional gearbox. An ignition key can only be removed, when the gearbox is in a P state and the additional gearbox is not in the N state. A further method and device, whereby the additional gearbox can only be shifted in the N state when the gearbox is not in the P state. Further methods and a device in which automated manual gearboxes, especially parallel gearboxes, are controlled in such a way that the vehicle can be safely parked.

Abstract: A shift control system rotates an actuator to cause a wall of a detent plate to contact a roller of a detent spring, and detects the position of contact so as to detect the position of the wall of the detent plate. This wall position is set as a reference position of the actuator. Accordingly, the rotation of the actuator can appropriately be controlled even if an encoder which can only detect relative positional information is employed, and thus the shift range can appropriately be switched.

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 has an excessive movement prevention part that reduces the assist force when the operating velocity outputted from the operating velocity detector exceeds a velocity threshold.

Abstract: A device for controlling an automatically shifting transmission of a motor vehicle is provided. A first selection device which sets gear speeds adjustable in an automatic mode, a second selection device which manually sets the gears of the transmission in a manual mode provide inputs to an electronic control device. When the second selection device is actuated, the control device commands a gear change in manual mode directly from the automatic mode. After actuation of the second selection device, a verification process is started to check whether a positive longitudinal acceleration process has begun within a predetermined time window. If no positive acceleration process has occurred within the time window, a switch is made back to automatic mode. If a positive acceleration process has occurred, returning to automatic mode is based on factors such as the end of the acceleration mode and repeated acceleration operations in a short time.

Abstract: A method for self configuring automated mechanical transmissions (AMT) and electronic control units (ECU) ensures compatibility therebetween. The method comprehends undertaking a program or subroutine when the vehicle is first powered up which moves the shift operators into a predetermined position. The shift operators include full stroke sensors. Depending upon differences between the commanded shift pattern and the actual shift pattern of the transmission, the specific type of transmission, for example, a twelve speed or a sixteen speed, can be determined.

Abstract: In a method for referencing a control device, containing an incremental sensor, of a shift actuator of an automatic transmission, a clutch that is controlled by a clutch actuator and causes a transmission of torque between the drive motor and at least one vehicle wheel in a drive train containing the transmission of a motor vehicle is adjusted so that it transfers a lower torque when a shift actuator of the control device is operated in the direction of engaging a gear for the purpose of referencing the transmission.

Abstract: At the time of a change of a gearshift position SP from a neutral (N) position to a drive (D) position (step S220), when a vehicle speed V is not lower than a preset reference speed Vref1 (step S230: yes), the control procedure of the invention connects a power shaft with a driveshaft and attains an actual gear change of a transmission to a first speed (step S240). The reference speed Vref1 may be set to a slightly higher vehicle speed than an upper limit of a specific vehicle speed range having a potential for over rotation of a first motor by the gear change of the transmission to the first speed. When the vehicle speed V is lower than the preset reference speed Vref1 (step S230: no), on the other hand, the control procedure prohibits the connection of the power shaft with the driveshaft and the actual gear change of the transmission to the first speed.

Abstract: A method of shifting gears in a work machine includes modulating an oncoming clutch pressure via a first segment of a predetermined curve, and modulating the clutch pressure via a second segment of the predetermined curve after the occurrence of a predetermined relative velocity state of a work machine transmission. A work machine having an electronic controller with an embedded shifting control algorithm that includes means for modulating the oncoming clutch pressure via a first segment of a predetermined curve, and via a second segment of a predetermined curve having a net slope different from the first segment after the occurrence of a predetermined relative velocity state of the work machine transmission.

Abstract: A transmission control system for maintaining good positioning performance even if a dynamic characteristic of a transmission is out of a predicted range. A sliding mode controller provided in a shift controller has two degrees of freedom and can independently specify a follow-up characteristic of an actual shift arm position to follow a target position in a shifting direction and a disturbance suppressing characteristic respectively. The sliding mode controller determines a control input to be supplied to a shift motor of a shifting device. A sliding mode controller provided in a selection controller has two degrees of freedom and can independently specify a follow-up characteristic of an actual shift arm position to follow a target position in a selecting direction and a disturbance suppressing characteristic, respectively. This sliding mode controller determines a control input to be supplied to a selection motor of a selecting device.

Abstract: A transmission (8) for a motor vehicle (2) with a housing (26) and a shifting apparatus arranged therein and with an electromechanical transmission actuator (24) with a first electric motor (32) for exercising a selection motion of the shifting device with a second electric motor (34) for exercising a shifting motion of the shifting apparatus and with a control unit (22) for receiving sensor signals, for processing the sensor signals and for emitting control signals to the electric motors (32, 34) the axis of rotation of the first electric motor (32) and the axis of rotation of the second electric motor (34) lie parallel to each other.