Patent ID: 11938919
Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 1:
2. A transmission mode control system to be applied to a vehicle, the transmission mode control system comprising:
a control device configured to control a transmission mode of the vehicle;
a first input device configured to accept a switching operation of switching the transmission mode from an automatic transmission mode, in which a gear shift is executed automatically, to a manual transmission mode, in which a gear shift is executed according to an operation by a driver who drives the vehicle; and
a brake input device configured to accept an operation by the driver for reducing a speed of the vehicle, wherein
the control device comprises a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, and
the processor is configured to execute a process comprising
executing the gear shift to a lower speed according to an operation by the driver in the manual transmission mode,
switching the transmission mode from the manual transmission mode to the automatic transmission mode when a switching time set as a switching condition elapses after the gear shift is executed, and
extending the switching time by a set time when the driver operates the brake input device within a post-switching determination time after the switching time elapses.