Patent ID: 9366335
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: F16H

Claim Text:
1. An automated transmission shift by wire system for a motor vehicle comprising: a mechatronic transmission controller comprising a transmission control device; a gearshift lever module comprising a gearshift lever, an actuation assembly, and at least one sensor, wherein the actuation assembly is connected to the transmission control device via an electrical connection, wherein the actuation assembly is designed to generate a signal using the gearshift lever and the at least one sensor, wherein the signal indicates a position of the gearshift lever, wherein the actuation assembly also comprises a controller unit that communicates data based on the signal to the transmission control device via the electrical connection, wherein the transmission control device is configured to initiate a desired transmission state through the mechatronic transmission controller based on the data, wherein the transmission control device remotely monitors the controller unit via the electrical connection such that components in the actuation assembly to monitor the controller unit are not required, wherein the electrical connection is a communication line for both the data based on the signal and for the remote monitoring.