Patent ID: 8433489

Claim:
A transmission control system of a vehicle including an engine, a clutch, and a transmission, the transmission control system comprising: a shifting operation member arranged to be operated by a driver to shift a gear position of the transmission, the shifting operation member being arranged to move between a first position and a second position; a detector arranged to detect the first position and the second position of the shifting operation member; a clutch actuation mechanism arranged to disconnect and connect the clutch; a shift mechanism arranged to shift the gear position of the transmission; and a controller arranged to control the clutch actuation mechanism and the shift mechanism; wherein the controller is arranged to determine a movement time or an operation speed of the shifting operation member according to an amount of time elapsed for the shifting operation member to move between the first position and the second position; and the controller is arranged to start a disconnection operation of the clutch by the clutch actuation mechanism at a first time point when the shifting operation member starts to move from the first position toward the second position, complete the disconnection operation of the clutch by the clutch actuation mechanism at a second time point when the shifting operation member reaches the second position, and shift the gear position by the shift mechanism after the second time point, such that adjustment of the movement time or the operation speed of the shifting operation member adjusts a period of time from the start of the disconnection operation of the clutch to the completion of the disconnection operation of the clutch.