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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2009
Koki Ueno, Toyota, JP;
Ichiro Kitaori, Nagoya, JP;
Takahiko Tsutsumi, Toyota, JP;
Hiroatsu Endo, Nagoya, JP;
Takashi Yuma, Toyota, JP;
Masayuki Matsui, Ichinomiya, JP;
Koki Ueno, Toyota, JP;
Ichiro Kitaori, Nagoya, JP;
Takahiko Tsutsumi, Toyota, JP;
Hiroatsu Endo, Nagoya, JP;
Takashi Yuma, Toyota, JP;
Masayuki Matsui, Ichinomiya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An ECU is connected to a multi-system shift sensor detecting a shift lever position in a shift direction associated with detection of the R position, and to a multi-system select sensor detecting a shift lever position in a select direction not associated with detection of the R position. When only one or more, but not all, of sensors in the select sensor are abnormal, the ECU controls the shift range according to the shift position detected based on the remaining proper sensor. When only one or more of sensors in the shift sensor are abnormal, the ECU maintains the current range until an operation of a shift lever is detected, and switches the shift range to the N range at the point of time of detecting an operation of the shift lever.