Shift Quality Optimisation

• Shift feel issues identified and improved

• Gate definition and tolerance design

• Cable / Lever efficiency and kinematics

• Detent alignment and tolerance design

• Synchroniser / fork / shift mechanism optimisation

• Dynamic simulation coupled with optimisation used to solve complex issues

Drive System Design's engineers have a long history of shift quality improvement and are widely recognised by customers as leaders in manual transmission shiftability. Projects have ranged from sports cars to heavy trucks although are usually in B and C segment vehicles where market forces have made this a critical requirement.