Patent attributes
A transmission operating apparatus A mainly includes: a forward/backward direction sensor 3 which detects positions of a shift lever 1 manipulated by the driver; an operation mode selecting switch 7 which selects one of two operation modes to be manipulated by the shift lever 1; a forward/backward manipulation reaction force actuator 9; and a controller 4. The controller 4 further includes: an operation panel setting section 4A which virtually sets an operation panel corresponding to the operation mode selected by the operation mode selecting switch 7; a reaction force control section 4B which sets a reaction force corresponding to the position of the shift lever 1 in accordance with the operation panel; and a transmission control section 4C which controls a transmission 6 based on the position of the shift lever 1 in relation to the operation panel.
