Claims:We Claim:

1. A method for indicating an inadvertent gear shift lever movement in a vehicle, the method comprising:
detecting, by a control unit, a current gear position and a gear shift lever position of a vehicle;
correlating, by the control unit, the current gear position and the gear shift lever position;
generating, by the control unit, an indication signal to select a correct gear shift position based on the correlation, a direction and a speed of motion of the vehicle; and
transmitting, by the control unit, the indication signal to the instrument cluster of the vehicle for indicating an inadvertent gear shift lever movement.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the current gear position comprises a first gear, a second gear, a third gear, a fourth gear, a fifth gear and a sixth gear, a neutral gear and a reverse gear.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the gear shift lever position of the vehicle comprises automatic, reverse, neutral and manual.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the direction of motion of the vehicle is determined based on the current gear position.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein correlating the current gear position and the gear shift lever position comprises comparing direction of movement of the vehicle enabled by the current gear position with action intended by the gear shift lever position of the vehicle.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein generating the indication comprises:

generating a reverse indication when the current gear position is reverse and the gear shift lever position is one of neutral and automatic;
generating a reverse indication when the current gear position is reverse, the gear shift lever position is manual and the vehicle speed is above or equal to a predetermined threshold;
generating a neutral indication when the current gear position is reverse, the gear shift lever position is manual and the vehicle speed is below the predetermined threshold; and
generating an automatic indication when the current gear position is one of automatic and manual, and the gear shift lever position is one of reverse and neutral.

7. A control unit for indicating an inadvertent gear selection in a vehicle, the control unit is configured to:
detect a current gear position and a gear shift lever position of a vehicle;
correlate the current gear position and the gear shift lever position;
generate an indication signal to select a correct gear shift lever position based on the correlation, a direction and a speed of motion of the vehicle; and
transmit the indication signal to the instrument cluster of the vehicle for indicating an inadvertent gear shift lever movement.

8. The control unit as claimed in claim 7, wherein the current gear position comprises a first gear, a second gear, a third gear, a fourth gear, a fifth gear and a sixth gear, a neutral gear and a reverse gear.

9. The control unit as claimed in claim 7, wherein the gear shift lever position of the vehicle comprises automatic, reverse, neutral and manual.

10. The control unit as claimed in claim 7, wherein the direction of motion of the vehicle is determined based on the current gear position.

11. The control unit as claimed in claim 7, wherein the current gear position and the gear shift lever position is correlated by comparing direction of movement of the vehicle enabled by the current gear position with action intended by the gear shift lever position of the vehicle.

12. The control unit as claimed in claim 7, wherein generating the indication comprises:
generating a reverse indication when the current gear position is reverse and the gear shift lever position is one of neutral, automatic and manual;
generating a neutral indication when the current gear position is reverse and the gear shift lever position is manual; and

generating an automatic indication when the current gear position is one of automatic and manual, and the gear shift lever position is one of reverse and neutral.
, Description:TECHNICAL FIELD
The present disclosure generally relates to field of automobile engineering. Particularly, but not exclusively, the present disclosure relates to inadvertent gearshift movement detection and providing an indication in response to the inadvertent gearshift movement.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
Transmission is an aggregate in a vehicle which controls optimum utilization of engine power through a gear train. Gear train is a sequence of gears and shafts, through which the engine power is transmitted to the wheels of a vehicle. Generally, power train of the vehicle consists of engine, clutch, gearbox or transmission, differential and drive shafts to facilitate forward and backward movement of a vehicle depending on the requirement. In other words, the complete path of power from the engine to the wheels is called power train.

The vehicle transmission generally includes plurality of gears with the ability to switch between them depending on the requirement of torque and speed of the vehicle. In the vehicles, switching of gears can be done either manually by the user or automatically with suitable auto transmission mechanism, to maneuver the vehicle in different conditions. In vehicles having automatic transmission, it is possible that a driver inadvertently moves the gear shift lever to an erroneous driving mode for e.g. the driver/user selects the “R” (reverse gear) while the vehicle is moving in the forward direction. This erroneous movement of gear is not realized by the transmission as such a realization would cause a catastrophic failure of the transmission and/or the engine of the vehicle and also serious harm or injury to the driver and other occupants of the vehicle. However, there is no existing solution which would warn the driver that an erroneous gear movement has occurred and further there is no existing solution to suggest the driver of the vehicle to move the gear shift lever to an appropriate position.

The information disclosed in this background of the disclosure section is only for enhancement of understanding of the general background of the invention and should not be taken as an acknowledgement or any form of suggestion that this information forms the prior art already known to a person skilled in the art.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE
In an embodiment of the disclosure, a method for indicating inadvertent gear shift lever movement in a vehicle. The method comprises detecting a current gear position and a gear shift lever position of a vehicle. Then, the method comprises correlating the current gear position and the gear shift lever position, and generating an indication signal to select a correct gear shift position based on the correlation, a direction and a speed of motion of the vehicle. The method further comprises transmitting the indication signal to the instrument cluster of the vehicle for indicating an inadvertent gear shift lever movement.

In an embodiment of the disclosure, a control unit for indicating an inadvertent gear selection in a vehicle is disclosed. The control unit is configured to detect a current gear position and a gear shift lever position of a vehicle. Further, the control unit is configured to correlate the current gear position and the gear shift lever position Then, the control unit generates an indication signal to select a correct gear shift lever position based on the correlation of a direction and a speed of motion of the vehicle and transmits the indication signal to the instrument cluster of the vehicle for indicating an inadvertent gear shift lever movement.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the driving modes of the vehicle may include a manual mode, automatic mode, reverse mode and neutral mode. Further, the transmission comprises a first gear, a second gear, a third gear, a fourth gear, a fifth gear, a sixth gear, a reverse gear and a neutral gear.

It is to be understood that the aspects and embodiments of the disclosure described above may be used in any combination with each other. Several of the aspects and embodiments may be combined to form a further embodiment of the disclosure.

The foregoing summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be in any way limiting. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features will become apparent by reference to the drawings and the following detailed description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING FIGURES
The disclosure itself, however, as well as a preferred mode of use, further objectives and advantages thereof, will best be understood by reference to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment when read in conjunction with the accompanying figures. One or more embodiments are now described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying figures wherein like reference numerals represent like elements and in which:

FIG.1 illustrates block diagram of a system for indicating an inadvertent gear shift lever movement in a vehicle in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG.2 illustrates an exemplary flowchart showing method for indicating an inadvertent gear shift lever movement in a vehicle in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG.3 illustrates an exemplary flowchart showing a method for indicating an inadvertent gear shift lever movement in a vehicle in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG.4 shows exemplary representation of an instrument cluster of a vehicle comprising display unit for indicating an inadvertent gear shift lever movement in a vehicle in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure; and

FIG.5 illustrates a table illustrating various conditions for inadvertent gear shift level movement in a vehicle in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.

It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that any block diagrams herein represent conceptual views of illustrative systems embodying the principles of the present subject matter. Similarly, it will be appreciated that any flow charts, flow diagrams, state transition diagrams, pseudo code, and the like represent various processes which may be substantially represented in computer readable medium and executed by a computer or processor, whether or not such computer or processor is explicitly shown.

The figures depict embodiments of the disclosure for purposes of illustration only. One skilled in the art will readily recognize from the following description that alternative embodiments of the system illustrated herein may be employed without departing from the principles of the disclosure described herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The foregoing has broadly outlined the features and technical advantages of the present disclosure in order that the detailed description of the disclosure that follows may be better understood. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the conception and specific embodiment disclosed may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present disclosure. The novel features which are believed to be characteristic of the disclosure, both as to its organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying figures. It is to be expressly understood, however, that each of the figures is provided for the purpose of illustration and description only and is not intended as a definition of the limits of the present disclosure.

The present disclosure provides system and method for indicating an inadvertent gear shift lever movement in a vehicle. The indication is provided for indicating to the user/driver of the vehicle that the current driving mode which has been caused by the inadvertent gear shift lever movement mismatches with the gear currently engaged in the transmission and direction and speed of movement of the vehicle. Further, the indication also suggests the user/driver to shift the gear shift lever to the indicated gear to fix the mismatch.

For example, when a user/driver initially selects the automatic mode using the gear shift lever and begins to drive in the forward direction. After a duration, exemplarily a third gear of the transmission is automatically selected by the transmission. Further, during the course of driving in the forward direction at the third gear, the user/driver inadvertently shifts to the reverse mode by moving the gear shift lever to “reverse” position. The inadvertent movement to reverse position from the gear shift lever is received by the transmission unit of the vehicle. However, the transmission unit ignores the input to protect the transmission mechanism and/or the engine from damage. In such a case, the user may not be aware of such an error. Hence, to indicate the error and further suggest the user with an indication to select the correct gear position to rectify the error is displayed on the display unit of the vehicle.

Therefore, with the presence of the indication, the system achieves the intended performance of the automatic manual transmission system of the vehicle as the user is alerted when a user selects a drive mode which mismatches with the currently engaged gear in the transmission and also prevents damage to the vehicle. Also, it prevents any accident which may arise due to the inadvertent movement of the gear shift lever.

FIG.1 shows a block diagram of a system for indicating an inadvertent gear shift lever movement in a vehicle in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. The system comprises a control unit (101), a gear shift lever sensor (109), a speed sensor (103), a display unit (105), a transmission sensor (107), a gear shift lever (111) and a transmission box (113) of the vehicle.

The gear shift lever sensor (109) is coupled to the gear shift lever (111). The gear shift lever position is detected by the gear shift lever sensor (109). The gear shift lever sensor (109) is further coupled to the control unit (101). The control unit (101) is configured to receive inputs from the gear shift lever sensor (109) which indicates the current position of the gear shift lever, which further indicates the driving mode corresponding to the position of the gear.
In an exemplary embodiment, the gear shift lever (111) may be moved to a plurality of positions and each one of the position corresponds to a driving mode. In an exemplary embodiment, the driving modes comprise an automatic mode, a reverse mode, a neutral mode, and a manual mode. In the automatic mode, the vehicle is expected to move in the forward direction and the transmission selects an appropriate gear depends upon speed of the vehicle, accelerator pedal position, and other operating parameters. In manual mode, the vehicle moves in the forward direction and the user selects to upshift or downshift the gears in the transmission box (113) by selecting a manual mode on the gear shift lever (111). In the neutral mode, the transmission box (113) selects the neutral gear and in this mode the vehicle is expected to be stationary. In reverse mode, the vehicle is expected to move in the reverse direction and accordingly the transmission box (113) selects the reverse gear in this mode.

The speed sensor (103) is coupled to the control unit (101). The speed sensor (103) detects the speed of the vehicle in either direction. The control unit (101) is configured to receive the instantaneous speed of the vehicle from the speed sensor (103).

The transmission sensor (107) is coupled to the transmission box (113) of the vehicle, where the transmission sensor (107) detects current gear position (also referred to as currently engaged gear) in the transmission box (113). The control unit (101) is coupled to the transmission sensor (107). The control unit (101) is configured to receive the indication from the transmission sensor (107) indicating the currently engaged gear in the transmission box (113). In an exemplary embodiment, the current gear positions may include a first gear, a second gear, a third gear, a fourth gear, a fifth gear, a sixth gear, a neutral gear and a reverse gear. The first gear, a second gear, a third gear, a fourth gear, a fifth gear, a sixth gear are configured to move the vehicle in forward direction and the reverse gear is configured to move the vehicle in a reverse direction. Further, the neutral gear is configured to disengage the engine from the transmission.

The display unit (105) is coupled to the control unit (101), where the display unit (105) displays an indication which alerts a user/driver of the vehicle that the current position of the gear shift lever (111) is in error. In other words, the display unit (105) displays an indication that the current driving mode corresponding to the position of the gear shift lever (111) is in error. Further, the indication suggests the driver/user to move the gear shift lever (111) to the position suggested by the displayed indication. For example, the display unit (105) indicates a blinking “A” symbol to alert that the vehicle is moving in the forward direction, but the position in the gear shift lever (111) is in a position corresponding to a driving mode which does not support forward movement of the vehicle. Accordingly, the user/driver is suggested to move the gear shift lever (111) to the automatic mode position.

The control unit (101) is configured to detect a current gear position of the vehicle and a gear shift lever position of the vehicle. The control unit (101) correlates the current gear position with the gear shift lever position. The control unit (101) generates an indication indicating a suggestion to select a correct gear shift position based on the correlation, the speed and direction of movement of the vehicle. The control unit (101) transmits, the generated indication to the display unit (105).

The control unit (101) detects the error in driving mode using correlation, where the driving mode corresponds to the inadvertently selected position of the gear shift lever (111). In order to detect the error, the control unit (101) compares the direction of movement of the vehicle enabled by the current gear position with action intended by the gear shift lever position of the vehicle.

The control unit (101) is further configured to generate an indication in case the control unit (101) detects an error in the driving mode. The control unit (101) generates a reverse indication, when the current gear position is reverse and the gear shift lever position is one of neutral and automatic. Also, the control unit (101) generates a reverse indication when the current gear position is reverse, the gear shift lever position is manual and the vehicle speed is above or equal to a predetermined threshold value. The control unit (101) generates a neutral indication, when the current gear position is reverse, the gear shift lever position is manual and the vehicle speed is below the predetermined threshold. The control unit (101) generates an automatic indication, when the current gear position is one of automatic and manual, and the gear shift lever position is one of reverse and neutral.

In an exemplary embodiment, the display unit (105) displays a blinking “A” symbol, when the automatic indication is received by the display unit (105) from the control unit (101). In an exemplary embodiment, the display unit (105) displays a blinking “R” symbol, when the select reverse indication is received by the display unit (105). In an exemplary embodiment, the display unit (105) displays a blinking “N” symbol, wherein the select neutral indication is received by the display unit (105). A person skilled in the art would understand that any other indication including audio indication, other forms of visual indication may be provided to the driver/user of the vehicle.

In an exemplary embodiment, the display unit (105) continuously displays the blinking “A” symbol until automatic mode or neutral mode is selected on the gear shift lever (111). In an exemplary embodiment, the display unit (105) continuously displays the blinking “R” symbol until neutral mode or reverse mode is selected on the gear shift lever (111). The display unit (105) continuously displays the blinking “N” symbol until reverse mode or neutral mode is selected on the gear shift lever (111).

FIGS.2 and 3 illustrate an exemplary flowchart showing method for indicating an inadvertent gear shift lever movement in a vehicle in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure.

As illustrated in Figure 2 and 3, the methods 200 and 300 may comprise one or more steps for indicating an inadvertent gear shift lever movement in a vehicle, in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. The methods 200 and 300 may be described in the general context of computer executable instructions. Generally, computer executable instructions can include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, procedures, modules, and functions, which perform particular functions or implement particular abstract data types.

The order in which the methods 200 and 300 are described is not intended to be construed as a limitation, and any number of the described method blocks can be combined in any order to implement the method. Additionally, individual blocks may be deleted from the methods without departing from the spirit and scope of the subject matter described herein. Furthermore, the method can be implemented in any suitable hardware, software, firmware, or combination thereof.

At step 201, detecting, by the control unit (101), a current gear position and a gear shift lever position of a vehicle. The current gear position is determined based on an input from the transmission sensor (107) to the control unit (101) and the gear shift lever (111) position is determined by the control unit (101) based on the input received from the gear shift lever sensor (109).

At step 202, the control unit (101) correlates the current gear position and the gear shift lever position. In an embodiment, the current gear position and the gear shift lever position is correlated by comparing direction of movement of the vehicle enabled by the current gear position with action intended by the gear shift lever position of the vehicle. As an example, if the current gear position enables the vehicle to move in the forward direction, and the gear shift lever position does not enable a motion in the forward direction, then it results in an error condition. Similarly, if the current gear position enables the vehicle to move in the reverse direction, and the gear shift lever position does not enable a motion in the reverse direction, then it results in an error condition.

At step 203, generating, by the control unit (101), an indication signal to select a correct gear shift position based on the correlation, a direction and a speed of motion of the vehicle. The correct gear shift position is one of a plurality of positions on the gear shift lever (111). The current gear position comprises a first gear, a second gear, a third gear, a fourth gear, a fifth gear and a sixth gear, a neutral gear and a reverse gear. The gear shift lever (111) positions comprise automatic, reverse, neutral and manual. The direction of motion of the vehicle is determined based on the current gear position and the speed of the vehicle is determined by the input received by the control unit (101) from the speed sensor (103).

In an exemplary embodiment, the control unit (101) generates a reverse indication, when the current gear position is reverse and the gear shift lever position is one of neutral and automatic. Also, the control unit (101) generates a reverse indication when the current gear position is reverse, the gear shift lever position is manual and the vehicle speed is above or equal to a predetermined threshold. The control unit (101) generates a neutral indication, when the current gear position is reverse, the gear shift lever position is manual and the vehicle speed is below the predetermined threshold. The control unit (101) generates an automatic indication, when the current gear position is one of automatic and manual, and the gear shift lever position is one of reverse and neutral.

At step 204 and steps 210, 241, 215 shown in FIG. 3, the control unit (101) transmits the indication signal to the instrument cluster of the vehicle for indicating an inadvertent gear shift lever movement. The instrument cluster comprises a display unit (105) which receives the indication signal and displays one or more blinking symbols or icons or alphabets on the display unit (105) based on the received indication signal.

In an exemplary embodiment, the display unit (105) displays a blinking “A” symbol, when the automatic indication is received by the display unit (105) from the control unit (101). In an exemplary embodiment, the display unit (105) displays a blinking “R” symbol, when the select reverse indication is received by the display unit (105). In an exemplary embodiment, the display unit (105) displays a blinking “N” symbol, wherein the select neutral indication is received by the display unit (105).

In an exemplary embodiment, the display unit (105) continuously displays the blinking “A” symbol until automatic mode or neutral mode is selected on the gear shift lever (111). In an exemplary embodiment, the display unit (105) continuously displays the blinking “R” symbol until neutral mode or reverse mode is selected on the gear shift lever (111). The display unit (105) continuously displays the blinking “N” symbol until reverse mode or neutral mode is selected on the gear shift lever (111). FIG. 4 exemplarily shows an instrument cluster having the display unit (105) where the current gear position is shown as 401.

FIG.3 illustrates an exemplary flowchart showing a method for indicating an inadvertent gear shift lever movement in a vehicle in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. The above flow chart is explained by using Table as illustrated in FIG. 5. Reference to use case numbers below relate to Sr.No in FIG. 5.

Use Case 3: When vehicle is moving in forward direction (Gear shift lever in “Automatic /Drive” position) with vehicle speed above threshold, the current gear position is one of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th , and 6th. Now, if by any means like gradient or brake press, the vehicle speed comes under the threshold value, then current gear position becomes “N” (neutral).
In this case, vehicle comes under threshold value while running i.e. (current gear position = N) and now the gear shift lever (111) is inadvertently moved to “R” (Reverse), so there is a mismatch in actual transmission condition (current gear position) and the position of gear shift lever (111) , which is indicated to user by blinking the AUTO in instrument cluster .
Therefore, in this case the process follows through the following blocks in the below given order:
202 ? 204 ? 206 ? 207 ? 208 ? 211 ? 212 ? 215 (see FIG. 3).

Use Case 6: When the vehicle is moving in the forward direction (Gear shift lever in “Manual” position) with vehicle speed above threshold, current gear position = 1,2 ,3 ,4 5, 6. If, by any means like gradient or brake press, the vehicle speed comes under the threshold value then “current gear position = N”.
In this case, vehicle comes under threshold value while running i.e. (current gear position = N) and now the gear shift lever (111) is inadvertently moved to “Reverse” (gear shift lever position = Reverse ), so the there is a mismatch in actual transmission condition and the position of gear shift lever (111), which is indicated to user by blinking the AUTO in instrument cluster .
Therefore, in this case the process follows through the following blocks in the below given order:
202 ? 204 ? 206 ? 207 ? 208 ? 211 ? 212 ? 215 (see FIG. 3).

Use Case 12: When the vehicle is moving in Reverse direction (Gear shift lever is in “Reverse” position) with vehicle speed above threshold, gear shift lever position = “R” or “Reverse”. If, by any means like gradient or brake press the vehicle speed come under the threshold value then “current gear position = N”.
In this case, speed of the vehicle comes under threshold speed value while running i.e. (current gear position = N) and now the gear shift lever (111) is inadvertently moved to “M” (gear shift lever position = Manual), so there is a mismatch in actual transmission condition and the position of gear shift lever (111) , which is indicated to user by blinking the AUTO in instrument cluster.
Therefore, in this case the process follows through the following blocks in the below given order:
202 ? 204 ? 206 ? 207 ? 208 ? 211 ? 212 ? 213 ? 214 (see FIG. 3).

Similarly, for use cases 1, 2, 4, and 5 the process follows through the following blocks in the below given order:
201 ?202 ? 203 ? 208 ? 209 ? 211 ? 215 (see FIG. 3).

Similarly for use Cases 7-11, the process follows through the following blocks in the below given order:
201 ? 202 ? 204 ? 205 ?208 ? 209 ? 210 (see FIG. 3).

The control unit (101) may be used for implementing all the computing systems that may be utilized to implement the features of the present disclosure. The control unit (101) may comprise a processing unit. The processing unit may comprise at least one data processor for executing program components for executing user- or system-generated requests. The processor may include specialized processing units such as integrated system (bus) controllers, memory management control units, floating point units, graphics processing units, digital signal processing units, etc. The processing unit may include a microprocessor, such as AMD Athlon, Duron or Opteron, ARM’s application, embedded or secure processors, IBM PowerPC, Intel’s Core, Itanium, Xeon, Celeron or other line of processors, etc. The processing unit may be implemented using mainframe, distributed processor, multi-core, parallel, grid, or other architectures. Some embodiments may utilize embedded technologies like application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), etc.

The processing unit may be disposed in communication with one or more input/output (I/O) devices via I/O interface. The I/O interface may employ communication protocols/methods such as, without limitation, audio, analog, digital, monoaural, RCA, stereo, IEEE-1394, serial bus, universal serial bus (USB), Controlled Area Network (CAN), infrared, PS/2, BNC, coaxial, component, composite, digital visual interface (DVI), high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), RF antennas, S-Video, VGA, IEEE 802.n /b/g/n/x, Bluetooth, cellular (e.g., code-division multiple access (CDMA), high-speed packet access (HSPA+), global system for mobile communications (GSM), long-term evolution (LTE), WiMax, or the like), etc.

In some embodiments, the control unit (101) may be disposed in communication with one or more memory devices (e.g., RAM, ROM, CAN etc.) via a storage interface. The storage interface may connect to memory devices including, without limitation, memory drives, removable disc drives, etc., employing connection protocols such as serial advanced technology attachment (SATA), integrated drive electronics (IDE), IEEE-1394, universal serial bus (USB), fibre channel, small computing system interface (SCSI), etc. The memory drives may further include a drum, magnetic disc drive, magneto-optical drive, optical drive, redundant array of independent discs (RAID), solid-state memory devices, solid-state drives, etc.

Furthermore, one or more computer-readable storage media may be utilized in implementing embodiments consistent with the present disclosure. A computer-readable storage medium refers to any type of physical memory on which information or data readable by a processor may be stored. Thus, a computer-readable storage medium may store instructions for execution by one or more processors, including instructions for causing the processor(s) to perform steps or stages consistent with the embodiments described herein. The term “computer-readable medium” should be understood to include tangible items and exclude carrier waves and transient signals, i.e., are non-transitory. Examples include random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), volatile memory, non-volatile memory, hard drives, CD ROMs, DVDs, flash drives, disks, and any other known physical storage media.

Advantages of the present disclosure
The present disclosure provides a warning to driver of a vehicle when the gear is shifted erroneously to any other position.

The present disclosure protects driver and other passengers from any harm caused due to erroneous change of gear position.

Equivalents
With respect to the use of substantially any plural and/or singular terms herein, those having skill in the art can translate from the plural to the singular and/or from the singular to the plural as is appropriate to the context and/or application. The various singular/plural permutations may be expressly set forth herein for sake of clarity.

It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, terms used herein, are generally intended as "open" terms (e.g., the term "including" should be interpreted as "including but not limited to," the term "having" should be interpreted as "having at least," the term "includes" should be interpreted as "includes but is not limited to," etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitation no such intent is present. For example, as an aid to understanding the description may contain usage of the introductory phrases "at least one" and "one or more" to introduce claim recitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinite articles "a" or "an" limits any particular claim containing such introduced claim recitation to inventions containing only one such recitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases "one or more" or "at least one" and indefinite articles such as "a" or "an" (e.g., "a" and/or "an" should typically be interpreted to mean "at least one" or "one or more"); the same holds true for the use of definite articles used to introduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled in the art will recognize that such recitation should typically be interpreted to mean at least the recited number (e.g., the bare recitation of "two recitations," without other modifiers, typically means at least two recitations, or two or more recitations). Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to "at least one of A, B, and C, etc." is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., "a system having at least one of A, B, and C" would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). In those instances where a convention analogous to "at least one of A, B, or C, etc." is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention (e.g., "a system having at least one of A, B, or C" would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting two or more alternative terms, whether in the description, or drawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms, or both terms. For example, the phrase "A or B" will be understood to include the possibilities of "A" or "B" or "A and B."

While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, other aspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting, with the true scope and spirit being indicated in the description.

Reference number Description
100 System
101 Control unit
103 Speed sensor
105 Display unit
107 Transmission sensor
109 Gear shift lever sensor
111 Gear shift lever
113 Transmission box