Unconventional Magnetic Actuators for Automatic Transmission Shifted by Wire

This report has its focus on development of an unconventional magnetic actuator for vehicular application more specific for gearbox actuators namely: Automatic Transmission Shifted by Wire (ATSbW). The application requires a compact an inexpensive electrically actuated drive that provides high torque over limited angle of movement. The specific research focus of this project is related to development of a novel and unconventional solution for a transmission actuator. The central part part of the system is an electromagnetic actuator that either directly performs the system requirements or is integrated into a mechanical transmission such as harmonic drive, cycloid gears, etc, to complete the task. Even though the project is connected into vehicular application it has bearing in robotics, mechatronics and so forth and on.