Reply to "Electronic Paddle Shifting ZF 5 & 6 Speeds"

For an inexpensive ZF Lab set-up, I'd substitute one of the old 'typewriter' push button electrical switches for 'the steering wheel'. The 'paddle shifters' are just the typwriter buttons. R, N, 1, 2, 3 buttons. Then just work on those gears on the lab ZF for now.
Add in 4 and 5 buttons later.

The main focus is a ZF compatable, hydrulic operation shift mechanism. I wonder if one of the old typewriter transmissions had a shift mechanism that can generate some ideas.

Expense control is using as many old, easily obtainable parts as possible: electric to hydraulc switch/valves and that kind of stuff. From the junk yard, as much as possible.

Let's see what else. Shift speed can be quickened by timing the clutch in out with the 'computer' and that's something to work on. The computer simply tells the switches and hydraulics what to do. The computer inputs for making that decision are rpm's and speed. There might be something already available to do these operations. I'm out of ideas on this section of the development.

Optimization can come later. Simply solve refinements of the paddle shifter later. The components of the overall task divided so none holds up development in the other areas of development. And done as simply and economically as possible.

As I use this forum as an R&D note book....