The invention provides a rotary type electronic shifter and a gear switching
system. The shifter mainly comprises a rotary knob, a driven wheel, a magnetic
inductor and an
electronic chip, wherein the rotary knob is provided with a sawtooth structure, and the driven wheel is integrated with a
magnet. The sawtooth structure of the rotary knob and the driven wheel are meshed, and then the driven wheel is driven to rotate. In the process of use, an operator operates the rotary knob to drive the
magnet on the driven wheel to rotate, the magnetic
inductor determines the rotating angle of the
magnet according to the change of a
magnetic line of force and outputs corresponding electric signals to the
electronic chip, and the magnitude of the electric signals is relevant to the rotating angle of the magnet. Furthermore, the
electronic chip determines gears into which need to be switched according to the rotating angle of the magnet. On one hand, gear shifting is conducted in a non-
contact mode; on the other hand, the magnetic
inductor detects the rotating angle of the magnet without being affected by dust and other
foreign matter in an external environment, and therefore adjusting accuracy of gear shifting is improved.