KR20100109271A - Virtual mountain climbing system using treadmill - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A virtual climbing system using treadmill is provided, which programs the information about paths for climbing mountain by selecting a famous mountain. CONSTITUTION: A virtual climbing system using treadmill comprises: a storage(110) in which data about the sound distances, gradient, and image is saved; an input unit(120) in which treadmill driving rate is selected; a controller(130) which senses user's weight and outputs a treadmill driving signal, a video signal, and a sound signal; a treadmill driving part(140) controlling the speed and gradient of the treadmill corresponding to the treadmill driving signal of the controller; a display output part(150) outputting an image; and a sound output unit(160) outputting a sound corresponding to the sound signal of the controller.

Description

Virtual mountain climbing system using treadmill}

The present invention relates to a treadmill, and more particularly to a virtual climbing system using a treadmill.

Aerobic exercise is the most widely used type of exercise for improving cardiopulmonary function and preventing and treating geriatric diseases. Unlike indoors, spaces are limited, so aerobic exercise requires certain exercise equipment. Treadmills are the most representative example.

Walking and running on treadmills are rhythmic, symmetrical, and use large muscle groups, making them more effective. These treadmills are the most demanding sports equipment in sports centers, health clubs, sports clinics of hospitals, fitness centers of various schools, and the like.

Despite the many advantages of the treadmill, the walking or running exercise using the treadmill has a negative side in continuing the exercise due to the monotony, psychological boredom of the exercise itself.

  To supplement this monotony, treadmills have recently added functions such as Internet use and movie watching. However, the use of the Internet is inadequate to perform simultaneously with the exercise, and in the case of watching movies, there is a problem of excessively increasing the cost of the product or the burden on the user by greatly increasing the cost due to copyright or various problems.

The object of the present invention is as follows.

1. The treadmill is an exercise device that adjusts speed and inclination, so if you use it, you can get very close to mountain climbing. Therefore, by selecting a famous mountain among the national parks of the country to exercise the information about the hiking trails to exercise similar to the actual mountain climbing experience to eliminate the monotony, psychological boredom and the like.

2. In addition to the famous mountains mentioned above, it will gradually upgrade the information on the popular mountain trails of the city and provide the opportunity to climb the mountains of Korea through the treadmill.

3. Further, program the information on world-famous famous mountains and trekking courses.

4. In addition, it will improve the quality of the treadmill by providing health-related information such as more calories burned, nutrition, and exercise.

Virtual climbing system using a treadmill according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a storage unit for storing the data for the distance, slope, image and sound of each of the plurality of hiking trails; An input unit for selecting one of the plurality of hiking trails stored in the storage unit, the selected hiking trail being set to one or more climbing sections, and selecting a treadmill driving speed; A control unit which senses a user's weight and outputs a treadmill driving signal, an image signal, and a sound signal using the signal output from the input unit; A treadmill driver for adjusting a speed and a slope of the treadmill in response to the treadmill driving signal of the controller; A display output unit configured to output an image at a speed corresponding to a treadmill driving speed in response to the image signal of the controller; And a sound output unit configured to output sound in response to the sound signal of the controller.

The storage unit may store distances, slopes, images, and sound data of virtual trails that can relate to the mountain behind the neighborhood as well as mountain trails that exist in reality, such as trails in national parks.

The controller basically outputs a video signal for the foreground of the trail and a sound signal for the sound heard from the trail when the treadmill is driven, and when the time corresponding to reaching a specific point is reached according to the treadmill driving speed according to the weight of the user, A video signal for the foreground, a sound signal related to a scenic peak, and the like, and a sound signal for a human conversation sound may be output.

The virtual climbing system using the treadmill according to the present invention programs the distance, the slope, the image and the sound for the famous mountain trails or the virtual mountain trails of the country and combines them with the treadmill to drive the treadmill similar to the actual mountain climbing, By adjusting the video speed according to the mountain, and providing a sound or a variety of information from the mountain during climbing, there is an effect that can eliminate the monotony, psychological boredom of the conventional treadmill exercise.

In addition, the present invention provides a treadmill driving speed adjustment according to the user's weight, calorie consumption according to the exercise, and provides the user's convenience by providing information on a diet or exercise method according to the user's weight as an image or sound. There is an advantage to increase.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in various different forms, only these embodiments are intended to make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and common knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform the person having the scope of the invention, which is defined only by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

Hereinafter, a virtual climbing system using a treadmill according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a virtual climbing system using a treadmill according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the virtual climbing system 100 using the treadmill according to the present invention includes a storage unit 110, an input unit 120, a control unit 130, a treadmill driving unit 140, a display output unit 150, and a sound. The output unit 160 is included.

The storage unit 110 stores data about a distance, a slope, an image, and a sound of each of the plurality of hiking trails. The input unit 120 selects one hiking trail among a plurality of hiking trails stored in the storage unit 110, and the selected hiking trail is set to one or two climbing sections.

The controller 130 detects the weight of the user and outputs a treadmill driving signal S1, an image signal S2, and a sound signal S3 using the signal output from the input unit 120.

The treadmill driver 140 adjusts the speed and inclination of the treadmill in response to the treadmill driving signal S1 of the controller. The display output unit 150 outputs an image at a speed corresponding to the treadmill driving speed in response to the image signal S2 of the controller. The sound output unit 160 outputs sound in response to the sound signal S3 of the controller.

Storage

The storage unit 110 stores data about a distance, a slope, an image, and a sound of each of the plurality of hiking trails. The storage unit 110 includes not only the distance, the slope, the image and the sound data for the various hiking trails existing in each of the existing mountains such as Bukhansan, Gyeryongsan, and Jirisan, but also the hiking trails, ie, the distance, Virtual hiking trail data in which the tilt, the image, and the sound are arbitrarily programmed can be stored.

In addition, the storage unit 110 may store image data or sound data of a dietary method or exercise method for each weight section. The stored data may be output as a video signal or a sound signal for a dietary method or a motion method at a predetermined distance when the treadmill is driven by the controller 130 to provide useful information to the user.

On the other hand, the data stored in the storage unit 110 can be updated periodically or at any time, thereby allowing users to suppress the boredom, such as walking the same trail all the time.

Input

The input unit 120 may be a keypad or a touch screen, and one hiking trail to be virtually climbed is selected from a plurality of hiking trails stored in the storage 110 according to a user's input, and the selected hiking trail is set as one section. Or the selected hiking trail is set to two or more hiking sections. This is implemented in the virtual climbing system using the treadmill according to the present invention to rest in the middle of the actual climbing.

2 schematically illustrates an example of an input unit.

Referring to FIG. 2, the input unit 120 may include a display 210 and a key selector 220. The display unit 210 displays a list of hiking trails stored in the storage unit 110, a main point and time required for the hiking trails, a section setting, etc. The key selection unit 220 displays keys for selecting a hiking trail and the like. Off key, treadmill drive speed setting key (SPEED), pause key and the like can be arranged.

An example of the operation in the input unit 120 is as follows.

1. Acid selection

One of several stored mountains is selected, such as Bukhansan, Gyeryongsan, Jirisan, Mt. 1, Mt.

2. Select hiking trails

If Gyeryongsan Mountain is selected,

1) Donghaksa Parking Lot-Donghaksa-Eunsun Falls 8.4 Km

2) Eunseon Falls-Gwaneumbong Peak-Yeoncheonbong 7.6Km

3) Donghaksa Temple-Naemae Tower-Sambulbong-Gwaneunbong 15.6Km

As an example, the possible hiking trails of the selected mountain and the distance to each hiking trail are shown, and one of several hiking trails is selected through input.

3. Section Setting

Donghaksa Parking Lot-If Donghaksa-Silver Line Falls 8.4Km is selected,

If it is set to four sections, the hiking trail is automatically divided into four sections by the controller, and three breaks are performed each time each section is finished. The break point is stored in advance in the storage unit 110, and the controller 130 divides the section by calculating the minimum time difference for each section based on the break point.

The input unit 120 outputs the selected result to the control unit 130 as in the above example, and the control unit transmits the treadmill driving signal S1, the image signal S2, and the sound signal S3 in response to the treadmill driving unit 140. Output to the display output unit 150 and the sound output unit 160, respectively.

Control

The controller 130 detects the weight of the user. To this end, although not shown in the figure, the treadmill is equipped with a weight sensor or weight sensor electrically connected to the control unit 130, when the user climbs on the treadmill automatically detects the weight to be detected by the control unit 130 Send it.

The controller 130 outputs the treadmill driving signal S1, the image signal S2, and the sound signal S3 using the hiking trail data selected by the input unit 120.

The controller 130 outputs a video signal for the foreground of the hiking trail when the treadmill is driven, and when the time required for reaching the peak of the mountain periodically or periodically passes, the video signal for the foreground of the mountain and the image for the scenic peak of the mountain You can output To this end, the image data stored in the storage 110 may include image data for the foreground of the trail, image data for the foreground of the entire mountain, and image data for the scenic altitude foreground.

In addition, the control unit 130 outputs a sound signal for the general sound heard from the mountain trails, such as birds, wind, summer cicada, winter snow step, etc. When the time to reach is reached, sound signals related to scenic spots such as the origin of the mountain, the introduction of legends, etc., and the sound signals related to the scenic spots such as the origin of cultural properties or scenic spots and the introduction of legends, etc. It can output the sound signal of the human dialogue sound.

In this case, the sound data stored in the storage unit 110 is not only the sound data for the sound heard from the hiking trails, but also the sound data for the mountain-related information so that a sound signal for the information related to the mountain can be output. Sound data relating to the archetype and sound data for human dialogue sounds are included.

In addition, the controller 130 may calculate the remaining time from the hiking trail to the current position and the set section when the treadmill is driven and outputs the result as a video signal or a sound signal, and calculates calorie consumption and fat burning amount according to the treadmill driving. In this case, the display may be output to the display output unit 150.

This makes it easy for treadmill users to see where they climbed and how much time is left until their break or end time, and how much calories they have consumed, how much fat has burned, etc. Can be easily identified.

The treadmill driving speed may be manually determined by the user's selection in the input unit 120 as described above, and furthermore, may be automatically determined by the controller 130. In this case, the storage unit 110 stores data about the driving speed for each weight section, and the controller 130 detects the user's weight, and the detected weight section is any weight section among the weight sections stored in the storage unit 110. In response to the determination, the treadmill driving signal corresponding to the driving speed data stored in the storage unit 110 is output to the treadmill driving unit 140.

Treadmill Drive

The treadmill driving unit 140 adjusts the speed and the slope of the treadmill in response to the treadmill driving signal S1 of the controller 130.

The actual climb is the most uphill, but there are also flat and downhill. The storage unit 110 stores the data on the slope for the entire hiking trail, and the controller 130 outputs a treadmill driving signal corresponding to the data stored in the storage unit 110 to the treadmill driving unit 140, the treadmill driving unit By adjusting the inclination of the treadmill in response to the treadmill driving signal of the controller 130 at 140, it can be as close as possible to the actual climbing feeling.

3A to 3C illustrate examples of states of the treadmill 300 according to the driving of the treadmill driver 140. Figure 3a shows that there is no slope of the treadmill to correspond to walking flat, Figure 3b shows that there is a slope of the treadmill to correspond to walking uphill, Figure 3c shows that there is a slope of the treadmill to correspond to walking downhill It is shown. These inclinations are adjusted by the treadmill drive unit 140.

The controller 130 outputs an image signal S2 to the display output unit 150 and outputs a treadmill driving signal S1 including an inclination corresponding to the image signal S2. For example, if a screen that changes from flat to uphill is output to the display output unit 150, the inclination of the treadmill is also converted by the controller 130 to a slope corresponding to the uphill in a flat state. Similarly, if a screen changing from an uphill to a flat or downhill is output to the display output unit 150, the inclination of the treadmill is also converted by the controller 130 from an inclination corresponding to an uphill to an inclination corresponding to a flat or downhill.

Display output

The display output unit 150 outputs an image corresponding to the image data stored in the storage unit 110 in response to the image signal S2 of the controller 130. In this case, the image output through the display output unit 150 is output at a speed corresponding to the treadmill driving speed. For example, if the treadmill driving speed is set relatively fast, the image output through the display output unit 150 is output at a relatively high speed correspondingly, on the contrary, the treadmill driving speed is set relatively slow In this case, the image output through the display output unit 150 is output at a relatively slow speed correspondingly.

As described above, the display output unit 150 mainly outputs an image signal for the foreground of the trail in response to the image signal S2 of the controller 130, and the time required for the arrival distance such as periodically or a scenic elevation is When the elapsed time, a video signal for the foreground of the entire mountain and a scenic view of the scenic spot are output.

Sound output

The sound output unit 160 outputs sound in response to the sound signal S3 of the controller 130. In the present invention, the image data and the sound data are separately stored in the storage unit 110 and output separately. This means that the speed of the image output, that is, the speed at which the screen is raised, changes depending on the treadmill driving speed, but the speed of the sound output is constantly output regardless of the treadmill driving speed.

As described above, the sound output unit 160 mainly outputs general sounds heard from the hiking trails in response to the sound signal S3 of the controller 130, and may be introduced such as origins of legends, legends, and the like at periodic or predetermined time points. Outputs information related to mountains, origins of scenic spots, and other information.

As described above, the virtual climbing system using the treadmill according to the present invention can minimize the psychological boredom or monotony by outputting the inclination, the image and the sound as the actual hiking trail for the hiking trail when the user exercising on the treadmill In addition, you can get the effect of climbing a mountain.

In addition, through the programming or upgrading of the storage unit, not only the hiking trails stored in the storage unit but also virtual mountains or foreign mountains can store data on the hiking trail information. You can feel one.

In addition, the treadmill driving speed can be automatically adjusted according to the user's weight as well as the manual method by the user's selection, and the user's convenience is provided by providing information on the diet or exercise method according to the user's weight as an image or sound. There is an advantage to increase.

Although the above has been described with reference to one embodiment of the present invention, various changes and modifications can be made at the level of those skilled in the art. Such changes and modifications may belong to the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention will be determined by the claims described below.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing a virtual climbing system using a treadmill according to the present invention.

2 schematically illustrates an example of an input unit.

3A to 3C show examples of states of the treadmill according to the drive of the treadmill drive unit.

Claims (7)

A storage unit for storing data on a distance, a slope, an image, and a sound of each of the hiking trails; An input unit for selecting one of the plurality of hiking trails stored in the storage unit, the selected hiking trail being set to one or more climbing sections, and selecting a treadmill driving speed; A control unit which senses a user's weight and outputs a treadmill driving signal, an image signal, and a sound signal using the signal output from the input unit; A treadmill driver for adjusting a speed and a slope of the treadmill in response to the treadmill driving signal of the controller; A display output unit configured to output an image at a speed corresponding to a treadmill driving speed in response to the image signal of the controller; And And a sound output unit configured to output a sound in response to the sound signal of the controller. The method of claim 1, The storage unit is a virtual mountain climbing system using a treadmill, characterized in that the mountain hiking trail data and the virtual hiking trail data that is arbitrarily determined the distance, the slope, the image and the sound. The method of claim 1, The image data stored in the storage unit includes image data for the foreground of the trail, image data for the foreground of the entire mountain, and image data for the scenic altitude foreground, The controller outputs a video signal for the foreground of the trail when the treadmill is driven, and outputs a video signal for the foreground of the entire mountain and a scenic spot for the panoramic view when a time corresponding to a specific point is reached. Climbing System Using. The method of claim 1, The sound data stored in the storage unit includes sound data for a sound heard in a hiking trail, sound data for mountain related information, sound data for scenic altitude, and sound data for a human dialogue sound, The control unit outputs a sound signal for a sound heard from a hiking trail when the treadmill is driven, and when a time corresponding to a specific point is reached, a sound signal for information related to a mountain, a sound signal for a scenic spot, and a human conversation sound Virtual climbing system using a treadmill, characterized in that for outputting a sound signal. The method of claim 1, The control unit calculates the remaining time until reaching the current position and the set section, and outputs a video signal or a sound signal periodically virtual climbing system using a treadmill. The method of claim 1, The control unit calculates the calorie consumption and fat burning amount according to the treadmill driving, virtual climbing system using a treadmill, characterized in that to output periodically as a video signal or a sound signal. The method of claim 1, The storage unit stores the image data or sound data for the diet or exercise method for each weight section, The control unit is a virtual climbing system using a treadmill, characterized in that for outputting the video signal or the sound signal for the diet method or exercise method at the time of driving the treadmill.

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