TWI815691B - Training methods and training systems using electric power-assisted bicycles for indoor training - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention describes a training method using an electric power-assisted bicycle for indoor training. It uses an electric power-assisted bicycle for riding training. The electric power-assisted bicycle includes a drive motor and a rear wheel connected drive motor and can be connected to a power-assisted bicycle in a power-assisted mode. To switch between a resistance mode and a resistance mode, the steps of the above training method include: switching the electric assist bicycle to the assist mode, riding the electric assist bicycle outdoors and obtaining multiple sets of riding data; erecting the electric assist bicycle indoors to make the electric assist bicycle After getting off the ground, switch the electric-assisted bicycle to resistance mode, adjust the operating mode of the drive motor to provide resistance according to the above riding data; analyze the above riding data to obtain a riding strategy suggestion, and the rider rides with the resistance adjusted Electric-assisted bicycles achieve the purpose of personalized training.

Description

Training methods and training systems using electric power-assisted bicycles for indoor training

The present invention relates to a method of indoor training using a bicycle. Specifically, it refers to a training method using an electric power-assisted bicycle for training. The operation mode of the drive motor is adjusted according to the riding data to provide resistance so that the rider can Ride an electric-assisted bicycle indoors for training based on your physical fitness.

Bicycles are a commonly used means of transportation by Chinese people. Riding a bicycle not only saves energy and reduces carbon emissions, but also provides exercise and fitness. It has become very popular among Chinese people in recent years. In order to carry out riding training indoors, it is known that a resistance training platform has been developed on the market, which allows the rider to set up the bicycle on the resistance training platform, and provides resistance to the rear wheel through the resistance training platform, so that the rider can Cycling indoors to achieve training results.

However, traditional resistance training platforms can only be applied to ordinary bicycles. As far as the inventor knows, there is currently a lack of indoor training products using electric-assisted bicycles as vehicles on the market.

In addition, when performing indoor riding training, currently known bicycle training software, such as Zwift or KINOMAP, can only provide built-in training courses, allowing the rider to perform riding training according to the above training courses. However, as far as the inventor knows, There is currently a lack of training software on the market that can provide personalized training based on an individual's actual riding habits and physical condition. It can be seen that the existing hardware and software used for bicycle training are not perfect and there is still room for improvement.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a training method and a training system for indoor training using an electric power-assisted bicycle, which can use an electric power-assisted bicycle for riding training indoors.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a training method and training system for indoor training using an electric power-assisted bicycle, which can adjust the resistance according to an individual's actual riding habits and physical condition to achieve the purpose of personalized training.

The reason is that according to a training method using an electric power-assisted bicycle for indoor training provided by the present invention, an electric power-assisted bicycle is used for riding training. The above-mentioned electric power-assisted bicycle includes a driving motor and a rear wheel connected driving motor. The power-assisted bicycle can switch between a power-assisted mode and a resistance mode to respectively make the drive motor rotate forward to provide a power assist to the rear wheel or adjust the operation mode of the drive motor to provide resistance to the rear wheel according to the riding data. The above training method is The steps include:

Switch the electric-assisted bicycle to the power-assisted mode, ride the electric-assisted bicycle outdoors, and obtain a plurality of sets of riding data of a rider during a riding time on the electric-assisted bicycle. The plurality of sets of riding data include changes over time. A set of cadence data and a set of torque data that changes over time; elevating the electric-assisted bicycle indoors to lift the electric-assisted bicycle off the ground, switching the electric-assisted bicycle to resistance mode, and adjusting the power provided by the drive motor based on the plurality of riding data. The resistance; analyze the plurality of sets of riding data to obtain a riding strategy suggestion, so that the rider rides the elevated electric-assisted bicycle after adjusting the resistance.

With this, the rider can first ride an electric-assisted bicycle outdoors based on his or her own riding habits and physical condition, and when riding an electric-assisted bicycle outdoors, the torque output by the drive motor and the rider's pedal pressure can be collected. Frequency and other riding data. Later, when riding training is performed indoors, the resistance output by the drive motor of the electric power-assisted bicycle can be adjusted based on the riding data collected above, and the riding data can be analyzed to obtain riding strategy recommendations for riding training. Therefore, it can be seen that the above training method is suitable for electric-assisted bicycles, and uses electric-assisted bicycles for indoor riding training, and the above-mentioned training method can actually provide riding strategy suggestions through the collected riding data. The above-mentioned riding The data has a corresponding relationship with the rider's riding habits and physical condition. It can indeed adjust the resistance according to the individual's actual riding habits and physical condition to achieve the purpose of personalized training.

The invention also provides a training system for indoor training using an electric power-assisted bicycle, which includes: an electric power-assisted bicycle, a bicycle support frame and a display screen.

Among them, the electric power-assisted bicycle includes a driving motor, a rear wheel and a bicycle. The rear wheel is connected to the drive motor, and the car meter is electrically connected to the drive motor and has a control module and a sensing module electrically connected to the control module and a networking module. The control module controls the drive motor in an assist mode and a resistance mode. Switch between to respectively make the drive motor rotate forward to provide an assist to the rear wheel or adjust the operation mode of the drive motor to provide resistance to the rear wheel according to the riding data. The sensing module senses multiple groups of riding conditions when the electric assist bicycle is running. The plurality of sets of riding data include a set of cadence data that changes over time and a set of torque data that changes over time. The control module transmits the plurality of sets of riding data to a device through the networking module. Remote connection device. The above-mentioned bicycle support frame supports the electric-assisted bicycle and lifts it off the ground. The above-mentioned display screen is installed in front of the electric power-assisted bicycle and connected to the bicycle meter. Among them, the control module adjusts the resistance provided by the drive motor based on the plurality of sets of riding data. The control module also provides a riding strategy suggestion based on the plurality of sets of riding data, and transmits the riding strategy suggestion to the above display screen. to display.

In order to explain the technical characteristics of the present invention in detail, the following embodiments are given and described with the drawings, wherein:

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3B , this embodiment provides a training system 1 for indoor training using an electric-assisted bicycle, which includes an electric-assisted bicycle 10 , a bicycle support frame 20 and a display screen 30 . Among them, the electric power-assisted bicycle 10 includes a driving motor 11, a rear wheel 12 and a bicycle 13. The rear wheel 12 is connected to the above-mentioned driving motor 11. When the rider rides uphill, the driving motor 11 will respond according to the rider's needs. The torque and cadence during pedaling are used to provide auxiliary power in a timely manner, allowing the rider to ride the bicycle easily. Normally, there are two installation positions of the drive motor 11 , one of which is installed on the rear wheel 12 , and the other is installed on the five-way pipe 15 of the vehicle frame. If the drive motor 11 is installed on the rear wheel 12, the drive motor 11 will directly transmit power to the rear wheel 12 through the spokes 14 of the rear wheel 12. On the contrary, if the drive motor 11 is installed on the bottom bracket 15, the drive motor 11 will transmit power to the rear wheel 12 through the crank. The shaft 16, the large toothed wheel 17, the chain 18 and the toothed wheel provided on the rear wheel 12 transmit the assist force to the rear wheel 12. In this embodiment, the electric power-assisted bicycle 10 can be controlled to switch between a power-assisted mode and a resistance mode. When switching to the power-assisted mode, the driving motor 11 will rotate forward and directly or indirectly provide power to the rear wheel 12 ; When switching to the resistance mode, the drive motor 11 will reverse and provide resistance to the rear wheel 12 directly or indirectly. Specifically, in the resistance mode, the above equation of pulse width modulation (PWM) is used to control the magnitude of the current input to the load of the drive motor 11 , thereby controlling the resistance provided by the drive motor 11 .

On the other hand, please refer to FIG. 2 . The meter 13 of the electric power-assisted bicycle 10 is electrically connected to the drive motor 11 through wiring and has a control module 131 and a sensing module 132 electrically connected to the control module 131 . module 133 and a vehicle-mounted data recording module 135. In this embodiment, the control module 131 is a microprocessor, and the control module 131 controls the driving motor 11 to switch to the assist mode or the resistance mode, thereby providing assistance or resistance to the rear wheel 12 . The sensing module 132 includes detectors such as a Hall sensor, a torque meter, and an ammeter, which are installed on the driving motor 11 and detect a plurality of sets of riding data that change over time when the electric power-assisted bicycle 10 is running. The riding data includes a set of cadence data that changes with time, a set of torque data that changes with time, and a set of output power data of the drive motor 11 that changes with time and is calculated by sensing current (as shown in Figure 4). . The networking module 133 includes a vehicle-mounted data transmission interface 134. The vehicle-mounted data transmission interface 134 uses a wireless communication protocol (via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi) to transmit the plurality of sets of riding data to a remote connection. Device C, the remote connection device C can be a smartphone, a server, a computer or a cloud data platform (as shown in Figure 3A). The vehicle-mounted data recording module 135 includes a data storage medium 136. In this embodiment, the data storage medium 136 is an SD memory card. The on-vehicle data recording module 135 is connected to the control module 131 of the electric-assisted bicycle 10 through wired communication and adopts a controller area network protocol (CAN) or a RS485 communication protocol, and obtains information about the rider through the sensing module 132. The above complex set of riding data when riding. It is worth mentioning that the riding data may also include heart rate data. In order to obtain the above heart rate data, a wearable sensor (not shown) can also be connected through wireless communication (such as Bluetooth) to obtain the riding data. The rider's heart rate data is then stored in the data storage medium 136 .

The bicycle support frame 20 is disposed below the electric assist bicycle 10 and is used to support the electric assist bicycle 10 so that the electric assist bicycle 10 is off the ground, that is, the rear wheel 12 and the front wheel 19 of the electric assist bicycle 10 do not directly contact the ground.

The display screen 30 is installed in front of the electric bicycle 10 and connected to the bicycle watch 13, so that when the rider can perform riding training indoors, on the one hand, the control module 131 of the bicycle watch 13 can firstly base on the plurality of sets of riding data. While adjusting the resistance provided by the drive motor 11, on the other hand, the control module 131 also obtains the drive motor based on the plurality of sets of riding data (including drive motor output power data, cadence data and torque data; as shown in Figure 4) The relationship between output power and cadence, the relationship between heart rate and cadence, and the relationship between torque and cadence are obtained, and a riding strategy recommendation 137 is obtained based on the above relationships, and the riding strategy recommendation 137 is sent to the display screen 30 for display.

Through the above training system 1, the rider can first ride the electric-assisted bicycle 10 outdoors according to his own riding habits and physical condition (as shown in Figure 3A), and when riding the electric-assisted bicycle 10 outdoors, he can use the bicycle to Table 13 collects the torque data output by the drive motor 11 and the rider's cadence and other riding data. Later, when riding training is performed indoors (as shown in Figure 3B), adjustments can be made based on the riding data collected above. The resistance output by the drive motor 11 of the electric power-assisted bicycle 10 is analyzed, and the above riding data is analyzed to obtain riding strategy suggestions 137 for riding training. Therefore, it can be seen that the above training method is suitable for the electric power-assisted bicycle 10 and uses the electric power-assisted bicycle 10 for indoor riding training. Moreover, the above-mentioned training method can actually use the collected riding data. The above-mentioned riding data is related to the riding experience. There is a corresponding relationship between the rider's riding habits and physical condition, so the resistance can be adjusted according to the individual's actual riding habits and physical condition to achieve the purpose of personalized training.

Please refer to Figure 6. This embodiment further provides a training method for indoor training using an electric power-assisted bicycle, which uses the above-mentioned electric power-assisted bicycle 10 for riding training. The steps of the training method include:

Step S1: Switch the electric-assisted bicycle 10 to the power-assisted mode, and the rider rides the electric-assisted bicycle 10 outdoors, allowing the on-board data recording module 135 of the bicycle meter 13 to obtain the operating time of the electric-assisted bicycle 10 through the sensing module 132 The complex set of riding data includes but is not limited to a set of cadence data that changes with time, a set of torque data that changes with time, and a set of drive motor 11 output power data that changes with time. In addition, the bicycle watch 13 also obtains a set of heart rate data that changes over time through a wearable heart rate sensor worn by the rider. After the waiting watch 13 obtains the plurality of sets of riding data, it also transmits the plurality of sets of riding data to a remote connection device C through wireless communication. In this embodiment, the remote connection device C is a A smartphone, a server, a computer or a cloud server.

Step S2: The rider lifts the electric-assisted bicycle 10 indoors to lift the electric-assisted bicycle 10 off the ground, switches the electric-assisted bicycle 10 to the resistance mode, and the bicycle meter 13 downloads and obtains the plurality of riding groups from the remote connection device C. The data is used to adjust the resistance provided by the drive motor 11 based on the plurality of sets of riding data, thereby simulating the situation in which a rider rides the electric bicycle 10 outdoors. Specifically, a relationship between heart rate and cadence is obtained based on the heart rate data and cadence data in the plurality of sets of riding data, and a driving motor output power and cadence data are obtained based on the drive motor output power data and cadence data. The relationship between the frequency and the frequency, and then the resistance of the driving motor 11 is adjusted according to the relationship between the above-mentioned heart rate and cadence and the relationship between the output power of the driving motor and cadence.

Step S3: The control module 131 of the vehicle watch 13 analyzes the plurality of sets of riding data to obtain a riding strategy suggestion 137 for the rider to ride the elevated electric assist after adjusting the output resistance of the drive motor 11 Bike 10 and do riding training. This embodiment is to calculate the average cadence of each heart rate and drive motor output power range by filtering the cadence data between the upper and lower limits of the heart rate and the upper and lower limits of the drive motor output power from personal outdoor riding data. , which provides cadence recommendations during training based on the rider's real-time heart rate and drive motor output power. Personal heart rate zones can be defined based on the results of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), or other empirical studies; the drive motor output power can be based on the relative power (for example, one zone increments every 10 watts) or the relative power (for example, one zone incremented every 10 watts) Each 0.5 output power/body weight increments an interval) to define. After that, this embodiment also plays a training screen F of a bicycle training software (such as Zwift or KINOMAP) through the display screen 30 (as shown in Figure 5), and embeds the riding strategy suggestion 137 into the training screen F to allow riding The user can perform riding training by watching the riding strategy suggestions 137 on the display screen 30 while riding.

Finally, it must be stated again that the methods and structural elements disclosed in the foregoing embodiments of the present invention are only examples and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Simple structural modifications or changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Or replacement with other equivalent components should still fall within the scope of the patent application of this invention.

1: Training system 10: Electric-assisted bicycle 11: Drive motor 12:Rear wheel 13:Car watch 131:Control module 132: Sensing module 133: Networking module 134:Vehicle data transmission interface 135: Vehicle data recording module 136:Data memory media 137: Riding strategy suggestions 14:Spokes 15: Bottom bracket 16:Crankshaft 17: Large gear wheel 18:Chain 19:Front wheel 20: Support frame 30:Display screen C: Remote connection device F: Training screen S1-S3: Steps

Detailed steps and features of the training method using electric power-assisted bicycles for indoor training will be described in the following embodiments. However, it should be understood that the embodiments and drawings described below are only for illustrative purposes. It should not be used to limit the patentable scope of this invention, where:

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an electric power-assisted bicycle according to an embodiment; Figure 2 is a component block diagram of the training system of the embodiment; Figure 3A and Figure 3B are schematic diagrams of riding training according to the embodiment; Figure 4 is a graph showing the relationship between heart rate, cadence, drive motor output power and time measured in the embodiment; Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of a training screen in which riding strategy suggestions are embedded in bicycle training software in an embodiment; and Figure 6 is a step flow chart of the training method of the embodiment.

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Claims (11)

A training method using an electric power-assisted bicycle for indoor training, which uses an electric power-assisted bicycle for riding training. The electric power-assisted bicycle includes a drive motor and a rear wheel connected to the drive motor. The electric power-assisted bicycle can operate in a power-assisted mode. Switching between a resistance mode to make the drive motor forward to provide a boost to the rear wheel or adjusting the operation mode of the drive motor to provide resistance to the rear wheel, the steps of the training method include: switching the Put the electric-assisted bicycle into the assist mode and ride the electric-assisted bicycle outdoors to obtain a complex set of riding data when the electric-assisted bicycle is running. The complex set of riding data includes a set of cadence data that changes over time and a set of cadence data that changes with time. A set of torque data that changes over time; elevating the electric-assisted bicycle indoors to lift the electric-assisted bicycle off the ground, switching the electric-assisted bicycle to the resistance mode, and adjusting the torque provided by the drive motor according to the plurality of sets of riding data. Resistance; analyze the plurality of sets of riding data to obtain a riding strategy suggestion for the rider to ride the elevated electric-assist bicycle after adjusting the resistance. The training method as described in claim 1, wherein after obtaining the plurality of sets of riding data, the plurality of sets of riding data are also transmitted to a remote connection device through wireless communication, and the resistance mode is switched In the step, the plurality of sets of riding data are also downloaded from the remote connection device. The training method as described in claim 1, wherein the plurality of sets of riding data also includes a set of heart rate data that changes over time, and the heart rate data is obtained through a wearable heart rate sensor. The training method as described in claim 1, wherein the plurality of sets of riding data also includes a set of driving motor output power data that changes over time, and in the step of switching the electric-assisted bicycle to the resistance mode, the step of switching the electric-assisted bicycle to the resistance mode is based on the The driving motor output power data is set to adjust the resistance provided by the driving motor. The training method as described in claim 3, wherein a relationship between heart rate and cadence is also obtained based on the set of heart rate data and the set of cadence data, and the relationship between the heart rate and cadence is adjusted based on the relationship between the heart rate and cadence. The resistance. The training method as described in claim 4, wherein a relationship between the output power of the drive motor and the cadence is also obtained based on the set of drive motor output power data and the set of cadence data, and based on the relationship between the drive motor output power and the cadence The resistance provided by the drive motor is adjusted according to the relationship. The training method as described in claim 1, wherein the riding strategy suggestion is also embedded in a training screen of a bicycle training software. A training system that uses an electric power-assisted bicycle for indoor training, which includes: an electric power-assisted bicycle, including: a driving motor; a rear wheel connected to the driving motor; a bicycle meter electrically connected to the driving motor and having a control The module is electrically connected to a sensing module and a networking module of the control module. The control module controls the drive motor to switch between a power assist mode and a resistance mode to respectively cause the drive motor to rotate forward to provide A power is provided to the rear wheel or the operating mode of the driving motor is adjusted to provide resistance to the rear wheel. The sensing module senses a plurality of sets of riding data when the electric-assisted bicycle is running. The plurality of sets of riding data include A set of cadence data that changes over time and a set of torque data that changes over time. The control module transmits the multiple sets of riding data to a remote connection device through the networking module; a bicycle support A stand supports the electric-assisted bicycle to lift the electric-assisted bicycle off the ground; a display screen is installed in front of the electric-assisted bicycle and connected to the watch; wherein, the control module adjusts the electric-assisted bicycle based on the plurality of sets of riding data. Based on the resistance provided by the drive motor, the control module also obtains a riding strategy suggestion based on the plurality of sets of riding data, and transmits the riding strategy suggestion to the display screen for display. The training system of claim 8, wherein the sensing module also senses a set of drive motor output power data when the drive motor is running, and the control module also senses a set of drive motor output power data based on the set of drive motor output power data, the A set of cadence data and a set of torque data are used to obtain the riding strategy suggestions. The training system as described in claim 9, wherein the control module also obtains a relationship between the output power of the driving motor and the cadence based on the set of driving motor output power data and the set of cadence data, and based on the relationship between the output power of the driving motor and the cadence The resistance provided by the drive motor is adjusted according to the cadence. The training system as described in claim 8, wherein the vehicle watch also includes a vehicle-mounted data recording module, the vehicle-mounted data recording module is electrically connected to the control module and has a data storage medium, and the vehicle-mounted data recording module obtains the After the plurality of sets of riding data are generated, the plurality of sets of riding data are also stored in the data storage medium.

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