TWM560062U - Intelligent bicycle system, sensors used therein, controllers and controlled devices - Google Patents

Abstract

The present novel embodiment provides a smart bicycle system including a controller and at least one of a sensor and a controlled device. The controller is placed on the faucet of the bicycle. The sensor and the controlled device are disposed on peripheral components of the bicycle and are wirelessly coupled to the controller. The sensor is configured to sense a riding state of the bicycle and its surrounding environment to generate a sensing signal, and transmit the sensing signal to the controller, the controller to obtain a ride according to the sensing signal Multiply the information and display the ride information to the user. The controller is configured to generate a control signal and to transmit the control signal to the controlled device to control the controlled device.

Description

Smart bicycle system, sensors, controllers and controlled devices for use therein

The present invention relates to a smart bicycle system for a smart bicycle system, and in particular to a sensor that can connect various components of the bicycle, and a sensor, controller and control for the smart bicycle system. device.

In recent years, Chinese people have paid more and more attention to health. Therefore, many people choose to ride bicycles to achieve sports and leisure effects on holidays. Even, many lovers who like to ride bicycles form their own bicycle team. In general, bicycles rarely have a power system to install display devices and sensors to display speed, ride time or other information.

At present, most of the users install the bicycle watch by attaching the conventional bicycle watch to the faucet of the bicycle, and use the conventional bicycle watch to measure and display the speed, the riding time or other information. However, the conventional bicycle watch only has energy measurement and display speed, riding time or other information, and cannot further control the bicycle's headlights. In addition, the conventional bicycle watch does not have the management function in the group of the bicycle team, and also fails to record the riding information (for example, the speed and riding time) of the user riding the bicycle and the physiological state of the user. Information (eg, heart rate and calories burned, etc.) and give further exercise advice.

The present novel embodiment provides a smart bicycle system including a controller and at least one of a sensor and a controlled device. The controller is placed on the faucet of the bicycle. The sensor and the controlled device are disposed on peripheral components of the bicycle and are wirelessly coupled to the controller. The sensor is configured to sense a riding state of the bicycle and its surrounding environment to generate a sensing signal, and transmit the sensing signal to the controller, the controller to obtain a ride according to the sensing signal Take the information and display the ride information and information in the fleet group to the user. The controller is configured to generate a control signal and to transmit the control signal to the controlled device to control the controlled device.

In addition, the present embodiment also provides a sensor, controller and controlled device for a smart bicycle system.

In summary, the present invention provides a smart bicycle system that can record and sense the ride information and physiological information of the user. In addition, the new embodiment further provides a sensor, a controller and a controlled device for the smart bicycle system, the sensor can sense the riding state and the surrounding environment, and transmit the sensing signal to the controller, and more Further sharing information within the fleet group, and through the control of the controller, the controlled device can intelligently perform its corresponding functions.

In order to further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention, but the description and the drawings are only used to illustrate the present invention, but not the rights of the present invention. The scope is subject to any restrictions.

The novel embodiment provides a smart bicycle system, which is composed of a sensor, a controlled device and a controller. The sensor is disposed on a peripheral component of the bicycle (eg, a foot pedal, a wheel frame, or a tire inner edge, etc.) to sense the riding state of the bicycle or the surrounding environment to generate a sensing signal. The sensor wirelessly connects and communicates with the controller wirelessly, and transmits the generated sensing signal to the controller. The controller may display the received sensing signal to generate the riding information to the user, and further generate a control signal according to the received sensing signal. The controlled device is placed on a peripheral component of the bicycle (for example, the tail or the head of the bicycle, etc.), wirelessly coupled to the controller for communication, and receives a control signal to perform a corresponding action according to the control signal.

In one of the embodiments, the smart bicycle system further includes a cloud server. The controller can wirelessly connect to the cloud server for communication, and upload the received sensing signal to the cloud server for storage and recording. On the other hand, when the controllers of the bicycles of the bicycle team are wirelessly connected to the cloud server, the cloud server can specify one of the bicycle teams as the captain of the team, and the controller of the captain can be used to indicate the bicycle. Whether there are bicycles leaving the team or information about other situations. In other words, the smart bicycle system described above provides a group management function for the bicycle team. In addition, in one embodiment, the controllers of the bicycles in the bicycle team group can be wirelessly connected to each other without the cloud server, and one bicycle can be designated as the vehicle captain by the operation of each bicycle.

In one embodiment, the controller itself can also sense the riding state or the surrounding environment that the sensor cannot sense or can sense, thereby generating another sensing signal, and according to the other sensing. The signal produces another control signal. In one of these embodiments, the controller itself may generate another control signal based on current time or weather information. In one of the embodiments, the controlled device may further have a sensing state or a surrounding environment sensed by the sensing unit to generate another sensing signal. In one of the embodiments, the smart bicycle system can optionally have no one of the sensor and the controlled device. In one of the embodiments, the smart bicycle system further includes another sensor that is worn by the user. Additionally, in accordance with the smart bicycle system described above, the present embodiments also provide sensors, controllers, and controlled devices for use in a smart bicycle system.

The smart bicycle system of the present embodiment, the sensor, the controller and the controlled device therefor will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and text. It should be noted that the following embodiments are not intended to limit the creation, and the same element symbols represent the same or similar elements or steps.

First, please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a smart bicycle system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The smart bicycle system 1 includes a cloud servo table CSP, a plurality of control tables 11a to 11c, a plurality of sense tables 12a to 12c, 13a to 13c, 14a to 14c, and a plurality of controlled devices 15a to 15c, 16a to 16c. The plurality of control tables 11a to 11c are respectively provided on the faucets of the bicycles 10a to 10c using the plurality of packages Ua to Uc. The plurality of sense tables 12a to 12c are respectively worn by the plurality of use packages Ua to Uc. The plurality of feeling tables 13a to 13c are provided with pedals for the bicycles 10a to 10c, respectively. The plurality of sense tables 14a to 14c are respectively provided inside the wheel frames of the bicycles 10a to 10c. The plurality of controlled devices 15a to 15c are respectively provided with the heads of the bicycles 10a to 10c. The plurality of controlled devices 16a to 16c are respectively provided with tail portions of the bicycles 10a to 10c.

The functions of the plurality of control tables 11a to 11c are the same, the functions of the plurality of sense tables 12a to 12c are the same, the functions of the plurality of sense tables 13a to 13c are the same, and the functions of the plurality of sense tables 14a to 14c are identical to each other. The functions of the plurality of controlled devices 15a to 15c are identical to each other, and the functions of the plurality of controlled devices 16a to 16c are identical to each other. Therefore, it is only for the control table 11a, the plurality of sense tables 12a, 13a, 14a and the plurality of controlled devices 15a, 16a.

The plurality of sense tables 12a, 13a, 14a and the plurality of controlled devices 15a, 16a are wirelessly coupled to the controller 11a for multi-message, for example, a Bluetooth (BT), low power Bluetooth (BLE) ), wireless network (WiFi) or other multi-party protocols for wireless connectivity and multi-channel. The controller 11a wirelessly connects to the cloud server CSP for multi-message, for example, intends to wirelessly connect to the wireless network (WiFi) or the third or fourth generation mobile multi-channel or other multi-signal protocol. News.

The sensor 12a is used to sense the sense information of the first use of the package Ua or the like, and to transmit the sensed information to the controller 11a. The sensor 12a is, for example, a smart-type hand-new figure smart hand system, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The sensor 13a is disposed on the pedal of the bicycle 10a, and is used to sense the number of rotations of the first pedal, and the number of rotations of the symbol and the sense is transmitted to the page. Controller 11a. The sensor 13a is, for example, a gravity sensing unit and a magnetic moon unit diagram red line sensing unit, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The sensor 14a is disposed on the wheel frame of the bicycle 10a for sensing the speed of the first bicycle, and transmits the vehicle speed to the controller 11a. The sensor 13a is, for example, a gravity sensing unit and a magnetic moon unit diagram red line sensing unit, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The controller 11a transmits the number of times of the movement of the foot which is felt by the sensor 13a and 14a to the feeling of the bicycle, and the road calculates the riding of the bicycle in a month.

The controller 11a itself has a sensing unit (for example, a gravity sensing unit, a light sensing unit), a positioning unit (for example, a global positioning system unit for calculating a riding track), and a communication unit, which itself Sense whether the bicycle is moving left and right, brakes and riding trajectories, new bright, weather and time information. The controller 11a can be used with the sensing information of the board package Ua (for example, the parameters of the board package, the calorie consumption and the riding time) and the riding information (for example, the feeling of the bicycle, riding and riding) The track) is used to display the red Ua. The controller 11a can transmit the physiological information and the riding information to the cloud display device CSP to record the cloud-like display table CSP. The physiological information and the riding information using the red Ua can be used to give the use of the red Ua recommendation.

The controlled head 15a is placed at the rear of the bicycle and has controlled units, such as a non-light unit, a directional light group, and a rear light unit. The controller 11a can generate a control signal according to the sensed signal, weather and time information sensed by the received map, and transmit the control signal to the controlled device 15a to control the controlled unit of the controlled device 15a. For example, according to the brightening of the new environment, the time map weather information can control the switch of the taillight group, and the switch of the directional light group and the non-lighting group can be separately controlled according to whether the bicycle is moving left or right. In addition, in other embodiments, the controlled head 15a itself may have a three-dimensional measuring unit, such as a gravity measuring unit and a photo-sensing unit, which use the daily measuring whether the new environment becomes dark and whether the bicycle turns to the map. Non-vehicle, day-to-day control of taillights, directional lights and non-lighting sets.

The controlled device 16a is disposed at the head of the bicycle and has three controlled units, such as a headlight group. The controller 11a can further produce a control signal to the controlled head 16a according to the received biometric signal, weather and time information, and the daily control controlled head 16a. Controlled unit. In terms of style, the switch of the headlight group can be controlled according to the bright environment and the time map weather information. Actually, in other implementations, the controlled device 16a can be equipped with three biometric units, such as a biometric unit, which is used to test and dim the environment to control the headlights.

It is to be noted that the controller 11a can further have a three-image biometric unit (type, such as a camera), which can photograph the number of the mark on the tire, and use the character recognition technology to know the wheel diameter of the tire and The number of rotations of the foot penetration (the number of rotations of the wheel frame) and the wheel diameter of the tire are used to calculate the riding mileage. Please refer to FIG. 6. FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a tire for a smart bicycle system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The self-contained tire 6 will have a marking area 61 on it, and the marking area 61 has a text of a tire example number, for example, "20X1.75/47-406" is used to indicate a tire having a wheel diameter of 20 inches. The control device 11a can capture the text of the marking area 61, and know the wheel diameter of the tire. Thus, the control device 11a calculates the number of rotations of the foot penetration (the number of rotations of the wheel frame) and the wheel diameter of the tire. Riding mileage.

Next, with continued reference to FIG. 1, using the red Ua~Uc to operate the control receivers 11a-11c, one of the reds (eg, using red Ua) can be designated as the captain in the bicycle team group. The control unit 11a using the red Ua will be grouped together to manage the functions of the bicycle team. Through the cloud server CSP, the controller 11a can display the riding information of the bicycle 10b in FIG. 10c (including the location information) and the physiological resources of the users Ub and Uc, so the user Ua can know whether to lift the bicycle 10b and FIG. 10c The team is in a situation of succession. In addition, although the above-mentioned control devices 11a to 11c form a network end through the cloud server CSP, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the controllers 11a to 11c can also be used as a wireless network. .

In the new embodiment, the smart bicycle system 1 can further selectively include the upper device 11d of the user Ud. The device 11d can be connected to the cloud server CSP through the wireless diagram, so that the user Ud can view the status of each user Ua~Uc of FIG. 1 (physical resources and riding expenses). Wait). In addition, if the bicycles 10a-10c in the bicycle team group have the user out of the team diagram, in addition to the captain's map, the user Ud can also be used as a manager to understand the situation through the device 11d, and follow-up Processing, type, notice The captain's attention, the alarm map, the ambulance center, etc. Please note that the above method of judging whether or not to leave the team can be judged according to the riding trajectory of each bicycle. Of course, the present invention is not limited thereto.

In the new embodiment, the controllers 11a-11c can be implemented by using a soft body with an existing tablet computer smart phone, or by a simple software with a special hardware. In the above embodiment, the cloud server CSP can be removed from the smart bicycle system 1, and the plurality of controllers 11a-11c are connected to each other by the sub-line of the secondary control device, for example, Ad hoc network. All in all, the present invention is not limited to the left-handed step of the left-hand example.

In the other example, in the left-hand example, the controllers 11a-11c, the sensers 13a-13c, 14a-14c, and the plurality of controlled intermediates 15a-15c, 16a-16c are all plural, but In other left embodiments, the smart bicycle system 1 can be constructed only by a controller of a bicycle and a controlled medium placed in the peripheral components of the bicycle. The figure is only controlled by a bicycle controller and a bicycle. The smart bicycle system 1 is constructed by a sensor placed in the peripheral components of the bicycle. In summary, the present invention is not limited to the implementation of the above embodiments.

Next, please refer to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the smart bicycle system of the new embodiment. As described above, the smart bicycle system 2 can include a controller 21, a plurality of sensory devices 22-24, and a plurality of controlled devices 25-27, wherein the plurality of sensors 22-24 are controlled in plurality. Both 25 and 27 are connected to the controller's 21th line. The functions of the plurality of sensors 22 to 24 can be similar to those of the plurality of sensors 12a to 14a of FIG. 1, and the figure is different from the functions of the plurality of sensors 13a and 14a of FIG. The environment around the bicycle ride. The functions of the controlled intermediate devices 25~27 can be the same as those of the plurality of controlled intermediate devices 15a, 16a of FIG. 1, and the figure is different from the functions of the plurality of sense devices 15a, 16a of FIG. 21 control and perform the corresponding action.

Referring to FIG. 3, which is a view of the controller for the controller 21, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a controller for the smart bicycle system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The controller 21 includes an operation unit 31, a human interface unit 32, an upper unit 33, an image sensing unit 34, and a storage unit. 35. Gravity sense unit 36, positioning unit 37 and memory unit 38. The human interface unit 32, the upper unit 33, the image sensing unit 34, the storage unit 35, the gravity sensing unit 36, the positioning unit 37, and the memory unit 38 are electrically connected to the arithmetic unit 31.

The operation unit 31 is configured to perform an operation according to the code. The human machine interface unit 32 uses the power check user to perform the shooting and display to the user. The on-go unit 33 uses the check and sense device, the controlled device, and other controllers to communicate with the cloud server. The image sensing unit 34 detects the image by inspection. The storage unit 35 checks and stores the code and resources. Gravity Sense This unit 36 uses the direction and speed of the motion. The matching unit 37 uses the configuration in which the controller 3 is located. The memory unit 38 checks the buffer when the operation is performed by the arithmetic unit 31.

Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a sensor for the smart bicycle system of the new embodiment. The sensor 4 includes an upper unit 41 and a sensing unit 42, wherein the upper unit 41 is electrically connected to the sensing unit 42. The upper unit 41 is connected to the secondary line of the controller. The sensation unit 42 uses a sense of the riding condition of the bicycle and the surrounding new environment, thereby generating a sensation signal. The upper unit 41 transmits the sense signal to the alarm controller. As described above, the sensing unit 42 can detect any combination of the gravity sensing unit, the light sensing unit, the infrared sensing unit, and the magnetometer sensing unit, and the present invention does not limit the sensing unit 42. Non-type.

The following is a description of the details of the controlled intermediates 25-27. Please refer to FIG. 5. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a controlled device for a smart bicycle system according to the present embodiment. The controlled device 5 includes a communication unit 51, a controlled unit 52, and a sensing unit 53. The controlled unit 52 is electrically connected to the upper unit 51, and the sensing unit 53 is electrically connected to the upper unit 51 and the controlled unit 52. The upper unit 51 is connected to the controller secondary line for receiving, and is configured to receive a control signal from the controller. The controlled unit 52 performs a corresponding action in accordance with the control signal. As described in the plane, the controlled unit 52 can be any one or combination of a headlight group, a taillight group, a non-lighting group and a directional light group, and the present invention does not limit the type of controlled unit. The sensing unit 53 is not a necessary component of the controlled device 5, and the sensing unit 53 can sense the riding state of the bicycle and the surrounding new environment, thereby generating a sense The signal is measured, and the raw signal is transmitted to the control receiving period through the upper unit 51. In addition to this, with other implementations, the controlled unit 52 can also directly control the received track number generated by the root unit 53.

In summary, the present embodiment provides a smart bicycle system, a sense week for it, a controlled week, and a controlled device. Through the smart bicycle system, the user's riding information and physiological information can be recorded and sensed, or the group management function of the bicycle team is provided. In addition to this, the sense can sense the riding state and the surrounding environment this week, and transmit the signal to the control week, and through the control of the control week, the controlled device can intelligently perform its corresponding function. The above-mentioned control week can be implemented by using an existing smart phone or tablet with software, which reduces the cost of building a smart bicycle system. On the other hand, the hardware supplier can manufacture the above-mentioned sense week, control week and controlled equipment, and sell it to the user to install on the bicycle. The user only needs to download the software through the smart phone or tablet to use the software. The above smart bicycle system.

The above description is only a long body embodiment of the present invention, but the features of the present invention are not limited thereto, and any change or modification that can be easily considered by those skilled in the art using the present invention is Can be covered in the following patents in this case.

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1 is a schematic view of a smart bicycle system of the present embodiment. 2 is a functional block diagram of a smart bicycle system of the present embodiment. 3 is a block diagram of a controller for a smart bicycle system of the present embodiment. 4 is a block diagram of a sensor for a smart bicycle system of the present embodiment. Figure 5 is a block diagram of a controlled device for a smart bicycle system in accordance with the presently described embodiment. Figure 6 is a schematic illustration of a tire for a smart bicycle system of the present invention.

Claims (21)

A smart bicycle system comprising: a controller disposed on a faucet of a bicycle; and at least one of a sensor and a controlled device disposed on a peripheral component of the bicycle, the sensor Wirelessly coupling the controller with the controlled device; wherein the sensor is configured to sense a riding state of the bicycle and its surrounding environment to generate a sensing signal and transmit the sensing signal to The controller, the controller is configured to obtain a riding information according to the sensing signal, and display the riding information to the user; the controller is configured to generate a control signal, and is configured to transmit the control signal The controlled device is given to control the controlled device. The smart bicycle system of claim 1, wherein the controller is implemented by a tablet or a smart phone through a software. The smart bicycle system of claim 1, further comprising: another sensor that is worn on the user to sense a physiological information of the user and transmit the physiological information to the user Controller. The smart bicycle system of claim 1 or 3, further comprising: a cloud server, wherein the controller is configured to wirelessly connect the cloud server, and to record the riding information And the physiological information. The smart bicycle system of claim 3, wherein the other sensor is a smart bracelet or a smart watch. The smart bicycle system of claim 1, wherein the sensing unit is disposed on at least one wheel frame or/and at least one foot pedal of the bicycle, and the sensing unit is a gravity sensing unit. Any one or combination of a magnetometer unit and an infrared sensing unit. The smart bicycle system of claim 1, wherein the controller further captures a model of a tire of the bicycle and senses a rotation of a pedal or a wheel frame according to the sensor. The number of times and the model are calculated as a riding distance. The smart bicycle system of claim 1, wherein the controller further has a positioning unit for obtaining a riding track. The smart bicycle system of claim 1, wherein the controller further has a gravity sensing unit for determining whether the bicycle is braking or turning, and thereby generating a control signal. The smart bicycle system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to obtain day, time or environmental information and thereby generate a control signal. The smart bicycle system of claim 1, wherein the controlled device is disposed at a head or a tail of the bicycle, and the controlled device has a headlight group, a set of lights, One of or a combination of a taillight set and a directional light set. The smart bicycle system of claim 1, wherein the controlled device further has a sensing unit. The smart bicycle system of claim 1, wherein the controller further displays information about whether other bicycles in the fleet group are out of the team or have status information to the user. A controller for a smart bicycle system, comprising: a communication unit for wirelessly connecting a sensor or a controlled device disposed on a peripheral component of a bicycle; and an arithmetic unit for receiving the communication Receiving, by the unit, a sensing signal, and thereby generating a riding information, and generating a control signal for transmitting the communication unit to the controlled device to control the controlled device; a human-machine interface unit, The display unit is configured to display a ride information to a user; a storage unit; and a memory unit; wherein the operation unit is electrically connected to the communication unit, the storage unit, the memory unit, and the human-machine interface unit . The controller of claim 14, further comprising: a gravity sensing unit for determining whether the bicycle is braking or turning, and thereby generating the control signal. The controller of claim 14, further comprising: a positioning unit for obtaining a riding track. The controller of claim 14, wherein the controller is further configured to obtain one-time, time or environmental information through the communication unit, and thereby generate the control signal. The controller of claim 14, wherein the controller further displays, by the human-machine interface unit, information about whether other bicycles in the fleet group are out of the team or have information about the situation. The controller of claim 14, wherein the controller has an image sensing unit for capturing a model of a tire of the bicycle, and the computing unit senses a sensor according to the sensor. The number of rotations of the pedal or the wheel frame calculates a riding distance with the model. A sensor for a smart bicycle system, comprising: a communication unit for wirelessly connecting a controller disposed on a faucet of a bicycle; and a sensing unit electrically connected to the communication unit, A sensing state of the bicycle and an environment surrounding the bicycle are generated to generate a sensing signal transmitted to the controller through the communication unit. A controlled device for a smart bicycle system, comprising: a communication unit for wirelessly connecting a controller disposed on a faucet of a bicycle; and a controlled unit electrically connected to the communication unit, Receiving a control signal from the controller through the communication unit, and performing a corresponding action according to the control signal.