US20210131884A1 - Film pressure sensing device and pressure sensing system for exercise equipment - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a film pressure sensing device and a pressure sensing system for an exercise equipment.
- the film pressure sensing device of the present invention may be installed on a component of an exercise equipment to sense pressure generated by a user contacting the component, generate a sensing data in response to the sensed pressure, and transmit the sensing data to an electronic device, thereby controlling an application program executed on the electronic device by operating the exercise equipment.
- a low-cost and highly interactive reconstruction scheme so that users can have real-time motion sensing interactive applications without replacing exercise equipment. Therefore, users are provided with new interactive experience without replacing the old exercise equipment, and the users' motivation to use the exercise equipment is increased.
- the disclosure includes a film pressure sensing device for an exercise equipment, which comprises a film sensing module and a processing module.
- the film sensing module comprises a plurality of film pressure sensing elements. Each of the film pressure sensing elements is used for sensing pressure on a specific position of the exercise equipment to generate a pressure sensing signal.
- the processing module is electrically connected to the film pressure sensing elements via a plurality of conducting wires, and is configured to receive the pressure sensing signals, generate a sensing data according to the pressure sensing signals, and transmit the sensing data to an electronic device.
- the film sensing module is flexible to be tightly disposed on a component of the exercise equipment, and the component corresponds to a part of a user's body.
- a pressure sensing system for an exercise equipment which comprises an electronic device and at least one film pressure sensing device.
- Each of the at least one film pressure sensing device comprises a film sensing module and a processing module.
- the film sensing module comprises a plurality of film pressure sensing elements. Each of the film pressure sensing elements is used for sensing pressure on a specific position of the exercise equipment to generate a pressure sensing signal.
- the processing module is electrically connected to the film pressure sensing elements via a plurality of conducting wires, and is configured to receive the pressure sensing signals, generate a sensing data according to the pressure sensing signals, and transmit the sensing data to the electronic device.
- the film sensing module of each of the at least one film pressure sensing device is flexible to be tightly disposed on a component of the exercise equipment, and the component corresponds to a part of a user's body.
- FIG. 1 depicts a schematic view of a pressure sensing system 100 for an exercise equipment 300 according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 depicts a schematic view of a piece of exercise equipment 300 ;
- FIGS. 3A-3B depict schematic views of a film pressure sensing device 1 for a foot pedal 35 a or a foot pedal 35 b according to the present invention
- FIG. 4 depicts a schematic view of a film sensing module 11 of the film pressure sensing device 1 for a saddle 31 according to the present invention
- FIG. 5 depicts a schematic view of the film sensing module 11 of the film pressure sensing device 1 for a handlebar 33 according to the present invention
- FIGS. 6A-6B are schematic views depicting an electronic device 2 of the present invention outputting a calibration image 201 in a display interface 21 ;
- FIG. 7 is a schematic view depicting an animation 202 generated by an application program executed on the electronic device 2 according to the present invention.
- FIG. 1 depicts a pressure sensing system 100 for a piece of exercise equipment 300 .
- the exercise equipment 300 may be a flywheel bike as shown in FIG. 2 .
- the pressure sensing system 100 of the present invention may be applied to other exercise equipment (e.g., a recumbent exercise bicycle, an upright exercise bicycle/bike, an elliptical machine, a stair-master, a balancing plate, a rowing machine, etc.), and how to apply the pressure sensing system 100 of the present invention to other exercise equipment shall be easily appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art based on description of the following embodiments.
- the pressure sensing system 100 comprises one or more film pressure sensing devices 1 and an electronic device 2 . Due to layout limitation and for simplicity of explanation, FIG. 1 only depicts one film pressure sensing device 1 as an example.
- the electronic device 2 may be a tablet computer, a smart phone, a laptop, a smart TV, or a video output device with HDMI (e.g., a TV box or a TV stick).
- the film pressure sensing device 1 comprises a film sensing module 11 and a processing module 13 .
- the film sensing module 11 comprises a plurality of film pressure sensing elements 111 - 11 n , where n is a positive integer.
- Each of the film pressure sensing elements 111 - 11 n is used to sense pressure on a specific position of the exercise equipment 300 to generate a pressure sensing signal (for example: the film pressure sensing element 111 generates a pressure sensing signal 101 , the film pressure sensing element 112 generates a pressure sensing signal 102 , and the film pressure sensing element 11 n generates a pressure sensing signal 10 n ).
- each of the film pressure sensing elements 111 - 11 n may be a capacitive pressure sensing element (not limited thereto).
- the film pressure sensing elements 111 - 11 n may also adopt a resistive pressure sensing element or other types of film pressure sensing elements.
- the processing module 13 is electrically connected to the film pressure sensing elements 111 - 11 n via a plurality of conducting wires L 1 -Ln, and is configured to receive the pressure sensing signals 101 - 10 n .
- the processing module 13 generates a sensing data 140 according to the pressure sensing signals 101 - 10 n and transmits the sensing data 140 to the electronic device 2 .
- the sensing data 140 may include pressure values sensed by each of the film pressure sensing elements 111 - 11 n (e.g., quantized values of changes of capacitance values).
- the film sensing module 11 of the film pressure sensing device 1 of the present invention is flexible and the thickness thereof may be less than 1.4 mm, so the film sensing module 11 may be tightly disposed on a component of the exercise equipment 300 .
- the component of the exercise equipment 300 corresponds to a part of a user's body.
- the component may be a saddle 31 , a handlebar 33 or foot pedals 35 a and 35 b . Therefore, the specific position on the exercise equipment 300 described above may be a position on one of a saddle 31 , a handlebar 33 and foot pedals 35 a and 35 b of the exercise equipment 300 .
- the handlebar of the exercise equipment 300 may have a plurality of specific positions, for example, a left upper handlebar, a left flat handlebar, a right upper handlebar, a right flat handlebar, and other different positions.
- Multiple groups of the film sensing modules 11 of the present invention may be simultaneously installed respectively on different positions (e.g., the saddle 31 , a plurality of handlebar positions, and the foot pedals 35 a and 35 b , etc.) of the exercise equipment 300 .
- the film sensing module 11 may be designed with an installation kit that is convenient for installation according to different position requirements.
- a seat cushion is designed for the saddle 31 and the film pressure sensing elements 111 - 11 n are arranged on front, middle, left, right and other positions of the seat cushion, or a handlebar sleeve that is elastic and convenient for disassembly is designed for the handlebar position, and the film pressure sensing elements 111 - 11 n are arranged on positions where the handlebar sleeve may be grasped by hands of a person.
- FIG. 3A to FIG. 3B depict schematic views of the film pressure sensing device 1 for the foot pedal 35 a or the foot pedal 35 b .
- FIG. 3A is a top view and FIG. 3B is a bottom view.
- the processing module 13 comprises a circuit board 131 , an input/output (I/O) interface 133 , a transceiver 137 and a processor 135 .
- the I/O interface 133 , the transceiver 137 and the processor 135 are all disposed on circuit board 131 .
- the processor 135 is electrically connected to the I/O interface 133 and the transceiver 137 .
- the processor 13 may be any of various processors, central processing units (CPUs), microprocessors, digital signal processors, or other computing devices known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
- Transceiver 137 may be a Bluetooth transceiver or any short-range communication transceiver. Therefore, a user can construct the pressure sensing system 100 of the present invention simply by pairing and connecting the film pressure sensing device 1 and the electronic device 2 (e.g., through Bluetooth pairing).
- the I/O interface 133 has a plurality of VCC (Voltage Common Collector) pins P 1 -P 4 and a GND (ground) pin P 5 to be electrically connected to the film pressure sensing elements 111 - 114 via conducting wires L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , L 4 and LG.
- the processor 135 receives the pressure sensing signals 101 - 104 from the film sensing elements 111 - 114 through the I/O interface 133 , and generates sensing data 104 according to the pressure sensing signals 101 - 104 . Next, the processor 135 transmits the sensing data 104 to the electronic device 2 through the transceiver 137 .
- VCC Voltage Common Collector
- the film sensing module 11 further comprises an insulating layer IL.
- the insulating layer IL may be a PET shrink film.
- the insulating layer IL has a first surface S 1 and a second surface S 2 .
- the film pressure sensing elements 111 - 114 respectively have first conductive layers 111 a , 112 a , 113 a and 114 a disposed on the first surface S 1 of the insulating layer IL and second conductive layers 111 b , 112 b , 113 b and 114 b disposed on the second surface S 2 opposite to the first conductive layers 111 a , 112 a , 113 a and 114 a .
- the first conductive layers 111 a , 112 a , 113 a and 114 a of the film pressure sensing elements 111 - 114 are electrically connected to the VCC pins P 1 -P 4 respectively, and the second conductive layers 111 b , 112 b , 113 b and 114 b of the film pressure sensing elements 111 - 114 are electrically connected to the GND pin P 5 .
- the first conductive layers 111 a , 112 a , 113 a and 114 a , the second conductive layers 111 b , 112 b , 113 b and 114 b as well as the conducting wires L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , L 4 , and LG of the present invention may be formed by printing conductive silver paste.
- the first conductive layers 111 a , 112 a , 113 a and 114 a , the second conductive layers 111 b , 112 b , 113 b and 114 b as well as the conducting wires L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , L 4 and LG of the present invention may also be formed by printing other conductive materials (e.g., conductive ink).
- FIG. 4 depicts a schematic view of the film sensing module 11 of the film pressure sensing device 1 for the saddle 31 .
- FIG. 4 only describes the shape of the film sensing module 11 and the film pressure sensing elements 111 - 115 included therein, and the electrical connection and structure thereof are omitted from depiction.
- FIG. 5 depicts a schematic view of the film sensing module 11 of the film pressure sensing device 1 for the handlebar 33 .
- FIG. 5 only describes the shape of the film sensing module 11 and the film pressure sensing elements 111 - 118 included therein, and the electrical connection and structure thereof are omitted from depiction.
- the shapes of the film sensing modules 11 depicted in FIGS. 3A-3B , FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 and the number of film pressure sensing elements included therein are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention.
- the shape of the film sensing module 11 of the present invention may be tailored based on various components of the exercise equipment 300 , and the number of the film pressure sensing elements included in the film sensing module 11 may be determined based on the user's operations of the exercise equipment 300 and the contact conditions on these components.
- the film sensing module 11 may further comprise an anti-interference layer.
- the anti-interference layer may also be formed by printing conductive silver paste and formed into a net shape.
- the anti-interference layer is configured to cover the second conductive layers of the pressure sensing elements and is electrically connected to the GND pin to form a ground net.
- the film sensing module 11 may further comprise a encapsulation layer.
- the encapsulation layer is used to encase the insulating layer, the pressure sensing elements and the anti-interference layer to increase the protection or beauty of the outer layer of the film sensing module 11 .
- the encapsulation layer may be formed from any insulating material.
- FIGS. 6A-6B For a second embodiment of the present invention.
- This embodiment illustrates the process of confirming whether the installation position of each film sensing module is correct and correcting the position thereof after the film sensing modules 11 are installed to the exercise equipment 300 .
- the electronic device 2 has a display interface 21 (e.g., a display panel) to output a calibration image 201 .
- the calibration image 201 shows each of objects OB 1 -OB 21 on each specific position of the exercise equipment 300 corresponding to every film pressure sensing element (e.g., the aforementioned film pressure sensing elements of the film sensing modules 11 on the saddle 31 , the handlebar 33 , and the foot pedals 35 a and 35 b ).
- the display interface 21 changes the state of the corresponding object on the calibration image 201 .
- the display interface 21 changes the state of the objects OB 9 and OB 11 on the calibration image 201 (e.g., changes the display color). Therefore, by providing the calibration image 201 , the present invention may enable the user to confirm whether the film sensing module 11 of each film pressure sensing device 1 is correctly and tightly disposed on the corresponding component of the exercise equipment 300 and perform calibration.
- the pressure sensing system 100 of the present invention may have interactive applications.
- the electronic device 2 executes an application program.
- the application program may be a game program, an interactive program or the like.
- the application program may generate a control command to control the operation of the application program according to the sensing data 140 received from each film pressure sensing device 1 .
- the application program may generate an animation 202 for a moving bike BK and is displayed in the display interface 21 and may accept the control command of the application program for operation.
- the sensing data 140 may include pressure values sensed by each of the film pressure sensing elements 111 - 11 n . Therefore, according to the sensing data 140 received from each film pressure sensing device 1 , the application program may generate a control command to control a turning angle of the moving bike BK in the animation 202 .
- the control command generated by the application program controls the bike BK to turn left, and the turning angle to turn left may be calculated according to the difference between the two pressures.
- the animation 202 may also show other characteristics of the moving bike BK.
- the application program may generate a control command to control a lean angle when the moving bike BK is turning.
- the control command generated by the application program controls the moving bike BK to lean to the left, and the lean angle to the left may be calculated according to the difference between the two pressures.
- the application program may generate different control commands to make a virtual person VM riding the bike BK in the animation show corresponding actions or postures.
- the virtual person VM riding the bike BK in the animation may show a standing riding posture; and when the film pressure sensing element on the saddle 31 has sensed pressure, the virtual person VM riding the bike BK in the animation may show a sitting posture.
- the animation 202 generated by the application program in this embodiment is illustrated by showing the moving bike BK.
- the animation 202 generated by the application program may also provide users with various choices when being applied to different exercise equipment 300 , e.g., a moving motorcycle or a virtual person who is climbing a mountain.
- the film pressure sensing device 1 of the present invention may be installed on various exercise equipment 300 and used in combination with specific electronic devices 2 (e.g., a tablet and a smart TV) to construct the pressure sensing system 100 of the present invention.
- specific electronic devices 2 e.g., a tablet and a smart TV
- the present invention may enable users to have real-time motion sensing interactive applications without replacing exercise equipment. Therefore, the present invention not only enables users to have new interactive experience without replacing the old exercise equipment, but also increases the users' motivation to use the exercise equipment.
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Abstract
A film pressure sensing device and a pressure sensing system for an exercise equipment are provided. The pressure sensing system includes an electronic device and at least one film pressure sensing device. Each film pressure sensing device includes a film sensing module and a processing module. The film sensing module includes a plurality of film pressure sensing elements, each of which senses pressure on a specific position of the exercise equipment to generate a pressure sensing signal. The processing module connects to the film pressure sensing elements via a plurality of conducting wires to receive the pressure sensing signals. The processing module generates a sensing data according to the pressure sensing signals, and transmits the sensing data to the electronic device. The film sensing module is flexible to be tightly disposed on a component of the exercise equipment, where the component corresponds to a part of a user's body.
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- This application claims priority to Taiwan Patent Application No. 108140106 filed on Nov. 5, 2019, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- The present invention relates to a film pressure sensing device and a pressure sensing system for an exercise equipment. Specifically, the film pressure sensing device of the present invention may be installed on a component of an exercise equipment to sense pressure generated by a user contacting the component, generate a sensing data in response to the sensed pressure, and transmit the sensing data to an electronic device, thereby controlling an application program executed on the electronic device by operating the exercise equipment.
- With the change of social style, indoor exercising have become more and more popular in recent years, and people have paid more attention to various demands of indoor exercising. For indoor exercising, most people choose to exercise in the gym, sports center or at home with their own exercise equipment. However, the exercise equipment currently in use is mostly limited to data sharing or video chatting between users, but does not provide motion sensing interactive applications in real-time. Gradually, users may lose their motivation to exercise with indoor exercise equipment as time goes by. Although, replacing the existing exercise equipment with new equipment providing built-in motion sensing function might help the previously mentioned problem, home users or gym operators would have to bear extra high costs accompanied with recycling issues for the replaced exercise equipment.
- Accordingly, an urgent need exists in the art to improve the intelligent function of the exercise equipment at low cost and without replacing the exercise equipment, thereby increasing the user's motivation to use the exercise equipment.
- Provided is a low-cost and highly interactive reconstruction scheme so that users can have real-time motion sensing interactive applications without replacing exercise equipment. Therefore, users are provided with new interactive experience without replacing the old exercise equipment, and the users' motivation to use the exercise equipment is increased.
- The disclosure includes a film pressure sensing device for an exercise equipment, which comprises a film sensing module and a processing module. The film sensing module comprises a plurality of film pressure sensing elements. Each of the film pressure sensing elements is used for sensing pressure on a specific position of the exercise equipment to generate a pressure sensing signal. The processing module is electrically connected to the film pressure sensing elements via a plurality of conducting wires, and is configured to receive the pressure sensing signals, generate a sensing data according to the pressure sensing signals, and transmit the sensing data to an electronic device. The film sensing module is flexible to be tightly disposed on a component of the exercise equipment, and the component corresponds to a part of a user's body.
- Also disclosed is a pressure sensing system for an exercise equipment, which comprises an electronic device and at least one film pressure sensing device. Each of the at least one film pressure sensing device comprises a film sensing module and a processing module. The film sensing module comprises a plurality of film pressure sensing elements. Each of the film pressure sensing elements is used for sensing pressure on a specific position of the exercise equipment to generate a pressure sensing signal. The processing module is electrically connected to the film pressure sensing elements via a plurality of conducting wires, and is configured to receive the pressure sensing signals, generate a sensing data according to the pressure sensing signals, and transmit the sensing data to the electronic device. The film sensing module of each of the at least one film pressure sensing device is flexible to be tightly disposed on a component of the exercise equipment, and the component corresponds to a part of a user's body.
- The detailed technology and preferred embodiments implemented for the subject invention are described in the following paragraphs accompanying the appended drawings for people skilled in this field to well appreciate the features of the claimed invention.
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FIG. 1 depicts a schematic view of apressure sensing system 100 for anexercise equipment 300 according to the present invention; -
FIG. 2 depicts a schematic view of a piece ofexercise equipment 300; -
FIGS. 3A-3B depict schematic views of a filmpressure sensing device 1 for afoot pedal 35 a or afoot pedal 35 b according to the present invention; -
FIG. 4 depicts a schematic view of afilm sensing module 11 of the filmpressure sensing device 1 for asaddle 31 according to the present invention; -
FIG. 5 depicts a schematic view of thefilm sensing module 11 of the filmpressure sensing device 1 for ahandlebar 33 according to the present invention; -
FIGS. 6A-6B are schematic views depicting anelectronic device 2 of the present invention outputting acalibration image 201 in adisplay interface 21; and -
FIG. 7 is a schematic view depicting ananimation 202 generated by an application program executed on theelectronic device 2 according to the present invention. - In the following description, the present invention will be explained with reference to certain example embodiments thereof, and these example embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention to any particular environment, example, embodiment, applications or implementations described in these example embodiments. Therefore, description of these example embodiments is only for purpose of illustration rather than to limit the present invention.
- It shall be appreciated that, in the following embodiments and the attached drawings, elements unrelated to the present invention are omitted from depiction; and dimensional relationships among individual elements in the attached drawings are illustrated only for ease of understanding, but not to limit the actual scale.
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FIG. 1 andFIG. 2 for a first embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 1 depicts apressure sensing system 100 for a piece ofexercise equipment 300. Theexercise equipment 300 may be a flywheel bike as shown inFIG. 2 . However, in other implementation situations, thepressure sensing system 100 of the present invention may be applied to other exercise equipment (e.g., a recumbent exercise bicycle, an upright exercise bicycle/bike, an elliptical machine, a stair-master, a balancing plate, a rowing machine, etc.), and how to apply thepressure sensing system 100 of the present invention to other exercise equipment shall be easily appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art based on description of the following embodiments. - The
pressure sensing system 100 comprises one or more filmpressure sensing devices 1 and anelectronic device 2. Due to layout limitation and for simplicity of explanation,FIG. 1 only depicts one filmpressure sensing device 1 as an example. Theelectronic device 2 may be a tablet computer, a smart phone, a laptop, a smart TV, or a video output device with HDMI (e.g., a TV box or a TV stick). The filmpressure sensing device 1 comprises afilm sensing module 11 and aprocessing module 13. Thefilm sensing module 11 comprises a plurality of film pressure sensing elements 111-11 n, where n is a positive integer. Each of the film pressure sensing elements 111-11 n is used to sense pressure on a specific position of theexercise equipment 300 to generate a pressure sensing signal (for example: the filmpressure sensing element 111 generates apressure sensing signal 101, the filmpressure sensing element 112 generates apressure sensing signal 102, and the filmpressure sensing element 11 n generates apressure sensing signal 10 n). In a preferred embodiment, each of the film pressure sensing elements 111-11 n may be a capacitive pressure sensing element (not limited thereto). In other embodiments, the film pressure sensing elements 111-11 n may also adopt a resistive pressure sensing element or other types of film pressure sensing elements. - The
processing module 13 is electrically connected to the film pressure sensing elements 111-11 n via a plurality of conducting wires L1-Ln, and is configured to receive the pressure sensing signals 101-10 n. Theprocessing module 13 generates asensing data 140 according to the pressure sensing signals 101-10 n and transmits thesensing data 140 to theelectronic device 2. Thesensing data 140 may include pressure values sensed by each of the film pressure sensing elements 111-11 n (e.g., quantized values of changes of capacitance values). It shall be emphasized that, thefilm sensing module 11 of the filmpressure sensing device 1 of the present invention is flexible and the thickness thereof may be less than 1.4 mm, so thefilm sensing module 11 may be tightly disposed on a component of theexercise equipment 300. The component of theexercise equipment 300 corresponds to a part of a user's body. For example, the component may be asaddle 31, ahandlebar 33 orfoot pedals exercise equipment 300 described above may be a position on one of asaddle 31, ahandlebar 33 andfoot pedals exercise equipment 300. - The handlebar of the
exercise equipment 300 may have a plurality of specific positions, for example, a left upper handlebar, a left flat handlebar, a right upper handlebar, a right flat handlebar, and other different positions. Multiple groups of thefilm sensing modules 11 of the present invention may be simultaneously installed respectively on different positions (e.g., thesaddle 31, a plurality of handlebar positions, and thefoot pedals exercise equipment 300. In some embodiments, thefilm sensing module 11 may be designed with an installation kit that is convenient for installation according to different position requirements. For example, a seat cushion is designed for thesaddle 31 and the film pressure sensing elements 111-11 n are arranged on front, middle, left, right and other positions of the seat cushion, or a handlebar sleeve that is elastic and convenient for disassembly is designed for the handlebar position, and the film pressure sensing elements 111-11 n are arranged on positions where the handlebar sleeve may be grasped by hands of a person. - For example,
FIG. 3A toFIG. 3B depict schematic views of the filmpressure sensing device 1 for thefoot pedal 35 a or thefoot pedal 35 b.FIG. 3A is a top view andFIG. 3B is a bottom view. Theprocessing module 13 comprises acircuit board 131, an input/output (I/O)interface 133, atransceiver 137 and aprocessor 135. The I/O interface 133, thetransceiver 137 and theprocessor 135 are all disposed oncircuit board 131. Theprocessor 135 is electrically connected to the I/O interface 133 and thetransceiver 137. - The
processor 13 may be any of various processors, central processing units (CPUs), microprocessors, digital signal processors, or other computing devices known to those of ordinary skill in the art.Transceiver 137 may be a Bluetooth transceiver or any short-range communication transceiver. Therefore, a user can construct thepressure sensing system 100 of the present invention simply by pairing and connecting the filmpressure sensing device 1 and the electronic device 2 (e.g., through Bluetooth pairing). - The I/
O interface 133 has a plurality of VCC (Voltage Common Collector) pins P1-P4 and a GND (ground) pin P5 to be electrically connected to the film pressure sensing elements 111-114 via conducting wires L1, L2, L3, L4 and LG. Theprocessor 135 receives the pressure sensing signals 101-104 from the film sensing elements 111-114 through the I/O interface 133, and generates sensingdata 104 according to the pressure sensing signals 101-104. Next, theprocessor 135 transmits thesensing data 104 to theelectronic device 2 through thetransceiver 137. - The
film sensing module 11 further comprises an insulating layer IL. The insulating layer IL may be a PET shrink film. The insulating layer IL has a first surface S1 and a second surface S2. The film pressure sensing elements 111-114 respectively have firstconductive layers conductive layers conductive layers conductive layers conductive layers - In this embodiment, the first
conductive layers conductive layers conductive layers conductive layers - Moreover,
FIG. 4 depicts a schematic view of thefilm sensing module 11 of the filmpressure sensing device 1 for thesaddle 31. For simplicity of the description,FIG. 4 only describes the shape of thefilm sensing module 11 and the film pressure sensing elements 111-115 included therein, and the electrical connection and structure thereof are omitted from depiction. Similarly,FIG. 5 depicts a schematic view of thefilm sensing module 11 of the filmpressure sensing device 1 for thehandlebar 33. Likewise, for simplicity of the description,FIG. 5 only describes the shape of thefilm sensing module 11 and the film pressure sensing elements 111-118 included therein, and the electrical connection and structure thereof are omitted from depiction. - It shall be noted that, the shapes of the
film sensing modules 11 depicted inFIGS. 3A-3B ,FIG. 4 andFIG. 5 and the number of film pressure sensing elements included therein are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present invention. As shall be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art, the shape of thefilm sensing module 11 of the present invention may be tailored based on various components of theexercise equipment 300, and the number of the film pressure sensing elements included in thefilm sensing module 11 may be determined based on the user's operations of theexercise equipment 300 and the contact conditions on these components. - In an embodiment, the
film sensing module 11 may further comprise an anti-interference layer. The anti-interference layer may also be formed by printing conductive silver paste and formed into a net shape. The anti-interference layer is configured to cover the second conductive layers of the pressure sensing elements and is electrically connected to the GND pin to form a ground net. - In an embodiment, the
film sensing module 11 may further comprise a encapsulation layer. The encapsulation layer is used to encase the insulating layer, the pressure sensing elements and the anti-interference layer to increase the protection or beauty of the outer layer of thefilm sensing module 11. The encapsulation layer may be formed from any insulating material. - Please refer to
FIGS. 6A-6B for a second embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment illustrates the process of confirming whether the installation position of each film sensing module is correct and correcting the position thereof after thefilm sensing modules 11 are installed to theexercise equipment 300. Theelectronic device 2 has a display interface 21 (e.g., a display panel) to output acalibration image 201. As shown inFIG. 6A , thecalibration image 201 shows each of objects OB1-OB21 on each specific position of theexercise equipment 300 corresponding to every film pressure sensing element (e.g., the aforementioned film pressure sensing elements of thefilm sensing modules 11 on thesaddle 31, thehandlebar 33, and thefoot pedals - When each film pressure sensing element senses pressure to generate a pressure sensing signal, the
display interface 21 changes the state of the corresponding object on thecalibration image 201. For example, as shown inFIG. 6B , when the film pressure sensing elements, corresponding to the objects OB9 and OB11, of theleft foot pedal 35 b of theexercise equipment 300 sensed pressure in response to the pedaling from the user, thedisplay interface 21 changes the state of the objects OB9 and OB11 on the calibration image 201 (e.g., changes the display color). Therefore, by providing thecalibration image 201, the present invention may enable the user to confirm whether thefilm sensing module 11 of each filmpressure sensing device 1 is correctly and tightly disposed on the corresponding component of theexercise equipment 300 and perform calibration. - Please refer to
FIG. 7 for a third embodiment. Thepressure sensing system 100 of the present invention may have interactive applications. In this embodiment, theelectronic device 2 executes an application program. The application program may be a game program, an interactive program or the like. The application program may generate a control command to control the operation of the application program according to thesensing data 140 received from each filmpressure sensing device 1. - For example, the application program may generate an
animation 202 for a moving bike BK and is displayed in thedisplay interface 21 and may accept the control command of the application program for operation. As mentioned above, thesensing data 140 may include pressure values sensed by each of the film pressure sensing elements 111-11 n. Therefore, according to thesensing data 140 received from each filmpressure sensing device 1, the application program may generate a control command to control a turning angle of the moving bike BK in theanimation 202. It is conceivable that when the filmpressure sensing device 1 installed on theleft foot pedal 35 b senses a larger pressure as compared to the filmpressure sensing device 1 installed on theright foot pedal 35 a, the control command generated by the application program controls the bike BK to turn left, and the turning angle to turn left may be calculated according to the difference between the two pressures. - For another example, similarly, the
animation 202 may also show other characteristics of the moving bike BK. For example, according to thesensing data 140 received from each filmpressure sensing device 1, the application program may generate a control command to control a lean angle when the moving bike BK is turning. Similarly, it is conceivable that when the filmpressure sensing device 1 installed on theleft foot pedal 35 b senses a larger pressure as compared to the filmpressure sensing device 1 installed on theright foot pedal 35 a, the control command generated by the application program controls the moving bike BK to lean to the left, and the lean angle to the left may be calculated according to the difference between the two pressures. - In addition, in the above exemplary example, when the film pressure sensing device installed on the
exercise equipment 300 senses different pressure distributions, the application program may generate different control commands to make a virtual person VM riding the bike BK in the animation show corresponding actions or postures. For example, when the film pressure sensing element on thesaddle 31 has not sensed pressure but the film pressure sensing elements of thefoot pedals saddle 31 has sensed pressure, the virtual person VM riding the bike BK in the animation may show a sitting posture. It shall be noted that, theanimation 202 generated by the application program in this embodiment is illustrated by showing the moving bike BK. However, in other embodiments, theanimation 202 generated by the application program may also provide users with various choices when being applied todifferent exercise equipment 300, e.g., a moving motorcycle or a virtual person who is climbing a mountain. - According to the above descriptions, the film
pressure sensing device 1 of the present invention may be installed onvarious exercise equipment 300 and used in combination with specific electronic devices 2 (e.g., a tablet and a smart TV) to construct thepressure sensing system 100 of the present invention. By executing the application program and receiving thesensing data 140 from the filmpressure sensing device 1 by theelectronic device 2, the present invention may enable users to have real-time motion sensing interactive applications without replacing exercise equipment. Therefore, the present invention not only enables users to have new interactive experience without replacing the old exercise equipment, but also increases the users' motivation to use the exercise equipment. - The above disclosure is related to the detailed technical contents and inventive features thereof. People skilled in this field may proceed with a variety of modifications and replacements based on the disclosures and suggestions of the invention as described without departing from the characteristics thereof. Nevertheless, although such modifications and replacements are not fully disclosed in the above descriptions, they have substantially been covered in the following claims as appended.
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1. A film pressure sensing device for exercise equipment, comprising:
a film sensing module, comprising a plurality of film pressure sensing elements, each of the film pressure sensing elements being used for sensing pressure on a specific position of the exercise equipment to generate a pressure sensing signal; and
a processing module, being electrically connected to the film pressure sensing elements via a plurality of conducting wires, and being configured to receive the pressure sensing signals, generate a sensing data according to the pressure sensing signals, and transmit the sensing data to an electronic device,
wherein the film sensing module is flexible to be tightly disposed on a component of the exercise equipment, the exercise equipment is a flywheel bike, and the component is one of a saddle, a handlebar and a foot pedal of the flywheel bike, and corresponds to a part of a user's body;
wherein the electronic device has a display interface to output a calibration image, the calibration image shows an object corresponding to the specific position on the exercise equipment corresponding to each of the film pressure sensing elements, and when each of the film pressure sensing elements senses the pressure to generate the pressure sensing signal, the display interface changes a state of the corresponding object on the calibration image.
2. The film pressure sensing device of claim 1 , wherein the processing module further comprises:
a circuit board;
an input/output (I/O) interface, being disposed on the circuit board and having a plurality of VCC pins and a GND pin to be electrically connected to the film pressure sensing elements via the conducting wires;
a transceiver, being disposed on the circuit board; and
a processor, being disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the I/O interface and the transceiver, and being configured to receive the pressure sensing signals from the film sensing elements through the I/O interface, generate the sensing data according to the pressure sensing signals, and transmit the sensing data to the electronic device through the transceiver.
3. The film pressure sensing device of claim 2 , wherein the film sensing module further comprises an insulating layer, the insulating layer has a first surface and a second surface, each of the film pressure sensing elements has a first conductive layer disposed on the first surface of the insulating layer and a second conductive layer disposed on the second surface opposite to the first conductive layer, the first conductive layer of each of the film pressure sensing elements is electrically connected to one of the VCC pins, and the second conductive layer of each of the film pressure sensing elements is electrically connected to the GND pin.
4. The film pressure sensing device of claim 2 , wherein the transceiver is a Bluetooth transceiver.
5. The film pressure sensing device of claim 1 , wherein each of the film pressure sensing elements is a capacitive pressure sensing element.
6. (canceled)
7. (canceled)
8. The film pressure sensing device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device executes an application program, and the application program generates a control command according to the sensing data.
9. The film pressure sensing device of claim 8 , wherein the application program of the electronic device generates an animation for a moving bike, and the control command is used to control a turning angle of the moving bike.
10. The film pressure sensing device of claim 8 , wherein the application program of the electronic device generates an animation for a moving bike, and the control command is used to control a lean angle of the moving bike when the bike is turning.
11. A pressure sensing system for an exercise equipment, comprising:
an electronic device; and
at least one film pressure sensing device, wherein each of the at least one film pressure sensing device comprises:
a film sensing module, comprising a plurality of film pressure sensing elements, each of the film pressure sensing elements being used for sensing pressure on a specific position of the exercise equipment to generate a pressure sensing signal; and
a processing module, being electrically connected to the film pressure sensing elements via a plurality of conducting wires, and being configured to receive the pressure sensing signals, generate a sensing data according to the pressure sensing signals, and transmit the sensing data to the electronic device,
wherein the film sensing module of each of the at least one film pressure sensing device is flexible to be tightly disposed on a component of the exercise equipment, the exercise equipment is a flywheel bike, and the component is one of a saddle, a handlebar and a foot pedal of the flywheel bike, and corresponds to a part of a user's body;
wherein the electronic device has a display interface to output a calibration image, the calibration image shows an object corresponding to the specific position on the exercise equipment corresponding to each of the film pressure sensing elements of each of the at least one film pressure sensing device, and when each of the film pressure sensing elements of each of the at least one film pressure sensing device senses the pressure to generate the pressure sensing signal, the display interface changes a state of the corresponding object on the calibration image.
12. The pressure sensing system of claim 11 , wherein for each of the at least one film pressure sensing device, the processing module further comprising:
a circuit board;
an input/output (I/O) interface, being disposed on the circuit board and having a plurality of VCC pins and a GND pin to be electrically connected to the film pressure sensing elements via the conducting wires;
a transceiver, being disposed on the circuit board; and
a processor, being disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the I/O interface and the transceiver, and being configured to receive the pressure sensing signals from the film sensing elements through the I/O interface, generate the sensing data according to the pressure sensing signals, and transmit the sensing data to the electronic device through the transceiver.
13. The pressure sensing system of claim 12 , wherein for each of the at least one film pressure sensing device, the film sensing module further comprises an insulating layer, the insulating layer has a first surface and a second surface, each of the film pressure sensing elements has a first conductive layer disposed on the first surface of the insulating layer and a second conductive layer disposed on the second surface opposite to the first conductive layer, the first conductive layer of each of the film pressure sensing elements is electrically connected to one of the VCC pins, and the second conductive layer of each of the film pressure sensing elements is electrically connected to the GND pin.
14. The pressure sensing system of claim 12 , wherein for each of the at least one film pressure sensing device, the transceiver of the processing module is a Bluetooth transceiver for transmitting the sensing data to the electronic device.
15. The pressure sensing system of claim 11 , wherein for each of the at least one film pressure sensing device, each of the film pressure sensing elements of the film sensing module is a capacitive pressure sensing element.
16. (canceled)
17. (canceled)
18. The pressure sensing system of claim 11 , wherein the electronic device executes an application program, and the application program generates a control command according to the sensing data received from each of the at least one film pressure sensing device.
19. The pressure sensing system of claim 18 , wherein the application program of the electronic device generates an animation for a moving bike, and the control command is used to control a turning angle of the moving bike.
20. The pressure sensing system of claim 18 , wherein the application program of the electronic device generates an animation for a moving bike, and the control command is used to control a lean angle of the moving bike when the bike is turning.
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