Electric bicycle with personal digital assistant

Abstract

A control system for controlling an electric bicycle is provided, which includes an electric bicycle, an information processing unit, a monitoring device, an input device, and a display. The electric bicycle and the information processing unit exchange information with each other, and the information includes operation data on the electric bicycle, control data for the electric bicycle, exercise programs. The monitoring device monitors bodily condition of a bicycle rider, and communicates the monitored data with the information processing unit and the electric bicycle. Operations of the electrical bicycle are controlled by collected information and data. The operations of the electric bicycle include a power output level, gear shift, RPM, speed, and acceleration, and the operations of the electrical bicycle are controlled so as to keep a heart rate of the bicycle rider at a target heart rate.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a system and method for controlling and communicating with an electric bicycle, and more particularly to the system capability to communicate with an electric bike or other human powered machine for the purposes of bi-directional exchange of information.[0002]Electric bicycles or other electric assisted vehicles allow a rider to ride where they would not normally be able to go. Stationary exercise bikes allow for riders to adjust the workout based on heart rate. Heart rate is used by many exercise programs and coaches as an accurate guideline to the work intensity performed by the person exercising. A person may adjust their exercise level to be able to raise or lower their heart rate, as monitored by a heart rate monitor, but in many circumstance, a person may encounter a hill where it is difficult to maintain their desired target heart rate.[0003]In this invention, the microprocessor in the electric bike or outside ...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]The bike or PDA may communicate directly with the Internet to up and download profiles for the rider or other information. The bike can also be remotely programmed with new performance parameters or interrogated for service status. Again this may be done wireless or through a cable system. This allows for diagnostics to be created and the service problems in the bike corrected.

[0014]When the ride is complete, the bike uploads the results of the program to the Web based training program which records the performance and then adjust the next training program for the rider based on the previous performance. This is an adaptive system allowing the rider to achieve higher performance levels than by conventional means today.

[0029]The control system has advantages in that: (1) the control system controls the bicycle to allow, for example, a random checkup of a rider's heart rate; (2) the control system communicates with the electric bicycle to monitor the operation of the electric bicycle with efficiency; and (3) the control system monitors the rider's bodily condition and health information while controlling the electric bicycle.

Problems solved by technology

A person may adjust their exercise level to be able to raise or lower their heart rate, as monitored by a heart rate monitor, but in many circumstance, a person may encounter a hill where it is difficult to maintain their desired target heart rate.

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