Microcontroller based simulation of driving the treadmill in a virtual reality environment with electricity generation
Patent Information
- Application Number
- GB2025012144
- Authority / Receiving Office
- GB · GB
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-02-08
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-17
AI Technical Summary
Current treadmill control technologies struggle to meet individual user needs and provide immersive experiences, limiting the ability to simulate outdoor environments like hiking in nature within virtual reality, while also failing to harness movement energy for electricity generation.
A microcontroller-based system integrates a treadmill with virtual reality, using VR goggles, a fragrance provider, and a converter module in the shoes to simulate outdoor environments, convert movement energy into electricity, and enhance sensory experience through synchronized visuals, sounds, and scents.
Enables users to enjoy immersive virtual hiking experiences without leaving their location, generates electricity from movement energy, and enhances psychological well-being, particularly during isolation or confinement, while supporting sustainable energy use.
Abstract
Description
[0001] MICROCONTROLLER BASED SIMULATION OF DRIVING THE TREADMILL IN A VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT WITH ELECTRICITY GENERATION
[0002] Technical Field:
[0003] This invention relates to the simulation of driving the treadmill in a real environment in a virtual reality environment that can generate electricity based on a treadmill microcontroller that can be integrated with the virtual environment.
[0004] State of the Art:
[0005] In the current system, it is the training equipment to develop and strengthen the muscles or joints by measuring the movements of a person in the virtual reality modeling system with instruments or exercises to overcome the opposing force without tools. The present inventions are a complex of an originally constructed running training machine with at least two degrees of freedom adapted to the task. The hardware and software equipment performs the user's positioning functions by controlling both the movement of the treadmill and the slopes of the treadmill depending on the terrain.
[0006] “Treadmill based on virtual scene sharing and fitness method thereof’ is discussed in the patent application numbered CN114627267. The invention adjusts the working habits of the virtual treadmill and the working principles of all model virtual treadmills to be under the same treadmill working standard for unified analysis, and utilizes the habits that follow the rank among the local working habits of all shared virtual treadmills.
[0007] “Control method and system of virtual reality treadmill” is discussed in the patent application numbered CN114259693. According to the control method and system of the virtual reality treadmill provided by the invention, the choice of using the VR treadmill control records of the multi-layer local focus content set is realized, and the VR treadmill control records are realized. Searched based on VR treadmill control item descriptions corresponding to different local focus content sets. During the VR treadmill control record search, the status level of the VR treadmill control item description is expanded. The targeted processing degree of different usage conditions in VR treadmill control records is improved.
[0008] “Treadmill Arrangement with Motion Adaptive Virtual Running Environment” is discussed in the patent application numbered US2021346754. It is a treadmill arrangement that runs over a treadmill and rollers mounted on the treadmill and has an endless belt from the drive side. One surface of the endless belt serves as a walking or running surface. A motion state detection device is assigned to the treadmill to detect a movement state or change of position of the user's legs and / or feet relative to the treadmill stand and to obtain a control signal for the driver.
[0009] With the continuous development of treadmills, the control of treadmills is becoming more and more difficult, and it is difficult for previous treadmill control technology to meet the individual needs of users.
[0010] As a result, there is a need for a new technology where people who can overcome the disadvantages mentioned above can go hiking in nature as if they are visiting the places they want without having to go outside.
[0011] Description of the Invention:
[0012] This invention is a simulation of riding a treadmill in a virtual reality environment that can generate electricity based on a microcontroller, and its feature is that it is a new technology where people can go hiking in nature as if they are visiting the places they want without having to go outside. The invention, in order to realize all the objectives mentioned above and which will emerge from the detailed description below; is an invention for the development of a treadmill that can be integrated with a virtual environment.
[0013] The invention will enable the user to continue walking in the virtual reality environment that he / she chooses when he / she wears the virtual reality glasses and uses the treadmill. The walking speed data will be transferred to the game engine, and it will be ensured to walk at the same speed in the virtual environment. The user can hear the real sound of the selected environment as well as listen to music in addition. In addition to this, an apparatus is placed that will spread the smell of the environment by appealing to the user's sight and hearing, as well as more sensory organs.
[0014] This invention becomes sustainable by making sports more enjoyable. At the same time, it is to ensure that people residing in places far from the sea or forest can exercise in these environments. In pandemic conditions, when it comes to situations such as curfews, it makes a positive contribution to the psychology of people by removing them from their home environment.
[0015] The product, which is the subject of the invention, is installed on the treadmill, which converts the movement energy into electrical energy, and the entire movement is converted into electrical energy and stored during the exercise. It is used in electronic devices that need low power consumption such as charging a phone, lighting a led lamp.
[0016] The structural and characteristic features and all advantages of the product subject to the invention will be understood more clearly thanks to the figures given below and the detailed explanation written by making reference to these figures, and therefore the evaluation should be made by taking these figures and detailed explanation into consideration. Description of the Figures:
[0017] The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying figures, so that the features of the invention will be more clearly understood and appreciated, but the purpose of this is not to limit the invention to these certain regulations. On the contrary, it is intended to cover all alternatives, changes and equivalences that can be included in the area of the invention defined by the accompanying claims. The details shown should be understood that they are shown only for the purpose of describing the preferred embodiments of the present invention and are presented in order to provide the most convenient and easily understandable description of both the shaping of methods and the rules and conceptual features of the invention. In these drawings.
[0018] Figure 1 Schematic view of the inventive system
[0019] Figure 2 A simulation view of driving the treadmill in a real environment in a virtual reality environment that can generate electricity based on a microcontroller.
[0020] The figures to help understand the present invention are numbered as indicated in the attached image and are given below along with their names.
[0021] Description of References:
[0022] 1. Server
[0023] 2. Memory Unit
[0024] 3. Transmitter Module
[0025] 4. Fragrance provider
[0026] 5. Shoes
[0027] 6. Processor
[0028] 7. User
[0029] 8. VR Goggles
[0030] 9. Converter Module Description of The Invention:
[0031] Invention; numerous bidirectional communication between at least one user (7) module, and is controlled over a network, which is included with the Server (1) System, the users (7) over the network record data is stored in a memory unit (2), user (7) VR goggles (8) emit an odor and wear VR goggles (8) and appropriate to the theme selected via the electronic device is an integrated fragrance provider (4), treadmill in a virtual environment, as a result of cases such as the creation of visuals and trainer this user (7) with the smell a transmitter that transmits module (3), the converter module (9), which can be dynamos or generators integrated into the shoe (5) connected to the system that can convert motion energy into electrical energy, contains the processor (6) integrated into the VR goggles (8) that controls all these processes.
[0032] Invention; where virtual reality repository library contains lots of models, lots of images, lots of animations, lots of sound files, lots of templates, lots of textures, lots of assets including at least one of lots of simulations and memory units (2) with lots of videos contains.
[0033] Invention; where virtual reality repository library contains lots of models, lots of images, different spaces contain a transmitter module (3) that generates any stimulus such as light, which allows to confirm functions such as odor emission suitable for these spaces, a shoe (5) connected to the system.
[0034] Invention; where virtual reality repository library contains lots of models, lots of images, It contains a fragrance provider (4) that emits odor to make the environment more realistic thanks to the glasses integrated into the virtual reality glasses.
[0035] Invention; includes a processor (6) that customizes the environment that the user (7) sees with virtual reality glasses, with features such as sound, light, and angle. Detailed Description of The Invention:
[0036] The invention describes a system based on the user (7) getting bored of doing sports in indoor environments such as gym, home or doing sports by isolating himself / herself. The invention is realized by the user (7) wearing the shoe (5) connected to the system with the VR goggles (8) seen in Figure 2. Thanks to the processor (6) that the system has, the user (7) can choose the desired place and the conditions of the space and perform exercise movements such as walking or jogging. The user (7) selects the conditions such as venue, song, and weather conditions that are stored in the memory unit (2) of the system or that he has designed by updating. There is an fragrance provider (4) integrated in the VR goggles (8) in the system. This fragrance provider (4) emits scent in order to gain more reality according to the environment and conditions of the user (7). All these mentioned events are provided by the transmitter module (3). The transmitter module (3) establishes a link between the user (7) and the system. As soon as the user (7) activates and uses the system, the converter module (9), which can be a dynamo or generator integrated into the shoe (5) connected to the system, converts the user (7)'s movement energy into electrical energy and stores it.
Claims
CLAIMS1- The invention is related to the simulation of driving the treadmill in a virtual reality environment, which can generate electricity based on microcontroller, as in a real environment, and its feature is; server (1) where bidirectional communication between multiple modules is controlled over a network and at least one user (7) is included in the system, a memory unit (2) where the registration data of the users (7) are stored over the network, a fragrance provider (4) that emits an odor appropriate to the theme chosen by the user (7) wearing VR goggles (8) and is integrated into the VR goggles (8), a transmitter module (3), which transmits these visuals and scents to the user (7), as a result of the creation of phenomena such as treadmills and trainers in a virtual environment, a converter module (9), which can be a dynamo or generator integrated into the shoe (5) connected to the system, which can convert the motion energy into electrical energy, a processor (6) integrated into the VR goggles (8) that controls all these processes.2- As mentioned in Claim 1 , it is a simulation of driving the walking belt in a virtual reality environment that can generate electricity based on a microcontroller, and its feature is; it is characterized by where virtual reality repository library contains lots of models, lots of images, lots of animations, lots of sound files, lots of templates, lots of textures, lots of assets including at least one of lots of simulations and memory units (2) with lots of videos.3- As mentioned in Claim 1 , it is a simulation of driving the walking belt in a virtual reality environment that can generate electricity based on a microcontroller, and its feature is; it is characterized by the fact that it contains a transmitter module (3) that generates any stimulus, such as light, which confirms functions such asdifferent spaces, odor emission suitable for these spaces, a shoe (5) connected to the system.4- As mentioned in Claim 1 , it is a simulation of driving the walking belt in a virtual reality environment that can generate electricity based on a microcontroller, and its feature is; it is characterized by the fact that it contains an fragrance provider (4) in order to make the environment more realistic thanks to the glasses integrated into the virtual reality glasses.5- As mentioned in Claim 1 , it is a simulation of driving the walking belt in a virtual reality environment that can generate electricity based on a microcontroller, and its feature is; it is characterized by the fact that it contains a processor (6) that customizes the environment that the user (7) sees with virtual reality glasses with features such as sound, light and angle.
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