Electromagnetic Gym Resistance Control for Adaptive Weight Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gym equipment requires manual adjustment of weights, which can be cumbersome and inaccurate, especially as a user's lifting ability changes during a workout due to fatigue or safety concerns.
Innovation Solution
Smart gym equipment uses sensors and machine learning to adjust resistance levels automatically based on user data, including weight lifting ability, exercise history, and real-time feedback, utilizing magnets and electrical currents to create continuous resistance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual weight adjustment is used, then device complexity is reduced, but ease of operation deteriorates due to cumbersome adjustments and difficulty in estimating weight-lifting abilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical weight adjustment with an automated electromagnetic resistance system. Electromagnets generate resistance forces that are controlled electronically through a processor, eliminating the need for manual weight plate changes or mechanical adjustments. This substitution of mechanical systems with electromagnetic and electronic control systems directly improves ease of operation while managing device complexity through intelligent control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically adjusts resistance levels based on sensor feedback about the user's performance, fatigue level, and exercise progress. The processor continuously monitors user data and autonomously modifies electromagnetic resistance without requiring manual intervention, enabling the equipment to serve itself and adapt to user needs in real-time.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed weight levels are used, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability deteriorates as user lifting ability changes during workout due to fatigue or safety concerns
Solution Approach 1:
The resistance level is made dynamic rather than fixed. The electromagnetic resistance system can continuously adjust its force output in real-time based on user performance metrics, fatigue detection, and safety parameters. This dynamic adaptation allows the equipment to respond to changing user capabilities during exercise, providing personalized resistance curves that evolve throughout the workout session.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates sensors that continuously monitor user performance, exertion levels, and exercise form. This feedback is processed by the controller, which automatically adjusts electromagnetic resistance levels to match user capability changes. The closed-loop feedback system ensures adaptability by constantly comparing actual performance against target parameters and making real-time adjustments.
3Adaptability or versatility
If continuous electromagnetic resistance is used, then adaptability improves, but use of energy increases due to electrical current flowing through wires to create magnetic field
Solution Approach 1:
The electromagnetic resistance is applied periodically or in controlled pulses rather than continuously at maximum intensity. The system activates electromagnets only when resistance is needed during specific phases of exercise movements, and adjusts intensity dynamically based on real-time user feedback. This periodic application reduces overall energy consumption while maintaining continuous adaptability during active exercise phases.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes electrical parameters (current magnitude, pulse duration, frequency) of the electromagnetic field to optimize energy efficiency. By varying these parameters dynamically, the system provides continuous resistance adjustment capability while consuming less energy through intelligent control of electromagnetic activation patterns and intensity levels.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides personalized and adaptive workout experiences by predicting user needs, recommending exercises, and ensuring safe and effective weight lifting without manual intervention.
Implementation Method 1
an electrical current flows through wires in the smart gym equipment to create the magnetic field
Implementation Method 2
creating a magnetic field that provides continuous resistance
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a method, including: creating, with a magnetic field, continuous amounts of resistance in a smart gym equipment, wherein an electrical current flows through wires in the smart gym equipment to create the magnetic field; adjusting, with one or more processors, the electrical current flow to increase or decrease strength of the magnetic field, wherein: the one or more processors determine a value for an electrical current based on at least one of sensed data, and a user's selection received from an application of a communication device or a user interface of the smart gym equipment.