Exercise Equipment Load Device with Position-Based Dynamic Loading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise equipment, such as barbells, lack versatility in providing dynamic load profiles and fail to simulate natural conditions during training, limiting the effectiveness of muscle targeting and training efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising driving means, control means, attachment means, and connection means, which can be attached to exercise equipment like barbells, allows for a dynamic load profile by adjusting the load based on the position of the equipment during an exercise cycle, using sensors and control units to manage load application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a dynamic load profile is provided using exercise devices with load elements connected via a common base, then the training effectiveness is improved, but the versatility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separate load units, each with its own driving means and connection means, rather than using a common base structure. This segmentation allows each unit to be independently configured for different exercise equipment types while maintaining the dynamic load profile capability, thereby resolving the contradiction between training effectiveness and versatility
2Device complexity
If a classical barbell is used without technical adaptations, then the device simplicity is maintained, but the load profile is static and cannot simulate natural conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The invention introduces driving means with actuators that dynamically adjust the load during exercise cycles based on position sensors and control units. This transforms the static barbell into a dynamic system that can simulate natural loading conditions, resolving the contradiction between maintaining simplicity and achieving dynamic load profiles
3Ease of operation
If separate load units are provided without mechanical connection, then the portability is improved, but the structural stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The load units are designed as separate, mechanically independent modules that can be easily transported and configured. Each unit maintains its own structural integrity through internal design, allowing portability while ensuring stability during operation through proper mounting to exercise equipment
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device for applying a load to an exercise equipment (1) comprising driving means (2), control means (3) adapted to control the driving means (2), attachment means (4) adapted to attach the device to the exercise equipment (1), and connection means (5) connecting the driving means (2) to the attachment means (4), wherein the device comprises a load sensor (6), wherein the load sensor (6) is adapted to measure the load applied to the exercise equipment (1) by the driving means (2), and wherein the load sensor (6) is connected to the control means (3). The invention further relates to a system and a method.