Exercise Machine Safety Control via Physiological State Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
The safety of using exercise machines is not effectively ensured in gyms, as users' physiological states, such as blood pressure, heart rhythm, and hemoglobin oxygen saturation, are not monitored, potentially leading to harmful or fatal situations during exercise.
Innovation Solution
A safety ensuring system that includes a physiological detection device with a data storage unit and an exercise machine with a control device, where the control device determines if the exercise machine can be used based on the user's detected physiological state, using NFC tags for identification and physiological detection instruments like blood pressure meters, electrocardiography machines, and oximeters to classify the user's state as normal, critical, or abnormal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If physiological monitoring is implemented during exercise, then exercise safety is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into separate functional modules: a physiological detection device for monitoring vital signs, a data storage unit for recording baseline data, and an exercise machine with control device for executing safety checks. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, improving overall system reliability while making the complexity manageable through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary physiological state assessment before allowing exercise machine operation. The control device retrieves stored physiological data and determines whether the user's current state permits safe exercise participation. This preliminary check prevents unsafe exercise initiation, directly improving exercise safety before the actual exercise begins.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If physiological state assessment is performed before exercise, then harmful effects are prevented, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs physiological state assessment and safety determination without requiring manual intervention from trainers or complex user operations. The control device autonomously retrieves physiological data, compares it against stored baselines, and determines exercise permission. This self-service approach prevents harmful effects while minimizing the operational burden on users and trainers.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides immediate feedback to both users and trainers regarding the physiological assessment results. The control device communicates whether exercise is permitted or restricted based on the retrieved physiological state, enabling informed decision-making. This feedback mechanism ensures harmful effects are prevented while maintaining operational clarity and ease of understanding for all stakeholders.
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AI summary
A safety ensuring system of exercise machine and a related method includes a physiological detection device and an exercise machine. The physiological detection device is used to detect a physiological state of a human body and save the physiological state. Before a user using the exercise machine, the physiological state of the user is detected by the physiological detection device first. The exercise machine includes a control device and a working device, wherein the control device determines whether the working device is allowed to be used according to the physiological state saved in the physiological detection device. The working device is allowed to be used if the physiological state is normal, and it is prohibited from being used otherwise. Whereby, the user in poor physiological state is prevented from doing exercise, which effectively ensures the safety at using the exercise machine.