Universal Platform for Exercise Bikes with Synchronized Tilt and Resistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise systems, such as stationary bikes, are expensive and lack adaptability, limiting their use in gyms and studios, and they fail to provide a realistic virtual reality experience due to limited synchronized parameters.
Innovation Solution
A universal support platform system that allows for the retrofitting of existing exercise equipment, featuring height-adjustable corner supports, a lifter mechanism, and inflatable airbags, enabling the simulation of various terrains and resistance levels, synchronized with virtual reality displays and audio systems to create an immersive experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a highly developed exercise system with simulated terrain and virtual reality synchronization is implemented, then the user experience and realism are improved, but the cost and device complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into separate functional modules: the exercise device (bike, treadmill, etc.), the platform with tilt mechanism, the resistance control system, and the virtual reality system. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and enables flexible configuration without requiring complete system replacement.
Solution Approach 2:
The platform assembly is designed as a universal support structure that can accommodate multiple types of exercise devices through adjustable corner supports and mounting mechanisms. The same platform can be used with different exercise devices, making the system versatile and cost-effective for gyms and studios.
2Reliability
If synchronized control of multiple operating parameters is implemented to simulate real terrain, then the realism of the virtual reality experience is improved, but the adaptability to different exercise devices is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts multiple parameters including platform tilt angle, resistance level, and virtual reality display content based on the detected exercise device type and user preferences. The controller modifies operating parameters in real-time to maintain accurate terrain simulation across different device configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes multiple operating parameters simultaneously (platform inclination, resistance force, virtual reality scene details) to simulate different terrain conditions. These parameters can be independently adjusted to accommodate various exercise devices while maintaining the overall terrain simulation effect.
3Reliability
If multiple synchronized parameters are controlled to enhance virtual reality realism, then the immersive experience is improved, but the ease of operation and setup becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The controller automatically detects the type of exercise device connected to the platform and configures the appropriate operating parameters without requiring manual setup by the user. The system self-adjusts tilt mechanisms, resistance levels, and virtual reality settings based on the detected device, simplifying operation while maintaining high immersion quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that monitor the exercise device's operational state and automatically adjust the synchronized parameters accordingly. This feedback loop ensures that the virtual reality experience remains synchronized with the physical exercise parameters without requiring constant manual intervention.
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
Enables cost-effective adaptation of existing exercise devices into a universal system, providing a highly immersive and realistic virtual reality workout experience by simulating terrain, resistance, and environmental conditions, suitable for both private and commercial use.
Implementation Method 1
each of the corner supports comprises a bearing block rigidly mounted to the lower box, an inflatable airbag supported in the bearing block, and a nozzle for fluidically connecting the inflatable airbag to a pressurized air source for inflating the airbag to thereby lift the bearing block and the lower box relative to the floor surface
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AI summary
A platform assembly (1) includes a lower box (2), which is supported at the corners on inflatable feet, and a platform (3) which is tiltable relative to the lower box (2) by a lifter mechanism inside the box (2). The platform assembly (1) is universally usable to support exercise equipment, in particular exercise bicycles such as spinning cycles. A complete studio may be outfitted by supporting each of a multitude of exercise cycles (32) on a universal platform. A screen display (34) in front of the cycles plays a moving picture of a trip, which is emulated by the participants in the exercise and workout routine. The platform is raised and lowered, as well as tilted, in synchronicity with the display. On raising the front of the platform, which emulates an incline of the travel path, the resistance of the bicycle is increased.