Digital strength training

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11285351-B2
Application number	US-202117179289-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 18, 2021
Priority date	Jul 25, 2016
Publication date	Mar 29, 2022
Grant date	Mar 29, 2022

Abstract

An information related to the position of an actuator coupled to a cable which is coupled to a motor is received. A filter is used to provide an input to a motor controller coupled to the motor, to adjust torque on the motor such that a strength curve is implemented relative to the position of the actuator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An exercise machine including:
an actuator;
a motor;
a cable coupled between the actuator and the motor; and
a processor configured to:
receive a series of position updates, wherein a position update is associated with motion of the cable coupled between the actuator and the motor;
based at least in part on an evaluation of the series of position updates, detect a first change in direction of travel;
ignore the first change in direction of travel based at least in part on a determination that the first change in direction does not comply with a threshold position; and
determine that a repetition of a movement has been completed based at least in part on a determination that a second detected change in direction complies with the threshold position.

2. The exercise machine of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine a range of motion for the movement, and wherein the determination that the repetition of the movement has been completed is based at least in part on the range of motion.

3. The exercise machine of claim 2 , wherein the range of motion comprises a start point and an end point.

4. The exercise machine of claim 3 , wherein determining the range of motion further comprises determine a difference between the start point and the end point.

5. The exercise machine of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to update the start point and the end point of the range of motion.

6. The exercise machine of claim 3 , wherein the start point and the end point are updated with the repetition.

7. The exercise machine of claim 3 , wherein updating the start point and the end point comprises determining at least one of an average, a moving average, or a weighted average of a plurality of previously recorded samples of start points and end points.

8. The exercise machine of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of previously recorded samples includes at least one sample from a previous set.

9. The exercise machine of claim 3 , wherein the range of motion further comprises a stride length.

10. The exercise machine of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to detect a change in stride.

11. The exercise machine of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine a percent range of motion, the percent range of motion comprising a representation of position as a percent of the range of motion.

12. The exercise machine of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to determine, based at least in part on the percent range of motion, a transition from a concentric phase of the movement to an eccentric phase of the movement.

13. The exercise machine of claim 12 , wherein the transition from the concentric phase of the movement to the eccentric phase of the movement is determined at least in part by determining that the percent range of motion has changed from increasing to decreasing.

14. The exercise machine of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to determine, based at least in part on the percent range of motion, a transition from an eccentric phase of the movement to a concentric phase of the movement.

15. The exercise machine of claim 14 , wherein the transition from the eccentric phase of the movement to the concentric phase of the movement is determined at least in part by determining that the percent range of motion has changed from decreasing to increasing.

16. The exercise machine of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to filter out the detected first change in direction of travel using hysteresis.

17. The exercise machine of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to filter out the detected first change in direction of travel from being used to determine a range of motion for the movement.

18. A method, comprising:
receiving a series of position updates, wherein a position update is associated with motion of a cable coupled between an actuator and a motor included in an exercise machine;
based at least in part on an evaluation of the series of position updates, detecting a first change in direction of travel;
ignoring the first change in direction of travel based at least in part on a determination that the first change in direction does not comply with a threshold position; and
determining that a repetition of a movement has been completed based at least in part on a determination that a second detected change in direction complies with the threshold position.

19. The method of claim 18 , comprising determining a range of motion for the movement, and wherein the determination that the repetition of the movement has been completed is based at least in part on the range of motion.

Assignees

• Tonal Systems Inc

Inventors

• Orady Aly E
• Stott Bret G

Classifications

• A63B21/151

  Using flexible elements for reciprocating movements, e.g. ropes or chains · CPC title

• A63B71/0619

  Displays, user interfaces and indicating devices, specially adapted for sport equipment, e.g. display mounted on treadmills · CPC title

• A63B24/0087 Primary

  Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of groups A63B21/00 - A63B23/00, e.g. controlling load · CPC title

• A63B21/06

  User-manipulated weights · CPC title

• A63B21/0059 Primary

  using a frequency controlled AC motor · CPC title