Drop set mode for digital exercise device
AssigneeTonal Systems, Inc.
InventorsColin Russell Parker, Troy Taylor, Alberto Izquierdo
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Abstract
A velocity of a user when performing repetitions of an exercise movement on an actuator is monitored. Based at least in part on an evaluation of the monitored velocity, it is determined that the user is within a range of proximity away from failure. In response to determining that the user is within the range of proximity away from failure: torque requested of a motor is dynamically adjusted to drop resistance to maintain the user within the range of proximity away from failure. In one embodiment, the motor provides resistance to the actuator. In one embodiment, the actuator is coupled to the motor.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a motor that provides exercise resistance to an actuator coupled to the motor;
- and
- one or more processors for facilitating a drop set, configured to:
- monitor a velocity of a user when performing repetitions of an exercise movement based at least in part on a detected position and/or velocity of a motor and/or actuator sensor;
- determine an RIR (repetition in reserve) number based at least in part on a detected velocity waveform, wherein the detected velocity waveform is based at least in part on the monitored velocity as compared to previous repetitions and/or historical data across a plurality of exercise machines and users, and wherein the RIR number is a number of repetitions a user may perform before failure;
- based at least in part on the determined RIR number being a threshold number or less, determine that the user is within a range of proximity away from failure;
- in response to determining that the user is within the range of proximity away from failure:
- dynamically adjust torque requested of the motor to drop exercise resistance to maintain the user within the range of proximity away from failure such that for a next repetition a next RIR number is within a proximity range.
A method, comprising:
- facilitating a drop set at least in part by:
- monitoring a velocity of a user when performing repetitions of an exercise movement on an actuator based at least in part on a detected position and/or velocity of a motor and/or actuator sensor;
- determining an RIR (repetition in reserve) number based at least in part on a detected velocity waveform, wherein the detected velocity waveform is based at least in part on the monitored velocity as compared to previous repetitions and/or historical data across a plurality of exercise machines and users, and wherein the RIR number is a number of repetitions a user may perform before failure;
- based at least in part on the determined RIR number being a threshold number or less, determining that the user is within a range of proximity away from failure;
- and
- in response to determining that the user is within the range of proximity away from failure:
- dynamically adjusting torque requested of a motor to drop resistance to maintain the user within the range of proximity away from failure such that for a next repetition a next RIR number is within a proximity range;
- wherein the motor provides exercise resistance to the actuator;
- and
- wherein the actuator is coupled to the motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.