Generating and determining bicycle configurations conforming to constraints
AssigneeCrucial Innovation, Inc.
InventorClifford Simms
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for determining a subset of conforming descriptions of a set of descriptions of bicycle configurations, which are combinations of candidate components, such as frames, forks, stems, handlebars, seat posts, and saddles. For determining whether a candidate description conforms, (1) a set of candidate components with a physical specification of each candidate component is accessed, (2) at least one biomechanical constraint is input, and (3) optionally a non-biomechanical constraint is input, such as weight, material, or price. An embodiment may generate a biomechanical constraint from a physical measurement taken from a particular bicycle and/or from a physical measurement taken from a particular cyclist.
Claims65
A system for generating a conforming subset of a set of candidate descriptions,
- wherein each candidate description in the set of candidate descriptions corresponds to a bicycle configuration,
- wherein each bicycle configuration includes two or more components from a set of candidate components, and
- wherein each candidate description in the conforming subset conforms to a biomechanical constraint;
- comprising:
- a database of the candidate components, which database associates a biomechanical specification with each candidate component;
- and
- a programmable computer programmed
- to access the biomechanical specifications of the candidate components in the database,
- to input the biomechanical constraint,
- to generate a set of candidate descriptions, each candidate description describing two or more of the candidate components in the database,
- to compute an attribute value for each candidate description in the set of the candidate descriptions using the biomechanical specifications associated with the candidate components included in the candidate description, and
- to determine whether the computed attribute value conforms to the biomechanical constraint, and
- if the attribute value does conform to the biomechanical constraint, to include the candidate description in the conforming subset.
A method of generating a conforming subset of a set of candidate descriptions,
- wherein each candidate description in the set of candidate descriptions describes a bicycle configuration,
- wherein each candidate description includes two or more components chosen from a set of candidate components, and
- wherein each description in the conforming subset of the set of candidate descriptions conforms to a biomechanical constraint;
- comprising:
- accessing a database of specifications of the candidate components;
- inputting the biomechanical constraint;
- optionally inputting a non-biomechanical constraint;
- generating a candidate description of a candidate bicycle configuration, wherein each candidate description references two or more of the candidate components computing an attribute value as a function of the candidate description of the candidate bicycle configuration;
- determining whether the attribute value conforms to the biomechanical constraint;
- and
- if the attribute value does conform to the biomechanical constraint, including the candidate configuration in the conforming subset of the set of candidate descriptions.
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