Pedaling-goal setting apparatus, pedaling-goal setting method, pedaling-goal setting program, and recording medium having pedaling-goal setting program stored thereon

A pedaling-goal setting apparatus that has a crank rotatably connected to a machine body and a pedal connected to the crank, and that is configured to set a goal of pedaling of a machine having the crank rotated by pedal effort that is force applied to the pedal, the pedaling-goal setting apparatus comprising:

• a rotation angle detection part configured to detect a rotation angle of the crank;
• a parameter information acquiring part configured to acquire predetermined parameters for the pedal effort;
• and
• an optimal target value deriving part configured to derive an optimal target value for pedaling associated with the rotation angle of the crank detected by the rotation angle detection part and the predetermined parameters acquired by the parameter information acquiring part based on the rotation angle of the crank and the predetermined parameters.

A method of setting a goal of pedaling of a machine having a crank rotatably connected to a machine body and a pedal connected to the crank, the crank being rotated by pedal effort that is force applied to the pedal, the method comprising:

• detecting a rotation angle of the crank;
• acquiring target data that are associated with predetermined parameters for the pedal effort and that are to be the goal of pedaling;
• acquiring the predetermined parameters;
• deriving an optimal target value for pedaling associated with the detected rotation angle of the crank and the acquired predetermined parameters based on the rotation angle of the crank and the predetermined parameters;
• and
• allowing a reporting part to report a benchmark to correct pedaling based on the derived optimal target value.

A pedaling-goal setting program that allows a computer to set a goal of pedaling of a machine having a crank rotatably connected to a machine body and a pedal connected to the crank, the crank being rotated by pedal effort that is force applied to the pedal, the program allowing the computer to perform:

• a rotation angle information acquiring function to acquire a rotation angle of the crank;
• a target data acquiring function to acquire target data that are associated with predetermined parameters for the pedal effort and that are to be the goal of pedaling;
• a parameter information acquiring function to acquire the predetermined parameters;
• an optimal target value deriving function to derive an optimal target value for pedaling associated with the rotation angle of the crank and the predetermined parameters based on the rotation angle of the crank and the predetermined parameters;
• and
• a report control function to allow a reporting part to report a benchmark to correct pedaling, based on the derived optimal target value.

A non-transitory recording medium having a pedaling-goal setting program stored thereon, the pedaling-goal setting program allowing a computer to set a goal of pedaling of a machine having cranks rotatably connected to a machine body and pedals connected to the cranks, the cranks being rotated by pedal effort that is force applied to the pedals, the program allowing the computer to perform:

• a rotation angle information acquiring function to acquire a rotation angle of the crank;
• a target data acquiring function to acquire target data that are associated with predetermined parameters for the pedal effort and that are to be the goal of pedaling;
• a parameter information acquiring function to acquire the predetermined parameters;
• an optimal target value deriving function to derive an optimal target value for pedaling associated with the rotation angle of the crank and the predetermined parameters based on the rotation angle of the crank and the predetermined parameters;
• and
• a report control function to allow a reporting part to report a benchmark to correct pedaling, based on the derived optimal target value.