# US 2019/0308071 A1 · Intelligent Fitness

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- Number: US 2019/0308071 A1
- Document ID: US20190308071A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/932,689
- Filed: 2018-04-10
- Published: 2019-10-10
- Earliest claimed: 2018-04-10
- Inventors: Hermann Makayeu Diety
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190308071A1

## CPC

- A63B 24/0087: {Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of groups A63B21/00 - A63B23/00, e.g. controlling load}
- G05B 11/42: for obtaining a characteristic which is both proportional and time-dependent, e.g. P. I., P. I. D.
- A63B 21/0059: {using a frequency controlled AC motor}
- A63B 21/0783: {Safety features for bar-bells, e.g. drop limiting means}
- A63B 23/1209: {Involving a bending of elbow and shoulder joints simultaneously}
- A63B 24/0062: {Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance}
- A63B 71/0054: {Features for injury prevention on an apparatus, e.g. shock absorbers (mats or the like for absorbing shocks for jumping A63B6/00)}
- G05B 15/02: electric
- G05B 19/4155: characterised by program execution, i.e. part program or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a program
- A63B 2023/0411: {Squatting exercises}
- A63B 2024/0068: {Comparison to target or threshold, previous performance or not real time comparison to other individuals}
- A63B 2024/0093: {the load of the exercise apparatus being controlled by performance parameters, e.g. distance or speed}
- A63B 2071/0081: {Stopping the operation of the apparatus}
- A63B 2220/10: Positions
- A63B 2220/20: Distances or displacements
- A63B 2220/34: Angular speed
- A63B 2220/40: Acceleration
- A63B 2220/52: Weight, e.g. weight distribution
- A63B 2220/62: Time or time measurement used for time reference, time stamp, master time or clock signal
- A63B 2220/833: Sensors arranged on the exercise apparatus or sports implement
- A63B 2225/02: Testing, calibrating or measuring of equipment
- G05B 2219/31112: Interface, SIOMS standard I-O for mechatronic systems, device drivers
- A63B: APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT (apparatus for passive exercising, massage A61H)
- G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G)

## Abstract

This method creates a safer exercise environment with a modern technology that does not alter the tradition of mechanical training, yet provides the gymnasium machines with this intelligent system to prevent injuries. The approach is to equip the exercise machines with a way of analyzing its user performance as long as he works out, by the continual collection of data from various sensors after the user personalized the gymnasium equipment, these data are used as a basis for servo system to give the appropriate set of instructions through some written programs to guide the step motor and the piezoelectric bore to control that exercise equipment in order to prevent said accidents whenever there is said sudden failure from the user's muscle.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A control system for gymnasium equipments, said lat pull down, chin-dip assist, pec fly, hack slide, bench press, crossover rope comprises an accelerometer, a weight sensor, a distance sensors, a complete servo system and a piezoelectric bore for mechanical mounting on and beside said exercise equipments, the weight sensor will be stuck on that equipment's said metal rod to establish a contact in the hole of said plate of the apparatus, with the distance sensor placed on said upper part of the equipment and depending thereof, said chosen apparatus by the user, while said accelerometer is stuck on the moving part of said equipment, said either on the top plate of the chosen equipment, said a location or distant different from that of said weight sensor, a complete servo system enclosed in a body being adapted to be mounted close to the exercise equipment, said in a safe location, whereabouts said servo system's step motor lifts the target of said equipments from a convenient location, the piezoelectric bore is to establish a contact with said portion of the bench press's bar, the leg press's bar.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The control system of claim 1, wherein the operations include reading, storing said sensors data, processing them in the IC1 of said servo system, wherein said arithmetic operations take place.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The control system of claim 1, wherein the operations include storing the weight sensor data in IC2 through IC1, and use this information to calculate the right percentage of said PWM, with which the computer program selects said phase sequences of the step motor to trigger a break on said exercise equipments, thereby preventing accidents.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The control system of claim 1, wherein the computer program is written for desired operations of said servo system and sensors, being adapted to meet the expectations of said exercise equipments.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The control system of claim 1, wherein the position sensor measured heights said initial distant of said exercise equipment's bar with respect to a reference point, in particular the ground on which these equipments are fixed or one upper part of said equipments, said critical distance being defined from said reference point to the bar position said below safety wedge level of said bench's press, hack slide are carried to IC2 of said servos system via said IC1, wherein the initial position provides precise guidance of said level whereabouts the step motor is to lift the bar of said bench press, release the load of said crossover rope, hack slide.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The control system of claim 1, wherein the bore rotates the bar of said bench press after being raised to the position sensor's initial level chosen by the user of the exercise equipment, indicating said readiness of the stepper to finally release the bar.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The control system of claim 1, wherein the accelerometer has been conditioned to trigger the emergency break with its said output's voltage level.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The control system of claim 1, wherein said position sensor's particular output level triggers the emergency break when the accelerometer detection level fails.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The control system of claim 1, wherein the emergency button and a switch are respectively used for said sudden stop and manual monitoring of said servo system.