TW202342317A - Bicycle automatic control system controlling the electric actuation device through automatic control parameters when a rider rides bicycle at a predetermined path - Google Patents

Abstract

A bicycle automatic control system is disposed with a host linked with an electric actuation device and an input device of a bicycle. The electric actuation device uses a controller to allow the motor driving mechanical structure to generate displacement. The input device receives an input parameter manually inputted by a rider or obtained by sensing outer information. In a process for the bicycle ridden at a predetermined path each time, the host records the input parameter of the motor driven by the controller in the electric actuation device and riding completion time to become a riding information and selects the input parameter completed in the shortest time as an automatic control parameter. The automatic control parameter is provided for the host to control the electric actuation device when the bicycle is ridden at the predetermined path again so that the rider ridding the bicycle, while repeatedly ridding on the predetermined path, can concentrate on the sport without having to think about when the rider needs to control the bicycle.

Description

Bicycle automatic control system

The invention relates to a bicycle control system; in particular, it relates to an automatic bicycle control system.

When existing cyclists ride bicycles on various routes or under various vehicle conditions, they will need to adjust the front and rear derailleurs of the transmission device, the adjustable front forks, or the adjustable frame shock absorbers or lifting devices. The height of the seat tube can be adjusted to make the bicycle ride more comfortable or to pedal to drive the bicycle forward more efficiently and faster.

Although there are currently electric derailleurs, electric dropper posts or adjustable shock absorbers for bicycles, cyclists still have to judge various road conditions and body sensations by themselves when riding, and change the derailleur shifting timing and seat of the above devices. Adjustments such as the height of the tube lift and the stiffness of the shock absorbers can distract a cyclist, especially when racing on repetitive trails.

In view of this, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic control system so that the rider can concentrate on the sport or competition while riding the bicycle without having to think about when to control the bicycle.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an automatic bicycle control system, which includes a host computer connected to an electric actuating device of a bicycle and an input device; the electric actuating device includes a controller, a motor, and a A mechanical structure, the motor is signal-connected to the controller, and the mechanical structure is driven by the motor to generate displacement; the input device is signal-connected to the controller, and is obtained based on the manual input or sensing of external information by the rider of the bicycle. An input parameter; wherein, the host records that the rider rides the bicycle on a predetermined path multiple times, and during each ride on the predetermined path, the electric actuator uses the control in the predetermined path. The input parameter when the driver drives the motor, and the host records the completion time of the ride as a ride information; the host selects the input parameter with the shortest completion time among the more than one recorded ride information as An automatic control parameter of the electric actuator on the predetermined path is used for the host to control the electric actuator with the automatic control parameter when the rider rides the bicycle on the predetermined path again.

The effect of the present invention is to control the electric actuator through automatic control parameters when the rider rides the bicycle on the predetermined path again, so that the electric actuator can be controlled during riding on the predetermined path. , reproducing the best results when the motor drives the displacement of the mechanical structure. At this time, the rider/cyclist can concentrate entirely on the sport or competition, without having to think about when to control the bicycle.

In order to illustrate the present invention more clearly, the preferred embodiments are described in detail below along with the drawings. Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 2 , which is a bicycle automatic control system 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It includes a host 10 , a bicycle 20 , more than one electric actuator 30 and an input device 40 . The actuating device 30 and the input device 40 are installed on the bicycle 20 and connected to the host computer 10 .

The host 10 is a terminal or a computer and has a storage device 12 and a user interface 14 . The bicycle 20 is used by the rider/cyclist to repeatedly ride on a route. When the rider rides the bicycle 20 through the entire route, the host 10 can use the GPS module to receive the satellite positioning system to obtain route positioning information as a reservation. Path A, the predetermined path A can also be route positioning information transmitted to the host 10 in a wired/wireless manner in advance. The predetermined path A is stored in the storage device 12 and can be set through a user interface 14 of the host 10 , the user interface 14 may be a touch display or a combination of a display and buttons.

The electric actuator 30 can be an electric front derailleur, an electric rear derailleur, an electric liftable seat post, an electric adjustable front fork or an electric adjustable frame shock absorber. The electric actuating device 30 includes a controller 32 and a mechanical device 33. The mechanical device 33 includes a motor 34 and a mechanical structure 36. As shown in Figure 3, the mechanical structure 36 can be a front derailleur or a rear derailleur. , a liftable seat tube, an adjustable front fork or an adjustable frame shock absorber, the motor 34 is signally connected to the controller 32, the mechanical structure 36 is driven by the motor 34 to generate displacement, so that the electric front The derailleur and electric rear derailleur provide the function of shifting gears. The electric liftable seat tube provides the function of adjusting the height of the seat. The electric adjustable front fork provides the function of adjusting the height of the front fork. The electric adjustable The frame shock absorber device provides the function of adjusting the softness and hardness of the shock absorber; please refer to Figures 1 and 3. When the bicycle 20 is provided with more than two electric actuating devices 30, the motors of these mechanical devices 33 In addition to being electrically connected to individual controllers 32, 34 can also share the same controller 32.

The input device 40 is signal-connected to the controller 32. The input device 40 can be a manual control switch of the electric actuator 30 combined with the bicycle 20, or it can be installed everywhere on the bicycle 20 and selected from a crank strain gauge, a crank A group of sensors/capturers consisting of one or more of a tachometer, a gravity sensor, a gyroscope, an angular accelerometer, an antenna, an image capturer or an accelerometer. The input device 40 obtains an input parameter B based on manual input by the rider of the bicycle 20 or external information sensed/acquired by a sensor or capture device; the input parameter B, depending on the source of the input, may be the bicycle. The actuating device 30 uses the motor 34 to drive a group consisting of more than one position, crank stress, crank rotation speed, positioning information, road section topography or image information of the predetermined path A after the mechanical structure 36 is moved.

The host 10 uses the storage device 12 to at least record that the rider rides the bicycle 20 on the predetermined path A multiple times. During each ride on the predetermined path A, the electric actuator 30 moves on the predetermined path. The input parameter B of the controller 32 driving the motor 34 in A, that is, at least recording the displacement of the electric actuator 30 in the predetermined path A by using the motor 34 to drive the mechanical structure 36, the recorded input parameter B It may further include the above-mentioned parameters obtained by sensing/capturing external information by sensors and capturers; the host 10 also records the completion time of the ride with the storage device 12, and merges the above-mentioned records during the ride. The input parameter B becomes a riding information C.

The host 10 selects the input parameter B with the shortest completion time among the more than one riding information C recorded in the storage device 12 as an automatic control parameter B1 of the electric actuator 30 on the predetermined path A for use. The host 10 controls the electric actuator 30 with the automatic control parameter B1 when the rider rides the bicycle 20 on the predetermined path A again. In this way, the electric actuator 30 can, when riding on the predetermined path A again, compare whether the parameters obtained by the input device 40 during the current riding on the predetermined path A are consistent with the input parameter B. For example, whether the positioning information, road section terrain or image information obtained by the input device 40 during riding is consistent with the positioning information, road section topography or image information in the input parameter B, controlled at the same position of the predetermined path A When reproducing the best result, the motor 34 is used to drive the displacement of the mechanical structure 36. At this time, the rider/cyclist can concentrate on the sport or competition without thinking about when to control the bicycle.

To further describe other structures of the system of the present invention, the host computer 10 calculates an optimized input parameter B2 using the aforementioned input parameter B as the automatic control parameter B1 of the electric actuator 30 on the predetermined path A. When riding the bicycle 20 on the predetermined path A, the rider can control the host 10 through the user interface 14 to choose whether to load the optimized input parameter B2, so that the host 10 loads the optimized input parameter B2 to control the The electric actuator 30 performs automatic control on the predetermined path A.

The above-mentioned mechanical device 33 further includes an electronically controlled switch 361 for controlling the maneuverability of the mechanical structure 36. The electronically controlled switch 361 is electrically connected to the controller 32 and performs the automatic control parameter B1 of the predetermined path A. Control of the use status of the mechanical structure 36. The mechanical structure 36 can be a reduction device. In this case, the motor 34 is provided with an output shaft 341. The mechanical structure 36 is provided on the output shaft 341 and is driven by the motor 34 to generate a rotational output by changing the transmission ratio of the output of the motor 34. Displacement.

The above are only the best possible embodiments of the present invention. Any equivalent changes made by applying the description and patent scope of the present invention should be included in the patent scope of the present invention.

[Invention] 100: Bicycle automatic control system 10:Host 12:Storage device 14:User interface 20:Bicycle 30: Electric actuation device 32:Controller 33:Mechanical device 34: Motor 341:Output shaft 36:Mechanical structure 361:Electronic control switch 40:Input device A: Scheduled route B:Input parameters B1: Automatic control parameters B2: Optimize input parameters C: Riding information

Figure 1 is a block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the electric actuator device and the input device according to the above-mentioned preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a block diagram of multiple electric actuators sharing the same controller according to the present invention.

100: Bicycle automatic control system

10:Host

12:Storage device

14:User interface

20:Bicycle

30: Electric actuation device

32:Controller

33:Mechanical device

34: Motor

341:Output shaft

36:Mechanical structure

361:Electronic control switch

40:Input device

A: Scheduled route

B:Input parameters

B1: Automatic control parameters

B2: Optimize input parameters

C: Riding information

Claims (10)

An automatic bicycle control system includes a host computer connected to an electric actuating device of a bicycle and an input device; the electric actuating device includes a controller and a mechanical device, and the mechanical device includes a motor and an input device. The mechanical structure is connected with the signal of the controller, and the mechanical structure is driven by the motor to generate displacement; the input device is connected with the signal of the controller, and obtains an information based on the manual input or sensing of external information by the rider of the bicycle. Input parameters, where: The host records that the rider rides the bicycle on a predetermined path multiple times. During each ride on the predetermined path, the electric actuating device uses the controller to drive the motor in the predetermined path. The input parameter, the host records the completion time of the ride, and becomes a ride information; The host selects the input parameter with the shortest completion time among the more than one recorded riding information as an automatic control parameter of the electric actuator on the predetermined path for the host to use when the rider rides on the predetermined path again. When riding the bicycle on a predetermined path, the electric actuator is controlled with the automatic control parameters. The automatic bicycle control system of claim 1, wherein the input device includes a crank stress meter, a crank tachometer, a gravity sensor, a gyroscope, an angular accelerometer, an antenna, and an image capture A group of more than one accelerometer or accelerometer. The bicycle automatic control system as described in claim 2, wherein the input parameters include at least one or more selected from the group consisting of image information, positioning information, road section topography, the position of the electric actuator, crank stress and crank speed selected from the predetermined path. As a group, the host calculates an optimized input parameter based on the aforementioned input parameters as the automatic control parameter of the electric actuator on the predetermined path. The bicycle automatic control system as described in claim 3, wherein when the rider rides the bicycle on the predetermined path, he or she can tell the host whether to load the optimized input parameters to control the electric actuator on the predetermined path. Automatic control. The automatic bicycle control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the predetermined route is route positioning information obtained through a satellite positioning system. The bicycle automatic control system of claim 4, wherein the predetermined path can be set through a user interface of the host, and the user interface can control the host to choose whether to load the optimized input parameters. The automatic bicycle control system of claim 1, wherein the mechanical structure can be a front derailleur, a rear derailleur, a liftable seat tube, an adjustable front fork or an adjustable frame Shock absorber. The bicycle automatic control system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the mechanical device further includes an electronically controlled switch, and the electronically controlled switch is used to control the usage state of the mechanical device according to the automatic control parameter of the predetermined path. The bicycle automatic control system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the electronic control switch relationship is provided on the mechanical device to control the maneuverability of the mechanical device, and the electronic control switch relationship is controlled according to the automatic control parameter. The bicycle automatic control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mechanical structure is a reduction device, and the motor is provided with an output shaft, and the reduction device is provided on the output shaft to change the transmission ratio of the motor output.