Undertaking
Patent
1988-08-12
1989-10-24
Apley, Richard J.
Undertaking
272116, 272129, 272130, 272132, 272DIG6, 73 1R, 73125, 73379, 36457104, A63B 2122, G01L 2500
Patent
active
048756741
ABSTRACT:
The apparatus is adapted to an exercise device with an energy absorbing unit that has a self calibrating energy monitor. It comprises at least one rotating flywheel which is driven through a one way clutch. There is a braking mechanism to apply resistance to the flywheel. A self calibrating energy monitor computes the dissipated power with a formula relating power to angular velocity, typically a coefficient of resistance times the angular velocity of the flywheel raised by an exponent determined by the brake used. The monitor consists of a microprocessor that is programmed to periodically self calibrate the formula and receives its impulses from a sensor.
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Dreissigacker Peter D.
Dreissigacker Richard A.
Apley Richard J.
Bender David J.
Concept II, Inc.
Neiman Thomas N.
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