A new automatic measurement system for a bicycle

Abstract

This study proposes a new automatic bicycle-borne measurement system to quantify the pressing force on the pedals, detect the pedal cranks' rotations, compute the rear wheel's tr aveling distance and speed, calculate the accumulated calories burned and the equivalent fat loss incurred within the rider through cycling and, in addition, render a travel clock. The proposed system, with a built-in microprocessor, processes the measured data and displays the computed output, including the time, the traveling distance and speed, the accumulated calories burned and the equivalent weight (fat) loss during the cycling. via an LCD panel. The computation methods are detailed. The proposed system will convert a regular bicycle into a unique double-purpose equipment for botb traveling and fitness exercise, usable both indoors and outdoors on botb sunny and rainy days. Tbe test results of this study's prototype are also listed and compared with standard or reference data in this paper.

GreenBicycling: A Smartphone-Based Public Bicycle Sharing System for Healthy Life

“…These features can be accomplished by the above researches, along with some smart bicycle prototype that can calculate pedal load, share riding experience, path, etc. [14] [15].…”