Apparatus and method for measuring subject work rate on an exercise device
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A63B-022/02
A63B-071/00
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US-0775404
(1991-10-15)
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Thornton William E. (Friendswood TX)
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The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration (Washington DC 06)
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Method and apparatus for accurately simulating locomotion in a weightless environment, specifically to prevent atrophy of a subject\s musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory systems during space travel, are disclosed. Forces, including the vertical, horizontal and lateral force generated by an individ
Method and apparatus for accurately simulating locomotion in a weightless environment, specifically to prevent atrophy of a subject\s musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory systems during space travel, are disclosed. Forces, including the vertical, horizontal and lateral force generated by an individual during locomotion on a treadmill, utilizing a rigid belt with rigid transfer elements supported by low friction bogies are measured by strain gauges sensitive in their respective direction. The vertical forces produced by securing the subject to the treadmill via bungee cords in conjunction with the measured velocity of the treadmill, and the mode of locomotion are used to determine the subject\s equivalent weight. The other horizontal and lateral forces are used to determine the external work produced by the subject when locomotion is performed on a nonlevel surface with an effective grade angle. The measured forces are related in such a way that the grade angle is easily determined. A motor and additional circuitry can be added to the apparatus to measure and force a subject to maintain a predetermined work rate associated with a preselected grade angle and tread velocity.
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Method of quantifying the subject work rate in a weightless environment in terms of an equivalent grade factor, the internal work rate, and external work rate, applied to a treadmill over a period of time by a user thereof, which comprises the steps of measuring at a plurality of locations along the
Method of quantifying the subject work rate in a weightless environment in terms of an equivalent grade factor, the internal work rate, and external work rate, applied to a treadmill over a period of time by a user thereof, which comprises the steps of measuring at a plurality of locations along the treadmill total instantaneous vertical forces applied by the user when in a mode of motion, averaging said total instantaneous vertical forces over time to develop an average vertical force which is equal to an equivalent body weight, measuring along the treadmill relative to the user instantaneous horizontal forces applied by the user when in motion, averaging said instantaneous horizontal forces over time to produce an average horizontal force, measuring velocity of the treadmill, deriving from said equivalent body weight, said velocity of the treadmill, and said mode a measure of internal work rate, multiplying said average horizontal force by said velocity of the treadmill to produce a measure of the external work rate, deriving the equivalent grade factor of the treadmill from said average vertical force and said average horizontal force, and applying to the user an adjustable vertical force to produce a predetermined downwardly directed vertical force on the treadmill. Apparatus for quantifying the subject work rate applied to an exercise device by a user and adapted for use in a weightless environment, comprising a treadmill, means for applying to the user an adjustable vertical force to produce a predetermined downwardly directed vertical force on the treadmill, a plurality of vertical strain elements connected evenly spaced along the treadmill, each vertical strain elements being sensitive only to vertical force to produce a resulting electrical signal, averaging means connected to said vertical strain elements for producing an average vertical signal over time, horizontal strain element means connected to the treadmill relative to the user sensitive to measure only horizontal force and to produce a resulting electrical signal, averaging means connected to said horizontal strain elements for producing an average horizontal signal over time, a tachometer connected to the treadmill for producing a speed signal equal to the velocity of the treadmill, a means for deriving an internal work rate signal from said average vertical signal, said speed signal, and mode of locomotion, and a multiplier network connected to produce the product of said average horizontal signal, and speed signal, said multiplier network product being an external work rate signal.
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