A ubiquitous wearable unit for controlling muscular fatigue during cycling exercise sessions.
For health promotion and motor rehabilitation, controlling muscular fatigue on-site is important during exercise sessions. We have developed a ubiquitous wearable unit with a Linux board and tried to apply it to the control of a torque-assisted bicycle with a biosignal-based fuzzy system designed for a cycle ergometer. The results showed that an appropriate design for the cycle ergometor (indoor exercise) would be sufficiently applicable for the torque-assisted bicycle (outdoor exercise) in terms of heart rate, but was not sufficient in terms of muscular fatigue. It needs more detailed control for muscular activity.
Kiryu
Tohru
T
Graduate School of Science and Technology, Center for Transdisciplinary Research, Niigata University, Nishi-Ku, Niigata, 950-2181 Japan. kiryu@eng.niigata-u.ac.jp
Yamashita
Kazuki
K
D001642:Bicycling; D016552:Ergometry; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D006293:Health Promotion; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D018763:Muscle Fatigue / Q000502:physiology*; D010809:Physical Fitness; D019415:Torque