Automatic speed control apparatus for treadmill and control method thereof

Abstract

The present invention provides an automatic speed control apparatus for a treadmill and the control method including a deck, a track belt of endlessly rotating on the upper and the bottom face of the deck, and a driving unit for driving unit for driving the track belt comprising: at least one front load sensor located in the front part of the track belt for measuring load from a user on the track belt; at least one rear load sensor located in the rear part of the track belt for measuring load from the user on the track belt, wherein the proceeding speed of the track belt is controlled based on the user's location or movement on the track belt by comparing the measured values from the front load sensor and the rear load sensor and catching the user's location based on the comparison therebetween, whereby the proceeding speed can be automatically controlled corresponding with the user's running speed without the user's direct operation.

Description

Automatic speed control device and control method for stepper technical field The present invention relates to an automatic speed control device for a treadmill and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a method for accurately and automatically controlling running according to the user's intention when the user runs or walks on the treadmill. An automatic speed control device and a control method thereof for changing the forward speed of a trackbelt without direct operation by a user. Background technique A stepper, commonly known as a treadmill, is widely used indoors, such as homes or sports centers, because it enables a user to exercise in a confined space while walking or running on its constantly rotating belt. Recently, due to the advantages of safety and convenience of the stepper machine, the demand for the stepper machine has increased sharply because users can use the stepper machine to exercise indoors even in the cold winter. Usually, the user r...

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Problems solved by technology

However, using an ultrasonic sensor to calculate the user's distance to the sensor is so imprecise that it can cause the stepper to malfunction when the running belt accelerates when the user is not close to the ultrasonic sensor or even decelerates when the user does not move away from the ultrasonic sensor

In addition, steppers that use sensors for automatic speed control have serious malfunctions when they detect simple gestures of running or walking, or movements that attempt to accelerate the running belt by operating the controls located on the front part

The speed of the running belt may be increased when the user does not want to run or walks faster

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