ROTARY EXERCISE EQUIPMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF
First Claim
1. An exercise apparatus for operation by a user, comprising:
- a rotatable crank; and
means for varying resistance of rotation of said rotatable crank, wherein said means for varying resistance comprises use of an electric motor.
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Abstract
The invention comprises a method and/or an apparatus using computer configured exercise equipment and an electric motor. A computer-controlled robotic resistance system is used for training, diagnosis and/or therapy. The resistance system comprises: a subject interface, software control, a controller, an electric servo assist/resist motor, an actuator, and/or a subject sensor. The system overcomes the limitations of the existing robotic rehabilitation, weight training, and cardiovascular training systems by providing a training and/or rehabilitation system that adapts a resistance or force applied to a user interactive element in response to the user'"'"'s interaction with the training system, a physiological strength curve, and/or sensor feedback. For example, the system optionally provides for an automatic reconfiguration and/or adaptive load adjustment based upon real time measurement of a user'"'"'s interaction with the system or sensor based observation by the exercise system as it is operated by the subject.
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20 Claims
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1. An exercise apparatus for operation by a user, comprising:
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a rotatable crank; and means for varying resistance of rotation of said rotatable crank, wherein said means for varying resistance comprises use of an electric motor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for exercising a user, comprising the steps of:
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providing a rotatable crank; and varying resistance of rotation of said rotatable crank using an electric motor. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An exercise apparatus for operation by a user, comprising:
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a user interface comprising at least one of; a rotatable crank; and a handgrip; a cable or linkage connected to said user interface; an electric motor configured to supply a resistive force to movement of said user interface; a sensor configured to provide a feedback sensor reading; and a controller electrically connected to said motor, said controller configured to use the feedback sensor reading in control of said motor generating the resistive force. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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