EXERCISE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE

• US 20170232297A1
• Filed: 02/16/2016
• Published: 08/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Incorporated (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: PROKHOROV, Danil V.
• Granted Patent: US 9,776,042 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/18 for vehicle drivers or machine operators
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6893 Cars
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0033 Lower limbs performing together the same movement, e.g. on a single support element
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0035 Upper limbs performing together the same movement, e.g. on a single support element
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0025 Particular aspects relating to the orientation of movement paths of the limbs relative to the body; Relative relationship between the movements of the limbs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0076 Rowing machines for conditioning the cardio-vascular system seats moving during exercise A63B22/0087; training appliances for rowing or sculling on boats A63B69/06
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0605 performing a circular movement, e.g. ergometers
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/0205 Abdomen
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/03516 For both arms together or both legs together; Aspects related to the co-ordination between right and left side limbs of a user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/1218 Chinning, pull-up, i.e. concentric movement
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0003 Analysing the course of a movement or motion sequences during an exercise or trainings sequence, e.g. swing for golf or tennis
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0075 Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/00 Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit , e.g. process diagnostic or vehicle driver interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied

Abstract

A vehicular exercise system includes an exercise monitoring apparatus configured to communicate with a vehicle including one or more internal structures including at least one seat and a steering wheel. The at least one exercise monitoring apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to detect one or more exercise activities performed at the one or more internal structures and actuate the vehicle based on the one or more detected exercise activities. The processing circuitry is further configured to monitor one or more physiological parameters of the one or more detected exercise activities, determine a recommendation regarding future exercise activities based on the one or more physiological parameters, and output one or more notifications corresponding to the one or more physiological parameters and the determined recommendation.

Claims

1. A vehicular exercise system, comprising:

at least one exercise monitoring apparatus configured to communicate with a vehicle including one or more internal structures including at least one seat and a steering wheel, the at least one exercise monitoring apparatus including processing circuitry configured to

detect one or more exercise activities performed at the one or more internal structures,

actuate the vehicle based on the one or more detected exercise activities,

monitor one or more physiological parameters of the one or more detected exercise activities,

determine a recommendation regarding future exercise activities based on the one or more physiological parameters; and

output one or more notifications corresponding to the one or more physiological parameters and the determined recommendation.

2. The vehicular exercise system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle is an automobile, a truck, a van or a sport utility vehicle.

3. The vehicular exercise system of claim 1, wherein the one or more detected exercise activities include at least one of biking, rowing, pulling legs up, pushing the steering wheel back and forth, bending from a waist up, flexing abdominal muscles, pull ups and running.

4. The vehicular exercise system of claim 1, wherein the at least one seat and the steering wheel are configured to perform the one or more detected exercise activities in at least one of a static mode and a spring loaded mode.

5. The vehicular exercise system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physiological parameters include at least one of a heart rate, a blood pressure and a respiratory rate.

6. The vehicular exercise system of claim 1, wherein the exercise monitoring apparatus further comprises a plurality of actuators configured to actuate at least one of steering control, acceleration control and deceleration control of the vehicle based on the one or more detected exercise activities.

7. The vehicular exercise system of claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to detect the one or more physiological parameters via one or more physical contact sensors located in at least one of the at least one seat, the steering wheel and at least one device wearable by the driver.

8. The vehicular exercise system of claim 1, wherein the recommended future exercise activity is a recommendation to stop or modify the one or more detected exercise activities.

9. The vehicular exercise system of claim 1, wherein the one or more notifications are output visually, via a graphical display in communication with the at least one exercise monitoring apparatus, and audibly, via a loudspeaker in communication with at least one smart menu apparatus.

10. A method of exercise monitoring in a vehicle, comprising:

detecting, via processing circuitry of at least one exercise monitoring apparatus, one or more exercise activities performed at one or more internal structures of the vehicle;

actuating, via the circuitry, the vehicle based on the one or more detected exercise activities;

monitoring, via the circuitry, one or more physiological parameters of the one or more detected exercise activities;

determining a recommendation regarding future exercise activities based on the one or more physiological parameters; and

outputting one or more notifications corresponding to the one or more physiological parameters and the determined recommendation.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the vehicle is an automobile, a truck, a van or a sport utility vehicle.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the one or more detected exercise activities include at least one of biking, rowing, pulling legs up, pushing a steering wheel back and forth, bending from a waist up, flexing abdominal muscles, pull ups and running.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the vehicle includes at least one seat and steering wheel configured to perform the one or more detected exercise activities in at least one of a static mode and a spring loaded mode.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the one or more physiological parameters include at least one of a heart rate, a blood pressure and a respiratory rate.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

actuating at least one of steering control, acceleration control and deceleration control of the vehicle based on the one or more detected exercise activities.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

detecting the one or more physiological parameters via one or more physical contact sensors located in at least one of the at least one seat, the steering wheel and at least one device wearable by a driver.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the recommended future exercise activity is a recommendation to stop or modify the one or more detected exercise activities.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the one or more notifications are output visually, via a graphical display in communication with the at least one exercise monitoring apparatus, and audibly, via a loudspeaker in communication with at least one smart menu apparatus.

19. An exercise monitoring apparatus, comprising:

processing circuitry configured to;

detect one or more exercise activities,

actuate at least one vehicle based on the one or more detected exercise activities,

monitor one or more physiological parameters of the one or more detected exercise activities,

determine a recommendation regarding future exercise activities based on the one or more physiological parameters; and

output one or more notifications corresponding to the one or more physiological parameters and the determined recommendation.

20. The exercise monitoring apparatus of claim 19, further comprising:

a plurality of actuators configured to actuate at least one of steering control, acceleration control and deceleration control of the vehicle based on the one or more detected exercise activities.