US 11,980,799 B2
Systems and methods for testing a bicycle training apparatus
Jan-Anders Mansson, West Lafayette, IN (US); Teal Francis Dowd, Lafayette, IN (US); Diana Gabrielle Heflin, San Diego, CA (US); Justin Douglas Miller, Columbus, OH (US); Jacob Dean Coffing, Williamsport, IN (US); and Wim Sweldens, Summit, NJ (US)
Assigned to Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US)
Filed by Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/544,760.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/122,449, filed on Dec. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0176221 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. A63B 69/16 (2006.01); B62M 6/50 (2010.01)
CPC A63B 69/16 (2013.01) [B62M 6/50 (2013.01); A63B 2225/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for testing the accuracy of a bicycle training apparatus that is configured to measure the power output of a cyclist riding on a bicycle, the system comprising:
a base;
a main drive shaft secured to the base;
a motor secured to the base and configured to rotate the main drive shaft;
a torque sensor configured to measure the torque applied to the main drive shaft during rotation thereof;
a rotational speed sensor configured to measure the rotational speed of the main drive shaft during rotation thereof;
means for securing the bicycle training apparatus relative to the base; and
means for coupling the main drive shaft to a hub of the bicycle training apparatus or a hub of a bicycle wheel in contact with the bicycle training apparatus.