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.