A bio-energetic model of cyclist for enhancing pedelec systems. Issue 1 (July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rosero, Nadia; Martinez, John J.; Leon, Henry
• Is Part Of: IFAC-PapersOnLine. Volume 50:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 4418
• Page End: 4423
• Publication Date: 2017-07
• Subjects: Physiological model -- modeling of human performance -- control in system biology -- bio-energetics; Automatic control -- Periodicals; 629.805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.918
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2405-8963

Abstract

Abstract: The paper presents a whole-body bio-energetic model of a cyclist which includes the mechanical dynamics of the bike. This model could be used to solve control-design problems for pedelec systems. The behavior of some physiological variables during cycling is reproduced by keeping an energy aware transfer flow. The modeling approach considers three main levels: i) physiological, ii) bio-mechanical and iii) pure-mechanical. Physical laws of energy/mass conservation were applied to simulate the ways in which energy is stored, transferred and dissipated at each level. A simulation example shows a scenario of a physiological test.