The development of a virtual cycling simulator

Authors:
Yuk-Ming Tang;Mathew Ho-Cheong Tsoi;Daniel Tik-Pui Fong;Pauline Po-Yee Lui;Kin-Chuen Hui;Kai-Ming Chan
Affiliations:
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong;Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong;Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong;Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong;Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong;Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
Venue:
Edutainment'07 Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Technologies for e-learning and digital entertainment
Year:
2007

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Abstract

Cycling is one of the current thirteen elite sports in Hong Kong. Despite cycling is one of the well known activities in the world and has numerous advantages for health, it is still far from popular in Hong Kong. In this research, a virtual cycling simulator is developed for exercise and entertainment purpose, and for promoting the cycling activity. The hardware of the cycling simulator consists of four major units including a bike platform, an actuation unit, a sensing unit and a display unit. The control system receives signals from the sensing unit and controls the motions of the actuation unit. It also computes and renders the virtual environment in real-time thereby providing the experience of cycling on different terrain models.