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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1995
Akihisa Kenmochi, Tokyo, JP;
Shin'ichi Fukuzumi, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A ski training apparatus includes footboards a movable portion, an apparatus body, a braking section, a movement estimating section, a braking control section, and a braking section. The movable portion supports the footboards to allow them to rotate, and displaces the footboards in accordance with ski-sliding movement. The apparatus body supports the movable portion to allow it to swing. The measuring section measures the loads of the feet of a trainee on the footboards to output load information, while measuring the displacement amount of the movable portion and the rotational angles of the footboards to output displacement information. The movement estimating section estimates a sliding velocity, the position of the trainee on a slope, and an edging strength representing the magnitude of a reactive force received from a snowy surface and corresponding to the load of the trainee on the snowy surface on the basis of the load information, the displacement information, and geographical information, and outputs movement information. The braking control section calculates a braking amount from the pieces of above information to output braking information. The braking section applies a braking force to the movable portion in accordance with the braking information.