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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2013
Politecnico Di Milano, Milan, IT;
UniversitĂ Degli Studi Di Bergamo, Bergamo, IT;
Fabio Previdi, Milan, IT;
Sergio Matteo Savaresi, Cremona, IT;
Matteo Corno, Milan, IT;
Mara Tanelli, Lodi, IT;
Giovanni Alli, Legnano, IT;
Paolo Lisanti, Lallio, IT;
Pierfrancesco Spagnol, Milan, IT;
Ivo Boniolo, Bovisio Masciago, IT;
Cristiano Spelta, Bellusco, IT;
Politecnico di Milano, Milan, IT;
UniversitĂ degli Studi di Bergamo, Bergamo, IT;
Abstract
A pedal assisted bicycle a first and a second wheel; a pedaling assembly mechanically decoupled from the first and second wheels by which an user can supply a pedaling power; an electric motor mechanically coupled to at least one of the wheels capable of taking a motor power; a generator device adapted to generate a generator device electric power from the pedaling power, arranged in an energy exchange relationship with the pedaling assembly and the electric motor; an energy storage device arranged in an energy exchange relationship with the electric motor and with the generator device; a control system including a module for controlling the power required to the generator device to be supplied to the electric motor and/or to the storage device; a heartbeat sensor adapted to generate a signal representing heartbeat.