CN104793574B - Remote fault detection system and method for fitness equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

A remote fault detection system and method for fitness equipment includes a control signal source and a fitness equipment. The control signal source includes a remote control device having a plurality of detection instructions. The fitness equipment includes a control unit and a plurality of drive units, and the detection instructions correspond to different drive units respectively. The control unit includes an upper controller located in the control panel of the fitness equipment, and the upper controller generates an error code corresponding to the drive unit when the fitness equipment fails. The remote control device sends a capture instruction to the upper controller to capture the error code, and sends a corresponding detection instruction to the upper controller, so that the control unit detects the drive unit corresponding to the error code, and transmits the detection result back to the control signal source. Thereby, the detection effect is effectively improved.

Description

Remote fault detection system and method for fitness equipment

technical field

The present invention is related to fitness equipment detection; in particular, it refers to a remote fault detection system and method for fitness equipment.

Background technique

With the development of society, lack of exercise has become a common problem among modern people. Studies have pointed out that exercise can enhance the heart and lung function of the human body, promote blood circulation, and reduce the chance of suffering from chronic diseases. Exercising with fitness equipment can not be affected by the weather, and has gradually become the way of exercise for many people. Therefore, there are more and more fitness centers or health clubs in the market.

The fitness equipment in the fitness center is managed by the management personnel of the fitness center. When the fitness equipment breaks down, the management personnel must troubleshoot or notify the manufacturer of the fitness equipment for maintenance. The current fitness equipment can only display the corresponding error code when there is a fault, to indicate the approximate location of the fault, so that the management personnel or maintenance personnel can have the direction of maintenance. However, it still takes a considerable amount of time to find out the correct fault of failure. The number of fitness equipment used in the fitness center is large, and the fitness center occupies a large area. For the operators of the fitness center, it will undoubtedly increase the cost of manpower for the operator of the fitness center to detect the faults of the fitness equipment, and it is impossible to test each one one by one. Fitness equipment, resulting in ineffective detection of fitness equipment. Therefore, the known detection methods for fitness equipment are still not perfect, and there is room for improvement.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a remote fault detection system and method for fitness equipment, which can effectively improve the efficiency of detecting fitness equipment.

To achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides a remote fault detection system for fitness equipment, which includes a control signal source and a fitness equipment. The fitness equipment includes a control unit and a plurality of drive units, each of which is electrically connected to the control unit, the control unit respectively drives the drive units, and the control unit generates a corresponding drive unit when the fitness equipment fails. An error code; the control signal source signal is connected to the control unit, the control signal source is built with a plurality of detection commands, and these detection commands correspond to different drive units; wherein, the control signal source sends a capture command to The control unit is used to retrieve the error code generated by the control unit, and send a detection command corresponding to the error code to the control unit, and the control unit detects the drive unit corresponding to the error code according to the received detection command, and Sending back a detection result to the control signal source.

The remote fault detection method of the fitness equipment provided by the present invention, the fitness equipment includes a control unit and a plurality of drive units, the control unit respectively drives the drive units, and the control unit generates a fault corresponding to the drive unit when the fitness equipment fails An error code; the remote fault detection method includes the following steps: a retrieval command is sent from a remote control device to the control unit, wherein the remote control device has a plurality of detection commands built in, and these detection commands correspond to different The drive unit of the drive unit; after receiving the retrieval command, the error code is sent to the remote control device; according to the error code, a detection command of the drive unit corresponding to the error code is sent to the control unit; according to the detection command detection The drive unit corresponds to the error code, and returns a detection result to the remote control device.

The effect of the present invention is that by actively sending the capture instruction and the detection instruction to the fitness equipment, the fitness equipment can be further detected when a fault occurs and the detection result can be returned, effectively improving the effectiveness of the fitness equipment inspection.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a remote fault detection system for fitness equipment in the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the treadmill of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart of a remote fault detection method for fitness equipment in the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram of the remote fault detection system of the fitness equipment according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a block diagram of a remote fault detection system for fitness equipment according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols in the drawings

1 remote fault detection system, 10 server, 12 host, 14 display unit, 20 fitness equipment, 22 treadmill, 22a control panel, 221 control unit, 222 upper controller, 222a storage unit, 222b monitoring module, 223 wireless transceiver circuit, 224 lower controller, 224b monitoring module, 225 instrument panel, 226~228 driving unit, 226a~228a driving circuit, 226b transmission motor, 227b speed detector, 228b lifting motor, 24 exercise bike, 26 elliptical machine, 2 remote fault Detection system, 30 first server, 32 second server, 3 remote fault detection system, 34 third server, I Internet, A fitness center, B control center, C regional management center.

detailed description

In order to illustrate the present invention more clearly, preferred embodiments are given and described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings as follows. Please refer to Fig. 1, which is a remote fault detection system 1 for fitness equipment according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention. It includes a control signal source such as a server 10 and a plurality of fitness equipment 20. In this embodiment, the remote The fault detection system 1 is applied to a fitness center.

In this embodiment, the server 10 constitutes a remote control device, including a host 12 and a display unit 14 . The main unit 12 is externally connected with the fitness equipment 20 by Wi-Fi signal, but not limited thereto, the signal can also be transmitted by wireless transmission such as bluetooth or RF or by wired transmission. The host 12 executes a monitoring program, the monitoring program records the identification information of each fitness equipment 20, and the monitoring program has a retrieval command and a plurality of detection commands, the monitoring program is used to send the retrieval command or a detection Instructions are sent to the fitness equipment 20, wherein the fetching instruction is used to retrieve the current state (including whether an abnormal code is generated) from the fitness equipment 20, and the detection instructions control the fitness equipment 20 to perform detection. The display unit 14 displays messages from the host 12 .

The fitness equipment 20 is an example of a treadmill 22, an exercise bike 24 and an elliptical machine 26, but it is not limited thereto, and can also be other fitness equipment, such as a rowing machine and the like. For ease of description, the structure of the fitness equipment 20 will be described below by taking the treadmill 22 as an example. Please cooperate with Figure 2, where:

The treadmill 22 includes a control unit 221 and a plurality of driving units 226 - 228 . Wherein, the control unit 221 includes an upper controller 222, a wireless transceiver circuit 223 and a lower controller 224, the upper controller 222 and the wireless transceiver circuit 223 are arranged in a control panel 22a of the treadmill 22, and the The upper controller 222 is electrically connected to the wireless transceiver circuit 223 and the lower controller 224 respectively. The upper controller 222 is signal-connected with the host 12 of the server 10 through the wireless transceiver circuit 223 . The control panel 22a is also provided with an instrument panel 225 electrically connected to the upper controller 222 for the user to input parameters such as running speed and running time of the treadmill 22 to the upper controller 222 and display the information transmitted from the upper controller 222. incoming message.

Each of the driving units 226-228 includes a plurality of driving circuits 226a-228a and a plurality of motor components, each of the driving circuits 226a-228a is electrically connected to the lower controller 224, and these driving circuits 226a-228a are individually electrically connected to the motor components. These motor components are a transmission motor 226b, a speed detector 227b and a lifting motor 228b in this embodiment. The control unit 221 respectively drives the motor components through the driving circuits 226 a - 228 a. Wherein, the transmission motor 226b drives the crawler belt (not shown) of the treadmill 22 to run, the speed detector 227b detects the running speed of the crawler belt, and the lifting motor 228b controls the lifting height of the crawler platform (not shown). These motor components are known structures and will not be repeated here.

The upper controller 222 receives the signal from the server 10 and transmits it to the lower controller 224 , and the lower controller 224 controls the movement of the motor components according to the signal from the upper controller 222 . The upper controller 222 has a storage unit 222a and a monitoring module 222b. The storage unit 222a stores identification information and a plurality of detection programs. The identification information includes the model, production serial number and IP address of the treadmill in this embodiment. Each detection program corresponds to a detection instruction, and these detection instructions correspond to the detection of the upper controller 222 , the lower controller 224 and different driving units 226 - 228 respectively. The upper controller 222 executes the corresponding detection program in the storage unit 222a according to the received detection instruction, so as to detect the driving units 226-228. The monitoring module 222b monitors whether the upper controller 222 has an output signal to the lower controller 224, and the lower controller 224 also has a monitoring module 224a to monitor whether the lower controller 224 has an output signal to the driving circuits 226a-228a . In addition, the upper controller 222 of the control unit 221 generates a corresponding error code when any of the drive units 226-228 or the mechanism connected to the drive units 226-228 fails. For example, when the crawler belt of the treadmill 22 is abnormal, An error code corresponding to the driving unit 226 is generated, and an error code corresponding to the driving unit 228 is generated when the lifting of the crawler carrier is abnormal. When the track speed is abnormal, an error code corresponding to the drive unit 227 is generated. When the input or display of the instrument panel 225 is abnormal, an error code corresponding to the instrument panel 225 is generated.

By above-mentioned remote fault detection system 1, carry out the remote fault detection method shown in Figure 3, wherein:

First, the monitoring program of the server 10 automatically sends a retrieval command to the fitness equipment 20. Taking the treadmill 22 as an example, the wireless transceiver circuit 223 in the control panel 22a transmits the retrieval command to the upper control after receiving the retrieval command. device 222. If the upper controller 222 does not have an error code at present, it will return a normal message and its identification information to the server 10 to confirm that the current treadmill 22 is in a normal state. If the upper controller 222 currently generates an error code, the error code and its identification information will be sent back to the server 10 through the wireless transceiver circuit 223, and the monitoring program of the server 10 will mark the treadmill 22 as abnormal. If the server 10 does not receive the error code or normal message after sending the retrieval command, it means that communication with the treadmill 22 is impossible. At this time, the display unit 14 of the server 10 displays a warning message to remind the administrator to run Machine 22 cannot communicate.

When the server 10 receives the error code, the monitoring program selects at least one detection command according to the received error code and adds the identification information of the treadmill 22 to the detection command to send to the control unit 221 of the treadmill 22 .

Taking the treadmill 22 as an example, the crawler belt movement is abnormal, the server 10 sends four detection commands according to the error code corresponding to the drive unit 226, and the first detection command is used to detect whether the upper controller 222 has an output signal to the The lower controller 224 .

The wireless transceiver circuit 223 of the control panel 22a receives the detection command and sends it to the upper controller 222, and the upper controller 222 executes the corresponding detection program in the storage unit 222a to output a test signal to the lower controller 224 When the monitoring module 222b detects that the upper controller 222 outputs the test signal, a normal message is sent back to the server 10, so that the server 10 knows that the output of the upper controller 222 is normal. When the output of the test signal is detected, an abnormal message is sent back to the server 10 to let the server 10 know that the fault is the upper controller 222 . The monitoring program marks the failure of the upper controller 222 of the treadmill 22 and displays it on the display unit 14 . The normal message or abnormal message is the detection result defined in the present invention. In this way, the control unit 221 completes the detection program corresponding to the first detection instruction.

Then the server 10 sends a second detection command to detect whether the lower controller 224 has an output signal to the driving circuit 226a. After the wireless transceiver circuit 223 receives the detection instruction, it sends it to the upper controller 222, and the upper controller 222 executes the corresponding detection program, controls the lower controller 224 to output a test signal to the driving circuit 226a, and the lower controller 224 When the monitoring module 224b monitors the output of the test signal, a normal message is sent back to the server 10, so that the server 10 knows that the output of the lower controller 224 is normal. When the monitoring module 224b does not monitor the output of the test signal Return an abnormal message to the server 10, so that the server 10 knows that the fault is the lower controller 224, and the monitoring program marks the fault of the lower controller 224 of the treadmill 22, and displays it on the display unit 14. In this way, the control unit 221 completes the detection procedure corresponding to the second detection instruction.

Then the server 10 sends a third detection command to detect whether the driving circuit 226a has a signal output. The upper controller 222 executes the corresponding detection program after receiving the detection instruction, and outputs a test signal to the drive circuit 226a through the lower controller 224, so that the drive circuit 226a outputs a corresponding control signal to the transmission motor 226b, the drive When the circuit 226a really outputs the control signal, it returns a confirmation signal to the lower controller 224. If the lower controller 224 judges that the driving circuit 226a really sends the control signal, it returns a normal message to the upper controller 222 and then Send back to the server 10 to let the server 10 know that the output of the driving circuit 226a is normal. If the lower controller 224 does not receive the confirmation signal sent back by the driving circuit 226a, it means that the driving circuit 226a is faulty. At this time, the upper controller 222 returns an abnormal message to the server 10, and the monitoring program then The failure of the drive circuit 226 a of the treadmill 22 is marked and displayed on the display unit 14 . In this way, the detection program corresponding to the third detection instruction is completed.

Then the server 10 sends a fourth detection command to detect whether the transmission motor 226b is operating normally. The upper controller 222 executes the corresponding detection program after receiving the detection command, and controls the lower controller 224 to output a test signal to the driving circuit 226a, so that the driving circuit 226a outputs a corresponding control signal to the transmission motor 226b to drive the transmission motor. 226b actuates. If the lower controller 224 judges that the driving circuit 226a does send a control signal, and the transmission motor 226b is not in motion, it means that the transmission motor 226b is faulty, then the upper controller 222 returns an abnormal message to the server 10, The monitoring program marks the failure of the transmission motor 226b of the treadmill 22 and displays it on the display unit 14 . If the drive motor 226b is in motion, it means that the drive unit 226 is normal, and a normal message is sent back to the server 10. In this case, it can be clarified that the fault lies between the drive motor 226b and the crawler belt transmission mechanism. , the monitoring program of the server 10 marks the crawler belt drive mechanism of the treadmill 22 as faulty.

After the detection procedure is completed, the server 10 notifies the management personnel or maintenance personnel to carry out maintenance, and the management personnel or maintenance personnel can know the exact location and parts of the treadmill 22 where the failure occurs.

In the above, the abnormality of the crawler belt is taken as an example. Other drive units can also be detected in this way. Each detection program detects a signal path, and then returns the detection result (normal or abnormal to the server 10). The instrument panel 225 of the control panel 22a can also transmit a test signal through the upper controller 222 for detection. In practice, the monitoring program can be set to periodically send the retrieval command through the host computer 12, so as to periodically retrieve the error codes of the fitness equipment that has failed.

In the first embodiment, through the remote fault detection system and method, the server 10 can actively send a capture command to the fitness equipment 20, so that the fitness equipment 20 can report whether the server 10 has a fault, effectively saving personnel to check one by one 20 hours for each exercise machine. Moreover, when the fitness equipment 20 malfunctions and generates an error code, it can actively send a detection command to the fitness equipment 20, and the signal is transmitted through different signal paths of the fitness equipment 20 to form a test signal loop to further detect the failure. The faulty components are firstly identified, and the faulty components are displayed on the server 10, saving the time for maintenance personnel to go to the scene for maintenance.

Fig. 4 shows the remote fault detection system 2 of the fitness equipment of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention, which has roughly the same structure as the first embodiment, the difference is that the remote fault detection system 2 in this embodiment is applied to There are two fitness centers A, each of which has a plurality of fitness equipment 20 . The control signal source of this embodiment includes a first server 30 and two second servers 32 . In this embodiment, the first server 30 is the remote control device defined in the present invention. The first server 30 is installed in the control center B of the fitness equipment manufacturer, and is used to send retrieval commands and detection commands, which act on the aforementioned The server 10 in the first embodiment is the same, so it will not be repeated here. Each of the second servers 32 is arranged in each fitness center A, and is connected with the first server 30 through the Internet 1. The second server 32 constitutes an intermediate device, which is specially connected with the fitness equipment 20. The second server 32 has built-in identification information. In this embodiment, the identification information includes the code of the fitness center A and the IP address of the second server.

Similarly, the first server 30 sends the retrieval command and the detection command to the second server 32 , and the second server 32 then sends them to the corresponding fitness equipment 20 . The fitness equipment 20 returns the detection result to the second server 32 , and the second server 32 adds its identification information to the detection result and sends it back to the first server 30 .

Through the remote fault detection system 2 of this embodiment, remote detection can be carried out at the control center B, and maintenance personnel will be notified for maintenance in case of abnormality. In this way, the time spent by maintenance personnel going back and forth between each fitness center A is effectively reduced, and the maintenance efficiency is improved.

In fact, a mobile electronic device (such as a tablet computer) can also be used as a remote control device to connect with the second server 32 of the fitness center A, execute the monitoring program, and use personnel control to send the capture command and detection command to the corresponding fitness center A. Equipment 20. The mobile electronic device can be held by the manager or maintenance personnel of the fitness center A to detect the fitness equipment 20 in the fitness center A.

Fig. 5 shows that the remote fault detection system 3 of the fitness equipment of the third preferred embodiment of the present invention is based on the second preferred embodiment, and also adds two third servers 34, each of which the third server 34 passes through the Internet I is connected with the first server 30 of the control center B and the second server 32 of the fitness center A respectively. Each of the third servers 34 is installed in a regional management center C (such as a regional distributor of fitness equipment), and each regional management center C corresponds to a plurality of fitness centers A. The third server 34 can also be used as an intermediate device, responsible for forwarding instructions and messages.

In fact, the third server 34 can also be used as a remote controller, sending retrieval instructions and detection instructions to the second server 32, and sending a notification message to the first server 30 of the control center B when a failure of the fitness equipment 20 is detected. The operator is notified to go to the fitness center A for maintenance, so that the data traffic of the first server 30 can be effectively reduced by using the third server 34 .

To sum up, the remote fault detection system and method for fitness equipment of the present invention utilizes the initiative to send capture commands and detection commands to the fitness equipment, so that the faulty fitness equipment is detected and then sent back to the remote control device, effectively improving the detection of fitness equipment efficiency and improve maintenance effectiveness.

The above descriptions are only preferred feasible embodiments of the present invention, and all equivalent changes made by applying the description of the present invention and the scope of the patent application should be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims (12)

1. A remote fault detection system for fitness equipment, comprising: A plurality of fitness equipment, each of which includes a control unit and a plurality of drive units, each of which is electrically connected to the control unit, the control unit respectively drives the drive units, and the control unit is connected to any of the drive units An error code corresponding to the faulty driving unit is generated when the fault occurs; and A control signal source is connected to the control unit of each fitness equipment by the external signal of the fitness equipment, and a plurality of detection instructions are built in the control signal source, and these detection instructions correspond to different drive units of each fitness equipment , for the control unit of each fitness equipment to detect the driving units of each fitness equipment; Wherein, the control signal source sends a retrieval command to the control units of the fitness equipment, and when any of the control units receives the retrieval command and currently generates the error code, the control unit returns the error code to The control signal source; after receiving the error code returned by the control unit, the control signal source sends a detection command corresponding to the error code to the control unit that returns the error code, and the control unit that returns the error code Detecting the drive unit corresponding to the error code according to the received detection command, and returning a detection result to the control signal source; Wherein, each of the control units is built with a plurality of detection programs, each of the detection programs corresponds to one of the drive units and one of the detection instructions, and each of the control units executes the corresponding detection program after receiving the detection instruction to detect the corresponding error code. the drive unit. 2. The remote fault detection system for fitness equipment according to claim 1, wherein each of the drive units includes a drive circuit and a motor assembly, the drive circuit is electrically connected to each of the control units, and the control unit returns an error code Execute the detection program corresponding to the received detection command to output a test signal to the drive circuit of the drive unit corresponding to the error code to drive the motor assembly, and return when the control unit that returns the error code judges that the motor assembly is operating normally Send a normal message to the control signal source, and return an abnormal message to the control signal source when the control unit that returns an error code judges that the motor component is operating abnormally, wherein the detection result is the normal message or the abnormal message . 3. The remote fault detection system for fitness equipment according to claim 1, wherein each of the drive units includes a drive circuit electrically connected to each of the control units; the control unit that returns the error code executes the corresponding received The detection program of the detection command is to output a test signal to the drive circuit of the drive unit corresponding to the error code so that it outputs a drive signal, and the control unit that returns the error code judges the output of the drive circuit of the drive unit corresponding to the error code Return a normal message to the control signal source during the drive signal, and return an abnormal message to the control signal when the control unit that returns the error code judges that the drive circuit of the drive unit corresponding to the error code does not output the drive signal source, wherein the detection result is the normal message or the abnormal message. 4. The remote fault detection system for fitness equipment according to claim 1, wherein the control unit that returns an error code executes a detection program corresponding to the received detection command to output a test signal to the drive unit corresponding to the error code, Each of the control units has a monitoring module, and the monitoring module of the control unit that returns the error code monitors whether the test signal is output, and returns when the monitoring module of the control unit that returns the error code detects the output of the test signal A normal message is sent to the control signal source, and an abnormal message is sent back to the control signal source when the monitoring module of the control unit that returns an error code fails to monitor the output of the test signal. 5. The remote fault detection system for fitness equipment according to claim 1, wherein the control signal source includes a remote control device and an intermediate device, the remote control device is connected to the intermediate device in signal, the intermediate device is connected to the fitness equipment The control unit of the equipment is signal-connected, and the intermediate equipment and the fitness equipment have identification information respectively; the remote control device sends the retrieval command or the detection command and sends it to the fitness equipment that returns the error code through the intermediate equipment Control unit; the detection result returned by the control unit that returns the error code is transmitted to the remote control device through the intermediate device, and the detection result includes the identification information of the intermediate device and the fitness equipment that returns the error code the identifying information. 6 . The remote fault detection system for fitness equipment according to claim 1 , wherein the control signal source sends the retrieval command periodically. 7 . 7. A remote fault detection method for fitness equipment, which is applied to a plurality of fitness equipment, each of which includes a control unit and a plurality of drive units, the control unit drives the drive unit respectively, and the control unit is connected to any When the drive unit fails, an error code of the drive unit corresponding to the fault is generated; the remote fault detection method includes the following steps: A. Send a fetch command from a remote control device to the control units of the fitness equipment, wherein the remote control device has a plurality of detection commands built in, and these detection commands correspond to different drive units of the fitness equipment respectively ; B. After receiving the retrieval command and when the error code is currently generated, the control unit of the fitness equipment that generates the error code sends the error code to the remote control device; C. According to the error code, a detection command of the drive unit of the fitness equipment corresponding to the error code is sent to the control unit of the fitness equipment that generates the error code; and D. The control unit of the fitness equipment that generates the error code detects the drive unit corresponding to the error code according to the detection instruction, and returns a detection result to the remote control device; Wherein, each of the control units is built with a plurality of detection programs, and each of the detection programs corresponds to one of the drive units and one of the detection instructions; in step D, a detection program is started according to the received detection instructions to detect the corresponding Error code for this drive unit. 8. The remote fault detection method for fitness equipment according to claim 7, wherein each of the drive units includes a drive circuit and a motor assembly, and in step D, the detection program started is to generate an error code by a test signal The control unit sends the drive circuit of the drive unit corresponding to the error code to drive the motor assembly, and judges whether the motor assembly of the drive unit corresponding to the error code operates normally, and if so, returns a normal message to the remote control device , if not, return an abnormal message to the remote control device, wherein the detection result is the normal message or the abnormal message. 9. The remote fault detection method of fitness equipment according to claim 8, wherein each of the drive units includes a drive circuit, and the drive circuit is electrically connected to the control unit; in step D, the detection program started is to test a The signal is sent from the control unit that generates the error code to the drive circuit of the drive unit corresponding to the error code, so that the drive circuit outputs a drive signal, and it is judged whether the drive circuit of the drive unit corresponding to the error code outputs the drive signal, If yes, return a normal message to the remote control device; if not, return an abnormal message to the remote control device, wherein the detection result is the normal message or the abnormal message. 10. The remote fault detection method for fitness equipment according to claim 8, wherein, in step D, the detection program is to output a test signal from the control unit that generates the error code to the drive unit corresponding to the error code, and judge Whether the control unit outputs the test signal, if so, return a normal message to the remote control device, if not, return an abnormal message to the remote control device, wherein the detection result is the normal message or the abnormal message. 11. The remote fault detection method for fitness equipment according to claim 8, wherein, in step A, the fetching instruction is transmitted periodically. 12. The remote fault detection method of the fitness equipment according to claim 8, wherein, comprising an intermediate device connected to the remote control device and the control units of the fitness equipment respectively, the remote control device transmits the retrieved fault through the intermediate device The control unit of the fitness equipment that generates the error code transmits the detection result to the remote control device through the intermediate equipment; and the detection result includes an identification information of the intermediate equipment and an identification information of the fitness equipment. identifying information.