A pedal drive system, in particular for an electric vehicle or a training apparatus, and for generating electrical power from muscle power of a user with at least one pedal and an electric generator, connected mechanically with said at least one pedal, is provided. To improve the haptic feel and feedback at the pedal, a control unit is provided for controlling a feedback torque, applied at said pedal, wherein the control unit comprises a haptic renderer, configured for control of said feedback torque based on at least one user-defined pedal reference trajectory.
Pedal drive system
2023-07-18
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
PEDAL DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A PEDAL DRIVE SYSTEM
Europäisches Patentamt | 2019
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