摘要 |
An in-line roller skate includes a transducer portion capable of sensing the rotary movement of at least one wheel on the roller skate and transmitting information concerning the same to a receiver worn on a user's wrist. In the preferred embodiment, the transducer portion includes a magnet attached to one of the plurality of wheels and a sensor positioned in a shoe portion to detect the magnet and produce electrical pulses containing information corresponding to the angular velocity of the wheel. The transducer portion also includes a micro-controller, a transmitter and an antenna. The micro-controller creates a digital data stream containing information corresponding to the angular velocity of the wheel, which is then modulated onto a carrier wave produced by the transmitter. The transmitter transmits the coded signals to the receiver. The receiver demodulates the carrier wave, reproducing the digital data stream. A microprocessor processes the modulated signals and drives the display to produce a real time visual representation of selected portions of information contained in the digital data stream, including speed and distance travelled by the skate.
|