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> > > Nick Copeland suggested simulating the force applied to the pedals by <br>> > > calculating the rate of change of the cadence. I reckon that might do <br>> > > the trick.<br>> > <br>> > It doesn't. Just consider going uphill 5% or downhill 5% at<br>> > the same and constant cadence. Makes some difference to your<br>> > legs and to a motor.<br>> <br>> Well, then you need an accelerometer [1]. [2] is said to be in the <br>> iPhone, but you probably want something easier to solder.<br>> <br>> With it you could get the inclination angle and then get the applied<br>> force. If you do it right you could even get a crashing sound when<br>> falling...<br><br>Actually it does do the trick, Fons doesn't understand the british turn of <br>phrase: Jon is not implying an attempt to win the 2010 Tour de France<br>with his contraption, he is going to have fun on the way to work so I am sure<br>he can extract acceleration (from traffic lights, Fons, he doesn't actually want <br>to be the King of the Mountains or anything, not even give or take 5%) based <br>on the rate of change of a signal.<br><br>Regards, cynik.<br> <br /><hr />Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. <a href='https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969' target='_new'>Sign up now.</a></body>
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