METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING A USEFUL FORCE EXERTED BY AN INDIVIDUAL DURING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WHICH CONSISTS OF PERFORMING AN ALTERNATING PEDALLING MOVEMENT ON A PEDAL DEVICE

摘要

The method comprises a step of measuring a support force (Fp n) on a pedal (1) of the pedal (4), distinct from the useful effort, exerted by the individual during a pedaling cycle, a step determining a maximum (max (F Pn)) of the support force measured during the pedaling cycle (CP j), and a step of estimating a mean useful effort exerted by the individual during said cycle pedaling from the maximum of the determined bearing force and using a pre-established correlation function between a maximum of support force during a pedaling cycle and a mean useful effort on said cycle.