Systems and methods for automatic configuration and automatic calibration of continuously variable transmissions and bicycles having continuously variable transmissions
A continuously variable transmission on a bicycle may be automatically configured with little or no assistance from a user. Optical scanning devices, RFIDs, and other information capturing technology can communicate with a controller. The controller may then perform a portion or all of a configuration process. In operation, a controller may determine that calibration is needed. A calibration process may be initiated and performed with little or no user interaction. A calibration process may account for a load, a power source, or an environment.
1. A method for automatically configuring a bicycle by a continuously variable transmission (CVT) controller, comprising:
presenting a display via a graphical user interface (GUI);
receiving, via the GUI, a set of user inputs;
receiving a first packet of information from the CVT controller, the first packet of information containing a set of operating parameters for a CVT; and
operating the CVT according to a set of parameters based on the set of user inputs and the first packet of information.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one user input of the set of user inputs comprises one of a gear ratio, a desired riding performance, a distance, a desired bicycle speed, a preferred language, a preferred unit system, and a load.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein operating the CVT according to a set of parameters comprises selecting an algorithm for operating the CVT.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein operating the CVT according to a set of parameters based on the set of user inputs and the first packet of information comprises:
operating the CVT according to a first algorithm;
determining a second algorithm based on the set of parameters or the set of user inputs; and
replacing the first algorithm with the second algorithm.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the set of parameters comprises information for one or more of the CVT, an electric motor, a rear gear, a front gear, a chain length, and a physical configuration of the bicycle.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising communicating the second algorithm to a server.
7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the set of user inputs comprises an operating mode or a target cadence.
8. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
receiving, by a system controller communicatively coupled to the CVT controller, a second packet of information, the second packet of information comprising a set of operating parameters for an electric motor or a set of parameters for a rider preference, and
operating the CVT according to the first packet of information and the second packet of information.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of user inputs includes information about a geographic area or jurisdiction, and wherein operating the CVT is performed based on the geographic area or jurisdiction.