Introduced are methods and systems for: gathering human biological signals, such as heart rate, respiration rate, or temperature; analyzing the gathered human biological signals; and controlling a vibrating pillow strip based on the analysis.

The invention pertains to a method of monitoring the quality of a mattress during its lifetime, wherein the mattress is an assembly of multiple separate parts, wherein the parts are mechanically interconnected, the method comprising during its lifetime, assessing at least one property of the mattress, determining whether or not the property meets a predetermined specification, and when the property does not meet the predetermined specification, identifying a part of the said multiple separate parts that corresponds to the property, removing the identified part from the assembly and optionally replacing the removed part with a replacement part, wherein the mattress that is monitored is manufactured by forming the mechanical interconnection with an adhesive, which adhesive has a first order phase-transition temperature between 80° C. and 180° C., at which temperature the adhesive undergoes a solid-liquid transition, and wherein before the said removing of the identified part, the adhesive with which this part is interconnected with other parts in the assembly is heated to a temperature above its phase-transition temperature, whereafter the identified part is grasped and pulled out of the assembly. The invention also pertains to a method of manufacturing a mattress suitable for use in this monitoring method.

A computer cockpit including a cockpit body, a driving module, a sensing module and a controlling module. The cockpit body includes a seat, a backrest and a display interface all movably disposed on the cockpit body. The display interface and the backrest are respectively located at two opposite sides of the seat. The driving module and the sensing module are disposed to the cockpit body, and the sensing module is configured to provide sensing data. The sensing data includes a seat pressure sensing value and a backrest pressure sensing value. The controlling module is electrically connected to the driving module and the sensing module, and configured to send an adjusting command according to the sensing data. The driving module is configured to receive the adjusting command to synchronously rotate the seat, the backrest and the display interface to a working angle and reduce a difference between the backrest pressure sensing value and the seat pressure sensing value.

A method for correcting a massage position and a massage chair for performing the same includes allowing a shoulder height measurement module to measure a shoulder height of a user, allowing a hip bone position prediction module to predict a hip bone position through a preset prediction method by using the shoulder height measured by the shoulder height measurement module, allowing a massage position determination module to determine a plurality of determination massage positions and a plurality of correction massage positions spaced from the determination massage positions by a predetermined distance on the basis of the hip bone position predicted by the hip bone position prediction module, and allowing a massage ball assembly control module to control a massage ball assembly so as to massage the determination massage positions and the correction massage positions determined by the massage position determination module.

The invention relates to the field of wheelchairs and has been designed for the measurement of parameters for the adjustment of a seated position of the user. It relates to a device for the simulation of a seated position in a wheelchair, which includes a seat backrest (1) adjustable horizontally, vertically and during its reclination, two side seat pans (27) with armrests (3) with adjustable distance, a foldable seat pan (2) with adjustable reclination, two wheels (4) with adjustable horizontal and vertical position, and a footrest (5) with adjustable vertical position and its reclination, at least one electric motor or an electric piston (15) for the adjustment of the position of the adjustable components, an electronic circuit with special software for the control of the motors and the display of the measurements, as well as a virtual reality software. With this device, it is possible to measure the adjustment parameters for the seated position of a wheelchair user automatically and digitally by means of a software which is installed in the simulation device.

A support surface including a cutout on a bottom surface of the support surface. The cutout, which can include a plurality of cutouts, provides a controlled structural collapse of the support surface by varying a stiffness in a cross-section. That is, the area in which the cutouts are positioned collapses more easily than the surrounding area of the support structure, thus making the area with the cutouts perceived as being softer. The cutouts can reduce the peak pressures on the portion of the user's body (for example, the user's ischial tuberosities) that is positioned over the cutouts. The support surface can also include a low-friction interface extending across a top surface of the support surface.

A bed has a mattress. A sensor system is configured to sense at least one physical phenomenon through a sleep session. A controller may include at least one processor and memory, the controller configured to receive, through the sleep session, the sensor data; select, from a plurality of optional algorithms, a selected algorithm based on at least one of the sensor data, user input, and checking a clock, where the optional algorithms include (i) a state-based algorithm and (ii) a schedule-based algorithm; update, through the sleep session, using the selected algorithm, a current sleep state of the sleeper; track the sleep session based on the update of the current sleep state of the sleeper through the sleep session; update, through the sleep session, using the tracking of the sleep session, a target environmental-parameter; and send, through the sleep session, automation instructions to an environmental controller.

A reconfigurable apparatus for sitting and having a seat mounted on a frame and movable under the weight of a sitting user. As an incident of the user sitting, resistance to movement of a back rest component is increased a predetermined amount based upon the user's weight. A manually operable subassembly allows the increased resistance to be changed from the predetermined amount with the user sitting on the seat.

Introduced are methods and systems for an adjustable bed device configured to: gather biological signals associated with multiple users, such as heart rate, breathing rate, or temperature; analyze the gathered human biological signals; and heat or cool a bed based on the analysis.

Historical sleep metrics are accessed. Historical sensor data is accessed. Incidences of low quality sleep experienced by the user are identified. Particular environmental conditions that affected the user during the incidences of low quality sleep are identified. A corrective plan that specifies a change to an environmental control system to reduce the particular environmental conditions is created. The behavior of the environmental control system is modified such that the environmental control system reduces the particular environmental conditions when the user sleeps in the bed.