Seat system and program
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing training equipment requires sensors to be attached to the user's body, making it uncomfortable and unsanitary, and limiting the user's ability to exercise relaxedly.
Innovation Solution
A seat system with a sensor integrated into the seat body that acquires biological information without the need for sensor attachment, allowing a terminal to prompt the user to make specific motions and evaluate their reflexes based on response time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If sensors are attached to the user's body for detecting physical state, then measurement precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to discomfort and hygiene concerns
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary measurement approach by placing sensors on the seat rather than directly on the user's body. The seat acts as a mediator that indirectly detects user physical state through pressure distribution changes, eliminating direct skin contact while preserving measurement capability. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining detection accuracy through the intermediary seat structure while improving user comfort by removing the need for body-attached sensors.
2Reliability
If sensors are attached to the user's body, then reliability of data acquisition is improved, but object-affected harmful factors worsen due to hygiene concerns
Solution Approach 1:
The seat serves as an intermediary that reliably transmits user physical state information without requiring direct sensor contact with the user's body. Pressure sensors embedded in the seat detect changes in pressure distribution that correlate with user physiological states, maintaining data reliability while eliminating hygiene concerns associated with body-attached sensors.
3Ease of operation
If sensors are integrated into the seat body, then ease of operation is improved by allowing relaxed exercise, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The seat system is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a support structure during exercise and as a measurement platform. By integrating pressure sensors into the existing seat structure, the system simultaneously provides mechanical support and physiological data acquisition, improving ease of operation while managing device complexity through functional integration rather than adding separate measurement equipment.
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AI summary
Provided are a seat system and a computer program product by which an occupant seated on a seat can grasp his/her own reflexes or the like. The seat system includes a seat which includes a seat body, and a sensor configured to acquire information for use in detecting motion of an occupant seated on the seat body, and a terminal configured to acquire the information from the sensor. The terminal outputs an instruction to prompt the occupant to make a predetermined motion, makes a determination based on the information acquired from the sensor as to whether or not the occupant has made the predetermined motion, and notifies the occupant of a response time elapsed between outputting the instruction and making the predetermined motion, and/or a performance level evaluated based on the response time.