System and method for customizing a mattress
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mattress customization methods fail to accurately consider concave or convex surfaces and weight distributions of individuals, leading to improper postures during sleep due to uneven weight distribution.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilizes a 3D image of a user's body to create a customized mattress by dividing it into cylindrical sections, determining downward pressure and weight distribution, and adjusting support and alignment structures based on these parameters to provide anatomical support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a two-dimensional profile is used for mattress customization, then the manufacturing process is simpler, but the accuracy of weight distribution and surface pressure estimation is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from two-dimensional body profiling to three-dimensional body scanning technology. The 3D scanning system captures the user's body shape, weight distribution, and surface pressure points, enabling accurate customization of mattress support layers. This dimensional upgrade resolves the contradiction by providing precise measurement data while maintaining manufacturing feasibility through digital modeling and automated layer construction.
2Measurement precision
If a three-dimensional model with cylindrical sections is used, then the body profile analysis is more accurate, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the three-dimensional body model into multiple cylindrical sections along the body's length, with each section representing a specific body region (head, torso, limbs). This segmentation enables precise analysis of weight distribution and pressure points in different body zones. The processing system manages this complexity through automated algorithms that calculate parameters for each segment and integrate them into a unified mattress design, resolving the contradiction between measurement precision and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different parameters and support characteristics to different cylindrical sections based on their specific anatomical requirements. Each body region receives customized mattress support properties (firmness, density, support force) tailored to its weight distribution and pressure characteristics. This localized customization approach justifies the increased device complexity by delivering superior measurement precision and personalized comfort.
3Productivity
If average body profile is used for mattress manufacturing, then the production efficiency is higher, but the anatomical support is improper for individual users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes 3D scanning data to dynamically adjust multiple mattress parameters including support layer density, thickness, firmness, and compression force based on individual body measurements. The system calculates optimal parameter values for each user's weight distribution and pressure points, then manufactures customized mattresses with these specific parameters. This parameter customization approach maintains production efficiency through automated design and manufacturing processes while achieving superior anatomical support adaptability.
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AI summary
A method for customizing a mattress includes acquiring a three dimensional image of a body of a user and preparing, by a processor, a three dimensional model of the body of the user using the three-dimensional image. The method also includes dividing, by the processor, the three dimensional model into a plurality of cylindrical sections arranged parallel to each other and arrayed along a height of the three dimensional model, and determining a downward pressure to be exerted by at least one desired cylindrical section on the mattress. The method further includes determining, by the processor, one or more parameters associated with at least one portion of the mattress adapted to be arranged underneath the at least one desired cylindrical section when person lies on the mattress based on the determined downward pressure.