User comfort control system having non-invasive bio-patch
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing comfort systems for sleeping environments fail to dynamically adjust to individual users' changing biological conditions, leading to discomfort due to temperature fluctuations and other environmental changes during sleep.
Innovation Solution
A wearable bio-patch that senses skin temperature and perspiration levels, transmitting this information to a controller to adjust environmental conditions such as bed temperature, using either heating or cooling elements to maintain optimal comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a wearable bio-patch with sensors and transmitter is added to the system, then the ability to dynamically adjust to individual users' biological conditions is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into separate functional modules: a wearable bio-patch for sensing, a transmitter for communication, a controller for processing, and adjustment elements for actuation. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
A transmitter circuit acts as an intermediary between the bio-patch sensors and the controller, wirelesslly transmitting biological condition data. This intermediary enables communication without direct physical connections, simplifying the integration of the wearable patch into the existing furniture system.
2Measurement precision
If sensors are integrated into the patch substrate, then the measurement precision of biological conditions is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patch substrate is designed as a flexible, thin-film structure that can conform to the skin surface. This flexible substrate simplifies sensor integration by providing a compliant mounting surface that accommodates sensor variations, reducing manufacturing precision requirements while maintaining measurement accuracy through direct skin contact.
3Ease of operation
If the patch is made small enough to be worn on skin, then the ease of operation is improved, but the area for sensor placement is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patch concentrates sensing functions in localized regions rather than requiring large-area coverage. High-precision sensors are strategically positioned at specific locations on the patch substrate that correspond to optimal skin contact points, enabling accurate biological condition measurement within a small, wearable form factor.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides personalized and dynamic comfort adjustments, enhancing sleep quality by maintaining optimal environmental conditions based on the user's biological feedback.
Implementation Method 1
a sensor implemented at least partially within the patch substrate and configured to sense a biological condition of the skin... the biological condition can include a temperature of the skin
Implementation Method 2
the biological condition can include... a perspiration level of the skin
Implementation Method 3
The adjustment element can be configured to provide either or both of cooling and heating for the person
Implementation Method 4
The adjustment element can be configured to provide either or both of cooling and heating for the person
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AI summary
User comfort control system having non-invasive bio-patch. In some embodiments, a system for providing comfort of a person can include a wearable patch configured to be attached to a skin of the person and sense a biological condition of the skin, and to transmit information representative of the sensed biological condition. The system can further include a controller configured to receive the information and generate a control signal. The system can further include an adjustment element associated with a furniture item implemented to support and provide comfort for the person. The adjustment element can be in communication with the controller and be configured to adjust a comfort level of the furniture item for the person in response to the control signal.