Michael C. Walsh,Sean Colford,Ethan Epstein,Brandon Loye,Rhonda Epstein,Matthew Davis,Wesley Koga,Alexander Saal,Victor Tung,Frank Winter
申请号：
US13074482
公开号：
US09196175B2
申请日:
2011.03.29
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
A portable system is provided for sensing and training a user to maintain correct posture while seated in a chair with a seat portion and a back portion. The system includes a first pad attachable to the seat portion of a chair, said first pad having a front area and a rear area, and a second pad attachable to the back portion of a chair and having a lower area and an upper area. There is a first sensor located in the first pad capable of sensing that a user is seated in the seat portion of the chair, a second sensor located in the first pad capable of sensing whether the lower posterior portion of the users body is in contact with the rear area of the first pad, a third sensor operably attached to the lower area of the second pad capable of sensing whether the users lumbar region is in contact with the second pad, a fourth sensor operably attached to the upper area of the second pad capable of sensing the distance between the users upper back and the upper area of the second pad and a neck-position sensor operably attached to the second pad and capable of sensing the distance between the neck-position sensor and the users neck. The system also includes a microprocessor operably connected to the first sensor, second sensor, third sensor, fourth sensor and neck-position sensor and capable of collecting data from each of the first sensor, second sensor, third sensor, fourth sensor and neck position sensor. The system also includes software for a personal computer, which configures the personal computer to receive the data from the microprocessor and to display the data received from the microprocessor, so that the user can utilize the ergonomic seat pad to receive feedback regarding his posture and over time, improve his posture.
