Surfacing insights into usage of a pressure-mitigation device through analysis of movements of a living body situated thereon

A controller for managing fluid flow into a pressure-mitigation device that has a plurality of chambers intertwined in a geometric shape, the controller comprising:

• a structural body that includes a fluid interface to which the pressure-mitigation device is fluidly couplable via multi-channel tubing;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory that includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to:
• cause the plurality of chambers to be independently inflated to varying degrees in accordance with a programmed pattern, in response to a determination that the pressure-mitigation device is disposed between a human body in a supine position and a surface;
• obtain data that is representative of a plurality of temporal series of values, wherein each temporal series of values is indicative of pressure of a corresponding one of the plurality of chambers over time;
• examine the data to identity patterns of the measurements that indicate location of the human body;
• and
• determine that the human body is improperly positioned on the pressure-mitigation device based on an analysis of the patterns of the measurements.

A method performed by a controller that has a durable housing in which a processor resides, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the processor, input indicating that a pressure-mitigation device is fluidically coupled to a fluid interface that is accessible along a surface of the durable housing,
• wherein the pressure-mitigation device includes a plurality of chambers that are intertwined to collectively have a geometric form;
• causing, by the processor, the plurality of chambers to be inflated to varying degrees in accordance with a programmed pattern, so as to shift force that is applied to a human body by an underlying surface;
• obtaining, by the processor, data that is representative of a plurality of series of values,
• wherein each series of values is indicative of pressure of a corresponding one of the plurality of chambers over time;
• examining, by the processor, the data to identify patterns of the measurements that are indicative of location of the human body;
• determining, by the processor, that the human body is improperly positioned on the pressure-mitigation device based on an analysis of the patterns of the measurements;
• and
• causing, by the processor in response to said determining, presentation of a notification that the human body is improperly positioned on the pressure-mitigation device.