Method and apparatus for positioning a human body

An apparatus for positioning a human body comprising:

• a body support having a plurality of adjustable components;
• a plurality of sensors disposed on said body support;
• a plurality of actuators and transducers for moving said plurality of components relative to one another;
• a computer for controlling said body support, said computer receiving output from said plurality of sensors and said plurality of actuators and transducers, and sending control signals to said actuators and transducers to adjust positions of said plurality of components, based upon said output from said plurality of sensors, said plurality of actuators and transducers, and data stored in said computer, said data comprising information concerning said human body to be positioned, positioning techniques, presetting parameters,
• wherein said computer provides an output to a fabrication device to produce a body support based upon the positioning of said human body in said apparatus, and
• wherein said plurality of sensors are force detector resistive components in which resistance decreases as force applied to said force detector resistive components increases.

An apparatus for positioning a human body comprising:

• a support having a plurality of adjustable components;
• a plurality of sensors disposed on said support;
• a plurality of actuators and transducers for moving said plurality of components relative to one another;
• a computer for controlling said body support, said computer receiving output from said plurality of sensors and said plurality of actuators and transducers, and sending control signals to said actuators and transducers to adjust positions of said plurality of components, based upon said output from said plurality of sensors, said plurality of actuators and transducers, and data stored in said computer, said data comprising information concerning said human body to be positioned, positioning techniques, and presetting parameters,
• wherein said plurality of components comprise:
• a seat, a backrest, a head rest, an anterior wedge, a pair of armrests, a footrest, a pair of pelvic rests, and a pair of thoracic supports,
• wherein said computer provides an output to a fabrication device to produce a body support based upon the positioning of said human body in said apparatus, and
• wherein said plurality of sensors are force detector resistive components in which resistance decreases as force applied to said force detector resistive components increases.

A method of positioning a human body comprising the steps of:

• providing a support having a plurality of adjustable components for supporting a human body;
• sensing said human body with a plurality of sensors disposed on said support;
• adjusting a position of said plurality of components using a plurality of actuators and transducers;
• and
• controlling said adjusting step utilizing a computer for controlling said support, said computer receiving output from said plurality of sensors and said plurality of actuators and transducers, said computer sending control signals to said actuators and transducers to adjust positions of said plurality of components, based upon said output from said plurality of sensors, said plurality of actuators and transducers, and data stored in said computer, said data comprising information concerning said human body to be positioned, positioning techniques, and presetting parameters.