Baroun Tardis
SOC-12
TL 12+ Smartbed
This is intended for luxury staterooms, or use planet side in really upscale homes or hotels.
The ‘bed’ is a 2.5m x 2.5 (or larger, in some cases) array of 1 mm across hexagonal rods. Each rod is made of electroactive polymer and can retract to be as short as 1 cm or as long as 1m. At the top end of the rod is a Peltier junction which allows that spot to be heated or cooled.
Sensor arrays are arranged above the bed and in the headboard along with several deep IR projectors and fans. A decent AI monitors them and controls the system and interfaces to the cabin controls, including grav plates. When the user approaches the area, they can either vocally request the bed, or the AI will try to anticipate what they want.
In normal “bed” mode, the rods extend 50 to 75 cm above the floor, depending on the user’s height and stored preferences. Upon their sitting or lying down, the AI uses the sensor array to track their bone position, stress on joints, pressure on the rods, skin temperature and other factors, then decides which rods to raise or lower to achieve optimum comfort. It adjusts the surface temperature of the bed on a rod-by-rod basis, so cold toes are warmed and a hot torso is cooled. If the upper surface of the body is detected to be too warm, the fans turn on and the air directed as needed. If the upper surface is too cool, the IR projectors are applied accordingly. It will also adjust the local gravity to increase comfort - many people have psychological issues sleeping in free-fall, and even more have physiological issues (fluid retention, acid reflux, etc) that prevent that from being comfortable, so this is generally limited to lowering the bed-G to about 3 m/s^2.
Massage functions are available on command, of course. Detection of muscle cramps during sleep automatically triggers this.
Users with handicaps are ‘helped’ out of the bed - the edge closest to their feet retracts slowly to deck level, while other parts help them rise to get out.
The bed also monitors and can recognise many inanimate objects - for example, placing a cup of coffee on the bed will result in the bed making a flat surface with no give that’s slightly larger than the cup.
The 2.5m x 2.5m size is intended to allow any sleeping orientation, and to give some room for forming nightstands for things the sleeper wants nearby.
In the event of an emergency, the bed can lower the user 2 cm above the deck, then raise all the rods around them to their full height, effectively safety-foam-packing them into the bed to avoid them being bounced out by sideway shocks.
During non-sleeping hours, the bed can form as recliners, easy chairs, stools, table and chairs, etc.
Fully retracted, it gives the cabin a much more roomy, open feel.
This is intended for luxury staterooms, or use planet side in really upscale homes or hotels.
The ‘bed’ is a 2.5m x 2.5 (or larger, in some cases) array of 1 mm across hexagonal rods. Each rod is made of electroactive polymer and can retract to be as short as 1 cm or as long as 1m. At the top end of the rod is a Peltier junction which allows that spot to be heated or cooled.
Sensor arrays are arranged above the bed and in the headboard along with several deep IR projectors and fans. A decent AI monitors them and controls the system and interfaces to the cabin controls, including grav plates. When the user approaches the area, they can either vocally request the bed, or the AI will try to anticipate what they want.
In normal “bed” mode, the rods extend 50 to 75 cm above the floor, depending on the user’s height and stored preferences. Upon their sitting or lying down, the AI uses the sensor array to track their bone position, stress on joints, pressure on the rods, skin temperature and other factors, then decides which rods to raise or lower to achieve optimum comfort. It adjusts the surface temperature of the bed on a rod-by-rod basis, so cold toes are warmed and a hot torso is cooled. If the upper surface of the body is detected to be too warm, the fans turn on and the air directed as needed. If the upper surface is too cool, the IR projectors are applied accordingly. It will also adjust the local gravity to increase comfort - many people have psychological issues sleeping in free-fall, and even more have physiological issues (fluid retention, acid reflux, etc) that prevent that from being comfortable, so this is generally limited to lowering the bed-G to about 3 m/s^2.
Massage functions are available on command, of course. Detection of muscle cramps during sleep automatically triggers this.
Users with handicaps are ‘helped’ out of the bed - the edge closest to their feet retracts slowly to deck level, while other parts help them rise to get out.
The bed also monitors and can recognise many inanimate objects - for example, placing a cup of coffee on the bed will result in the bed making a flat surface with no give that’s slightly larger than the cup.
The 2.5m x 2.5m size is intended to allow any sleeping orientation, and to give some room for forming nightstands for things the sleeper wants nearby.
In the event of an emergency, the bed can lower the user 2 cm above the deck, then raise all the rods around them to their full height, effectively safety-foam-packing them into the bed to avoid them being bounced out by sideway shocks.
During non-sleeping hours, the bed can form as recliners, easy chairs, stools, table and chairs, etc.
Fully retracted, it gives the cabin a much more roomy, open feel.
