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OPEN SOURCE BED PROJECT? We have the latest technologies when it comes to automobiles and other products, yet our bed is still using the same technology that's
by proee 17y ago
OPEN SOURCE BED PROJECT?
We have the latest technologies when it comes to automobiles and other products, yet our bed is still using the same technology that's existed for thousands of years. Let's rethink our sleeping apparatus.
Here's my inventive thoughts on sleeping.
Why not use all the technology at our disposal to create the ultimate sleeping bed?
Here's the basic design:
1. The bed has a lid that closes over top (think coffin but roomier inside).
2. Bed has temperature control system to vent air and adjust to sleeping preferences.
3. Bed mattress has cooling pipes to control mattress temperatures.
4. Lot of control systems to monitor air temperature, mattress temperature and body temperature and keeps them all in check.
5. Integrated lighting in the dome of the bed is used for waking and mood setting
6. Bed sits on motorized incline to help with morning assist routines
The fun with this projects comes in setting up the control system for optimal sleep cycles. With the variable being temperature (air and mattress), light, sound, and bed angle.
Any takers?
Edit: additional note is this could be considered a "green" bed because it has a self contain heating/cooling system which is more efficient than heating/cooling your entire house. So at night, you can lower your overall energy requirements for hvac related bills.
- philwelch 17y agoAside from claustrophobes, this might work alright. But it would require a lot of material, and it would have to look good, because people like beds that are made out of nice looking wood. And it's expensive building a roomy king-size coffin out of maple ;)
- proee 17y agoWell it wouldn't be claustrophobic assuming you make the dome with sufficient headroom. You could do some human factor studies and determine what size of enclosure people can lay down inside and still feel fine. In terms of material, I'd prefer something more techie than wood - some sort of composite material to make the canopy light and moder looking. Maybe like a large oval shape.
- philwelch 17y agoYeah, there's probably enough of a niche market for unconventional beds that making them out of conventional materials isn't the best solution.
- TheSOB88 17y agoYou're silly. I love you.