Variable stiffness blanket with variable heating

摘要

A heater system includes a bag forming a cavity, a fluid bladder carried within the cavity and forming a fluidly sealed chamber. The fluid bladder being configured to store electrorheological fluid within a fluidly sealed chamber. The heater system further including an electrical wire in fluid communication with the electrorheological fluid and a heater blanket carried within the cavity. The method includes altering the electrorheological fluid with a current and providing heat with a heater blanket.

主权项

1. A heater system, comprising:
a first bag forming a cavity; a fluid bladder carried within the cavity and forming a fluidly sealed chamber, the fluid bladder being configured to store electrorheological fluid within a fluidly sealed chamber; an electrical wire in fluid communication with the electrorheological fluid; and a heater blanket carried within the cavity; a second bag secure to and placed adjacent to the first bag; wherein current passing through the electrical wire changes the fluid properties of the electrorheological fluid; and wherein the heater system creates heat, which in turn warms an object that the heater system is placed thereon.