APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POSTURE

摘要

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling posture that enables the adjustment of the shape of a backrest plate according to the shape of the body or spine, so that the user may maintain a comfortable or healthy posture. Said apparatus comprises: a plurality of air cells that are deployed at the part where the back of the user is contacted, the quantities of air whereof are adjusted independently from one another; a plurality of air volume adjustment parts that inject air into each of said plurality of air cells or remove air injected into each air cell to adjust the shape of each air cell; a spine shape measurement part that measures the shapes of said plurality of air cells to measure the spinal shape of a user; and a main control part that sets up information on the reference spine shape, and compares said reference spine shape with the spinal shape of the user that has been measured at said spine shape measurement part to control said plurality of air volume adjustment parts in order to match with said reference spine shape.