BODY MOVEMENT DETECTING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR BODY MOVEMENT DETECTING DEVICE

摘要

The body movement detecting device detects whether or not one of a user s feet has touched the ground based on acceleration s ensor detected values (S102). The first stance period is the period in a single walking cycle in which the user stands on a first foot from when the detecting part detects that the first foot has touched the ground until the detecting part detects that the second foot has touched the ground. The second stance period is the period in a single walking cycle in which the user stands on the second foot from when the detecting part detects that the second foot has touched the ground until the detecting part detects that the first foot has touched the ground. Central values for the respective acceleration sensor detected values for the first and second stance periods are calculated on the basis of the acceleration sensor detected values (S103). Based on the results of comparing the calculated c entral values for the first and second stance periods a determination is made whether or not the walking is an ascending / descending walk (S104 S111). The device is capable of determining instantaneously during walking whether the walking is an ascending / descending walk.