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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2022
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Kiyosu, JP;
National University Corporation Tokai National Higher Education and Research System, Nagoya, JP;
Takeshi Fujiwara, Kiyosu, JP;
Koichiro Tsuzuku, Kiyosu, JP;
Hitoshi Hirata, Nagoya, JP;
Shintaro Oyama, Nagoya, JP;
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Kiyosu, JP;
National University Corporation Tokai National Higher Education and Research System, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A posture control device includes a posture information detection unit, a tactile stimulus application unit configured to apply tactile stimuli to the somatosensory receptors of a user, and an external tactile stimulus application unit configured to apply external tactile stimuli to the user. The posture information detection unit is configured to detect contact pressures at multiple parts of the sole and detect a change in posture based on temporal changes in the detected contact pressures. The external tactile stimulus application unit is configured to apply external tactile stimuli to the user, at a specified point in time that is based on a detection result of the posture information detection unit, to assist user posture control by integrating external tactile stimuli with tactile stimuli applied by the tactile stimulus application unit through sensory integration.