Patent ID: 8677524
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: A61G,B60L,G05D

Abstract:
1. A bed comprising: a stationary part; and a movable part capable of being docked in a docking area which is a recess in the stationary part, wherein the movable part includes: a contact sensor which detects a contact force generated by contact with another object; an avoidance instruction unit configured to generate an avoidance instruction according to the contact force received from the contact sensor, the avoidance instruction being information regarding a rotation of the movable part; a position detection unit configured to detect a positional relationship of the movable part to the docking area; a rotation center setting unit configured to set, according to the positional relationship detected by the position detection unit, a rotation center for the avoidance instruction generated by the avoidance instruction unit; and a control unit configured to move the movable part around the rotation center set by the rotation center setting unit.