Patent ID: 7974751

Claim:
A sensitivity identifying device comprising: an operating object device configured to operate when an operation member is moved according to a force applied by a user; an assist force applying device for applying an assist force to movement of the operation member; an operation force parameter detecting device for detecting a value of an operation force parameter, which indicates the force applied to the operation member by the user; an operation response parameter detecting device for detecting a value of an operation response parameter, which indicates the condition in which the assist force applying device is operated according to an operation by the user; a sensitivity identifying information storage section for storing sensitivity identifying information associating a sensitivity index, which specifies an operation feeling during operation of the operating object device, with a combination of the value of the operation force parameter and a value of an operation response parameter; and a sensitivity determining unit for specifying the sensitivity index based on the combination of the value of the operation force parameter and the value of the operation response parameter, and the sensitivity identifying information, and outputting the sensitivity index.