Patent ID: 7692078

Claim:
A key actuation control system comprising: key actuating apparatus which actuates a key rotatably supported with respect to a frame comprising a polymer transducer for rotatably moving the key by using a deformation of the polymer transducer, wherein the polymer transducer is substantially formed in a plate shape and comprises: a polymer film which is dielectric and made from an elastically deformable polymer material; and a pair of electrodes arranged at both sides of surfaces of the polymer film, and wherein the transducer is deformed corresponding to switching between an application of voltage and a lack of voltage between the electrodes, a position detection unit detecting a position of the key while rotatably moving; a control unit actuating the key by controlling the applied voltage between the electrodes in order to cause a reaction force of the polymer transducer in an opposite direction to a rotatably moving operation of the key when the position detection unit detects rotatable movement of the key due to a manual operation; wherein the position detection unit comprises: the polymer transducer; and a capacitance measurement portion measuring a capacitance between the electrodes, and the control unit controls the applied voltage between the electrodes based on the measured capacitance.