Patent ID: 8547039

Claim:
A control device for a conductive polymer actuator that allows a conductive polymer film portion, an electrolyte portion that is placed at a position in contact with the conductive polymer film portion, and an electrode that is placed at a position in contact with the electrolyte portion to constitute an actuator operation unit, comprising: a displacement amount acquiring unit that, upon application of a voltage between the conductive polymer film portion and the electrode, at a predetermined timing after an applied voltage between the conductive polymer film portion and the electrode has been released therebetween, acquires a current value flowing through the conductive polymer film portion, and acquires a displacement amount of the actuator operation unit based on the acquired current value; and a displacement amount adjusting unit that adjusts the displacement amount of the actuator operation unit, based on the displacement amount of the actuator operation unit acquired by the displacement amount acquiring unit.