Movement control apparatus and movable body

A movable body, comprising:

• a sensor that detects a distribution of pressure applied to a detection surface;
• a traveling apparatus that causes the movable body to perform motion;
• a motion controller that controls the traveling apparatus such that the movable body performs motion;
• and
• an operation instructing section that gives an instruction to the motion controller on a basis of output of the sensor such that the movable body performs motion, wherein
• the detection surface is provided on a first side of a clearance layer, and a second side of the clearance layer is stacked on a sensor section that includes the sensor,
• the distribution of pressure applied to the detection surface that is detected is applied by a shape with the distribution of pressure being in a Z-direction within an XY-plane of the detection surface, and a plurality of sensing portions across the X-direction and Y-direction in the XY-plane detecting a pressure in the Z-direction resulting in the detected distribution of pressure applied to the detection surface,
• the operation instructing section acquires the distribution of the pressure and a shearing force from the sensor, the pressure being a force in a direction orthogonal to the detection surface, the shearing force being a force in a direction parallel to the detection surface,
• the operation instructing section gives the instruction to the motion controller on a basis of the pressure and the shearing force, and
• the operation instructing section
• identifies a user who is pressing the detection surface,
• determines a set value according to a result of the identification, and
• gives the instruction to the motion controller on the basis of the output of the sensor when the pressure or the shearing force exhibits a value greater than the set value.