PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pulse wave measuring apparatus capable of achieving power saving while having a pulse wave sensor for measuring a pulse wave, and a drive control method of the pulse wave measuring apparatus.SOLUTION: A pulse wave measuring apparatus 10 includes: a pulse wave sensor 19 for measuring a pulse wave of a subject which is formed of light emitting part 17 for irradiating a living body of the subject with light, and a light receiving part 18 for receiving reflection light reflected from the living body, and outputting a voltage according to its intensity； a motion sensor 15 for outputting a body movement signal according to a body movement of the subject； and a control part 11 for controlling each part. The control part 11 determines whether the subject is in a body movement state or in a non-body movement state according to the intensity of the body movement signal, and controls execution of the pulse wave measurement by the pulse wave sensor 19 according to the non-body movement state or the body movement state that have been determined.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1【課題】脈波センサを備えて脈波計測を可能としながら、省電力化をはかることができる脈波測定装置、および脈波測定装置の駆動制御方法を提供する。【解決手段】脈波測定装置１０は、被計測者の生体に向けて光を照射する発光部１７と生体から反射した反射光を受光し、その強度に応じた電圧を出力する受光部１８とにより形成され、被計測者の脈波を測定する脈波センサ１９と、被計測者の体動に応じた体動信号を出力するモーションセンサ１５と、各部を制御する制御部１１と、を備え、制御部１１は、体動信号の強度に応じて被計測者が体動状態にあるか非体動状態にあるかを判定し、判定された非体動状態又は体動状態に応じて、脈波センサ１９による脈波測定の実行を制御する。【選択図】図１
