Title
A Novel Platform For Distributed And Remote Real-Time Monitoring Of Animal Model Behavior In A Bioterium
Abstract
Animal models are an important resource in life sciences research; however, many of the procedures involving vivo models are complex and time consuming. A common problem while conducting experiments is observing the behavior of the models throughout their stay in the bioterium. Ideally, behavioral assessment should be frequent and rigorous, as a way of more accurately characterizing the animal model. However, to date, few suitable automated solutions can be found within the state-of-the-art. In this paper, we propose an autonomous platform for distributed behavioral data acquisition from individual animal habitats in bioteriums, with remote and online access to the data. This approach allows real-time observation of the status of the habitats, and retrieval of the logged data for post-processing. The work focuses on the use case of motion, temperature and water intake monitoring in small rodents, although the platform was designed to be general-purpose and extensible to other types of habitats and sensing configurations.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1109/EMBC.2017.8037667
2017 39TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC)
Field
DocType
Volume
Simulation,Computer science,Electronic engineering,Human–computer interaction,Behavioral data,Animal model
Conference
2017
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1094-687X
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Andre Manso100.34
Miguel Martinho200.34
Hugo Silva322730.18
Antonio Cabrita400.34
Antonio Banganho500.34
Goncalo Machado600.34
Milton Macedo700.34