現代科技日益進步，人類面對忙碌的工作，開始研發各種能夠讓工作更加省時省力的工具及機器人，像是代替人們探索危險環境，幫助行動不便患者按電梯、倒垃圾等。雖然機器人已漸漸深入我們生活，但是在畜牧業方面發展較少。台灣在養豬方面屬於小農經營，自動下料系統屬於大型畜牧場所需，安裝及維修上不符合經濟成本，又希望能夠節省人力，因此本研究目的是研製一台智慧型餵食機器人。
本論文透過無線遙控，可以用來切換自動餵食模式或人工餵食模式，利用紅外線感測器所取得的資訊，作為距離及姿態的判斷依據，以進行循牆前進，並利用光電開關來達到定位停止，再配合研發設計的下料機構，達到定量下料的功能。本實驗最後透過到實際養豬場來驗證此機器人的定點下料功能及速度。

Modern technology is advancing at a rapid pace. To deal with the daily difficult tasks, people began to develop tools and robots capable of assisting them in their missions. For example, exploring dangerous environments, helping physically disabled persons, removing trash, etc. Although robotics is slowly integrating into common human lives, its application in the animal husbandry industry is limited. Pig farms are considered small business. The implementation of massive automatic feeding devices would be costly. Nevertheless, reducing human powers involved as much as possible is in need. Hence, this research aims to develop an intelligent feeder robot for pig farms.

The robot developed can be wirelessly tapped into either automatic or manual mode. Using the information measured by the infrared sensors, distance and angle data are used in the motion decision making process. The robot will move by following the wall, and using a photo electric switch to determine when and where to stop. Next, using the designed feeding part to release a pre-determined amount of animal feed. The actual implementation and field test in a pig farm show that the robot performs successfully.

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