動物行為量測在醫學研究、臨床實驗、藥物研發及各種動物行為模式的建立上，佔有舉足輕重的地位。一套設計精良的動物行為量測系統，不但能幫助醫生及研究人員降低實驗的複雜性，也能提供更準確且多項具代表性的量測參數，提高實驗的效率和可靠度，減少實驗資源的浪費，且促進醫學與生物科技研究之發展。

　　本論文提出利用觸控板壓點就能得到位置座標的硬體特性，來量測動物移動時所產生的軌跡，經由所設計的硬體系統，將軌跡信號以串列資料形態傳進電腦顯示並儲存。實驗後，以不同的環境限制來觀察動物行為變化，透過圖控程式軟體所撰寫的程式來分析移動、跳躍以及站立等特徵動作參數，並進一步分析其行為樣式，來探討動物心理與生理上所表現出來的反應。

　The measurement of animal behavior has played a critical role in the research fields of medical research, clinical experiment, medicine develop, and establishment of various behavior models in medical science. A well-designed measurement system for animal behavior will not only can help the doctor and researcher to reduce the complexity of an experiment, but also offer more accurate and multiple representative measurement parameters, increase the efficiency and reliability of an experiment and decrease the waste of experiment resources. In order to is it make further contribution on developing to study in medical science and biotechnology.

　This thesis proposes utilizing Touch Panel of hardware characteristic to press that can get the position coordinate. To measure the orbits that the animal takes action on the Touch Panel. The orbits signal is also transferred as series data format enter the computer in order to snow and store. Finally, observe the change of animal's behavior with different limitative environments. Use LabVIEW analysis procedure written to count the parameter of moving,jumping and rearing after the experiment. Analyse its behavior model further to research that has responses shown in animal's psychology and physiology.

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