Animal self-administration method and device, animal self-administration equipment and storage medium

By acquiring and analyzing the posture data of animals and controlling the rotation of the stepper motor and converter, the problem of animal movements in wrapping the drug delivery hose and data transmission line is solved, achieving the continuity of experiments and the stability of data.

CN120114221APending Publication Date: 2025-06-10SHENZHEN INST OF ADVANCED TECH CHINESE ACAD OF SCI
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Application Number
CN202311680051.9
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CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
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Filing Date
2023-12-07
Publication Date
2025-06-10

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Technical Problem

In the prior art, animal drug delivery hoses and data transmission lines collected by neuron signals are prone to wrap around when animals move, resulting in interruption of experiments.

Method used

By obtaining the attitude data of the target object, performing data comparison and analysis, determining the rotation angle and direction of the stepper motor, generating an angle adjustment signal, and controlling the converter to rotate simultaneously, thereby driving the drug delivery hose and data transmission line to prevent winding.

Benefits of technology

It effectively prevents the penis delivery hose and data transmission line from being wound due to animal movement, ensuring the continuity of the experiment and the stability of the data.

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Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of animal self-administration, and discloses an animal self-administration method and device, animal self-administration equipment and a storage medium, and the method comprises the following steps: obtaining posture data of a target object in an activity area of the self-administration equipment; performing data comparative analysis on the attitude data and the historical attitude data to obtain attitude change data, determining a rotation angle and a rotation direction of a stepping motor based on the attitude change data, and generating an angle adjustment signal; based on the angle adjustment signal, the rotation angle, the rotation direction and the stepping motor, the converter is controlled to rotate synchronously so as to drive the drug delivery hose and the data transmission line which are connected with the converter to rotate, the converter can be controlled to rotate synchronously through the posture data of the target object, and therefore the drug delivery hose and the data transmission line which are connected with the converter are rotated. And the winding of the administration hose and the data transmission line caused by the movement of the target object is prevented.
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Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of animal drug administration, and particularly relates to an animal self-administration method, device, animal self-administration equipment and storage medium. Background Art

[0002] In brain science research, the study of the nervous system of awake and freely moving animals is crucial. By detecting changes in calcium signals of neuronal activities, scientific researchers can better understand complex neural circuits. Existing methods such as microscopes and fiber photometry calcium signal recording methods can achieve real-time monitoring of neuronal activities in brain regions. However, the neuronal activities recorded by the above-mentioned equipment can only be associated with specific events, and it is impossible to synchronously record the changes in the animal's activity trajectory and individual movements before and after the occurrence of specific events in terms of space and time. Especially in the field of research on addictive substances, due to the need for self-intravenous drug administration, a flexible tube needs to be inserted into the jugular vein of the animal's neck and connected to an external micro-infusion pump to enable rodents to receive rewarding drug infusions through a lever press (or nose poke).

[0003] However, the data transmission lines of the drug administration flexible tube and neuronal signal acquisition are connected to the rodents. As the rodents move, there will be problems of mutual entanglement, thus interrupting the experiment. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Based on this, in view of the technical problem that the data transmission lines of the drug administration flexible tube and neuronal signal acquisition in the prior art will be mutually entangled, an animal self-administration method, device, animal self-administration equipment and storage medium are proposed.

[0005] In a first aspect, an animal self-administration method is provided, and the method includes:

[0006] Obtaining attitude data of a target object within an activity area of the self-administration equipment;

[0007] Performing data comparison and analysis on the attitude data and historical attitude data to obtain attitude change data, and based on the attitude change data, determining a rotation angle and a rotation direction of the stepping motor, and generating an angle adjustment signal;

[0008] Based on the angle adjustment signal, the rotation angle, the rotation direction, and the stepping motor, controlling the synchronous rotation of the converter to drive the rotation of the drug administration flexible tube and the data transmission line connected to the converter.

[0009] In a second aspect, an animal self-administration device is provided, and the device includes:

[0010] An obtaining module, configured to obtain attitude data of a target object within an activity area of the self-administration equipment;

[0011] A determination module, configured to perform data comparison and analysis on the attitude data and historical attitude data to obtain attitude change data, and based on the attitude change data, determine the rotation angle and rotation direction of the stepper motor, and generate an angle adjustment signal;

[0012] A control module, configured to control the synchronous rotation of the converter based on the angle adjustment signal, the rotation angle, the rotation direction, and the stepper motor, so as to drive the drug delivery hose and the data transmission line connected to the converter to rotate.

[0013] In a third aspect, an animal self-administration device is provided, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the processor executes the computer program, the steps of the above animal self-administration method are implemented.

[0014] In a fourth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided. The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the above animal self-administration method are implemented.

[0015] The animal self-administration method proposed by the present invention obtains attitude change data by performing data comparison and analysis on the attitude data of the target object in the activity area of the self-administration device and the historical attitude data, and based on the attitude change data, determines the rotation angle and rotation direction of the stepper motor, and generates an angle adjustment signal. Finally, based on the angle adjustment signal, the rotation angle, the rotation direction, and the stepper motor, the synchronous rotation of the converter is controlled to drive the drug delivery hose and the data transmission line connected to the converter to rotate, so that the synchronous rotation of the converter can be controlled through the attitude data of the target object, thereby rotating the drug delivery hose and the data transmission line connected to the converter, and preventing the drug delivery hose and the data transmission line from being wound due to the movement of the target object. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the following drawings are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0017] Among them:

[0018] Figure 1 It is an application environment diagram of the animal self-administration method in an embodiment;

[0019] Figure 2 is a flowchart of an animal self - administration method in an embodiment;

[0020] Figure 3 is a first schematic diagram of an animal self - administration device in an embodiment;

[0021] Figure 4 is a second schematic diagram of an animal self - administration device in an embodiment;

[0022] Figure 5 is a structural block diagram of an animal self - administration device in an embodiment;

[0023] Figure 6 is a structural block diagram of an animal self - administration device in an embodiment. Detailed implementation manners

[0024] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the technical field to which this application belongs; the terms used in the description of this application in the specification are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application; the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof in the description and claims of this application and the above - mentioned drawings are intended to cover non - exclusive inclusion. The terms "first", "second", etc. in the description and claims of this application or the above - mentioned drawings are used to distinguish different objects and not to describe a specific order.

[0025] Referring to "embodiment" herein means that a specific feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of this application. The phrase appearing in various positions in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment mutually exclusive with other embodiments. Those skilled in the art will explicitly and implicitly understand that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

[0026] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0027] The animal self - administration method provided by the embodiments of the present invention can be applied in an application environment such as Figure 1 wherein, such as Figure 1As shown, the self - administration device includes: a microscopic camera 11, a stepper motor 24, a converter 25, a timing belt 22, a target object (not shown), a drug - delivery hose (not shown), a data transmission line (not shown), a data collector 34, a computer 38, and a stepper - motor driver 43. Among them, the microscopic camera 11 is equipped with an attitude sensor. The target object is provided with the drug - delivery hose, the data transmission line, and the attitude sensor. The drug - delivery hose is connected to the converter 25, and the data transmission line is connected to the converter 25. The stepper motor 24 is used to synchronously rotate the converter 25 through the timing belt 22. The attitude sensor is used to collect attitude data. The target object can be a rodent. For example, the rodent can be a mouse. The converter 25 is used to connect the drug - delivery hose and the data transmission line. The data transmission line can be used to collect the neuron signals of the target object.

[0028] Specifically, one end of the microscopic camera 11 is connected to one end of the data collector 34. The other end of the data collector 34 is connected to the computer 38. One end of the computer 38 is connected to one end of the stepper - motor driver 43. The other end of the stepper - motor driver 43 is connected to the stepper motor 24. The stepper motor 24 is used to synchronously rotate the converter 25 through the timing belt 22, so as to simultaneously make the drug - delivery hose and the data transmission line connected to the converter 25 rotate synchronously.

[0029] Please refer to Figure 2 as shown Figure 2 which is a schematic flow chart of an animal self - administration method provided by an embodiment of the present invention. The animal self - administration method includes the following steps:

[0030] Step S101: Obtain the attitude data of the target object within the activity area of the self - administration device;

[0031] In one embodiment, the animal self - administration device further includes a microscopic camera. The microscopic camera is equipped with the attitude sensor. The microscopic camera is arranged on the head of the target object, and the target object is a model mouse.

[0032] As an example, such as Figure 3As shown, the self - administration device includes a computer 1, a data transmission line 2 connecting the computer and a data collector 3, the data collector 3, a data transmission line 4 connecting the data collector 3 and a micro - pump, the micro - pump 5, a tube 6 containing a rewarding liquid, a drug - administration hose 7, a data transmission line 8 connecting the data collector 3 and a self - administration control panel, a support column 9, a bottom plate 10, a microscopic camera 11, a collecting pipe 12 for the drug - administration hose and the data transmission line, a rodent model 13, a circular bottom plate 14 of the self - administration box, the self - administration control panel 15, a first nose - touch port 16 on the left, a second nose - touch port 17 on the right, a signal indicator light 18, a sound prompt device 19, a transparent circular acrylic plate 20, a wire trough 21, a rubber synchronous belt 22, an external top rack 23, a stepping motor 24 carrying a gear, a converter 25 carrying a gear, and a top fixing rod 26.

[0033] Specifically, the computer 1 is used to collect data of the animal nasal touch administration port and send signals to implement data signals such as lighting, sound release, and peristalsis of the micro pump; the data transmission line 2 connecting the computer and the data collector 3 is used for signal transmission; the data collector 3 is used to collect and convey information of its own administration panel and the micro pump; the data transmission line 4 connecting the data collector 3 and the micro pump; the micro pump 5 is used to achieve precise transmission of the liquid in the hose; the administration hose 7 is used to transmit the liquid; the data transmission lines 8 connecting the data collector 3 and its own administration control panel, and the support column 9 are used to support the top frame; the bottom plate 10 is used to provide bottom support for the external frame and its own administration box. The microscopic camera 11 is used to record the neuron activity signals in specific brain regions of the animal; the collecting pipe 12 for the administration hose and the data transmission line is used for circuit integration to reduce interference with the animal behavior; the rodent model 13 can be a mouse; the circular bottom plate 14 of the self-administration box is used to form the self-administration box annularly with the transparent annular acrylic plate 20; the first nasal touch port 16 on the left; the second nasal touch port 17 on the right; the signal indicator light 18 is used to light up during liquid infusion, so that the animal associates the acquisition of the rewarding liquid with the lighting signal, and the sound prompt device 19 is used to light up during liquid infusion, so that the animal associates the acquisition of the rewarding liquid with the sound signal; the transparent annular acrylic plate 20 is composed of an annular transparent acrylic plate, and the formed self-administration box can meet the need for video signal recording; the wire groove 21 is used to accommodate video signal transmission lines, high-frequency electrical signal transmission lines, etc., making the device more tidy; the rubber timing belt 22 is used to realize the linkage between the stepping motor and the high-frequency electrical signal & liquid integrated converter; the top external frame 23 is used to facilitate the installation of devices such as the stepping motor, the high-frequency electrical signal & liquid integrated converter, and the upper camera; the stepping motor 24 with a gear is used to drive the high-frequency electrical signal and liquid integrated converter; the high-frequency electrical signal and liquid integrated converter 25 with a gear is used to achieve electrical signal and liquid transmission, avoiding the entanglement of the high-frequency electrical signal transmission line and the liquid infusion hose, and the gear can achieve the linkage between devices. The top fixing rod 26 is used to facilitate the installation of devices such as the stepping motor, the high-frequency electrical signal and liquid integrated converter, and the upper camera.

[0034] As another example, such as Figure 4As shown, the self - administration device includes a microscopic camera 11; a rubber timing belt 22; a stepper motor 24 carrying a gear; a converter 25 carrying a gear; an upper camera 27 for recording the movement trajectory of the animal and capturing the movements of the upper individual; a front camera 28 for video recording to capture the front of the animal's individual behavior; a camera fixing bracket 29 for fixing the camera; a side camera 30 for video recording to capture the side of the animal's individual behavior; a camera data transmission line 31: transmitting the video signal back to the computer 38, and at the same time the computer 38 can also control the camera; a splitter 32 for splitting the data transmission line into two; a high - frequency electrical signal transmission line 33 for transmitting the video information and attitude sensor information collected by the microscopic camera; a data collector 34 for transmitting the data of the high - frequency electrical signal transmission line to the computer; a data transmission line 35 connecting the data collector 34 and computer - 2; a USB splitter 36; a data transmission line 37 for connecting the USB splitter and the computer 38; a computer 38 for recording the 3D (upper, front, side) ethological signals of the animal, recording the neuron signals in the brain region, and driving the stepper motor using the attitude sensor data; a data transmission line 42 for connecting computer - 2 and the stepper motor driver; a stepper motor driver 43 for driving the converter integrated with the high - frequency electrical signal and liquid; a data transmission line 44 connecting the stepper motor driver and the stepper motor. It should be noted that the real - time position change data screen 39 transmitted by the attitude sensor of the microscopic camera; the real - time activity screen 40 of the neurons in a specific brain region recorded by the microscopic camera; the 3D stereo synchronous recording of the animal's movement trajectory and action screen 41.

[0035] Step S102: Perform data comparison and analysis on the attitude data and historical attitude data to obtain attitude change data. Based on the attitude change data, determine the rotation angle and rotation direction of the stepper motor, and generate an angle adjustment signal.

[0036] In one embodiment, the attitude data includes the X - axis data, Y - axis data, and Z - axis data of the target object.

[0037] By performing data comparison and analysis on the attitude data and historical attitude data, the attitude change data of the target object can be known. According to this attitude change data, the appropriate rotation angle and rotation direction of the stepper motor can be determined, thereby preventing the entanglement of the drug - delivery hose and data transmission line connected to the target object.

[0038] Step S103: Based on the angle adjustment signal, the rotation angle, the rotation direction, and the stepper motor, control the synchronous rotation of the converter to drive the rotation of the drug - delivery hose and the data transmission line connected to the converter.

[0039] In one embodiment, the step of controlling the synchronous rotation of the converter based on the angle adjustment signal, the rotation angle, the rotation direction, and the stepper motor includes: in response to the angle adjustment signal, controlling the rotation of the stepper motor based on the rotation angle and the rotation direction, wherein the stepper motor drives the converter to rotate synchronously.

[0040] In one embodiment, after the step of controlling the synchronous rotation of the converter based on the angle adjustment signal, the rotation angle, the rotation direction, and the stepper motor, it includes: starting a timer to time based on the stop time of the synchronous rotation of the converter; when the timing time of the timer meets the preset adjustment angle time, taking the attitude data as historical attitude data, and returning to execute the step of acquiring the attitude data of the target object in the activity area of the self-administration device.

[0041] As an example, if the timing time of the timer is greater than the preset adjustment angle time, then taking the attitude data as historical attitude data, and returning to execute the step of acquiring the attitude data of the target object in the activity area of the self-administration device.

[0042] The animal self-administration method proposed in this embodiment obtains the attitude data of the target object in the activity area of the self-administration device, then conducts data comparison and analysis on the attitude data and historical attitude data to obtain attitude change data, and based on the attitude change data, determines the rotation angle and rotation direction of the stepper motor, and generates an angle adjustment signal. Finally, based on the angle adjustment signal, the rotation angle, the rotation direction, and the stepper motor, it controls the converter to rotate synchronously to drive the administration hose and the data transmission line connected to the converter to rotate, and can control the synchronous rotation of the converter through the attitude data of the target object, thereby rotating the administration hose and the data transmission line connected to the converter, preventing the entanglement of the administration hose and the data transmission line caused by the movement of the target object.

[0043] In one embodiment, the animal self-administration device further includes a first nose contact port and a second nose contact port, the data transmission line is connected to the brain area of the target object, and the animal self-administration method further includes:

[0044] Step 201: If the target object touches the first nose contact port, generate a nose contact signal, and when the nose contact signal meets the preset administration condition, generate an administration signal, wherein the target object is in the activity area of the self-administration device;

[0045] As an example, if the target object touches the first nasal touch port, a nasal touch signal is generated and stored in the database. When the number of the nasal touch signals in the database reaches a preset number, the preset drug administration condition is satisfied, and a drug administration signal is generated.

[0046] As an example, if the target object touches the second nasal touch port, a target nasal touch signal is generated and recorded, but no drug is administered.

[0047] Step 202: In response to the drug administration signal, drugs are delivered to the target object through the drug delivery hose, wherein the data transmission line is used to collect the neuron signals of the target object in real time.

[0048] In one embodiment, the drug is an addictive liquid drug.

[0049] The animal self-administration method proposed in this embodiment, if the target object touches the first nasal touch port, a nasal touch signal is generated. When the nasal touch signal meets the preset drug administration condition, a drug administration signal is generated, wherein the target object is in the activity area of the self-administration device, and then in response to the drug administration signal, drugs are delivered to the target object through the drug delivery hose, wherein the data transmission line is used to collect the neuron signals of the target object in real time, can collect the neuron signals of the target object in real time during the self-administration of the target object, improve the collection efficiency of neurons, and the neuron signals can be analyzed subsequently.

[0050] Please refer to Figure 5 As shown, in one embodiment, a kind of animal self-administration device is provided. The device includes: an acquisition module 10, which is used to acquire the posture data of the target object in the activity area of the self-administration device;

[0051] A determination module 20, which is used to perform data comparison and analysis on the posture data and historical posture data to obtain posture change data, and based on the posture change data, determine the rotation angle and rotation direction of the stepping motor, and generate an angle adjustment signal;

[0052] A control module 30, which is used to control the synchronous rotation of the converter based on the angle adjustment signal, the rotation angle, the rotation direction, and the stepping motor, so as to drive the drug delivery hose and the data transmission line connected to the converter to rotate.

[0053] In one embodiment, the control module 30 is used to: in response to the angle adjustment signal, control the rotation of the stepping motor based on the rotation angle and the rotation direction, wherein the stepping motor drives the converter to rotate synchronously.

[0054] In one embodiment, an animal self - administration device is configured to: start a timer for timing based on the stop time of the synchronous rotation of the converter;

[0055] When the timing time of the timer meets a preset adjustment angle time, use the attitude data as historical attitude data, and return to execute the step of obtaining the attitude data of the target object in the activity area of the self - administration device.

[0056] In one embodiment, an animal self - administration device is configured to: if the target object touches the first nose touch port, generate a nose touch signal, and when the nose touch signal meets a preset drug - administration condition, generate a drug - administration signal, where the target object is in the activity area of the self - administration device;

[0057] In response to the drug - administration signal, deliver drugs to the target object through the drug - administration hose, where the data transmission line is used to collect the neuron signals of the target object in real time.

[0058] In one embodiment, the drug is an addictive liquid drug. In one embodiment, the animal self - administration device further includes a microscopic camera, the microscopic camera is provided with the attitude sensor, the microscopic camera is arranged on the head of the target object, and the target object is a model mouse. In one embodiment, the attitude data includes the X - axis data, Y - axis data, and Z - axis data of the target object.

[0059] In one embodiment, an animal self - administration device is provided. The ultrasonic thrombolysis device can be a client, and its internal structure diagram can be as Figure 6 shown. The ultrasonic thrombolysis device includes a processor, a memory, a network interface, a display screen, and an input device connected through a system bus. Among them, the processor of the ultrasonic thrombolysis device is used to provide computing and control capabilities. The memory of the ultrasonic thrombolysis device includes a non - volatile storage medium and an internal memory. The non - volatile storage medium stores an operating system and a computer program. The internal memory provides an environment for the operation of the operating system and the computer program in the non - volatile storage medium. The network interface of the ultrasonic thrombolysis device is used to communicate with an external server through a network connection. When the computer program is executed by the processor, it realizes the functions or steps of an ultrasonic thrombolysis method.

[0060] In one embodiment, an animal self - administration device is proposed, which includes a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the processor executes the computer program, the following steps are implemented:

[0061] Obtain the attitude data of the target object in the activity area of the self - administration device;

[0062] Perform data comparison and analysis on the attitude data and historical attitude data to obtain attitude change data, and based on the attitude change data, determine the rotation angle and rotation direction of the stepper motor, and generate an angle adjustment signal;

[0063] Based on the angle adjustment signal, the rotation angle, the rotation direction, and the stepper motor, control the synchronous rotation of the converter to drive the rotation of the drug delivery hose and the data transmission line connected to the converter.

[0064] The animal self-administration method proposed in this embodiment obtains the attitude data of the target object in the activity area of the self-administration device, then performs data comparison and analysis on the attitude data and historical attitude data to obtain attitude change data, and based on the attitude change data, determines the rotation angle and rotation direction of the stepper motor, and generates an angle adjustment signal. Finally, based on the angle adjustment signal, the rotation angle, the rotation direction, and the stepper motor, control the synchronous rotation of the converter to drive the rotation of the drug delivery hose and the data transmission line connected to the converter, and can control the synchronous rotation of the converter through the attitude data of the target object, thereby rotating the drug delivery hose and the data transmission line connected to the converter, preventing the drug delivery hose and the data transmission line from being entangled due to the movement of the target object.

[0065] In one embodiment, a computer-readable storage medium is proposed. The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the following steps are implemented:

[0066] Obtain the attitude data of the target object in the activity area of the self-administration device;

[0067] Perform data comparison and analysis on the attitude data and historical attitude data to obtain attitude change data, and based on the attitude change data, determine the rotation angle and rotation direction of the stepper motor, and generate an angle adjustment signal;

[0068] Based on the angle adjustment signal, the rotation angle, the rotation direction, and the stepper motor, control the synchronous rotation of the converter to drive the rotation of the drug delivery hose and the data transmission line connected to the converter.

[0069] The animal self - administration method proposed in this embodiment obtains the posture data of the target object within the activity area of the self - administration device, then conducts data comparison and analysis on the posture data and historical posture data to obtain posture change data. Based on the posture change data, the rotation angle and rotation direction of the stepper motor are determined, and an angle adjustment signal is generated. Finally, based on the angle adjustment signal, the rotation angle, the rotation direction, and the stepper motor, the converter is controlled to rotate synchronously, so as to drive the drug - delivery hose and the data transmission line connected to the converter to rotate. It can control the synchronous rotation of the converter through the posture data of the target object, thereby rotating the drug - delivery hose and the data transmission line connected to the converter, preventing the drug - delivery hose and the data transmission line from being entangled due to the movement of the target object.

[0070] It should be noted that the functions or steps that the above - mentioned computer - readable storage medium or animal self - administration device can achieve can refer to the relevant descriptions on the server side and the client side in the foregoing method embodiments. To avoid repetition, they will not be described one by one here.

[0071] Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the processes in the methods of the above - mentioned embodiments can be completed by instructing relevant hardware through a computer program. The computer program can be stored in a non - volatile computer - readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed, it can include the processes of the above - mentioned method embodiments. Among them, any reference to a memory, storage, database, or other medium used in the various embodiments provided in the present application can include non - volatile and / or volatile memories. Non - volatile memories can include read - only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), electrically programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memories can include random access memory (RAM) or external cache memory. By way of illustration and not limitation, RAM is available in various forms, such as static RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double - data - rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), synchronous link (Synchlink) DRAM (SLDRAM), memory bus (Rambus) direct RAM (RDRAM), direct memory bus dynamic RAM (DRDRAM), and memory bus dynamic RAM (RDRAM), etc.

[0072] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, only the above-mentioned division of each functional unit and module is used as an example. In actual applications, the above-mentioned functions can be assigned to different functional units and modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the device is divided into different functional units or modules to complete all or part of the functions described above.

[0073] The above-mentioned embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements on some of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, and should all be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An animal self - administration method, characterized in that, it is applied to an animal self - administration device, and the self - administration device includes: a target object, a drug delivery hose, a data transmission line, an attitude sensor, a stepper motor, a converter, and a synchronous belt. Among them, the target object is provided with the drug delivery hose, the data transmission line, and the attitude sensor. The drug delivery hose is connected to the converter, the data transmission line is connected to the converter, the stepper motor is used to synchronously rotate the converter through the synchronous belt, and the attitude sensor is used to collect attitude data; The animal self - administration method includes: Obtaining the attitude data of the target object within the activity area of the self - administration device; Performing data comparison and analysis on the attitude data and historical attitude data to obtain attitude change data, and based on the attitude change data, determining the rotation angle and rotation direction of the stepper motor, and generating an angle adjustment signal; Based on the angle adjustment signal, the rotation angle, the rotation direction, and the stepper motor, controlling the synchronous rotation of the converter to drive the drug delivery hose and the data transmission line connected to the converter to rotate.

2. The animal self - administration method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The step of controlling the synchronous rotation of the converter based on the angle adjustment signal, the rotation angle, the rotation direction, and the stepper motor includes: In response to the angle adjustment signal, controlling the rotation of the stepper motor based on the rotation angle and the rotation direction, wherein the stepper motor drives the converter to rotate synchronously.

3. The animal self - administration method according to claim 2, characterized in that, After the step of controlling the synchronous rotation of the converter based on the angle adjustment signal, the rotation angle, the rotation direction, and the stepper motor, it includes: Based on the stop time of the synchronous rotation of the converter, starting a timer for timing; When the timing time of the timer meets the preset adjustment angle time, taking the attitude data as historical attitude data, and returning to execute the step of obtaining the attitude data of the target object within the activity area of the self - administration device.

4. The animal self - administration method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The animal self - administration device further includes a first nose - touch port and a second nose - touch port. The data transmission line is connected to the brain region of the target object. The animal self - administration method further includes: If the target object touches the first nose - touch port, generating a nose - touch signal, and when the nose - touch signal meets the preset drug - administration condition, generating a drug - administration signal, wherein the target object is within the activity area of the self - administration device; In response to the drug - administration signal, delivering the drug to the target object through the drug delivery hose, wherein the data transmission line is used to collect the neuron signals of the target object in real time.

5. The animal self - administration method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The drug is an addictive liquid drug.

6. The animal self - administration method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The animal self - administration device further includes a microscopic camera, which is provided with the attitude sensor. The microscopic camera is arranged at the head of the target object, and the target object is a model mouse.

7. The animal self - administration method according to claim 1, wherein, the attitude data includes the X - axis data, Y - axis data, and Z - axis data of the target object.

8. An animal self - administration device, wherein, the animal self - administration device includes: an acquisition module for acquiring the attitude data of the target object within the activity area of the self - administration device; a determination module for performing data comparison and analysis on the attitude data and historical attitude data to obtain attitude change data, and based on the attitude change data, determining the rotation angle and rotation direction of the stepper motor, and generating an angle adjustment signal; a control module for controlling the synchronous rotation of the converter based on the angle adjustment signal, the rotation angle, the rotation direction, and the stepper motor, so as to drive the administration hose and the data transmission line connected to the converter to rotate.

9. An animal self - administration device, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein, when the processor executes the computer program, the steps of the animal self - administration method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 are implemented.

10. A computer - readable storage medium storing a computer program, wherein, when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the animal self - administration method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 are implemented.