CN112007874A - Sex identification and sorting system for rats and mice - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a sex identification and sorting system for big and small mice, which comprises a driving platform, a sorting platform and a sorting module, wherein the driving platform is used for driving out the big and small mice in a cage on the driving platform; the experimental mouse classification slide way is connected with the driving platform and is used for sliding the big and small mice downwards and separating the big and small mice into independent individuals; the linear array industrial camera is positioned below the experimental mouse classification slideway and used for shooting abdomen images of the big mouse and the small mouse, and calling an image processing special algorithm to calculate the distance between the genitals and the anus of the big mouse and the small mouse, so as to judge the sex and the body size of the big mouse and the small mouse; and the experimental mouse pipeline is connected with the experimental mouse classification slideway and is used for conveying the big mice with different sexes and sizes into the experimental mouse sorting area. According to the sex-based classification method, sex distinction of large-batch sexually mature experimental rats can be performed, the rats and the mice are respectively arranged in different areas according to different sexes, the classification of the experimental rats and the mice according to the sex can be efficiently and accurately realized, a large amount of time is saved, and pollution of external factors to the rats and the mice is greatly reduced.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent breeding of experimental animals in a barrier environment, in particular to a sex identification and sorting system for rats and mice.
Background
The big and small mice are important experimental animals and play an extremely important role in the aspects of improving the living quality of human beings, developing biomedical technology, promoting the development of social economy and the like. Rats and mice used in modern medical research must be kept in a comfortable, stress-free and controlled barrier environment. Big mouse need carry out the hybridization during breed, but big mouse sex is distinguished and the work of sorting is mainly relied on the manual work to accomplish at present, and not only inefficiency is frightened big mouse moreover easily, has reduced the quality of breeding big mouse. The automatic sex is distinguished and is distinguished with letter sorting system and not only can carry out big mouse sex in batches and distinguish, raises the efficiency, realizes unmanned intervention at letter sorting overall process moreover, reduces external interference factor to the stimulation of big mouse to minimum, is favorable to cultivating the experimental size mouse of high quality.
Disclosure of Invention
Based on the defects of the prior art, the technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide a sex identification and sorting system for big and small mice, which can efficiently classify the big and small mice according to sex, save a large amount of time and greatly reduce the interference stimulation caused by external factors to the big and small mice.
The technical scheme of the invention can be realized by the following technical measures: a rat-mouse sex identification and sorting system, comprising:
the driving platform is used for driving out the big and small mice in the cage on the driving platform;
the experimental mouse classification slide way is connected with the driving platform and is used for sliding the big and small mice downwards and separating the big and small mice into independent individuals;
the linear array industrial camera is positioned below the laboratory mouse classification slideway and is used for shooting abdomen images of large and small mice;
and the experimental mouse pipeline is connected with the experimental mouse classification slideway and is used for conveying the big mice with different sexes and sizes into the experimental mouse sorting area.
Preferably, a plurality of channels are arranged at the tail end of the laboratory mouse classification slideway, each channel can only accommodate a large mouse and a small mouse to pass through, and during the period that the laboratory mouse is in the channel, the image processing algorithm analyzes and processes the image shot by the linear array industrial camera to calculate the distance between the genitals and the anus of the large mouse and the small mouse.
Furthermore, a rotating mechanism is arranged at the joint of the experimental mouse pipeline and the classified slideway of the experimental mouse and used for driving the experimental mouse pipeline to move and butt with the corresponding channel.
Further, a linear array light source matched with the linear array industrial camera for use is arranged below the channel.
Preferably, a grid baffle plate moving towards the direction of the cage door along the rear wall of the cage is arranged in the cage;
two pulleys and two sliding blocks are arranged on the grid baffle, wherein the two pulleys are arranged above two sides of the grid baffle, and the two sliding blocks are arranged below two sides of the grid baffle;
the two sides of the top of the cage are provided with upper pulley rails for the pulleys to slide, and the upper pulley rails are fixed on the side walls of the cage through screws;
and a lower track for the sliding block to move is arranged at the bottom of the cage.
Preferably, the driving platform is provided with a mechanical arm positioned on one side of the cage, and the mechanical arm is used for moving the grid baffle in the cage towards the direction of the cage door.
The sex identification and sorting system for the rats and the mice further comprises an AGV transfer robot which is used for conveying the cages with the rats and the mice to the driving platform.
The invention has the beneficial effects that: the sex identification and sorting system for the big mice and the small mice can classify a large batch of sex-maturation experimental big mice according to sex and respectively pack the big mice and the small mice in different areas according to sex, the distance between the genitals and the anus of the experimental mice is calculated by utilizing a linear array industrial camera and a related image processing technology to obtain the sex of the experimental mice, and the experimental mice are respectively packed in different areas according to the sex through the real-time reaction of the system. The invention effectively classifies the experimental mice according to sex, saves a large amount of time, and greatly reduces the interference stimulation of external factors to the big and small mice.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a rat and mouse sex identification and sorting system according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 1;
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In order that the invention may be more readily understood, specific embodiments thereof will be described further below.
As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the invention provides a sex identification and sorting system for big and small mice, which comprises a laboratory mouse classification slideway 1 made of special materials, a linear array industrial camera 2, a linear array light source 3, a laboratory mouse pipeline 4, a laboratory mouse sorting area 5, an AGV transfer robot 6, a cage 7, a driving platform 8 and a rotating mechanism 9, wherein the cage 7 with the big and small mice is conveyed to the driving platform 8 by the AGV transfer robot 6. The driving platform 8 is used for driving out big and small mice in the cage on the driving platform 8, the experimental mouse classification slideway 1 is connected with the driving platform 8 and used for downwards sliding the big and small mice and separating the big and small mice into independent individuals. The linear array industrial camera 2 is positioned below the laboratory mouse classification slideway 1 and used for shooting abdomen images of big and small mice and distinguishing the sex and body size of the big and small mice by a subsequent image processing method. The experimental mouse pipeline 4 is connected with the experimental mouse classification slideway 1 and used for conveying big mice of different sexes and sizes into the experimental mouse sorting area 5. The tail end of the experimental mouse classification slideway 1 is provided with a plurality of channels, each channel can only accommodate one large mouse and one small mouse to pass through, and during the experimental mouse is in the channels, the linear array industrial camera 2 works to shoot the abdomen images of the large mouse and the small mouse. The joint of the experimental mouse pipeline 4 and the classified slideway 1 of the experimental mouse is provided with a rotating mechanism 9 for driving the experimental mouse pipeline 4 to move and butt joint with the corresponding channel. And a linear array light source 3 matched with the linear array industrial camera for use is arranged below the channel.
A grid baffle plate moving towards the direction of a cage door along the rear wall of the cage is arranged in the cage 7, two pulleys and two sliding blocks are arranged on the grid baffle plate, wherein the two pulleys are arranged above two sides of the grid baffle plate, and the two sliding blocks are arranged below two sides of the grid baffle plate; the top both sides of cage utensil are equipped with the confession the gliding upper pulley track of pulley, the upper pulley track passes through the screw fixation to cage utensil lateral wall on, the confession is installed to the bottom of cage utensil the lower track that the sliding block removed. And the driving platform 8 is provided with a mechanical arm positioned on one side of the cage and used for moving the grid baffle in the cage 7 towards the direction of the cage door so as to drive the big and small mice in the cage 7 out of the cage.
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the AGV transfer robot 6 conveys the cage 7 which is used for breeding the big and small mice which survive for 15 days to the driving platform 8 for mechanical automatic driving, after the big and small mice are successfully driven out of the cage 7, the AGV transfer robot 6 moves the empty cage down the driving platform 8, the experimental mice leave the cage and then enter the experimental mouse classification slide 1 made of special materials, and the experimental mouse classification slide 1 is made of transparent materials. The experimental mouse can only slide downwards in the manufactured experimental mouse classification slideway 1, the experimental mouse can not climb upwards and reversely due to the material and the angle of the slideway, the experimental mouse can not be clung together in the driving process, the clung experimental mouse is separated into independent individuals after sliding for a period of time, a plurality of channels are arranged at the tail end of the experimental mouse classification slideway 1, the channels can only accommodate the width of a big mouse and a small mouse, the linear array industrial camera 2 works during the period that the experimental mouse is in the channels, the belly image of the big mouse is shot, the image processing algorithm is called to process the image in real time, the distance between the genitals and the anus of the big mouse is calculated, the distance data is transmitted to the next process in real time, the pipelines 4 of the experimental mouse are connected through rigid materials, and each pipeline is connected with the rotating mechanism 9 through the rigid materials, after the sex and the size of the body of the experimental mouse are distinguished, the rotating mechanism 9 drives the pipeline 4 to move, the experimental mouse enters the experimental mouse sorting area 5 through the pipeline 4 corresponding to the sex and the size of the body, the mouse enters the pipeline 4 of the male mouse, the female mouse enters the pipeline 4 of the female mouse, and the individual female mouse enters the pipeline 4 corresponding to the female mouse. And ending the automatic sorting and identifying process of the laboratory mice, and entering the next breeding link.
In conclusion, the sex identification and sorting system for big and small mice can classify large batches of sexually mature experimental big and small mice according to sex and divide the big and small mice into different areas according to sex. The invention utilizes a linear array industrial camera and a related image processing technology to measure the distance between the genitals and the anus of the experimental mouse to obtain the sex of the experimental mouse, and the experimental mouse is subpackaged in different areas according to the sex through the real-time reaction of the system. The invention effectively classifies the experimental mice according to the sex, saves a large amount of time, and greatly reduces the interference stimulation of external factors to the big and small mice.
Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present invention and not for limiting the protection scope of the present invention, and although the present invention is described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that modifications or equivalent substitutions can be made on the technical solutions of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.
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1. The utility model provides a big mouse sex discernment and letter sorting system which characterized in that includes:
the driving platform is used for driving out the big and small mice in the cage on the driving platform;
the experimental mouse classification slide way is connected with the driving platform and is used for sliding the big and small mice downwards and separating the big and small mice into independent individuals;
the linear array industrial camera is positioned below the laboratory mouse classification slideway and used for shooting abdomen images of large and small mice, calculating the distance between the genitals and the anus by a later image processing algorithm and judging the sex and the body size of the large and small mice according to the distance;
and the experimental mouse pipeline is connected with the experimental mouse classification slideway and is used for conveying the big mice with different sexes and sizes into the experimental mouse sorting area.
2. The big mouse and small mouse sex identification and sorting system according to claim 1, wherein the tail end of the laboratory mouse classification slide way is provided with a plurality of channels, each channel can only accommodate the passing of a big mouse and a small mouse, and the linear array industrial camera works to shoot the belly images of the big mice and the small mice during the period that the laboratory mice are in the channels.
3. The sex identification and sorting system for the rats and mice according to claim 2, wherein a rotating mechanism is arranged at the joint of the laboratory mouse pipeline and the laboratory mouse classification slideway, and is used for driving the laboratory mouse pipeline to move and butt joint with the corresponding channel.
4. The rat and mouse sex identification and sorting system according to claim 2, wherein a line array light source used in cooperation with the line array industrial camera is arranged below the channel.
5. The rat and mouse sex identification and sorting system according to claim 1, wherein a grid baffle plate moving along the back wall of the cage towards the door of the cage is arranged in the cage;
two pulleys and two sliding blocks are arranged on the grid baffle, wherein the two pulleys are arranged above two sides of the grid baffle, and the two sliding blocks are arranged below two sides of the grid baffle;
the two sides of the top of the cage are provided with upper pulley rails for the pulleys to slide, and the upper pulley rails are fixed on the side walls of the cage through screws;
and a lower track for the sliding block to move is arranged at the bottom of the cage.
6. The rat and mouse sex identification and sorting system according to claim 5, wherein the driving platform is provided with a mechanical arm at one side of the cage for moving the grid baffle in the cage towards the direction of the cage door.
7. The rat sex identification and sorting system according to claim 1, further comprising an AGV transfer robot for transporting the cage with rats to the driving platform.
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