Title :
Ele-type: an automated feeding and testing device for elephants
Author :
Hyatt, Charles W. ; Richardson, Andy T. ; Copeland, Bruce W. ; Lehnhardt, John R.
Author_Institution :
Mammoth Productions, Atlanta, GA, USA
fDate :
2/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An automated feeding and testing device was developed to provide behavioral enrichment and research instrumentation for the elephants at the National Zoological Park/Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC
Keywords :
biocontrol; biological techniques and instruments; computerised control; computerised instrumentation; zoology; National Zoological Park; Smithsonian Institution; Washington; automated feeding; automated testing; behavioral study; elephants; research instrumentation; Africa; Animal structures; Asia; Automatic testing; Communication system control; Humans; Instruments; Keyboards; Logic circuits; Plastics;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
