A home-cage monitoring system comprising an enclosure, hardware, software, and I/O.
An experimental animal housed in an enclosure.
A physical enclosure where animals live and behaviors are displayed.
A physical spatial region or container relevant to HCM.
Observed behavioral/physiological process displayed by an animal.
A circadian rhythm associated with a behavior/physiology process.
A device that captures signals related to behavior/physiology.
A device that elicits or perturbs behavior/physiology.
Physical computing hardware component(s) of a system.
Commercial supplier or laboratory providing the system.
Provisioning covering food, water, social contacts, safety, enrichment.
An observation time window for behavior capture (≥ 24h recommended).
A condition indicating minimal human interference during observation.
Geometric dimensions (width, length, height) of a physical space.
Links a System to its Hardware component.
Links a System to its Software component.
The supplier/lab that produced the System.
The animal(s) for which the System collects information.
Animal lives in (is housed in) an Enclosure.
Needs provisioning required by an Animal.
Needs provisioning provided by an Enclosure.
An Animal displays a behavior/physiological process.
Behavior/physiology occurs inside an Enclosure.
Associates a behavior/physiology with a circadian rhythm.
Time interval that sufficiently captures the behavior/physiology.
Property/condition applying to the TimeInterval (e.g., limited human interaction).
Sensor captures signals of a behavior/physiology.
Actuator elicits or perturbs a behavior/physiology.
Hardware communicates with software component(s).
Links a PhysicalSpace to its Dimensions record.
Width magnitude for Dimensions (units specified in unit).
Length magnitude for Dimensions (units specified in unit).
Height magnitude for Dimensions (units specified in unit).
Duration of the time interval in hours (≥ 24 recommended).
Whether the time interval is extendable.