水底呼吸調節器主要是由一級呼吸調節器及二級呼吸調節器兩大部份組成，呼吸調節器的主要功能就是能將空氣從氣瓶中導出並將壓力降低到與周圍環境的壓力相同，供應一適度的空氣量讓潛水人員使用，調節器在潛水設備中是最精密且保障潛水員生命的重要器材設備。
以往探討呼吸調節器之研究，大多是以模擬環境因素及流場分析等方式來探討其呼吸調節效能，且著重在於二級呼吸調節器部分，較少以潛水員本身或一級呼吸調節器的觀點進行之研究。本文藉由一級呼吸調節器的組合搭配及壓力感測器量測設備的架構，量測在不同機構的一級呼吸調節器及在不同氣瓶壓力下，對於呼吸調節器所產生的壓力變化來作一分析探討。

An underwater breathing regulator is composed of a first-stage device and a second-stage device. The main function of the breathing regulator is to devide the air from the air-tank and reduce the high pressure to the pressure of the surrounding environment. It also supplies sufficient air for divers to use the regulator in the diving equipment.
Previous studies were focused on the simulation of environmental factors and the flow analysis to explore the performance of the breathing regulator. This study setup the experimental equipments and the procedures for the performance of the regulators. Different types of the first-stages are used in this study. The results showed that the pressure curves during breathing are different for different regulators.

誌謝 ii
摘要 iii
ABSTRACT iv
目錄 v
表目錄 viii
圖目錄 ix
1. 緒論 1
1.1 前言 1
1.2 文獻回顧 2
1.2.1 呼吸調節器相關期刊論文文獻 2
1.2.2 呼吸調節器相關專利 5
1.2.3 呼吸調節器技術要點 16
1.3 研究動機 17
1.4 研究目的 18
1.5 產品市場狀況 18
1.6 研究流程 20
2. 呼吸調節器之機構分析 21
2.1 呼吸調節器之介紹 21
2.1.1 呼吸調節器作動原理 24
2.1.2 呼吸調節器元件介紹 26
2.2 呼吸調節器之機構分析 28
2.2.1 活塞式一級呼吸調節器 28
2.2.2 橫隔膜式一級呼吸調節器 30
2.3 數學模式及理論分析 33
2.3.1 工業用減壓閥數學模式 33
2.3.2 呼吸用活塞式減壓閥數學模式 37
3. 實驗設備建構與測試 40
3.1 軟體架構之介紹 40
3.2 硬體架構之介紹 41
3.3 資料擷取之建構 42
3.3.1 動態壓力感測器之介紹 42
3.3.2 放大器之介紹 43
3.3.3 A/D轉換介面 44
3.4 量測設備之建構 45
3.4.1 活塞式一級呼吸調節器量測 47
3.4.2 橫膈膜式一級呼吸調節器量測 50
4. 實驗量測結果分析與討論 53
4.1 實驗量測流程 53
4.2 活塞式與橫隔膜式一級呼吸調節器量測結果（氣瓶壓力60Bar） 53
4.2.1 單人在氣瓶壓力60Bar量測結果 53
4.2.2 雙人在氣瓶壓力60Bar量測結果 56
4.3 活塞式與橫隔膜式一級呼吸調節器量測結果（氣瓶壓力200Bar） 59
4.3.1 單人在氣瓶壓力200Bar量測結果 59
4.3.2 雙人在氣瓶壓力200Bar量測結果 61
5. 結論與未來方向 64
5.1 結論 64
5.2 未來研究方向 65
參考文獻 66
自傳 69

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