Design and Construction of An Automatic Feeder System For Pets by Chisom Sam Orji
Design and Construction of An Automatic Feeder System For Pets by Chisom Sam Orji
Design and Construction of An Automatic Feeder System For Pets by Chisom Sam Orji
OCTOBER, 2011
CERTIFICATION
AUTHORS:
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ORJI SAM, CHISOM O.E
CERTIFIED BY:
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ENGR. PROF. I.I EZEBUIRO
(PROJECT SUPERVISOR)
ACCEPTED BY:
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ENGR. PROF. O.I OKORO
(HEAD OF DEPARTMENT)
DEDICATION
This Project work is dedicated in honour of my parents, Amb. Sir & Dame Sam
Orji, JP.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I say a big thanks to the source of my existence and inspiration- THE HOLY
SPIRIT for His continual mercy, wisdom, grace, direction, provision, protection
and blessings upon my life and all through my study period in MOUAU.
I want to also say thank you to my parents, Amb. Sir & Dame Sam Orji, JP for
their love, support, encouragements and prayers, to my brother Prosper and my
sisters Engie and Miracle for their love and prayers.
To my HOD, Engr. Prof. O.I Okoro, my supervisor, Engr. Prof. I.I Ezebuiro
and my lecturers, for teaching me a lot.
To my own Thunderbolt one big happy family, for all your love, to my men
PND, JUSTIN, OGE, JAMES, D2T, KATCHIE, BENZ and others, to my
Pastors: Mummy Ikeorgu, Law and Laz for your encouragements and prayers,
to Joshua and Henry for their support and all those who contributed in various
ways to see the success of this project. Finally to my friend Uju, for your
wonderful personality
ABSTRACT
The Automatic feeder system is based on the implementation of artificial
intelligence. Human labour is minimized by interfacing our duty with inanimate
objects making them animate with an embedded intelligence in the
microprocessor.
The construction of the electronic feeders aimed at defining conveniences. In
addition, having to supervise a bird eating leads to reduced mobility on the
owners part. As the feeding requirements becomes more complex, it gets more
expensive to hire someone to look after ones birds for long periods of time, and
even day-to-day care while not travelling can become restrictive.
Thus, the automatic feeder is introduced in chapter one, a review of literature
was done on the automatic feeder system in chapter two. In chapter three the
materials and methods, designs and construction employed, the operations and
the testing of this project were explained. In chapter four, the result of the test is
clearly stated then in chapter five, we discussed about the analysis of the result.
We made our final conclusions and recommendations about the automatic
feeder in chapter six.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Certification
ii
Dedication
iii
Acknowledgment
iv
Abstract
Table of Content
vi
List of Figures
vii
List of Tables
viii
List of Abbreviations
ix
Chapter ONE
1.0 Introduction
1-2
1.3 Justification
Chapter TWO
3-4
Chapter THREE
3.1.1 Materials
3.1.2 Microcontroller
5-6
3.1.3 DC Motor
6-7
7-8
3.1.5 Relay
9-10
3.1.8 Transistor
11
11-12
3.2.0 Resistor
12
3.2.1 Capacitor
13
3.2.2 Diode
13-14
14
14-15
3.2.5 Buzzer
15
3.2.6 Switch
16
16
16
17
18
3.3.1 Construction
19
20
21
21
Chapter FOUR
22
4.1 Results
22
Chapter FIVE
23
23
24
Chapter SIX
25
25
6.1 Conclusion
25
6.2 Recommendation
25
References
26-27
LIST OF FIGURES
1. Pin Configuration of Microcontroller (Atmel 89S52)
2. 12 Volt DC Motor
3. The Crystal Oscillator
4. The Relay
5. 7 Segment Display
6. Push Buttons
7. A Transistor
8. Voltage Regulator (LM7805)
9. A Resistor
10. Capacitors
11. A Diode
12. 12 Volts DC Battery
13. The Led Driver
14. The Buzzer
15. The Switch
16. Schematic Diagram
17. Circuit Diagram
18. Construction Works
19. The Governor and The Accelerating Gutter
LIST OF TABLES
1. Results.
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION: An Automatic feeder system has a timer which allows
for automatic feeding on a timed schedule in a standalone mode. Birds are fed
automatically based on a timed schedule. This Automatic system will hold
enough feed for the addition feeding practiced by birds.
1.1 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Most bird farmers and pet owners cannot
stay home to feed their birds several times a day, yet they want their birds to
be able to eat as needed throughout the days of their absence. One of the
most common ways that bird farmers and pet owners try to solve this
problem is by so-called free feeding, where a bird has its feed available all
day and eats at will. [1]
Our motivation to do this work is based on the tragic incident which took
place at the Jos zoo, in Plateau state, Nigeria. In this case, a hungry lion
pounced on its feeders that came to feed it with its regular goat meal. The
feeders brought the meal later than expected and as soon as they opened the
cage to throw in the goat for the lion, the hungry lion rushed at the men that
brought the goat, pounced on them and devoured two of them in a few
minutes. We observed that if the lion was to be fed automatically, it would
have had its meal on time and there would not have been an avenue for the
cage to be opened by the feeders which resulted in fatality.
CHAPTER TWO
2.1 LITERATURE REVIEW: There are many different types of pet feeders
in the market today attempting to solve the problem of making sure that each
pet has access to a healthy amount of food throughout the day, regardless of the
owners schedule. The most basic pet feeder is a gravity feeder, which consists
of a hopper full of food which falls into a bowl as the bowl is emptied by the
pet. This type of feeder is not meant to control portion sizes or access to the
food. [2]
Petmate caf feeder allows the pet owner to ensure that the pet has access to
food throughout the day or for a longer period of time and that the food does
not go stale from exposure to the air before the pet eats it, but does nothing to
control the amount of food eaten by the pet. This feeder is designed to be a
hassle free form of free feeding. The user reviews for this type of feeder are
positive for the most part, with the most common complaint being that the food
hopper can be knocked off by the pet, creating a mess. [3]
feeders such as this are positive for the most part. The most common
complaints about this type of feeder is that the programming is very difficult
and is lost when the batteries are removed, the electronic display does not work,
the smallest portion of food is too large for some pets, and that the food gets
tamed in the chute leaving the pet hungry. [4]
The perfect pet feeder Lux Model by pillar products which was introduced in
July of 2007 holds up to 10 pounds of food, which it can dispense up to 6 times
per day in portions as small as a few pieces of food or as large as several cups.
Instead of relying on batteries, it runs on ac power from a typical wall outlet
and has a battery backup in case of power outages. Among other features, it
boasts a paw safe design which ensures that no pet will ever get to the food,
easy programming, a level meter to let the owner know when the unit is low on
food, and almost every component which touches food is dishwasher safe. The
drawback of this product is the price and the size. It retails for $499 and weighs
about 20 pounds when empty. [5]
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 MATERIALS AND METHODS
3.1.1 MATERIALS
3.1.2 MICROCONTROLLER: This is a low power, high performance 8 bit
microcontroller with 8 Kbytes of in-system programmable flash memory. The
device is manufactured using Atmels high density non-volatile memory
technology and is compatible with the industry-standard 80csi instruction set
and pin out.
(T2) P1.0
VCC
(T2 EX)
P0.0 (AD0)
P1.1 P1.2
P0.1 (AD1)
P1.3
P0.2 (AD2)
P1.4
P0.3 (AD3)
(MOSI)
P0.4 (AD4)
P1.5
P0.5 (AD5)
(MISO)
P0.6 (AD6)
P1.6 (SCK)
P0.7 (AD7)
P1.7 RST
EA/VPP
(RXD)P3.0
ALE/PROG
(TXD) P3.1
PSEN
(INT0) P3.2
P2.7 (A15)
(INT1) P3.3
P2.6 (A14)
(T0) P3.4
P2.5 (A13)
(T1) P3.5
P2.4 (A12)
(WR)
P2.3 (A11)
P3.6(RD)
P2.2 (A10)
P3.7
P2.1 (A9)
XTAL2
P2.0 (A8)
XTAL1
Fig.
1: Pin Configuration of Microcontroller (Atmel 89s52)
GND
Armature special devices must be used for starting dc motors. The speed at
which a dc motor operates depends on the strength of the magnetic field acting
on the armature, as well as on the armature current. The stronger the field, the
slower the rate of rotation needed to generate a back voltage, large enough to
counteract the applied voltage. For this reason the speed of dc motors can be
controlled by varying the field current. [7]
3.1.5 RELAY: A Relay is an electrical switch that opens and closes under the
control of another electrical circuit. In the original form, the switch in operated
by an electromagnet to open or close one or many sets of contacts. Because a
relay is able to control an output circuit of higher power that of the input circuit.
It can be considered in a broad sense to be a form of an electrical amplifier. [9]
the microcontroller. Encoded digits are converted to time and make the machine
to run for that amount of time. Buttons are typically made out of hard materials,
usually plastic or metals. The surface is usually flat or shaped to accommodate
the human finger to be easily pushed. Buttons are often biased switches, though
even many unbiased buttons required a spring to return to their unpushed state.
In industrial and commercial applications, push buttons can be linked together
by mechanical linkage so that the act of pushing on button causes the other
button to be released. This method of linkage is used in simple manual
operations that have got electrical act in the machine or process. Push buttons
are often colour coded to associate them with their functions so that the operator
will not push the wrong button in error. Commonly used colours are red for
stopping the machine or process and green for starting the machine or the
process. [11]
Fig. 7: A TRANSISTOR
operation. The circuit uses a voltage regulation LM7805 and provides high
quality voltage level and quite enough current to enable the microcontroller to
operate, being regulated to a desired 5volts. [13]
Black Brown Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet Grey White
0
Fig. 9: A RESISTOR
3.2.1 CAPACITORS: Capacitors are used to store electric charge. They are
used with resistors in timing circuits because it takes time for capacitor to fill
with charge. They are also used to filter circuits because capacitors easily pass
AC signals but they block DC signals capacitors are divided into two groups: polarized and non-polarized. [15]
Electrolytic Capacitors
Non-polarized capacitors
3.2.2 DIODE: Diode is an electronic device that allows the passage of circuit in
only one direction because electrons can flow in only one direction from
cathode to anode, the vacuum tube diode could be used as a rectifier. Semi
conductor diodes are most commonly used in circuits. Light emitting diodes
(LED) are also used in thin design. [16]
3.2.3 DC POWER SUPPLY (12V/7A): This is the typical power supply of the
automatic feeder system that can carry the coil of the DC motor. It is used here
because the ripple voltage from the transformer will affect the motor if used.
[17]
3.2.4 LED DRIVER: This is a device that is used to amplify the visibility of
the display in the visual display unit. The LED driver is connected with pull-up
resistor from the microcontroller and is also connected to the 7 segment display
to give a bright display. [18]
3.2.6 SWITCH: A switch is an electronic device that is used to open and close
connections in circuits. In this system, the switch is used for power on and off,
to open and close the flow of current through the system. [20]
Feed Reservoir
Power Switch
Accelerating Gutter
Visual Display Unit
3.3.1 CONSTRUCTION
Our design was triggered off by first; trying to figure out how the project can be
actualized, getting the desired clue, surfing online to gather more information
and the idea was achieved. After the circuit construction, what remains now is
the mechanical outlook of the enclosed system. In our design we have
considered price and usage in real time application, since the aim of this project
is for photo typing, we opted for a wooden finishing with leather wrapping to
give it slick and wonderful look, and
ruggedness.
3.3.4 SURGE EFFECT: Surge is the initial flow of high voltage and current
when an inductor coil is switched on, it generates a current that tries to oppose
the e.m.f that produces it causing a short circuit according to faradays law.
CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 RESULTS
MONITOR
FEEDING
FEED
TIME
INTERVAL
QUANTITY
35 seconds
1620g
35 seconds
1350g
35 seconds
1080g
35 seconds
810g
35 seconds
540g
Total Quantity
of feed= 5400g
DISPLAY
TIME
ALARM
UNIT
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 RESULTS ANALYSIS
The result obtained is as follows: At the time entered through the input (push
buttons), the governor rotates in a clock wise direction opening the reservoir for
the feed to be dispensed and when the time expires, the governor will rotate in
an anti clock wise direction which also closes the feed dispenser.
CHAPTER SIX
6.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
6.1. CONCLUSION: This project was designed, constructed and tested and it
conformed to the design specification.
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