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Automatic Pet Feeder. Spring 2007 – Senior Design Dustin Hill Sal Torre. Automatic Pet Feeder. Feed pets food and water on a user-defined timing system
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Automatic Pet Feeder Spring 2007 – Senior Design Dustin Hill Sal Torre
Automatic Pet Feeder • Feed pets food and water on a user-defined timing system • Integrate keypad, LCD, motors, voice recorder/playback module, lighting, food/water detection system, speaker, & microphone with microcontroller
Automatic Pet Feeder Device Integration Chart:
Automatic Pet Feeder Food Dispensing Design: • Rotating, cut-out disk • Controlled with bipolar stepper motor • Resists jamming
Automatic Pet Feeder Food Detection System: • Infrared detection of food amount • Prevents overflow & pet obesity
Automatic Pet Feeder Water Dispensing Design: • 12V Electronic valve assembly
Automatic Pet Feeder Water Bowl Full Water Detection System: • Schmitt Trigger water sensor • Prevents overflow Water Bowl Not Full
Automatic Pet Feeder Other Features: • LED lighting System: • uses a light-to-voltage converter sensor for darkness detection • Voice/Record Playback System: • Digitally records message and plays back at feeding times
Automatic Pet Feeder • Bill of Materials: • Microcontroller • LCD screen • Keypad • Microphone • Speaker • Digital Voice Recorder/Playback chip • Light-to-Frequency Converter Sensor • Bipolar Stepper Motor • Misc. Components • Wood, Metal, Plastic (construction)