Development of Real Time Cat Auto Feeder Dispenser Using Arduino

Abstract

The most prevalent problem that cat owners confront is feeding. Certain pet owners have a very hectic daily routine at work, so the cat leave alone for a day or days while the owner attend to other activities, training, or business concerns outside the house where the pet is not allowed to come in together. As a result, the automatic cat feeder was created to help the cat to be always fed without the owner presence. This project explains about designing and developing an automatic pet feeder which unlike the ordinary automatic cat feeding product. The automatic cat feeder invented not just feeding the cat on time but also controlling the cat diet by just feeding it sufficiently. Using ultrasonic sensor to sense the level of cat food inside the bowl, the amount of food can be controlled and released accordingly. Thus, it leads to reducing in food wastage. This project was developed using Arduino Uno used as the main controller to program the desired output. Real Time Clock (RTC) used as well to keep track the real time operation of the feeder. The result shown the servo motor activated by the Arduino once the feeding time comes and fill up only until the bowl is full.