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Design and Development of IOT Based Pet Feeder

Pushpa Birha 1, Ruchika Ingle2, Samruddhi Tajne3, Payal Mule4, Aanchal Pandey5,
Shivani Kukekar6, Aachal Kadu7
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Asst. Prof. DEPT of CSE GHRIET Nagpur, India
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Students of DEPT of. CSE GHRIET Nagpur, India

[email protected]

Received on: 11 June ,2022 Revised on: 02 August ,2022, Published on: 06 August,2022

Abstract – IOT technology to monitor and manage a managing the feeding procedure via a mobile or desktop
component that is connected to the Internet. Pet Feeder also. It includes features such as arranging pet feedings,
is a feeding animal device and it has a network establishing the pet's food for each food to reduce the
communication and could be remotely operated via a
risk of diseases, and so on.
webpage. It works slightly differently than other pet
feeder devices in that it follows orders from the owner
via a webpage. The design of the device was divided into II- LITERATURE REVIEW
2 parts: software and hardware. The software included
IDE Arduino and ESP8266 Downloader, although the This was a pet feeding apparatus that served the same
hardware included an arduino uno microcontroller, that purpose as ours in terms of feeding the pet.
also served as the device's brains, as well as ESP8266 However, the designer attempted to offer a new feature
devices, ultrasonic sensors, a stepper, a real-time clock,
with this device, which was a pet collar that was used to
and a weight sensor.
track the whereabouts of the pet.
.Keywords - Arduino, ESP8266, microcontroller The primary downside is that it was designed for pets
that spend most of their time at home, thus having a
I – INTRODUCTION tracker makes no sense[1].
This gadget was created as an alternative to manual
Pets are now viewed as an important component of feeding in the form of an automatic feeding system.
their owners' roles in human activities and lifestyles. The The primary flaw we discovered with this device was
rise in the elderly population has resulted in an increase that it relied on a web application to monitor and feed
in the number of pets. A pet is frequently treated as if it pets automatically. Because using a web application is
were a member of the family. The most popular pets are not a viable option, our device includes an Android
dog and cat. application that can be used from anywhere.[2]
Each year , the animal care industry and business tends The smart pet door was the first item in the pet monitor
to grow, forcing the creation of new products with new system, and it can assist the pet owner in controlling
technologies to help elderly people care for their pets. their pet's behavior. The smart pet feeder is the other
The presented machine's purpose is to make pet owners' device. The pet owner might schedule the pet eating
life simpler and also to motivate them to raise their pets bowl time remotely with the help of the technology.
in a healthy manner. Each food's pet feeding must be They have provided a pet door as a drawback, which
considered carefully in order to increase a good health may not be the best answer, but as an alternative, our
pet. If pets are not really fed on time, it does have a equipment has a camera that is used for true
direct impact on pet’s health. Poor nutrition, as well as a monitoring.[3]
wide range of sicknesses, can consequence. As a result, You can programmed the time and amount of food fed to
this device will be a solution to the identified problem by your pet with an automatic pet feeder. Using specific

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scales, based on who is missing, make progress. It is

either forgotten or no longer necessary for them to feed
their pets. The Internet of Things can also be used to
monitor and record it (IoT). It also needs to be strong
and long-lasting. To begin, the machine's operation is
based on the food being stored in a silo with a screw
conveyor feeding the pet’s food [4].

III-METHOLOGY
Fig 3.1-Circuit Diagram
A. Designing State
C. Arduino:
The Arduino Uno is an open-source microcontroller
which is using the Memory chips ATmega328P
microcontroller established by Arduino. It can be
operated by an Usb connection or a the outside 9-volt
power supply and continues to operate at voltages
ranging from 7 to 20 volts. This board will be

Fig - Architecture of IOT

The functioning principle of the tool will be discussed

using the above block diagram. There are two ways to
use the feeder. To begin, press the feed button that has
been connected to the Arduino. The stepper motor will
rotate when the feed button is pressed, and The distance
between the sensor and the container will be monitored
by the ultrasonic sensor. The stepper motor will move to
open the food valve if it is more than 5 cm. The second programmed with Arduino (IDE).
option is to use a web server. When a web browser is Fig- IOT Pet Feder Machine
used to access the IP Arduino displayed on the LCD, it
will display the feeder's web display, which contains
data such as the position of the stepper and the distance
between the sensor and the food container, as well as a
connection to feed the pets. The link is simply click
when the stepper motor is moved to open the food valve
when the distance between the sensor and the food
container exceeds 5 cm.
The amount of food in the container will then be
determined by the ultrasonic sensor. When the distance Fig 3.2-Arduino
between the ultrasonic sensor and the food container is b. Ultrasonic Sensor:
less than 5 cm, the stepper will move to close the food An ultrasonic sensor is an electronic device that uses
valve, as required by the regulations. ultrasonic sound waves to measure the distance between
B. Hardware Designing a target object and converts the reflected sound into an
The design is used to connect all of the components and electrical signal. Ultrasonic waves travel faster than
integrate them with a programme that was created to audible sound waves.
ensure that each component functions as intended. Each
component's wiring can be seen in fig

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Fig 3.3.- Ultrasonic Sensor

c. Stepper motor:

A stepper motor divides a single full rotation into a

series of much smaller (but essentially equal) part
rotations. These can be used to instruct the stepper motor Fig – User Interface
to move through specific degrees or angles of rotation
for practical purposes.
VI- FUTURE SCOPE
IV- CONCLUSION
We were able to merge the codes we had and also the
We created a mobile application for pet owners that components to work as one with a process that worked
serves as a conduit between the owner and their pets. the way we wanted it to using the correct libraries and
The application is designed specifically for pet owners. codes. We were able to create an Automatic Pet Feeder
We used engineering knowledge to analyses a societal after a series of troubleshooting and code editing that
problem that pet owners face when trying to feed their dispenses food and water at the appropriate times to
pets, and then devised a solution. During our project, we assist the owner in supporting and maintaining their pet's
analyzed existing mobile apps related to pet feeders that health and condition.
assist them in feeding their pets and attempted to We can do a lot more to make our automatic pet feeder
overcome their drawbacks in our project. To complete better. They can add more features to our Automatic Pet
the project, we used the modern tool Android Studio. Feeder to conduct more research, such as an additional
camera that allows the owner to see or monitor whether
V- RESULT or not his or her pet is eating its meal. It will be even
This is a IOT Pet Feeder machine we connected all the better if you add an RFID tag, because the pet will be
components in circuit board. Then provide power supply able to eat at any time by approaching the automatic
food dispenser.
through the lithium battery transfer all the code in
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