Automatic Dog Feeder and Water Dispensing_Thesis Proposal

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO

AUTOMATIC DOG FEEDER WITH MANUAL WATER DISPENSING SYSTEM: TESTING AND EVALUATION EVALUATION

 A PROJECT PROJECT PROPOSAL PROPOSAL FOR ADVANCE ADVANCED D LOGIC DESIGN DESIGN

PREPARED BY:

NOEL BERDIN JEHU BASA RESTITUTO DICTADO

DECEMBER 2015

A. Backgrou! o" #$% %&'(#'g ()(#%*:

All automatic dog feeding systems on the market today use gravity hoppers or simple timer/motor combinations. For example the Petsafe 2 Meal Automatic Dog Feeder that has to separate trays ith separate timers that pop open at feeding time.  !he Petmate "e #istro Automatic Dog Feeder is similar to the Perfect Petfeeder in its features.  !o the best of our knoledge no systems utili$ing logic or any electronics beyond timers are currently available for purchase.

B. Problem Statement

Any pet need to be taken care and the oner need to be there to take care of them. %ome dog cannot control their diet and ill eat as long as there is food for them. Moreover& the dog supervision upon feeding and re'uires regular care in order to remain healthy especially hen the oner stays for a long vacation.  !here are many di(erent designs and brands on automatic dog feeders on the market& but some limitations on the existing dog feeders need to be improved. A dog feeder ith ater system ould add a convenience to the pet to make some drink of clean ater.  !hough some feeders are designed speci)cally to keep food dry& many designs allo moisture to seep into the food hopper. !his can cause clumping& and can result the failure of the mechanism. Failure to release an accurate amount of food to the dog ill result to astage or if it has a bigger diet& there is tendency that the food ill not be enough.

C. Objectives of the design  !he primary ob*ective of this pro*ect is to create an Automatic Dog Feeder ith manual +ater Dispensing %ystem that aims to, -. !o ease the manual feeding of the dog oner. 2. !o have convenient dog feeding habit. . !o monitor the diet of the dog.

D. Signicance of the design

 !he design ill aid in providing information in the development of an automatic dog feeder ith manual ater dispensing system. t helps to the student to apply their background knoledge on logic circuit applications upon using basic gates& sensors and any other electronic components that ould )ts to the design. Moreover& it enhanced their skills in bread boarding and pcb etching in pro*ect implementations. t helps them also to understand the basic applications of sensor related products today. Furthermore& creating the device ill help in promoting the school0s

technological advancement through the innovation of 

di(erent kinds of devices. 1reating the device also identify the advantages and disadvantages on ho the dog behaves and react given an accurate food that ould a(ects their groth.

!his ill

also help other proponents to see if there is still ays to develop the device depending on ho it ill a(ect to the dog0s environment.

E: Scope and Limitations

 !he scope covers the lists of capabilities that an automatic dog feeder

manual

ater

dispensing

system

can

perform

hile

limitations are the operations that the device is restricted to execute because it is outside the boundaries of the pro*ect. !his part of the design opens an inventor0s mind for further research study.  !he scopes of the design includes the folloing, -. !he automation of the dog feeder ith manual ater dispensing system is mainly controlled by the use of logic gates. 2. ne container is controlled. ne container can be set to release a feeds at a time and the other container ill release ater if the dog licks it. . !he is turbine is connected to the servo motor if it reaches the set time it ill automatically turn on and release a food.  !he limitations of the design includes the folloing, -. !he prototype is limited to the feeds you ant to feed. Dry feeding is recommended and fresh foods should be avoided. 2. !he design as capable of releasing feeds. !hus& it does not matter even if there are still foods on the container it ill still release feeds on the given time. t ill depend on the user to set time in order not overfeed the dog or turn the feeds into a aste. .  !he device could not operate during bron out.