Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mysuru

Department of Electronics and Communication

Engineering

A Project Synopsis on

IoT Based Automatic Pet Feeder

Under the Guidance of

Mrs Asha R
Assistant Professor
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Submitted by

Kavitha V 4VM19EC036
Pratham V 4VM19EC057
Swathi H V 4VM19EC072
Yashas B D 4VM19EC080

2021-22
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1. Introduction:

Pet keeping is a time-consuming responsibility and we want to provide convenience to

owners by helping them feed their pets easily and smartly. Keeping pets takes many
commitments. This includes keeping them for company, showing your concerns and of
course, feeding them on time and in the correct way. However, not everyone is a pet expert,
taking care of your pet’s diet can be hard and time consuming. One of the top health concerns
of pets are overeating and obesity. Especially at younger age, they are usually satisfied with
however much is given to them. Many adult pets are fed unscientifically that later may cause
short lifespan. Another problem of feeding pets is that owners might not always be home
regularly. Being occupied by personal plans knowing that they still have a starving little
fellow at home to be taken care of is always a concern that bothers owners. The third concern
that we want to deal with is the fact that there hasn’t been any product on the market right
now that is able to dispense different foods for different kinds of pets. However, pets
themselves might not necessarily recognize the potential health problems of eating the
wrong food. Therefore, we want to take care of owners’ concern of feeding by building a
phone controlled automatic pet feeder that can dispense the correct amount of food on time.

2. Problem definition
Pets require special diets and large amounts of time and money Difficult to make sure
the correct pet is receiving food, No product on the market to address this issue.
3. Objectives of the project
The objective of this project is to create an automatic feeding machine for pets feeding.
This project is designed keeping the view of dairy farms, poultry farms and pets at home it
is important to maintain the diet of animals just like human being from keeping them healthy
for better production and good quality of milk in the case of dairy farm and eggs and chicken
in the case of poultry farm. Nowadays, everyone can have a pet at home without giving their
full commitment to have a healthy pet. With this feeding machine, it will help pet owner to
manage their pet diet wheel. When user is at home, it can be controlled by a mobile
application through internet. If user is not at home, user can set the timer to feed their pet.
To make sure that the food does not exceed force sensor will active and detect the exact
amount should be in the bowl. Whenever we go to work or are away on vacation. We always
end up paying so much money for pet sitters to feed the pets. We realized that adapting a

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pet feeder to an iot application would not only solve the problem but would also benefit
other pet owners.

4. Methodology

Automatic Pet Feeder using Microcontroller NodeMCU will feed the pets whenever the
owner wishes. With the press of a button from anywhere in Blynk mobile application
through internet the user can feed their pet. This system is very user friendly. Dispensing
Part consists of a container that acts as storage for the
food, dc motor to mechanize the dispensing action and
a NodeMCU with motor driver to control the motor.
Basically, the output current offered by developing
boards like NodeMCU is in the order of 40mA and dc
motors require a good 500mA to drive them that is why
the motor driving shield comes in. The logic behind
dispensing action is whenever the user presses the
button in Blynk app through internet to switch on the Servo motor which is connected to
spinner. Here the spinner is a mechanism to dispense food. The dc motor rotates the spinner,
spinner dispense the food into the bowl slowly.

5. Requirements of the project

• NodeMCU ESP8266 ESP-12E Wi-Fi Development Board
• NodeMCU Breakout Board
• MG996R Servo Motor
• Ultrasonic Sensor
• 3d Printed Container (To Store The food)
• Arduino IDE

6. Expected Outcome
Automatic pet feeder works efficiently and fulfils the objective of feeding pet in
absence of its master. It works on 9v D.C. supply. The servomotor rotates the propeller and
food gets delivered into the plate as programmed in the NodeMCU. The whole system is
connected to the mobile phone via internet using an online cloud portal called blynk cloud.

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If any interrupt is occurred in the blynk app it is transferred to the microcontroller unit
through internet. For example, in order to start food motor on we have to press on button in
the blynk app, then the signal is transmitted NodeMCU there by it turns on the servo motor
which guides the food down to the food bowl through propeller.

7. Advantages of the project

• You can schedule multiple meals in advance.
• They can be used for dry and wet food.
• They'll improve your relationship with your pets.
• They support good health.
• Many are battery-operated.

8.Applications

• Storing extra food in the additional reservoir or container, keeping it safe from pests as
well as an uncontrolled appetite
• Allowing for predictable mealtimes even if you cannot be home to feed your pet – ideal
for long work days or traveling
• Providing smaller, proportioned meals more frequently, essential for helping pets lose
weight or managing health conditions such as diabetes
• Hefty size and structure helps keep food containers from tipping over so food is not
wasted, even with enthusiastic eaters
• Feeding outdoor pets safely and regularly without leaving excess food available for
wildlife or pests to access

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8. Bibliography

[1] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340261266_IOT_based_Pet_Feeder
[2] https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/circuito-io-team/iot-pet-feeder-10a4f3
[3]http://ijariie.com/AdminUploadPdf/IOT_based_Pet_Feeder_automation__System_ijarii
e8079.pdf
[4] https://www.circuito.io/blog/automatic-pet-feeder/
[5] https://www.ijser.org/researchpaper/Internet-of-Things-based-Pet-Feeder-Automation-
using-Raspberry-Pi.pdf
[6] http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904I61.pdf

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