| Pub. Date | : Jan, 2024 |
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| Product Name | : The IUP Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| Product Type | : Article |
| Product Code | : IJEEE040124 |
| Author Name | : Joshua Ponpon, Joseph Reyes, Edwin R Arboleda and Azalea Gilongos |
| Availability | : YES |
| Subject/Domain | : Engineering |
| Download Format | : PDF Format |
| No. of Pages | : 12 |
Chicken poultry business is becoming a crucial sector for sustainable food supply in the Philippines. To increase the health of chicken in coops and thus the output of chicken meat and eggs, several innovations and inventions have been made. The creation of an automated chicken feeding device might therefore be highly beneficial for the expansion of the poultry sector. This equipment may take the role of a worker in the chicken feeding process, introducing a semiautomatic procedure and thus solving the industry's labor shortage problem. The main processor of the automated chicken feeding system is a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+. The machine consists of five main components: a Raspberry Pi with an amplifier that makes noise to draw the attention of free-range chicken; a Raspberry Pi with a pi camera that counts and detects the chickens; a Raspberry Pi with a servomotor that moves the food from storage to a container; a Raspberry Pi with a load cell that controls the number of feed to avoid food waste; and a Raspberry Pi with a temperature sensor that monitors the freshness of food. This enhances the coop's atmosphere while lowering labor costs, conserving food, and ensuring that the chicken are fed on time.
Automation has invaded numerous industries. Agriculture is one of the industries where automation has particularly made significant inroads (Drishti et al., 2014). Agriculture is confronted with both challenge and an opportunity since population expansion necessitates tripling food output in four to five decades. Greater investment is required to ensure agricultural growth, particularly in sponsoring international research institutes aimed at promoting development (Ryan et al., 2012). Indeed, from a global viewpoint, we are currently on the right track. As an agriculture-dependent country, Philippines employs automation to boost agricultural productivity.
Amplifier, Coop, Load cells, Processor, Raspberry Pi (RPI), Servomotor