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Year 2 EEE Project - Autonomous Animal Feeder

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February 26, 2025

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Week 3

February 24, 2025

Due to waiting on parts this week, we decided it was a good time to begin to assemble our prototypes. Using scrap MDF boards, Elys made a half scale prototype. With sides being X in length and front, back and bottom panels being 2X length. Using a circular saw, Elys cut grooves into the front and back panels, these grooves were close together in order to be able to create 1 large groove where the lid can be on a track and move back and forth correctly. In the model, the lid is simply a piece of MDF to demonstrate the groves and track, however ideally it would be a concertina lid. The concertina lid would shrink in size when open, being conscious about space and then grow in length again when closing. Unfortunately, the motor wasn't able to move the MDF panel and due to parts not arriving in time, we decided to use this prototype as a stationary model. Instead, we designed and built a smaller prototype, with the Arduino power and the motor in mind. To reduce the load an...

Welcome to 2P47

February 07, 2025

Welcome to 2P47! This blog will show the steps of creating the 'Autonomous Animal Trickle Feeder', starting with the inspiration behind it and following as the project develops, with a final finished project in 5 weeks time! We hope this project blog shows our project progressing weekly until our lab inspection! This project is inspired by a pony with EMS, a condition similar to type 2 diabetes in humans. It affects her ability to regulate insulin, leading to complications like laminitis. Horses need constant access to food, but overfeeding must be avoided. Long gaps can cause ulcers, creating a ‘catch-22’—feed must be restricted yet frequent. Managing this throughout the day can be challenging with a busy schedule. Our idea to help solve this issue is to design a automatic trickle feeder that can be filled in the morning/evening with forage and opens/closes at specific intervals throughout the day, allowing animals to be prevent...