The Design of Automatic Chicken Feeders Machine Controlled by a Smartphone
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This paper presents the design of an automatic chicken feeder machine controlled by a smartphone. The
DC gear motor was applied to control the flow of chicken feed operated via the ESP-8266 board. When the conveyor
thread reaches the last head of the chicken feed pan, the infrared photoelectric switch sensor will immediately
cut off the motor. A timer can operate the chicken feeder to turn it on and off. A test run at a speed of 100 rpm
shows that the feeder machine can fully feed the chickens in 3:45 minutes, using a power of 11.20 W. The chicken
feeders’ machine can help provide convenience to chicken farmers. The chicken feeder can be adjusted the
feeding time via the smartphone application at any time. The Internet of Things was used for the connection
between the smartphone and the chicken feeder, which can control the operation of the machine anywhere. This
research can also apply the knowledge to other animal feeding applications.
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