Final Project¶

Planning the final project¶

Final Project concept :¶

Being a mom to an awesome middle-aged cat who needs constant attention about his health , I’ve always needed a device to assest in that . but all I can find was a pet feeder . I want to make something that can provide more : mentoring food and water , bathroom visits , maybe entertaining as well .

Product thinking :¶

This project should be useful to anyone having trouble tracking his pet’s behaviour . It should enable the user to control & monitor how much his pet eats , drinks & visits toilet . I’m thinking about a food despencer , maybe some mechanism & a sensor to track how much is eaten . I’m considering motion sensors to detect drinking and toilet visits . Maybe a screen to show data as well as transfering it to a phone . Still working on how this whole thing could be functional in the case of having 2 cats .

Initial Sketches :¶

Core Module¶

Construction Parts¶

The tower : cut as “Make something Big” assingment , MDF .

Input Devices¶

Motion Detector : To count the number of toilet visits . Weight Measuring : To keep track how much the cat eats . Push Button : To manually despence food (Thinking about training the cat to push it itself)

Output Devices¶

LCD : To show some statics collected . Motor : Despence food .

Microcontroller¶

Propably Attiny44

Power Managment¶

Power supply for motor

Interfacing & Communication¶

Still searching for a suitable way to send collected data to phone so it could be monitered remotely

Cat Tree structure¶

Thinking of a cat tower to implement my final project , as it will provide even more for my cats .

Fusion¶

Did a quick sketch inspired by some cat towers , thinking about adding briges later

Makit¶

Had fun creating a makit of a 1:3 scale ,

So we have a Cat Tower which :

Despences food
Weighs it to keep track how much the cat eats.
Has a toilet room with a motion detection sensor to count how many times the cat visits the toilet .
Has a Screen to show the collected statics .
A button for despencing food .

Food Dispencer¶

Design¶

Worked on fusion , designing each part

The Tank

The Tank’s Lid

The food Door

Door Open

Door closed

Remains the motor mount ..

Files :

Tank

Lid

Door

Materials¶

Qty	Description	Price	Link
1	Wood + Machining	35.00 $	https://www.facebook.com/sectorb51/
1	PVC pipes	10.00 $	Local shops
1	Spray + Thread	15.00 $	Local shops
1	3D printing	300.00 $	https://www.fablabegypt.com/
1	Acrylic + Laser	5.00 $	https://www.fablabegypt.com/
1	Sensor + PCB	4.00 $	https://ram-e-shop.com/product/kit-pir-module/
1	Servo + PCB	20.00 $	https://ram-e-shop.com/product/servo-mg996/
1	Cat food	4.00 $	Local shops