WEEK 27 (FYP SEM 2)       3 NOVEMBER 2012

TITLE: Designing Portable Feeder : Attach Mechanical Part

OBJECTIVE: To install the food container and blade for food dropping process

CONTENT/PROCEDURE:

As this Feeder is upgrade to Portable Feeder, the main component has been change to. The mechanical part is change to make it fit within the bag. For this portable feeder, the bag use is a metal bag in form of briefcase. At first, I would like to use plastic trolly bag to ensure safety precaution against electrical wiring as plastic is known as insulator. But then, I have problem to install the mechanical part as the plastic bag having lots of problem in term of welding the metal to attach the component and also its too light to attach solar panel onto the case of the bag. Thus, I end up use metal homemade bag as to reduce the budget. 

RESULT/ ANALYSIS:

As a result of changing the form of this feeder, I need to accept the fact that the food container that used before which is plastic food container does not fit well with the bag. Thus, in order to make it easy to attach the container to the pipe of blade, as well as to make sure it fit the bag which means the bag can be close properly, the food container has been change into mini torchlight case. It just a temporary and of course it only a prototype and not final product yet. Thus, this project can be upgrade more in the future to make it more convenient. The timer circuit, solar charger, pump and solar panel are attach together in this bag.

Mini Torchlight represent food container and being attach to the pipe in the bag

close up of "food container" attach to pipe with motor

CONCLUSION:

As conclusion, this auto feeder is just a prototype and can be upgrade in future. 

" ...With ALLAH blessing, plus with Supervisor guidance, plus with Family support, plus with Friends advise, I know I will do my best to finish this project, INSYAALLAH..."