Automated Weight-based for Piglet using Raspberry Pi (DEMO).
Process:
Must get the weight of the piglet before the food will open. For example, If the weight of the piglet is 9kg, so it will open the food opener until it reached the specific amount of the food.
Goal/Objective:
When feeding exact food for the piglet it is important to consider the nutritional requirements as there is no such thing as a ‘standard‘ diet.
Advantages:
1. You can monitor the amount of feed your piglet is eating and know exactly the amount they are consuming.
2. Piglet will actually receive more total nutrients out of eating in one setting (approx. 10-20 min) versus eating small portions throughout the entire day, like they traditionally do on a self feeder.
3. In the end, we need show barrows/gilts to consume the amount of feed we desire at a show when we want them to, so doing this process at home only helps train them to eat when feed is put in the feeder.
Materials/Components used:
-Load Cell
-HX711 Driver
-Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+
-SG90 Servo Motor
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