DIGITAL POULTRY WEIGHING SYSTEM FOR COMMERCIAL FARM

• Main Author: Jonathan Latif, Brandon
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/85548
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

With the advancement of time, technology continues to develop and adapt to everyday human needs, including in the industrial sector. Those who can leverage technology to enhance their business processes gain a competitive advantage over their competitors. The livestock industry, as one of the largest sectors, is also impacted by these technological advancements. Many farms in Indonesia, including a commercial chicken farm in Sumedang Regency, West Java, have yet to seize this opportunity for improvement due to limited knowledge about technology. These farms still engage in repetitive tasks in their business processes, such as chicken weighing, which requires significant time and human resources. Meanwhile, computers and machines can perform various activities, both simple and complex, more efficiently. In this final project, the author developed a digital weighing system capable of performing weighing, data recording, and processing to reduce the time required by farms for chicken weighing. The system consists of an embedded system that has been further developed to include the functional capabilities of a digital scale, and a web application integrated with the cloud to provide data access to users. The author tested the system by conducting field trials to assess performance and identify system shortcomings. After each test, the results from the system were analyzed to determine appropriate improvements and developments to make the system more effective and efficient. The final test results showed that the system successfully performed weighing, data recording, and processing. For further development, the system could benefit from using industrial-grade components.