Microcontroller-based tilapia feeds mixer and feeder system

• Main Authors: Intal, Mark Kevin M., Manlapaz, Karen C., Montemayor, April Rose S., Santiago, Jon Eric S.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2007
• Subjects: Feeds; Tilapia > Feeding and feeds; Fish trade > Philippines; Fish culture > Technological innovations > Philippines; Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/14295
• Institution: De La Salle University

Fishing Industry particularly Tilapia farming is one of the most popular sources of profits in the Philippines for the reason that it is considered an agricultural country. However, with our growing population, demands of fish for food consumption have increased. According to a fishery resource specialist, the only way to improve supply of fish is raising more with the help of modern technology. This research aims to automate the production of feeds for Tilapias at fingerling stage and at the same time to automate its dispersal to the pond. At a certain time, the machine would mix all the necessary raw materials for the feeds and store it on a container. Then at some point the machine will automatically broadcast the feeds to the Tilapias. Also, the system is designed to implement fish training. A microcontroller will be the heart of system along with an external timer. All the operations are time based, parts of the system will activate on different times and delays will vary depending on the number of fish and day number. The system will be using level sensors for detecting the amount of feeds available. By automating the feeds production and feeding process, the pond will require minimum human supervision.