Design of an Automated System for Cattle-Feed Dispensing in Cattle-Cows
Iraiz Lucero Quintanilla-Mosquera, Jesus Eduardo Rosales Fierro, Jhon Rodrigo Ortiz-Zacarias, Jhamir Beltran Montero, Sario Angel Chamorro Quijano, Deyby Huamanchahua
Abstract
This research presents the design of a system for the automated dosing of cattle feed through mechatronic systems. Control is established for each process to be performed as the drive of the belts, the weighing of the packages that are divided into 3 weights (1/2Kg, 1Kg, and 2Kg), also the distribution is these employing sensors and a force applied by a pivoting arm. Also, the addition of PLC optimized the process of recognizing the weight of the cows and the allocation of their ratio by taking as a variable the current weight at the time of weighing on the scale. In addition, the mechatronic system implemented will improve the quality of life of the cows, reduce feed investment losses and the time of feed distribution to the cows.