SMART PET’S LITTER BOX

Abstract

The conventional litter boxes had evolved throughout the century, the need of scooping the clumping litter itself is a filthy task and triggering of unpleasant smell if unattended. Thus, to address the above statement, Smart Pet’s Litter Box is a project that will assist pet owners in resolving the most common problem that faced during cleaning their pet litter. The main objective for this project is to design a Smart Pet’s Litter Box that help pet owners deals with their pet’s excrement in an easy and practical way by employing an automated system using mechanical system combined with several electronic devices. This project uses a PIR motion sensor device as an input signal to detect the presence of pets and sends the data to the Arduino PIC micro-controller. The microprocessor engaged to send commands to the stepper motor and servo motor, which moves the rack, and control the waste tray throughout the cleaning operation. This prototype was success, and the cleaning procedure went easily as the average cleaning time was 3 minutes with an average of 75% clean percentage per process. In terms of recommendations, this project potentially improved by introduce noise suppressor for stepper motor thus reduce the motor sound. In conclusion, from this project, all of the cleaning work is no longer a burden for pet owners, and it may help them to save time, money and energy while maintaining the highest level of cleanliness in their homes and surroundings.