Design of a Mobile Poultry Liquid Feed Dispensing System Using PID Control Technique

Abstract

Poultry liquid feed poisoning, poor growth, death of poultry birds and low production yield has been a major problem faced by poultry farmers. Feeding poultry birds is an operation that must be done properly and carefully. The feeding operation is dependent on the poultry farming system practiced. The feeding mechanism could be done manually or with automated system. This paper presents the design of a mobile poultry liquid feed dispensing system using Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) control technique. The performance of the system was evaluated without and with the PID controller and the result shows an improved and better performance for the system with the PID controller. The developed system was able to move from the starting point to the destination while dispensing liquid feed to the poultry birds and once the feeding time is completed, the system returns to the starting point for refilling using Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) control technique for reduced labour and high profit yield in poultry feeding management.