Opto-Smart Pet Feeder

There are many different types of pet feeders on the market today, but few employ the use of electronics to automatically dispense pet food and most of those products rely on simple timers and can only serve one pet at a time. With many people going back to the office after the COVID-19 pandemic, pets around the world are suffering due to a sudden change to their everyday dietary routine. This product helps eliminate the time, energy, and stress put on the pet owners to feed their pets while they’re away from home. Using optics and electronics, the device ensures that the owner’s pets are being routinely fed with their correct pet food, without the pet owner being physically present with them. Devices that autonomously feed pets do already exist, however, the use of optics to better ensure that the pets are routinely fed with the proper pet food is what differentiates our product from others that are already on the market today.

Meet The Team!

Tyler Knight is a senior at the University of Central Florida and will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Photonic Science and Engineering. He has work experience in optics and photonics focusing primarily with optical systems integrated with liquid crystal. After graduation, Tyler plans to continue working in industry as an Optical Engineer specializing in research and development.

Cassidy Coll is a senior at the University of Central Florida and will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Photonic Science and Engineering. She has intern experience in both optics and photonics, as well as systems engineering. After graduation she plans to work as a Systems Engineer at Lockheed Martin in Orlando, Florida.

Ricky Egawa is a senior at the University of Central Florida and will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. He has intern experience in systems engineering. After graduation he plans to work as an Electric Optical Engineer at Lockheed Martin in Orlando, Florida.

Jacob Haas is a senior at the University of Central Florida and will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. After graduation, Jacob plans on pursuing a working career in the Electrical Engineering profession before continuing in further education.

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