The Purrfect Cat Care System is an autonomous system that offers monitoring and
holistic care of a feline companion. Many feline diseases cause only subtle changes in behavior
which can be difficult to detect. By tracking the cat's food and water consumption and litterbox
usage, early warning signs of many diseases can be caught long before human owners would notice.
The realization of such a system was represented in a modular, four station system comprising a
base station, food station, water station, and waste station. Other options may provide single
components, but none combine as many as ours, and none have the data collection options we provide.
A Wi-Fi module is used to allow for communication between the base station and the corresponding
systems to gather changes in the measurements of food and water consumption or litter box visits
using sensors. Any updates related to the wellbeing of the feline are stored in a database hosted
on the base station and reported to the user through a frontend web application.
Mentored by Dr. Chung Yong Chan
Carla Diaz
Computer Engineer
Roles
Frontend
Backend
Water firmware
Bio
Carla is gradutating Magna Cum Laude with a BS in Computer Engineering and a minor in Intelligent Robotic Systems.
She will work at Qualcomm full time as an engineer in the QGOV division post-graduation.
Hector Martinez
Electrical Engineer
Roles
Waste Hardware
Water Hardware
Bio
Hector is graduating Electrical Engineering focusing on Power and Renewable Energy. He is motivated
to support the future generation of electricity by assisting communities in keeping their lights on
while motivating other to do the same. Hector will join the FPL family as an Associate Engineering post-graduation.
Michael McGarty
Computer Engineer
Roles
Water Hardware
Waste Firmware
Food Hardware
Food Sofware
Water firmware
Waste Hardware
Bio
Michael is a graduating Computer Engineer who loves all things hardware. His interests include
analog circuit design, computer architecture, and digital design. Michael will continue working
with AMD as a Silicon Graphics Verification Engineer post-graduation.
David Montoya
Electrical Engineer
Roles
Food Hardware
Bio
David is a graduating Electrical Engineer and is looking to pursue a graduate degree.
He is facinated by the analytical field of signal processing and filter design and aspires
to make a difference in society with his education.
Will Lowther
Computer Engineer
Roles
Food Firmware
Server
Database
Backend
Bio
Will is a graduating Computer Engineer, with interests in embedded software and computer
graphics. After graduation he will be working as a full-time engineer, and possibly returning
to higher education later in his career.