PetMate: Animal-Computer-Interaction for cat dispenser

Abstract

This study presents PetMate, an Animal-Computer-Interaction system for an intelligent cat feeding and health monitoring platform. With the rapid pace of urban life, many cat owners struggle to maintain consistent feeding schedules and monitor their pets' health. Traditional manual feeding is error-prone, while existing smart feeders lack integrated health monitoring. PetMate integrates hardware devices (ESP8266, HX711, DHT11) with cloud services and a web interface, enabling automatic feeding, real-time monitoring, remote control, and health record management. The system supports auto, manual, and timer modes, with weight and diet tracking features. Evaluation results show that 64 unit tests and 65 system tests passed with 100% success rate. The system follows ISO 29110 standards.