An Intelligent IoT-Based Food Quality Monitoring Approach Using Low-Cost Sensors

Symmetry

D.Jude Hemanth¹  LeHoang Son²  Mirel Paun³  Daniel Dorcea³  Mihaela Hnatiuc³  Alexandru Popa⁴  Simona Ghita⁵  Oana Geman⁶ 

[1] Department of ECE, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641014, India;Division of Data Science, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam;Electronics and Telecommunications Department, Constanta Maritime University, Constanta 900001, Romania;Engineering Faculty, “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad, Arad 310001, Romania;Environmental Department, Constanta Maritime University, Constanta 900001, Romania;Integrated Center for Research, Development and Innovation for Advanced Materials, Nanotechnologies and Manufacturing and Control Distributed Systems (MANSiD), Stefan cel Mare University, Department of Health and Human Development, Suceava 720169, Romania;

关键词: intelligent food packaging;    sensor;    IoT;    sensor calibration;    food quality;   

DOI  :  10.3390/sym11030374

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The evolution of multipurpose sensors over the last decades has been investigated with the aim of developing innovative devices with applications in several fields of technology, including in the food industry. The integration of such sensors in food packaging technology has paved the way for intelligent food packaging. These integrated systems are capable of providing reliable information about the quality of the packed products during their storage period. To accomplish this goal, intelligent packs use a variety of sensors suited for monitoring the quality and safety of food products by recording the evolution of parameters like the quantity of pathogen agents, gases, temperature, humidity and storage period. This technology, when combined with IoT, is able to provide a lot more information than conventional food inspection technologies, which are limited to weight, volume, color and aspect inspection. The original system described in this work relies on a simple but effective method of integrated food monitoring, right at the client home, suitable for user prepared vacuum-packed foods. It builds upon the IoT concept and is able to create a network of interconnected devices. By using this approach, we are able to combine actuators and sensing devices also providing a common operating picture (COP) by sharing information over the platforms. More precisely, our system consists of gas, temperature and humidity sensors, which provide the essential information needed for evaluating the quality of the packed product. This information is transmitted wirelessly to a computer system providing an interface where the user can observe the evolution of the product quality over time.

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