Feasibility of the IoT for domestic refrigerators, food safety and waste

Feasibility of the IoT for domestic refrigerators, food safety and waste Led by: The University of LincolnWith partners: Tesco plc, Food Refrigeration and Process Engineering Research Centre (FRPERC), Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education (http://www.grimsby.ac.uk/)Project lead: Simon Pearson, Principal Lecturer in Agricultural TechnologyHe has a background in research and industry and has a good understanding of academic, industrial and consumer-facing issues associated with food.OverviewThis is a multi-disciplinary project combining the food quality and refrigeration expertise of the National Centre for Food Manufacturing (University of Lincoln) and the Food Refrigeration and Process Engineering Research Centre, Grimsby Institute. A data logger will be provided to 200 Tesco consumer panellists to record the temperature performance of their refrigerators over 14 days. Sensors will be positioned to capture behaviour patterns such as loading un-chilled food and frequency of door opening etc. Panellists will also record food purchases and disposal as waste including dates. This is one of the most significant studies of its kind for the last twenty years and results will be compared with similar domestic fridges measured in laboratory conditions.In parallel with this an app will be developed to explore how IoT technology combined with official guidance and recommendations can help support consumers in more efficient use of their fridges both in terms of food safety but also energy efficiency in the home. It is anticipated that the results of this work could help provide insight into the development of smarter fridges in the future as well as reducing food waste through more efficient management of food storage in the home.面向家用冰箱的物联网（Internet of Things, IoT）技术、食品安全与食物浪费治理可行性研究 牵头单位：林肯大学（The University of Lincoln） 合作单位：特易购股份有限公司（Tesco plc）、食品制冷与过程工程研究中心（Food Refrigeration and Process Engineering Research Centre，缩写FRPERC）、格里姆斯比继续教育与高等教育学院（Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education，官网：http://www.grimsby.ac.uk/） 项目负责人：西蒙·皮尔逊（Simon Pearson），农业技术高级讲师。其兼具科研与行业从业背景，对食品相关的学术、产业及面向消费者的各类议题拥有深刻认知。 概述 本项目为跨学科研究，整合了林肯大学国家食品制造中心（National Centre for Food Manufacturing）以及格里姆斯比学院食品制冷与过程工程研究中心在食品品质与制冷技术领域的专业优势。项目将为200名特易购消费者测评员提供数据记录仪（data logger），用于记录其家用冰箱14天内的温度运行状况；同时部署传感器以采集各类使用行为模式，例如放入未预冷食物、冰箱开门频次等。测评员需同步记录食品采购及作为废弃物处置的食品相关信息，包括对应日期。本项目为近二十年来该领域极具影响力的研究之一，其研究结果将与实验室环境下测得的同类家用冰箱数据进行对比分析。 与此同时，项目将开发一款应用程序（app），探索如何将物联网技术与官方指导建议相结合，帮助消费者更高效地使用冰箱，兼顾食品安全与家庭能源使用效率。预期本项目成果可为未来智能冰箱的研发提供参考思路，并通过优化家庭食品存储管理减少食物浪费。