'HighChest': An Augmented Freezer Designed for Smart Food Management and Promotion of Eco-Efficient Behaviour

This paper introduces HighChest, an innovative smart freezer designed to promote energy efficient behavior and the responsible use of food. Introducing a novel human-machine interface (HMI) design developed through assessment phases and a user involvement stage, HighChest is state of the art, featur...

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Published in:Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2017-06, Vol.17 (6), p.1357
Main Authors: Bonaccorsi, Manuele, Betti, Stefano, Rateni, Giovanni, Esposito, Dario, Brischetto, Alessia, Marseglia, Marco, Dario, Paolo, Cavallo, Filippo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cold Temperature
Design
Design engineering
eco-efficient behavior
Ecosystem
Embedded sensors
energy saving
Food
food management
Human behavior
Internet
Localization
smart freezer
User friendly products
waste reduction
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Summary:This paper introduces HighChest, an innovative smart freezer designed to promote energy efficient behavior and the responsible use of food. Introducing a novel human-machine interface (HMI) design developed through assessment phases and a user involvement stage, HighChest is state of the art, featuring smart services that exploit embedded sensors and Internet of things functionalities, which enhance the local capabilities of the appliance. The industrial design thinking approach followed for the advanced HMI is intended to maximize the social impact of the food management service, enhancing both the user experience of the product and the user's willingness to adopt eco- and energy-friendly behaviors. The sensor equipment realizes automatic recognition of food by learning from the users, as well as automatic localization inside the deposit space. Moreover, it provides monitoring of the appliance's usage, avoiding temperature and humidity issues related to improper use. Experimental tests were conducted to evaluate the localization system, and the results showed 100% accuracy for weights greater or equal to 0.5 kg. Drifts due to the lid opening and prolonged usage time were also measured, to implement automatic reset corrections.
ISSN:1424-8220
1424-8220
DOI:10.3390/s17061357