Transcript Presentation I - Department of Computer Science

Intelligent Thermometer
Joseph A. Hancock
Food Poisoning
Salmonella
► Abdominal
► Persistent
cramps
vomiting
► Diarrhea
► Fever
► Headache
► Drug-resistant
Food Poisoning
Clostridium botulinum
► Nervous
system disturbances
► Double vision
► Difficulty swallowing
► Difficulty breathing
► Death
Food Poisoning
Campylobacter Jejuni
► Persistent:
lasts up to 10 days
► Headache
► Cramps
► Fever
► Bloody
diarrhea
Food Poisoning
Listeria monocytogenes
► Fever
/ chills
► Intestinal flu-like symptoms
► Vomiting
► Trouble breathing
► Spontaneous
abortions
Health Concerns
Each year…
► 76 million people are infected with some
type of food poisoning.
► 325,000 people are hospitalized.
► 5,000 people die.
Financial Costs
Each year…
► $5 to $6 billion is spent in direct and indirect
medical care.
► $1 billion is spent treating Salmonella alone.
► $9.6 billion in lost productivity and wages.
A solution
► An
Intelligent Thermometer to monitor your
food
► Controls your oven to ensure proper
temperatures
► Monitors cooking times to ensure food is
properly cooked
► Shuts off oven at the right time! Food will
not be overcooked!
A solution
► Adjustable
cooking times to prepare food to
taste
► Built-in redundancy to prevent against
failure
► Increased accuracy due to calibration
features
► Dishwasher safe!
Benefits
► Easy
to use
► Automated
► Requires no supervision
► Redundant sensors for safety
► Programmable / Delayed start
Issues
► Thermometer
malfunctions
 Calibration is possible
 Redundant sensor inside oven
► User
‘forgets’ to use the thermometer
 Detectable and preventable with software
► Cost
 Target is new oven purchases available
Resources
Background
► Virginia
Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services
http://www.vdacs.state.va.us/index.html
► University of Rhode Island, Department of
Microbiology
http://www.uri.edu/cels/cmb
Resources
Imagery
► Dennis
Kunkel Microsocpy, Inc.
http://dennickunkel.com
Resources
Signal Processors
► Texas
Instruments
http://www.ti.com
► Net Device Co., Ltd.
http://www.netdevice.co.kr
Resources
Sensors
► Maxim
Integrated Products
http://www.maxim-ic.com
► National Semiconductor
http://www.netdevice.co.kr
Resources
Materials
► Boedeker
Plastics
http://www.boedeker.com
► Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Metals and
Ceramics Division
http://www.ms.ornl.gov/mchome.htm
Resources
Power Sources
► First
Principles, Inc.
http://www.firstprinciples.com
► Maran & Co.
http://www.maran.co.uk
Resources
Regulations
► Federal
Communication Commission
http://www.fcc.gov
► United States Department of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov
► Food and Drug Adminstration
http://www.fda.gov
Resources
Contact
► Joseph
A. Hancock
Group 2
CS 410 Computer-Based Productivity I
Old Dominion University
[email protected]