Intelligent Intelligent ThermometerThermometer

Joseph A. HancockJoseph A. Hancock

Food PoisoningFood Poisoning

SalmonellaSalmonella►Abdominal Abdominal

crampscramps►Persistent Persistent

vomitingvomiting►DiarrheaDiarrhea►FeverFever►HeadacheHeadache►Drug-resistantDrug-resistant

Food PoisoningFood Poisoning

Clostridium Clostridium botulinumbotulinum

►Nervous system Nervous system disturbancesdisturbances

►Double visionDouble vision►Difficulty swallowingDifficulty swallowing►Difficulty breathingDifficulty breathing►DeathDeath

Food PoisoningFood Poisoning

Campylobacter JejuniCampylobacter Jejuni►Persistent: lasts up to 10 Persistent: lasts up to 10

days days ►HeadacheHeadache►CrampsCramps►FeverFever►Bloody diarrheaBloody diarrhea

Food PoisoningFood Poisoning

Listeria Listeria monocytogenesmonocytogenes

►Fever / chillsFever / chills► Intestinal flu-like symptomsIntestinal flu-like symptoms►VomitingVomiting►Trouble breathingTrouble breathing►Spontaneous Spontaneous

abortionsabortions

Health ConcernsHealth Concerns

Each year…Each year…►76 million people are infected with 76 million people are infected with

some type of food poisoning.some type of food poisoning.►325,000 people are hospitalized.325,000 people are hospitalized.►5,000 people die.5,000 people die.

Financial CostsFinancial Costs

Each year…Each year…►$5 to $6 billion is spent in direct and $5 to $6 billion is spent in direct and

indirect medical care.indirect medical care.►$1 billion is spent treating Salmonella $1 billion is spent treating Salmonella

alone.alone.►$9.6 billion in lost productivity and $9.6 billion in lost productivity and

wages.wages.

A solutionA solution

►An Intelligent Thermometer to monitor An Intelligent Thermometer to monitor your foodyour food

►Controls your oven to ensure proper Controls your oven to ensure proper temperaturestemperatures

►Monitors cooking times to ensure food Monitors cooking times to ensure food is properly cookedis properly cooked

►Shuts off oven at the right time! Food Shuts off oven at the right time! Food will not be overcooked!will not be overcooked!

A solutionA solution

►Adjustable cooking times to prepare Adjustable cooking times to prepare food to tastefood to taste

►Built-in redundancy to prevent against Built-in redundancy to prevent against failurefailure

► Increased accuracy due to calibration Increased accuracy due to calibration featuresfeatures

►Dishwasher safe!Dishwasher safe!

BenefitsBenefits

►Easy to useEasy to use►AutomatedAutomated►Requires no supervisionRequires no supervision►Redundant sensors for safetyRedundant sensors for safety►Programmable / Delayed startProgrammable / Delayed start

IssuesIssues

►Thermometer malfunctionsThermometer malfunctions Calibration is possibleCalibration is possible Redundant sensor inside ovenRedundant sensor inside oven

►User ‘forgets’ to use the thermometerUser ‘forgets’ to use the thermometer Detectable and preventable with software Detectable and preventable with software

►CostCost Target is new oven purchases availableTarget is new oven purchases available

ResourcesResources

BackgroundBackground

►Virginia Department of Agriculture and Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesConsumer Serviceshttp://www.vdacs.state.va.us/index.hthttp://www.vdacs.state.va.us/index.htmlml

►University of Rhode Island, University of Rhode Island, Department of MicrobiologyDepartment of Microbiologyhttp://www.uri.edu/cels/cmbhttp://www.uri.edu/cels/cmb

ResourcesResources

ImageryImagery

►Dennis Kunkel Microsocpy, Inc.Dennis Kunkel Microsocpy, Inc.http://http://dennickunkel.comdennickunkel.com

ResourcesResources

Signal ProcessorsSignal Processors

►Texas InstrumentsTexas Instrumentshttp://www.ti.comhttp://www.ti.com

►Net Device Co., Ltd.Net Device Co., Ltd.http://www.netdevice.co.krhttp://www.netdevice.co.kr

ResourcesResources

SensorsSensors

►Maxim Integrated Products Maxim Integrated Products http://www.maxim-ic.comhttp://www.maxim-ic.com

►National SemiconductorNational Semiconductorhttp://www.netdevice.co.krhttp://www.netdevice.co.kr

ResourcesResources

MaterialsMaterials

►Boedeker PlasticsBoedeker Plasticshttp://www.boedeker.comhttp://www.boedeker.com

►Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Metals Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Metals and Ceramics Divisionand Ceramics Divisionhttp://www.ms.ornl.gov/mchome.htmhttp://www.ms.ornl.gov/mchome.htm

ResourcesResources

Power SourcesPower Sources

►First Principles, Inc.First Principles, Inc.http://www.firstprinciples.comhttp://www.firstprinciples.com

►Maran & Co.Maran & Co.http://www.maran.co.ukhttp://www.maran.co.uk

ResourcesResources

RegulationsRegulations

►Federal Communication CommissionFederal Communication Commissionhttp://www.fcc.govhttp://www.fcc.gov

►United States Department of United States Department of AgricultureAgriculturehttp://www.usda.govhttp://www.usda.gov

►Food and Drug AdminstrationFood and Drug Adminstrationhttp://www.fda.govhttp://www.fda.gov

ResourcesResources

ContactContact

► Joseph A. HancockJoseph A. Hancock

Group 2Group 2

CS 410 Computer-Based Productivity ICS 410 Computer-Based Productivity I

Old Dominion UniversityOld Dominion University

jhancock@cs.odu.edujhancock@cs.odu.edu