# Record card
176
Thematic areas
Measurement tools and Standards
ICT & Electronics
ICT & Electronics / Optoacustic sensors, Optoelectronic devices
Agrifood
Agrifood / Food quality & safety
Description
The proposed technology consists of a portable device for monitoring the freshness of fish, based on its smell. The device is based on a gas sensor and pattern recognition software to correlate the sensor signal to the freshness of the food. The technology is designed for its integration into domestic or industrial refrigerators.
Business fields
Agrifood
Type of innovation
Product / process innovation in integration with an already existing technology
Description of innovative features / Competitive advantages
- The working principle is based on 'pattern recognition', it is not based on an analytical approach. This makes the system very flexible: it can be trained to recognize targets other than the freshness of the fish;
- Size comparable with a USB pen drive and reduced power consumption (controlled by PC via USB cable) which make the device portable and potentially suitable for integration in the working environment (ex: refrigerator);
- Obtained results have shown the capability of the system to identify the edibility (or non-edibility) of fresh fish at different temperatures (4-25°C).
Reference market
Incremental innovation
Development stage
Feasibility
TRL
3
Advantages
Product/process/service/technology optimization
Patentable technology
No
Patented technology
No
Publication of technology
Published
Technology validation/demonstration
Internal validation
Market positioning
Italian
European
International
Partner required
Enteprise
Public research center/university
Private research center
Cooperation in national /european / international project