FridgeScanner: An IoT-Based Smart Refrigerator Inventory Management System Towards Food Waste Reduction

Sammanfattning

Food waste remains a significant societal and environmental challenge, and increasing awareness of household food inventories has been suggested as one approach to reducing unnecessary waste. This thesis presents FridgeScanner, an IoT-based refrigerator inventory management system designed to support users in tracking groceries and expiration dates through barcode scanning and a mobile application. The sys-tem was developed and evaluated using the Design Science Research methodology to ensure that the resulting artifact fulfills its intended goals. The experiments donein this project presents results of an accuracy scanning of 100% in bright rooms and a %96 in Low-light rooms corresponding to an F1 score of 0.98. An efficient storing system for the intended use of the artifact and a small sample size experiment that shows the app’s ease of use for first time users.