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Smart Tactile Sensor for Food Quality Control (ARD/322)

Project Title:
Smart Tactile Sensor for Food Quality Control (ARD/322)
Project Reference:
ARD/322
Project Type:
Seed
Project Period:
01 / 08 / 2024 - 31 / 07 / 2025
Funds Approved (HK$’000):
2,799.100
Project Coordinator:
Dr Naixiang WANG
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Sponsor:

Beijing Yaodi Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd.
Lela (Guangdong) Supply Chain Management Co., LTD
Shenzhen Fairy Fruit Supply Chain Co., Ltd.
Yunnan Mili Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd.

Description:

Agricultural fresh products often suffer from high losses due to the mismatch between harvesting and delivering processes in timing and quantity. To reduce the harvest and post-harvest losses, it is very important to determine the maturity and harvesting window of agricultural products. Firmness is a key indicator of fruit ripeness and maturity, but conventional methods for measuring are destructive and inefficient. This project aims to develop a smart tactile glove system that can non-destructively assess the firmness of fruits. The system consists of a glove with pressure sensor array and an algorithm software that processes the temporal and spatial pressure data from the sensors. The system can accurately assess the firmness of fruits with casual grips, in order to help farmers decide the optimal timing for fruit harvest and reduce the losses in post-harvest processes, such as transport, distribution and retail. The system can also be potentially applied to other food products, such as fish, for quality evaluation and price setting. This project contributes to the advancement of precision and digital agriculture, which is an emerging field that uses digital technologies to improve agricultural productivity and sustainability. The smart tactile glove system can benefit both producers and consumers by improving food quality and reducing waste, which can also have positive environmental and social impacts.

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