Russian students have created a new smart system for monitoring the storage conditions of vegetables, which, due to a more accurate calculation of their shelf life, will help to reduce the amount of defects in warehouses and at intermediate distribution points by 30%. This was reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the National Technology Initiative (NTI) Platform.
It should be noted that the authors of the system were students of the Bashkir State Medical University and Kazan Innovative University named after V. G. Timiryasov. The development allows using sensors to analyze the air temperature in the vegetable store and directly in the mound of vegetables, as well as take into account the storage method and types of crops. The results of the calculations are a forecast about the shelf life of fruits in specific conditions and the availability of free space in the warehouse.
“The system will solve the problem of reduced quality and loss of vegetables due to non-compliance with requirements and standards. The developers are sure that in this way the amount of preserved fruit and vegetable products of commercial quality will increase by 30%. Thanks to this, vegetables in the store will spoil less often and can become cheaper by almost a third. If necessary, the software will be able to be used to predict the shelf life of other food products without individual packaging.”
