Smart-Box. A technology-enabled, food delivery/incubation device (Using a novel, eco-friendly, batch manufacturing technology).

智能盒。

• 批准号: 10035587
• 金额: $ 10.7万
• 依托单位: HEATRONIX LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10035587
• 关键词: Smart; Box.; technology; enabled; food

Smart-Box is a 'technology enabled' device which offers a number of improvements for hot food delivery in the UK. Food delivery is a high growth market worth over £10 billion P.A. which has not seen any significant change or development since it's inception.Current technology readiness levels are better than ever with key elements of the proposed design having become increasingly accessible and/or viable in recent years. These include IOT, battery technology and disruptive manufacturing technologies. There are numerous problems with current methods of food delivery. Repeated deliveries using the same bag leads to a build up of bacterial growth and odour as the bags are hard to clean effectively.The hard surfaces of Smart-Box would be designed for easy cleaning and a regular 'deep clean me' alert can be set which would indicate when the device had been used for a set number of hours and is therefore due a more comprehensive clean.Current delivery bags often just rely on insulation to keep the temperature as high as possible. This practice leads to food getting lukewarm relatively quickly (keeping food at a high temperature helps to reduce the growth of bacteria). Another current solution are heat pads (typically induction heated metal plates which are covered in rubber) which are placed in with the food. These are expensive and ineffective. Instead Smart-Box uses several battery powered heaters embedded inside the internal walls to heat all the food compartments, not just one level.Food which is prepared and kept ready for in-store customer collection also deteriorates quickly. Smart-Box could be engineered to lock together into a 'vending wall'. Customers would be provided with a pin number to access their food from inside a designated Smart-Box.Delivery drivers are usually lone workers and can be susceptible to robbery. Smart-Box will feature technologies to help keep delivery drivers safe including a panic alarm (audible siren) and a GPS tracker.**Additional scope:**Smart-Box has broader applications in other industries which require safe delivery of a temperature sensitive product or item. This could include medical, military and scientific applications and potentially delivery by drones or small, autonomous robotic vehicles.The manufacture of Smart-Box is innovative too as it will use recycled and be manufactured in micro-factories on large format 3D printers which are powered by solar energy. Solar and 3D Printing are well matched in terms of energy supply and demand.

Smart-Box是一种“启用技术”设备，可在英国提供许多改进的热食品。粮食交付是一个高增长市场，价值超过100亿英镑。由于启动以来，这种情况的准备水平比以往任何时候都更好，因为近年来，拟议设计的关键要素变得越来越易于​​访问和/或可行。这些包括物联网，电池技术和破坏性制造技术。当前的食物交付方法存在许多问题。重复使用相同的袋子的重复交货会导致细菌生长和气味的积累，因为袋子难以有效清洁。智能盒的硬表面将设计用于易于清洁，并且可以设置常规的“深层清洁我”警报，这将指示该设备何时用于设备的时间何时用于设置数量，因此通常会依靠一个更全面的清洁袋，因为它可以依靠较高的供应袋，因为它可以依靠温度而定，并可以保持温度。这种做法会导致食物变得相对较快（将食物保持高温有助于减少细菌的生长）。当前的另一个解决方案是加热垫（通常是被橡胶覆盖的感应加热金属板），它们与食物一起放入。这些是昂贵且无效的。取而代之的是，Smart-Box使用了几个电池供电的加热器，这些加热器嵌入了内壁内部，不仅是一个级别，不仅是一个级别。可以设计智能框以将其锁定到“自动售货墙”中。将为客户提供一个PIN号码，以从指定的Smart-Box内部获取食物。交货司机通常是孤独的工人，并且很容易受到抢劫的影响。 Smart-Box将采用技术，以帮助确保交付驱动程序安全，包括恐慌警报（Audible Siren）和GPS跟踪器。这可能包括医疗，军事和科学应用以及无人机或小型自动驾驶机器人车的可能交付。智能盒的制造也具有创新性，因为它将使用回收利用，并在大型3D打印机上以太阳能供电的大幅面3D打印机制造。太阳能和3D打印在能源供求方面非常匹配。