Smart Grocery Store

System

Architecture

Technical Components

1. 1. Weight Sensor
2. 2. Temperature & Humidity Sensor
3. 3. Raspberry Pi 2
4. 4. GrovePi+
5. 5. Fan & Mist System

Prototype

The various components deployed here are:

1. Sensors: Temperature and Humidity sensor & Weight Sensor
2. Fan & Mist System.
3. Raspberry Pi and GrovePi+
4. Manager and Client side Android Apps
5. Web apps for the Store Manager

• The weight sensors measure the change in weight of the grocery items and notify the manager about the low stock.
• The Temperature & Humidity sensors continuously monitor the immediate surrounding conditions of the grocery items and accordingly actuates the fan and the mist system to maintain the optimum temperature and humidity settings for the groceries.
• Based on the freshness of the groceries in a particular stack, the prices are varied to allow quicker sale of those items.
• All the processing is done on the Raspberry Pi complemented by the GrovePi+ .

• The Client side android app and web app allows customers to keep a check of availability of their favourite groceries and their prices, without being physically present at the store.

• Whilst the Manager side app and the web app allows him to keep a stock check of the groceries and accordingly order their replinishment.

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