Integrated Green Energy Solutions, Volume 1

19IoT-Based Self-Checkout Stores Using Face Mask Detection

Shreya M.¹, R. Nandita¹, Seshan Rajaraman¹ and Berlin Hency V.²*

¹B.Tech Electronics and Communications, Department of SENSE, VIT University, Chennai, India

²Department of SENSE, VIT University, Chennai, India

Abstract

Currently, the world is witnessing a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the situation is getting worse day by day. Simple protocols like minimising human contact and wearing a mask outdoors are proving to be good measures to control the spread of the virus. We saw a huge rise in the demand for daily items and due to a lack of availability, large numbers of people gather without taking any precautions to stock essentials. This has led to the spread of the virus to a great extent. In self-checkout stores, the shopping experience is completely automated and there is no physical presence of the shop owner. The automation enables the customers to pick their goods, scan and make payments by themselves without the intervention of the owner or a cashier. In such stores there is a high chance of people not following Covid protocols. So, there is a need for a system that maintains an allowed threshold of people inside the store at any one time, thus minimizing the potential dangerous human contact at all possible cases. We propose an IoT-Based Self-Checkout Store Using Mask Detection. The primary goal of this project is to create a safe environment for the consumers who visit the shop, by keeping a check ...