Cooking Device with Intervention Detection for Adaptive Time Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cooking devices fail to accurately adapt the cooking process to interventions such as shaking or flipping food items, leading to inconsistencies in cooking time and quality due to changes in temperature and humidity within the cooking chamber.
Innovation Solution
A cooking device equipped with sensors to monitor cooking parameters like temperature, humidity, and weight, which adjusts the cooking time based on user interventions, ensuring accurate and reliable cooking by recalculating the remaining time required for food to be cooked.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If user performs intervention (shaking/flipping) during cooking, then cooking quality is improved, but cooking time accuracy deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors cooking parameters (temperature, humidity, weight) and uses this feedback to dynamically recalculate the required cooking time after an intervention is detected. The controller compares actual parameter evolution against expected patterns and adjusts the remaining cooking time accordingly, maintaining accuracy despite interruptions.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooking time calculation is made dynamic rather than static. Instead of following a fixed timeline, the system continuously adapts the remaining cooking time based on real-time parameter measurements and the detected intervention type, allowing the cooking process to flexibly respond to user actions while maintaining precision.
2Measurement precision
If cooking parameters are monitored continuously, then cooking time determination is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses a multi-functional sensing arrangement that simultaneously measures multiple cooking parameters (temperature, humidity, weight) with a single integrated system. These same sensors serve dual purposes: monitoring cooking progress and detecting interventions, eliminating the need for separate detection systems and reducing overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically detects interventions by analyzing changes in the cooking parameters without requiring separate user input or additional sensors. The controller interprets parameter deviations as intervention signals and autonomously recalculates cooking time, making the system self-aware and self-adjusting.
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AI summary
A cooking device is for cooking food on a support (e.g. in a basket) within a cooking chamber. Cooking parameters are sensed over time so that a required cooking time can be determined. An intervention made by a user to the food is sensed during cooking, such as shaking the basket. The required cooking time is then re-determined. In this way, the cooking time remains accurate both for an intervention or no intervention. This may for example enable the user to be given more accurate information about when the cooking process will be complete.