Method and Apparatus for Automatic Cooking Control Based on Intelligent Cooking Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Intelligent cooking devices often fail to adapt to variations in cooking situations, leading to unsatisfactory cuisine and a poor user experience due to their reliance on pre-set cooking processes.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for automatic cooking control that collects real-time ingredient parameters and cooking gear data to generate dynamic cooking control parameters, allowing the intelligent cooking device to adjust its cooking process accordingly, ensuring improved accuracy and precision.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If pre-set cooking processes are used, then device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but adaptability to different cooking situations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cooking control parameters are dynamically adjusted during the cooking process based on real-time feedback from sensors. The system transitions from static pre-set processes to dynamic adaptive control, where cooking temperature, time, and other parameters are continuously optimized according to actual cooking conditions and ingredient characteristics.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms through sensors that monitor cooking progress, ingredient parameters, and environmental conditions. This feedback is used to automatically adjust cooking parameters, creating a closed-loop control system that improves adaptability while maintaining ease of operation through automated decision-making.
2Adaptability or versatility
If real-time monitoring and dynamic adjustment are implemented, then adaptability and cooking accuracy are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The intelligent cooking device integrates multiple functions including sensing, processing, control, and execution within a single system. The control unit serves as a universal component that handles ingredient identification, parameter monitoring, recipe selection, and real-time adjustment, reducing the need for separate specialized components.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-monitoring and self-adjustment of cooking parameters without requiring external intervention. The automated feedback loops and intelligent algorithms enable the device to regulate its own operation, reducing the need for complex manual control mechanisms while maintaining high adaptability.
3Manufacturing precision
If multiple ingredient parameters are collected and analyzed, then manufacturing precision and cooking accuracy are improved, but measurement precision requirements and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The ingredient parameter collection process is segmented into distinct measurement components (weight, volume, temperature, moisture content, etc.), each handled by specialized sensors. This segmentation allows for modular design where each parameter can be measured independently and processed separately, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high cooking accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
Ingredient parameters are measured and analyzed before the cooking process begins, allowing the system to pre-determine optimal cooking parameters and create customized cooking plans. This preliminary action reduces the need for complex real-time adjustments during cooking, simplifying the control system while maintaining high precision.
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AI summary
A method and an apparatus for automatic cooking control based on an intelligent cooking device, which is applied to an intelligent cooking device, the intelligent cooking device including an intelligent cookware and an intelligent stove, the method including: collecting a present ingredient parameter of a target ingredient and a present cooking temperature, the present ingredient parameter comprising at least an ingredient identification; acquiring a present cooking gear; generating a first cooking control parameter according to the present ingredient parameter, the present cooking temperature and the present cooking gear, the first cooking control parameter comprising at least a first stove control parameter and/or a first cookware control parameter; and controlling the intelligent cooking device to cook the target ingredient according to the first cooking control parameter.