Cooker problem analysis and illustration

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Problem Identification and Analysis is an important part of CEED exam, where you need to identify five unique problems, give simultaneous justifications for the identified problems and finally provide solution in the form of illustration. Let us see the below example for more details.

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Question :

Write five unique problems briefly with justifications regarding problems with a Pressure Cooker (shown below) commonly used in the Indian households. Illustrate a solution for each of the identified problems with a sketch for each.

(Appeared as question no. 4 (A) in CEED 2010 exam paper)

Identified Problems :

1. The larger part of hand grip seems some what uneasy to hold.
2. The smaller part of hand grip is certainly difficult to hold due to less hold area.
3. The lift (weight pan) above the cooker top was difficult to handle especially when pressured air is gushing out.
4. Extra locking facility is required for avoiding pressure burst. (providing chained lock on both the handles).
5. There is a difficulty in removing the inner utensil when some food (like rice) is cooked, because the inner utensil will almost be in contact with cylindrical wall of cooker. (propose tapered cooker).

Problem-wise Justifications :

1. Larger part of the hand grip with sharp edges will hurt the hand when held; especially when the cooker is loaded full, thus giving discomfort to the user. 
2. Hand burns may occur when we hold the smaller hand grip and even the load might not be evenly distributed to both of the hands. 
3. When the user tries to adjust the weight pan or to remove the pressurized air out, they may sense hot because weight pan is very near to the cooker cover and air will be gushing straightly towards the weight.
4. Sometimes while lifting the cooker, the handle cover may get opened due to unavailability of extra locking system.
5. Most of the times rice will be cooked with the help of inner utensil. So, after the rice gets boiled; the user may find difficulty in removing the hot utensil (utensil and cooker surfaces are adjacent to each other).

Solutions and Illustrations :

Remember; you need not want to write the detailed individual solutions as the questions demands only illustration in the form of sketches. 

Sketch illustrating solution for problem 1

Sketch illustrating solution for problem 2

Sketch illustrating solution for problem 3

Sketch illustrating solution for problem 4

Sketch illustrating solution for problem 5 

Now, as we had gone through illustrations for the problems, I think I should be pointing some important findings or suggestions that you will find helpful for attempting Problem identification and analysis questions. I had listed them below.

• The first picture was drawn with more details to give impression, and I slowly reduced giving more details for the remaining illustrations.
• Less details and shading were given to the successive illustrations (like I said above).
• Only the identified problems were specifically illustrated; neglecting the other parts/components to save time. If you see second illustrations (above) you should be noting that I neglected sketching cooker vessel with handles; and if you see the third illustration I drew only the half section of the cooker just to save time.
• I avoided coloring and used only basic pencil sketching.
• I maintained the same view/perception of cooker as shown in the question to showcase a standard and impress.

If you apply the above thumb rules, you may easily put your ideas in lesser time. Remember you will be given only 20 marks for this question and for 20 marks you cannot spend hell lot of time just for detailing.

As a suggestion from my end, identify and think for very simple but different solutions. Keep your sketches plain/simple; giving less importance to shading works. You may note that it took 10-15 min for me to draw just first illustration. I drew it purposely to estimate time. Then Imagine; how you gonna identify problem and illustrate them in that limited time frame. 

The more you spend time for problem identification (rather than for sketching), better will be impression on you as well as your result. Please don't overdo or over show your artistic intelligence. Concentrate on shadings or coloring only if specified particularly. These tips may help to people like me (whom got average or low sketching skills).If you are an artistic genius then you may proceed with your own style. 

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