Monday 25 December 2017

NID DAT 2014-15 Solution - Subjective - Buckets for Elderly People.





Well, Hello people. Recently, I came across a question from previous year's DAT. 
The question asked us to design a bucket which is easy for elderly people to use.



Basically, to answer the question, I followed these steps -

  • Understand the present design of Buckets
  • Find out the problems with it.
  • Slowly, solve each problem with an Idea.
  • Put all the ideas together and making a draft design.
  • Finalize your design by troubleshooting any other problems which you have missed.
  1. Problem: Elderly people bend down to use a bucket because they may have back/Knee problems. They cannot lift a bucket filled with water as their arms do not k\have strength for it.
  2. Solution : The bucket must be placed at a height so that people wouldn't have to bend for reaching it. The bucket must be portable without using much strength (maybe should have wheels).
  3.  Design:  This is my design.

So, the last step is trouble shooting. I request you guys to find out any problems with the design and any additional changes. Please let me know about it in the comment section below. ☺
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7 comments:

  1. abby1 January 2018 at 06:30

    satya how will you be able to fill the bucket at such height ??
    you could have used a fork lift/jack screw kind of solution

    which will rise of itself without much effort

    ur solution lacks a key point that is how do we fill it ??

    take this as positive criticism . your sketching skills is good

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    1. Sanathan MSSS2 January 2018 at 03:03

      Quite simple, using a pipe! Anyway Thanks for pointing it out. I should have mentioned about it. Thanks for the compliment!

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  2. Prajwal V6 January 2018 at 02:23

    Find out the height of normal bucket, average Indians height is around 5'2", your arms reach for holding bucket is to be known. Then comes the filling and all.. Any ways good attempt.

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    1. Sanathan MSSS6 January 2018 at 18:15

      The max height is 5 feet. The height is adjustable by using the rods below (as mentioned at 4). So, I do feel it is comfortable for atleast a majority of people. Anyways, thank you very much for your feedback.

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  3. Arkenstar Official29 December 2018 at 06:14

    There should be a lever for carrying the ehole structure around.

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  4. Tripti Kaur2 January 2019 at 23:06

    I guess the metal plate to store soap is very low... Old people have to bend to pick the soap... I think a small holder should be attached to the first round rod which holds the bucket instead of placing a metal plate below the bucket...

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  5. Unknown19 June 2020 at 00:01

    Please help me in finding any 8 logical ways of using a pencil in gardening.

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