Application of Mind Mapping tool in   Automotive domain 

 Challenge : Describe your challenge , including all relevant information . 

 I work in an Automotive R&D company . Here I mainly work on creating engine control strategies   or in other words I design how electronics integrate into our mechanical engine to make the   engine more efficient . Recently I faced an issue , the ECU ( electronic control unit , it basically tells   the engine how to operate ) was getting damaged each time I tried to start the vehicle . None of us   in my team was able to figure out the reason why , since the entire system was very complicated   and had a total of some 200 - 300 different variables involved . 

 Selection : In your own words , briefly describe the tool you selected ( e.g. , what it is and   why you selected it for your challenge -- including any appropriate video lecture   references ) . 

 Since it was a very complex system and there were a lot of inter - dependencies between the   influencing variables I decided to use the mind mapping tool to get the complete picture of the   issue and finding it ’s root cause . Mind mapping is a highly effective and logical visual thinking   tool which can be used to showcase very complicated data in a structured manner . 

 Application : Describe how you applied the tool you selected to your challenge ( e.g. , what   you did and how the tool was applied effectively or ineffectively ) . 

 Out of the total 200 - 300 variables involved I selected 25 most influencing variables and prepared   a complete mind map capturing their inter - dependencies . I also made sure that no vital   functionality of our engine was affected . 

 The mind mapping tool was very effective for me as I was able to figure the exact route cause of   the issue ( the fuel injector was drawing in too much current ) which was responsible for the   damage to the ECU . 

 Insight : Describe the insight you gained from applying the tool you selected to your   challenge ( e.g. , how an insight affected your thinking about the challenge and about   design thinking more broadly ) . 

 Initially I thought the fault was from the electrical side . But after the completion of the mind map   and the inferences that I derived from it , I found out that there was a mechanical issue with the   fuel injector due to which it was drawing in too much current . 

 Approach : Describe what you might do differently next time -- applying the same tool you   selected or a different one -- and the reason(s ) why . 

 This was a very successful project and I was able to finish it very much before the deadline . So I   found out that mind mapping gave me a very systematic & structured thinking approach . I was 

 able to map and link together multiple variables to get an overview of my system which   uncovered some important traits about my system which I did n’t even think of before . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Application of Mind Mapping tool in   Automotive domain 

 Challenge : Describe your challenge , including all relevant information . 

 I work in an Automotive R&D company . Here I mainly work on creating engine control strategies   or in other words I design how electronics integrate into our mechanical engine to make the   engine more efficient . Recently I faced an issue , the ECU ( electronic control unit , it basically tells   the engine how to operate ) was getting damaged each time I tried to start the vehicle . None of us   in my team was able to figure out the reason why , since the entire system was very complicated   and had a total of some 200 - 300 different variables involved . 

 Selection : In your own words , briefly describe the tool you selected ( e.g. , what it is and   why you selected it for your challenge -- including any appropriate video lecture   references ) . 

 Since it was a very complex system and there were a lot of inter - dependencies between the   influencing variables I decided to use the mind mapping tool to get the complete picture of the   issue and finding it ’s root cause . Mind mapping is a highly effective and logical visual thinking   tool which can be used to showcase very complicated data in a structured manner . 

 Application : Describe how you applied the tool you selected to your challenge ( e.g. , what   you did and how the tool was applied effectively or ineffectively ) . 

 Out of the total 200 - 300 variables involved I selected 25 most influencing variables and prepared   a complete mind map capturing their inter - dependencies . I also made sure that no vital   functionality of our engine was affected . 

 The mind mapping tool was very effective for me as I was able to figure the exact route cause of   the issue ( the fuel injector was drawing in too much current ) which was responsible for the   damage to the ECU . 

 Insight : Describe the insight you gained from applying the tool you selected to your   challenge ( e.g. , how an insight affected your thinking about the challenge and about   design thinking more broadly ) . 

 Initially I thought the fault was from the electrical side . But after the completion of the mind map   and the inferences that I derived from it , I found out that there was a mechanical issue with the   fuel injector due to which it was drawing in too much current . 

 Approach : Describe what you might do differently next time -- applying the same tool you   selected or a different one -- and the reason(s ) why . 

 This was a very successful project and I was able to finish it very much before the deadline . So I   found out that mind mapping gave me a very systematic & structured thinking approach . I was 

 able to map and link together multiple variables to get an overview of my system which   uncovered some important traits about my system which I did n’t even think of before .
### Output: 