Biomimetics, a name coined by Otto Schmitt in the 1950s for the transfer of ideas and analogues from biology to technology, has produced some significant and successful devices and concepts in the past 50 years, but is still empirical. We show that TRIZ, the Russian system of problem solving, can be adapted to illuminate and manipulate this process of transfer. Analysis using TRIZ shows that th...

In this paper detail of the optimization of a flexure design which is used in many MEMS devices will be presented. Due to a difference in thermal expansion coefficients between the flip-chip bonded MEMS device and the substrate, cooling after bonding can cause the MEMS to buckle; It is necessary to decrease the influence of distortion by using the correct material selection, welding method, wel...

Described is the classification of the main types of solutions, which make the “Solution” Line in the process of problem solving within the framework of the OTSM-TRIZ (1, 2, 3, 4) approach. The Mile Stones system was developed for educational proposes, but it is also helpful for avoiding some misunderstanding between members of a problem-solving team as well as between an OTSMTRIZ coach and his...

Offshore wind turbine is now being seriously considered as a crucial energy source to achieve not only CO2 reduction, but also to meet the enormous power shortages that occur in India and around the world. Nevertheless offshore wind energy is not competitive as on today with other sources of energy. There are combination of some select technologies which could bring about improvement in offshor...

SmallandMediumEnterprises(SMEs)inservicesectortakethelionshareofthemarketcompared toothersectorssuchasagricultureandmanufacturing.TheincreasingnumberofSMEsintheservice sectorbroughtthecompetitioninthemarkettoitspeak,whichforcedSMEstoinvestinimproving theirservices.However,solvingserviceproblemsrequiresmoreresourcessuchasskilledlaboro...

TRIZ is an initiative and SERVQUAL is a structured methodology for quality improvement. Using these tools, inventive problem solving can be applied for quality improvement, and the highest quality can be reached using creative quality improvement methodology. The present study seeks to determine the priority of quality aspects of services provided for patients in the hospital as well as how TRI...

Un nombre croissant d’industries est touché par la nécessité de formaliser les démarches d’innovation. Dans ce contexte, les outils issus de la qualité montrent leurs limites tout comme les approches d’assistance à la créativité dérivées du Brainstorming. Une approche telle que la Théorie de Résolution des Problèmes Inventifs (TRIZ) se révèle pertinente pour répondre à ce besoin. Développée au ...