An I-Ching-TRIZ inspired tool for retrieving conceptual design solutions

This paper discusses the representation of the inventive principles of the TRIZ theory of Innovative Problem Solving as symbolic expressions. Each expression comprises two sets of relations between predicates and objects respectively. The expressions are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, the Inventive Principles Matrix (IPM), according to the predicates and objects that they contain. The structure of the IPM is inspired by the I-Ching system. A conceptual design problem is translated into a set of queries stating the objectives of the design and the constraints on the solution. The queries, also represented in a symbolic form, are then used to search the IPM for suitable solutions. The paper describes an application of the proposed IPM and query technique to the problem of designing a bushing.

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Submitted by sceyw3 on Tue, 27/06/2006 - 2:16pm.
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Thanks for your contribution

Submitted by sceyw3 on Mon, 03/07/2006 - 6:14pm.

Thanks for your contribution to IPROMS 2006.

A question: What is the advantage of this I-Ching-TRIZ tool?

Thanks.

Thanks for your question

Submitted by LiuH on Mon, 03/07/2006 - 9:39pm.

Thanks for your question.

The I-Ching-TRIZ inspired tool is used to aid producing creative designs during the conceptual design phase. This appoach enriches TRIZ inventive principles and enables to retrieve principles as solutions to a design problem automatically.

also, i'd appreciate your opinions of integration of I-Ching and TRIZ, and any other suggestions to generate innovative design concept more effectively?

Questions

Submitted by jusoh on Mon, 10/07/2006 - 6:03pm.

Dear Dr. Hiu

1-How does I-Ching Triz could identifies and offers solutions to potential failures or mitigating undesired effects caused by failures at the design stage?

2-What is the main difference in terms of concept between DFA and I-Ching Triz ?

3-Is it possible to apply I-Ching Triz in process and system stage?

4-How do you verify the design after applying I-Ching Triz ?

Regards

Jusoh

Questions

Submitted by jusoh on Mon, 10/07/2006 - 6:05pm.

Dear Dr. Hiu

1-How does I-Ching Triz could identifies and offers solutions to potential failures or mitigating undesired effects caused by failures at the design stage?

2-What is the main difference in terms of concept between DFA and I-Ching Triz ?

3-Is it possible to apply I-Ching Triz in process and system stage?

4-How do you verify the design after applying I-Ching Triz ?

Regards

Jusoh

Thank you very much for your

Submitted by LiuH on Tue, 11/07/2006 - 10:36am.

Thank you very much for your interest in the paper.

Design for Assembly (DFA) is a process for improving design for easy and low-cost assembly, while I-Ching TRIZ is a tool for solving design problems and generating innovative concepts. One of the main differences between them is that they are used in different stages in design, which is shown in following figure:

As this paper reports the initial work of this research, further research work has been conducted. TRIZ Contradiction Matrix provides 40 inventive principles as solutions for solving contradictions. A pair of contradiction comprises of one parameter to be improved and one parameter which is adversely affected. We have integrated the contradiction Matrix into I-Ching TRIZ tool in order to retrieve solutions to undesired effects. We also applied the proposed tool in design process. This work will be published on ICMR in September.

Future work is being investigated, such as verfication and collaboration of design.You suggestions are very helpful to us.

Thank you.

Re: Questions

Submitted by Mr Olivier Dent on Sun, 16/07/2006 - 3:03pm.

Dear Jusoh,

What did you mean by DFA? Is it Design For Assembly? I thought the paper was about conceptual design and DFA was more about detailed design?

Regards,

Olivier

question

Submitted by yiw on Mon, 24/07/2006 - 2:28pm.

deat Liu:

I-ching has been used as a toollore and prediction for centries in china. Can i-ching also be applied in scientific prediction as well?

Synchronicity?

Submitted by LiuH on Mon, 24/07/2006 - 4:35pm.

Dear Wang,

Thanks for your interesting question. Yes, you are right, on one hand, I-ching is well-known as a prediction tool for centries in china. Carl Jung regarded I-Ching as a theory of Synchronicity. "Since the theory of synchronicity is not testable according to the classical scientific method, it is not widely regarded as scientific at all, but rather as pseudoscientific or an example of magical thinking."

On the other hand, I-Ching theory is more than a prediction tool, it also embodies philosophy of creative thinking, this paper focuses on philosphy aspect of I-Ching instead of its role of prediction.

Thank you.

Liu

Submitted by yiw on Tue, 25/07/2006 - 3:27pm.

DEAR miss liu:

Thank you for your reply. I understand that this i-ching is a multi-task solvable tool (MST). But from previous experience many of these MST could only fit to a solution but not to the total perfection. What about I-ching?

best regards

yi wang

Reply to Yi

Submitted by LiuH on Tue, 25/07/2006 - 6:01pm.

Hi, Yi,

MST might not be an appropriate word to describe I-Ching. I am wondering there is a little misunderstanding regarding to the term "synchronicity". Its meaning could be the goal or result of synchronization(used in computer science, physics,telecommunication etc.), but the "synchronicity" i mentioned above is a term from Jungian psychology to describe the "temporally coincident occurrences of acausal events." Jung spoke of synchronicity as an "acausal connecting principle".

Anyway, only the philosophy of I-Ching is used to restructure and improve TRIZ inventive principles in this paper, the paper does not deal with "synchronicity" or prediction at all, If you are interested in this topic, there is more information on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronicity. Cheers.

Re: Reply to Yi

Submitted by Mr Olivier Dent on Tue, 01/08/2006 - 8:09pm.

Hi both,

Wow!

This sounds highly interesting: a combination of ideas borrowed from the ancient I-Ching system, Jungian psychology, and TRIZ!

What else shall we use?

Cheers.

An I-Ching-TRIZ inspired tool for retrieving conceptual design solutions

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