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Rohan A. Shirwaiker
e-mail: ras1031@psu.edu
MS Student, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
2.1 TRIZ applications in Design for Manufacturing The wing spoilers can function differently at various
points of time. Their operations can be separated as a
TRIZ helps in concept generation for solving design function of time, i.e. they can perform the work of
problems related to manufacturing. The final concept boosters during take-off and function as maneuvers while
selection can be done by concept selection methods flying.
(CSM), virtual software tests or actual prototype testing. Tsai et al. [7] use TRIZ for concept generation while
More than 30 years ago, W. Skinner [5] used the concept redesigning a seated ball valve mechanism. The seat is a
of mechanical design trade-offs to help acknowledge and part that is assembled in the valve body and may provide
manage conflicting performance parameters associated part of the flow control orifice. The seat ring may have
with manufacturing [6]. A problem of designing a 500 special material properties and may provide the contact
passenger plane that could land on a carrier and also break surface for the closure member. The major function of a
the sound barrier was put forth. Stratton and Mann [6] seat is to make a seal surface with the closure member.
Soft materials such as plastics, Teflon, and Nylon are A TRIZ application in the automobile industry is
usually used as the seat material because of their illustrated by Cascini and Rissone [8]. TRIZ is used for
flexibility. However, when these materials are under high redesigning aluminum wheel of a motorscooter using
pressure, at a high temperature, or in a corrosive plastic. Unlike the previous application where a CSM was
environment, the seat may be distorted out of shape or used for concept selection, the best concept in this case is
destroyed, and therefore will not form an effective seal [7]. selected by prototype testing. Nowadays, polymers are
Owing to this problem, it was decided to redesign the substituting metallic alloys in several mechanical
valve seat using a metal instead of plastic. A ball valve is applications, even with structural functionalities, thanks to
shown in figure 2. their lower cost. However, several mechanical deficiencies
afflict polymeric materials. For example, compared with
metals, the most alarming for designers is the elasticity
modulus as in the best cases it is about one-fifth of that of
an aluminum alloy and one-fifteenth of a ferrous alloy [8].
Thus, even though polymers help to improve the
manufacturability in terms of manufacturing and material
costs, the part design needs thorough strengthening and
improvement in terms of stability. This particular problem
has been analyzed in terms of TRIZ inventive principles
and substance-field analysis. Figure 4 (a) shows the
current design and 4 (b) shows a modified concept which
was generated without using TRIZ.
• (1) Segmentation
Use of magnets, electro-
(1) Contradiction (4) Asymmetry
Design of a metal seated (1) Technical magnets or magnetic fluid
Matrix (14) Spheriodality
ball valve mechanism Contradictions for sealing for three
(2) 76 Standard (31) Porosity
(Tsai et al., 2004) (2) Su-Field Analysis designs illustrated in Tsai
Solutions • Class II and III
et al, 2004
Condensed Standards
• (1) Segmentation
Design for (1) Two-piece assembly
(32) Optical changes
Designing of (2) Three-dimensional web
Manufacturing (1) Contradiction (17) Dimensionality
motorscooter wheel using (1) Technical (3) Strengthening hollow
Matrix change
Plastics Contradictions rim with a high
(2) 76 Standard (28) Replacing a
(Cascini and Rissone, (2) Su- Field Analysis viscosity substance like
Solutions mechanical system
2004) foam for energy
• Class I Condensed
dissipation
Standards
(1) Making the antenna out
• (3) Local Quality of Plastic and coating the
(1) Technical (1) Contradiction (11) Previously placed reflector surface with a
Design of a Satellite
Contradictions Matrix pillow metal
Antenna
(2) Physical (2) Separation (10) Preliminary action (2) Properly designed
(Bariani et al., 2004)
Contradictions Principles (32) Optical changes rib/web to reduce the
• Separation in space material volume but
maintain stiffness.