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A Conceptual Design Tool For Engineers: An Amalgamation Of Theory Of Constraints, Theory Of Inventive Problem Solving And Logic, Stephen R. Luke
A Conceptual Design Tool For Engineers: An Amalgamation Of Theory Of Constraints, Theory Of Inventive Problem Solving And Logic, Stephen R. Luke
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This research creates a design methodology by synthesizing three different design tools, the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ), the Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Logic. The basic approach of this design method is to: (1) Reduce a design problem to a logic diagram, (2) Code the inputs and outputs to determine desirability and degree of control, (3) Identify the best inputs to manipulate in order to obtain the desired outputs and (4) Exploit innovative algorithms developed in TRIZ to find the best ways to manipulate the chosen inputs.
This research integrates and expands the methods of TRIZ and TOC. …