Technology Innovation of Product Using CAI System Based on TRIZ

Technology innovation and creative problem solving are necessary for long-term enterprise survival. Making Strategic decisions for product development is a key step in the technical innovation process. Computer-aided innovation (CAI) Systems based on TRIZ (Theory of inventive problem solving) support Strategic ideas generation of innovation. TRIZ methods are applied to assess the maturity of a technical System and to forecast future technological R&D plans. A general process for technology innovation of product supported by CAI System is developed. A case study is presented to show how technology maturity mapping and patterns and lines of evolution are used to predict the future development of butterfly valve’s sealing technology.