Structured Abstraction Technique

It s easier to pinpoint and eliminate any physical or technical contradictions. See Structured Abstraction (Technique 23) and Separation Principles (Technique 24) for more. 

Review each cell in the matrix and discuss the merits of joining the two characteristics. Eliminate cells that contain existing ideas or don t make sense (such as spa services and in-seat chargers). However, don t immediately discard ideas because they contain technical or physical contradictions you may be able to get past the contradictions using Structured Abstraction (Technique 23) or Separation Principles (Technique 24). 

As a result, of applying movement to the PT statements, you should have a list of innovative ideas to explore further. Your ideas may be ready-made solutions. More than likely, however. Provocation and Movement may have pushed you to the boundaries of what is possible. In this case, you may need to leverage Structured Abstraction (Technique 23) or Separation Principles (Technique 24) to help you overcome any physical or technical contradictions inherent in your ideas. 

The Structured Abstraction technique comes in handy when you ve identified a functional contradiction that stands in the way of an innovation—and when other ideation techniques have fallen short. Because Structured Abstraction is deeply grounded in science, engineering, and the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ), it s best to seek the help of an expert when using this technique. 

This technique comes in handy when the innovation opportunity is (a) well-defined and (b) contains at least one technical contradiction (see Structured Abstraction, Technique 23) or physical contradiction (see Separation Principles, Technique 24). Unless you re well-versed in the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ), you will need special assistance from an expert to properly apply this technique. Several U.S. and U.K. organizations can help (see resource list at the end of this technique). 

Using the list of desirable and measurable features from step 1, create an initial design. For this high-level design, you can apply any number of techniques, including Axiomatic Design (Technique 31), Function Structure (Technique 32), Structured Abstraction (Technique 23), and Separation... 

Morgan HL. The generation of a unique machine description for chemical structures a technique developed at Chemical Abstracts Service. / Chem Docum 1965 5 107-13. 

Morgan, H. L., "The Generation of a Unique Machine Description for Chemical Structures — A Technique Developed at Chemical Abstracts Service," Journal of Chemical Documentation,. 5.(2), 107-113 (1965). 

We recommend this book because it displays the entire contradiction matrix. Structured Abstraction case studies, and additional information about this and other TRIZ-based methods and techniques. 

Morgan, H. The generation of unique machine description for chemical structures - a technique developed at chemical abstracts services. J. Chem. Doc. 5(2), 107-113 (1965)... 

Abstract The polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) consists of disparate porous media microstructures, e.g. catalyst layer, microporous layer, gas diffusion layer, as the key components for achieving the desired performance attributes. The microstmcture-transport interactions are of paramount importance to the performance and durability of the PEFC. In this chapter, a systematic description of the stochastic micro structure reconstmction techniques along with the numerical methods to estimate effective transport properties and to study the influence of the porous structures on the underlying transport behavior is presented. 

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