TRIZ methodology, product design and mechatronics

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30973/inventio/2025.21.54/3

Keywords:

design concessions, design contradictions, mechatronic design, inventiveness, innovation

Abstract

This article addresses topics related to the TRIZ methodology, its principles, and basic tools. It illustrates its application in product design and highlight for each example the problem to be solved, as well as the principles and parameters used to find the solution. Subsequently, it describes the relationship and application of TRIZ in the mechatronic design process and illustrates its utility as a complementary tool in the search for alternate solutions and in the solving process of design concessions. Finally, it raises a discussion about how the application of TRIZ in the mechatronic design process can encourage inventiveness and speed up decision-making by focusing on specific features of the design.

Author Biographies

  • Alan Eduardo Escobar Miranda, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Hidalgo (UPIIH), Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)

    Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Hidalgo (UPIIH), Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)

  • Jesús Mares Carreño, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Hidalgo (UPIIH), Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)

    Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Hidalgo (UPIIH), Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)

  • Griselda Stephany Abarca Jiménez, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Hidalgo (UPIIH), Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)

    Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Hidalgo (UPIIH), Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)

  • Francisco Gutiérrez Galicia, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Hidalgo (UPIIH), Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)

    Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Hidalgo (UPIIH), Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)

  • Manuel Vladimir Vega Blanco, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Hidalgo (UPIIH), Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)

    Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería Campus Hidalgo (UPIIH), Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)

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Metodología TRIZ, diseño de productos y mecatrónica

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2025-11-21

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TRIZ methodology, product design and mechatronics. (2025). Inventio, 21(54), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.30973/inventio/2025.21.54/3

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