Systematic Innovation and Patent-around in the Assistive Walker Design for the Elderly

• Main Authors: CHANG,SHU-YU, 張素浴
• Other Authors: CHEN,TSUNG-CHIEN
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/18022947077691791170

碩士 === 南開科技大學 === 福祉科技與服務管理所 === 104 === Innovation and patent are often regarded as two of the most crucial aspects of new product development. Taking into account of both patent around and design innovation during product development is one of the main topics of current academic research. Innovation methods most commonly used are the TRIZ and WOIS innovation theories. TRIZ innovation theory uses the 39 engineering parameters and 40 inventive principles for innovative research and development. However, it cannot apply a global view to the whole system. WOIS theory uses systematic approach with problem domain matrix to find contradictions and compensate for shortcomings from the TRIZ theory. This is considered a more consistent method for product innovative development. In this study, we combined the WOIS innovation theory and engineering parameters from TRIZ, using patent analysis and patent around techniques to improve existing product design concepts and development. This served to achieve the goal of both innovation and patent around design for new product development. In this paper, two cases of manual wheelchair designs with walker were investigated using the TRIZ and WOIS innovation theory during the conceptual design phase to achieve the goal of patent around design.