Application of the TRIZ creativity enhancement approach to the design of a passively adaptive compliant robotic gripper

Purpose – The essence of the conceptual design is getting the innovative projects or ideas to ensure the products with best performance. It has been proved that the theory of inventive problem solution (TRIZ) is a systematic methodology for innovation. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the...

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Published in:Assembly automation 2013-01, Vol.33 (3), p.231-239
Main Authors: Petković, Dalibor, Issa, Mirna, D. Pavlović, Nenad, Zentner, Lena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automation
Behavior
Creativity
Design
Design engineering
Engineering
Grippers
Industrial engineering, design & manufacturing
Industrial robots
Innovations
Inventors
Manufacturing engineering
Methodology
Principles
Problem solving
Robotics
Studies
Tasks
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Summary:Purpose – The essence of the conceptual design is getting the innovative projects or ideas to ensure the products with best performance. It has been proved that the theory of inventive problem solution (TRIZ) is a systematic methodology for innovation. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the design of an adaptive robotic gripper as an engineering example to show the significance and approaches of applying TRIZ in getting the creative conceptual design ideas. Design/methodology/approach – Gripping and holding of objects are key tasks for robotic manipulators. The development of universal grippers able to pick up unfamiliar objects of widely varying shapes and surfaces is a very challenging task. The requirement for new adaptive grippers is the ability to detect and recognize objects in their environments. Findings – The main aim of this work is to show a systematic methodology for innovation as an effective procedure to enhance the capability of developing innovative products and to overcome the main design problems. The TRIZ method will be utilized in order to eliminate the technical contradictions which appear in the passively adaptive compliant robotic gripper. Originality/value – The design of an adaptive robotic gripper as an engineering example is illustrated in this paper to show the significance and approaches of applying TRIZ in getting the creative conceptual design ideas.
ISSN:0144-5154
2754-6969
1758-4078
2754-6977
DOI:10.1108/AA-10-2013-079