The influence of the user interface on solving well- and ill-defined problems
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Conceptual design and analysis by sketching
Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing
The innovation pipeline: design collaborations between research and development
interactions - Immersion
Fostering Innovation in Conceptual Product Design through Ideation
Information-Knowledge-Systems Management
The future of computer-aided innovation
Computers in Industry
Computer aided innovation-State of the art from a new product development perspective
Computers in Industry
UXDs-driven conceptual design process model for contradiction solving using CAIs
Computers in Industry
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
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Ill-structured problems are difficult types to solve. When this type of problem is faced in an innovation pipeline, a technical obstacle emerges. Comparison between the definitions of ill-structured and inventive problems in theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ) shows that the latter is a sub-set of the former in engineering. As a result, computer-aided innovation (CAI) systems (CAIs) based on TRIZ can be applied to solve some ill-structured problems that appear in an innovation pipeline. A model including two technical obstacles is developed for an innovation pipeline, and a case study is carried out to show how to eliminate the technical obstacles using the model.