Usefulness of evolution lines in eco-design

Abstract

The concept of evolution trends comes from the idea that all technical systems follow the same patterns of evolution, thus making it possible to anticipate the technological jumps enabling an inventive problem to be solved. The problem nowadays is that evolution horizons have turned to the need for more ecological products. Hence, the question to be answered is that of how evolutionlines are affected by this objective change. In order to analyse this question, the authors selected the LiDS-wheel tool, which was developed for classifying and managing the different strategies that can be used in eco-design. The aim of the present work is to compare the evolution trends of TRIZ with the eco-design strategies presented by LiDS in order to analyse the effects on the environmental parameters when the evolution trends advance in a design. The paper discusses the usefulness of the current evolutionlines used for eco-design.