Technology trajectories, innovation, and the growth of biomimetics

被引：37

作者：

Bonser, R. H. C. ^{[1
]}

Vincent, J. F. V.

机构：

[1] Univ Reading, Ctr Biomimet, Reading, Berks, England

[2] Univ Bath, Ctr Biomimet & Nat Technol, Bath BA2 7AY, Avon, England

来源：

PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART C-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE | 2007年 / 221卷 / 10期

关键词：

biomimetics; bionics; bionik; technology trajectory; TRIZ; innovation diffusion;

D O I：

10.1243/09544062JMES522

中图分类号：

TH [机械、仪表工业];

学科分类号：

0802 ;

摘要：

Publication rate of patents can be a useful measure of innovation and productivity in science and technology. Patenting activity in new technological fields follows a sigmoid (S-shaped) path. Qualitative and quantitative models in management and economics literature explain why such patterns of productivity may occur. TRIZ analysis suggests that patents are generated in bursts during the evolution of a product and that they are at different levels of inventiveness. The tendency is for the inventiveness to reduce as the product is more mature. This makes it possible to guess at the lifetime stage of a product and gauge its maturity and profitability. An analysis of patenting activity and other measures of inventiveness in the emerging field of biomimetics was presented, and future trends in biologically-inspired innovation was discussed.

引用

页码：1177 / 1180

页数：4

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