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40 Inventive Principles
Dynamism

a) Make an object or its environment automatically adjust to give optimal performance at each stage of operation.

b) Divide an object into elements whose position changes relative to one another.

c) If an object is fixed, make it movable or adaptive.
 

EXAMPLE:
  1. The wing-shaped rear spoiler on a car is movable and automatically adjusts to the speed of the car. When an emergency stop is performed, the spoiler assumes a nearly vertical position to give maximum aerodynamic resistance and further increase the braking power.
  2. The gripper of an industrial robot is made of several flexible spring steel fingers instead of rigid clamps, to automatically adjust to the shape of the object it has to handle. Details