Mechanical Vibration

{
  "id": "TRIZ-18",
  "title": "Mechanical Vibration",
  "intent": "Improve performance by introducing controlled oscillation, iteration, or repetition instead of static operation.",
  "triz_principle": {
    "number": 18,
    "name": "Mechanical Vibration",
    "definition": "Cause an object or system to oscillate or repeatedly change state to improve its effectiveness."
  },
  "problem_understanding": {
    "core_contradiction": "We want stability, but static operation prevents learning, optimization, and responsiveness.",
    "why_this_hurts": "Without cycles and feedback, systems drift away from reality and degrade silently.",
    "typical_signals": [
      "rare feedback loops",
      "long periods between reviews or releases",
      "decisions made once and never revisited",
      "optimization based on outdated assumptions"
    ]
  },
  "solution_logic": {
    "core_idea": "Introduce frequent, controlled cycles that allow adjustment and learning.",
    "key_rule": "Oscillate deliberately instead of drifting unconsciously.",
    "how_it_resolves_the_contradiction": "The system stays aligned with reality through constant small corrections instead of rare big ones."
  },
  "application_patterns": {
    "consulting": [
      "regular review and calibration cycles",
      "short feedback workshops instead of annual reviews",
      "iterative recommendations with checkpoints"
    ],
    "software_engineering": [
      "short release cycles",
      "continuous integration and testing",
      "periodic refactoring sprints"
    ],
    "architecture": [
      "health checks and periodic self-tests",
      "adaptive tuning based on metrics",
      "rolling upgrades instead of big-bang releases"
    ],
    "enterprise_sap": [
      "regular data quality monitoring runs",
      "periodic MDG rule tuning based on rejection patterns",
      "scheduled reconciliation cycles"
    ]
  },
  "anti_patterns": [
    "oscillation without learning or metrics",
    "too frequent cycles causing instability",
    "rituals that exist without impact"
  ],
  "usage_guidance": {
    "use_when": [
      "feedback arrives too late",
      "system behavior drifts over time",
      "learning is slow or reactive"
    ],
    "do_not_use_when": [
      "changes are costly or disruptive",
      "system requires long stable periods"
    ]
  },
  "diagnostic_questions": [
    "Where do we get feedback too late?",
    "Which assumptions should be tested repeatedly?",
    "What cycle frequency would balance learning and stability?"
  ],
  "example": {
    "before": "Data quality rules are defined once and rarely revisited.",
    "after": "Rules are reviewed and adjusted regularly based on actual rejection and error patterns."
  },
  "meta": {
    "schema": "dkharlanau.dataset.byte",
    "schema_version": "1.1",
    "dataset": "TRIZ-bytes",
    "source_project": "cv-ai",
    "source_path": "TRIZ-bytes/TRIZ-18.json",
    "generated_at_utc": "2026-02-03T14:33:32+00:00",
    "creator": {
      "name": "Dzmitryi Kharlanau",
      "role": "SAP Lead",
      "website": "https://dkharlanau.github.io",
      "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/dkharlanau"
    },
    "attribution": {
      "attribution_required": true,
      "preferred_citation": "Dzmitryi Kharlanau (SAP Lead). Dataset bytes: https://dkharlanau.github.io"
    },
    "license": {
      "name": "",
      "spdx": "",
      "url": ""
    },
    "links": {
      "website": "https://dkharlanau.github.io",
      "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/dkharlanau"
    },
    "contact": {
      "preferred": "linkedin",
      "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/dkharlanau"
    },
    "canonical_url": "https://dkharlanau.github.io/datasets/TRIZ-bytes/TRIZ-18.json",
    "created_at_utc": "2026-02-03T14:33:32+00:00",
    "updated_at_utc": "2026-02-03T15:29:02+00:00",
    "provenance": {
      "source_type": "chat_export_extraction",
      "note": "Extracted and curated by Dzmitryi Kharlanau; enriched for attribution and crawler indexing."
    },
    "entity_type": "triz_byte",
    "entity_subtype": "",
    "summary": "Improve performance by introducing controlled oscillation, iteration, or repetition instead of static operation."
  }
}