TRIZ Contradiction Matrix

Undesired
result
(Conflict)

Feature to
Change

Weight of moving object

Weight of non-
moving object

Length of moving object

Length of non-
moving object

Area of moving object

Area of non-
moving object

Volume of moving object

Volume of non-
moving object

Speed

Force

Tension, pressure

Shape

Stability of object

1

Weight of moving object

15, 8, 29, 34

29, 17, 38, 34

29, 2, 40 28

2, 8, 15, 38

8, 10, 18, 37

10, 36, 37, 40

10, 14, 35, 40

1, 35, 19, 39

2

Weight of non-moving object

10, 1, 29, 35

35, 30, 13, 2

5, 35, 14, 2

8, 10, 19, 35

13, 29, 10, 18

13, 10, 29, 14

26, 39, 1, 40

3

Length of moving object

8, 15, 29, 34

15, 17, 4

7, 17,  4, 35

13, 4,

8 

10, 17, 4

1, 8,

35

1, 8, 10, 29

1, 8, 15, 24

4

Length of non-moving object

35, 28, 40, 29

17, 7, 10, 40

35, 8, 2, 14

28, 10

1, 14, 35

13, 14, 15, 7

39, 37, 35

5

Area of moving object

2, 17, 29, 4

14, 15, 18, 4

7, 14, 17, 4

29, 30, 4, 34

19, 30, 36, 2

10, 15, 36, 28

5, 34, 29, 4

11, 2, 13, 39

6

Area of non-moving object

30, 2, 14, 18

26, 7, 9, 39

1, 18, 35, 36

10, 15, 36, 37

2, 38

7

Volume of moving object

2, 26, 29, 40

1, 7,

4, 35

1, 7,

4, 17

29, 4, 38, 34

15, 35, 36, 37

6, 35, 36, 37

1, 15, 28, 4

28, 10, 1, 39

8

Volume of non-moving object

35, 10, 19, 14

19, 14

35, 8, 2, 14

2, 18, 37

24, 35

7, 2,

35

34, 28, 35, 40

9

Speed

2, 28, 13, 38

13, 14, 8

29, 30, 34

7, 29, 34

13, 28, 15, 19

6, 18, 38, 40

35, 15, 18, 34

28, 33, 1, 18

10

Force

8, 1, 37, 18

18, 13, 1, 28

17, 19, 9, 36

28, 10

19, 10, 15

1, 18, 36, 37

15, 9, 12, 37

2, 36, 18, 37

13, 28, 15, 12

18, 21, 11

10, 35, 40, 34

35, 10, 21

11

Tension, pressure

10, 36, 37, 40

13, 29, 10, 18

35, 10, 36

35, 1, 14, 16

10, 15, 36, 25

10, 15, 35, 37

6, 35, 10

35, 24

6, 35, 36

36, 35, 21

35, 4, 15, 10

35, 33, 2, 40

12

Shape

8, 10, 29, 40

15, 10, 26, 3

29, 34, 5, 4

13, 14, 10, 7

5, 34, 4, 10

14, 4, 15, 22

7, 2,

35

35, 15, 34, 18

35, 10, 37, 40

34, 15, 10, 14

33, 1, 18, 4

13

Stability of object

21, 35, 2, 39

26, 39, 1, 40

13, 15, 1, 28

37

2, 11, 13

39

28, 10, 19, 39

34, 28, 35, 40

33, 15, 28, 18

10, 35, 21, 16

2, 35, 40

22, 1, 18, 4

14

Strength

1, 8, 40, 15

40, 26, 27, 1

1, 15, 8, 35

15, 14, 28, 26

3, 34, 40, 29

9, 40, 28

10, 15, 14, 7

9, 14, 17, 15

8, 13, 26, 14

10, 18, 3, 14

10, 3, 18, 40

10, 30, 35, 40

13, 17, 35

15

Durability of moving object

19, 5, 34, 31

2, 19,

9

3, 17, 19

10, 2, 19, 30

3, 35,

 5

19, 2, 16

19, 3, 27

14, 26, 28, 25

13, 3, 35

16

Durability of non-moving object

6, 27, 19, 16

1, 10, 35

35, 34, 38

39, 3, 35, 23

17

Temperature

36, 22, 6, 38

22, 35, 32

15, 19, 9

15, 19, 9

3, 35, 39, 18

35, 38

34, 39, 40, 18

35, 6,

 4

2, 28, 36, 30

35, 10, 3, 21

35, 39, 19, 2

14, 22, 19, 32

1, 35, 32

18

Brightness

19, 1, 32

2, 35, 32

19, 32, 16

19, 32, 26

2, 13, 10

10, 13, 19

26, 19, 6

32, 30

32, 3, 27

19

Energy spent by moving object

12, 18, 28, 31

12, 28

15, 19, 25

35, 13, 18

8, 15, 35

16, 26, 21, 2

23, 14, 25

12, 2, 29

19, 13, 17, 24

20

Energy spent by non-moving object

19, 9, 6, 27

36, 37

27, 4, 29, 18

21

Power

8, 36, 38, 31

19, 26, 17, 27

1, 10, 35, 37

19, 38

17, 32, 13, 38

35, 6, 38

30, 6, 25

15, 35, 2

26, 2, 36, 35

22, 10, 35

29, 14, 2, 40

35, 32, 15, 31

22

Waste of energy

15, 6, 19, 28

19, 6, 18, 9

7, 2,
6, 13

6, 38,
7

15, 26, 17, 30

17, 7, 30, 18

7, 18, 23

7

16, 35, 38

36, 38

14, 2, 39, 6

23

Waste of substance

35, 6, 23, 40

35, 6, 22, 32

14, 29, 10, 39

10, 28, 24

35, 2, 10, 31

10, 18, 39, 31

1, 29, 30, 36

3, 39, 18, 31

10, 13, 28, 38

14, 15, 18, 40

3, 36, 37, 10

29, 35, 3, 5

2, 14, 30, 40

24

Loss of information

10, 24, 35

10, 35, 5

1, 26

26

30, 26

30, 16

2, 22

26, 32

25

Waste of time

10, 20, 37, 35

10, 20, 26, 5

15, 2, 29

30, 24, 14, 5

26, 4, 5, 16

10, 35, 17, 4

2, 5, 34, 10

35, 16, 32, 18

10, 37, 36, 5

37, 36, 4

4, 10, 34, 17

35, 3, 22, 5

26

Amount of substance

35, 6, 18, 31

27, 26, 18, 35

29, 14, 35, 18

15, 14, 29

2, 18, 40, 4

15, 20, 29

35, 29, 34, 28

35, 14, 3

10, 36, 14, 3

35, 14

15, 2, 17, 40

27

Reliability

3, 8, 10, 40

3, 10, 8, 28

15, 9, 14, 4

15, 29, 28, 11

17, 10, 14, 16

32, 35, 40, 4

3, 10, 14, 24

2, 35, 24

21, 35, 11, 28

8, 28, 10, 3

10, 24, 35, 19

35, 1, 16, 11

28

Accuracy of measurement

32, 35, 26, 28

28, 35, 25, 26

28, 26, 5, 16

32, 28, 3, 16

26, 28, 32, 3

26, 28, 32, 3

32, 13, 6

28, 13, 32, 24

32, 2

6, 28, 32

6, 28, 32

32, 35, 13

29

Accuracy of manufacturing

28, 32, 13, 18

28, 35, 27, 9

10, 28, 29, 37

2, 32, 10

28, 33, 29, 32

2, 29, 18, 36

32, 28, 2

25, 10, 35

10, 28, 32

28, 19, 34, 36

3, 35

32, 30, 40

30, 18

30

Harmful factors acting on object

22, 21, 27, 39

2, 22, 13, 24

17, 1, 39, 4

1, 18

22, 1, 33, 28

27, 2, 39, 35

22, 23, 37, 35

34, 39, 19, 27

21, 22, 35, 28

13, 35, 39, 18

22, 2, 37

22, 1, 3, 35

35, 24, 30, 18

31

Harmful side-effects

19, 22, 15, 39

35, 22, 1, 39

17, 15, 16, 22

17, 2, 18, 39

22, 1, 40

17, 2, 40

30, 18, 35, 4

35, 28, 3, 23

35, 28, 1, 40

2, 33, 27, 18

35, 1

35, 40, 27, 39

32

Manufacturability

28, 29, 15, 16

1, 27, 36, 13

1, 29, 13, 17

15, 17, 27

13, 1, 26, 12

16, 40

13, 29, 1, 40

35

35, 13, 8, 1

35, 12

35, 19, 1, 37

1, 28, 13, 27

11, 13, 1

33

Convenience of use

25, 2, 13, 15

6, 13, 1, 25

1, 17, 13, 12

1, 17, 13, 16

18, 16, 15, 39

1, 16, 35, 15

4, 18, 39, 31

18, 13, 34

28, 13, 35

2, 32, 12

15, 34, 29, 28

32, 35, 30

34

Repairability

2, 27, 35, 11

2, 27, 35, 11

1, 28, 10, 25

3, 18, 31

15, 13, 32

16, 25

25, 2, 35, 11

1

34, 9

1, 11, 10

13

1, 13, 2, 4

2, 35

35

Adaptability

1, 6,
15, 8

19, 15, 29, 16

35, 1, 29, 2

1, 35, 16

35, 30, 29, 7

15, 16

15, 35, 29

35, 10, 14

15, 17, 20

35, 16

15, 37, 1, 8

35, 30, 14

36

Complexity of device

26, 30, 34, 36

2, 36, 35, 39

1, 19, 26, 24

26

14, 1, 13, 16

6, 36

34, 25, 6

1, 16

34, 10, 28

26, 16

19, 1, 35

29, 13, 28, 15

2, 22, 17, 19

37

Complexity of control

27, 26, 28, 13

6, 13, 28, 1

16, 17, 26, 24

26

2, 13, 15, 17

2, 39, 30, 16

29, 1, 4, 16

2, 18, 26, 31

3, 4,
16, 35

36, 28, 40, 19

35, 36, 37, 32

27, 13, 1, 39

11, 22, 39, 30

38

Level of automation

28, 26, 18, 35

28, 26, 35, 10

14, 13, 17, 28

23

17, 14, 13

35, 13, 16

28, 10

2, 35

13, 35

15, 32, 1, 13

18, 1

39

Productivity

35, 26, 24, 37

28, 27, 15, 3

18, 4, 28, 38

30, 7, 14, 26

10, 26, 34, 31

10, 35, 17, 7

2, 6, 34, 10

35, 37, 10, 2

28, 15, 10, 36

10, 37, 14

14, 10, 34, 40

35, 3, 22, 39