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Ideology in Bio-inspired Design
2016Bio-inspired design refers to the use of the natural world as a source of models for the design of artifacts. For example, Velcro is a fastening system made from nylon that deliberately imitates the structure of burrs, which are adapted to stick to animal fur.
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Bio-inspired Design Pedagogy in Engineering
2019Every day, engineers are confronted with complex challenges that range from personal to municipal to national needs. The ability for future engineers to work in cross-disciplinary environments will be an essential competency. One approach to achieving this essential competency is teaching biomimicry or bio-inspired design in an engineering curriculum ...
Jacquelyn K. S. Nagel +3 more
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Bio-Inspired Design in Healthcare
Healthcare innovation thrives on bio-inspired design, drawing from nature's ingenuity to address complex human challenges. This case study explores a groundbreaking healthcare innovation – a surgical adhesive inspired by geckos. Geckos, renowned for their ability to cling to various substrates and vertical surfaces, inspire this adhesive.Kaushalya Thopate +1 more
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Bio-Inspired Design for Robust Power Networks
2019 IEEE Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), 2019Extreme events continue to show that existing power grid configurations can be vulnerable to disturbances. Drawing inspiration from naturally robust biological ecosystems presents a potential source of robust design guidelines for modern power grids. The robust network structure of ecosystems is partially derived from a unique balance between pathway ...
Varuneswara Panyam +4 more
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Bio-Inspired Material Design and Optimization
2006Natural materials such as bone, tooth, and nacre are nano-composites of proteins and minerals with superior stiffness and toughness. At the most elementary structure level, bio-composites exhibit a generic microstructure consisting of staggered mineral bricks wrapped by soft protein in nanoscale.
Xu Guo, Huajian Gao
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Design of a bio-inspired underwater vehicle
2016 12th IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA), 2016Bio-inspiration can lead to a significant improvement in propulsive efficiency and maneuverability of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles employed in large areas exploration. As a matter of fact, fish swimming capabilities are still far superior to what has been achieved by the modern nautical technology.
Daniele Costa +4 more
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AN INTRODUCTION TO BIO-INSPIRED ROBOT DESIGN
International Journal of Humanoid Robotics, 2005After half a century of research and development, our requirements as far as robots are concerned now seem clear. People want robots to be mobile, intelligent, autonomous, able to cooperate with man and other machines, and to act within the world according to our wishes.
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Evolution and Bio-Inspired Design: Natural Limitations
2013Biomimetics is the incorporation of novel structures and mechanisms from nature into the design and function of engineered systems. Promotion of biomimicry has been justified on the basis that evolution has modified structures and functions in organisms to achieve optimal solutions and maximize performance.
Frank E. Fish, John T. Beneski
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Compound Reconfigurable Bio-Inspired Antenna Design
2022 Microwave Mediterranean Symposium (MMS), 2022Mohammad H. Al-Juwhari +4 more
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