From simple cases such as hook and latch attachments found in
Velcro to articulated-wing flying vehicles, biology often has been
used to inspire many creative design ideas. The scientific
challenge now is to transform the paradigm into a repeatable and
scalable methodology. Biologically Inspired Design explores
computational techniques and tools that can help integrate the
method into design practice.
With an inspiring foreword from Janine Benyus, Biologically
Inspired Design contains a dozen chapters written by some of the
leading scholars in the transdisciplinary field of bioinspired
design, such as Frank Fish, Julian Vincent and Jeannette Yen from
biology, and Amaresk Chakrabarti, Satyandra Gupta and Li Shu from
engineering. Based in part on discussions at two workshops
sponsored by the United States National Science Foundation, this
volume introduces and develops several methods and tools for
bioinspired design including:
Information-processing theories,
Natural language techniques,
Knowledge-based tools, and
Functional approaches and Pedagogical techniques.
By exploring these fundamental theories, techniques and tools
for supporting biologically inspired design, this volume provides a
comprehensive resource for design practitioners wishing to explore
the paradigm, an invaluable guide to design educators interested in
teaching the method, and a preliminary reading for design
researchers wanting to investigate bioinspired design.
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