Buch, Englisch, 578 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1268 g
Biologically Inspired Technologies
Buch, Englisch, 578 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1268 g
ISBN: 978-0-8493-3163-3
Verlag: CRC Press
Nature is the world's foremost designer. With billions of years of experience and boasting the most extensive laboratory available, it conducts research in every branch of engineering and science. Nature's designs and capabilities have always inspired technology, from the use of tongs and tweezers to genetic algorithms and autonomous legged robots. Taking a systems perspective rather than focusing narrowly on materials or chemistry aspects, Biomimetics: Biologically Inspired Technologies examines the field from every angle.
The book contains pioneering approaches to biomimetics including a new perspective on the mechanization of cognition and intelligence, as well as defense and attack strategies in nature, their applications, and potential. It surveys the field from modeling to applications and from nano- to macro-scales, beginning with an introduction to principles of using biology to inspire designs as well as biological mechanisms as models for technology.
This innovative guide discusses evolutionary robotics; genetic algorithms; molecular machines; multifunctional, biological-, and nano- materials; nastic structures inspired by plants; and functional surfaces in biology. Looking inward at biological systems, the book covers the topics of biomimetic materials, structures, control, cognition, artificial muscles, biosensors that mimic senses, artificial organs, and interfaces between engineered and biological systems. The final chapter contemplates the future of the field and outlines the challenges ahead.
Featuring extensive illustrations, including a 32-page full-color insert, Biomimetics: Biologically Inspired Technologies provides unmatched breadth of scope as well as lucid illumination of this promising field.
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Academic, Professional, and Professional Practice & Development
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Introduction to Biomimetics: The Wealth of Inventions in Nature as an Inspiration for Human Innovation. Biological Mechanisms as Models for Mimicking: Sarcomere Design, Arrangement, and Muscle Function. Mechanization of Cognition. Evolutionary Robotics and Open-Ended Design Automation. Genetic Algorithms: Mimicking Evolution and Natural Selection in Optimization Models. Robotic Biomimesis of Intelligent Mobility, Manipulation, and Expression. Bio-Nanorobotics: A Field Inspired by Nature. Molecular Design of Biological and Nano-Materials. Engineered Muscle Actuators: Cells and Tissues. Artificial Muscles Using Electroactive Polymers. Biologically Inspired Optical Systems. Multifunctional Materials. Defense and Attack Strategies and Mechanisms in Biology. Biological Materials in Engineering Mechanisms. Functional Surfaces in Biology: Mechanisms and Applications. Biomimetic and Biologically Inspired Control. Interfacing Microelectronics and the Human Visual System. Artificial Support and Replacement of Human Organs. Nastic Structures: The Enacting and Mimicking of Plant Movements. Biomimetics: Reality, Challenges, and Outlook. Index.
