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Fig. 10.15
The procedure of the bio-inspired strategy (Hu et al.
2013
)
Singh et al. (
2012
), Stephen and Christopher (
2012
), Thomas et al. (
2012
),
Yeesock et al. (
2010
).
Beyond the success of learning a particular biological structure or mechanism,
the search for biological analogies in the conceptual design process also requires
design theory to aid in systematically generating new and novel ideas. The Theory
of Inventive Problems Solving (TRIZ) has become a significant method that
effectively analogized the interaction between engineering and biology. Any
technical contradictions can be quantified by transforming the application into a
measurable and mathematical algorithm. The latest works for helping engineers to
connect and identify biological phenomena can be found in Mak and Shu (
2008
),
Nagel and Stone (
2011
), Nagel et al. (
2010
), Sartori et al. (
2010
), Shu et al. (
2011
),
Srinivasan et al. (
2011
), Tomiyama et al. (
2009
), Trotta (
2011
), Wilson et al.
(
2010
), Xing and Chen (
2011
).
Traditionally, bio-inspired design products are an outcome of individual effort.
Today, advanced computational methods and tools can also assist engineers in
modeling bio-inspired forms. Meanwhile, the advances in fabrication tools can be
a catalyst to search optimal and elegant structural form. For example, topology
optimization has evolved into a computer-aided technique for modern engineering
design and practice. The use of this technique in recent studies (Adriaenssens et al.
2012
; Asadpoure et al.
2011
; Guest
2009
) has helped engineers seek the best
distribution of a given amount of material or the optimal geometry of a given
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