Biomimetics
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Biomimetics

Biologically Inspired Technologies

  1. 552 pages
  2. English
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eBook - PDF

Biomimetics

Biologically Inspired Technologies

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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.

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2005
ISBN
9781420037715
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Biotechnology in Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Abstract
  3. Editor
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Contributors
  6. Contents
  7. 1. Introduction to Biomimetics: The Wealth of Inventions in Nature as an Inspiration for Human Innovation
  8. 2. Biological Mechanisms as Models for Mimicking: Sarcomere Design, Arrangement and Muscle Function
  9. 3. Mechanization of Cognition
  10. 4. Evolutionary Robotics and Open-Ended Design Automation
  11. 5. Genetic Algorithms: Mimicking Evolution and Natural Selection in Optimization Models
  12. 6. Robotic Biomimesis of Intelligent Mobility, Manipulation, and Expression
  13. 7. Bio-Nanorobotics: A Field Inspired by Nature
  14. 8. Molecular Design of Biological and Nano-Materials
  15. 9. Engineered Muscle Actuators: Cells and Tissues
  16. 10. Artificial Muscles Using Electroactive Polymers
  17. 11. Biologically Inspired Optical Systems
  18. 12. Multifunctional Materials
  19. 13. Defense and Attack Strategies and Mechanisms in Biology
  20. 14. Biological Materials in Engineering Mechanisms
  21. 15. Functional Surfaces in Biology: Mechanisms and Applications
  22. 16. Biomimetic and Biologically Inspired Control
  23. 17. Interfacing Microelectronics and the Human Visual System
  24. 18. Artificial Support and Replacement of Human Organs
  25. 19. Nastic Structures: The Enacting and Mimicking of Plant Movements
  26. 20. Biomimetics: Reality, Challenges, and Outlook
  27. Index