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A comparative analysis of six bionic design methods
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In this article, a comparative analysis of six design methods for biologically inspired design is presented, based on scrutiny of the methods, in relation to the support given towards the attainment of four goals (form optimisation, organisational effectiveness, multiple requirements satisfaction and paradigm innovation for improved functional performance), considered of paramount importance to typical design endeavours aiming at achieving innovative concepts.Abstract:
Design inspired by nature is getting to the forefront of the search for environmental sustainability. A number of design methods, intended especially to guide students and professionals from several disciplines in carrying out the development of biologically inspired design, have been proposed. The paper establishes a comparative analysis between six methods. These are presented in similar depth, with the parameters of analysis described. The analysis is based on scrutiny of the methods, in relation to the support given towards the attainment of four goals (form optimisation, organisational effectiveness, multiple requirements satisfaction and paradigm innovation for improved functional performance), considered of paramount importance to typical design endeavours aiming at achieving innovative concepts, optimisation of specific features or performance and environmental sustainability. The comparative analysis is intended to support designers in selecting a method that is adequate to the problem at hand. The analysis also identifies goals where the methods considered offer no or reduced support for their attainment, identifying the need for novel methodological proposals. As a conclusion, the requirement to integrate validation activities in the bionic design processes is emphasised.read more
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Biologically Inspired Design: Methods and Validation
TL;DR: In this paper, a comparison among a set of design methods, meant to guide industrial designers in carrying out activities leading to bio-inspired design is presented, with emphasis drawn on existing documented approaches to design inspired by nature and the presentation of the methods, on which a comparative analysis is established.
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter 2013 Annual Conference
Dick de Waard,Karel Brookhuis,Rebecca Wiczorek,Francesco Di Nocera,Rino Brouwer,Philip Barham,Clemens Weikert,Annette Kluge,Walter Gerbino,Antonella Toffetti +9 more
TL;DR: Results showed differences between experts regarding the quality and quantity of options successfully preventing separation loss given in the scenarios, indicating different strategies of dealing with conflict situations among subjects.
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Application of Biomimetics to Architectural and Urban Design: A Review across Scales
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of the application of biomimetics to architectural and urban design, in order to identify potential issues and successes resulting from implementation, and provide scientific clarification of functions and systems based on reviews.
Surface wear reduction of bulk solids handling equipment using bionic design
TL;DR: In this article, a bionic design method is explored to reduce the surface wear of bulk solids handling equipment surfaces, and two bionic models for reducing abrasive and erosive wear respectively, are proposed for the applications of bulk-sliced equipment surfaces.
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Bionic design methodology for wear reduction of bulk solids handling equipment
TL;DR: Two bionic models used for abrasive and erosive wear reduction of bulk solids handling equipment surfaces are proposed and a bionic design methodology for the wear reduction on the basis of analogies between biology and bulksolids handling is formulated.
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