Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 527 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
Contents |
Introduction to Biomimetics: The Wealth of Inventions in Nature as an Inspiration for Human Innovation; Yoseph Bar-Cohen; Biological Mechanisms as Models for Mimicking: Sarcomere Design, Arrangement, and Muscle Function; Kenneth Meijer, Juan C. Moreno, and Hans H.C.M. Savelberg; Mechanization of Cognition; Robert Hecht-Nielsen; Evolutionary Robotics and Open-Ended Design Automation; Hod Lipson; Genetic Algorithms: Mimicking Evolution and Natural Selection in Optimization Models; Tammy Drezner and Zvi Drezner; Robotic Biomimesis of Intelligent Mobility, Manipulation, and Expression; David Hanson; Bio-Nanorobotics: A Field Inspired by Nature; Ajay Ummat, Atul Dubey, and Constantinos Mavroidis; Molecular Design of Biological and Nano-Materials; Shuguang Zhang, Hidenori Yokoi, and Xiaojun Zhao; Engineered Muscle Actuators: Cells and Tissues; Robert G. Dennis and Hugh Herr; Artificial Muscles Using Electroactive Polymers; Yoseph Bar-Cohen; Biologically Inspired Optical Systems; Robert Szema and Luke P. Lee; Multifunctional Materials; Sia Nemat-Nasser, Syrus Nemat-Nasser, Thomas Plaisted, Anthony Starr, and Alireza Vakil Amirkhizi; Defense and Attack Strategies and Mechanisms in Biology; Julian F.V. Vincent; Biological Materials in Engineering Mechanisms; Justin Carlson, Shail Ghaey, Sean Moran, Cam Anh Tran, and David L. Kaplan; Functional Surfaces in Biology: Mechanisms and Applications; Stanislav N. Gorb; Biomimetic and Biologically Inspired Control; Zhiwei Luo, Shigeyuki Hosoe, and Masami Ito; Interfacing Microelectronics and the Human Visual System; Rajat N. Agrawal, Mark S. Humayun, James Weiland, Gianluca Lazzi, and Keyoor Chetan Gosalia; Artificial Support and Replacement of Human Organs; Pramod Bonde; Nastic Structures: The Enacting and Mimicking of Plant Movements; Rainer Stahlberg and Minoru Taya; Biomimetics: Reality, Challenges, and Outlook; Yoseph Bar-Cohen; Index |
Summary |
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 includin |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
English |
Subject |
Biomimetics.
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Bionics.
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Biomimetics
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Bionics
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Inventions.
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SCIENCE -- Applied Sciences.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Reference.
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Biomimetics
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Bionics
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Bar-Cohen, Yoseph, editor
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ISBN |
0849331633 |
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9780849331633 |
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1420037714 |
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9781420037715 |
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1280537442 |
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9781280537448 |
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9786610537440 |
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6610537445 |
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