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Application of natural systems to technology
Bionics or biologically inspired engineering is the application of biological methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: BionicsA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Optimization design and performance study of a subsoiler underlying the tea garden subsoiling mechanism based on bionics and EDEMInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Bio-inspired Computing : Theories and ApplicationsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Simulation of evacuation processes using a bionics-inspired cellular automaton model for pedestrian dynamicsCited 870 times
- Go sideways: ProsthesisA closely related topic
- Go sideways: BioroboticsA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The design of engineering systems, especially electronic ones, based on that of biological systems.
Noun biomimetics
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Simulation of evacuation processes using a bionics-inspired cellular automaton model for pedestrian dynamics
Laser Additive Manufacturing and Bionics: Redefining Lightweight Design
Gait training after spinal cord injury: safety, feasibility and gait function following 8 weeks of training with the exoskeletons from Ekso Bionics
Application of Bionics in Antenna Radar Cross Section Reduction
The Manufacture of Unbreakable Bionics via Multifunctional and Self‐Healing Silk–Graphene Hydrogels
In Vivo Estimates of the Position of Advanced Bionics Electrode Arrays in the Human Cochlea
Graphite Oxide to Graphene. Biomaterials to Bionics
Industry 5.0—The Relevance and Implications of Bionics and Synthetic Biology
🆕 Influential since 2022
Optimization design and performance study of a subsoiler underlying the tea garden subsoiling mechanism based on bionics and EDEM
From Nature to Technology: Exploring the Potential of Plant-Based Materials and Modified Plants in Biomimetics, Bionics, and Green Innovations
Algal cell bionics as a step towards photosynthesis-independent hydrogen production
Dual-graded lattice with mechanical bionics to enhance fatigue performance
A liquid cooling plate based on topology optimization and bionics simplified design for battery cooling
📚 Books worth reading
Bio-inspired Computing : Theories and ApplicationsCheng He, Hongwei Mo · 2014
Innovations in Bio-Inspired Computing and ApplicationsAjith Abraham, Abdelkrim Haqiq · 2013
Theory and Practice of Natural ComputingDavid Fagan, Carlos Martín-Vide · 2013
Biomimetic and Biohybrid SystemsMichael Mangan, Mark Cutkosky · 2015
CyborgMartin Caidin · 1972
The shark's paintbrushJay Harman · 2013
Robots and biological systemsG. Sandini, Paolo Dario · 1993
Nano-Micro InterfaceMarcel Van de Voorde, Matthias Werner · 2015
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