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An Approach to Transfer Biological Solutions Based on the Interaction of Mechanisms to Technical Products

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2022

M. Bartz ,
E. Uttich ,
K. Wanieck ,
B. Bender  and
S. Wartzack
M. Bartz*
Affiliation:
Engineering Design, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
E. Uttich
Affiliation:
Product Development, Institute Product and Service Engineering, Faculty Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
K. Wanieck
Affiliation:
Faculty of Applied Informatics, Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Teaching Area Biomimetics and Innovation, Germany
B. Bender
Affiliation:
Product Development, Institute Product and Service Engineering, Faculty Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
S. Wartzack
Affiliation:
Engineering Design, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
*
bartz@mfk.fau.de

Abstract

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Biological solutions are often used for developing technically innovative products in a biomimetic process. However, biological solutions do not always make it into a successful technical product, e.g. due to a lack of knowledge on the mechanisms of action. A new approach is presented for transferring biological solutions based on complex mechanisms of action. It is based on mathematical optimization methods and applied to the lightweight design of the musculoskeletal system. Finally, first technical implementations in the field of robotics, among others, will be presented.

Keywords

biomimicry (biomimetics)biologically inspired designtopological optimisationlightweight design

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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 2: DESIGN2022 , May 2022 , pp. 831 - 840
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