Biologically Inspired Technologies
edited by Yoseph Bar-Cohen
Biomimetics contains pioneering approaches to biomimetics including a new perspective on the mechanization of cognition and intelligence, as well as defense and attack strategies in nature, their applications, and potential.
Features:
- Provides a comprehensive source of information, considering biomimetics from many diverse perspectives
- Includes contributions from many of the top international researchers and developers in biomimetics
- Explores developments in bionics, the use of biological muscles, and other forms of robotics as well as artificial intelligence
- Discusses the potential of defense mechanisms for personal safety and other topics of high interest such as camouflaging and home mobility
- Presents issues of both scientific and public interest, generating awareness of the field and inspiring future study
- Includes approximately 300 figures and 150 equations
Contents
- Introduction to Biomimetics: The Wealth of Inventions in Nature as an Inspiration for Human Innovation
- Biological Mechanisms as Models for Mimicking: Sarcomere Design, Arrangement, and Muscle Function
- Mechanization of Cognition
- Evolutionary Robotics and Open-Ended Design Automation
- Genetic Algorithms: Mimicking Evolution and Natural Selection in Optimization Models
- Robotic Biomimesis of Intelligent Mobility, Manipulation, and Expression
- Bio-Nanorobotics: A Field Inspired by Nature
- Molecular Design of Biological and Nano-Materials
- Engineered Muscle Actuators: Cells and Tissues
- Artificial Muscles Using Electroactive Polymers
- Biologically Inspired Optical Systems
- Multifunctional Materials
- Defense and Attack Strategies and Mechanisms in Biology
- Biological Materials in Engineering Mechanisms
- Functional Surfaces in Biology: Mechanisms and Applications
- Biomimetic and Biologically Inspired Control
- Interfacing Microelectronics and the Human Visual System
- Artificial Support and Replacement of Human Organs
- Nastic Structures: The Enacting and Mimicking of Plant Movements
- Biomimetics: Reality, Challenges, and Outlook
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