Biomimetics : biologically inspired technologies /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC/Taylor & Francis,
2006.
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Table of 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
- Artifical support and replacement of human organs
- Nastic structures : the enacting and mimicking of plant movements
- Biomimetics : reality, challenges, and outlook