Bionics by Examples - Nachtigall, Werner

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Résumé :
Bionics means learning from the nature for the development of technology. The science of bionics itself is classified into several sections, from materials and structures over procedures and processes until evolution and optimization.?Not all these areas, or?only a few, are really known in the public and also in scientific literature. This includes the Lotus-effect, converted?to the contamination-reduction of fassades and the shark-shed-effect, converted?to the?resistance-reduction of airplanes. However, there are hundreds of highly interesting examples that contain the transformation of principles of the nature into technology. From the?large number?of these examples, 250 were selected for the present book according to prehistory, early-history, classic and modern time. Most examples are new. Every example includes a printed page in a homogeneous arrangement. The examples from the field modern time are joint in blocks corresponding to the sub-disciplines of bionics.

Biographie:
Georg Glaeser is a Professor of Mathematics and Geometry at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. He is also a passionate wildlife photographer. Werner Nachtigall was, until his retirement, Director of the Institute of Zoology at Saarland University. He has conducted extensive research e.g. in the field of physiology and biomechanics....

Sommaire:
Prehistory.- Early History.- Classical Period.- Modern.- Materials and Structures.- Styling and Design.- Constructions and Devices.- Building and Climate Control.- Robotics and Locomotion.- Sensors and Neural Control.- Anthropo- and Biomedical Technology.- Procedures and Expiries.- Evolution and Optimization.- Systemic and Organization.- Concepts and Documentation.- Main Focuses and Education.