Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering
>> 2019,
Volume 14,
Issue 1
doi:
10.1007/s11465-018-0511-0
REVIEW ARTICLE
Creative design inspired by biological knowledge: Technologies and methods
1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China; National Engineering Research Center for Technological Innovation Method and Tool, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan 20156, Italy |
Accepted: 2018-05-21
Available online: 2018-11-30
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Abstract
Biological knowledge is becoming an important source of inspiration for developing creative solutions to engineering design problems and even has a huge potential in formulating ideas that can help firms compete successfully in a dynamic market. To identify the technologies and methods that can facilitate the development of biologically inspired creative designs, this research briefly reviews the existing biological-knowledge-based theories and methods and examines the application of biological-knowledge-inspired designs in various fields. Afterward, this research thoroughly examines the four dimensions of key technologies that underlie the biologically inspired design (BID) process. This research then discusses the future development trends of the BID process before presenting the conclusions.
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