Biopattern: a biomimetic design framework for generating bio-inspired design (biomimicry)
Some of the best inventions are inspired by nature because nature had been adapting to environmental changes as an algorithm improving itself to solve engineering problems in the most efficient ways. However, there is a huge knowledge gap between engineering and biology where engineers are unable...
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2020
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| Summary: | Some of the best inventions are inspired by nature because nature had been adapting to
environmental changes as an algorithm improving itself to solve engineering problems in
the most efficient ways. However, there is a huge knowledge gap between engineering
and biology where engineers are unable to crossover. The objective of this research is to
develop a biomimetic design framework, BioPattern, which bridges this knowledge gap.
BioPattern constitutes of TRIZ, SAPPhIRE, and pattern language. It has a pattern-based
ontology and a sustainability evaluation, known as Ideal Chart. The method to assess
BioPattern is by case study where two different groups of students (controlled group and
experimental group) are asked to generate inventive ideas where the experimental group
employed BioPattern as the ideation tool. BioPattern is then applied in two industrial
problems; centrifugal blower and plastic extruder, conceptually. BioPattern is found to be
better in generating ideas with higher novelty. 71% of the ideas generated by the controlled
group are of no novelty, 11% low novelty, 7% medium novelty, 11% high novelty, and
no new invention. While there are only 8% of the ideas generated the controlled group are
of no novelty, 33.5% low novelty, 33.5% medium novelty, 25% high novelty, and no new
invention. BioPattern is also able to generate strategies that are practical as the
experimental groups are able to fabricate functional machines that are suggested by
BioPattern. As for industrial applications, BioPattern suggested the strategy of composite
layer to reduce the weight of the impeller of the centrifugal blower, while the strategy of
insulation with ceramic for extruder insulation. It can be concluded that BioPattern is able
to bridge the biology-engineering gap and it is holistic model which will ease ideation by
providing sustainable inspiration from nature. |
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