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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Main Author:	Foo, Chin Thoong
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English English
Published:	2020
Subjects:	T Technology (General) T173.2-174.5 Technological change
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spelling	my-uthm-ep.47912022-02-03T02:51:48Z Biopattern: a biomimetic design framework for generating bio-inspired design (biomimicry) 2020-11 Foo, Chin Thoong T Technology (General) T173.2-174.5 Technological change 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. 2020-11 Thesis http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4791/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4791/1/24p%20FOO%20CHIN%20TOONG.pdf text en public http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4791/2/FOO%20CHIN%20TOONG%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf text en staffonly http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4791/3/FOO%20CHIN%20TOONG%20WATERMARK.pdf text en validuser phd doctoral Universiti Tun Hussein Malaysia Fakulti Pengurusan Teknologi dan Perniagaan
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topic	T Technology (General) T173.2-174.5 Technological change
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description	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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qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
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author	Foo, Chin Thoong
author_facet	Foo, Chin Thoong
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title	Biopattern: a biomimetic design framework for generating bio-inspired design (biomimicry)
title_short	Biopattern: a biomimetic design framework for generating bio-inspired design (biomimicry)
title_full	Biopattern: a biomimetic design framework for generating bio-inspired design (biomimicry)
title_fullStr	Biopattern: a biomimetic design framework for generating bio-inspired design (biomimicry)
title_full_unstemmed	Biopattern: a biomimetic design framework for generating bio-inspired design (biomimicry)
title_sort	biopattern: a biomimetic design framework for generating bio-inspired design (biomimicry)
granting_institution	Universiti Tun Hussein Malaysia
granting_department	Fakulti Pengurusan Teknologi dan Perniagaan
publishDate	2020
url	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4791/1/24p%20FOO%20CHIN%20TOONG.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4791/2/FOO%20CHIN%20TOONG%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4791/3/FOO%20CHIN%20TOONG%20WATERMARK.pdf
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