Description: Biomimetics Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Biologically Inspired Technologies Author(s): Yoseph Bar-Cohen, Mark S. Humayun, Stanislav N. Gorb, Shuguang Zhang, Kenneth Meijer, Robert Hecht-Nielsen, Hod Lipson, Tammy Drezner, David Hanson, A. Ummat Format: Hardback Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States Imprint: CRC Press Inc ISBN-13: 9780849331633, 978-0849331633 Synopsis Nature is the world's foremost designer. With billions of years of experience and boasting the most extensive laboratory available, it conducts research in every branch of engineering and science. Nature's designs and capabilities have always inspired technology, from the use of tongs and tweezers to genetic algorithms and autonomous legged robots. Taking a systems perspective rather than focusing narrowly on materials or chemistry aspects, Biomimetics: Biologically Inspired Technologies examines the field from every angle. The book contains pioneering approaches to biomimetics including a new perspective on the mechanization of cognition and intelligence, as well as defense and attack strategies in nature, their applications, and potential. It surveys the field from modeling to applications and from nano- to macro-scales, beginning with an introduction to principles of using biology to inspire designs as well as biological mechanisms as models for technology. This innovative guide discusses evolutionary robotics; genetic algorithms; molecular machines; multifunctional, biological-, and nano- materials; nastic structures inspired by plants; and functional surfaces in biology. Looking inward at biological systems, the book covers the topics of biomimetic materials, structures, control, cognition, artificial muscles, biosensors that mimic senses, artificial organs, and interfaces between engineered and biological systems. The final chapter contemplates the future of the field and outlines the challenges ahead. Featuring extensive illustrations, including a 32-page full-color insert, Biomimetics: Biologically Inspired Technologies provides unmatched breadth of scope as well as lucid illumination of this promising field.
Price: 183.61 GBP
Location: Aldershot
End Time: 2025-01-03T10:58:11.000Z
Shipping Cost: 50.44 GBP
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 60 days
Return policy details:
Book Title: Biomimetics
Number of Pages: 552 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Biomimetics: Biologically Inspired Technologies
Publisher: Taylor & Francis INC International Concepts
Publication Year: 2005
Subject: Engineering & Technology
Item Height: 254 mm
Item Weight: 1247 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Yoseph Bar-Cohen
Subject Area: Civil Engineering
Item Width: 178 mm
Format: Hardcover
