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About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Abstract
- Editor
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Contents
- 1. Introduction to Biomimetics: The Wealth of Inventions in Nature as an Inspiration for Human Innovation
- 2. Biological Mechanisms as Models for Mimicking: Sarcomere Design, Arrangement and Muscle Function
- 3. Mechanization of Cognition
- 4. Evolutionary Robotics and Open-Ended Design Automation
- 5. Genetic Algorithms: Mimicking Evolution and Natural Selection in Optimization Models
- 6. Robotic Biomimesis of Intelligent Mobility, Manipulation, and Expression
- 7. Bio-Nanorobotics: A Field Inspired by Nature
- 8. Molecular Design of Biological and Nano-Materials
- 9. Engineered Muscle Actuators: Cells and Tissues
- 10. Artificial Muscles Using Electroactive Polymers
- 11. Biologically Inspired Optical Systems
- 12. Multifunctional Materials
- 13. Defense and Attack Strategies and Mechanisms in Biology
- 14. Biological Materials in Engineering Mechanisms
- 15. Functional Surfaces in Biology: Mechanisms and Applications
- 16. Biomimetic and Biologically Inspired Control
- 17. Interfacing Microelectronics and the Human Visual System
- 18. Artificial Support and Replacement of Human Organs
- 19. Nastic Structures: The Enacting and Mimicking of Plant Movements
- 20. Biomimetics: Reality, Challenges, and Outlook
- Index