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A Practical Guide to Bio-inspired Design

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Authors:
  1. Helena Hashemi Farzaneh

    1. Laboratory for Product Development and Lightweight Design, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany

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  2. Udo Lindemann

    1. Laboratory for Product Development and Lightweight Design, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany

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  • State-of-the-art research on bio-inspired design approaches
  • Guidelines for procedures, methods, and tools for bio-inspired design
  • Fact sheets for methods all based on the same example throughout
  • Best practice examples showcase successful bio-inspired products

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Introduction

    • Helena Hashemi Farzaneh, Udo Lindemann
    Pages 1-18

  3. Planning of a Bio-inspired Design Project

    • Helena Hashemi Farzaneh, Udo Lindemann
    Pages 19-51

  4. Abstraction

    • Helena Hashemi Farzaneh, Udo Lindemann
    Pages 53-79

  5. Search

    • Helena Hashemi Farzaneh, Udo Lindemann
    Pages 81-114

  6. Analysis and Comparison

    • Helena Hashemi Farzaneh, Udo Lindemann
    Pages 115-140

  7. Transfer of Analogies

    • Helena Hashemi Farzaneh, Udo Lindemann
    Pages 141-166

  8. Fact sheets

    • Helena Hashemi Farzaneh, Udo Lindemann
    Pages 167-222

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 223-262
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About this book

Bio-inspired design (also called biomimetics or biomimicry) is a promising approach for the development of innovative technical products – not only in mechanical engineering, but also in areas such as material science and even computer engineering. Innovations such as humanoid robots or multifunctional materials have shown the potential of bio-inspired design. However, in industrial companies, bio-inspired design remains an “exotic” approach which is rarely used in innovation practice. One reason for this is a lack of knowledge on how to implement bio-inspired design in practice. Therefore, this guide book was written to explain the application of bio-inspired design methods and tools. The target groups are professional engineers and biologists, as well as students of both disciplines.
The book presents a selection of methods for specific activities in bio-inspired design, namely: planning a bio-inspired design project, abstraction, search, analysis and comparison, and transferof analogies. Factsheets give an overview of each method, its advantages and challenges, and its suitability for different bio-inspired design approaches and scenarios. To facilitate understanding, all methods are explained with the help of the same example. In addition, ten best practice examples show the practical applicability of bio-inspired design.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Laboratory for Product Development and Lightweight Design, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany

    Helena Hashemi Farzaneh, Udo Lindemann

About the authors

Dr.-Ing. Helena Hashemi Farzaneh is a researcher at the Technical University of Munich. She studied mechanical engineering and received her PhD studying the collaboration between engineers and biologists. Her current research focuses on bio-inspired design and its integration into the innovation process.


Professor Dr.-Ing. Udo Lindemann is a professor emeritus of the Technical University of Munich. He was formerly head of the Institute of Product Development (1995-2016). Udo Lindemann is active on several advisory boards, the National Academy of Science and Engineering, and is part of the Bavarian Industry Association Future council. For his outstanding achievements, he received the honorary title of “TUM Emeritus of Excellence”.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Practical Guide to Bio-inspired Design

  • Authors: Helena Hashemi Farzaneh, Udo Lindemann

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-57684-7

  • Publisher: Springer Vieweg Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-57683-0Published: 26 July 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-58605-1Published: 10 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-57684-7Published: 12 July 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 262

  • Number of Illustrations: 75 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Engineering Design, Industrial and Production Engineering, Industrial Design

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