Just some more interesting examples came into my mind on biological designs:
Vespa (scooter) - is for hornet Volkswagen Beetle - Beetle :) Pankaj On Jan 10, 7:14 pm, Adittya Dharap <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear All, > > I do not have answer to the question Shrikant ji has put forth. But I would > like to add few things related to this topic. > It is related to Biomimicry – drawing inspiration from nature for solving our > day to day problems. I have been working on an article named ‘Inspiration > from Nature’ and this is currently given for publication. I will share once > it is published. But in the meanwhile would like to share few things. > Biomimicry would be key word in future engineering where engineers would turn > to nature for solutions (In past humans have always been drawing inspiration > from nature – birds x aeroplane for example). This is because ‘Mother Nature’ > is an extremely good designer. Precise, highly function centric, efficient, > frugal and regenerative! These are necessarily important qualities both > product designer and his product should possess. > The involute profile Shrikant ji has mentioned is the most important profile > in the mechanical world – the profile that actually drives the world > efficiently. > There is so much of data available on internet on Biomimicry. There are > several more examples – baby carriers x kangaroo pouch, welcro x seed > dispersal systems, humanoid robotic arm x human limb, barbed wire x > thorns etc. > > There are several product design houses that have started bringing biologists > to design table. Product Designers – Engineers – Biologists cross-pollinate > to design a good product! So in future a product designer with a good > aptitude in natural processes and forms will have an edge other. > > > Adittya > > > > > > > --- On Tue, 1/10/12, Shrikant Ingalhalikar <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Shrikant Ingalhalikar <[email protected]> > Subject: [efloraofindia:103577] Involute-Geometry in Plants > To: "indiantreepix " <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 3:59 PM > > Involute, an engineer's perspective of perfectly geometric shapes found in > plants. This feature is specific to a particular plant. I am sure many will > be able to guess the ID. Can someone brief about the speciality of the > tissues at the green inner surface? Regards, > > Shrikant Ingalhalikar > 12 Varshanand Society > Anandnagar Sinhagad Road > Pune 411 051.www.idsahyadri.com > Tel 91 20 2435 0765. > Fax 91 20 2438 9190. > > Follow Rediff Deal ho jaye! to get exciting offers in your city everyday.
