CAREER: A Biomimetic Approach to the Design of Shape-Controlled Systems

职业：形状控制系统设计的仿生方法

• 批准号: 0348759
• 负责人: Kurt Maute
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Colorado at Boulder
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-02-15 至 2010-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0348759&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CAREER; Biomimetic; Approach; Design; Shape

Mimicking natural organisms to solve engineering design problems has triggered revolutionary developments in bio-medical and material sciences. In these instances the natural and the engineering design problems are most often closely related, and a direct transfer of design concepts was possible. However, to fullyexploit natural design concepts and to apply biomimetic design approaches to a broad range of engineering design problems, a formal design framework based on abstraction and synthesis is needed to facilitate the fundamental understanding of biomimetic design. This career-development plan is motivated by the challenges of extending biomimetics into a formal design approach. The proposed work will provide a formal design framework, will allow the systematic study of a broad range of natural systems, and will foster the rapid integration of biologically inspired solutionsinto engineering design. The research projects will focus on the development and the application of unique optimization tools for the biomimetic design of adaptive, shape-controlled, macro and micro systems.Controlling the shape is an essential capability of most adaptive systems, such as optical micro-electromechanical switches and next generation aircraft equipped with morphing wings. Design oriented courses, enhanced by a new educational design optimization software platform, and vertically integrated design teams will promote the skills of future design engineers. Outreach activities will promote engineering design disciplines among K-12 students and underrepresented groups. The research andeducational activities will be enhanced by comprehensive collaborations with physiologists, design groups at national laboratories, and software companies.

模仿自然生物体来解决工程设计问题引发了生物医学和材料科学的革命性发展。在这些情况下，自然和工程设计问题往往是密切相关的，设计概念的直接转移是可能的。然而，充分利用自然的设计概念，并应用仿生设计方法，以广泛的工程设计问题，一个正式的设计框架的基础上抽象和合成需要促进仿生设计的基本理解。 这个职业发展计划的动机是将仿生学扩展到正式设计方法的挑战。拟议的工作将提供一个正式的设计框架，将允许系统地研究广泛的自然系统，并将促进生物启发的解决方案快速集成到工程设计中。该研究项目将集中于开发和应用独特的优化工具，用于自适应、形状控制、宏观和微观系统的仿生设计。形状控制是大多数自适应系统的基本能力，例如光学微机电开关和配备变形机翼的下一代飞机。 以设计为导向的课程，通过新的教育设计优化软件平台和垂直整合的设计团队来增强，将促进未来设计工程师的技能。外联活动将促进K-12学生和代表性不足的群体之间的工程设计学科。研究和教育活动将通过与生理学家、国家实验室的设计小组和软件公司的全面合作得到加强。