Biomimetic approach for the creation of deployable canopies based on the unfolding of a beetle wing and the blooming of a flower

Fenci, GE; Currie, NGR

Abstract

Modern architectural designs create dynamic and flexible spaces, able to adapt to the ever-changing environment by virtue of temporary and convertible structures. Biomimetics is the applied science that, through the imitation of Nature, finds the solution to a human problem. The unfolding of a beetle wing and the blooming of a swirl flower were recognised as having outstanding features to be mimicked for the creation of deployable canopies. This paper focuses on the analysis methodology of the two biomimetic, deployable structures with multiple degrees of freedom. The general validity of a pseudo-static analysis was proved based on time-stepping the geometry at set deployment stages with optimisation of multiple, potential deployment sequences.

Citation

Fenci, G., & Currie, N. (2015). Biomimetic approach for the creation of deployable canopies based on the unfolding of a beetle wing and the blooming of a flower. In Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems : 4th International Conference, Living Machines 2015, Barcelona, Spain, July 28 - 31, 2015, Proceedings (101-112). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22979-9_11

• Publication Date: Jul 24, 2015
• Deposit Date: Nov 23, 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 101-112
• Series Title: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (ISSN: 0302-9743)
• Series Number: 9222
• Book Title: Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems : 4th International Conference, Living Machines 2015, Barcelona, Spain, July 28 - 31, 2015, Proceedings
• ISBN: 9783319229799
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22979-9_11
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22979-9_11
• Related Public URLs: http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-22979-9