Bioinspiration -Shape Optimization in Biological Structures Revisited... A Precis

摘要

This article is a summary of a paper based on an invited presentation at the NAFEMS World Congress 1999, in Newport, Rhode Island. It examines various biological "structures" with respect to shape optimization and weight efficiency. The full paper, which is too long to be published here, covers a diverse range of work, with a focus on structures and materials, and can be downloaded at nafe.ms/bio.