Abstract
Background: Nature-inspired designs, which have evolved from proven strategies of nature, have been a constant source of inspiration for designers and engineers to solve real-life problems.
Methods: Current bionic design methods are theoretical and are discordant with the design engineering workflow. A proposed methodology suggests suitable bionic forms for a given design space. This procedure consists of the following stages: bionic representation, relation, emulation, engineering specifications, design verification, optimisation (BREED), and finally, realisation.
Results: This methodology aims to function as a systematic problem-solving approach to retrieve structural inspirations from nature and mimic its form.
Conclusion: The inspiration and validation phases of the bionic structure are represented as a Vmodel. The designer can leverage this framework to develop novel bionic design concepts.
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