Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. XIII
Written by Cristian-George DRAGOMIRESCU, Victor ILIESCU
Given the significance of the concept of sustainability and the methods used to fulfil its objectives, the paper aims to highlight the possibility of utilizing Bionics to find and implement methods aimed at sustainable development. In the authors' opinion, the mentioned methods and means can be complemented by using Bionics as a source of documentation and implicitly applying models aimed at increasing sustainability. Considering the specificity of this science to decode the "inventions of living nature" by observing natural phenomena, mathematical modelling, prototyping, and verifying theoretical results with practical outcomes, the paper presents several classic examples that contribute to the effort for sustainable development: the drag reduction effect in all fluid flows, based on the shark skin model, used in creating a coating for aircraft to reduce energy consumption, or swarm intelligence of bees and ant algorithms that transfer the behaviour of insects and other animals living in larger communities into technical areas.
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