A content account of creative analogies in biologically inspired design

On the Analogical Roots of Biologically Inspired Design

Biologically inspired design is an approach to design that espouses the adaptation of functions and mechanisms in biological sciences to solve engineering design problems. Biologically inspired design is inherently analogical in nature, yet our understanding of its analogical basis is limited. In this paper we present an observational study that describes an intricate episode of biologically in...

Nature of creative analogies in biologically inspired innovative design

Solution Based Problem Evolution and Problem Inception in Biologically Inspired Design

Biologically inspired design is one of the most important movements in contemporary engineering design. The paradigm entails the use of biological systems as sources of ideas for the design of technological products. Thus, the paradigm, by definition, is based on cross-domain analogies. The movement is pulled by the growing need for sustainable development and pushed by the desire for creative ...

Biologically inspired design: process and products

Biologically inspired engineering design uses analogies to biological systems to develop solutions for engineering problems. We conducted a study of biologically inspired design in the context of an interdisciplinary introductory course on biologically inspired engineering design in Fall of 2006. The goals of this study were to understand the process of biologically inspired engineering design ...

Architects and Engineers Differences: A comparison between problem solving performances of architects and engineers in the ideation phase of an analogy-based design

This study examines how analogy affects problem-solving in ideation phase of design among architects and engineers. For this purpose, a design problem was given to master and Ph.D. students of engineering and architecture. They were given two optional analogy sources to choose and be inspired by one. From the analysis of design sessions, using different coding groups and the application of the ...