Bio-Inspired Structures

Diagram of smart joint design based on a bird's wing.

A smart joint design inspired by a shore bird's morphing wing structure. (Image by MIT OpenCourseWare.)

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MIT Course Number

16.982

As Taught In

Spring 2009

Level

Graduate

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Course Description

Course Features

Course Description

This course is offered for graduate students who are interested in the interdisciplinary study of bio-inspired structures. The intent is to introduce students to newly inspired modern advanced structures and their applications. It aims to link traditional advanced composites to bio-inspired structures and to discuss their generic properties. A link between materials design, strength and structural behavior at different levels (material, element, structural and system levels) is made. For each level, various concepts will be introduced. The importance of structural, dynamic, thermodynamic and kinetic theories related to such processing is highlighted. The pedagogy is based on active learning and a balance of guest lectures and hands-on activities.

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Leo Daniel. 16.982 Bio-Inspired Structures. Spring 2009. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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