Training mechanical engineering students to utilize biological inspiration during product development

Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Bruck, Hugh A ^a   Gershon, Alan L ^a   Golden, Ira ^a   Gupta, Satyandra K ^a   Gyger Jr , Lawrence S ^a   Magrab, Edward B ^a   Spranklin, Brent W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-INSPIRED PRODUCTS; BIO-INSPIRED ROBOTICS; CONCURRENT FABRICATION; EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES; MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS; UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULA; UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND;

MANUFACTURE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; ROBOTICS; STUDENTS; TECHNOLOGY; TOOLS;

CURRICULA;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMIMETICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MECHANICS; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMIMETICS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MARYLAND; MECHANICS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 36549006004     PISSN: 17483182     EISSN: 17483190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/2/4/S08     Document Type: Conference Paper

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