Modeling and analysis of the trapping mechanism of Aldrovanda vesiculosa as biomimetic inspiration for façade elements
Author(s): |
Manfred Bischoff
Renate Sachse Anna Westermeier Axel Körner Larissa Born Simon Poppinga Götz Gresser Thomas Speck Jan Knippers |
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Medium: | conference paper |
Language(s): | English |
Conference: | Interfaces: Architecture, Engineering, Science, Annual Meeting of the International Association of Shell & Spatial Structures (IASS), Hamburg, 25-27 September 2017 |
Published in: | Interfaces: Architecture . Engineering . Science |
Year: | 2017 |
Abstract: | Mechanical modeling and analysis of the compliant mechanism of the carnivorous plant Aldrovanda vesiculosa is presented. Its abstraction and implementation in a façade element as an example of biomimetic architectural design are brieffly described. |