Fuel cells: Bio-inspired design

Optimization Model for Bio-inspired Design of Bipolar Plate Flow Fields for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

The flow field of a bipolar plate distributes hydrogen and oxygen for polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells and removes the produced water from the fuel cells. It greatly influences the performance of fuel cells, especially regarding reduction of mass transport loss. Flow fields with good reactant distribution capability reduce the mass transport loss, thus allowing higher power density...

Bio-inspired robot design for legged locomotion

Mobile robot designers are increasingly searching for inspirations and design cues from biological models. Although animals are great model for mobile robots, the process of implementation is often ambiguous. The direct implementation of biological features and morphology often becomes ineffective and misleads engineers due to various reasons. Firstly, engineers investigate animals to achieve a...

BioConstructs - Methods for Bio - Inspired and Bio - Fabricated Design

Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 BioConstructs Innovation in the use of computation and digital fabrication methods Collaboration with scientific community Bio-inspired design and biofabrication Thesis structure Chapter 2: The Polypterus study 2.

Bio-inspired Design of Intelligent Materials

Several examples of sensors and actuators inherent in biological species are reviewed with emphasis on their mechanisms for a given set of stimuli. Examples include, action plants (Venus flytrap, Cucumber tendrils) and bamboo, and algae. Based on theses examples and their mechanisms, we designed artificial actuators, FGM piezo actuators and electroactive polymer actuators.

Bio-Fuel Cells – Energy Harvesting Nano Particles