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Biomimetics for Aviation and Marine Applications
- 1st Edition - June 1, 2026
- Editors: Mahadi Hasan Masud, Eldad Avital, Peter Dabnichki
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 7 6 3 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 7 6 4 - 2
Biomimetics for Aviation and Marine Applications helps readers to understand both fundamental and applied aspects of fluid flows in biological and nature-inspired systems.In th… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBiomimetics for Aviation and Marine Applications helps readers to understand both fundamental and applied aspects of fluid flows in biological and nature-inspired systems.
In the book, after coverage of key background topics and other essential, physics-specific concepts, readers can expect to find a wide range of field test studies and numerical simulations of applied fluid dynamics. Two areas of practical implementation are specifically emphasized in the ensuing sections through detailed descriptions of leading research developments and reviews of state-of-the-art design examples of novel or bio-improved vehicles for aviation and marine purposes. Finally, in most of the chapters, future prospects and critical challenges in the execution and utilization of those biological features for practical engineering advances are discussed, aiming to foster creative, but still theoretically sound approaches to further optimize actuation and control of next-gen biomimicry models.
In the book, after coverage of key background topics and other essential, physics-specific concepts, readers can expect to find a wide range of field test studies and numerical simulations of applied fluid dynamics. Two areas of practical implementation are specifically emphasized in the ensuing sections through detailed descriptions of leading research developments and reviews of state-of-the-art design examples of novel or bio-improved vehicles for aviation and marine purposes. Finally, in most of the chapters, future prospects and critical challenges in the execution and utilization of those biological features for practical engineering advances are discussed, aiming to foster creative, but still theoretically sound approaches to further optimize actuation and control of next-gen biomimicry models.
- Provides introductory and background content details of what nature can offer for engineering applications.
- Reviews the physics behind different animal features that can be mimicked for drag force reduction.
- Focuses on scaling to investigate the dimensional link between different sizes and species in flight phenomena.
- Spotlights practical implementation examples of biomimicry engineering in aviation and marine environments.
Graduate students, researchers, and academics in aviation/aerospace engineering, marine/ocean engineering, applied mechanical engineering, materials science for vehicle engineering.
- Preface. Overview of book and chapter content
Part I. Introduction: Nature-inspired Science and Engineering
1. Aerodynamic performance, control, stability of flying animals and bio-inspired aircraft
2. Comparison of computational methods for hydrodynamic performance prediction of oscillating marine propulsors
3. Innovative approach for biomimicry of marine animals for development of engineering devices
4. From biology to biomimicry: Using nature to build better structures for aviation and marine applications
5. Design and implementation of bio inspired hexapod for exploration applications
6. Recent studies related to the scaling of geometric features for practical applications: A review
7. Biomimetics: A prospective solution to modern fluid dynamics drag reduction.
Part II. Biomimicry-enhanced Aviation
8. Computational fluid dynamic techniques for evaluating the performance of a biomimetic-inspired UAV design
9. Computational study of a pitching bio-inspired corrugated airfoil
10. Machine-learning based optimization of a biomimiced herringbone microstructure for superior aerodynamic performance
11. Optic flow-based collision-free strategies: From insects to robots
12. Evolutionary optimization of a Savonius rotor with sandeel-inspired blades
13. Simulation and analysis of a bio-inspired flyable micro flapping wing rotor
14. Electromechanical actuation for morphing winglets
15. Extending the operating limits and performances of centimetre-scale wind turbines through biomimicry
Part III. Marine Applications of Biomimicry
16. Biomimetics and the application of the leading-edge tubercles of the Humpback Whale flipper
17. New insights into sea turtle propulsion: A potential new generation of underwater drones for ocean exploration
18. A new biomimicry marine current turbine: Study of hydrodynamic performance and wake using software OpenFOAM
19. CFD-CSD coupled analysis of underwater propulsion using a biomimetic fin-and-joint system
20. Mimicking shark skin to create microgeometry for boundary layer control
21. Complementary methods to acquire the kinematics of swimming snakes: A basis to design bio-inspired robots
22. Metachronal waves in magnetic micro-robotic paddles for artificial cilia
23. Using biomimicry and bibliometric mapping to guide design and production of artificial coral reefs
24. Bio-inspired wave breakers to reduce swell erosion in the Bay of Biscay using computational fluid dynamics
Part I. Introduction: Nature-inspired Science and Engineering
1. Aerodynamic performance, control, stability of flying animals and bio-inspired aircraft
2. Comparison of computational methods for hydrodynamic performance prediction of oscillating marine propulsors
3. Innovative approach for biomimicry of marine animals for development of engineering devices
4. From biology to biomimicry: Using nature to build better structures for aviation and marine applications
5. Design and implementation of bio inspired hexapod for exploration applications
6. Recent studies related to the scaling of geometric features for practical applications: A review
7. Biomimetics: A prospective solution to modern fluid dynamics drag reduction.
Part II. Biomimicry-enhanced Aviation
8. Computational fluid dynamic techniques for evaluating the performance of a biomimetic-inspired UAV design
9. Computational study of a pitching bio-inspired corrugated airfoil
10. Machine-learning based optimization of a biomimiced herringbone microstructure for superior aerodynamic performance
11. Optic flow-based collision-free strategies: From insects to robots
12. Evolutionary optimization of a Savonius rotor with sandeel-inspired blades
13. Simulation and analysis of a bio-inspired flyable micro flapping wing rotor
14. Electromechanical actuation for morphing winglets
15. Extending the operating limits and performances of centimetre-scale wind turbines through biomimicry
Part III. Marine Applications of Biomimicry
16. Biomimetics and the application of the leading-edge tubercles of the Humpback Whale flipper
17. New insights into sea turtle propulsion: A potential new generation of underwater drones for ocean exploration
18. A new biomimicry marine current turbine: Study of hydrodynamic performance and wake using software OpenFOAM
19. CFD-CSD coupled analysis of underwater propulsion using a biomimetic fin-and-joint system
20. Mimicking shark skin to create microgeometry for boundary layer control
21. Complementary methods to acquire the kinematics of swimming snakes: A basis to design bio-inspired robots
22. Metachronal waves in magnetic micro-robotic paddles for artificial cilia
23. Using biomimicry and bibliometric mapping to guide design and production of artificial coral reefs
24. Bio-inspired wave breakers to reduce swell erosion in the Bay of Biscay using computational fluid dynamics
- No. of pages: 950
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 1, 2026
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443337635
- eBook ISBN: 9780443337642
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Mahadi Hasan Masud
Dr. Masud received his BSc and MSc in Mechanical Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and his PhD from RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. Masud’s research focuses on biomimetics, aerodynamics, innovative food drying, and waste management. He is a prolific author and a regular journal article reviewer for several prominent publishers (Elsevier, Springer-Nature and Taylor & Francis).
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Rajshahi, BangladeshEA
Eldad Avital
Dr. Avital is a Reader in Fluids and Acoustics at the School of Engineering and Materials Science of Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). His expertise is in renewable energy, aero/hydrodynamics, and biofluid. His research has focused on drag reduction and improving aero/hydrodynamic efficiency using innovative approaches, many inspired by nature. These approaches were implemented in fluid machinery for power and energy production as well as supporting biofluid systems. His QMUL Fluids Research Group uses high-fidelity computational simulations along with reduced-order modelling and experimental validation for design, development, and manufacturing of multi-functional materials. He is a prolific contributor to journal papers, an associate editor of two journals (Fluids for MDPI and Frontiers in Energy Research for Frontiers), a senior fellow of the UK Advance HE and a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Affiliations and expertise
Reader and Aerospace Program Director, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, UKPD
Peter Dabnichki
Dr. Dabnichki has been an academic in Europe, the UK, and now Australia. He served as a Professor at the University of London for almost 16 years before joining RMIT University in January 2015. During his tenure in the UK, he also worked as a biomechanics specialist in the British Olympic Association. His research is focused on applications of smart technologies in the areas of medicine, sport and biomechanics, pervasive computing in medicine and sports, modelling in biomechanics, biology-inspired design, and sports engineering.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia