Bionic design of tools in cutting: Reducing adhesion, abrasion or friction

H Yu, Z Han, J Zhang, S Zhang - Wear, 2021 - Elsevier
Cutting is defined as the process of creating an opening or a wound on a surface,
particularly using a sharp tool. The process is used to promote the development including in …

Review on planetary regolith-sampling technology

T Zhang, B Wang, H Wei, Y Zhang, C Chao… - Progress in Aerospace …, 2021 - Elsevier
Regolith penetration for placing instruments into ground and regolith-sampling for re-entry or
in-situ analysis play an extremely critical role in searching for alien life and revealing the …

Biologicalisation: Biological transformation in manufacturing

G Byrne, D Dimitrov, L Monostori, R Teti… - CIRP Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
A new emerging frontier in the evolution of the digitalisation and the 4th industrial revolution
(Industry 4.0) is considered to be that of “Biologicalisation in Manufacturing”. This has been …

[HTML][HTML] A review of bio-inspired geotechnics-perspectives from geomaterials, geo-components, and drilling & excavation strategies

W Zhang, J **ang, R Huang, H Liu - Biogeotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
As urbanization progresses, the demand for high-rise buildings and underground spaces is
growing, and the need for firm geotechnical construction materials, efficient excavation …

A novel growing device inspired by plant root soil penetration behaviors

A Sadeghi, A Tonazzini, L Popova, B Mazzolai - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Moving in an unstructured environment such as soil requires approaches that are
constrained by the physics of this complex medium and can ensure energy efficiency and …

Review on bioinspired planetary regolith-burrowing robots

H Wei, Y Zhang, T Zhang, Y Guan, K Xu, X Ding… - Space Science …, 2021 - Springer
Penetrating planetary regolith is extremely important to explore the secrets inside
extraterrestrial celestial bodies. Applying the concept and method of bionics to endow …

The progress of extraterrestrial regolith-sampling robots

T Zhang, K Xu, Z Yao, X Ding, Z Zhao, X Hou… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Space exploration has significantly enriched humanity's understanding of the space
environment in which our Earth resides and the evolution of the Solar System. What we …

Biomimetics for innovative and future-oriented space applications-A review

E Banken, J Oeffner - Frontiers in Space Technologies, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Nature benefits from a progressive evolution over millions of years, always adapting and
finding individual solutions for common problems. Hence, a pool of diverse and efficient …

Technical progress in the utilization and exploitation of small celestial body resources

W Zhang, Q Cheng, J Li - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, small celestial bodies (SCBs) exploration missions have attracted extensive
attention. For the purposes of space resource exploitation and earth defense, revealing the …

Structures, properties, and functions of the stings of honey bees and paper wasps: a comparative study

ZL Zhao, HP Zhao, GJ Ma, CW Wu, K Yang… - Biology …, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Through natural selection, many animal organs with similar functions have evolved different
macroscopic morphologies and microscopic structures. Here, we comparatively investigate …