Bio-inspired Mechanical Systems

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project Area: Innovative Materials Engineering Based on Biological Diversity
• Project/Area Number: 24120007
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Review Section: Complex systems
• Research Institution: Chiba University
• Principal Investigator: Liu Hao 千葉大学, 大学院工学研究科, 教授 (40303698)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 木戸秋 悟 九州大学, 先導物質化学研究所, 教授 (10336018) ; 小林 剛 名古屋大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 講師 (40402565) ; 山崎 剛史 公益財団法人山階鳥類研究所, 自然誌研究室, 研究員 (70390755) ; 安藤 規泰 東京大学, 先端科学技術研究センター, 助教 (70436591)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KAZAKI RYOHEI 東京大学, 先端科学技術研究センター, 教授 (40221907) ; AONO HIKARU 東京理科大学, 工学部機械工学科, 嘱託助教 (10623712) ; TANAKA HIROTO 東京工業大学, 工学院機械系, 准教授 (80624725) ; NAKATA TOSHIYUKI 千葉大学, 大学院工学研究科, 特任助教 (80793190) ; MUROSAKI TAKAYUKI 旭川医科大学医学部, 一般教育化学, 助教 (90526831)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-06-28 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 細胞ミクロメカニクス / 生物飛行マクロメカニクス / 生物マルチスケールメカニクス / バイオミメティクデザイン / バイオメカニクス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Through investigating the effects of subcellular-size structures, fluid and fluctuation on animal locomotion, we propose a novel scaling law-based theory, namely the bio-multi-scaled mechanics to give macroscopic classification of biological fluid dynamics. For micro-mechanical systems, we carried out a mechano-biomimetic study of the mechanisms associated with cell motion control and force sensing, and succeeded in manufacturing the mechano-bio-materials for cell culture. For macro-mechanical systems, we developed a bio-inspired flight simulator to integrate external flight dynamics and inner working system, and built up a low-speed wing tunnel equipped with DPIV flow measurement system. A systematic study of insect flights unveiled robustness mechanisms in terms of wing morphology and flapping motion, flight stability and control. We further succeeded in developing two-winged flapping micro air vehicles and bio-inspired rotors applicable to drones and micro-wind turbines.

Free Research Field

機械工学、バイオメカニクス