Biomechatronics: how much biology does the engineer need?

Witte, Hartmut; Lutherdt, Stefan; Schilling, Cornelius

doi:10.1109/cca.2004.1387491

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“…Due to the successes in Eng4Bio, Bio4Eng increasingly had to cover aspects of biocompatibility in addition to biomimetics, and therefore, with advancing digitalization, Bio4Eng now also includes aspects of human–machine interaction, especially ergonomics and usability. Since no international standard is available, as a working base we defined biomechatronics in the following way: “Biomechatronics is the development and improvement of mechatronic products and processes using biological and medical knowledge.” [ 54 ]. Thus, in contrast to biomimetics, it is primarily anchored in engineering.…”

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The Interplay of Biomimetics and Biomechatronics

Witte

2022

Biomimetics

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Biomechatronics is an engineering subject in which biomimetics as a method is one of its two supporting pillars: biology for engineering, or Bio4Eng. This is contrasted with biocompatible design, or Eng4Bio, examples of which are human-serving systems, such as exoskeletons, and biomedical engineering. The paper aims to illustrate that the research fields of biomimetics, biomechatronics, and biomedical engineering are not in competition but mutually supportive. The current attempts to place biomechatronics under the umbrella of biomimetics or biomedical engineering are therefore not expedient; they deprive the subject of its strength of combining Bio4Eng and Eng4Bio at any time in a task-related manner. In addition to research and development, however, the training of the specialists supporting the subjects must not be disregarded and is therefore described based on a proven design.

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The Interplay of Biomimetics and Biomechatronics

Witte

2022

Biomimetics

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Biomechatronics: how much biology does the engineer need?

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The Interplay of Biomimetics and Biomechatronics

The Interplay of Biomimetics and Biomechatronics

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