Biomimicry: theory and interdisciplinarity

This course explores how to draw inspiration from living organisms through biomimicry to design sustainable innovations. Through an interdisciplinary approach, it introduces the fundamental principles of biomimicry, the properties of living systems, the major bio-inspired design methodologies (Design Spiral, BioGen, etc.), as well as numerous concrete examples in various fields (mobility, housing, health, energy, etc.). Students will learn to apply a structured method to identify relevant biological solutions, analyze them, abstract them, and adapt them to engineering problems. The emerging role of the biomimetician is also addressed. The course combines theory, case studies, and project deliverables.

• Introduction | History | Vocabulary and Standards | Industrial context (2h) -Living Systems | Living Systems Properties | Complexity (4h) -Source of Inspiration | Transdisciplinarity | Limitations | Tools | Key Players (2h) -Design Methods | Functional Analysis (2h) -Biomimetic Design Method | BioGen | Unified Problem-Driven Biomimetic Process (3h) -The Biomimetician (1h) -Group Project (6h)