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Bionics

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 330-8004/01
Abbreviation BioNK
Course title Bionics
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Applied Mechanics
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Karel Frydrýšek, Ph.D., FEng.

Subject syllabus

1.Definition, practice, history, present, and future of bionics (from mechanics and biology to biomechanics and subsequently to modern bionetics)
2.Fundamentals of biology and mechanics and their integration and applications in bionetics (Part 1)
3.Fundamentals of biology and mechanics and their integration and applications in bionetics (Part 2)
4.Anatomy of the musculoskeletal system of humans and animals. Anthropometry and zoometry
5.Analysis of loading, boundary and initial conditions of the musculoskeletal system of humans and animals. Human movement and sports activities
6.Methods of medical and engineering diagnostics and experiments applicable in bionics (material testing, X-ray, CT, MRI, statistics, experiments) – Part 1
7.Methods of medical and engineering diagnostics and experiments applicable in bionics (material testing, X-ray, CT, MRI, statistics, experiments) – Part 2
8.Injuries (analysis of injury mechanisms and types, their causes, traffic accidents)
9.Numerical modeling in bionics (CAD and the finite element method)
10.Engineering design and concepts in bionics and biomechanics (implantology, osteosynthesis in traumatology and orthopedics, etc.) – Part 1
11.Engineering design and concepts in bionics and biomechanics (implantology, osteosynthesis in traumatology and orthopedics, etc.) – Part 2
12.Ergonomics of human work, prostheses, orthoses, and their design
13.Other applications in mechanical engineering and technologies

Literature

PIEKENBROCK, P., Bionics: Learning from Nature - impulses for innovation, ISBN 978-3-8343-3438-1 , Vogel Business Media, 2018, pp. 1-184.
VOGEL, S. Comparative Biomechanics: Life’s Physical World., ISBN 978‑0‑691‑15566‑1, Princeton University Press, 2013.
WANIECK, K., Biomimetics for Technical Products and Innovation: An overview for applications, ISBN 978-3-658-33149-8 , Springer, 2021.

Advised literature

BENYUS, J. M., Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. ISBN 978‑0‑06‑053322‑9, New York: Harper Collins, 1997.
HAMILL, J. a KNUTZEN, K. M. Biomechanical Basis of Human Movement. 2. vyd., ISBN 0-7817-3405-3 , Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2003.