Biomimetic product development builds a bridge between the scientific disciplines engineering and biology and represents a cross-disciplinary knowledge circulation, which can produce highly innovative advancements in technology. The methodological support for such projects was initiated by the VDI guideline 6220 by 2012 [1] and still requires further research. The method presented in this abstract tries to provide a significant contribution to the successful transfer of knowledge across disciplines, to convey innovative solutions from biology to technology. The central idea of the method called Heli-Act (an acronym of Helix and Action) described here is based on the system-theoretical analysis of the action and the action carrier, the action circle and the action line under the relevant aspects of the socio-technical integration of methods and tools that will support the action carrier in the biomimetic development process. As a cross-common “language” general systems theory is used, which also includes the mathematical modeling system for both action as well as for object systems, which allows a computer-assisted method implementation. For the association of specialized terminology of the disciplines involved in the cross-disciplinary communication a semantic network is used to derive a translation tool in the Ontology World Language (OWL). Practical application experiences from a current project are presented, which describes the tribological optimization of a technical joint by awareness from the analysis of insects joints.
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ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
November 15–21, 2013
San Diego, California, USA
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978-0-7918-5641-3
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General Systems Theory in a Horizontal and Vertical Action Process for Cross-Disciplinary Knowledge Transfer
Steffen Vagts,
Steffen Vagts
Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany
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Josef Schlattmann
Josef Schlattmann
Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany
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Steffen Vagts
Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany
Josef Schlattmann
Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany
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IMECE2013-64235, V012T13A029; 10 pages
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April 2, 2014
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Vagts, S, & Schlattmann, J. "General Systems Theory in a Horizontal and Vertical Action Process for Cross-Disciplinary Knowledge Transfer." Proceedings of the ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Volume 12: Systems and Design. San Diego, California, USA. November 15–21, 2013. V012T13A029. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2013-64235
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