Biomimicking Nature-Inspired Design Structures—An Experimental and Simulation Approach Using Additive Manufacturing
Arun Y. Patil,
Chandrashekhar Hegde,
Guruprasad Savanur,
Sayed Mohammed Kanakmood,
Abhishek M. Contractor,
Vinay B. Shirashyad,
Rahul M. Chivate,
Basavaraj B. Kotturshettar,
Shridhar N. Mathad,
Mallikarjunagouda B. Patil,
Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar,
Islam Md Rizwanul Fattah
Affiliations
Arun Y. Patil
School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi 580031, India
Chandrashekhar Hegde
School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi 580031, India
Guruprasad Savanur
School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi 580031, India
Sayed Mohammed Kanakmood
School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi 580031, India
Abhishek M. Contractor
School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi 580031, India
Vinay B. Shirashyad
School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi 580031, India
Rahul M. Chivate
School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi 580031, India
Basavaraj B. Kotturshettar
School of Mechanical Engineering, KLE Technological University, Hubballi 580031, India
Shridhar N. Mathad
Department of Physics, KLE Institute of Technology, Hubballi 580030, India
Mallikarjunagouda B. Patil
Bharat Ratna Prof. CNR Rao Research Centre, Basaveshwar Science College, Bagalkot 587101, India
Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Technology, Glocal University, Delhi-Yamunotri Marg, Saharanpur 247121, India
Islam Md Rizwanul Fattah
Centre for Green Technology (CGT), School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
Whether it is a plant- or animal-based bio-inspiration design, it has always been able to address one or more product/component optimisation issues. Today’s scientists or engineers look to nature for an optimal, economically viable, long-term solution. Similarly, a proposal is made in this current work to use seven different bio-inspired structures for automotive impact resistance. All seven of these structures are derived from plant and animal species and are intended to be tested for compressive loading to achieve load-bearing capacity. The work may even cater to optimisation techniques to solve the real-time problem using algorithm-based generative shape designs built using CATIA V6 in unit dimension. The samples were optimised with Rhino 7 software and then simulated with ANSYS workbench. To carry out the comparative study, an experimental work of bioprinting in fused deposition modelling (3D printing) was carried out. The goal is to compare the results across all formats and choose the best-performing concept. The results were obtained for compressive load, flexural load, and fatigue load conditions, particularly the number of life cycles, safety factor, damage tolerance, and bi-axiality indicator. When compared to previous research, the results are in good agreement. Because of their multifunctional properties combining soft and high stiffness and lightweight properties of novel materials, novel materials have many potential applications in the medical, aerospace, and automotive sectors.
