Accomplished by: Rashed Bani Ebrahim

Course: First Year Seminar

Biomimetic Designs:Shinkansen Bullet Train

My definition of bio-mimicry

Contents:

Shinkansen Bullet TrainKingfishers

How are they related?

What is meant by biomimetic designs?*Definition:

*Biomimetic designs refer to man-made processes, devices, substances or systems which imitate nature to develop new devices that enhance human life.

*Through the help of biomimetic systems, scientists, researchers, engineers, and business people have increasingly turned towards nature for design and inspiration.

Shinkansen Bullet Train

*The fastest train in the world

*200 miles/hour= the maximum speed measured

*Located: West of Japan (Shinkansen)

*Introduced in the early 1960’s (1964)

*Considered the most reliable high-speed train in the world! why?

• Noise!

Problems associated with the bullet train

Every-time the train came out of any tunnel, it was produce an extremely

irritating emphatic bang! How does this happen?

• The change in air pressure!

It has been estimated that resident that are one-quarter a mile way could hear the noise

Complain?

Solution?

• Kingfishers are a group of small to medium sized brightly colored birds.

• large heads, (long, sharp, pointed bills)

• short legs

• Stubby tails

Kingfisher

Something awkward:

Whenever a kingfisher dives from air into water, the result is a negligible amount of water splash, how come that is possible? What is the secret beyond that?

Is there any hints? Wondered Eiji

Nakatsu

They found out the kingfisher secret move!

Answer: The long Beak

What is the solution?

They redesigned the front end of the train using the beak of a kingfisher as a model.

Uses less energy

Balancing the air

pressureMove faster

More comfortabl

eQuieter train

Lots of human-beings tremendous designs are inspired by nature.

Conclusion

Nature answers!

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