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Knowledge Awareness
Bionic limbs vs prosthetics
Bionic limb are a working adaptation of the original limb. They work by detecting signals from the user’s muscles. They have built in computers to detect the muscles.
A prosthetic is an artificial body part that replaces the structural part of body. However it is not functional
Frostbite is loss of circulation which is caused by extreme cold
Linkages are made up of levers and can change the direction of input force of motion or to move objects parallel to one another
The bullet train in Japan is designed after a birds beak.
Climbing pads mimic gecko feet
Silk comes from silkworms and is one of the first examples of fabric and biomimcry
Velcro is designed after the hooks of seeds that attached onto animals
Swimsuits are designed after sharkskin. This because sharks live under water and are mpredators. They have adapted swim faster than their prey.
BIOMIMICRY: using the strategies that nature has provided and mimicking them to solve human problems
Biomechanics: the study of mechanical laws, relating to the movement or structure of living organisms
General Marcus Sergius is the first documented wearer of a prosthetic limb
Tendons connect muscles to bone
Ligaments connect bone to bone
Kinematics is a study of body under motion without regard to forces.
Shoulder Disarticulation is amputation at the shoulder
Elbow Disarticulation is amputation at the elbow
Wrist Disarticulation is amputation at the wrist