Publications

Katharina Bunk, J. M. Seitz, Florian Jonas, Jan Knippers, Thomas Speck, and Tom Masselter. How can branched building structures be optimized via analyzing plant branchings? Functional morphology, biomechanics and Finite Element (FE) simulation of Araliaceae ramifications. In Kesel, and Zehren (Eds.), Bionik: Patente aus der Natur. Tagungsbeiträge 8. Bionik-Kongress Bremen, 40-48, Bremen, Germany, 2017. [PUMA: 2017 Araliaceae analyzing biomechanics biomimetic branched branching building bunk element fe finite functional itke knippers masselter morphology optimized plant ramfication seitzjonas simulation speck structure]

Manfred Bischoff, R. Sachse, Axel Körner, A.S. Westermeier, Larissa Born, Simon Poppinga, GötzT. Gresser, Thomas Speck, and Jan Knippers. Modeling and analysis of the trapping mechanism of Aldrovanda vesiculosa as biomimetic inspiration for façade elements. IASS Annual Symposium, Hamburg, Germany, 25-28 Sept 2017. [PUMA: 2017 Aldrovanda analysis biomimetic bischoff born element facade gresser inspiration itke knippers körner mechanism modelling poppinga sachse speck trapping vesiculosa westermeier]

Larissa Born, Axel Körner, Gundula Schieber, A.S. Westermeier, Simon Poppinga, R. Sachse, P. Bergmann, Oliver Betz, Manfred Bischoff, Thomas Speck, Jan Knippers, Markus Milwich, Götz T. Gresser, and A. Herrmann. Fiber-reinforced plastics with locally adapted stiffness for bio-inspired hingeless, deployable architectural systems. (742):689-696, 2017. [PUMA: 2017 adapted architectural bergmann betz bio-inspired biomimetic bischoff born deployable fiber-reinforced gresser herrmann hingeless itke knippers körner locally milwich plastic poppinga sachse schieber speck stiffness system westermeier]

Axel Körner, Larissa Born, Anja Mader, Renate Sachse, Saman Saffarian, Anna S. Westermeier, Simon Poppinga, Manfred Bischoff, Götz T. Gresser, Markus Milwich, Thomas Speck, and Jan Knippers. Flectofold - A biomimetic compliant shading device for complex free form facades. Smart Materials and Structures, (27)0170012017. [PUMA: 2017 biomimetic bischoff born complex compliant device facade flectofold form free gresser itke knippers körner mader milwich poppinga sachse saffarian shading speck westermeier] URL

Daniel Sonntag, Simon Bechert, and Jan Knippers. Biomimetic timber shells made of bending-active segments. International Journal of Space Structures, (Vol. 32)(3-4):149 – 159, 2017. [PUMA: 2017 bechert bending-active biomimetic finger itke joint knippers robotic segments shell sonntag timber]

Baubionik – Biologie beflügelt Architektur. In Jan Knippers, Ulrich Schmid, and Thomas Speck (Eds.), Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie C, Wissen für alle, (82)Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, 2017. [PUMA: 2017 architektur ausstellung biomimetic bionik itke knippers natur naturkunde schmid speck stuttgart]

Tobias B. Grun, Malte von Scheven, Florian Geiger, Tobias Schwinn, Daniel Sonntag, Manfred Bischoff, Jan Knippers, Achim Menges, and James H. Nebelsick. Bauprinzipien und Strukturdesign von Seeigeln – Vorbilder für bioinspirierte Konstruktionen. In Jan Knippers, Ulrich Schmid, and Thomas Speck (Eds.), Baubionik - Biologie beflügelt Architektur, 82--93, Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, 2017. [PUMA: 2017 architektur ausstellung bauprinzip biomimetic bionik bischoff geiger grun itke knippers konstruktion menges naturkunde nebelsick scheven schmid schwinn seeigel sonntag strukturdesign stuttgart]