Concept Ideation

Our group decided to ask ourselves some fundamental questions during the initial round of our research.

  1. What does the characteristic/process do?
  2. Why does the feature/process occur in the organism/system?
  3. What is the purpose of the observed mechanism?

Concept Ideation 1

jellyfish

Our first concept is inspired by the movement of the jellyfish.

What does the characteristic do?

Researchers found that rather than moving continuously through water while swimming, jellyfish use a critical pause between the contraction and expansion of their bell-shaped body to create a difference in pressure that pushes them forward.

Why does this feature occur in the jellyfish?

This motion allows the jellyfish to travel 30 percent further each stroke cycle, thereby reducing metabolic energy demand by swimming muscles.

 

 

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