Biomimicry is a new discipline that studies the best of nature’s
ideas and imitates them to solve human problems. Some examples of biomimicry
are the study of a leaf to develop solar cells. Our idea for our seaperch is to
use the ideas of biomimicry to make the perch more hydrodynamic and efficient
while underwater. This involves studying different types of fish and other
creatures that live most of their lives in the ocean or other bodies of water.
The creature that we are currently researching and
attempting to mimic is the penguin because a penguin spends about half of its
life in the water. Their bodies are shaped to be very efficient underwater
allowing them to swim vast distances without using a lot of energy to get
there. The main part of the penguin’s body that we are attempting to duplicate
is the head and beak aspect. Our idea is that this shape will be able to cut
through the water significantly better than the current clunky box design of the original SeaPerch. Other ideas involve the “wings” of the penguins that adapts
themselves to become flippers underwater. These would be used to direct the
perch if properly implemented.
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