Proposed by Hsiao et al. the process (Figure 2) of transforming an organism form into a product form involves a concept transformation stage which is further divided into two sub stages, utilizing the concept of product semantics and morphology analysis [29].
Figure 2. Diagram for Biomimetic Product Design (DBPD) Method
The Steps of the process include (Figure 3):
• Step 0 - Selection of organism
• Step 1 - Explain the features of organism
• Step 2 - Identify unique feature
• Step 3 - Depict other features (Behavior, habitat)
• Step 4 - Describe features in wordings
• Step 5 - Categorize keywords into Noun, Adjectives & Verbs
• Step 6 - Illustrate keywords using pictures, keywords and available objects
• Step 7 - Reproduce the picture in grid
• Step 8 - Formulate conceptual solutions using images from step 2 & step 7
• Step 9 - Produce a detailed mode
Figure 3. Steps for Diagram for Biomimetic Product Design (DBPD)