Bismo Jelantik Joyodiharjo PENDEKATAN BIOMIMICRY PADA DESAIN SARANA SEARCH AND RESCUE DENGAN TEKNOLOGI ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Bismo Jelantik Joyodiharjo; Yasraf Amir Piliang; Dwinita Larasati

doi:10.33153/semhas.v2i0.97

Bismo Jelantik Joyodiharjo Fakultas Seni Rupa dan Desain, Institut Teknologi Bandung
Yasraf Amir Piliang Fakultas Seni Rupa dan Desain, Institut Teknologi Bandung
Dwinita Larasati Fakultas Seni Rupa dan Desain, Institut Teknologi Bandung

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33153/semhas.v2i0.97

Keywords: additive manufacturing, biomimicry, mobuliform, 3D print.

Abstract

As a young species of 200.000 years, human is part of earth ecosystem. For 3.8 billion years, other living
beings have evolved, adapting and selected by nature, until we came and disrupt the balance. Population
growth and climate change impact all of earth’s ecosystem. Urbanization and deforestation resulted in flooding
in parts of Indonesia. Flooding is worse in urban areas as more risks involved. The Search and Rescue
operation can benefit from remote controlled unmanned vehicles to help save people. Conventional propulsion
uses propeller, however in urban flooding condition, there are lots of debris in the water and the propeller can
get stuck. Biomimicry uses nature’s genius to solve problem with emphasis on sustainability. This approach
seeks nature’s advice in designing an alternative solution to the propeller problem in certain condition. Mobuliform
swimmers, such as Manta Rays, present a model of efficient and debris-proof propulsion that can be used in
the search and rescue unmanned vehicles. This paper will highlight the Biomimicry process in designing a
Search and Rescue vehicle, called RCM3D-SAR that uses inspiration from Manta Ray’s pectoral fins. The
design is based on additive manufacturing technology and form follows function approach.