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Bio-Inspired Design Principles for Adaptive, Sustainable Human-Centred Space Systems Using Digital Twins
No full textThis paper presents a theoretical design framework integrating bio-inspired design principles with
digital twin–based evaluation for adaptive and sustainable human-centred systems in extreme
environments such as space. The contribution is positioned at the level of design methodology
rather than technological artefact development. The framework abstracts properties from living
systems—such as adaptability, robustness, redundancy, and self-regulation—and embeds them
within structured design reasoning. Human physiological and cognitive states are treated as explicit
design variables. Digital twins are conceptualised not merely as validation tools, but as early-stage
instruments for exploring system trade-offs, sustainability constraints, and human–system
interaction dynamics. The proposed framework offers a unified methodological perspective that is
extensible across domains including aerospace, automotive systems, wearable technologies, and
sustainable infrastructure
