With bionic methods, components can be designed to fulfill their structural and mechanical functions with minimal effort. The goal is to achieve weight savings through lightweight construction measures, which in turn enables performance enhancement. At the same time, a reduction in costs is sought through resource-efficient material and method use. Bionics serves as a powerful tool in achieving these objectives. The content includes: lightweight construction, bionics, force flow, structural optimization, evolutionary algorithms, topology optimization, shape optimization, material selection, and bionics and optimization in the product development process. The book provides designers, developers, students, and interested parties with an overview of structural optimization and the corresponding optimization tools, which include both commercial software programs and robust methodologies.