@inproceedings{ArtmannDigelLinderetal.2011,
  author    = {Artmann, Gerhard and Digel, Ilya and Linder, Peter and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l},
  title     = {Biophysical and Engineering Contributions to Plant Research},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Tests with palm tree leaves have just started yet and scan data are in the process to be analyzed. The final goal of future project for palm tree gender and species recognition will be to develop optical scanning technology to be applied to date palm tree leaves for in-situ screening purposes. Depending on the software used and the particular requirements of the users the technology potentially shall be able to identify palm tree diseases, palm tree gender, and species of young date palm trees by scanning leaves.},
  subject      = {Pflanzenphysiologie},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{DachwaldMikuckiTulaczyketal.2012,
  author    = {Dachwald, Bernd and Mikucki, Jill A. and Tulaczyk, Slawek and Digel, Ilya and Feldmann, Marco and Espe, Clemens and Plescher, Engelbert and Xu, Changsheng},
  title     = {IceMole - a maneuverable probe for clean in-situ analysis and sampling of subsurface ice and subglacial aquatic ecosystems : extended abstract / SCAR Open Science Conference 2012, Session 29: Advancing Clean Technologies for Exploration of Glacial Aquatic Ecosystems},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {The "IceMole" is a novel maneuverable subsurface ice probe for clean in-situ analysis and sampling of subsurface ice and subglacial water/brine. It is developed and build at FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences' Astronautical Laboratory. A first prototype was successfully tested on the Swiss Morteratsch glacier in 2010. Clean sampling is achieved with a hollow ice screw (as it is used in mountaineering) at the tip of the probe. Maneuverability is achieved with a differentially heated melting head. Funded by the German Space Agency (DLR), a consortium led by FH Aachen currently develops a much more advanced IceMole probe, which includes a sophisticated system for obstacle avoidance, target detection, and navigation in the ice. We intend to use this probe for taking clean samples of subglacial brine at the Blood Falls (McMurdo Dry Valleys, East Antarctica) for chemical and microbiological analysis. In our conference contribution, we 1) describe the IceMole design, 2) report the results of the field tests of the first prototype on the Morteratsch glacier, 3) discuss the probe's potential for the clean in-situ analysis and sampling of subsurface ice and subglacial liquids, and 4) outline the way ahead in the development of this technology.},
  subject      = {Eisschicht},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{FeuerriegelPookWerschetal.2012,
  author    = {Feuerriegel, Uwe and Pook, Michael and Wersch, Gregor and Wittenhorst, Simon and Becker, J{\"u}rgen and Ecker, Markus and Hoffmann, Ulrich and Kunz, Ulrich},
  title     = {Simulation von W{\"a}rme{\"u}bertragungsprozessen},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Mit freundlicher Genehmigung der Autoren und des Oldenbourg Industrieverlags https://www.oldenbourg-industrieverlag.de/de/9783835633223-33223 erschienen als Beitrag im Tagungsband zur AALE-Tagung 2012. 9. Fachkonferenz 4.-5. Mai 2012, Aachen, Fachhochschule. ISBN 9783835633223 S 5-1 S. 127-135 Es werden Ergebnisse unterschiedlicher Projekte aus dem Bereich der Simulation von W{\"a}rme{\"u}bertragungsprozessen mit Excel-VBA vorgestellt. - Thermische Behandlung hochviskoser Fruchtzubereitungen, verschiedene Projekte und Kooperationen mit der Zentis GmbH \& Co. KG, Aachen (J. Becker, U. Feuerriegel, G. Wersch). - Untersuchung des dynamischen Verhaltens von dampfbeheizten Ethylen-Verdampfern. Projekt mit der TGE Gas Engineering GmbH, Bonn (M. Ecker, U. Feuerriegel, U. Hoffmann, S. Wittenhorst). - Dynamische Simulation des axialen Temperaturverlaufs von elektrisch beheizten Rohrreaktoren. Kooperation mit dem Institut f{\"u}r Chemische Verfahrenstechnik, TU Clausthal (U. Feuerriegel, U. Kunz, M. Pook, S. Wittenhorst).},
  subject      = {W{\"a}rme{\"u}bertragung},
  language  = {de}
}
@inproceedings{Kallweit2012,
  author    = {Kallweit, Stephan},
  title     = {Pandaboard, TurtleBot, Kinect und Co. : Low-Cost Hardware im Lehreinsatz f{\"u}r die mobile Robotik.},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Mit freundlicher Genehmigung der Autoren und des Oldenbourg Industrieverlags https://www.oldenbourg-industrieverlag.de/de/9783835633223-33223 erschienen als Beitrag im Tagungsband zur AALE-Tagung 2012. 9. Fachkonferenz 4.-5. Mai 2012, Aachen, Fachhochschule. ISBN 9783835633223 S 8-1 S. 229-238 Original-Abstract des Autors: "Die mobile Robotik wird durch den Einsatz von Low-Cost Hardware einem breiten Publikum zug{\"a}nglich. Bis vor kurzem basierte eine erschwingliche Hardware meist auf Mikrocontrollern mit den entsprechenden Leistungseinschr{\"a}nkungen z.B. im Bereich der Bildverarbeitung. Die Wahrnehmung einer 3D-Umgebung und somit die M{\"o}glichkeit zur autonomen Navigation wurde mit relativ kostenintensiver Hardware, z.B. Stereo-Vision-Systemen und Laserscannern gel{\"o}st. Die zur Auswertung der Sensorik notwendige Rechenleistung stand - entweder aufgrund des Stromverbrauchs oder der Performance meist f{\"u}r mobile Plattformen (lokal) - nicht zur Verf{\"u}gung. Durch Einsatz von leistungsf{\"a}higen Prozessoren aus dem Bereich der Mobilger{\"a}te (Smartphones, Tablets) und neuartigen Sensoren des Consumer-Bereichs, wie der Kinect, k{\"o}nnen mobile Roboter kosteng{\"u}nstig f{\"u}r den Einsatz in der Lehre aufgebaut werden.},
  subject      = {Robotik},
  language  = {de}
}
@inproceedings{EngelsLuszczynski2012,
  author    = {Engels, Elmar and Luszczynski, Kai},
  title     = {Vergleichende Untersuchung zur Topologie von zelloptimalen, elektromobilit{\"a}ts-optimierten Ladungsausgleichsvorrichtungen},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Mit freundlicher Genehmigung der Autoren und des Oldenbourg Industrieverlags https://www.oldenbourg-industrieverlag.de/de/9783835633223-33223 erschienen als Beitrag im Tagungsband zur AALE-Tagung 2012. 9. Fachkonferenz 4.-5. Mai 2012, Aachen, Fachhochschule. ISBN 9783835633223 S 6-2. S. 165-174 Zusammenfassung der Autoren: "Abschließend kann festgehalten werden, dass die gesamten durchgef{\"u}hrten {\"U}berlegungen von den Messergebnissen der Inbetriebnahme positiv best{\"a}tigt werden. Es wird durch diese Topologie eine maximale Systemverf{\"u}gbarkeit garantiert und die Zellen werden optimal betrieben. Ein Blick in die Zukunft f{\"u}r dieses Projekt zeigt viele Erweiterungs- und Optimierungsaufgaben. So muss der DC/DC-Wandler f{\"u}r einen bidirektionalen Betrieb erweitert werden, um einen Rekuperationsbetrieb zu gew{\"a}hrleisten bzw. die Zellen laden zu k{\"o}nnen. Dadurch k{\"o}nnen gleichzeitig die Gleichrichterdioden im Sekund{\"a}rleistungsteil durch IGBTs oder MOSFETs ersetzt werden. Die voll funktionsf{\"a}hige Version des DC/DC-Wandlers k{\"o}nnte h{\"o}chstwahrscheinlich direkt auf die Anschlusspole der Zelle montiert werden, wodurch das Gewicht gesenkt wird. Durch die verringerte Verlustleistung in den Zuleitungen k{\"o}nnte der Wirkungsgrad noch einmal gesteigert werden.},
  subject      = {Gleichspannungswandler},
  language  = {de}
}
@inproceedings{EngelsGabler2012,
  author    = {Engels, Elmar and Gabler, Thomas},
  title     = {Universelle Programmierschnittstelle f{\"u}r Motion-Logic Systeme : Struktur, Funktionen und Anwendung in der Forschung und Lehre},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Mit freundlicher Genehmigung der Autoren und des Oldenbourg Industrieverlags https://www.oldenbourg-industrieverlag.de/de/9783835633223-33223 erschienen als Beitrag im Tagungsband zur AALE-Tagung 2012. 9. Fachkonferenz 4.-5. Mai 2012, Aachen, Fachhochschule. ISBN 9783835633223 S 2-1 S. 37-46 Original-Abstract der Autoren: "Dieser Artikel beschreibt eine universelle Programmierschnittstelle zur Entwicklung von Motion-Logic Applikationen f{\"u}r industrielle Motion-Controller. Sie erm{\"o}glicht die Entwicklung von Software mit modernen Hochsprachen, wie C/C++. Visual Basic, C\#, Java, Objective-Cund visuellen Programmiersprachen, wie LabVIEW in Koexistenz mit klassischen Programmiersprachen f{\"u}r speicherprogrammierbare Steuerungen nach IEC 61131-3. Daraus ergeben sich neue M{\"o}glichkeiten industrielle Antriebs- und Steuerungssysteme mit ihrem IT-Umfeld zu verbinden."},
  subject      = {Speicherprogrammierte Steuerung},
  language  = {de}
}
@inproceedings{SchoeningAbdelghani2012,
  author    = {Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and Abdelghani, Adnane},
  title     = {Nanoscale Science and Technology (NS\&T'12) : Proceedings Book Humboldt Kolleg <2012, Tunisia> ; Tunisia, 17-19 March, 2012 / ed. by Michael J. Sch{\"o}ning ; Adnane Abdelghani},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:a96-opus-3544},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Proceedings of the 2nd Humboldt Kolleg, Hammamet, Tunisia Organizer: Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, Germany. pdf 184 p. Welcome Address Dear Participants, Welcome to the 2nd Humboldt Kolleg in "Nanoscale Science and Technology" (NS\&T'12) in Tunisia, sponsored by the "Alexander von Humboldt" foundation. The NS\&T'12 multidisciplinary scientific program includes seven "hot" topics dealing with "Nanoscale Science and Technology" covering basic and application-oriented research as well as industrial (market) aspects: - Molecular Biophyics, Spectroscopy Techniques, Imaging Microscopy - Nanomaterials Synthesis for Medicine and Bio-chemical Sensors - Nanostructures, Semiconductors, Photonics and Nanodevices - New Technologies in Market Industry - Environment, Electro-chemistry, Bio-polymers and Fuel Cells - Nanomaterials, Photovoltaic, Modelling, Quantum Physics - Microelectronics, Sensors Networks and Embedded Systems We are deeply indebted to all members of the Scientific Committee and General Chairs for joint Sessions and to all speakers and chairmen, who have dedicated invaluable time and efforts for the realization of this event. On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are cordially inviting you to join the conference and hope that your stay will be fruitful, rewarding and enjoyable. Prof. Dr. Michael J. Sch{\"o}ning, Prof. Dr. Adnane Abdelghani},
  subject      = {Biosensor},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{SchusserVaessenSchoening2011,
  author    = {Schusser, Sebastian and Vaeßen, Christiane and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {4. Graduiertentagung der FH Aachen 24. November 2011},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:a96-opus-3530},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Tagungsband der 4. Graduiertentagung der FH Aachen am 24. November 2011 Proceedings from the 4th Graduate Symposium, FH Aachen, Germany, November 24th, 2011 Aachen, November 2011. 62 Seiten},
  subject      = {Graduiertentagung},
  language  = {de}
}
@inproceedings{TranNovacekTolbaetal.2011,
  author    = {Tran, Thanh Ngoc and Novacek, V. and Tolba, R. and Klinge, U. and Turquier, F. and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Experimental and Computational approach to study colorectal anastomosis. ISB2011, Proceedings of the XXIII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Brussels, Belgium, July 3-7, 2011},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Summary: This paper presents a methodology to study and understand the mechanics of stapled anastomotic behaviors by combining empirical experimentation and finite element analysis. Performance of stapled anastomosis is studied in terms of leakage and numerical results which are compared to in vitro experiments performed on fresh porcine tissue. Results suggest that leaks occur between the tissue and staple legs penetrating through the tissue.},
  subject      = {Anastomose},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{OPUS4-299,
  title     = {Alfha.net / Sektion Bauingenieurwesen: 3. [Dritter] Erfahrungsaustausch Fachbereich Bauingenieurwesen : Absolventen berichten aus der Praxis},
  organization    = {FH Aachen, University of Applied Sciences},
  year      = {2011},
  abstract  = {Inhaltsverzeichnis: 4 Grußwort des Dekans [Prof. Dr.-Ing. J{\"u}rgen Kettern] 4 Grußwort des Sektionsleiters "Bau" des alfha.net [Dipl.-Ing. Walter Kleiker] 5 Referenten 10 Referate 10 Die Statik bleibt dynamisch ... : Beispiele der Schwingungsanf{\"a}lligkeit von Br{\"u}cken, T{\"u}rmen und erdbebengef{\"a}hrdeten Geb{\"a}uden / Dipl.-Ing. Sebastian Gokus 12 Bau einer Biogasanlage / Dipl.-Ing. Michaela Schneider 16 Die neue Landmarke an der A4 / Dipl.-Ing. Franz-Josef T{\"u}rck-H{\"o}vener 18 Technical Due Diligence Real Estate : Technische Immobilienbewertung zur Vorbereitung einer Immobilientransaktion - Eine Teilanalyse von Chancen und Risiken im Due Diligence Prozess / Dipl.-Ing. Architektin Ebru Baykal M.Eng. 20 Die Deutsche Botschaft Kabul wird saniert / Dipl.-Ing. Stefanie Milde 24 Abfluss- und Strukturverbesserung am Niederrhein : Ein hydraulischer Ansatz zur Vereinbarkeit von Hochwasserschutz und Strukturverbesserung / Dr.-Ing. Gesa Kutschera 26 Um- und Ausbau des Autobahnkreuzes Aachen / Dipl.-Ing. Dirk Gobbel{\´e} 30 Textilbewehrter Beton in Großprojekten am Beispiel einer Fußg{\"a}ngerbr{\"u}cke / Dipl.-Ing. Andre Nacken 32 Kalkulation in der Bauindustrie / Dipl.-Ing. Alexander Spix 34 Phoenix-See Dortmund : Standort f{\"u}r die Zukunft / Dipl,-Ing. Stephan Bendel ; Dipl.-Ing. Sebastian Nyßen 38 alfha.net - Ein Verein stellt sich vor 39 Impressum},
  subject      = {Aachen / Fachhochschule Aachen / Fachbereich Bauingenieurwesen},
  language  = {de}
}
@inproceedings{SchubertSchoening2010,
  author    = {Schubert, Nicole and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {3. Graduiertentagung der FH Aachen},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:a96-opus-3386},
  year      = {2010},
  abstract  = {Doktoranden der FH Aachen stellen ihre wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten aus verschiedenen Fachdisziplinen vor.},
  subject      = {Graduiertentagung},
  language  = {mul}
}
@inproceedings{HeerRedkowitzKraft2008,
  author    = {Heer, Thomas and Redkowitz, Daniel and Kraft, Bodo},
  title     = {Tool Support for the Integration of Light-Weight Ontologies},
  isbn      = {978-3-642-00670-8},
  year      = {2008},
  abstract  = {Abstract of the authors: In many areas of computer science ontologies become more and more important. The use of ontologies for domain modeling often brings up the issue of ontology integration. The task of merging several ontologies, covering specific subdomains, into one united ontology has to be solved. Many approaches for ontology integration aim at automating the process of ontology alignment. However, a complete automation is not feasible, and user interaction is always required. Nevertheless, most ontology integration tools offer only very limited support for the interactive part of the integration process. In this paper, we present a novel approach for the interactive integration of ontologies. The result of the ontology integration is incrementally updated after each definition of a correspondence between ontology elements. The user is guided through the ontologies to be integrated. By restricting the possible user actions, the integrity of all defined correspondences is ensured by the tool we developed. We evaluated our tool by integrating different regulations concerning building design.},
  subject      = {Ontologie <Wissensverarbeitung>},
  language  = {de}
}
@inproceedings{KraftRetkowitz2006,
  author    = {Kraft, Bodo and Retkowitz, Daniel},
  title     = {Rule-Dependencies for Visual Knowledge Specification in Conceptual Design},
  year      = {2006},
  abstract  = {In: Proc. of the 11th Intl. Conf. on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE-XI) ed. Hugues Rivard, Montreal, Canada, Seite 1-12, ACSE (CD-ROM), 2006 Currently, the conceptual design phase is not adequately supported by any CAD tool. Neither the support while elaborating conceptual sketches, nor the automatic proof of correctness with respect to effective restrictions is currently provided by any commercial tool. To enable domain experts to store the common as well as their personal domain knowledge, we develop a visual language for knowledge formalization. In this paper, a major extension to the already existing concepts is introduced. The possibility to define rule dependencies extends the expressiveness of the knowledge definition language and contributes to the usability of our approach.},
  subject      = {CAD},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{KraftRetkowitz2006,
  author    = {Kraft, Bodo and Retkowitz, Daniel},
  title     = {Graph Transformations for Dynamic Knowledge Processing},
  year      = {2006},
  abstract  = {In: Proceedings of the 39th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2006. HICSS '06 http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2006.200 The conceptual design phase at the beginning of the building construction process is not adequately supported by any CAD-tool. Conceptual design support needs regarding two aspects: first, the architect must be able to develop conceptual sketches that provide abstraction from constructive details. Second, conceptually relevant knowledge should be available to check these conceptual sketches. The paper deals with knowledge to formalize for conceptual design. To enable domain experts formalizing knowledge, a graph-based specification is presented that allows the development of a domain ontology and design rules specific for one class of buildings at runtime. The provided tool support illustrates the introduced concepts and demonstrates the consistency analysis between knowledge and conceptual design.},
  subject      = {CAD},
  language  = {de}
}
@inproceedings{KraftRetkowitz2005,
  author    = {Kraft, Bodo and Retkowitz, Daniel},
  title     = {Operationale Semantikdefinition f{\"u}r konzeptuelles Regelwissen},
  year      = {2005},
  abstract  = {In: Forum Bauinformatik 2005 : junge Wissenschaftler forschen / [Lehrstuhl Bauinformatik, Brandenburgische Technische Universit{\"a}t Cottbus. Frank Schley ... (Hrsg.)]. - Cottbus : Techn. Universit{\"a}t 2005. S. 1-10 ISBN 3-934934-11-0 Mittels eines operationalen Ansatzes zur Semantikdefinition wird am Bei-spiel des konzeptuellen Geb{\"a}udeentwurfs ein Regelsystem formalisiert. Dazu werdenzwei Teile, zum einen das Regelwissen, zum anderen ein konzeptueller Entwurfsplan zun{\"a}chst informell eingef{\"u}hrt und dann formal beschrieben. Darauf aufbauend wird die Grundlage f{\"u}r eine Konsistenzpr{\"u}fung des konzeptuellen Entwurfs gegen das Regel-wissen formal angeben},
  subject      = {CAD},
  language  = {de}
}
@inproceedings{KraftWilhelms2005,
  author    = {Kraft, Bodo and Wilhelms, Nils},
  title     = {Visual Knowledge Specification for Conceptual Design},
  year      = {2005},
  abstract  = {Proc. of the 2005 ASCE Intl. Conf. on Computing in Civil Engineering (ICCC 2005) eds. L. Soibelman und F. Pena-Mora, Seite 1-14, ASCE (CD-ROM), Cancun, Mexico, 2005 Current CAD tools are not able to support the fundamental conceptual design phase, and none of them provides consistency analyses of sketches produced by architects. To give architects a greater support at the conceptual design phase, we develop a CAD tool for conceptual design and a knowledge specification tool allowing the definition of conceptually relevant knowledge. The knowledge is specific to one class of buildings and can be reused. Based on a dynamic knowledge model, different types of design rules formalize the knowledge in a graph-based realization. An expressive visual language provides a user-friendly, human readable representation. Finally, consistency analyses enable conceptual designs to be checked against this defined knowledge. In this paper we concentrate on the knowledge specification part of our project.},
  subject      = {CAD},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{KraftSchneider2005,
  author    = {Kraft, Bodo and Schneider, Gerd},
  title     = {Semantic Roomobjects for Conceptual Design Support : A Knowledge-based Approach},
  isbn      = {978-1-4020-3460-2},
  year      = {2005},
  abstract  = {In: Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures 2005 2005, Part 4, 207-216, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3698-1_19 The conceptual design at the beginning of the building construction process is essential for the success of a building project. Even if some CAD tools allow elaborating conceptual sketches, they rather focus on the shape of the building elements and not on their functionality. We introduce semantic roomobjects and roomlinks, by way of example to the CAD tool ArchiCAD. These extensions provide a basis for specifying the organisation and functionality of a building and free architects being forced to directly produce detailed constructive sketches. Furthermore, we introduce consistency analyses of the conceptual sketch, based on an ontology containing conceptual relevant knowledge, specific to one class of buildings.},
  subject      = {CAD},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{KirchhofKraft2004,
  author    = {Kirchhof, M. and Kraft, Bodo},
  title     = {UML-based modeling of architectural knowledge and design},
  year      = {2004},
  abstract  = {IASSE-2004 - 13th International Conference on Intelligent and Adaptive Systems and Software Engineering eds. W. Dosch, N. Debnath, pp. 245-250, ISCA, Cary, NC, 1-3 July 2004, Nice, France We introduce a UML-based model for conceptual design support in civil engineering. Therefore, we identify required extensions to standard UML. Class diagrams are used for elaborating building typespecific knowledge: Object diagrams, implicitly contained in the architect's sketch, are validated against the defined knowledge. To enable the use of industrial, domain-specific tools, we provide an integrated conceptual design extension. The developed tool support is based on graph rewriting. With our approach architects are enabled to deal with semantic objects during early design phase, assisted by incremental consistency checks.},
  subject      = {UML},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{KraftWilhelms2004,
  author    = {Kraft, Bodo and Wilhelms, N.},
  title     = {Interactive distributed knowledge support for conceptual building design},
  isbn      = {3-86068-213-X},
  year      = {2004},
  abstract  = {In: Net-distributed Co-operation : Xth International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Weimar, June 02 - 04, 2004 ; proceedings / [ed. by Karl Beuke ...] . - Weimar: Bauhaus-Univ. Weimar 2004. - 1. Aufl. . Seite 1-14 ISBN 3-86068-213-X International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering <10, 2004, Weimar> Summary In our project, we develop new tools for the conceptual design phase. During conceptual design, the coarse functionality and organization of a building is more important than a detailed worked out construction. We identify two roles, first the knowledge engineer who is responsible for knowledge definition and maintenance; second the architect who elaborates the conceptual de-sign. The tool for the knowledge engineer is based on graph technology, it is specified using PROGRES and the UPGRADE framework. The tools for the architect are integrated to the in-dustrial CAD tool ArchiCAD. Consistency between knowledge and conceptual design is en-sured by the constraint checker, another extension to ArchiCAD.},
  subject      = {CAD},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{KraftNagl2003,
  author    = {Kraft, Bodo and Nagl, Manfred},
  title     = {Semantic tool support for conceptual design},
  year      = {2003},
  abstract  = {ITCE-2003 - 4th Joint Symposium on Information Technology in Civil Engineering ed Flood, I., Seite 1-12, ASCE (CD-ROM), Nashville, USA In this paper we discussed graph based tools to support architects during the conceptual design phase. Conceptual Design is defined before constructive design; the used concepts are more abstract. We develop two graph based approaches, a topdown using the graph rewriting system PROGRES and a more industrially oriented approach, where we extend the CAD system ArchiCAD. In both approaches, knowledge can be defined by a knowledge engineer, in the top-down approach in the domain model graph, in the bottom-up approach in the in an XML file. The defined knowledge is used to incrementally check the sketch and to inform the architect about violations of the defined knowledge. Our goal is to discover design error as soon as possible and to support the architect to design buildings with consideration of conceptual knowledge.},
  subject      = {CAD},
  language  = {en}
}