@article{GoettenHavermannBraunetal.2020, author = {G{\"o}tten, Falk and Havermann, Marc and Braun, Carsten and Marino, Matthew and Bil, Cees}, title = {Improved Form Factor for Drag Estimation of Fuselages with Various Cross Sections}, series = {Journal of Aircraft}, journal = {Journal of Aircraft}, publisher = {AIAA}, address = {Reston, Va.}, issn = {1533-3868}, doi = {10.2514/1.C036032}, pages = {1 -- 13}, year = {2020}, abstract = {The paper presents an aerodynamic investigation of 70 different streamlined bodies with fineness ratios ranging from 2 to 10. The bodies are chosen to idealize both unmanned and small manned aircraft fuselages and feature cross-sectional shapes that vary from circular to quadratic. The study focuses on friction and pressure drag in dependency of the individual body's fineness ratio and cross section. The drag forces are normalized with the respective body's wetted area to comply with an empirical drag estimation procedure. Although the friction drag coefficient then stays rather constant for all bodies, their pressure drag coefficients decrease with an increase in fineness ratio. Referring the pressure drag coefficient to the bodies' cross-sectional areas shows a distinct pressure drag minimum at a fineness ratio of about three. The pressure drag of bodies with a quadratic cross section is generally higher than for bodies of revolution. The results are used to derive an improved form factor that can be employed in a classic empirical drag estimation method. The improved formulation takes both the fineness ratio and cross-sectional shape into account. It shows superior accuracy in estimating streamlined body drag when compared with experimental data and other form factor formulations of the literature.}, language = {en} } @article{Schueckhaus2020, author = {Sch{\"u}ckhaus, Ulrich}, title = {Die SkyCab-Erfinder im WFMG-Interview}, series = {Business in MG}, journal = {Business in MG}, number = {1}, pages = {6 -- 7}, year = {2020}, language = {de} } @article{RoethPielenWolffetal.2018, author = {R{\"o}th, Thilo and Pielen, Michael and Wolff, Klaus and L{\"u}diger, Thomas}, title = {Urbane Fahrzeugkonzepte f{\"u}r die Shared Mobility}, series = {Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift - ATZ}, volume = {120}, journal = {Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift - ATZ}, number = {1}, publisher = {Springer Vieweg}, address = {Wiesbaden}, issn = {0001-2785}, doi = {10.1007/s35148-017-0176-8}, pages = {18 -- 23}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Urbane Mobilit{\"a}tskonzepte der Zukunft erfordern neue Unternehmensformen, idealerweise aus Old Economy und New Economy, sowie eine enge Anbindung an die gesellschaftsrelevante Zukunftsforschung. F{\"u}r neue Fahrzeugkonzepte des Carsharing bedeutet dies, dass alle kostenverursachenden Faktoren erfasst und analysiert werden m{\"u}ssen. Die FH Aachen, share2drive und FEV geben einen Ausblick auf die zuk{\"u}nftige Fahrzeugklasse der Personal Public Vehicles als „Rolling Device".}, language = {de} } @article{RuppSchulzeKuperjans2018, author = {Rupp, Matthias and Schulze, Sven and Kuperjans, Isabel}, title = {Comparative life cycle analysis of conventional and hybrid heavy-duty trucks}, series = {World electric vehicle journal}, volume = {9}, journal = {World electric vehicle journal}, number = {2}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {2032-6653}, doi = {10.3390/wevj9020033}, pages = {Article No. 33}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Heavy-duty trucks are one of the main contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in German traffic. Drivetrain electrification is an option to reduce tailpipe emissions by increasing energy conversion efficiency. To evaluate the vehicle's environmental impacts, it is necessary to consider the entire life cycle. In addition to the daily use, it is also necessary to include the impact of production and disposal. This study presents the comparative life cycle analysis of a parallel hybrid and a conventional heavy-duty truck in long-haul operation. Assuming a uniform vehicle glider, only the differing parts of both drivetrains are taken into account to calculate the environmental burdens of the production. The use phase is modeled by a backward simulation in MATLAB/Simulink considering a characteristic driving cycle. A break-even analysis is conducted to show at what mileage the larger CO2eq emissions due to the production of the electric drivetrain are compensated. The effect of parameter variation on the break-even mileage is investigated by a sensitivity analysis. The results of this analysis show the difference in CO2eq/t km is negative, indicating that the hybrid vehicle releases 4.34 g CO2eq/t km over a lifetime fewer emissions compared to the diesel truck. The break-even analysis also emphasizes the advantages of the electrified drivetrain, compensating the larger emissions generated during production after already a distance of 15,800 km (approx. 1.5 months of operation time). The intersection coordinates, distance, and CO2eq, strongly depend on fuel, emissions for battery production and the driving profile, which lead to nearly all parameter variations showing an increase in break-even distance.}, language = {en} } @article{PetersonRoethUibel2017, author = {Peterson, Leif Arne and R{\"o}th, Thilo and Uibel, Thomas}, title = {Einsatz von Holzwerkstoffen in Fahrzeugstrukturen}, series = {Bauen mit Holz}, journal = {Bauen mit Holz}, number = {3}, publisher = {Bruderverlag}, address = {K{\"o}ln}, issn = {0005-6545}, pages = {32 -- 38}, year = {2017}, language = {de} } @article{NeuJanserKhatibietal.2017, author = {Neu, Eugen and Janser, Frank and Khatibi, Akbar A. and Orifici, Adrian C.}, title = {Fully Automated Operational Modal Analysis using multi-stage clustering}, series = {Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing}, volume = {Vol. 84, Part A}, journal = {Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0888-3270}, doi = {10.1016/j.ymssp.2016.07.031}, pages = {308 -- 323}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @article{NeuJanserKhatibietal.2016, author = {Neu, Eugen and Janser, Frank and Khatibi, Akbar A. and Orifici, Adrian C.}, title = {Automated modal parameter-based anomaly detection under varying wind excitation}, series = {Structural Health Monitoring}, volume = {15}, journal = {Structural Health Monitoring}, number = {6}, publisher = {Sage}, address = {London}, issn = {1475-9217}, doi = {10.1177/1475921716665803}, pages = {1 -- 20}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Wind-induced operational variability is one of the major challenges for structural health monitoring of slender engineering structures like aircraft wings or wind turbine blades. Damage sensitive features often show an even bigger sensitivity to operational variability. In this study a composite cantilever was subjected to multiple mass configurations, velocities and angles of attack in a controlled wind tunnel environment. A small-scale impact damage was introduced to the specimen and the structural response measurements were repeated. The proposed damage detection methodology is based on automated operational modal analysis. A novel baseline preparation procedure is described that reduces the amount of user interaction to the provision of a single consistency threshold. The procedure starts with an indeterminate number of operational modal analysis identifications from a large number of datasets and returns a complete baseline matrix of natural frequencies and damping ratios that is suitable for subsequent anomaly detection. Mahalanobis distance-based anomaly detection is then applied to successfully detect the damage under varying severities of operational variability and with various degrees of knowledge about the present operational conditions. The damage detection capabilities of the proposed methodology were found to be excellent under varying velocities and angles of attack. Damage detection was less successful under joint mass and wind variability but could be significantly improved through the provision of the currently encountered operational conditions.}, language = {en} } @article{WeiheAnsgarRoethetal.2013, author = {Weihe, Stefan and Ansgar, Ernst and R{\"o}th, Thilo and Proksch, Johannes}, title = {Leichtmetall-Stahl-Verbundguss im Nutzfahrzeugbau}, series = {Lightweight Design}, volume = {6}, journal = {Lightweight Design}, number = {2}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {2192-8738 (Online)}, pages = {38 -- 43}, year = {2013}, abstract = {In modernen Fahrzeugkarosserien der Großserie kommen zunehmend Materialmischbauweisen zur Anwendung. In Zusammenarbeit der Daimler AG, der Tower Automotive Holding GmbH, der Imperia GmbH sowie der Partnerunternehmen KSM Castings GmbH und Schaufler Tooling GmbH \& Co. KG wird das Leichtbaupotenzial von Stahlblech-AluminiumverbundgussHybriden am Beispiel des vorderen Dachquertr{\"a}gers des Mercedes-Benz Viano/Vito ausf{\"u}hrlich untersucht.}, language = {de} } @article{WeiheErnstRoethetal.2013, author = {Weihe, Stefan and Ernst, Ansgar and R{\"o}th, Thilo and Proksch, Johannes}, title = {Aluminium-Stahl-Verbundguss im Nutzfahrzeugbau}, series = {ATZ - Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift}, volume = {115}, journal = {ATZ - Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift}, number = {4}, publisher = {Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden}, issn = {2192-8800 (Online)}, pages = {312 -- 316}, year = {2013}, abstract = {In modernen Fahrzeugkarosserien der Großserie kommen zunehmend Materialmischbauweisen zur Anwendung. In Zusammenarbeit der Daimler AG, der Tower Automotive Holding GmbH, der Imperia GmbH sowie der Partnerunternehmen KSM Castings GmbH und Schaufler Tooling GmbH \& Co. KG wird das Leichtbaupotenzial von Aluminiumverbundguss-Stahlblech-Hybriden am Beispiel des vorderen Dachquertr{\"a}gers des Mercedes-Benz Viano/Vito ausf{\"u}hrlich untersucht.}, language = {de} } @article{Esch2010, author = {Esch, Thomas}, title = {Trends in commercial vehicle powertrains}, series = {ATZautotechnology}, volume = {2010}, journal = {ATZautotechnology}, number = {10}, publisher = {Vieweg \& Sohn}, address = {Wiesbaden}, issn = {2192-886X}, doi = {10.1007/BF03247185}, pages = {26 -- 31}, year = {2010}, abstract = {Low emission zones and truck bans, the rising price of diesel and increases in road tolls: all of these factors are putting serious pressure on the transport industry. Commercial vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers are in the process of identifying new solutions to these challenges as part of their efforts to meet the EEV (enhanced environmentally friendly vehicle) limits, which are currently the most robust European exhaust and emissions standards for trucks and buses.}, language = {en} } @article{ElsenHartungHornetal.2001, author = {Elsen, Ingo and Hartung, Frank and Horn, Uwe and Kampmann, Markus and Peters, Liliane}, title = {Streaming technology in 3G mobile communication systems}, series = {Computer : innovative technology for computer professionals}, volume = {34}, journal = {Computer : innovative technology for computer professionals}, number = {9 Seiten}, editor = {Voas, Jeffrey}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {New York}, issn = {0018-9162}, pages = {46 -- 52}, year = {2001}, abstract = {Third-generation mobile communication systems will combine standardized streaming with a range of unique services to provide high-quality Internet content that meets the specific needs of the rapidly growing mobile market.}, language = {en} } @article{ElsenKraiss1999, author = {Elsen, Ingo and Kraiss, Karl-Friedrich}, title = {System concept and realization of a scalable neurocomputing architecture}, series = {Systems Analysis Modelling Simulation}, volume = {35}, journal = {Systems Analysis Modelling Simulation}, number = {4}, publisher = {Gordon and Breach Science Publishers}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0232-9298}, pages = {399 -- 419}, year = {1999}, abstract = {This paper describes the realization of a novel neurocomputer which is based on the concepts of a coprocessor. In contrast to existing neurocomputers the main interest was the realization of a scalable, flexible system, which is capable of computing neural networks of arbitrary topology and scale, with full independence of special hardware from the software's point of view. On the other hand, computational power should be added, whenever needed and flexibly adapted to the requirements of the application. Hardware independence is achieved by a run time system which is capable of using all available computing power, including multiple host CPUs and an arbitrary number of neural coprocessors autonomously. The realization of arbitrary neural topologies is provided through the implementation of the elementary operations which can be found in most neural topologies.}, language = {en} } @article{ElsenKraissKrumbiegeletal.1999, author = {Elsen, Ingo and Kraiss, Karl-Friedrich and Krumbiegel, Dirk and Walter, Peter and Wickel, Jochen}, title = {Visual information retrieval for 3D product identification: a midterm report}, series = {KI - K{\"u}nstliche Intelligenz}, volume = {13}, journal = {KI - K{\"u}nstliche Intelligenz}, number = {1}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {1610-1987}, pages = {64 -- 67}, year = {1999}, language = {en} }