@incollection{StengerAltherrAbel2019, author = {Stenger, David and Altherr, Lena and Abel, Dirk}, title = {Machine learning and metaheuristics for black-box optimization of product families: a case-study investigating solution quality vs. computational overhead}, series = {Operations Research Proceedings 2018}, booktitle = {Operations Research Proceedings 2018}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-030-18499-5 (Print)}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-18500-8_47}, pages = {379 -- 385}, year = {2019}, abstract = {In product development, numerous design decisions have to be made. Multi-domain virtual prototyping provides a variety of tools to assess technical feasibility of design options, however often requires substantial computational effort for just a single evaluation. A special challenge is therefore the optimal design of product families, which consist of a group of products derived from a common platform. Finding an optimal platform configuration (stating what is shared and what is individually designed for each product) and an optimal design of all products simultaneously leads to a mixed-integer nonlinear black-box optimization model. We present an optimization approach based on metamodels and a metaheuristic. To increase computational efficiency and solution quality, we compare different types of Gaussian process regression metamodels adapted from the domain of machine learning, and combine them with a genetic algorithm. We illustrate our approach on the example of a product family of electrical drives, and investigate the trade-off between solution quality and computational overhead.}, language = {en} } @incollection{BensbergBuscherCzarnecki2019, author = {Bensberg, Frank and Buscher, Gandalf and Czarnecki, Christian}, title = {Digital transformation and IT topics in the consulting industry: a labor market perspective}, series = {Advances in consulting research : recent findings and practical cases}, booktitle = {Advances in consulting research : recent findings and practical cases}, editor = {Nissen, Volker}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-319-95998-6}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-95999-3_16}, pages = {341 -- 357}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Information technologies, such as big data analytics, cloud computing, cyber physical systems, robotic process automation, and the internet of things, provide a sustainable impetus for the structural development of business sectors as well as the digitalization of markets, enterprises, and processes. Within the consulting industry, the proliferation of these technologies opened up the new segment of digital transformation, which focuses on setting up, controlling, and implementing projects for enterprises from a broad range of sectors. These recent developments raise the question, which requirements evolve for IT consultants as important success factors of those digital transformation projects. Therefore, this empirical contribution provides indications regarding the qualifications and competences necessary for IT consultants in the era of digital transformation from a labor market perspective. On the one hand, this knowledge base is interesting for the academic education of consultants, since it supports a market-oriented design of adequate training measures. On the other hand, insights into the competence requirements for consultants are considered relevant for skill and talent management processes in consulting practice. Assuming that consulting companies pursue a strategic human resource management approach, labor market information may also be useful to discover strategic behavioral patterns.}, language = {en} } @incollection{SchmitzDietzeCzarnecki2019, author = {Schmitz, Manfred and Dietze, Christian and Czarnecki, Christian}, title = {Enabling digital transformation through robotic process automation at Deutsche Telekom}, series = {Enabling digital transformation through robotic process automation at Deutsche Telekom}, booktitle = {Enabling digital transformation through robotic process automation at Deutsche Telekom}, editor = {Urbach, Nils and R{\"o}glinger, Maximilian}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-319-95272-7}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-95273-4_2}, pages = {15 -- 33}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Due to the high number of customer contacts, fault clearances, installations, and product provisioning per year, the automation level of operational processes has a significant impact on financial results, quality, and customer experience. Therefore, the telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom (DT) has defined a digital strategy with the objectives of zero complexity and zero complaint, one touch, agility in service, and disruptive thinking. In this context, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) was identified as an enabling technology to formulate and realize DT's digital strategy through automation of rule-based, routine, and predictable tasks in combination with structured and stable data.}, language = {en} } @incollection{AuthCzarneckiBensbergetal.2019, author = {Auth, Gunnar and Czarnecki, Christian and Bensberg, Frank and Thor, Andreas}, title = {Digitalisierung des Forschungsprozesses aus Sicht von Forschenden - durch Serviceintegration zum pers{\"o}nlichen Forschungsinformationssystem}, series = {Hochschulen in Zeiten der Digitalisierung : Lehre, Forschung und Organisation}, booktitle = {Hochschulen in Zeiten der Digitalisierung : Lehre, Forschung und Organisation}, editor = {Barton, Thomas and M{\"u}ller, Christian and Seel, Christian}, publisher = {Springer Vieweg}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {978-3-658-26617-2 (Print)}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-658-26618-9_17}, pages = {287 -- 307}, year = {2019}, abstract = {In der Diskussion {\"u}ber die Digitalisierung der Forschung spielt die Frage nach der optimalen IT-Unterst{\"u}tzung f{\"u}r Forschende eine wichtige Rolle. Forschende k{\"o}nnen heute an ihren Hochschulen bzw. Wissenschaftseinrichtungen auf ein breites Angebot interner IT-Dienstleistungen zur{\"u}ckgreifen, das auch kooperative IT-Dienste umfasst, die von mehreren Institutionen in Zusammenarbeit bereitgestellt werden. Außerhalb der eigenen Organisation und des weiteren Verbunds hat sich im Internet zudem ein breites externes Angebot an innovativen, h{\"a}ufig kostenlos nutzbaren Onlinediensten entwickelt. Neben horizontalen Onlinediensten, die sich prinzipiell an jeden Internetnutzer richten (bspw. Dropbox, Twitter, WhatsApp), nimmt auch die Zahl von vertikalen Diensten f{\"u}r wissenschaftliche bzw. Forschungszwecke immer weiter zu (bspw. GoogleScholar, ResearchGate, figshare). F{\"u}r Forschende er{\"o}ffnen sich damit vielf{\"a}ltige neue M{\"o}glichkeiten, ihren individuellen Forschungsprozess durch digitale Werkzeuge zu verbessern. Aufgrund rechtlicher, technischer und personeller Restriktionen k{\"o}nnen jedoch interne Dienstleister bei der Identifizierung, Auswahl und Nutzung externer Onlinedienste nur wenig Unterst{\"u}tzung leisten. Aus einer serviceorientierten Perspektive stehen Forschende zunehmend vor dem Problem, wie sich heterogene IT-Dienste interner und externer Anbieter in den eigenen Forschungsprozess integrieren lassen. Als L{\"o}sungsansatz skizziert das Kapitel das Konzept eines pers{\"o}nlichen Forschungsinformationssystems nach Gesichtspunkten eines digitalen Servicesystems.}, language = {de} } @incollection{CzarneckiBensberg2019, author = {Czarnecki, Christian and Bensberg, Frank}, title = {Telekommunikationsunternehmen, Anwendungssysteme f{\"u}r}, series = {Enzyklop{\"a}die der Wirtschaftsinformatik}, booktitle = {Enzyklop{\"a}die der Wirtschaftsinformatik}, publisher = {Gito}, address = {Berlin}, pages = {1 -- 3}, year = {2019}, language = {de} } @incollection{Czarnecki2019, author = {Czarnecki, Christian}, title = {Robotergesteuerte Prozessautomatisierung}, series = {Enzyklop{\"a}die der Wirtschaftsinformatik}, booktitle = {Enzyklop{\"a}die der Wirtschaftsinformatik}, publisher = {Gito}, address = {Berlin}, pages = {1 -- 3}, year = {2019}, language = {de} } @incollection{CzarneckiBensberg2019, author = {Czarnecki, Christian and Bensberg, Frank}, title = {Enhanced Telecom Operations Map (eTOM)}, series = {Enzyklop{\"a}die der Wirtschaftsinformatik}, booktitle = {Enzyklop{\"a}die der Wirtschaftsinformatik}, publisher = {Gito}, address = {Berlin}, pages = {1 -- 4}, year = {2019}, language = {de} } @incollection{MuellerAltherrAholaetal.2018, author = {M{\"u}ller, Tim M. and Altherr, Lena and Ahola, Marja and Schabel, Samuel and Pelz, Peter F.}, title = {Optimizing pressure screen systems in paper recycling: optimal system layout, component selection and operation}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-030-18499-5}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-18500-8_44}, pages = {355 -- 361}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Around 60\% of the paper worldwide is made from recovered paper. Especially adhesive contaminants, so called stickies, reduce paper quality. To remove stickies but at the same time keep as many valuable fibers as possible, multi-stage screening systems with several interconnected pressure screens are used. When planning such systems, suitable screens have to be selected and their interconnection as well as operational parameters have to be defined considering multiple conflicting objectives. In this contribution, we present a Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Program to optimize system layout, component selection and operation to find a suitable trade-off between output quality and yield.}, language = {en} } @incollection{StengerAltherrMuelleretal.2018, author = {Stenger, David and Altherr, Lena and M{\"u}ller, Tankred and Pelz, Peter F.}, title = {Product family design optimization using model-based engineering techniques}, series = {Operations Research Proceedings 2017}, booktitle = {Operations Research Proceedings 2017}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-319-89919-0}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-89920-6_66}, pages = {495 -- 502}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Highly competitive markets paired with tremendous production volumes demand particularly cost efficient products. The usage of common parts and modules across product families can potentially reduce production costs. Yet, increasing commonality typically results in overdesign of individual products. Multi domain virtual prototyping enables designers to evaluate costs and technical feasibility of different single product designs at reasonable computational effort in early design phases. However, savings by platform commonality are hard to quantify and require detailed knowledge of e.g. the production process and the supply chain. Therefore, we present and evaluate a multi-objective metamodel-based optimization algorithm which enables designers to explore the trade-off between high commonality and cost optimal design of single products.}, language = {en} } @incollection{LeiseAltherrPelz2018, author = {Leise, Philipp and Altherr, Lena and Pelz, Peter F.}, title = {Energy-Efficient design of a water supply system for skyscrapers by mixed-integer nonlinear programming}, series = {Operations Research Proceedings 2017}, booktitle = {Operations Research Proceedings 2017}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-319-89919-0}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-89920-6_63}, year = {2018}, abstract = {The energy-efficiency of technical systems can be improved by a systematic design approach. Technical Operations Research (TOR) employs methods known from Operations Research to find a global optimal layout and operation strategy of technical systems. We show the practical usage of this approach by the systematic design of a decentralized water supply system for skyscrapers. All possible network options and operation strategies are modeled by a Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Program. We present the optimal system found by our approach and highlight the energy savings compared to a conventional system design.}, language = {en} } @incollection{CzarneckiAuth2018, author = {Czarnecki, Christian and Auth, Gunnar}, title = {Prozessdigitalisierung durch Robotic 7 Process Automation}, series = {Digitalisierung in Unternehmen: von den theoretischen Ans{\"a}tzen zur praktischen Umsetzung}, booktitle = {Digitalisierung in Unternehmen: von den theoretischen Ans{\"a}tzen zur praktischen Umsetzung}, editor = {Barton, Thomas and M{\"u}ller, Christian and Seel, Christian}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {9783658227739}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-658-22773-9_7}, pages = {113 -- 131}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Im Rahmen der digitalen Transformation werden innovative Technologiekonzepte, wie z. B. das Internet der Dinge und Cloud Computing als Treiber f{\"u}r weitreichende Ver{\"a}nderungen von Organisationen und Gesch{\"a}ftsmodellen angesehen. In diesem Kontext ist Robotic Process Automation (RPA) ein neuartiger Ansatz zur Prozessautomatisierung, bei dem manuelle T{\"a}tigkeiten durch sogenannte Softwareroboter erlernt und automatisiert ausgef{\"u}hrt werden. Dabei emulieren Softwareroboter die Eingaben auf der bestehenden Pr{\"a}sentationsschicht, so dass keine {\"A}nderungen an vorhandenen Anwendungssystemen notwendig sind. Die innovative Idee ist die Transformation der bestehenden Prozessausf{\"u}hrung von manuell zu digital, was RPA von traditionellen Ans{\"a}tzen des Business Process Managements (BPM) unterscheidet, bei denen z. B. prozessgetriebene Anpassungen auf Ebene der Gesch{\"a}ftslogik notwendig sind. Am Markt werden bereits unterschiedliche RPA-L{\"o}sungen als Softwareprodukte angeboten. Gerade bei operativen Prozessen mit sich wiederholenden Verarbeitungsschritten in unterschiedlichen Anwendungssystemen sind gute Ergebnisse durch RPA dokumentiert, wie z. B. die Automatisierung von 35 \% der Backoffice-Prozesse bei Telefonica. Durch den vergleichsweise niedrigen Implementierungsaufwand verbunden mit einem hohen Automatisierungspotenzial ist in der Praxis (z. B. Banken, Telekommunikation, Energieversorgung) ein hohes Interesse an RPA vorhanden. Der Beitrag diskutiert RPA als innovativen Ansatz zur Prozessdigitalisierung und gibt konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen f{\"u}r die Praxis. Dazu wird zwischen modellgetriebenen und selbstlernenden Ans{\"a}tzen unterschieden. Anhand von generellen Architekturen von RPA-Systemen werden Anwendungsszenarien sowie deren Automatisierungspotenziale, aber auch Einschr{\"a}nkungen, diskutiert. Es folgt ein strukturierter Markt{\"u}berblick ausgew{\"a}hlter RPA-Produkte. Anhand von drei konkreten Anwendungsbeispielen wird die Nutzung von RPA in der Praxis verdeutlicht.}, language = {de} } @incollection{SchneiderWisselinkCzarnecki2018, author = {Schneider, Dominik and Wisselink, Frank and Czarnecki, Christian}, title = {Nutzen und Rahmenbedingungen 5 informationsgetriebener Gesch{\"a}ftsmodelle des Internets der Dinge}, series = {Digitalisierung in Unternehmen: von den theoretischen Ans{\"a}tzen zur praktischen Umsetzung}, booktitle = {Digitalisierung in Unternehmen: von den theoretischen Ans{\"a}tzen zur praktischen Umsetzung}, editor = {Barton, Thomas and M{\"u}ller, Christian and Seel, Christian}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {9783658227739}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-658-22773-9_5}, pages = {67 -- 85}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Im Kontext der zunehmenden Digitalisierung wird das Internet der Dinge (englisch: Internet of Things, IoT) als ein technologischer Treiber angesehen, durch den komplett neue Gesch{\"a}ftsmodelle im Zusammenspiel unterschiedlicher Akteure entstehen k{\"o}nnen. Identifizierte Schl{\"u}sselakteure sind unter anderem traditionelle Industrieunternehmen, Kommunen und Telekommunikationsunternehmen. Letztere sorgen mit der Bereitstellung von Konnektivit{\"a}t daf{\"u}r, dass kleine Ger{\"a}te mit winzigen Batterien nahezu {\"u}berall und direkt an das Internet angebunden werden k{\"o}nnen. Es sind schon viele IoT-Anwendungsf{\"a}lle auf dem Markt, die eine Vereinfachung f{\"u}r Endkunden darstellen, wie beispielsweise Philips Hue Tap. Neben Gesch{\"a}ftsmodellen basierend auf Konnektivit{\"a}t besteht ein großes Potenzial f{\"u}r informationsgetriebene Gesch{\"a}ftsmodelle, die bestehende Gesch{\"a}ftsmodelle unterst{\"u}tzen sowie weiterentwickeln k{\"o}nnen. Ein Beispiel daf{\"u}r ist der IoT-Anwendungsfall Park and Joy der Deutschen Telekom AG, bei dem Parkpl{\"a}tze mithilfe von Sensoren vernetzt und Autofahrer in Echtzeit {\"u}ber verf{\"u}gbare Parkpl{\"a}tze informiert werden. Informationsgetriebene Gesch{\"a}ftsmodelle k{\"o}nnen auf Daten aufsetzen, die in IoT-Anwendungsf{\"a}llen erzeugt werden. Zum Beispiel kann ein Telekommunikationsunternehmen Mehrwert sch{\"o}pfen, indem es aus Daten entscheidungsrelevantere Informationen - sogenannte Insights - ableitet, die zur Steigerung der Entscheidungsagilit{\"a}t genutzt werden. Außerdem k{\"o}nnen Insights monetarisiert werden. Die Monetarisierung von Insights kann nur nachhaltig stattfinden, wenn sorgf{\"a}ltig gehandelt wird und Rahmenbedingungen ber{\"u}cksichtigt werden. In diesem Kapitel wird das Konzept informationsgetriebener Gesch{\"a}ftsmodelle erl{\"a}utert und anhand des konkreten Anwendungsfalls Park and Joy verdeutlicht. Dar{\"u}ber hinaus werden Nutzen, Risiken und Rahmenbedingungen diskutiert.}, language = {de} } @incollection{HaukCzarneckiDietze2018, author = {Hauk, Joachim and Czarnecki, Christian and Dietze, Christian}, title = {Prozessorientierte Messung der Customer Experience am Beispiel der Telekommunikationsindustrie}, series = {Customer Experience im Zeitalter des Kunden : Best Practices, Lessons Learned und Forschungsergebnisse}, booktitle = {Customer Experience im Zeitalter des Kunden : Best Practices, Lessons Learned und Forschungsergebnisse}, editor = {Rusnjak, Andreas and Schallmo, Daniel R. A.}, publisher = {Springer Gabler}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {978-3-658-18961-7}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-658-18961-7_7}, pages = {195 -- 216}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Hohe Wettbewerbsintensit{\"a}t und gestiegene Kundenanforderungen erfordern bei Telekommunikationsunternehmen eine aktive Gestaltung der Customer Experience (CX). Ein wichtiger Aspekt dabei ist die CX-Messung. Traditionelle Zufriedenheitsmessungen sind oft nicht ausreichend, um die Kundenerfahrung in komplexen Prozessen vollst{\"a}ndig zu erfassen. Daher wird in diesem Kapitel eine prozess{\"u}bergreifende Referenzl{\"o}sung zur CX-Messung am Beispiel der Telekommunikationsindustrie vorgeschlagen. Ausgangspunkt ist ein industriespezifisches Prozessmodell, das sich an dem Referenzmodell eTOM orientiert. Dieses wird um Messpunkte erweitert, die Schwachstellen in Bezug auf die CX identifizieren. F{\"u}r die erkannten Schwachstellen werden {\"u}ber eine Referenzmatrix m{\"o}gliche Ausl{\"o}ser abgeleitet und anhand von typischen Gesch{\"a}ftsfallmengen bewertet. Somit ist eine direkte Zuordnung und Erfolgsmessung konkreter Maßnahmen zur Behebung der Schwachstellen m{\"o}glich. Die so entwickelte Referenzl{\"o}sung wurde im Projekt K1 bei der Deutschen Telekom erfolgreich umgesetzt. Details zur Umsetzung werden als Fallstudien dargestellt.}, language = {de} } @incollection{Czarnecki2018, author = {Czarnecki, Christian}, title = {Establishment of a central process governance organization combined with operational process improvements : Insights from a BPM Project at a leading telecommunications operator in the Middle East}, series = {Business process management cases : digital innovation and business transformation in practice}, booktitle = {Business process management cases : digital innovation and business transformation in practice}, editor = {vom Brocke, Jan and Mendling, Jan}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-319-58306-8}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-58307-5}, pages = {57 -- 76}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Because of customer churn, strong competition, and operational inefficiencies, the telecommunications operator ME Telco (fictitious name due to confidentiality) launched a strategic transformation program that included a Business Process Management (BPM) project. Major problems were silo-oriented process management and missing cross-functional transparency. Process improvements were not consistently planned and aligned with corporate targets. Measurable inefficiencies were observed on an operational level, e.g., high lead times and reassignment rates of the incident management process.}, language = {en} } @incollection{NiemuellerZwillingLakemeyeretal.2017, author = {Niemueller, Tim and Zwilling, Frederik and Lakemeyer, Gerhard and L{\"o}bach, Matthias and Reuter, Sebastian and Jeschke, Sabina and Ferrein, Alexander}, title = {Cyber-Physical System Intelligence}, series = {Industrial Internet of Things}, booktitle = {Industrial Internet of Things}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-319-42559-7}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-42559-7_17}, pages = {447 -- 472}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Cyber-physical systems are ever more common in manufacturing industries. Increasing their autonomy has been declared an explicit goal, for example, as part of the Industry 4.0 vision. To achieve this system intelligence, principled and software-driven methods are required to analyze sensing data, make goal-directed decisions, and eventually execute and monitor chosen tasks. In this chapter, we present a number of knowledge-based approaches to these problems and case studies with in-depth evaluation results of several different implementations for groups of autonomous mobile robots performing in-house logistics in a smart factory. We focus on knowledge-based systems because besides providing expressive languages and capable reasoning techniques, they also allow for explaining how a particular sequence of actions came about, for example, in the case of a failure.}, language = {en} } @incollection{NiemuellerLakemeyerReuteretal.2017, author = {Niemueller, T. and Lakemeyer, G. and Reuter, S. and Jeschke, S. and Ferrein, Alexander}, title = {Benchmarking of Cyber-Physical Systems in Industrial Robotics: The RoboCup Logistics League as a CPS Benchmark Blueprint}, series = {Cyber-Physical Systems: Foundations, Principles and Applications}, booktitle = {Cyber-Physical Systems: Foundations, Principles and Applications}, publisher = {Academic Press}, address = {London}, doi = {10.1016/B978-0-12-803801-7.00013-4}, pages = {193 -- 207}, year = {2017}, abstract = {In the future, we expect manufacturing companies to follow a new paradigm that mandates more automation and autonomy in production processes. Such smart factories will offer a variety of production technologies as services that can be combined ad hoc to produce a large number of different product types and variants cost-effectively even in small lot sizes. This is enabled by cyber-physical systems that feature flexible automated planning methods for production scheduling, execution control, and in-factory logistics. During development, testbeds are required to determine the applicability of integrated systems in such scenarios. Furthermore, benchmarks are needed to quantify and compare system performance in these industry-inspired scenarios at a comprehensible and manageable size which is, at the same time, complex enough to yield meaningful results. In this chapter, based on our experience in the RoboCup Logistics League (RCLL) as a specific example, we derive a generic blueprint for how a holistic benchmark can be developed, which combines a specific scenario with a set of key performance indicators as metrics to evaluate the overall integrated system and its components.}, language = {de} } @incollection{AltherrDoerigEdereretal.2017, author = {Altherr, Lena and D{\"o}rig, Bastian and Ederer, Thorsten and Pelz, Peter Franz and Pfetsch, Marc and Wolf, Jan}, title = {A mixed-integer nonlinear program for the design of gearboxes}, series = {Operations Research Proceedings 2016}, booktitle = {Operations Research Proceedings 2016}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-319-55701-4}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-55702-1_31}, pages = {227 -- 233}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Gearboxes are mechanical transmission systems that provide speed and torque conversions from a rotating power source. Being a central element of the drive train, they are relevant for the efficiency and durability of motor vehicles. In this work, we present a new approach for gearbox design: Modeling the design problem as a mixed-integer nonlinear program (MINLP) allows us to create gearbox designs from scratch for arbitrary requirements and—given enough time—to compute provably globally optimal designs for a given objective. We show how different degrees of freedom influence the runtime and present an exemplary solution.}, language = {en} } @incollection{AltherrEdererLorenzetal.2016, author = {Altherr, Lena and Ederer, Thorsten and Lorenz, Ulf and Pelz, Peter F. and P{\"o}ttgen, Philipp}, title = {Designing a feedback control system via mixed-integer programming}, series = {Operations Research Proceedings 2014: Selected Papers of the Annual International Conference of the German Operations Research}, booktitle = {Operations Research Proceedings 2014: Selected Papers of the Annual International Conference of the German Operations Research}, editor = {L{\"u}bbecke, Marco E. and Koster, Arie and Letmathe, Peter and Madlener, Reihard and Preis, Britta and Walther, Grit}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-319-28695-2}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-28697-6_18}, pages = {121 -- 127}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Pure analytical or experimental methods can only find a control strategy for technical systems with a fixed setup. In former contributions we presented an approach that simultaneously finds the optimal topology and the optimal open-loop control of a system via Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP). In order to extend this approach by a closed-loop control we present a Mixed Integer Program for a time discretized tank level control. This model is the basis for an extension by combinatorial decisions and thus for the variation of the network topology. Furthermore, one is able to appraise feasible solutions using the global optimality gap.}, language = {en} } @incollection{RebelHueningScholletal.2015, author = {Rebel, S{\"o}ren and H{\"u}ning, Felix and Scholl, Ingrid and Ferrein, Alexander}, title = {MQOne: Low-cost design for a rugged-terrain robot platform}, series = {Intelligent robotics and applications : 8th International Conference, ICIRA 2015, Portsmouth, UK, August 24-27, 2015, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture notes in computer science : vol. 9245)}, booktitle = {Intelligent robotics and applications : 8th International Conference, ICIRA 2015, Portsmouth, UK, August 24-27, 2015, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture notes in computer science : vol. 9245)}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-319-22875-4 (print) ; 978-3-319-22876-1 (E-Book)}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-22876-1_19}, pages = {209 -- 221}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Rugged terrain robot designs are important for field robotics missions. A number of commercial platforms are available, however, at an impressive price. In this paper, we describe the hardware and software component of a low-cost wheeled rugged-terrain robot. The robot is based on an electric children quad bike and is modified to be driven by wire. In terms of climbing properties, operation time and payload it can compete with some of the commercially available platforms, but at a far lower price.}, language = {en} } @incollection{RahierRitzWallenborn2015, author = {Rahier, Michael and Ritz, Thomas and Wallenborn, Ramona}, title = {Information and communication technology for integrated mobility concepts such as E-carsharing}, series = {E-Mobility in Europe : trends and good practice}, booktitle = {E-Mobility in Europe : trends and good practice}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham [u.a.]}, isbn = {978-3-319-13193-1}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-13194-8_17}, pages = {311 -- 326}, year = {2015}, abstract = {During the past decade attitude towards sharing things has changed extremely. Not just personal data is shared (e.g. in social networks) but also mobility. Together with the increased ecological awareness of the recent years, new mobility concepts have evolved. E-carsharing has become a symbol for these changes of attitude. The management of a shared car fleet, the energy management of electric mobility and the management of various carsharing users with individual likes and dislikes are just some of the major challenges of e-carsharing. Weaving it into integrated mobility concepts, this raises complexity even further. These challenges can only be overcome by an appropriate amount of well-shaped information available at the right place and time. In order to gather, process and share the required information, fleet cars have to be equipped with modern information and communication technology (ICT) and become so-called fully connected cars. Ensuring the usability of these ICT systems is another challenge that is often neglected, even though it is usability that makes carsharing comfortable, attractive and supports users' new attitudes. By means of an integrated and consistent concept for human-machine interaction (HMI), the usability of such systems can be raised tremendously.}, language = {en} } @incollection{KuemmellHillgaertner2015, author = {K{\"u}mmell, Steffen and Hillg{\"a}rtner, Michael}, title = {Inductive charging comfortable and nonvisible charging stations for urbanised areas}, series = {E-Mobility in Europe : trends and good practice}, booktitle = {E-Mobility in Europe : trends and good practice}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham [u.a.]}, isbn = {978-3-319-13193-1}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-13194-8_16}, pages = {297 -- 309}, year = {2015}, abstract = {For a wide acceptance of E-Mobility, a well-developed charging infrastructure is needed. Conductive charging stations, which are today's state of the art, are of limited suitability for urbanised areas, since they cause a significant diversification in townscape. Furthermore, they might be destroyed by vandalism. Besides for those urbanistic reasons, inductive charging stations are a much more comfortable alternative, especially in urbanised areas. The usage of conductive charging stations requires more or less bulky charging cables. The handling of those standardised charging cables, especially during poor weather conditions, might cause inconvenience, such as dirty clothing etc. Wireless charging does not require visible and vandalism vulnerable charge sticks. No wired connection between charging station and vehicle is needed, which enable the placement below the surface of parking spaces or other points of interest. Inductive charging seems to be the optimal alternative for E-Mobility, as a high power transfer can be realised with a manageable technical and financial effort. For a well-accepted and working public charging infrastructure in urbanised areas it is essential that the infrastructure fits the vehicles' needs. Hence, a well-adjusted standardisation of the charging infrastructure is essential. This is carried out by several IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) and national standardisation committees. To ensure an optimised technical solution for future's inductive charging infrastructures, several field tests had been carried out and are planned in near future.}, language = {en} } @incollection{NiemuellerReuterEwertetal.2015, author = {Niemueller, Tim and Reuter, Sebastian and Ewert, Daniel and Ferrein, Alexander and Jeschke, Sabina and Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, title = {Decisive Factors for the Success of the Carologistics RoboCup Team in the RoboCup Logistics League 2014}, series = {RoboCup 2014: Robot World Cup XVIII}, booktitle = {RoboCup 2014: Robot World Cup XVIII}, publisher = {Springer}, isbn = {978-3-319-18615-3}, pages = {155 -- 167}, year = {2015}, language = {en} } @incollection{GoeckelSchifferWagneretal.2015, author = {Goeckel, Tom and Schiffer, Stefan and Wagner, Hermann and Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, title = {The Video Conference Tool Robot ViCToR}, series = {Intelligent Robotics and Applications : 8th International Conference, ICIRA 2015, Portsmouth, UK, August 24-27, 2015, Proceedings, Part II}, booktitle = {Intelligent Robotics and Applications : 8th International Conference, ICIRA 2015, Portsmouth, UK, August 24-27, 2015, Proceedings, Part II}, publisher = {Springer}, isbn = {978-3-319-22876-1}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-22876-1_6}, pages = {61 -- 73}, year = {2015}, abstract = {We present a robotic tool that autonomously follows a conversation to enable remote presence in video conferencing. When humans participate in a meeting with the help of video conferencing tools, it is crucial that they are able to follow the conversation both with acoustic and visual input. To this end, we design and implement a video conferencing tool robot that uses binaural sound source localization as its main source to autonomously orient towards the currently talking speaker. To increase robustness of the acoustic cue against noise we supplement the sound localization with a source detection stage. Also, we include a simple onset detector to retain fast response times. Since we only use two microphones, we are confronted with ambiguities on whether a source is in front or behind the device. We resolve these ambiguities with the help of face detection and additional moves. We tailor the system to our target scenarios in experiments with a four minute scripted conversation. In these experiments we evaluate the influence of different system settings on the responsiveness and accuracy of the device.}, language = {en} } @incollection{NiemuellerEwertReuteretal.2014, author = {Niem{\"u}ller, Tim and Ewert, Daniel and Reuter, Sebastian and Ferrein, Alexander and Jeschke, Sabina and Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, title = {RoboCup logistics league sponsored by festo: A competitive factory automation testbed}, series = {RoboCup 2013: Robot World Cup XVII : Eindhoven; Netherlands; 1 July 2013 through 1 July 2013. (Lecture notes in computer science ; 8371)}, booktitle = {RoboCup 2013: Robot World Cup XVII : Eindhoven; Netherlands; 1 July 2013 through 1 July 2013. (Lecture notes in computer science ; 8371)}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, organization = {RoboCup International Symposium <17, 2013, Eindhoven>}, isbn = {978-3-662-44467-2 (Print) 978-3-662-44468-9 (Online)}, pages = {336 -- 347}, year = {2014}, abstract = {A new trend in automation is to deploy so-called cyber-physical systems (CPS) which combine computation with physical processes. The novel RoboCup Logistics League Sponsored by Festo (LLSF) aims at such CPS logistic scenarios in an automation setting. A team of robots has to produce products from a number of semi-finished products which they have to machine during the game. Different production plans are possible and the robots need to recycle scrap byproducts. This way, the LLSF is a very interesting league offering a number of challenging research questions for planning, coordination, or communication in an application-driven scenario. In this paper, we outline the objectives of the LLSF and present steps for developing the league further towards a benchmark for logistics scenarios for CPS. As a major milestone we present the new automated referee system which helps in governing the game play as well as keeping track of the scored points in a very complex factory scenario.}, language = {en} } @incollection{AlhwarinFerreinScholl2014, author = {Alhwarin, Faraj and Ferrein, Alexander and Scholl, Ingrid}, title = {IR stereo kinect: improving depth images by combining structured light with IR stereo}, series = {PRICAI 2014: Trends in artificial intelligence : 13th Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence : Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, December 1-5, 2014 : proceedings. (Lecture notes in computer science ; vol. 8862)}, booktitle = {PRICAI 2014: Trends in artificial intelligence : 13th Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence : Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, December 1-5, 2014 : proceedings. (Lecture notes in computer science ; vol. 8862)}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {M{\"u}nchen}, isbn = {978-3-319-13559-5 (Print) ; 978-3-319-13560-1 (E-Book)}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-13560-1_33}, pages = {409 -- 421}, year = {2014}, abstract = {RGB-D sensors such as the Microsoft Kinect or the Asus Xtion are inexpensive 3D sensors. A depth image is computed by calculating the distortion of a known infrared light (IR) pattern which is projected into the scene. While these sensors are great devices they have some limitations. The distance they can measure is limited and they suffer from reflection problems on transparent, shiny, or very matte and absorbing objects. If more than one RGB-D camera is used the IR patterns interfere with each other. This results in a massive loss of depth information. In this paper, we present a simple and powerful method to overcome these problems. We propose a stereo RGB-D camera system which uses the pros of RGB-D cameras and combine them with the pros of stereo camera systems. The idea is to utilize the IR images of each two sensors as a stereo pair to generate a depth map. The IR patterns emitted by IR projectors are exploited here to enhance the dense stereo matching even if the observed objects or surfaces are texture-less or transparent. The resulting disparity map is then fused with the depth map offered by the RGB-D sensor to fill the regions and the holes that appear because of interference, or due to transparent or reflective objects. Our results show that the density of depth information is increased especially for transparent, shiny or matte objects.}, language = {en} } @incollection{HeuermannFinger2014, author = {Heuermann, Holger and Finger, Torsten}, title = {Microwave Spark Plug for Very High-Pressure Conditions}, series = {Ignition systems for gasoline engines}, booktitle = {Ignition systems for gasoline engines}, editor = {G{\"u}nther, Michael}, publisher = {DCM Druck}, address = {Meckenheim}, pages = {269 -- 282}, year = {2014}, language = {en} } @incollection{WolfFraentz2013, author = {Wolf, Martin and Fr{\"a}ntz, Birgit}, title = {Erfolgreiches IT-Marketing}, series = {Erfolgreiches IT-Marketing in Zeiten von Social Media, Cloud \& Co. - (CIO-Handbuch ; 2)}, booktitle = {Erfolgreiches IT-Marketing in Zeiten von Social Media, Cloud \& Co. - (CIO-Handbuch ; 2)}, edition = {1. Auflage}, publisher = {Symposion Publishing}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {978-3-86329-612-4}, pages = {123 -- 140}, year = {2013}, language = {de} } @incollection{Mayer2013, author = {Mayer, Claudia}, title = {Innovation und Kommunikation}, series = {Innovation durch Kooperation : wie der Mittelstand durch Zusammenarbeit mit den Hochschulen seine Wettbewerbsf{\"a}higkeit steigert : Festschrift f{\"u}r Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Johannes Gartzen / Thomas Gartzen, Ute Gartzen (Hrsg.)}, booktitle = {Innovation durch Kooperation : wie der Mittelstand durch Zusammenarbeit mit den Hochschulen seine Wettbewerbsf{\"a}higkeit steigert : Festschrift f{\"u}r Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Johannes Gartzen / Thomas Gartzen, Ute Gartzen (Hrsg.)}, publisher = {Apprimus Verlag}, address = {Aachen}, isbn = {978-3-86359-136-6}, pages = {145 -- 149}, year = {2013}, language = {de} } @incollection{PriedeFerrein2013, author = {Priede, Gareth and Ferrein, Alexander}, title = {Towards passive walking for the fully-actuated biped robot Nao}, series = {Emerging trends in computing, informatics, systems sciences, and engineering. (Lecture notes in electrical engineering : vol. 151)}, booktitle = {Emerging trends in computing, informatics, systems sciences, and engineering. (Lecture notes in electrical engineering : vol. 151)}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {New York, NY}, isbn = {978-1-4614-3557-0 ; 978-1-4614-3558-7}, doi = {10.1007/978-1-4614-3558-7_18}, pages = {225 -- 236}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Many biped robots deploy a form of gait that follows the zero moment point (ZMP) approach, that is, the robot is in a stable position at any point in time. This requires the robot to be fully actuated. While very stable, the draw-backs of this approach are a fairly slow gait and high energy consumption. An alternative approach is the so-called passive-dynamic walking, where the gait makes use of the inertia and dynamic stability of the robot. In this paper we describe our ongoing work of combining the principles of passive-dynamic walking on the fully-actuated biped robot Nao, which is also deployed for robotic soccer applications. We present a simple controller that allows the robot to stably rock sidewards, showing a closed limit-cycle. We discuss first results of superimposing a forward motion on the sidewards motion. Based on this we expect to endow the Nao with a fast, robust, and stable passive-dynamic walk on the fully-actuated Nao in the future.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Huening2012, author = {H{\"u}ning, Felix}, title = {PowerMOSFETs f{\"u}r Elektromotoren im Automobil : Vom Fensterheber zum EPS}, series = {Elektronik im Kraftfahrzeug : Innovationen bei Systemen und Komponenten ; mit 7 Tabellen}, booktitle = {Elektronik im Kraftfahrzeug : Innovationen bei Systemen und Komponenten ; mit 7 Tabellen}, editor = {Schmitz, G{\"u}nter}, publisher = {Expert Verlag}, address = {Renningen}, isbn = {978-3-8169-3110-2}, pages = {71 -- 81}, year = {2012}, language = {de} } @incollection{GligorevicEppleSchnell2011, author = {Gligorevic, Snjezana and Epple, Ulrich and Schnell, Michael}, title = {The LDACS1 physical layer design}, series = {Future aeronautical communications}, booktitle = {Future aeronautical communications}, publisher = {Intech}, address = {London}, isbn = {978-953-307-625-6}, pages = {317 -- 332}, year = {2011}, language = {en} } @incollection{BuxbaumLangeRingbeck2009, author = {Buxbaum, Bernd and Lange, Robert and Ringbeck, Thorsten}, title = {3D-Imaging}, series = {Handbuch Fahrerassistenzsysteme : Grundlagen, Komponenten und Systeme f{\"u}r aktive Sicherheit und Komfort ; mit 45 Tabellen}, booktitle = {Handbuch Fahrerassistenzsysteme : Grundlagen, Komponenten und Systeme f{\"u}r aktive Sicherheit und Komfort ; mit 45 Tabellen}, editor = {Winner, Hermann}, edition = {1. Auflage}, publisher = {Vieweg + Teubner}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {978-3-8348-0287-3}, pages = {187 -- 197}, year = {2009}, language = {de} } @incollection{PuliniGligorevic2009, author = {Pulini, Paola and Gligorevic, Snjezana}, title = {WIMAX performance in the airport environment}, series = {Multi-carrier systems \& solutions 2009. (Lecture notes in electrical engineering ; 41)}, booktitle = {Multi-carrier systems \& solutions 2009. (Lecture notes in electrical engineering ; 41)}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin [u.a.]}, isbn = {978-90-481-2529-6 (Print) ; 978-90-481-2530-2 (Online)}, pages = {301 -- 310}, year = {2009}, abstract = {In this paper, the multicarrier physical layers of WiMAX are evaluated in the context of airport data links. The orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) and orthogonal frequency-division multiple-access (OFDMA) cases are applied to the forward link (FL) and reverse link (RL), respectively. The performance of the so called parking and taxi scenarios is presented for airport communications in C-band. Numerical results show that the proposed scheme brings good performance for both the FL and the RL. For the OFDMA case a structure changing called double-tile is also proposed to improve the system performance.}, language = {en} } @incollection{RingbeckHagebeukerKraftetal.2007, author = {Ringbeck, Thorsten and Hagebeuker, Bianca and Kraft, Holger and Paintner, Michael}, title = {PMD-basierte 3D-Optosensoren zur Fahrzeugumfelderfassung}, series = {Sensoren im Automobil II : mit 27 Tabellen / [2. Tagung Sensoren im Automobil 2007]}, booktitle = {Sensoren im Automobil II : mit 27 Tabellen / [2. Tagung Sensoren im Automobil 2007]}, editor = {Tille, Thomas}, publisher = {expert-Verl.}, address = {Renningen}, isbn = {978-3-8169-2750-1}, year = {2007}, language = {de} } @incollection{WolfFoltzLuczak2003, author = {Wolf, Martin and Foltz, Christian and Luczak, Holger}, title = {Gestaltung und Evaluation eines Groupware-Konzepts}, series = {Modelle, Werkzeuge und Infrastrukturen zur Unterst{\"u}tzung von Entwicklungsprozessen}, booktitle = {Modelle, Werkzeuge und Infrastrukturen zur Unterst{\"u}tzung von Entwicklungsprozessen}, editor = {Nagl, Manfred}, publisher = {Wiley-VCH}, address = {Weinheim}, isbn = {3-527-27769-2}, pages = {359 -- 360}, year = {2003}, language = {de} } @incollection{LuczakWolfMuehlfelder2001, author = {Luczak, Holger and Wolf, Martin and M{\"u}hlfelder, M.}, title = {Arbeitswissenschaft}, series = {CSCW-Kompendium : Lehr- und Handbuch zum computerunterst{\"u}tzten kooperativen Arbeiten ; mit 9 Tabellen}, booktitle = {CSCW-Kompendium : Lehr- und Handbuch zum computerunterst{\"u}tzten kooperativen Arbeiten ; mit 9 Tabellen}, editor = {Schwabe, Gerhard}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-540-67552-5}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-56848-0_2}, pages = {7 -- 14}, year = {2001}, abstract = {Unter Arbeit wird das T{\"a}tigsein des Menschen verstanden, bei dem dieser mit anderen Menschen und (technischen) Hilfsmitteln in Interaktion tritt, um unter wirtschaftlichen Zielsetzungen G{\"u}ter und Dienstleistungen zu erstellen (Luczak, 1998a). Arbeit dient direkt oder indirekt der Erhaltung der eigenen Existenz und der Existenz der Gesellschaft. Arbeit ist deshalb eine besondere Form des T{\"a}tigseins neben anderen wie Spiel, Sport, Lemen usw.}, language = {de} } @incollection{Krause2001, author = {Krause, Gregor}, title = {Brenchmarking elektrischer Energie in Zweckbauten - Aussagef{\"a}higkeit von Energiekennzahlen}, series = {Betriebliches Energiemanagement : Tagung Cottbus, 6. und 7. M{\"a}rz 2001. (VDI-Berichte ; 1593)}, booktitle = {Betriebliches Energiemanagement : Tagung Cottbus, 6. und 7. M{\"a}rz 2001. (VDI-Berichte ; 1593)}, publisher = {VDI-Verlag}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {3180915935}, pages = {413 -- 422}, year = {2001}, language = {de} } @incollection{LuczakWolfSchlicketal.1999, author = {Luczak, Holger and Wolf, Martin and Schlick, Christopher and Springer, J. and Foltz, Christian}, title = {Personenorientierte Arbeitsprozesse und Kommunikationsforrnen}, series = {Integration von Entwicklungssystemen in Ingenieuranwendungen : substantielle Verbesserung der Entwicklungsprozesse}, booktitle = {Integration von Entwicklungssystemen in Ingenieuranwendungen : substantielle Verbesserung der Entwicklungsprozesse}, editor = {Nagl, Walter}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {3-540-63920-9}, pages = {403 -- 422}, year = {1999}, language = {de} } @incollection{SchwarteHeinolBuxbaumetal.1999, author = {Schwarte, Rudolf and Heinol, Horst-Guenther and Buxbaum, Bernd and Ringbeck, Thorsten and [u.a.],}, title = {Principles of three-dimensional imaging techniques}, series = {Sensors and imaging. - (Handbook of computer vision and applications ; Vol. 1)}, booktitle = {Sensors and imaging. - (Handbook of computer vision and applications ; Vol. 1)}, editor = {J{\"a}hne, Bernd}, publisher = {Academic Press}, address = {San Diego}, isbn = {0-12-379771-3 (Einzelbd.)}, pages = {463 -- 485}, year = {1999}, language = {en} } @incollection{Alt1983, author = {Alt, Helmut}, title = {Analog anzeigende Digitaluhr}, series = {FH-Texte ; 36 : Berichte aus dem Fachbereich Elektrotechnik Aachen}, booktitle = {FH-Texte ; 36 : Berichte aus dem Fachbereich Elektrotechnik Aachen}, publisher = {Fachhochschule Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {98 -- 104}, year = {1983}, language = {de} } @incollection{Alt1971, author = {Alt, Helmut}, title = {Fußball oder Mathematik}, series = {Alma Mater Aquensis : Jahresbericht}, booktitle = {Alma Mater Aquensis : Jahresbericht}, pages = {110 -- 114}, year = {1971}, language = {de} }