@article{FrauenrathFuchsDieringeretal.2012, author = {Frauenrath, Tobias and Fuchs, Katharina and Dieringer, Matthias A. and {\"O}zerdem, Celal and Patel, Nishan and Renz, Wolfgang and Greiser, Andreas and Elgeti, Thomas and Niendorf, Thoralf}, title = {Detailing the use of magnetohydrodynamic effects for synchronization of MRI with the cardiac cycle: A feasibility study}, series = {Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging}, volume = {36}, journal = {Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging}, number = {2}, publisher = {Wiley-Liss}, address = {New York}, issn = {1522-2586}, doi = {10.1002/jmri.23634}, pages = {364 -- 372}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Purpose: To investigate the feasibility of using magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) effects for synchronization of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the cardiac cycle. Materials and Methods: The MHD effect was scrutinized using a pulsatile flow phantom at B0 = 7.0 T. MHD effects were examined in vivo in healthy volunteers (n = 10) for B0 ranging from 0.05-7.0 T. Noncontrast-enhanced MR angiography (MRA) of the carotids was performed using a gated steady-state free-precession (SSFP) imaging technique in conjunction with electrocardiogram (ECG) and MHD synchronization. Results: The MHD potential correlates with flow velocities derived from phase contrast MRI. MHD voltages depend on the orientation between B0 and the flow of a conductive fluid. An increase in the interelectrode spacing along the flow increases the MHD potential. In vivo measurement of the MHD effect provides peak voltages of 1.5 mV for surface areas close to the common carotid artery at B0 = 7.0 T. Synchronization of MRI with the cardiac cycle using MHD triggering is feasible. MHD triggered MRA of the carotids at 3.0 T showed an overall image quality and richness of anatomic detail, which is comparable to ECG-triggered MRAs. Conclusion: This feasibility study demonstrates the use of MHD effects for synchronization of MR acquisitions with the cardiac cycle. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2012;36:364-372. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.}, language = {en} } @article{HeuermannStolleSchiek1995, author = {Heuermann, Holger and Stolle, Reinhard and Schiek, Burkhard}, title = {Novel Algorithms for FMCW Range Finding with Microwaves. Stolle, R.; Heuermann, H.; Schiek, B.}, pages = {129 -- 132}, year = {1995}, language = {en} } @article{HeuermannBaumannFauthetal.1994, author = {Heuermann, Holger and Baumann, F.-M. and Fauth, G. and Albert, M.}, title = {Results of Network Analyzer Measurements with Leakage Errors Corrected with the TMS-15-Term Procedure}, series = {On-Line Moisture Analysis of Raw Coal}, journal = {On-Line Moisture Analysis of Raw Coal}, pages = {1361 -- 1364}, year = {1994}, language = {en} } @article{FrauenrathHezelRenzetal.2010, author = {Frauenrath, Tobias and Hezel, Fabian and Renz, Wolfgang and de Geyer d'Orth, Thibaut and Dieringer, Matthias and von Knobelsdorf-Brenkenhoff, Florian and Prothmann, Marcel and Schulz-Menger, Jeanette and Niendorf, Thoralf}, title = {Acoustic cardiac triggering: a practical solution for synchronization and gating of cardiovascular magnetic resonance at 7 Tesla}, series = {Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance}, volume = {12}, journal = {Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance}, number = {1}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {1532-429X}, doi = {10.1186/1532-429X-12-67}, year = {2010}, abstract = {Background To demonstrate the applicability of acoustic cardiac triggering (ACT) for imaging of the heart at ultrahigh magnetic fields (7.0 T) by comparing phonocardiogram, conventional vector electrocardiogram (ECG) and traditional pulse oximetry (POX) triggered 2D CINE acquisitions together with (i) a qualitative image quality analysis, (ii) an assessment of the left ventricular function parameter and (iii) an examination of trigger reliability and trigger detection variance derived from the signal waveforms. Results ECG was susceptible to severe distortions at 7.0 T. POX and ACT provided waveforms free of interferences from electromagnetic fields or from magneto-hydrodynamic effects. Frequent R-wave mis-registration occurred in ECG-triggered acquisitions with a failure rate of up to 30\% resulting in cardiac motion induced artifacts. ACT and POX triggering produced images free of cardiac motion artefacts. ECG showed a severe jitter in the R-wave detection. POX also showed a trigger jitter of approximately Δt = 72 ms which is equivalent to two cardiac phases. ACT showed a jitter of approximately Δt = 5 ms only. ECG waveforms revealed a standard deviation for the cardiac trigger offset larger than that observed for ACT or POX waveforms. Image quality assessment showed that ACT substantially improved image quality as compared to ECG (image quality score at end-diastole: ECG = 1.7 ± 0.5, ACT = 2.4 ± 0.5, p = 0.04) while the comparison between ECG vs. POX gated acquisitions showed no significant differences in image quality (image quality score: ECG = 1.7 ± 0.5, POX = 2.0 ± 0.5, p = 0.34). Conclusions The applicability of acoustic triggering for cardiac CINE imaging at 7.0 T was demonstrated. ACT's trigger reliability and fidelity are superior to that of ECG and POX. ACT promises to be beneficial for cardiovascular magnetic resonance at ultra-high field strengths including 7.0 T.}, language = {en} } @article{NiemuellerLakemeyerFerreinetal.2013, author = {Niem{\"u}ller, Tim and Lakemeyer, Gerhard and Ferrein, Alexander and Reuter, S. and Ewert, D. and Jeschke, S. and Pensky, D. and Karras, Ulrich}, title = {Proposal for advancements to the LLSF in 2014 and beyond}, pages = {Publ. online}, year = {2013}, language = {en} } @article{HeuermannSchiek1994, author = {Heuermann, Holger and Schiek, Burkhard}, title = {Results of Network Analyzer Measurements with Leakage Errors Corrected with the TMS-15-Term Procedure}, pages = {1361 -- 1364}, year = {1994}, language = {en} } @book{Heuermann1996, author = {Heuermann, Holger}, title = {Sichere Verfahren zur Kalibrierung von Netzwerkanalysatoren fuer koaxiale und planare Leitungssysteme}, publisher = {Shaker}, address = {Aachen}, isbn = {3-8265-1495-5}, pages = {VI, 144 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.}, year = {1996}, language = {de} } @book{Heuermann2005, author = {Heuermann, Holger}, title = {Hochfrequenztechnik : Lineare Komponenten hochintegrierter Hochfrequenzschaltungen}, publisher = {Vieweg}, address = {Wiesbaden}, isbn = {3-528-03980-9}, pages = {XI, 319 S. : graph. Darst.}, year = {2005}, language = {de} } @article{Heuermann1997, author = {Heuermann, Holger}, title = {Praezise Streuparametermessungen sind der Schluessel zur Modellierung elektrischer Schaltungen}, series = {Neues von Rohde \& Schwarz (1997)}, journal = {Neues von Rohde \& Schwarz (1997)}, pages = {22 -- 23}, year = {1997}, language = {de} } @article{SchoppBritunVoracetal.2019, author = {Schopp, Christoph and Britun, Nikolay and Vorac, Jan and Synek, Petr and Snyders, Rony and Heuermann, Holger}, title = {Thermal and Optical Study on the Frequency Dependence of an Atmospheric Microwave Argon Plasma Jet}, series = {IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science}, volume = {47}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science}, number = {7}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {New York}, issn = {1939-9375}, pages = {3176 -- 3181}, year = {2019}, language = {en} } @article{Ritz2003, author = {Ritz, Thomas}, title = {Mobile CRM-Systeme : Customer Relationship Management zur Unterst{\"u}tzung des Vertriebsaußendienstes}, series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb : ZWF ; Organ des VDI-Kompetenzfeldes Informationstechnik (VDI-KfIT)}, volume = {99}, journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb : ZWF ; Organ des VDI-Kompetenzfeldes Informationstechnik (VDI-KfIT)}, number = {12}, issn = {0932-0482 (Print)}, pages = {699 -- 702}, year = {2003}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{WalentaSchellekensFerreinetal.2017, author = {Walenta, Robert and Schellekens, Twan and Ferrein, Alexander and Schiffer, Stefan}, title = {A decentralised system approach for controlling AGVs with ROS}, series = {AFRICON, Proceedings}, booktitle = {AFRICON, Proceedings}, publisher = {IEEE}, isbn = {978-1-5386-2775-4}, issn = {2153-0033}, doi = {10.1109/AFRCON.2017.8095693}, pages = {1436 -- 1441}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{HarzheimHeuermannMarso2016, author = {Harzheim, Thomas and Heuermann, Holger and Marso, Michel}, title = {An Adaptive Biasing Method for SRD Comb Generators}, series = {2016 German Microwave Conference (GeMiC)}, booktitle = {2016 German Microwave Conference (GeMiC)}, publisher = {IEEE}, doi = {10.1109/GEMIC.2016.7461613}, pages = {289 -- 292}, year = {2016}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{KoenigKaiserWolf2019, author = {K{\"o}nig, Johannes Alexander and Kaiser, Steffen and Wolf, Martin R.}, title = {Entwicklung und Evaluierung eines Regeleditors f{\"u}r die grafische Erstellung von „Smart Living Environment"-Services}, series = {Angewandte Forschung in der Wirtschaftsinformatik 2019 : Tagungsband zur 32. AKWI-Jahrestagung / hrsg. von Martin R. Wolf, Thomas Barton, Frank Herrmann, Vera G. Meister, Christian M{\"u}ller, Christian Seel}, booktitle = {Angewandte Forschung in der Wirtschaftsinformatik 2019 : Tagungsband zur 32. AKWI-Jahrestagung / hrsg. von Martin R. Wolf, Thomas Barton, Frank Herrmann, Vera G. Meister, Christian M{\"u}ller, Christian Seel}, publisher = {mana-Buch}, address = {Heide}, isbn = {978-3-944330-62-4}, pages = {234 -- 243}, year = {2019}, abstract = {In diesem Paper wird die Entwicklung und Evaluation eines grafischen Regeleditors f{\"u}r das Erstellen von „Smart Living Environments"-Services vorgestellt. Daf{\"u}r werden zun{\"a}chst die Deduktion und Implementierung des grafischen Regeleditors erl{\"a}utert. Anschließend wird eine Probandenstudie vorgestellt, in welcher der Mehrwert bezogen auf die Aspekte Zeit, Fehleranf{\"a}lligkeit und Gebrauchstauglichkeit festgestellt wird.}, language = {de} } @article{FerreinHermannsLakemeyer2006, author = {Ferrein, Alexander and Hermanns, Lutz and Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, title = {Comparing Sensor Fusion Techniques for Ball Position Estimation / Ferrein, Alexander ; Hermanns, Lutz ; Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, series = {RoboCup 2005: Robot Soccer World Cup IX}, journal = {RoboCup 2005: Robot Soccer World Cup IX}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-540-35437-6}, pages = {154 -- 165}, year = {2006}, language = {en} } @article{FerreinSchifferLakemeyer2006, author = {Ferrein, Alexander and Schiffer, Stefan and Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, title = {Football is coming Home / Schiffer, Stefan ; Ferrein, Alexander ; Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, series = {PCAR '06 Proceedings of the 2006 international symposium on Practical cognitive agents and robots}, journal = {PCAR '06 Proceedings of the 2006 international symposium on Practical cognitive agents and robots}, publisher = {ACM}, address = {New York, NY}, isbn = {1-74052-130-7}, pages = {39 -- 50}, year = {2006}, language = {en} } @article{Heuermann2006, author = {Heuermann, Holger}, title = {Multiport S-parameter calculation from two-port network analyzer measurements with or without switch matrix}, series = {ARFTG Conference, 2006 67th, San Francisco, CA}, journal = {ARFTG Conference, 2006 67th, San Francisco, CA}, isbn = {978-0-7803-9529-9}, pages = {219 -- 222}, year = {2006}, language = {en} } @article{HeuermannErkens2006, author = {Heuermann, Holger and Erkens, H.}, title = {Novel RF switch concepts for differential wireless communications frontends. Erkens, H.; Heuermann, H.}, series = {IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 54 (2006), H. 6, Part 1}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 54 (2006), H. 6, Part 1}, isbn = {0018-9480}, pages = {2376 -- 2382}, year = {2006}, language = {en} } @article{FerreinLakemeyer2006, author = {Ferrein, Alexander and Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, title = {Roboterfußball - Wissenschaft, die auch Spass macht / Ferrein, Alexander ; Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, series = {RWTH Themen (2006)}, journal = {RWTH Themen (2006)}, isbn = {0179-079X}, pages = {36 -- 39}, year = {2006}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{StopforthDavrajhFerrein2017, author = {Stopforth, Riaan and Davrajh, Shaniel and Ferrein, Alexander}, title = {South African robotics entity for a collaboration initiative}, series = {Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa and Robotics and Mechatronics International Conference (PRASA-RobMech), 2016}, booktitle = {Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa and Robotics and Mechatronics International Conference (PRASA-RobMech), 2016}, publisher = {IEEE}, isbn = {978-1-5090-3335-5}, doi = {10.1109/RoboMech.2016.7813144}, pages = {1 -- 6}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @article{Heuermann2006, author = {Heuermann, Holger}, title = {Verringerung des Phasenrauschens von Oszillatoren durch Dual-Mode-Resonatoren}, series = {HF-Report. 20 (2006), H. 5-6}, journal = {HF-Report. 20 (2006), H. 5-6}, isbn = {1431-827X}, pages = {43 -- 48}, year = {2006}, language = {en} } @book{OPUS4-9062, title = {Angewandte Forschung in der Wirtschaftsinformatik}, editor = {Wolf, Martin R. and Barton, Thomas and Herrmann, Frank and Meister, Vera G. and M{\"u}ller, Christian and Seel, Christian}, publisher = {Mana-Buch}, address = {Heide}, isbn = {978-3-944330-62-4}, pages = {259 Seiten}, year = {2019}, language = {de} } @article{HueningHeuermannWacheetal.2018, author = {H{\"u}ning, Felix and Heuermann, Holger and Wache, Franz-Josef and Jajo, Rami Audisho}, title = {A new wireless sensor interface using dual-mode radio}, series = {Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems : JSSS}, volume = {Volume 7}, journal = {Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems : JSSS}, number = {2}, publisher = {Copernicus Publ.}, address = {G{\"o}ttingen}, doi = {10.5194/jsss-7-507-2018}, pages = {507 -- 515}, year = {2018}, abstract = {The integration of sensors is one of the major tasks in embedded, control and "internet of things" (IoT) applications. For the integration mainly digital interfaces are used, starting from rather simple pulse-width modulation (PWM) interface to more complex interfaces like CAN (Controller Area Network). Even though these interfaces are tethered by definition, a wireless realization is highly welcome in many applications to reduce cable and connector cost, increase the flexibility and realize new emerging applications like wireless control systems. Currently used wireless solutions like Bluetooth, WirelessHART or IO-Link Wireless use dedicated communication standards and corresponding higher protocol layers to realize the wireless communication. Due to the complexity of the communication and the protocol handling, additional latency and jitter are introduced to the data communication that can meet the requirements for many applications. Even though tunnelling of other bus data like CAN data is generally also possible the latency and jitter prevent the tunnelling from being transparent for the bus system. Therefore a new basic technology based on dual-mode radio is used to realize a wireless communication on the physical layer only, enabling a reliable and real-time data transfer. As this system operates on the physical layer it is independent of any higher layers of the OSI (open systems interconnection) model. Hence it can be used for several different communication systems to replace the tethered physical layer. A prototype is developed and tested for real-time wireless PWM, SENT (single-edge nibble transmission) and CAN data transfer with very low latency and jitter.}, language = {en} } @article{FerreinMiesLakemeyer2008, author = {Ferrein, Alexander and Mies, Christoph and Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, title = {Repairing Decision-Theoretic Policies Using Goal-Oriented Planning / Mies, Christoph ; Ferrein, Alexander ; Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, series = {KI 2008: Advances in Artificial Intelligence : 31st Annual German Conference on AI, KI 2008, Kaiserslautern, Germany, September 23-26, 2008. Proceedings}, journal = {KI 2008: Advances in Artificial Intelligence : 31st Annual German Conference on AI, KI 2008, Kaiserslautern, Germany, September 23-26, 2008. Proceedings}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-540-85844-7}, pages = {267 -- 275}, year = {2008}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{NiemuellerLakemeyerFerrein2015, author = {Niemueller, Tim and Lakemeyer, Gerhard and Ferrein, Alexander}, title = {The RoboCup Logistics League as a Benchmark for Planning in Robotics}, series = {Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on Planning and Robotics (PlanRob-15); Jerusalem, Israel 7-8/6/2015}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on Planning and Robotics (PlanRob-15); Jerusalem, Israel 7-8/6/2015}, editor = {Finzi, Alberto}, pages = {63 -- 68}, year = {2015}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{AltherrDoeringFrauenrathetal.2024, author = {Altherr, Lena and D{\"o}ring, Bernd and Frauenrath, Tobias and Groß, Rolf and Mohan, Nijanthan and Oyen, Marc and Schnittcher, Lukas and Voß, Norbert}, title = {DiggiTwin: ein interdisziplin{\"a}res Projekt zur Nutzung digitaler Zwillinge auf dem Weg zu einem klimaneutralen Geb{\"a}udebestand}, series = {Tagungsband AALE 2024 : Fit f{\"u}r die Zukunft: praktische L{\"o}sungen f{\"u}r die industrielle Automation}, booktitle = {Tagungsband AALE 2024 : Fit f{\"u}r die Zukunft: praktische L{\"o}sungen f{\"u}r die industrielle Automation}, editor = {Reiff-Stephan, J{\"o}rg and J{\"a}kel, Jens and Schwarz, Andr{\´e}}, publisher = {le-tex publishing services GmbH}, address = {Leipzig}, isbn = {978-3-910103-02-3}, doi = {10.33968/2024.67}, pages = {341 -- 346}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Im Hinblick auf die Klimaziele der Bundesrepublik Deutschland konzentriert sich das Projekt Diggi Twin auf die nachhaltige Geb{\"a}udeoptimierung. Grundlage f{\"u}r eine ganzheitliche Geb{\"a}ude{\"u}berwachung und -optimierung bildet dabei die Digitalisierung und Automation im Sinne eines Smart Buildings. Das interdisziplin{\"a}re Projekt der FH Aachen hat das Ziel, ein bestehendes Hochschulgeb{\"a}ude und einen Neubau an klimaneutrale Standards anzupassen. Im Rahmen des Projekts werden bekannte Verfahren, wie das Building Information Modeling (BIM), so erweitert, dass ein digitaler Geb{\"a}udezwilling entsteht. Dieser kann zur Optimierung des Geb{\"a}udebetriebs herangezogen werden, sowie als Basis f{\"u}r eine Erweiterung des Bewertungssystems Nachhaltiges Bauen (BNB) dienen. Mithilfe von Sensortechnologie und k{\"u}nstlicher Intelligenz kann so ein pr{\"a}zises Monitoring wichtiger Geb{\"a}udedaten erfolgen, um ungenutzte Energieeinsparpotenziale zu erkennen und zu nutzen. Das Projekt erforscht und setzt methodische Erkenntnisse zu BIM und digitalen Geb{\"a}udezwillingen praxisnah um, indem es spezifische Fragen zur Energie- und Ressourceneffizienz von Geb{\"a}uden untersucht und konkrete L{\"o}sungen f{\"u}r die Geb{\"a}udeoptimierung entwickelt.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{KallweitFerreinScholletal.2014, author = {Kallweit, Stephan and Ferrein, Alexander and Scholl, Ingrid and Reichert, Walter}, title = {Mobile Autonome Systeme in der Lehre, am Beispiel der ROS Summer School}, series = {Tagungsband AALE 2014 : das Forum f{\"u}r Fachleute der Automatisierungstechnik aus Hochschulen und Wirtschaft ; 11. Fachkonferenz, Regensburg ; [11. Konferenz f{\"u}r Angewandte Automatisierungstechnik in Lehre und Entwicklung / Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg; VFAALE, Verein der Freunde und F{\"o}rderer der Angewandten Automatisierungstechnik]}, booktitle = {Tagungsband AALE 2014 : das Forum f{\"u}r Fachleute der Automatisierungstechnik aus Hochschulen und Wirtschaft ; 11. Fachkonferenz, Regensburg ; [11. Konferenz f{\"u}r Angewandte Automatisierungstechnik in Lehre und Entwicklung / Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg; VFAALE, Verein der Freunde und F{\"o}rderer der Angewandten Automatisierungstechnik]}, publisher = {Dt. Industrieverl.}, address = {M{\"u}nchen}, isbn = {978-3-8356-7142-3}, pages = {157 -- 163}, year = {2014}, language = {de} } @article{FerreinRensPoel2009, author = {Ferrein, Alexander and Rens, Gavin and Poel, Etienne van der}, title = {A BDI agent architecture for a POMDP planner / Rens, Gavin ; Ferrein, Alexander ; Poel, Etienne van der}, pages = {1 -- 6}, year = {2009}, language = {en} } @article{HeuermannSchiek1994, author = {Heuermann, Holger and Schiek, Burkhard}, title = {Calibration of network analyser measurements with leakage errors}, series = {Electronics letters. 30 (1994), H. 1}, journal = {Electronics letters. 30 (1994), H. 1}, isbn = {0013-5194}, pages = {52 -- 53}, year = {1994}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{DowidatKoenigWolf2017, author = {Dowidat, Linda and K{\"o}nig, Johannes Alexander and Wolf, Martin R.}, title = {The motivational competence developing game framework}, series = {Mensch und Computer 2017 - Tagungsband}, booktitle = {Mensch und Computer 2017 - Tagungsband}, publisher = {Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Informatik e.V.}, address = {Regensburg}, doi = {10.18420/muc2017-mci-0130}, pages = {15 -- 26}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Competence Developing Games (CDGs) are a new concept of how to think about games with serious intentions. In order to emphasize on this topic, a new framework has been developed. It basically relies on learning and motivation theories. This 'motivational Competence Developing Game Framework' demonstrates how it is possible to use these theories in a CDG development process. The theoretical derivation and use of the framework is explained in this paper.}, language = {en} } @article{LimpertWiesenFerreinetal.2019, author = {Limpert, Nicolas and Wiesen, Patrick and Ferrein, Alexander and Kallweit, Stephan and Schiffer, Stefan}, title = {The ROSIN Project and its Outreach to South Africa}, series = {R\&D Journal}, volume = {35}, journal = {R\&D Journal}, pages = {1 -- 6}, year = {2019}, language = {en} } @article{FerreinSchifferBooysenetal.2016, author = {Ferrein, Alexander and Schiffer, Stefan and Booysen, T. and Stopforth, R.}, title = {Why it is harder to run RoboCup in South Africa: Experiences from German South African collaborations}, series = {International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems}, volume = {13}, journal = {International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems}, number = {5}, issn = {1729-8806}, doi = {10.1177/1729881416662789}, pages = {1 -- 13}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Robots are widely used as a vehicle to spark interest in science and technology in learners. A number of initiatives focus on this issue, for instance, the Roberta Initiative, the FIRST Lego League, the World Robot Olympiad and RoboCup Junior. Robotic competitions are valuable not only for school learners but also for university students, as the RoboCup initiative shows. Besides technical skills, the students get some project exposure and experience what it means to finish their tasks on time. But qualifying students for future high-tech areas should not only be for students from developed countries. In this article, we present our experiences with research and education in robotics within the RoboCup initiative, in Germany and South Africa; we report on our experiences with trying to get the RoboCup initiative in South Africa going. RoboCup has a huge support base of academic institutions in Germany; this is not the case in South Africa. We present our 'north-south' collaboration initiatives in RoboCup between Germany and South Africa and discuss some of the reasons why we think it is harder to run RoboCup in South Africa.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{AlhwarinSchifferFerreinetal.2019, author = {Alhwarin, Faraj and Schiffer, Stefan and Ferrein, Alexander and Scholl, Ingrid}, title = {An Optimized Method for 3D Body Scanning Applications Based on KinectFusion}, series = {Communications in Computer and Information Science}, volume = {1024}, booktitle = {Communications in Computer and Information Science}, publisher = {Springer}, issn = {1865-0929}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-29196-9_6}, pages = {100 -- 113}, year = {2019}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{FerreinSchollNeumannetal.2019, author = {Ferrein, Alexander and Scholl, Ingrid and Neumann, Tobias and Kr{\"u}ckel, Kai and Schiffer, Stefan}, title = {A system for continuous underground site mapping and exploration}, doi = {10.5772/intechopen.85859}, pages = {16 Seiten}, year = {2019}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{MatareSchifferFerrein2019, author = {Matar{\´e}, Victor and Schiffer, Stefan and Ferrein, Alexander}, title = {golog++ : An integrative system design}, series = {CogRob 2018. Cognitive Robotics Workshop : Proceedings of the 11th Cognitive Robotics Workshop 2018 co-located with 16th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR 2018) Tempe, AZ, USA, October 27th, 2018}, booktitle = {CogRob 2018. Cognitive Robotics Workshop : Proceedings of the 11th Cognitive Robotics Workshop 2018 co-located with 16th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR 2018) Tempe, AZ, USA, October 27th, 2018}, editor = {Steinbauer, Gerald and Ferrein, Alexander}, issn = {1613-0073}, pages = {29 -- 35}, year = {2019}, language = {en} } @article{FerreinMaraisPotgieteretal.2011, author = {Ferrein, Alexander and Marais, Stephen and Potgieter, Anet and Steinbauer, Gerald}, title = {RoboCup Junior: A vehicle for S\&T education in Africa?}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {New York}, isbn = {978-1-61284-992-8}, pages = {1 -- 6}, year = {2011}, language = {en} } @article{FerreinSteinbauer2016, author = {Ferrein, Alexander and Steinbauer, Gerald}, title = {20 Years of RoboCup - A Subjective Retrospection}, series = {KI - K{\"u}nstliche Intelligenz}, volume = {30}, journal = {KI - K{\"u}nstliche Intelligenz}, number = {3}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {1610-1987}, doi = {10.1007/s13218-016-0449-5}, pages = {225 -- 232}, year = {2016}, abstract = {This summer, RoboCup competitions were held for the 20th time in Leipzig, Germany. It was the second time that RoboCup took place in Germany, 10 years after the 2006 RoboCup in Bremen. In this article, we give an overview on the latest developments of RoboCup and what happened in the different leagues over the last decade. With its 20th edition, RoboCup clearly is a success story and a role model for robotics competitions. From our personal view point, we acknowledge this by giving a retrospection about what makes RoboCup such a success.}, language = {en} } @article{FerreinSteinbauerMcPhillipsetal.2009, author = {Ferrein, Alexander and Steinbauer, Gerald and McPhillips, Graeme and Niem{\"u}ller, Tim and Potgieter, Anet}, title = {Team Zadeat 2009 : team report}, volume = {6}, pages = {1}, year = {2009}, language = {en} } @misc{LindelGreiserWaxmanetal.2012, author = {Lindel, Tomasz Dawid and Greiser, Andreas and Waxman, Patrick and Dietterle, Martin and Seifert, Frank and Fontius, Ulrich and Renz, Wolfgang and Dieringer, Matthias A. and Frauenrath, Tobias and Schulz-Menger, Jeanette and Niendorf, Thoralf and Ittermann, Bernd}, title = {Cardiac CINE MRI at 7 T using a transmit array}, series = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings}, journal = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings}, issn = {1545-4428}, year = {2012}, abstract = {With its need for high SNR and short acquisition times, Cardiac MRI (CMR) is an intriguing target application for ultrahigh field MRI. Due to the sheer size of the upper torso, however, the known RF issues of 7T MRI are also most prominent in CMR. Recent years brought substantial progress but the full potential of the ultrahigh field for CMR is yet to be exploited. Parallel transmission (pTx) is a promising approach in this context and several groups have already reported B1 shimming for 7T CMR. In such a static pTx application amplitudes and phases of all Tx channels are adjusted individually but otherwise imaging techniques established in current clinical practice 1.5 T and 3 T are applied. More advanced forms of pTx as spatially selective excitation (SSE) using Transmit SENSE promise additional benefits like faster imaging with reduced fields of view or improved SAR control. SSE requires the full dynamic capabilities of pTx, however, and for the majority of today's implemented pTx hardware the internal synchronization of the Tx array does not easily permit external triggering as needed for CMR. Here we report a software solution to this problem and demonstrate the feasibility of CINE CMR at 7 T using a Tx array.}, language = {en} } @article{LeingartnerMaurerFerreinetal.2016, author = {Leingartner, Max and Maurer, Johannes and Ferrein, Alexander and Steinbauer, Gerald}, title = {Evaluation of Sensors and Mapping Approaches for Disasters in Tunnels}, series = {Journal of Field Robotics}, volume = {33}, journal = {Journal of Field Robotics}, number = {8}, publisher = {Wiley-VCH}, address = {Weinheim}, issn = {1556-4967}, doi = {10.1002/rob.21611}, pages = {1037 -- 1057}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Ground or aerial robots equipped with advanced sensing technologies, such as three-dimensional laser scanners and advanced mapping algorithms, are deemed useful as a supporting technology for first responders. A great deal of excellent research in the field exists, but practical applications at real disaster sites are scarce. Many projects concentrate on equipping robots with advanced capabilities, such as autonomous exploration or object manipulation. In spite of this, realistic application areas for such robots are limited to teleoperated reconnaissance or search. In this paper, we investigate how well state-of-the-art and off-the-shelf components and algorithms are suited for reconnaissance in current disaster-relief scenarios. The basic idea is to make use of some of the most common sensors and deploy some widely used algorithms in a disaster situation, and to evaluate how well the components work for these scenarios. We acquired the sensor data from two field experiments, one from a disaster-relief operation in a motorway tunnel, and one from a mapping experiment in a partly closed down motorway tunnel. Based on these data, which we make publicly available, we evaluate state-of-the-art and off-the-shelf mapping approaches. In our analysis, we integrate opinions and replies from first responders as well as from some algorithm developers on the usefulness of the data and the limitations of the deployed approaches, respectively. We discuss the lessons we learned during the two missions. These lessons are interesting for the community working in similar areas of urban search and rescue, particularly reconnaissance and search.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SchifferFerreinLakemeyer2011, author = {Schiffer, Stefan and Ferrein, Alexander and Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, title = {Fuzzy representations and control for domestic service robots in Golog}, series = {Intelligent robotics and applications : 4th International conference, ICIRA 2011, Aachen, Germany, December 6-8, 2011, proceedings, part I. (Lecture notes in computer science ; 7102)}, booktitle = {Intelligent robotics and applications : 4th International conference, ICIRA 2011, Aachen, Germany, December 6-8, 2011, proceedings, part I. (Lecture notes in computer science ; 7102)}, isbn = {978-3-642-25486-4}, pages = {241 -- 250}, year = {2011}, language = {en} } @article{Ritz2000, author = {Ritz, Thomas}, title = {Information Channels}, series = {Information Technology. Nr. 52 (2000), H. 08. Mai 2000}, journal = {Information Technology. Nr. 52 (2000), H. 08. Mai 2000}, pages = {15 -- 15}, year = {2000}, language = {en} } @techreport{ThomaLaarmannMerkensetal.2020, author = {Thoma, Andreas and Laarmann, Lukas and Merkens, Torsten and Franzke, Till and M{\"o}hren, Felix and Buttermann, Lilly and van der Weem, Dirk and Fischer, Maximilian and Misch, Philipp and B{\"o}hme, Mirijam and R{\"o}th, Thilo and Hebel, Christoph and Ritz, Thomas and Franke, Marina and Braun, Carsten}, title = {Entwicklung eines intermodalen Mobilit{\"a}tskonzeptes f{\"u}r die Pilotregion NRW/Rhein-Maas Euregio und Schaffung voller Kundenakzeptanz durch Transfer von Standards aus dem PKW-Bereich auf ein Flugtaxi : Schlussbericht : Projektakronym: SkyCab (Kategorie B) : Laufzeit in Monaten: 6 : Hauptthema: Kategorie B: Innovative Ideen mit Bezug zu UAS/Flugtaxis}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {97 Seiten}, year = {2020}, language = {de} } @article{RitzStender2002, author = {Ritz, Thomas and Stender, Michael}, title = {Mobilit{\"a}t meistern - Integration von mobilen Akteuren durch ad-hoc Integrationskonzepte}, series = {Wireless Technologien nutzbar machen: UMTS und alternative Netzwerktechnologien f{\"u}r innovative mobile Anwendungen in Vertrieb und Service}, journal = {Wireless Technologien nutzbar machen: UMTS und alternative Netzwerktechnologien f{\"u}r innovative mobile Anwendungen in Vertrieb und Service}, year = {2002}, language = {de} } @article{RensVarzinczakMeyeretal.2010, author = {Rens, Gavin and Varzinczak, Ivan and Meyer, Thomas and Ferrein, Alexander}, title = {A Logic for Reasoning about Actions and Explicit Observations}, series = {AI 2010: Advances in Artificial Intelligence 23rd Australasian Joint Conference, Adelaide, Australia, December 7-10, 2010. Proceedings}, journal = {AI 2010: Advances in Artificial Intelligence 23rd Australasian Joint Conference, Adelaide, Australia, December 7-10, 2010. Proceedings}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-642-17431-5}, pages = {395 -- 404}, year = {2010}, language = {en} } @article{HeuermannSchiek1995, author = {Heuermann, Holger and Schiek, Burkhard}, title = {The double-LNN Calibration technique for scattering parameter measurements of microstrip devices}, series = {Conference proceedings}, journal = {Conference proceedings}, publisher = {NEXUS House}, address = {Kent}, pages = {343 -- 347}, year = {1995}, language = {en} } @article{RitzStender2004, author = {Ritz, Thomas and Stender, Michael}, title = {Ad-hoc Anwendungsintegration mit mobilen CRM-Systement}, series = {Electronic Business : Innovationen, Anwendungen und Technologien}, journal = {Electronic Business : Innovationen, Anwendungen und Technologien}, editor = {Weisbecker, Anette}, publisher = {Fraunhofer-IRB-Verl.}, address = {Stuttgart}, isbn = {3-8167-6621-8}, pages = {92 -- 97}, year = {2004}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{DammRitzStrauch2010, author = {Damm, Sebastian and Ritz, Thomas and Strauch, Jakob}, title = {Benutzerzentrierte Anforderungsanalyse f{\"u}r die Produktlinien-Entwicklung mobiler Unternehmenssoftware}, series = {EMISA 2010 : Einflussfaktoren auf die Entwicklung flexibler, integrierter Informationssysteme ; Beitr{\"a}ge des Workshops der GI-Fachgruppe Entwicklungsmethoden f{\"u}r Informationssysteme und deren Anwendung (EMISA), 07. - 08.10.2010 in Karlsruhe, Germany. - (GI-Edition : Proceedings ; 172)}, booktitle = {EMISA 2010 : Einflussfaktoren auf die Entwicklung flexibler, integrierter Informationssysteme ; Beitr{\"a}ge des Workshops der GI-Fachgruppe Entwicklungsmethoden f{\"u}r Informationssysteme und deren Anwendung (EMISA), 07. - 08.10.2010 in Karlsruhe, Germany. - (GI-Edition : Proceedings ; 172)}, editor = {Klink, Stefan}, publisher = {Ges. f{\"u}r Informatik}, address = {Bonn}, isbn = {978-3-88579-266-6}, pages = {117 -- 130}, year = {2010}, language = {de} } @article{FerreinNiemuellerSteinbauer2010, author = {Ferrein, Alexander and Niem{\"u}ller, Tim and Steinbauer, Gerald}, title = {Team Zadeat 2010 : application for participation}, pages = {5 Seiten}, year = {2010}, language = {en} } @article{Heuermann1996, author = {Heuermann, Holger}, title = {Sure Methods of On-Wafer Scattering Parameter Measurements with Self-Calibration Procedures}, pages = {136 -- 145}, year = {1996}, language = {en} } @book{WolfFoltzKillich2000, author = {Wolf, Martin R. and Foltz, Christian and Killich, S.}, title = {K3 User Guide}, publisher = {RWTH}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {1 -- 13}, year = {2000}, language = {en} } @article{HoffmannRohrbachUhletal.2022, author = {Hoffmann, Andreas and Rohrbach, Felix and Uhl, Matthias and Ceblin, Maximilian and Bauer, Thomas and Mallah, Marcel and Jacob, Timo and Heuermann, Holger and Kuehne, Alexander J. C.}, title = {Atmospheric pressure plasma-jet treatment of polyacrylonitrile-nonwovens—Stabilization and roll-to-roll processing}, series = {Journal of Applied Polymer Science}, volume = {139}, journal = {Journal of Applied Polymer Science}, number = {37}, publisher = {Wiley}, issn = {0021-8995 (Print)}, doi = {10.1002/app.52887}, pages = {1 -- 9}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Carbon nanofiber nonwovens represent a powerful class of materials with prospective application in filtration technology or as electrodes with high surface area in batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors. While new precursor-to-carbon conversion processes have been explored to overcome productivity restrictions for carbon fiber tows, alternatives for the two-step thermal conversion of polyacrylonitrile precursors into carbon fiber nonwovens are absent. In this work, we develop a continuous roll-to-roll stabilization process using an atmospheric pressure microwave plasma jet. We explore the influence of various plasma-jet parameters on the morphology of the nonwoven and compare the stabilized nonwoven to thermally stabilized samples using scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and infrared spectroscopy. We show that stabilization with a non-equilibrium plasma-jet can be twice as productive as the conventional thermal stabilization in a convection furnace, while producing electrodes of comparable electrochemical performance.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SchoppHeuermann2013, author = {Schopp, Christoph and Heuermann, Holger}, title = {Electrodeless low pressure lamp with bi-static matching at 2.45 GHz}, series = {2013 European Microwave Conference (EuMC) , Nuremberg}, booktitle = {2013 European Microwave Conference (EuMC) , Nuremberg}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-4799-0264-4}, pages = {881 -- 884}, year = {2013}, language = {en} } @article{Ferrein2004, author = {Ferrein, Alexander}, title = {Autonome Entscheidungsfindung bei Robotern : Planwirtschaft}, series = {Linux-Magazin}, journal = {Linux-Magazin}, number = {7}, issn = {1432-640X (Print)}, pages = {50 -- 53}, year = {2004}, language = {de} } @article{FerreinDyllaLakemeyer2003, author = {Ferrein, Alexander and Dylla, Frank and Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, title = {Specifying Multirobot Coordination in ICPGolog - From Simulation towards Real Robots / Dylla, Frank ; Ferrein, Alexander ; Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, pages = {1 -- 10}, year = {2003}, language = {en} } @article{Heuermann2003, author = {Heuermann, Holger}, title = {GSOLT: the calibration procedure for all multi-port vector network analyzers}, series = {IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium digest : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 8 - 13 June 2003 ; [including: 2003 International Microwave Symposium digest, vol. 1-3, RF Integrated Circuit Symposium digest, Automatic RF Techniques Group Symposium digest . Vol. 3}, journal = {IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium digest : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 8 - 13 June 2003 ; [including: 2003 International Microwave Symposium digest, vol. 1-3, RF Integrated Circuit Symposium digest, Automatic RF Techniques Group Symposium digest . Vol. 3}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {0-780-37696-X}, pages = {1815 -- 1818}, year = {2003}, language = {en} } @article{PoppelWolf2013, author = {Poppel, Kristin Isabel and Wolf, Martin R.}, title = {M{\"o}glichkeiten und Potentiale von Revisionsmarketing}, series = {Zeitschrift Interne Revision : ZIR ; Fachzeitschrift f{\"u}r Wissenschaft und Praxis}, volume = {48}, journal = {Zeitschrift Interne Revision : ZIR ; Fachzeitschrift f{\"u}r Wissenschaft und Praxis}, number = {4}, publisher = {Erich Schmidt Verlag}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {0044-3816}, pages = {200 -- 208}, year = {2013}, language = {de} } @article{Heuermann1997, author = {Heuermann, Holger}, title = {Microwave On-Wafer Measurements with Activ Needle Probe Tips}, pages = {208 -- 214}, year = {1997}, language = {en} } @article{HeuermannLuenebach2005, author = {Heuermann, Holger and L{\"u}nebach, M.}, title = {A Novel Dual-Mode-Design for Push-Push Oscillators with Improved Phase Noise Performance. Heuermann, Holger; L{\"u}nebach, M.}, series = {Conference proceedings : 3 - 7 October 2005, CNIT la D{\´e}fense, Paris, France; [comprises the] 35th European Microwave Conference 2005 ; The European Conference on Wireless Technology 2005 ; European Radar Conference 2005 ; GAAS 2005, The European Gallium A. Vol. 1}, journal = {Conference proceedings : 3 - 7 October 2005, CNIT la D{\´e}fense, Paris, France; [comprises the] 35th European Microwave Conference 2005 ; The European Conference on Wireless Technology 2005 ; European Radar Conference 2005 ; GAAS 2005, The European Gallium A. Vol. 1}, publisher = {Horizon House Publ}, address = {London}, isbn = {2-9600551-0-1}, pages = {4 pp.}, year = {2005}, language = {en} } @article{Ritz2002, author = {Ritz, Thomas}, title = {Modelling Production of personalized information services and their delivery on multiple distribution channels}, series = {Personalization Techniques in Electronic Publishing on the Web. Workshop in the Framework of the 2nd international conference on Adaptive Hypermedia and adaptive web based systems (AH2002) in Malaga (ES)}, journal = {Personalization Techniques in Electronic Publishing on the Web. Workshop in the Framework of the 2nd international conference on Adaptive Hypermedia and adaptive web based systems (AH2002) in Malaga (ES)}, pages = {19 -- 30}, year = {2002}, 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} } @book{BochmannRitz2013, author = {Bochmann, Sandra and Ritz, Thomas}, title = {Prototyping tools for mobile applications}, publisher = {Steinbeis-Ed.}, address = {Stuttgart}, isbn = {978-3-943356-45-8}, pages = {234 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.}, year = {2013}, language = {en} } @article{FerreinSteinbauerVassos2012, author = {Ferrein, Alexander and Steinbauer, Gerald and Vassos, Stavros}, title = {Action-Based Imperative Programming with YAGI}, pages = {24 -- 31}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Many tasks for autonomous agents or robots are best described by a specification of the environment and a specification of the available actions the agent or robot can perform. Combining such a specification with the possibility to imperatively program a robot or agent is what we call the actionbased imperative programming. One of the most successful such approaches is Golog. In this paper, we draft a proposal for a new robot programming language YAGI, which is based on the action-based imperative programming paradigm. Our goal is to design a small, portable stand-alone YAGI interpreter. We combine the benefits of a principled domain specification with a clean, small and simple programming language, which does not exploit any side-effects from the implementation language. We discuss general requirements of action-based programming languages and outline YAGI, our action-based language approach which particularly aims at embeddability.}, language = {en} }