@inproceedings{CzarneckiDietze2017, author = {Czarnecki, Christian and Dietze, Christian}, title = {Domain-Specific reference modeling in the telecommunications industry}, series = {DESRIST 2017: Designing the Digital Transformation}, booktitle = {DESRIST 2017: Designing the Digital Transformation}, editor = {Maedche, Alexander and vom Brocke, Jan and Hevner, Alan}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-319-59144-5}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-59144-5_19}, pages = {313 -- 329}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The telecommunications industry is currently going through a major transformation. In this context, the enhanced Telecom Operations Map (eTOM) is a domain-specific process reference model that is offered by the industry organization TM Forum. In practice, eTOM is well accepted and confirmed as de facto standard. It provides process definitions and process flows on different levels of detail. This article discusses the reference modeling of eTOM, i.e., the design, the resulting artifact, and its evaluation based on three project cases. The application of eTOM in three projects illustrates the design approach and concrete models on strategic and operational levels. The article follows the Design Science Research (DSR) paradigm. It contributes with concrete design artifacts to the transformational needs of the telecommunications industry and offers lessons-learned from a general DSR perspective.}, language = {en} } @article{CzarneckiGeierPflug2017, author = {Czarnecki, Christian and Geier, Jari and Pflug, Karolin}, title = {Netzvirtualisierung durch SDN und NFV : Unternehmensprozesse auf dem Pr{\"u}fstand}, series = {LANline}, journal = {LANline}, publisher = {AWI Aktuelles Wissen Verl.-Ges.}, address = {Trostberg}, issn = {0942-4172}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Kundenanforderungen an Netzwerke haben sich in den vergangenen Jahren stark ver{\"a}ndert. Mit NFV und SDN sind Unternehmen technisch in der Lage, diesen gerecht zu werden. Die Provider stehen jedoch vor großen Herausforderungen: Insbesondere Produkte und Prozesse m{\"u}ssen angepasst und agiler werden, um die St{\"a}rken von NFV und SDN zum Kundenvorteil auszuspielen.}, language = {de} } @book{CzarneckiDietze2017, author = {Czarnecki, Christian and Dietze, Christian}, title = {Reference architecture for the telecommunications industry: Transformation of strategy, organization, processes, data, and applications}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-319-46755-9 (Print)}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-46757-3}, pages = {XXII, 253 Seiten}, year = {2017}, abstract = {This book reflects the tremendous changes in the telecommunications industry in the course of the past few decades - shorter innovation cycles, stiffer competition and new communication products. It analyzes the transformation of processes, applications and network technologies that are now expected to take place under enormous time pressure. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the TM Forum have provided reference solutions that are broadly recognized and used throughout the value chain of the telecommunications industry, and which can be considered the de facto standard. The book describes how these reference solutions can be used in a practical context: it presents the latest insights into their development, highlights lessons learned from numerous international projects and combines them with well-founded research results in enterprise architecture management and reference modeling. The complete architectural transformation is explained, from the planning and set-up stage to the implementation. Featuring a wealth of examples and illustrations, the book offers a valuable resource for telecommunication professionals, enterprise architects and project managers alike.}, language = {en} } @article{LambersBragard2017, author = {Lambers, Andreas and Bragard, Michael}, title = {Kinetische Skulptur - Treffen sich ein E-Techniker und ein K{\"u}nstler ...}, series = {Elektor : learn, design, share}, volume = {48}, journal = {Elektor : learn, design, share}, number = {9}, publisher = {Elektor-Verlag}, address = {Aachen}, issn = {0932-5468}, pages = {78 -- 83}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Die Verbindung der Welten dressierter Elektronen und grenzenloser Kreativit{\"a}t bietet ein großes Potential; zum Beispiel bei modernen Skulpturen, deren Form sich durch Motoren ver{\"a}ndern kann. An der FH Aachen wurde ein solches Projekt verwirklicht: Eine Matrix aus Holzkugeln kann Piktogramme anzeigen, aber auch mathematische Funktionen visualisieren. In diesem Artikel beschreiben wir die clevere Ansteuerung der Motoren.}, language = {de} } @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} } @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} } @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} } @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} } @inproceedings{NiemuellerNeumannHenkeetal.2017, author = {Niemueller, Tim and Neumann, Tobias and Henke, Christoph and Sch{\"o}nitz, Sebastian and Reuter, Sebastian and Ferrein, Alexander and Jeschke, Sabina and Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, title = {International Harting Open Source Award 2016: Fawkes for the RoboCup Logistics League}, series = {RoboCup 2016: RoboCup 2016: Robot World Cup XX. RoboCup 2016}, booktitle = {RoboCup 2016: RoboCup 2016: Robot World Cup XX. RoboCup 2016}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-319-68792-6}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-68792-6_53}, pages = {634 -- 642}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{ZugNiemuellerHochgeschwenderetal.2017, author = {Zug, Sebastian and Niemueller, Tim and Hochgeschwender, Nico and Seidensticker, Kai and Seidel, Martin and Friedrich, Tim and Neumann, Tobias and Karras, Ulrich and Kraetzschmar, Gerhard K. and Ferrein, Alexander}, title = {An Integration Challenge to Bridge the Gap Among Industry-Inspired RoboCup Leagues}, series = {RoboCup 2016: Robot World Cup XX. RoboCup 2016.}, booktitle = {RoboCup 2016: Robot World Cup XX. RoboCup 2016.}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-319-68792-6}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-68792-6_13}, pages = {157 -- 168}, year = {2017}, language = {en} }