@article{StreunChavanLameetal.2006, author = {Streun, M. and Chavan, U. and Lame, H. and Parl, C. and M{\"u}ller-Veggian, Mattea and Ziemons, Karl}, title = {Treating the Gain Non-Uniformity of Multi Channel PMTs by Channel-Specific Trigger Levels}, series = {2006 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 2.}, journal = {2006 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 2.}, address = {San Diego, CA}, issn = {1082-3654}, pages = {1301 -- 1304}, year = {2006}, language = {en} } @article{StreunBrandenburgLarueetal.2000, author = {Streun, M. and Brandenburg, G. and Larue, H. and Zimmermann, E. and Ziemons, Karl and Halling, H.}, title = {Pulse recording by free-running sampling}, series = {2000 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 2}, journal = {2000 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 2}, issn = {1082-3654}, pages = {9/179 -- 9/181}, year = {2000}, abstract = {Pulses from a position-sensitive photomultiplier (PS-PMT) are recorded by free running ADCs at a sampling rate of 40 MHz. A four-channel acquisition-board has been developed which is equipped with four 12 bit-ADCs connected to one FPGA (field programmable gate array). The FPGA manages data acquisition and the transfer to the host computer. It can also work as a digital trigger, so a separate hardware-trigger can be omitted. The method of free running sampling provides a maximum of information, besides the pulse charge and amplitude also pulse shape and starting time are contained in the sampled data. These informations are crucial for many tasks such as distinguishing between different scintillator materials, determination of radiation type, pile-up recovery, coincidence detection or time-of-flight applications. The absence of an analog integrator allows coping with very high count rates. Since this method is going to be employed in positron emission tomography (PET), the position of an event is another important information. The simultaneous readout of four channels allows localization by means of center-of-gravity weighting. First results from a test setup with LSO-scintillators coupled to the PS-PMT are presented}, language = {en} } @article{StreunBrandenburgLarueetal.2001, author = {Streun, M. and Brandenburg, G. and Larue, H. and Zimmermann, E. and Ziemons, Karl and Halling, H.}, title = {Pulse recording by free-running sampling}, series = {IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science}, volume = {48}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science}, number = {3}, isbn = {0018-9499}, pages = {524 -- 526}, year = {2001}, abstract = {Pulses from a position-sensitive photomultiplier (PS-PMT) are recorded by free-running ADCs at a sampling rate of 40 MHz. A four-channel acquisition board has been developed which is equipped with four 12-bit ADCs connected to one field programmable gate array (FPGA). The FPGA manages data acquisition and the transfer to the host computer. It can also work as a digital trigger, so a separate hardware trigger can be omitted. The method of free-running sampling provides a maximum of information, besides the pulse charge and amplitude also pulse shape and starting time are contained in the sampled data. This information is crucial for many tasks such as distinguishing between different scintillator materials, determination of radiation type, pile-up recovery, coincidence detection or time-of-flight applications. The absence of an analog integrator allows very high count rates to be dealt with. Since this method is to be employed in positron emission tomography (PET), the position of an event is also important. The simultaneous readout of four channels allows localization by means of center-of-gravity weighting. First results from a test setup with LSO scintillators coupled to the PS-PMT are presented here}, language = {en} } @article{StreunBrandenburgLarueetal.2002, author = {Streun, M. and Brandenburg, G. and Larue, H. and Zimmermann, E. and Ziemons, Karl and Halling, H.}, title = {A PET system with free running ADCs}, series = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment}, volume = {486}, journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment}, number = {1-2}, issn = {0168-9002}, pages = {18 -- 21}, year = {2002}, abstract = {A small PET system has been built up with two multichannel photomultipliers, which are attached to a matrix of 64 single LSO crystals each. The signal from each multiplier is being sampled continuously by a 12 bit ADC at a sampling frequency of 40 MHz. In case of a scintillation pulse a subsequent FPGA sends the corresponding set of samples together with the channel information and a time mark to the host computer. The data transfer is performed with a rate of 20 MB/s. On the host all necessary information is extracted from the data. The pulse energy is determined, coincident events are detected and multiple hits within one matrix can be identified. In order to achieve a narrow time window the pulse starting time is refined further than the resolution of the time mark (=25 ns) would allow. This is possible by interpolating between the pulse samples. First data obtained from this system will be presented. The system is part of developments for a much larger system and has been created to study the feasibility and performance of the technique and the hardware architecture.}, language = {en} } @article{StreunBrandenburgLarueetal.2002, author = {Streun, M. and Brandenburg, G. and Larue, H. and Zimmermann, E. and Ziemons, Karl and Halling, H.}, title = {Coincidence detection by digital processing of free-running sampled pulses}, series = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment}, volume = {487}, journal = {Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment}, number = {3}, isbn = {0168-9002}, pages = {530 -- 534}, year = {2002}, abstract = {Coincident events in two scintillator crystals coupled to photomultipliers (PMT) are detected by processing just the digital data of the recorded pulses. For this purpose the signals from both PMTs are continuously sampled by free-running ADCs at a sampling rate of 40 MHz. For each sampled pulse the starting time is determined by processing the pulse data. Even a fairly simple interpolating algorithm results in a FWHM of about 2 ns.}, language = {en} } @article{StreunBrandenburgLarueetal.2002, author = {Streun, M. and Brandenburg, G. and Larue, H. and Zimmermann, E. and Ziemons, Karl and Halling, H.}, title = {A PET system based on data processing of free-running sampled pulses}, series = {2001 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 2}, journal = {2001 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 2}, issn = {1082-3654}, pages = {693 -- 694}, year = {2002}, abstract = {Within the developments for the Crystal Clear small animal PET project (CLEARPET) a dual head PET system has been established. The basic principle is the early digitization of the detector pulses by free running ADCs. The determination of the γ-energy and also the coincidence detection is performed by data processing of the sampled pulses on the host computer. Therefore a time mark is attached to each pulse identifying the current cycle of the 40 MHz sampling clock. In order to refine the time resolution the pulse starting time is interpolated from the samples of the pulse rise. The detector heads consist of multichannel PMTs with a single LSO scintillator crystal coupled to each channel. For each PMT only one ADC is required. The position of an event is obtained separately from trigger signals generated for each single channel. An FPGA is utilized for pulse buffering, generation of the time mark and for the data transfer to the host via a fast I/O-interface.}, language = {en} } @article{StreunBrandenburgLarueetal.2003, author = {Streun, M. and Brandenburg, G. and Larue, H. and Saleh, H. and Zimmermann, E. and Ziemons, Karl and Halling, H.}, title = {Pulse shape discrimination of LSO and LuYAP scintillators for depth of interaction detection in PET}, series = {2002 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 3}, journal = {2002 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 3}, issn = {1082-3654}, pages = {1636 -- 1639}, year = {2003}, abstract = {A feasible way to gain the depth of interaction information in a PET scanner is the use of phoswich detectors. In general the layer of interaction is identified front the pulse shape of the corresponding scintillator material. In this work pulses from LSO and LuYAP crystals were investigated in order to find a practical method of distinguishing. It turned out that such a pulse processing could he kept simple due to an additional slow component in the light decay of the LuYAP pulse. At the same time the short decay time guarantees that the major amount of the light output is still collected within a short pulse recording time.}, language = {en} } @article{StreunBrandenburgLarueetal.2003, author = {Streun, M. and Brandenburg, G. and Larue, H. and Saleh, H. and Zimmermann, E. and Ziemons, Karl and Halling, H.}, title = {Pulse shape discrimination of LSO and LuYAP scintillators for depth of interaction detection in PET}, series = {IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science}, volume = {50}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science}, number = {3}, isbn = {0018-9499}, pages = {344 -- 347}, year = {2003}, abstract = {A feasible way to gain the depth of interaction information in a positron emission tomography scanner is the use of phoswich detectors. In general, the layer of interaction is identified from the pulse shape of the corresponding scintillator material. In this work, pulses from LSO and LuYAP crystals were investigated in order to find a practical method of distinguishing. It turned out that such a pulse processing could be kept simple because of an additional slow component in the light decay of the LuYAP pulse. At the same time, the short decay time guarantees that the major amount of the light output is still collected within a short pulse recording time.}, language = {en} } @article{StreunBrandenburgLarueetal.2006, author = {Streun, M. and Brandenburg, G. and Larue, H. and Parl, C. and Ziemons, Karl}, title = {The data acquisition system of ClearPET neuro - a small animal PET scanner}, series = {IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science}, volume = {53}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science}, number = {3}, isbn = {0018-9499}, pages = {700 -- 703}, year = {2006}, abstract = {The Crystal Clear Collaboration has developed a modular system for a small animal PET scanner (ClearPET). The modularity allows the assembly of scanners of different sizes and characteristics in order to satisfy the specific needs of the individual member institutions. The system performs depth of interaction detection by using a phoswich arrangement combining LSO and LuYAP scintillators which are coupled to Multichannel Photomultipliers (PMTs). For each PMT a free running 40 MHz ADC digitizes the signal and the complete scintillation pulse is sampled by an FPGA and sent with 20 MB/s to a PC for preprocessing. The pulse provides information about the gamma energy and the scintillator material which identifies the interaction layer. Furthermore, the exact pulse starting time is obtained from the sampled data. This is important as no hardware coincidence detection is implemented. All single events are recorded and coincidences are identified by software. The system in J{\"u}lich (ClearPET Neuro) is equipped with 10240 crystals on 80 PMTs. The paper will present an overview of the data acquisition system.}, language = {en} } @article{StreunBrandenburgKhodaverdietal.2006, author = {Streun, M. and Brandenburg, G. and Khodaverdi, M. and Larue, H. and Parl, C. and Ziemons, Karl}, title = {Timemark correction for the ClearPET™ scanners}, series = {2005 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 4}, journal = {2005 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 4}, isbn = {1082-3654}, pages = {2057 -- 2060}, year = {2006}, abstract = {The small animal PET scanners developed by the Crystal Clear Collaboration (ClearPETtrade) detect coincidences by analyzing timemarks which are attached to each event. The scanners are able to save complete single list mode data which allows analysis and modification of the timemarks after data acquisition. The timemarks are obtained from the digitally sampled detector pulses by calculating the baseline crossing of the rising edge of the pulse which is approximated as a straight line. But the limited sampling frequency causes a systematic error in the determination of the timemark. This error depends on the phase of the sampling clock at the time of the event. A statistical method that corrects these errors will be presented}, language = {en} } @article{StreunBrandenburgBroekeletal.2004, author = {Streun, M. and Brandenburg, G. and Br{\"o}kel, M. and Fuss, L. and Larue, H. and Parl, C. and Zimmermann, E. and Ziemons, Karl and Halling, H.}, title = {The ClearPET data acquisition}, series = {2003 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 5}, journal = {2003 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 5}, issn = {1082-3654}, pages = {3097 -- 3100}, year = {2004}, abstract = {Within the Crystal Clear Collaboration a modular system for a small animal PET scanner (ClearPET™) has been developed. The modularity allows the assembly of scanners of different sizes and characteristics in order to fit the specific needs of the individual member institutions. Now a first demonstrator is being completed in Julich. The system performs depth of interaction detection by using a phoswich arrangement combining LSO and LuYAP scintillators which are coupled to multi-channel photomultipliers (PMTs). A free-running ADC digitizes the signal from the PMT and the complete scintillation pulses are sampled by an FPGA and sent with 20 MB/S to a PC for preprocessing. The pulse provides information about the gamma energy and the scintillator material which identifies the interaction layer. Furthermore, the exact pulse starting time is obtained from the sampled data. This is important as no hardware coincidence detection is implemented. All single events are recorded and coincidences are identified by software. An advantage of that is that the coincidence window and the dimensions of the field of view can be adjusted easily. The ClearPET™ demonstrator is equipped with 10240 crystals on 80 PMTs. This paper presents an overview of the data acquisition system.}, language = {en} } @article{StreunBeerHombachetal.2008, author = {Streun, M. and Beer, S. and Hombach, T. and Jahnke, S. and Khodaverdi, M. and Larue, H. and Minwuyelet, S. and Parl, C. and Roeb, G. and Schurr, U. and Ziemons, Karl}, title = {PlanTIS: A positron emission tomograph for imaging 11C transport in plants}, series = {2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 6}, journal = {2007 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, Vol. 6}, isbn = {1082-3654}, pages = {4110 -- 4112}, year = {2008}, abstract = {Plant growth and transport processes are highly dynamic. They are characterized by plant-internal control processes and by strong interactions with the spatially and temporally varying environment. Analysis of structure- function relations of growth and transport in plants will strongly benefit from the development of non-invasive techniques. PlanTIS (Plant Tomographic Imaging System) is designed for non-destructive 3D-imaging of positron emitting radiotracers. It will permit functional analysis of the dynamics of carbon distribution in plants including bulky organs. It will be applicable for screening transport properties of plants to evaluate e.g. temperature adaptation of genetically modified plants. PlanTIS is a PET scanner dedicated to monitor the dynamics of the 11C distribution within a plant while or after assimilation of 11CO2. Front end electronics and data acquisition architecture of the scanner are based on the ClearPETTM system [1]. Four detector modules form one of two opposing detector blocks. Optionally, a hardware coincidence detection between the blocks can be applied. In general the scan duration is rather long (~ 1 hour) compared to the decay time of 11C (20 min). As a result the count rates can vary over a wide range and accurate dead time correction is necessary.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StreunAlKaddoumParletal.2012, author = {Streun, M. and Al-Kaddoum, R. and Parl, C. and Pietrzyk, U. and Ziemons, Karl and Waasen, S. van}, title = {Simulation studies of optical photons in monolithic block scintillators}, series = {2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC)}, booktitle = {2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC)}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {New York}, isbn = {978-1-4673-0120-6 (electronic ISBN)}, doi = {10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6154621}, pages = {1380 -- 1382}, year = {2012}, abstract = {The interest in PET detectors with monolithic block scintillators is growing. In order to obtain high spatial resolutions dedicated positioning algorithms are required. But even an ideal algorithm can only deliver information which is provided by the detector. In this simulation study we investigated the light distribution on one surface of cuboid LSO scintillators of different size. Scintillators with a large aspect ratio (small footprint and large height) showed significant position information only for a minimum interaction depth of the gamma particle. The results allow a quantitative estimate for a useful aspect ratio.}, language = {en} } @article{StreeseKotliarDeiserothetal.2020, author = {Streese, Lukas and Kotliar, Konstantin and Deiseroth, Arne and Infanger, Denis and Gugleta, Konstantin and Schmaderer, Christoph and Hanssen, Henner}, title = {Retinal endothelial function in cardiovascular risk patients: A randomized controlled exercise trial}, series = {Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports}, volume = {30}, journal = {Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports}, number = {2}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Oxford}, issn = {1600-0838}, doi = {10.1111/sms.13560}, pages = {272 -- 280}, year = {2020}, abstract = {The aim of this study was to investigate, for the first time, the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on retinal microvascular endothelial function in cardiovascular (CV) risk patients. In the randomized controlled trial, middle-aged and previously sedentary patients with increased CV risk (aged 58 ± 6 years) with ≥ two CV risk factors were randomized into a 12-week HIIT (n = 33) or control group (CG, n = 36) with standard physical activity recommendations. A blinded examiner measured retinal endothelial function by flicker light-induced maximal arteriolar (ADmax) and venular (VDmax) dilatation as well as the area under the arteriolar (AFarea) and venular (VFarea) flicker curve using a retinal vessel analyzer. Standardized assessments of CV risk factors, cardiorespiratory fitness, and retinal endothelial function were performed before and after HIIT. HIIT reduced body mass index, fat mass, and low-density lipoprotein and increased muscle mass and peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak). Both ADmax (pre: 2.7 ± 2.1\%, post: 3.0 ± 2.2\%, P = .018) and AFarea (pre: 32.6 ± 28.4\%*s, post: 37.7 ± 30.6\%*s, P = .016) increased after HIIT compared with CG (ADmax, pre: 3.2 ± 1.8\%, post: 2.9 ± 1.8\%, P = .254; AFarea, pre: 41.6 ± 28.5\%*s, post: 37.8 ± 27.0\%*s, P = .186). Venular function remained unchanged after HIIT. There was a significant association between ∆-change VO2peak and ∆-changes ADmax and AFarea (P = .026, R² = 0.073; P = .019, R² = 0.081, respectively). 12-weeks of HIIT improved retinal endothelial function in middle-aged patients with increased CV risk independent of the reduction in classical CV risk factors. Exercise has the potential to reverse or at least postpone progression of small vessel disease in older adults with increased CV risk under standard medication. Dynamic retinal vessel analysis seems to be a sensitive tool to detect treatment effects of exercise interventions on retinal microvascular endothelial function in middle-aged individuals with increased CV risk.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StopforthFerreinSteinbauer2015, author = {Stopforth, Riaan and Ferrein, Alexander and Steinbauer, Gerald}, title = {Europe and South African collaboration on the Mechatronics and Robotics systems as part of the SA Robotics Center}, series = {ICRA 2015 Developing Countries Forum}, booktitle = {ICRA 2015 Developing Countries Forum}, pages = {3 S.}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Mechatronics consist of the integration of mechanical engineering, electronic integration and computer science/ engineering. These broad fields are essential for robotic systems, yet it makes it difficult for the researchers to specialize and be experts in all these fields. Collaboration between researchers allow for the integration of experience and specialization, to allow optimized systems. Collaboration between the European countries and South Africa is critical, as each country has different resources available, which the other countries might not have. Applications with the need for approval of any restrictions, can also be obtained easier in some countries compared to others, thus preventing the delays of research. Some problems that have been experienced are discussed, with the Robotics Center of South Africa as a possible solution.}, 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{StopforthDavrajhFerrein2017, author = {Stopforth, Riaan and Davrajh, Shaniel and Ferrein, Alexander}, title = {Design considerations of the duo fugam dual rotor UAV}, series = {2017 Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa and Robotics and Mechatronics (PRASA-RobMech)}, booktitle = {2017 Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa and Robotics and Mechatronics (PRASA-RobMech)}, isbn = {978-1-5386-2314-5}, doi = {10.1109/RoboMech.2017.8261115}, pages = {7 -- 13}, year = {2017}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StollenwerkRiekeDahmenetal.2016, author = {Stollenwerk, Dominik and Rieke, C. and Dahmen, Markus and Pieper, Martin}, title = {Biogas Production Modelling : A Control System Engineering Approach}, series = {IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Bd. 32}, booktitle = {IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Bd. 32}, issn = {1755-1315}, doi = {10.1088/1755-1315/32/1/012008}, pages = {012008/1 -- 012008/4}, year = {2016}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StollenwerkKuvarakulKuperjans2013, author = {Stollenwerk, Dominik and Kuvarakul, T. and Kuperjans, Isabel}, title = {Renewable energy supply for power dominated, energy intense production processes - a systematic conversion approach for the anodizing process}, series = {IOP conference series: Earth and environmental science (EES)}, volume = {Vol. 16}, booktitle = {IOP conference series: Earth and environmental science (EES)}, number = {H. 1}, issn = {1755-1315}, pages = {012142/1 -- 012142/4}, year = {2013}, language = {en} } @article{StojnicSassKlaassenOrlovicetal.2013, author = {Stojnic, Srdjan and Sass-Klaassen, Ute G. M. and Orlovic, Sasa and Matovic, Bratislav and Eilmann, Britta}, title = {Plastic growth response of European beech provenances to dry site conditions}, volume = {34}, number = {4}, publisher = {Brill}, address = {Leiden}, issn = {0928-1541 (Print)}, doi = {10.1163/22941932-00000038}, pages = {475 -- 484}, year = {2013}, language = {en} } @article{StockMalindretosIndlekoferetal.2001, author = {Stock, J. and Malindretos, J. and Indlekofer, K.M. and P{\"o}ttgens, Michael and F{\"o}rster, Arnold and L{\"u}th, Hans}, title = {A Vertical Resonant Tunneling Transistor for Application in Digital Logic Circuits}, series = {IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices (T-ED). 48 (2001), H. 6}, journal = {IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices (T-ED). 48 (2001), H. 6}, isbn = {0018-9383}, pages = {1028 -- 1032}, year = {2001}, language = {en} } @article{StiemerThomaBraun2023, author = {Stiemer, Luc Nicolas and Thoma, Andreas and Braun, Carsten}, title = {MBT3D: Deep learning based multi-object tracker for bumblebee 3D flight path estimation}, series = {PLoS ONE}, volume = {18}, journal = {PLoS ONE}, number = {9}, publisher = {PLOS}, address = {San Fancisco}, issn = {1932-6203}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0291415}, pages = {e0291415}, year = {2023}, abstract = {This work presents the Multi-Bees-Tracker (MBT3D) algorithm, a Python framework implementing a deep association tracker for Tracking-By-Detection, to address the challenging task of tracking flight paths of bumblebees in a social group. While tracking algorithms for bumblebees exist, they often come with intensive restrictions, such as the need for sufficient lighting, high contrast between the animal and background, absence of occlusion, significant user input, etc. Tracking flight paths of bumblebees in a social group is challenging. They suddenly adjust movements and change their appearance during different wing beat states while exhibiting significant similarities in their individual appearance. The MBT3D tracker, developed in this research, is an adaptation of an existing ant tracking algorithm for bumblebee tracking. It incorporates an offline trained appearance descriptor along with a Kalman Filter for appearance and motion matching. Different detector architectures for upstream detections (You Only Look Once (YOLOv5), Faster Region Proposal Convolutional Neural Network (Faster R-CNN), and RetinaNet) are investigated in a comparative study to optimize performance. The detection models were trained on a dataset containing 11359 labeled bumblebee images. YOLOv5 reaches an Average Precision of AP = 53, 8\%, Faster R-CNN achieves AP = 45, 3\% and RetinaNet AP = 38, 4\% on the bumblebee validation dataset, which consists of 1323 labeled bumblebee images. The tracker's appearance model is trained on 144 samples. The tracker (with Faster R-CNN detections) reaches a Multiple Object Tracking Accuracy MOTA = 93, 5\% and a Multiple Object Tracking Precision MOTP = 75, 6\% on a validation dataset containing 2000 images, competing with state-of-the-art computer vision methods. The framework allows reliable tracking of different bumblebees in the same video stream with rarely occurring identity switches (IDS). MBT3D has much lower IDS than other commonly used algorithms, with one of the lowest false positive rates, competing with state-of-the-art animal tracking algorithms. The developed framework reconstructs the 3-dimensional (3D) flight paths of the bumblebees by triangulation. It also handles and compares two alternative stereo camera pairs if desired.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StieglitzWollert2011, author = {Stieglitz, Kristian and Wollert, J{\"o}rg}, title = {Approach of using ultra-wideband-radio in industrial real-time ethernet networks}, series = {The 4th International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technological Innovation : IMETI : July 19th - July 22nd, 2011, Orlando, Florida, USA}, booktitle = {The 4th International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technological Innovation : IMETI : July 19th - July 22nd, 2011, Orlando, Florida, USA}, organization = {International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technological Innovation <4, 2011, Orlando, Fla.>}, pages = {1 -- 6}, year = {2011}, language = {en} } @article{SteuerDankertSharmaBlecketal.2017, author = {Steuer-Dankert, Linda and Sharma, Mamta Rameshwarlal and Bleck, Wolfgang and Leicht-Scholten, Carmen}, title = {Diversity and innovation management in large research groups}, series = {International Journal of Innovation Management}, volume = {5}, journal = {International Journal of Innovation Management}, number = {2}, issn = {1757-5877}, pages = {49 -- 72}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Contemporary research appreciates a diverse workforce as a potential source of innovation. Researchers explore the fine details of why diversity management is central for generating innovations in heterogeneous research groups and how it could be effectively implemented into organizations. Complex research associations that discuss topics with a high impact on society increasingly address the necessity of establishing a diverse workforce to confront the challenges of tomorrow. Characterized by complex management structures as well as hierarchies, research associations have not been a subject of investigation until now. For this reason, the presented research project aims to develop a diversity and innovation management strategy with the ultimate goal of inducing change in the corporate culture. The proposed approach consisted of six phases; the first two phases investigated the status quo of diversity in the existing organizational structures of member institutes and the variety of particular working cultures within the research association. The third and the fourth phases utilized qualitative and quantitative studies. The third phase focused on the connection of management level to diversity and innovation, and the need for diversity and innovation management, and tailor-made methods of implementing them. The first three phases have been accomplished successfully; preliminary results are already available. The fourth phase will mainly focus on exploring the mind-set of the employees. The fifth phase will consolidate the findings in the first four phases into an implementable strategy. The final phase will address the implementation of this strategy into the organization. Phases 4 to 6 have not yet been undertaken}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SteuerDankertSharmaBlecketal.2017, author = {Steuer-Dankert, Linda and Sharma, Mamta Rameshwarlal and Bleck, Wolfgang and Leicht-Scholten, Carmen}, title = {Innovation through Diversity - Development of a Diversity and Innovation management concept}, series = {International Conference on Innovation and Management : IAM23017S : Date: July 4-7, 2017, Osaka, Japan}, booktitle = {International Conference on Innovation and Management : IAM23017S : Date: July 4-7, 2017, Osaka, Japan}, editor = {Farn, C. K.}, publisher = {Kuang Hui Chiu}, address = {Osaka}, issn = {2218-6387}, pages = {Panel C}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Acknowledging that a diverse workforce could be a potential source of innovation, the current research deals with the fine details of why diversity management is central to achieving innovation in heterogeneous research groups and how this could be effectively realized in an organization. The types of heterogeneities addressed mainly include gender, qualification, academic discipline and intercultural perspectives. The type of organization being dealt with in this work is a complex association of research institutes at a technical university in Germany (RWTH Aachen University), namely a 'Cluster of Excellence', whereby several institutes of the university work collaboratively in different sub-projects. The 'Cluster of Excellence' is a part of the 'Excellence Initiative' of the German federal and state governments German Research Foundation (DFG) and German Council of Science and Humanities, with the ultimate aim of promoting cutting-edge research. To support interdisciplinary collaboration and thus the performance of the cluster, the development of a diversity and innovation management concept is presently in the conceptual phase and will be described in the frame of this paper. The 3-S-Diversity Model, composed of the three elements: skills, structure and strategy, serves as a basis for the development of the concept. The proposed concept consists of six phases; the first two phases lay the ground work by developing an understanding of the status quo on the forms of diversity in the Cluster of Excellence, the type of organizational structure of the member institutes and the varieties of specialist work cultures of the same. The third and the fourth phases build up on this foundation by means of qualitative and quantitative studies. While the third phase deals with the sensitization of the management level to the close connection between diversity and innovation; the need to manage them thereafter and find tailor-made methods of doing so, the fourth phase shall mainly focus on the mindset of the employees in this regard. The fifth phase shall consolidate the learnings and the ideas developed in the course of the first four phases into an implementable strategy. The ultimate phase shall be the implementation of this concept in the Cluster. The first three phases have been accomplished successfully and the preliminary results are already available.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SteuerDankertLeichtScholten2019, author = {Steuer-Dankert, Linda and Leicht-Scholten, Carmen}, title = {Diversity- and innovation management in complex engineering organizations}, series = {7th International OFEL Conference on Governance, Management and Entrepreneurship: Embracing Diversity in Organisations. April 5th - 6th, 2019, Dubrovnik, Croatia}, booktitle = {7th International OFEL Conference on Governance, Management and Entrepreneurship: Embracing Diversity in Organisations. April 5th - 6th, 2019, Dubrovnik, Croatia}, editor = {Tipurić, Darko and Hruška, Domagoj}, publisher = {Governance Research and Development Centre (CIRU)}, address = {Zagreb}, pages = {136 -- 157}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Diversity is increasingly being addressed as an innovation-promoting factor. For this reason, companies and institutions tackle the integration of a diversity management approach that enables a heterogenic perspective on innovation development. However, system-theoretical frameworks state that the implementation of diversity measures that are not tailored to the needs of the organization often leads to a rejection or reactivity with regard to the management approach. In this context, especially organizations, which are characterized by a specific hierarchical structure, a dominant habitus or specialist culture, must face the challenge of realizing a sustainable change of the corporate culture that sets the basis for implementing diversity management approaches. The presented research project focuses on analyzing the situation in a huge scientific collaborative project - so called Cluster of Excellence (CoE) - with the aim to implement a diversity - and innovation management strategy. Considering the influencing determinants, the CoE is characterized by its embeddedness in the scientific system, a complex organizational structure, and a high fluctuation rate. The paper presents a systemic approach of reflecting these factors in order to develop a diversity- and innovation management strategy. In this frame, the results of a quantitative survey of CoE employees and derived mindset-types are presented. The results show a need for taking different mindset-types into account, to be able to develop a tailored management strategy. The aim of the project is to give recommendations for developing a sustainable management concept that promotes both diversity and innovation by drawing on the persisting mindsets of organization members while reflecting top down as well as bottom up factors of implementation processes as well as the psychology of change. This paper addresses all who are concerned with the management of human resources in innovation processes and are striving for a cultural change within the framework of complex organizations.}, language = {en} } @incollection{SteuerDankertLeichtScholten2022, author = {Steuer-Dankert, Linda and Leicht-Scholten, Carmen}, title = {Perceiving diversity : an explorative approach in a complex research organization.}, series = {Diversity and discrimination in research organizations}, booktitle = {Diversity and discrimination in research organizations}, publisher = {Emerald Publishing Limited}, address = {Bingley}, isbn = {978-1-80117-959-1 (Print)}, doi = {10.1108/978-1-80117-956-020221010}, pages = {365 -- 392}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Diversity management is seen as a decisive factor for ensuring the development of socially responsible innovations (Beacham and Shambaugh, 2011; Sonntag, 2014; L{\´o}pez, 2015; Uebernickel et al., 2015). However, many diversity management approaches fail due to a one-sided consideration of diversity (Thomas and Ely, 2019) and a lacking linkage between the prevailing organizational culture and the perception of diversity in the respective organization. Reflecting the importance of diverse perspectives, research institutions have a special responsibility to actively deal with diversity, as they are publicly funded institutions that drive socially relevant development and educate future generations of developers, leaders and decision-makers. Nevertheless, only a few studies have so far dealt with the influence of the special framework conditions of the science system on diversity management. Focusing on the interdependency of the organizational culture and diversity management especially in a university research environment, this chapter aims in a first step to provide a theoretical perspective on the framework conditions of a complex research organization in Germany in order to understand the system-specific factors influencing diversity management. In a second step, an exploratory cluster analysis is presented, investigating the perception of diversity and possible influencing factors moderating this perception in a scientific organization. Combining both steps, the results show specific mechanisms and structures of the university research environment that have an impact on diversity management and rigidify structural barriers preventing an increase of diversity. The quantitative study also points out that the management level takes on a special role model function in the scientific system and thus has an influence on the perception of diversity. Consequently, when developing diversity management approaches in research organizations, it is necessary to consider the top-down direction of action, the special nature of organizational structures in the university research environment as well as the special role of the professorial level as role model for the scientific staff.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SteuerDankertLeichtScholten2016, author = {Steuer-Dankert, Linda and Leicht-Scholten, Carmen}, title = {Social responsibility and innovation - Key competencies for engineers}, series = {ICERI 2016: 9th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation: Conference Proceedings : Seville (Spain), 14-16 November}, booktitle = {ICERI 2016: 9th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation: Conference Proceedings : Seville (Spain), 14-16 November}, isbn = {978-84-617-5895-1}, issn = {2340-1095}, doi = {10.21125/iceri.2016.0353}, pages = {5967 -- 5976}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Engineers are of particular importance for the societies of tomorrow. The big social challenges society has to cope with in future, can only be mastered, if engineers link the development and innovation process closely with the requirements of people. As a result, in the frame of the innovation process engineers have to design and develop products for diverse users. Therefore, the consideration of diversity in this process is a core competence engineers should have. Implementing the consideration of diverse requirements into product design is also linked to the development of sustainable products and thus leads to social responsible research and development, the core concept formulated by the EU. For this reason, future engineers should be educated to look at the technical perspectives of a problem embedded in the related questions within societies they are developing their artefacts for. As a result, the aim of teaching engineering should be to prepare engineers for these requirements and to draw attention to the diverse needs in a globalized world. To match the competence profiles of future engineers to the global challenges and the resulting social responsibility, RWTH Aachen University, one of the leading technical universities in Germany, has established the bridging professorship "Gender and Diversity in Engineering" (GDI) which educates engineers with an interdisciplinary approach to expand engineering limits. The interdisciplinary teaching concept of the research group pursues an approach which imparts an application oriented Gender and Diversity expertise to future engineers. In the frame of an established teaching concept, which is a result of experiences and expertise of the research group, students gain theoretical knowledge about Gender and Diversity and learn how to transfer their knowledge into their later field of action. In the frame of the conference the institutional approach will be presented as well as the teaching concept which will be introduced by concrete course examples.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SteuerDankertLeichtScholten2017, author = {Steuer-Dankert, Linda and Leicht-Scholten, Carmen}, title = {Innovation and Diversity : Integrating new perspectives into research associations}, series = {12th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ECIE 2017) : Paris, France, 21-22 September 2017}, booktitle = {12th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ECIE 2017) : Paris, France, 21-22 September 2017}, isbn = {978-1-911218-54-8}, pages = {767 -- 776}, year = {2017}, abstract = {The link between diversity and innovation is broadly discussed in the context of research and innovation processes. Many institutions and enterprises, specifically in commerce, have already tried to establish sustainable diversity management concepts, in order to increase the diversity of their workforce in addition to establishing a corporate culture of openness. Alongside the creation of a working place where different experiences and skills are valued equally, the entrepreneurial intention is to transfer diversity into economically relevant advantages. Taking into account the potential of diversity in research and innovation processes, the project "Diversity- and Innovation Management" was incorporated within a large interdisciplinary research Cluster. The project's purpose was to study the context between diversity and innovation in research associations and to later develop a customised management concept into an interdisciplinary research Cluster on integrative production technology with full integration. The challenge of such research associations lays in an organisational structure which is often described as being decentralised. Researchers coming from different academic disciplines, while having diverse habits, conduct research on large scientific issues and challenges. In addition, these researchers are socialised in different institutions and university chairs. Theses differences in leadership styles, business cultures and organisational strategies, follow into their research team work. Taking a closer look into the management of human resources suggests that decentral organised recruitment processes, as well as allocation of human resources, lead to a lacking overview in regard to missing competencies, perspectives and backgrounds in research networks. These circumstances are comparable to big corporate groups. While developing a management concept for research associations, these characteristics must be considered. To ensure this, the project follows a human-centred approach, which considers top-down, as well as bottom-up perspectives. This paper presents the applied mixed-method approach in the scientific issue described above. In the frame of the Cluster of Excellence "Integrative Production Technology for High-Wage Countries" research results based on quantitative, as well as qualitative studies, were presented as an application example. This paper provides a new perspective on the innovation and diversity context. Against the background of complex research organisations, the development approach of a management concept is particularly interesting.}, language = {en} } @article{SteuerDankertGilmartinMulleretal.2019, author = {Steuer-Dankert, Linda and Gilmartin, Shannon K. and Muller, Carol B. and Dungs, Carolin and Sheppard, Sheri and Leicht-Scholten, Carmen}, title = {Expanding engineering limits : a concept for socially responsible education of engineers}, series = {The international journal of engineering education}, volume = {35}, journal = {The international journal of engineering education}, number = {2}, isbn = {0949-149X}, pages = {658 -- 673}, year = {2019}, language = {en} } @incollection{SteuerDankertBouffierGaedickeetal.2017, author = {Steuer-Dankert, Linda and Bouffier, Anna and Gaedicke, Sonja and Leicht-Scholten, Carmen}, title = {Diversifying engineering education: a transdisciplinary approach from RWTH Aachen University}, series = {Strategies for increasing diversity in engineering majors and careers}, booktitle = {Strategies for increasing diversity in engineering majors and careers}, publisher = {IGI Global}, address = {Hershey, USA}, isbn = {9781522522126}, doi = {10.4018/978-1-5225-2212-6.ch010}, pages = {201 -- 235}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Engineers and therefore engineering education are challenged by the increasing complexity of questions to be answered globally. The education of future engineers therefore has to answer with curriculums that build up relevant skills. This chapter will give an example how to bring engineering and social responsibility successful together to build engineers of tomorrow. Through the integration of gender and diversity perspectives, engineering research and teaching is expanded with new perspectives and contents providing an important potential for innovation. Aiming on the enhancement of engineering education with distinctive competencies beyond technical expertise, the teaching approach introduced in the chapter represents key factors to ensure that coming generations of engineers will be able to meet the requirements and challenges a changing globalized world holds for them. The chapter will describe how this approach successfully has been implemented in the curriculum in engineering of a leading technical university in Germany.}, language = {en} } @misc{SteuerDankertBernhardLangolfetal.2022, author = {Steuer-Dankert, Linda and Bernhard, Sebastian and Langolf, Jessica and Leicht-Scholten, Carmen}, title = {Managing change and acceptance of digitalization strategies - Implementing the vision of „Internet of Production" (IoP) in existing corporate structures}, series = {Textile Impulse f{\"u}r die Zukunft: Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf International Textile Conference 2022 : 1. - 2. Dezember 2022, Eurogress Aachen}, journal = {Textile Impulse f{\"u}r die Zukunft: Aachen-Dresden-Denkendorf International Textile Conference 2022 : 1. - 2. Dezember 2022, Eurogress Aachen}, pages = {153 -- 153}, year = {2022}, abstract = {The vision of the Internet of Production is to enable a new level of crossdomain collaboration by providing semantically adequate and context-aware data from production, development \& usage in real-time.}, language = {en} } @misc{SteuerDankertBernhardLangolfetal.2023, author = {Steuer-Dankert, Linda and Bernhard, Sebastian and Langolf, Jessica and Leicht-Scholten, Carmen}, title = {About the paradox of sustainable production and what we can do about it!}, series = {Joint SCORAI-ERSCP-WUR conference on transforming consumption-production systems toward just and sustainable futures (SCP23), July 5-8, 2023, Wageningen, The Netherlands}, journal = {Joint SCORAI-ERSCP-WUR conference on transforming consumption-production systems toward just and sustainable futures (SCP23), July 5-8, 2023, Wageningen, The Netherlands}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Sustainability is playing an increasingly important role. Not least due to the definition of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the framework of the agenda 2030 by the United Nations (UN) in 2015 (United Nations, n.d.), it has become clear that the cooperation of different actors is needed to achieve the defined 17 goals. Industry, as a global actor, has a special role to play in this. In the course of sustainable production processes and chains, the industry is confronted with the responsibility of reflecting on the consequences of its own trade on an ecological, economic, and also social level and deriving measures that, according to the definition of sustainability (Hauff, 1987), will also enable future generations to satisfy their needs. While the ecological pillar of sustainability is already being addressed by different industrial initiatives (Deloitte, 2021), it is questionable to what extent the economic and, above all, the social pillars of sustainability also play a decisive role. Accordingly, it is questionable to what extent sustainability in its triad of social, ecological, and economic aspects is taken into account holistically at all, and thus to what extent the industry contributes to achieving the 17 goals defined by the UN. This paper presents a qualitative study that explores these questions. Interviewing 31 representatives from the manufacturing industry in Germany, results indicate a Paradox of Sustainable Production expressed by a theoretical reflection of the need for focusing on people in production processes on the one hand and a lack of addressing the social pillar of sustainability in concepts on the other hand. However, while it is a troublesome finding given the striking need for sustainable development (The-Sustainable-Development-Goals-Report-2022; Kropp 2019; von Hauff 2021; Roy and Singh 2017), the paradox directly lays out a path of resolving it. This is because, given its nature, we can see that we could resolve it via the implementation of strong educational efforts trying to help the respective people of the manufacturing industry to understand the holistic and interdependent character of sustainable development (The-Sustainable-Development-Goals-Report-2022).}, language = {en} } @misc{SteuerDankertBergPostweilerLeichtScholten2023, author = {Steuer-Dankert, Linda and Berg-Postweiler, Julia and Leicht-Scholten, Carmen}, title = {One does not fit all: applying anti-bias trainings in academia}, series = {Twenty-third international conference on diversity in organizations, communities \& nations June 22 - 23, 2023 Toronto Metropolitan University, Rogers Communication Centre Toronto, Canada}, journal = {Twenty-third international conference on diversity in organizations, communities \& nations June 22 - 23, 2023 Toronto Metropolitan University, Rogers Communication Centre Toronto, Canada}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Anti-bias trainings are increasingly demanded and practiced in academia and industry to increase employees' sensitivity to discrimination, racism, and diversity. Under the heading of "Diversity Management", anti-bias trainings are mainly offered as one-off workshops intending to raise awareness of unconscious biases, create a diversity-affirming corporate culture, awake awareness of the potential of diversity, and ultimately enable the reflection of diversity in development processes. However, coming from childhood education, research and scientific articles on the sustainable effectiveness of anti-bias in adulthood, especially in academia, are very scarce. In order to fill this research gap, the paper explores how sustainable the effects of individual anti-bias trainings on the behavior of participants are. In order to investigate this, participant observation in a qualitative pre-post setting was conducted, analyzing anti-bias trainings in an academic context. Two observers actively participated in the training sessions and documented the activities and reflection processes of the participants. Overall, the results question the effectiveness of single anti-bias trainings and show that a target-group adaptive approach is mandatory due to the background of the approach in early childhood education. Therefore, it can be concluded that anti-bias work needs to be adapted to the target group's needs and reality of life. Furthermore, the study reveals that single anti-bias trainings must be embedded in a holistic diversity management approach to stimulate sustainable reflection processes among the target group. This paper is one of the first to scientifically evaluate anti-bias training effectiveness, especially in engineering sciences and the university context.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SteuerDankertBergLeichtScholten2015, author = {Steuer-Dankert, Linda and Berg, Tobias and Leicht-Scholten, Carmen}, title = {Breaking the habit - new approaches in engineering education}, series = {Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education}, isbn = {978-2-87352-012-0}, pages = {11}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Within the framework of the project a genderand diversity-oriented teaching evaluation and modern, media-supported blended learning approaches were used in order to achieve the intended goals. First research results of the literature and status quo analysis were already implemented and tested in newly designed teaching approaches, for example in a multidisciplinary introductory lecture of civil engineering at RWTH Aachen University.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{SteuerDankert2020, author = {Steuer-Dankert, Linda}, title = {Diversity in complex organizations : the triangle of diversity management, change management and organizational culture from a system-theoretical perspective}, doi = {10.18154/RWTH-2020-11830}, pages = {298}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Insbesondere im wirtschaftlichen Kontext wird die Diversit{\"a}t von Belegschaften zunehmend als ein kritischer Erfolgsfaktor gesehen. Neben dem Potenzial, welches sich laut Studien aus einem vielf{\"a}ltigen Team ergibt, werden jedoch ebenfalls die aus menschlicher Diversit{\"a}t resultierenden Herausforderungen thematisiert und wissenschaftlich untersucht. Sowohl aus dem Potenzial als auch aus den Herausforderungen ergibt sich dabei die Notwendigkeit der Implementierung eines organisationsspezifischen Diversity Managements, welches die Gewinnung neuer Mitarbeiter*innen einerseits und das Management der vorhandenen Vielfalt andererseits gleichermaßen unterst{\"u}tzt. In der psychologischen, sozial- und wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Literatur gibt es unterschiedliche Definitionen von Diversit{\"a}t, woraus sich verschiedene Perspektiven auf das Vorgehen bei der Gestaltung und Umsetzung eines Diversity Management Ansatzes ergeben. Insbesondere vor dem Hintergrund der Komplexit{\"a}t des Organisationsumfeldes und der steigenden Anforderungen an die organisationsinterne Agilit{\"a}t besteht die Notwendigkeit, Diversit{\"a}t in Organisationen st{\"a}rker zu reflektieren und systemspezifische Ans{\"a}tze zu entwickeln. Dies erfordert die Ber{\"u}cksichtigung organisationsspezifischer Strukturen und Prozesse sowie die Reflexion des Wandels der Organisationskultur durch die Umsetzung eines Diversity Management Ansatzes, der die gegebene Komplexit{\"a}t aufgreift und bew{\"a}ltigen kann. Dar{\"u}ber hinaus sind die psychologischen Auswirkungen solcher Ver{\"a}nderungen auf die Mitarbeiter*innen zu ber{\"u}cksichtigen, um Reaktanzen zu vermeiden und eine nachhaltige Umsetzung von Diversity Management zu erm{\"o}glichen. In Ermangelung entsprechender Ans{\"a}tze im Rahmen {\"o}ffentlich finanzierter, komplexer Forschungsorganisationen, ist das Ziel dieser Dissertation die Entwicklung und Erprobung eines Forschungsdesigns, welches die Ans{\"a}tze des Diversity- und Change Managements mit der Organisationskultur verkn{\"u}pft, indem es eine systemtheoretische Perspektive einnimmt. Dabei wird das Forschungsdesign auf eine komplexe wissenschaftliche Organisation angewendet. Als Basis dient die in Teil A durchgef{\"u}hrte Betrachtung des aktuellen Forschungsstandes aus einer interdisziplin{\"a}ren Perspektive und die damit einhergehende umfassende Einf{\"u}hrung in das Forschungsfeld. Im Zuge dessen wird detailliert auf die begriffliche Definition von Diversit{\"a}t eingegangen, bevor dann die psychologischen Konzepte im Diversit{\"a}tskontext den {\"U}bergang zu einer differenzierten Auseinandersetzung mit dem Konzept des Diversity Managements bilden. Auf dieser Grundlage werden das Forschungsdesign sowie die daraus resultierenden Forschungsphasen abgeleitet. Teil A stellt somit die theoretische Grundlage f{\"u}r die in Teil B pr{\"a}sentierten Fachaufs{\"a}tze dar. Jeder Fachaufsatz beleuchtet dabei in chronologischer Reihenfolge die unterschiedlichen Forschungsphasen. Fachaufsatz I pr{\"a}sentiert den sechsstufigen Forschungsansatz und beleuchtet die besonderen Rahmenbedingungen des Forschungsobjektes aus einer theoretischen Perspektive. Im Anschluss werden die Ergebnisse der Organisationsanalyse, welche zugleich Phase I und II des Forschungskonzeptes darstellen, vorgestellt. Aufbauend auf diesen Forschungsergebnissen fokussiert Forschungsaufsatz II die Darlegung der Ergebnisse aus Forschungsphase III, der Befragung der F{\"u}hrungsebene. Die Befragung thematisierte dabei die Wahrnehmung von Diversity und Diversity Management auf F{\"u}hrungsebene, die Verkn{\"u}pfung von Diversit{\"a}t mit Innovation sowie die Reflexion des eigenen F{\"u}hrungsstils. Als Ergebnis der Befragung konnten sechs Typen identifiziert werden, die das F{\"u}hrungsverst{\"a}ndnis im Diversit{\"a}tskontext widerspiegeln und somit den Ansatzpunkt f{\"u}r eine top-down gerichtete Diversity Management Strategie darstellen. Darauf aufbauend wird in Forschungsphase IV die Mitarbeiter*innenebene beforscht. Im Zentrum der quantitativen Befragung standen die vorherrschenden Einstellungen zum Themenkomplex Diversity und Diversity Management, die Wahrnehmung von Diversit{\"a}t sowie die Untersuchung des Einflusses der F{\"u}hrungsebene auf die Mitarbeiter*innenebene. Forschungsaufsatz III pr{\"a}sentiert erste Ergebnisse dieser Untersuchung. Die Analyse weist auf eine unterschiedliche Gewichtung der verschiedenen Diversit{\"a}tskategorien hinsichtlich der Verkn{\"u}pfung mit Innovationen und somit der Reflexion des Kontextes zwischen Diversit{\"a}t und Innovationen hin. Vergleichbar mit den identifizierten Typen auf der F{\"u}hrungsebene, deutet die Analyse auf die Existenz unterschiedlicher Reflexionsgrade auf Mitarbeiter*innenebene hin. Auf Basis dessen wird im Rahmen von Forschungsaufsatz IV eine n{\"a}here Untersuchung des Reflexionsgrades auf Mitarbeiter*innenebene pr{\"a}sentiert und der Diversity Management Ansatz mit Elementen des Change Managements kombiniert. Besondere Ber{\"u}cksichtigung findet als Schlussfolgerung einer theoretischen Analyse die Organisationskultur als zentrales Element bei der Entwicklung und Einf{\"u}hrung eines Diversity Management Ansatzes in eine komplexe Forschungsorganisation in Deutschland. Die Analyse zeigt, dass die Wahrnehmung von Diversit{\"a}t heterogen aber zun{\"a}chst losgel{\"o}st vom individuellen Hintergrund ist (im Rahmen dieser Analyse lag der Fokus auf den Diversit{\"a}tskategorien Gender und Herkunft). Hinsichtlich der Wertsch{\"a}tzung von Diversit{\"a}t zeigt sich dabei ebenfalls ein heterogenes Bild. In der Gesamtbetrachtung stimmen lediglich 17\% der Mitarbeiter*innen zu, dass Diversit{\"a}tskategorien wie Gender, Herkunft oder auch Alter einen Mehrwert darstellen k{\"o}nnen. Zugleich bewertet diese Gruppe die dem Thema beigemessene Wichtigkeit im CoE als ausreichend. Zusammengefasst lassen sich folgende Erkenntnisse im Rahmen dieser Dissertation ableiten und dienen somit als Grundlage f{\"u}r die Entwicklung eines Diversity Management Ansatzes: (1) Die Entwicklung eines bedarfsorientierten Diversity Management Ansatzes erfordert einen systemtheoretischen Prozess, der sowohl organisationsinterne als auch externe Einflussfaktoren ber{\"u}cksichtigt. Der im Rahmen des Forschungsprojektes entwickelte sechsstufige Forschungsprozess hat sich dabei als geeignetes Instrument erwiesen. (2)Im Rahmen {\"o}ffentlicher Forschungseinrichtungen lassen sich dabei drei zentrale Faktoren identifizieren: die individuelle Reflexionsebene, die Organisationskultur sowie extern beeinflusste Organisationsstrukturen, Prozesse und Systeme.(3)Vergleichbar mit privatwirtschaftlichen Unternehmen hat auch in wissenschaftlichen Organisationen die F{\"u}hrungsebene einen maßgeblichen Einfluss auf die Wahrnehmung von Diversit{\"a}t und somit einen Einfluss auf die Umsetzung einer Diversity Management Strategie. Daher ist auch im wissenschaftlichen Kontext, bedingt durch die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen des Hochschulsystems, ein top-down Ansatz f{\"u}r eine nachhaltige Implementierung erforderlich. (4) Diversity Management steht in einem engen Zusammenhang mit einem organisationalen Wandel, was die Reflexion von Ver{\"a}nderungsprozesse aus einer psychologischen Perspektive erfordert und eine Verkn{\"u}pfung von Diversity und Change Management bedingt. Aufbauend auf den im Rahmen des entwickelten Forschungskonzeptes gewonnenen zentralen Erkenntnissen wird ein Ansatz entwickelt, der die Ableitung theoretischer Implikationen sowie Implikationen f{\"u}r das Management erm{\"o}glicht. Insbesondere vor dem Hintergrund der Reflexion der besonderen Rahmenbedingungen {\"o}ffentlich finanzierter Forschungsorganisationen werden dar{\"u}ber hinaus politische Implikationen abgeleitet, die auf die Ver{\"a}nderung struktureller Dimensionen abzielen.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SteuerDankert2023, author = {Steuer-Dankert, Linda}, title = {Training future skills - sustainability, interculturality \& innovation in a digital design thinking format}, series = {Proceedings of the 19th International CDIO Conference}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 19th International CDIO Conference}, pages = {12 Seiten}, year = {2023}, abstract = {The complex questions of today for a world of tomorrow are characterized by their global impact. Solutions must therefore not only be sustainable in the sense of the three pillars of sustainability (economic, environmental, and social) but must also function globally. This goes hand in hand with the need for intercultural acceptance of developed services and products. To achieve this, engineers, as the problem solvers of the future, must be able to work in intercultural teams on appropriate solutions, and be sensitive to intercultural perspectives. To equip the engineers of the future with the so-called future skills, teaching concepts are needed in which students can acquire these methods and competencies in application-oriented formats. The presented course "Applying Design Thinking - Sustainability, Innovation and Interculturality" was developed to teach future skills from the competency areas Digital Key Competencies, Classical Competencies and Transformative Competencies. The CDIO Standard 3.0, in particular the standards 5, 6, 7 and 8, was used as a guideline. The course aims to prepare engineering students from different disciplines and cultures for their future work in an international environment by combining a digital teaching format with an interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and intercultural setting for solving sustainability challenges. The innovative moment lies in the digital application of design thinking and the inclusion of intercultural as well as trans- and interdisciplinary perspectives in innovation development processes. In this paper, the concept of the course will be presented in detail and the particularities of a digital implementation of design thinking will be addressed. Subsequently, the potentials and challenges will be reflected and practical advice for integrating design thinking in engineering education will be given.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SteuerDankert2023, author = {Steuer-Dankert, Linda}, title = {A crazy little thing called sustainability}, series = {51st Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)}, booktitle = {51st Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)}, doi = {10.21427/9CQR-VC94}, pages = {11 Seiten}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations (UN) in 2015 requires global collaboration between different stakeholders. Industry, and in particular engineers who shape industrial developments, have a special role to play as they are confronted with the responsibility to holistically reflect sustainability in industrial processes. This means that, in addition to the technical specifications, engineers must also question the effects of their own actions on an ecological, economic and social level in order to ensure sustainable action and contribute to the achievement of the SDGs. However, this requires competencies that enable engineers to apply all three pillars of sustainability to their own field of activity and to understand the global impact of industrial processes. In this context, it is relevant to understand how industry already reflects sustainability and to identify competences needed for sustainable development.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StepkesZimmermannMuelleretal.2007, author = {Stepkes, Hermann and Zimmermann, J. and M{\"u}ller, Karsten and Siekmann, Marko and Pinnekamp, Josef}, title = {Economical rehabilitation of sewer systems by ground penetration radar investigations}, series = {Strategic asset management of water supply and wastewater infrastructures : invited papers from the 2nd IWA Leading Edge Conference on Strategic Asset Management (LESAM), Lisbon, October [17 - 19] 2007 / ed. by Helene Alegre and Maria do C{\´e}u Almeida}, booktitle = {Strategic asset management of water supply and wastewater infrastructures : invited papers from the 2nd IWA Leading Edge Conference on Strategic Asset Management (LESAM), Lisbon, October [17 - 19] 2007 / ed. by Helene Alegre and Maria do C{\´e}u Almeida}, publisher = {IWA Publ.}, address = {London}, isbn = {9781843391869}, pages = {501 -- 520}, year = {2007}, language = {en} } @article{StephanGueth1984, author = {Stephan, J{\"u}rgen and G{\"u}th, Werner}, title = {Equilibrium Selection in the One Seller and Many Buyers Game / G{\"u}th, Werner, Stephan, J{\"u}rgen}, series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r National{\"o}konomie. Journal of Economics. 44 (1984), H. 3}, journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r National{\"o}konomie. Journal of Economics. 44 (1984), H. 3}, isbn = {1617-7134}, pages = {267 -- 281}, year = {1984}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StephanHeuermannPrantner2016, author = {Stephan, Achim and Heuermann, Holger and Prantner, Michael}, title = {Cutting human tissue with novel atmospheric-pressure microwave plasma jet}, series = {46th European Microwave Conference (EuMC)}, booktitle = {46th European Microwave Conference (EuMC)}, publisher = {IEEE}, isbn = {978-2-87487-043-9}, doi = {10.1109/EuMC.2016.7824490}, pages = {902 -- 905}, year = {2016}, 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{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} } @inproceedings{StenderRitz2003, author = {Stender, Michael and Ritz, Thomas}, title = {Modeling of business-to-business mobile commerce processes}, series = {Electronic proceedings / ICPR 17, 17th International Conference on Production Research [Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, August 3 - 7, 2003]}, booktitle = {Electronic proceedings / ICPR 17, 17th International Conference on Production Research [Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, August 3 - 7, 2003]}, edition = {CD-ROM-Ausg.}, address = {Blacksburg, Va.}, isbn = {0-9721257-3-6}, year = {2003}, language = {en} } @article{SteinseiferKashefiHormesetal.2009, author = {Steinseifer, Ulrich and Kashefi, Ali and Hormes, Marcus and Schoberer, Mark and Orlikowsky, Thorsten and Behbahani, Mehdi and Behr, Marek and Schmitz-Rode, Thomas}, title = {Miniaturization of ECMO Systems : Engineering Challenges and Methods}, series = {Artificial Organs. 33 (2009), H. 5}, journal = {Artificial Organs. 33 (2009), H. 5}, isbn = {1525-1594}, pages = {A55 -- A55}, year = {2009}, language = {en} } @article{SteinbauerFerrein2016, author = {Steinbauer, Gerald and Ferrein, Alexander}, title = {20 Years of RoboCup}, series = {KI - K{\"u}nstliche Intelligenz}, volume = {30}, journal = {KI - K{\"u}nstliche Intelligenz}, number = {3-4}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {1610-1987}, doi = {10.1007/s13218-016-0442-z}, pages = {221 -- 224}, year = {2016}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SteinbauerFerrein2019, author = {Steinbauer, Gerald and Ferrein, Alexander}, title = {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.}, series = {CEUR workshop proceedings}, booktitle = {CEUR workshop proceedings}, number = {Vol-2325}, issn = {1613-0073}, pages = {46 Seiten}, year = {2019}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StarkeKunkelHahn2013, author = {Starke, G{\"u}nther and Kunkel, Thomas and Hahn, Daniel}, title = {Flexible collaboration and control of heterogeneous mechatronic devices and systems by means of an event-driven, SOA-based automation concept}, series = {2013 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technologies (ICIT-13)}, booktitle = {2013 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technologies (ICIT-13)}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, organization = {International Conference on Industrial Technologies <2013, Cape Town>}, isbn = {978-1-4673-4567-5 ; 978-1-4673-4569-9}, pages = {1982 -- 1987}, year = {2013}, language = {en} } @article{StarkeKuhneFrassek1984, author = {Starke, G{\"u}nther and Kuhne, A.H. and Frassek, B.}, title = {Components for the automated GMAW process. Bestandteile des automatischen Metall-Schutzgas-Schweissverfahrens}, series = {Welding Journal. 63 (1984), H. 1}, journal = {Welding Journal. 63 (1984), H. 1}, isbn = {0043-2296}, pages = {31 -- 34}, year = {1984}, language = {en} } @article{StarkeDrews1994, author = {Starke, G{\"u}nther and Drews, P.}, title = {Le soudage au siecle de l'informatique}, series = {Souder. 18 (1994), H. 6}, journal = {Souder. 18 (1994), H. 6}, isbn = {0246-1900}, pages = {33 -- 44}, year = {1994}, language = {en} } @article{StarkeDrews1985, author = {Starke, G{\"u}nther and Drews, P.}, title = {Development approaches for advanced control in automated arc welding}, pages = {115 -- 124}, year = {1985}, language = {en} } @article{Starke1994, author = {Starke, G{\"u}nther}, title = {Welding in the century of information technology. Session 1}, series = {Welding in the World. 34 (1994), H. 9}, journal = {Welding in the World. 34 (1994), H. 9}, isbn = {0043-2288}, pages = {1 -- 20}, year = {1994}, language = {en} } @article{StanleyHorsburghRossetal.2009, author = {Stanley, Lesley A. and Horsburgh, Brian C. and Ross, Jillian and Scheer, Nico and Wolf, C. Roland}, title = {Drug transporters: Gatekeepers controlling access of xenobiotics to the cellular interior}, series = {Drug Metabolism Reviews}, volume = {41}, journal = {Drug Metabolism Reviews}, number = {1}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, address = {London}, issn = {1097-9883}, doi = {10.1080/03602530802605040}, pages = {27 -- 65}, year = {2009}, language = {en} } @article{StanleyHorsburghRossetal.2006, author = {Stanley, Lesley A. and Horsburgh, Brian C. and Ross, Jillian and Scheer, Nico and Wolf, C. Roland}, title = {Nuclear Receptors which play a pivotal role in drug disposition and chemical toxicity}, series = {Drug Metabolism Reviews}, volume = {38}, journal = {Drug Metabolism Reviews}, number = {3}, issn = {1097-9883}, doi = {10.1080/03602530600786232}, pages = {515 -- 597}, year = {2006}, language = {en} } @misc{StadtmuellerTippkoetterUlber2013, author = {Stadtm{\"u}ller, Ralf and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and Ulber, Roland}, title = {A method for production of single-stranded nucleic acids [Europ{\"a}ische Patentanmeldung]}, publisher = {Europ{\"a}isches Patentamt}, address = {Den Hague}, pages = {14 Seiten}, year = {2013}, language = {en} } @misc{StadtmuellerTippkoetterUlber2015, author = {Stadtm{\"u}ller, Ralf and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and Ulber, Roland}, title = {Method for production of single-stranded macronucleotides}, year = {2015}, abstract = {The invention relates to a method for production of single-stranded macronucleotides by amplifying and ligating an extended monomeric single-stranded target nucleic acid sequence (targetss) into a repetitive cluster of double-stranded target nucleic acid sequences (targetds), and subsequently cloning the construct into a vector (aptagene vector). The aptagene vector is transformed into host cells for replication of the aptagene and isolated in order to optain single-stranded target sequences (targetss). The invention also relates to single-stranded nucleic acids, produced by a method of the invention.}, language = {en} } @article{StadlerZerlinDigeletal.2008, author = {Stadler, Andreas M. and Zerlin, Kay and Digel, Ilya and B{\"u}ldt, Georg and Zaccai, Guiseppe and Artmann, Gerhard}, title = {Dynamics and interactions of hemoglobin in red blood cells}, series = {Tissue Engineering Part A. 14 (2008), H. 5}, journal = {Tissue Engineering Part A. 14 (2008), H. 5}, isbn = {1937-3341}, pages = {724 -- 724}, year = {2008}, language = {en} } @article{StadlerGarveyBocahutetal.2012, author = {Stadler, Andreas M. and Garvey, G. J. and Bocahut, A. and Sacquin-Mora, S. and Digel, Ilya and Schneider, G. J. and Natali, F. and Artmann, Gerhard and Zaccai, G.}, title = {Thermal fluctuations of haemoglobin from different species : adaptation to temperature via conformational dynamics}, series = {Journal of the Royal Society Interface}, volume = {9}, journal = {Journal of the Royal Society Interface}, number = {76}, publisher = {The Royal Society}, address = {London}, issn = {1742-5689}, doi = {10.1098/rsif.2012.0364}, pages = {2845 -- 2855}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Thermodynamic stability, configurational motions and internal forces of haemoglobin (Hb) of three endotherms (platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus; domestic chicken, Gallus gallus domesticus and human, Homo sapiens) and an ectotherm (salt water crocodile, Crocodylus porosus) were investigated using circular dichroism, incoherent elastic neutron scattering and coarse-grained Brownian dynamics simulations. The experimental results from Hb solutions revealed a direct correlation between protein resilience, melting temperature and average body temperature of the different species on the 0.1 ns time scale. Molecular forces appeared to be adapted to permit conformational fluctuations with a root mean square displacement close to 1.2 {\AA} at the corresponding average body temperature of the endotherms. Strong forces within crocodile Hb maintain the amplitudes of motion within a narrow limit over the entire temperature range in which the animal lives. In fully hydrated powder samples of human and chicken, Hb mean square displacements and effective force constants on the 1 ns time scale showed no differences over the whole temperature range from 10 to 300 K, in contrast to the solution case. A complementary result of the study, therefore, is that one hydration layer is not sufficient to activate all conformational fluctuations of Hb in the pico- to nanosecond time scale which might be relevant for biological function. Coarse-grained Brownian dynamics simulations permitted to explore residue-specific effects. They indicated that temperature sensing of human and chicken Hb occurs mainly at residues lining internal cavities in the β-subunits.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StadlerEmbsZerlinetal.2007, author = {Stadler, Andreas M. and Embs, Jan P. and Zerlin, Kay and Digel, Ilya and Artmann, Gerhard and Zaccai, Joe and B{\"u}ldt, Georg}, title = {Temperature transitions of hemoglobin and cytosolic water diffusion in human red blood cells : [poster]}, year = {2007}, abstract = {Background Hemoglobin interactions in red blood cells Hemoglobin dynamics in human red blood cells Diffusion of H2O in red blood cells}, subject = {Erythrozyt}, language = {en} } @article{StadlerEmbsDigeletal.2008, author = {Stadler, Andreas M. and Embs, Jan P. and Digel, Ilya and Artmann, Gerhard and Unruh, Tobias and B{\"u}ldt, Georg and Zaccai, Guiseppe}, title = {Cytoplasmic water and hydration layer dynamics in human red blood cells}, series = {Journal of the American Chemical Society. 50 (2008), H. 130}, journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society. 50 (2008), H. 130}, isbn = {1520-5126}, pages = {16852 -- 16853}, year = {2008}, language = {en} } @article{StadlerDigelEmbsetal.2009, author = {Stadler, Andreas M. and Digel, Ilya and Embs, Jan P. and Unruh, Tobias and Tehei, M. and Zaccai, G. and B{\"u}ldt, G. and Artmann, Gerhard}, title = {From powder to solution : Hydration dependence of human hemoglobin dynamics correlated to body temperature}, series = {Biophysical Journal. 96 (2009), H. 12}, journal = {Biophysical Journal. 96 (2009), H. 12}, publisher = {Cell Press}, address = {Cambridge, Mass.}, isbn = {0006-3495}, pages = {5073 -- 5081}, year = {2009}, language = {en} } @article{StadlerGarveyEmbsetal.2014, author = {Stadler, Alexander Maximilian and Garvey, Christopher J. and Embs, Jan Peter and Koza, Michael Marek and Unruh, Tobias and Artmann, Gerhard and Zaccai, Guiseppe}, title = {Picosecond dynamics in haemoglobin from different species: A quasielastic neutron scattering study}, series = {Biochimica et biophysica acta (BBA): General Subjects}, volume = {1840}, journal = {Biochimica et biophysica acta (BBA): General Subjects}, number = {10}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {1872-8006 (E-Journal); 0304-4165 (Print)}, doi = {10.1016/j.bbagen.2014.06.007}, pages = {2989 -- 2999}, year = {2014}, language = {en} } @article{StadlerDigelArtmannetal.2008, author = {Stadler, A. M. and Digel, Ilya and Artmann, Gerhard and Embs, Jan P. and Zaccai, Joe and B{\"u}ldt, Georg}, title = {Hemoglobin Dynamics in Red Blood Cells: Correlation to Body Temperature}, series = {Biophysical Journal. 95 (2008), H. 11}, journal = {Biophysical Journal. 95 (2008), H. 11}, isbn = {1542-0086}, pages = {5449 -- 5461}, year = {2008}, language = {en} } @article{StaatVu2006, author = {Staat, Manfred and Vu, Khoi Duc}, title = {Limit loads of circumferentially flawed pipes and cylindrical vessels under internal pressure}, series = {International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping. 83 (2006), H. 3}, journal = {International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping. 83 (2006), H. 3}, isbn = {0308-0161}, pages = {188 -- 196}, year = {2006}, language = {en} } @article{StaatVu2004, author = {Staat, Manfred and Vu, Duc-Khoi}, title = {An Algorithm for Shakedown Analysis for Materials with Temperature Dependent Yield Stress}, series = {Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (PAMM). 4 (2004), H. 1}, journal = {Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (PAMM). 4 (2004), H. 1}, isbn = {1617-7061}, pages = {231 -- 233}, year = {2004}, language = {en} } @article{StaatVu2007, author = {Staat, Manfred and Vu, Duc-Khoi}, title = {Limit analysis of flaws in pressurized pipes and cylindrical vessels. Part I: Axial defects}, series = {Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 74 (2007), H. 3}, journal = {Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 74 (2007), H. 3}, isbn = {0013-7944}, pages = {431 -- 450}, year = {2007}, language = {en} } @article{StaatVu2012, author = {Staat, Manfred and Vu, Duc Khoi}, title = {Limit analysis of flaws in pressurized pipes and cylindrical vessels Part II: Circumferential defects}, series = {Engineering Fracture Mechanics ; 97(2013), H. 1}, volume = {97}, journal = {Engineering Fracture Mechanics ; 97(2013), H. 1}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, issn = {0013-7944}, doi = {10.1016/j.engfracmech.2012.05.017}, pages = {314 -- 333}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Upper and lower bound theorems of limit analyses have been presented in part I of the paper. Part II starts with the finite element discretization of these theorems and demonstrates how both can be combined in a primal-dual optimization problem. This recently proposed numerical method is used to guide the development of a new class of closed-form limit loads for circumferential defects, which show that only large defects contribute to plastic collapse with a rapid loss of strength with increasing crack sizes. The formulae are compared with primal-dual FEM limit analyses and with burst tests. Even closer predictions are obtained with iterative limit load solutions for the von Mises yield function and for the Tresca yield function. Pressure loading of the faces of interior cracks in thick pipes reduces the collapse load of circumferential defects more than for axial flaws. Axial defects have been treated in part I of the paper.}, language = {en} } @article{StaatTrenzLohmannetal.2012, author = {Staat, Manfred and Trenz, Eva and Lohmann, Philipp and Frotscher, Ralf and Klinge, Uwe and Tabaza, Ruth and Kirschner-Hermanns, Ruth}, title = {New measurements to compare soft tissue anchoring systems in pelvic floor surgery}, series = {Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials}, volume = {100B}, journal = {Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials}, number = {4}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Hoboken, NJ}, issn = {1552-4981}, doi = {10.1002/jbm.b.32654}, pages = {924 -- 933}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Suburethral slings as well as different meshes are widely used treating stress urinary incontinence and prolaps in women. With the development of MiniSlings and special meshes using less alloplastic material anchorage systems become more important to keep devices in place and to put some tension especially on the MiniSlings. To date, there are many different systems of MiniSlings of different companies on the market which differ in the structure of the used meshes and anchors. A new objective measurement method to compare different properties of MiniSling systems (mesh and anchor) is presented in this article. Ballistic gelatine acts as soft tissue surrogate. Significant differences in parameters like pull-out strength of anchors or shrinkage of meshes under loading conditions have been determined. The form and size of the anchors as well as the structural stability of the meshes are decisive for a proper integration. The tested anchorings sytems showed markedly different mechanical function at their respective load bearing capacity. As the stable fixation of the device in tissue is a prerequisite for a permanet reinforcement, the proposed test system permits further optimisation of anchor and mesh devices to improve the success of the surgical treatment}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StaatTranPham2008, author = {Staat, Manfred and Tran, Thanh Ngoc and Pham, Phu Tinh}, title = {Limit and shakedown reliability analysis by nonlinear programming}, year = {2008}, abstract = {7th International Conference on Reliability of Materials and Structures (RELMAS 2008). June 17 - 20, 2008 ; Saint Petersburg, Russia. pp 354-358. Reprint with corrections in red Introduction Analysis of advanced structures working under extreme heavy loading such as nuclear power plants and piping system should take into account the randomness of loading, geometrical and material parameters. The existing reliability are restricted mostly to the elastic working regime, e.g. allowable local stresses. Development of the limit and shakedown reliability-based analysis and design methods, exploiting potential of the shakedown working regime, is highly needed. In this paper the application of a new algorithm of probabilistic limit and shakedown analysis for shell structures is presented, in which the loading and strength of the material as well as the thickness of the shell are considered as random variables. The reliability analysis problems may be efficiently solved by using a system combining the available FE codes, a deterministic limit and shakedown analysis, and the First and Second Order Reliability Methods (FORM/SORM). Non-linear sensitivity analyses are obtained directly from the solution of the deterministic problem without extra computational costs.}, subject = {Finite-Elemente-Methode}, language = {en} } @article{StaatTranKreissig2008, author = {Staat, Manfred and Tran, Thanh Ngoc and Kreißig, R.}, title = {Load bearing capacity of thin shell structures made of elastoplastic material by direct methods}, series = {Technische Mechanik. 28 (2008), H. 3-4}, journal = {Technische Mechanik. 28 (2008), H. 3-4}, pages = {299 -- 309}, year = {2008}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StaatTran2022, author = {Staat, Manfred and Tran, Ngoc Trinh}, title = {Strain based brittle failure criteria for rocks}, series = {Proceedings of (NACOME2022) The 11th National Conference on Mechanics, Vol. 1. Solid Mechanics, Rock Mechanics, Artificial Intelligence, Teaching and Training, Hanoi, December 2-3, 2022}, booktitle = {Proceedings of (NACOME2022) The 11th National Conference on Mechanics, Vol. 1. Solid Mechanics, Rock Mechanics, Artificial Intelligence, Teaching and Training, Hanoi, December 2-3, 2022}, publisher = {Nha xuat ban Khoa hoc tu nhien va Cong nghe (Verlag Naturwissenschaft und Technik)}, address = {Hanoi}, isbn = {978-604-357-084-7}, pages = {500 -- 509}, year = {2022}, abstract = {When confining pressure is low or absent, extensional fractures are typical, with fractures occurring on unloaded planes in rock. These "paradox" fractures can be explained by a phenomenological extension strain failure criterion. In the past, a simple empirical criterion for fracture initiation in brittle rock has been developed. But this criterion makes unrealistic strength predictions in biaxial compression and tension. A new extension strain criterion overcomes this limitation by adding a weighted principal shear component. The weight is chosen, such that the enriched extension strain criterion represents the same failure surface as the Mohr-Coulomb (MC) criterion. Thus, the MC criterion has been derived as an extension strain criterion predicting failure modes, which are unexpected in the understanding of the failure of cohesive-frictional materials. In progressive damage of rock, the most likely fracture direction is orthogonal to the maximum extension strain. The enriched extension strain criterion is proposed as a threshold surface for crack initiation CI and crack damage CD and as a failure surface at peak P. Examples show that the enriched extension strain criterion predicts much lower volumes of damaged rock mass compared to the simple extension strain criterion.}, language = {en} } @article{StaatSponagelNguyen2010, author = {Staat, Manfred and Sponagel, Stefan and Nguyen, Nhu Huynh}, title = {Experiment and material model for soft tissue materials}, series = {Constitutive models for rubber VI : proceedings of the sixth European Conference on Constitutive Models for Rubber, Dresden, Germany, 7 - 10 September 2009 / eds. Gert Heinrich ...}, journal = {Constitutive models for rubber VI : proceedings of the sixth European Conference on Constitutive Models for Rubber, Dresden, Germany, 7 - 10 September 2009 / eds. Gert Heinrich ...}, publisher = {CRC Press}, address = {Boca Raton [u.a.]}, isbn = {978-0-415-56327-7}, pages = {465 -- 470}, year = {2010}, language = {en} } @article{StaatSchwartzLangetal.2003, author = {Staat, Manfred and Schwartz, M. and Lang, H. and Wirtz, K. and Heitzer, M.}, title = {Design by Analysis of Pressure Components by non-linear Optimization}, series = {The 10th International Conference on Pressure Vessel Technology, July 7-10, 2003, Vienna, Austria, Proceedings ICPVT-10 / Zeman, J. L. [ed]}, journal = {The 10th International Conference on Pressure Vessel Technology, July 7-10, 2003, Vienna, Austria, Proceedings ICPVT-10 / Zeman, J. L. [ed]}, publisher = {{\"O}GS, {\"O}sterreichische Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Schweißtechnik}, address = {Wien}, isbn = {3950152814}, pages = {59 -- 65}, year = {2003}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StaatHeitzer1997, author = {Staat, Manfred and Heitzer, Michael}, title = {Limit and shakedown analysis for plastic design}, year = {1997}, abstract = {Limit and shakedown theorems are exact theories of classical plasticity for the direct computation of safety factors or of the load carrying capacity under constant and varying loads. Simple versions of limit and shakedown analysis are the basis of all design codes for pressure vessels and pipings. Using Finite Element Methods more realistic modeling can be used for a more rational design. The methods can be extended to yield optimum plastic design. In this paper we present a first implementation in FE of limit and shakedown analyses for perfectly plastic material. Limit and shakedown analyses are done of a pipe-junction and a interaction diagram is calculated. The results are in good correspondence with the analytic solution we give in the appendix.}, subject = {Einspielen }, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StaatHeitzer2002, author = {Staat, Manfred and Heitzer, Michael}, title = {The restricted influence of kinematic hardening on shakedown loads}, year = {2002}, abstract = {Structural design analyses are conducted with the aim of verifying the exclusion of ratcheting. To this end it is important to make a clear distinction between the shakedown range and the ratcheting range. In cyclic plasticity more sophisticated hardening models have been suggested in order to model the strain evolution observed in ratcheting experiments. The hardening models used in shakedown analysis are comparatively simple. It is shown that shakedown analysis can make quite stable predictions of admissible load ranges despite the simplicity of the underlying hardening models. A linear and a nonlinear kinematic hardening model of two-surface plasticity are compared in material shakedown analysis. Both give identical or similar shakedown ranges. Structural shakedown analyses show that the loading may have a more pronounced effect than the hardening model.}, subject = {Biomedizinische Technik}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StaatHeitzer2000, author = {Staat, Manfred and Heitzer, Michael}, title = {Direct static FEM approach to limit and shakedown analysis}, year = {2000}, abstract = {Safety and reliability of structures may be assessed indirectly by stress distributions. Limit and shakedown theorems are simplified but exact methods of plasticity that provide safety factors directly in the loading space. These theorems may be used for a direct definition of the limit state function for failure by plastic collapse or by inadaptation. In a FEM formulation the limit state function is obtained from a nonlinear optimization problem. This direct approach reduces considerably the necessary knowledge of uncertain technological input data, the computing time, and the numerical error. Moreover, the direct way leads to highly effective and precise reliability analyses. The theorems are implemented into a general purpose FEM program in a way capable of large-scale analysis.}, subject = {Einspielen }, language = {en} } @incollection{StaatHeitzer2003, author = {Staat, Manfred and Heitzer, Michael}, title = {Probabilistic limit and shakedown problems}, series = {Numerical methods for limit and shakedown analysis. Deterministic and probabilistic problems}, volume = {15}, booktitle = {Numerical methods for limit and shakedown analysis. Deterministic and probabilistic problems}, editor = {Staat, Manfred and Heitzer, Michael}, publisher = {John von Neumann Institute for Computing (NIC)}, address = {J{\"u}lich}, isbn = {3-00-010001-6}, pages = {217 -- 268}, year = {2003}, language = {en} } @book{StaatHeitzer2003, author = {Staat, Manfred and Heitzer, Michael}, title = {Numerical methods for limit and shakedown analysis. Deterministic and probabilistic problems.}, publisher = {John von Neumann Institute for Computing (NIC)}, address = {J{\"u}lich}, isbn = {3-00-010001-6}, pages = {2, xiii, 282 Seiten}, year = {2003}, language = {en} } @book{StaatHeitzerYanetal.2000, author = {Staat, Manfred and Heitzer, M. and Yan, Ai-Min and Khoi, Vu Duc and Nguyen, Dang Hung and Valdoire, F. and Lahousse, A.}, title = {Limit Analysis of Defects}, publisher = {Forschungszentrum J{\"u}lich}, address = {J{\"u}lich}, issn = {0944-2952}, pages = {89 S.}, year = {2000}, language = {en} } @article{StaatHeitzerReinersetal.2003, author = {Staat, Manfred and Heitzer, M. and Reiners, H. and Schubert, F.}, title = {Shakedown and ratchetting under tension-torsion loadings: analysis and experiments}, series = {Nuclear Engineering and Design. 225 (2003), H. 1}, journal = {Nuclear Engineering and Design. 225 (2003), H. 1}, isbn = {0029-5493}, pages = {11 -- 26}, year = {2003}, language = {en} } @article{StaatHeitzerLangetal.2005, author = {Staat, Manfred and Heitzer, M. and Lang, H. and Wirtz, K.}, title = {Direct Finite Element Route for Design-by-Analysis of Pressure Components}, series = {International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping. 82 (2005), H. 1}, journal = {International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping. 82 (2005), H. 1}, isbn = {0308-0161}, pages = {61 -- 67}, year = {2005}, language = {en} } @article{StaatHeitzer1997, author = {Staat, Manfred and Heitzer, M.}, title = {Limit and Shakedown Analysis for Plastic Safety of Complex Structures}, series = {Transactions of the 14th International Conference on Structural Dynamics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT-14) / Livolant, M. [ed]}, journal = {Transactions of the 14th International Conference on Structural Dynamics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT-14) / Livolant, M. [ed]}, address = {Lyon}, pages = {33 -- 40}, year = {1997}, language = {en} } @article{StaatHeitzer1997, author = {Staat, Manfred and Heitzer, M.}, title = {Limit and Shakedown Analysis Using a General Purpose Finite Element Code}, series = {Proceedings of NAFEMS World Congress '97 on Design, Simulation \& Optimisation : reliability \& applicability of computational methods ; Stuttgart, Germany, 9 - 11 April 1997}, journal = {Proceedings of NAFEMS World Congress '97 on Design, Simulation \& Optimisation : reliability \& applicability of computational methods ; Stuttgart, Germany, 9 - 11 April 1997}, publisher = {NAFEMS}, address = {Glasgow}, isbn = {1-87437-620-4}, pages = {522 -- 533}, year = {1997}, language = {en} } @article{StaatHeitzer2000, author = {Staat, Manfred and Heitzer, M.}, title = {Reliability Analysis of Elasto-Plastic Structures under Variable Loads}, series = {Inelastic analysis of structures under variable loads : theory and engineering applications / Maier, G.; Weichert, D. [ed]}, journal = {Inelastic analysis of structures under variable loads : theory and engineering applications / Maier, G.; Weichert, D. [ed]}, publisher = {Kluwer Academic Publ.}, address = {Dordrecht}, isbn = {0-7923-6645-X}, pages = {269 -- 288}, year = {2000}, language = {en} } @article{StaatHeitzer1999, author = {Staat, Manfred and Heitzer, M.}, title = {Structural Reliability Analysis of Elasto-Plastic Structures}, series = {Safety and reliability : proceedings of ESREL '99, the Tenth European Conference on Safety and Reliability, Munich-Garching, Germany, 13 - 17 September 1999 / Schu{\"e}ller, G. I.; Kafka, P. [eds]}, journal = {Safety and reliability : proceedings of ESREL '99, the Tenth European Conference on Safety and Reliability, Munich-Garching, Germany, 13 - 17 September 1999 / Schu{\"e}ller, G. I.; Kafka, P. [eds]}, publisher = {Balkema}, address = {Rotterdam}, isbn = {90-5809-109-0}, pages = {513 -- 518}, year = {1999}, language = {en} } @article{StaatHeitzer2002, author = {Staat, Manfred and Heitzer, M.}, title = {Limit and Shakedown Analysis with Uncertain Data}, series = {Stochastic optimization techniques : numerical methods and technical applications / Marti, K. [ed]}, journal = {Stochastic optimization techniques : numerical methods and technical applications / Marti, K. [ed]}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Heidelberg}, isbn = {3-540-42889-5}, pages = {241 -- 254}, year = {2002}, language = {en} } @article{StaatHeitzer2003, author = {Staat, Manfred and Heitzer, M.}, title = {Probabilistic limit and shakedown problems}, series = {Numerical Methods for Limit and Shakedown Analysis. Deterministic and Probabilistic Approach. NIC Series Vol. 15 / Ed. by Staat, M; Heitzer, M.}, journal = {Numerical Methods for Limit and Shakedown Analysis. Deterministic and Probabilistic Approach. NIC Series Vol. 15 / Ed. by Staat, M; Heitzer, M.}, publisher = {John von Neumann Institute for Computing (NIC)}, address = {J{\"u}lich}, isbn = {3-00-010001-6}, pages = {217 -- 268}, year = {2003}, language = {en} } @incollection{StaatHeitzer2003, author = {Staat, Manfred and Heitzer, M.}, title = {Basis reduction technique for limit and shakedown problems}, series = {Numerical Methods for Limit and Shakedown Analysis. Deterministic and Probabilistic Approach. NIC Series Vol. 15 / Ed. by Staat, M.; Heitzer, M.}, booktitle = {Numerical Methods for Limit and Shakedown Analysis. Deterministic and Probabilistic Approach. NIC Series Vol. 15 / Ed. by Staat, M.; Heitzer, M.}, publisher = {John von Neumann Institute for Computing (NIC)}, address = {J{\"u}lich}, isbn = {3-00-010001-6}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0001-2018112115}, pages = {1 -- 55}, year = {2003}, language = {en} } @article{StaatHeitzer1999, author = {Staat, Manfred and Heitzer, M.}, title = {FEM-computation of load carrying capacity of highly loaded passive components by direct methods. Heitzer, M. ; Staat, M.}, series = {Nuclear Engineering and Design. 193 (1999), H. 3}, journal = {Nuclear Engineering and Design. 193 (1999), H. 3}, isbn = {0029-5493}, pages = {349 -- 358}, year = {1999}, language = {en} } @article{StaatFioriniLensaetal.1997, author = {Staat, Manfred and Fiorini, G. L. and Lensa, W. von and Burgazzi, L.}, title = {Reliability Methods for Passive Safety Functions}, series = {Proceedings of the SMiRT 14 Post Conference Seminar No 18 on Passive Safety Features in Nuclear Installations}, journal = {Proceedings of the SMiRT 14 Post Conference Seminar No 18 on Passive Safety Features in Nuclear Installations}, address = {Pisa}, year = {1997}, language = {en} } @book{StaatErni2019, author = {Staat, Manfred and Erni, Daniel}, title = {Symposium Proceedings; 3rd YRA MedTech Symposium 2019: May 24 / 2019 / FH Aachen}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Duisburg-Essen}, address = {Duisburg}, organization = {MedTech Symposium}, isbn = {978-3-940402-22-6}, doi = {10.17185/duepublico/48750}, pages = {49 Seiten}, year = {2019}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StaatDuong2016, author = {Staat, Manfred and Duong, Minh Tuan}, title = {Smoothed Finite Element Methods for Nonlinear Solid Mechanics Problems: 2D and 3D Case Studies}, series = {Proceedings of the National Science and Technology Conference on Mechanical - Transportation Engineering (NSCMET 2016), 13th October 2016, Hanoi, Vietnam, Vol.2}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the National Science and Technology Conference on Mechanical - Transportation Engineering (NSCMET 2016), 13th October 2016, Hanoi, Vietnam, Vol.2}, pages = {440 -- 445}, year = {2016}, abstract = {The Smoothed Finite Element Method (SFEM) is presented as an edge-based and a facebased techniques for 2D and 3D boundary value problems, respectively. SFEMs avoid shortcomings of the standard Finite Element Method (FEM) with lower order elements such as overly stiff behavior, poor stress solution, and locking effects. Based on the idea of averaging spatially the standard strain field of the FEM over so-called smoothing domains SFEM calculates the stiffness matrix for the same number of degrees of freedom (DOFs) as those of the FEM. However, the SFEMs significantly improve accuracy and convergence even for distorted meshes and/or nearly incompressible materials. Numerical results of the SFEMs for a cardiac tissue membrane (thin plate inflation) and an artery (tension of 3D tube) show clearly their advantageous properties in improving accuracy particularly for the distorted meshes and avoiding shear locking effects.}, language = {en} } @book{StaatDigelTrzewiketal.2024, author = {Staat, Manfred and Digel, Ilya and Trzewik, J{\"u}rgen and Sielemann, Stefanie and Erni, Daniel and Zylka, Waldemar}, title = {Symposium Proceedings; 4th YRA MedTech Symposium 2024 : February 1 / 2024 / FH Aachen}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Duisburg-Essen}, address = {Duisburg}, organization = {MedTech Symposium}, isbn = {978-3-940402-65-3}, doi = {10.17185/duepublico/81475}, pages = {40 Seiten}, year = {2024}, language = {en} } @misc{StaatBarry2006, author = {Staat, Manfred and Barry, Steve}, title = {Continuum Mechanics with an Introduction to the Finite Element Method / Steve Barry; Manfred Staat. With extensions by Manfred Staat.}, year = {2006}, abstract = {Contents: 1 Introduction 2 One Dimensional Continuum Mechanics 3 Tensors 4 Three Dimensional Stress and Strain 5 Conservation Laws 6 Contiunuum Modelling 7 Plain Problems 8 Questions 9 Reference Information}, subject = {Technische Mechanik}, language = {en} } @article{StaatBaroudTopcuetal.2008, author = {Staat, Manfred and Baroud, G. and Topcu, M. and Sponagel, Stefan}, title = {Soft Materials in Technology and Biology - Characteristics, Properties, and Parameter Identification}, series = {Bioengineering in Cell and Tissue Research / Artmann, Gerhard M. ; Chien, Shu (Eds.)}, journal = {Bioengineering in Cell and Tissue Research / Artmann, Gerhard M. ; Chien, Shu (Eds.)}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-540-75408-4}, pages = {253 -- 315}, year = {2008}, language = {en} } @article{StaatBallmann1988, author = {Staat, Manfred and Ballmann, J.}, title = {Computation of impacts on elastic solids by methods of bicharacteristics}, series = {Computational Mechanics '88 : theory and applications ; proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Engineering Science April 10-14, 1988, Atlanta, GA, USA ; vol. 2}, journal = {Computational Mechanics '88 : theory and applications ; proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Engineering Science April 10-14, 1988, Atlanta, GA, USA ; vol. 2}, pages = {1719 -- 1722}, year = {1988}, abstract = {Shock waves, explosions, impacts or cavitation bubble collapses may generate stress waves in solids causing cracks or unexpected dammage due to focussing, physical nonlinearity or interaction with existing cracks. There is a growing interest in wave propagation, which poses many novel problems to experimentalists and theorists.}, subject = {Bicharakteristikenverfahren}, language = {en} } @article{StaatBallmann1988, author = {Staat, Manfred and Ballmann, J.}, title = {Wave Propagation and Focussing in Plates}, series = {Impact loading and dynamic behaviour of materials : Papers presented at the International Conference on Impact Loading and Dynamic Behaviour of Materials, Vol. 2 / Chiem, C. Y.; Kunze, L. (u.a.) [eds]}, journal = {Impact loading and dynamic behaviour of materials : Papers presented at the International Conference on Impact Loading and Dynamic Behaviour of Materials, Vol. 2 / Chiem, C. Y.; Kunze, L. (u.a.) [eds]}, publisher = {DGM Informationsges.}, address = {Oberursel}, year = {1988}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{StaatBallmann1989, author = {Staat, Manfred and Ballmann, J.}, title = {Fundamental aspects of numerical methods for the propagation of multi-dimensional nonlinear waves in solids}, series = {Nonlinear hyperbolic equations : theory, computations methods, and applications ; proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Nonlinear Hyperbolic Problems, Aachen}, booktitle = {Nonlinear hyperbolic equations : theory, computations methods, and applications ; proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Nonlinear Hyperbolic Problems, Aachen}, pages = {574 -- 588}, year = {1989}, abstract = {The nonlinear scalar constitutive equations of gases lead to a change in sound speed from point to point as would be found in linear inhomogeneous (and time dependent) media. The nonlinear tensor constitutive equations of solids introduce the additional local effect of solution dependent anisotropy. The speed of a wave passing through a point changes with propagation direction and its rays are inclined to the front. It is an open question whether the widely used operator splitting techniques achieve a dimensional splitting with physically reasonable results for these multi-dimensional problems. May be this is the main reason why the theoretical and numerical investigations of multi-dimensional wave propagation in nonlinear solids are so far behind gas dynamics. We hope to promote the subject a little by a discussion of some fundamental aspects of the solution of the equations of nonlinear elastodynamics. We use methods of characteristics because they only integrate mathematically exact equations which have a direct physical interpretation.}, subject = {Nichtlineare Welle}, language = {en} } @article{Staat1996, author = {Staat, Manfred}, title = {Problems and Chances for Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics in the Analysis of Steel Pressure Boundary Reliability}, series = {Technical feasibility and reliability of passive safety systems for nuclear power plants. Proceedings of an Advisory Group Meeting held in J{\"u}lich, 21-24 November 1994}, journal = {Technical feasibility and reliability of passive safety systems for nuclear power plants. Proceedings of an Advisory Group Meeting held in J{\"u}lich, 21-24 November 1994}, address = {Vienna}, pages = {43 -- 55}, year = {1996}, language = {en} } @article{Staat1993, author = {Staat, Manfred}, title = {Sensitivity of and Influences on the Reliability of an HTR-Module Primary Circuit Pressure Boundary}, series = {Transactions of the 12th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT-12) / Kussmaul, K. [ed]}, journal = {Transactions of the 12th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT-12) / Kussmaul, K. [ed]}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, isbn = {0-444-81515-5}, pages = {147 -- 152}, year = {1993}, language = {en} }