@inproceedings{ChircuCzarneckiFriedmannetal.2023, author = {Chircu, Alina and Czarnecki, Christian and Friedmann, Daniel and Pomaskow, Johanna and Sultanow, Eldar}, title = {Towards a Digital Twin of Society}, series = {Proceedings of the 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2023}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 56th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2023}, publisher = {University of Hawai'i}, address = {Honolulu}, isbn = {978-0-9981331-6-4}, pages = {6748 -- 6757}, year = {2023}, abstract = {This paper describes the potential for developing a digital twin of society- a dynamic model that can be used to observe, analyze, and predict the evolution of various societal aspects. Such a digital twin can help governmental agencies and policy makers in interpreting trends, understanding challenges, and making decisions regarding investments or policies necessary to support societal development and ensure future prosperity. The paper reviews related work regarding the digital twin paradigm and its applications. The paper presents a motivating case study- an analysis of opportunities and challenges faced by the German federal employment agency, Bundesagentur f¨ur Arbeit (BA), proposes solutions using digital twins, and describes initial proofs of concept for such solutions.}, 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} } @inproceedings{BuxbaumSchwarteRingbeck1999, author = {Buxbaum, Bernd and Schwarte, Rudolf and Ringbeck, Thorsten}, title = {PMD-PLL: receiver structure for incoherent communication and ranging systems}, series = {Optical wireless communications II / [SPIE Conference on Optical Wireless Communications II], 22 September 1999, Boston, Massachusetts. - (SPIE proceedings series ; 3850)}, booktitle = {Optical wireless communications II / [SPIE Conference on Optical Wireless Communications II], 22 September 1999, Boston, Massachusetts. - (SPIE proceedings series ; 3850)}, editor = {Korevaar, Eric John}, publisher = {SPIE}, address = {Bellingham, Wash.}, isbn = {0-8194-3443-4}, issn = {0038-7355}, pages = {116 -- 130}, year = {1999}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{KoellenspergerBragardPlumetal.2007, author = {K{\"o}llensperger, P. and Bragard, Michael and Plum, T. and De Doncker, R. W.}, title = {The dual GCT : a new high-power device using optimized GCT technology}, series = {Conference record of the 2007 IEEE Industry Applications Conference : 42. IAS annual meeting ; September 23 - 27, 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA}, booktitle = {Conference record of the 2007 IEEE Industry Applications Conference : 42. IAS annual meeting ; September 23 - 27, 2007, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA}, publisher = {IEEE Operations Center}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-4244-1260-0 (Online)}, doi = {10.1109/07IAS.2007.76}, pages = {358 -- 365}, year = {2007}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{BragardRongeDeDoncker2011, author = {Bragard, Michael and Ronge, C. and De Doncker, R. W.}, title = {Sandwich design of high-power thyristor based devices with integrated MOSFET structure}, series = {Proceedings of the 2011 - 14th - European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE 2011) : Aug. 30, 2011 - Sept. 1, 2011, Birmingham, United Kingdom}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2011 - 14th - European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE 2011) : Aug. 30, 2011 - Sept. 1, 2011, Birmingham, United Kingdom}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-61284-167-0 (Print)}, year = {2011}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{WolfLenz2015, author = {Wolf, Martin R. and Lenz, Laura L.}, title = {The economic effectiveness of serious games in the healthcare environment : application and evaluation of the Comparative Transformation Model (CTM)}, series = {IEEE 3rd International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health : SeGAH 2014 ; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 14 - 16}, booktitle = {IEEE 3rd International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health : SeGAH 2014 ; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 14 - 16}, publisher = {IEEE [u.a.]}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-4799-4823-9}, doi = {10.1109/SeGAH.2014.7067089}, pages = {135 -- 142}, year = {2015}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{RingbeckSchwarteBuxbaum1999, author = {Ringbeck, Thorsten and Schwarte, Rudolf and Buxbaum, Bernd}, title = {Introduction of a new opto-electrical phase-locked loop in CMOS technology: the PMD-PLL}, series = {Optical wireless communications II / [SPIE Conference on Optical Wireless Communications II], 22 September 1999, Boston, Massachusetts. - (SPIE proceedings series ; 3850)}, booktitle = {Optical wireless communications II / [SPIE Conference on Optical Wireless Communications II], 22 September 1999, Boston, Massachusetts. - (SPIE proceedings series ; 3850)}, editor = {Korevaar, Eric John}, publisher = {SPIE}, address = {Bellingham, Wash.}, isbn = {0-8194-3443-4}, issn = {0038-7355}, pages = {108 -- 116}, year = {1999}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{BragardGottschlichDeDoncker2011, author = {Bragard, Michael and Gottschlich, J. and De Doncker, R. W.}, title = {Design and realization of a credit card size driver stage for high power thyristor based devices with integrated MOS structure}, series = {2011 IEEE 8th International Conference on Power Electronics and ECCE Asia (ICPE \& ECCE 2011) : Jeju, South Korea, 30 May 2011 - 3 June 2011 / [co-sponsored by the Korean Institute of Power Electronics ...]}, booktitle = {2011 IEEE 8th International Conference on Power Electronics and ECCE Asia (ICPE \& ECCE 2011) : Jeju, South Korea, 30 May 2011 - 3 June 2011 / [co-sponsored by the Korean Institute of Power Electronics ...]}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-61284-958-4 (Print)}, doi = {10.1109/ICPE.2011.5944661}, pages = {1182 -- 1189}, year = {2011}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{PenneProfittlichRingbecketal.2010, author = {Penne, Jochen and Profittlich, Martin and Ringbeck, Thorsten and Buxbaum, Bernd}, title = {Touchless detailed 3D scan of human hand anatomy using time-of-flight cameras}, series = {Proceedings of the International Conference on 3D Body Scanning Technologies : Lugano, Switzerland, 19-20 October 2010}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on 3D Body Scanning Technologies : Lugano, Switzerland, 19-20 October 2010}, editor = {D, Nicola D'Apuzzo}, publisher = {Hometrica Consulting}, address = {Z{\"u}rich}, isbn = {978-3-033-02714-5}, pages = {361 -- 369}, year = {2010}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SchwarteBuxbaumHeinoletal.1998, author = {Schwarte, Rudolf and Buxbaum, Bernd and Heinol, Horst-Guenther and Xu, Zhanping and Ringbeck, Thorsten and Zang, Zhigang}, title = {Novel 3D-vision systems based on layout optimized PMD-structures}, series = {Proceedings / OPTO 98, Internationaler Kongress und Fachausstellung f{\"u}r Optische Sensorik, Messtechnik und Elektronik, 18. - 20. Mai 1998, Kongreßzentrum Erfurt}, booktitle = {Proceedings / OPTO 98, Internationaler Kongress und Fachausstellung f{\"u}r Optische Sensorik, Messtechnik und Elektronik, 18. - 20. Mai 1998, Kongreßzentrum Erfurt}, publisher = {ACS Organisations GmbH}, address = {Wunsdorf}, pages = {197 -- 202}, year = {1998}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{LenzWolf2014, author = {Lenz, Laura L. and Wolf, Martin R.}, title = {Economic evaluation of serious games with the comparative assessment framework COSEGA}, series = {The shift from teaching to learning : individual, collective and organizational learning through gaming simulation ; proceedings of the 45th conference of the International Simulation and Gaming Association, Dornbirn 2014}, booktitle = {The shift from teaching to learning : individual, collective and organizational learning through gaming simulation ; proceedings of the 45th conference of the International Simulation and Gaming Association, Dornbirn 2014}, editor = {Kritz, Willy Christian}, publisher = {Bertelsmann}, address = {[Bielefeld]}, isbn = {978-3-7639-5422-3}, pages = {374 -- 386}, year = {2014}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{RitzIzquierdoTelloDamm2014, author = {Ritz, Thomas and Izquierdo Tello, C{\´e}sar and Damm, Sebastian}, title = {Connecting a pedelec to the cloud as basis for gamification in multi modal mobility planning}, series = {MobileCloud 2014 : 2nd IEEE International Conference on Mobile Cloud Computing, Services, and Engineering Oxford, United Kingdom 7-10 April 2014}, booktitle = {MobileCloud 2014 : 2nd IEEE International Conference on Mobile Cloud Computing, Services, and Engineering Oxford, United Kingdom 7-10 April 2014}, publisher = {IEEE Service Center}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-4799-2504-9}, doi = {10.1109/MobileCloud.2014.25}, pages = {101 -- 108}, year = {2014}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{WittigRuettersBragard2024, author = {Wittig, M. and R{\"u}tters, Ren{\´e} and Bragard, Michael}, title = {Application of RL in control systems using the example of a rotatory inverted pendulum}, series = {Tagungsband AALE 2024 : Fit f{\"u}r die Zukunft: praktische L{\"o}sungen f{\"u}r die industrielle Automation}, booktitle = {Tagungsband AALE 2024 : Fit f{\"u}r die Zukunft: praktische L{\"o}sungen f{\"u}r die industrielle Automation}, editor = {Reiff-Stephan, J{\"o}rg and J{\"a}kel, Jens and Schwarz, Andr{\´e}}, publisher = {le-tex publishing services GmbH}, address = {Leipzig}, isbn = {978-3-910103-02-3}, doi = {10.33968/2024.53}, pages = {241 -- 248}, year = {2024}, abstract = {In this paper, the use of reinforcement learning (RL) in control systems is investigated using a rotatory inverted pendulum as an example. The control behavior of an RL controller is compared to that of traditional LQR and MPC controllers. This is done by evaluating their behavior under optimal conditions, their disturbance behavior, their robustness and their development process. All the investigated controllers are developed using MATLAB and the Simulink simulation environment and later deployed to a real pendulum model powered by a Raspberry Pi. The RL algorithm used is Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO). The LQR controller exhibits an easy development process, an average to good control behavior and average to good robustness. A linear MPC controller could show excellent results under optimal operating conditions. However, when subjected to disturbances or deviations from the equilibrium point, it showed poor performance and sometimes instable behavior. Employing a nonlinear MPC Controller in real time was not possible due to the high computational effort involved. The RL controller exhibits by far the most versatile and robust control behavior. When operated in the simulation environment, it achieved a high control accuracy. When employed in the real system, however, it only shows average accuracy and a significantly greater performance loss compared to the simulation than the traditional controllers. With MATLAB, it is not yet possible to directly post-train the RL controller on the Raspberry Pi, which is an obstacle to the practical application of RL in a prototyping or teaching setting. Nevertheless, RL in general proves to be a flexible and powerful control method, which is well suited for complex or nonlinear systems where traditional controllers struggle.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{KramerBragardRitzetal.2024, author = {Kramer, Pia and Bragard, Michael and Ritz, Thomas and Ferfer, Ute and Schiffers, Tim}, title = {Visualizing, Enhancing and Predicting Students' Success through ECTS Monitoring}, series = {2024 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)}, booktitle = {2024 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {New York, NY}, issn = {2165-9559}, doi = {10.1109/EDUCON60312.2024.10578652}, pages = {5 Seiten}, year = {2024}, abstract = {This paper serves as an introduction to the ECTS monitoring system and its potential applications in higher education. It also emphasizes the potential for ECTS monitoring to become a proactive system, supporting students by predicting academic success and identifying groups of potential dropouts for tailored support services. The use of the nearest neighbor analysis is suggested for improving data analysis and prediction accuracy.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{BuxbaumHessRingbeck2001, author = {Buxbaum, Bernd and Hess, Holger and Ringbeck, Thorsten}, title = {The photonic mixer device : new perspectives in optical wireless communication}, series = {International Workshop on Optical MEMS and Integrated Optics : Universit{\"a}t Dortmund, Universit{\"a}tskolleg Bommerholz, 11. \& 12. June 2001}, booktitle = {International Workshop on Optical MEMS and Integrated Optics : Universit{\"a}t Dortmund, Universit{\"a}tskolleg Bommerholz, 11. \& 12. June 2001}, editor = {Voges, Edgar}, publisher = {Univ.}, address = {Dortmund}, pages = {(12)1 -- (12)5}, year = {2001}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{RingbeckAlbrechtFrey2003, author = {Ringbeck, Thorsten and Albrecht, M. and Frey, J.}, title = {Time-of-Flight 3D-camera for autonomous navigation and industrial automation}, series = {Proceedings : 11th international conference, 13 - 15 May 2003, Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, Germany ; an event of the Association for Sensor Technology, AMA}, booktitle = {Proceedings : 11th international conference, 13 - 15 May 2003, Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, Germany ; an event of the Association for Sensor Technology, AMA}, editor = {Lerch, Reinhard}, edition = {CD-ROM-Ausg.}, publisher = {AMA Service}, address = {Wunstorf/Germany}, year = {2003}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{HagebeukerRingbeckFrydlewiczetal.2007, author = {Hagebeuker, Bianca and Ringbeck, Thorsten and Frydlewicz, Paul and Jesorsky, Oliver and S{\"u}nkel, Thomas}, title = {PMD-Sensoren als Schl{\"u}sselkomponenten f{\"u}r die mehrdimensionale Umfelderfassung des Fahrzeuginnenraums}, series = {Begleittexte zum Entwicklerforum KFZ-Elektronik \& FlexRay Solution Day : 15.Mai 2007, Ludwigsburg}, booktitle = {Begleittexte zum Entwicklerforum KFZ-Elektronik \& FlexRay Solution Day : 15.Mai 2007, Ludwigsburg}, editor = {Grote, Caspar}, publisher = {WEKA-Fachzeitschr.-Verl.}, address = {Poing}, pages = {287 -- 296}, year = {2007}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{GrothofSchwarteBuxbaumetal.2002, author = {Grothof, M. and Schwarte, Rudolf and Buxbaum, Bernd and Ringbeck, Thorsten}, title = {Product monitoring with MSM-PMD-Array}, series = {Proceedings / OPTO 2002 : an event of the Association for Sensor Technology AMA ; 14 - 16 May 2002, Exhibition Centre Erfurt, Germany / International Conference Optoelectronics, Optical Sensors \& Measuring Techniques}, booktitle = {Proceedings / OPTO 2002 : an event of the Association for Sensor Technology AMA ; 14 - 16 May 2002, Exhibition Centre Erfurt, Germany / International Conference Optoelectronics, Optical Sensors \& Measuring Techniques}, editor = {Wagner, Elmar}, publisher = {AMA Service GmbH}, address = {Wunsdorf}, pages = {41 -- 47}, year = {2002}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{BuxbaumSchwarteRingbecketal.2001, author = {Buxbaum, Bernd and Schwarte, Rudolf and Ringbeck, Thorsten and Grothof, Markus and Sluiter, A. and Frey, Jochen and Hildebrand, M. and David, Klaus}, title = {Wireless LAN based on optical CDMA using a new high-speed correlation receiver (MSM-PMD)}, series = {Optical wireless communications IV : 21-22 August, 2001, Denver, USA. - (SPIE proceedings series ; 4530)}, booktitle = {Optical wireless communications IV : 21-22 August, 2001, Denver, USA. - (SPIE proceedings series ; 4530)}, editor = {Korevaar, Eric John}, publisher = {SPIE}, address = {Bellingham, Wash.}, isbn = {0-8194-4254-2}, doi = {10.1117/12.449808}, pages = {168 -- 178}, year = {2001}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{NoetzoldUphuesWegeneretal.2013, author = {N{\"o}tzold, K. and Uphues, A. and Wegener, R. and Fink, K. and Bragard, Michael and Griessel, R. and Soter, S.}, title = {Inverter based test setup for LVRT verification of a full-scale 2 MW wind power converter}, series = {15th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE), 2013 : 2 - 6 Sept. 2013, Lille, France / [EPE Association; PELS, IEEE Power Electronics Society]}, booktitle = {15th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE), 2013 : 2 - 6 Sept. 2013, Lille, France / [EPE Association; PELS, IEEE Power Electronics Society]}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-4799-0115-9 (Online-Ausg.)}, doi = {10.1109/EPE.2013.6634752}, pages = {1037 -- 1042}, year = {2013}, language = {en} }