@inproceedings{RichterBraunsteinStaeudleetal.2018,
  author    = {Richter, Charlotte and Braunstein, Bjoern and St{\"a}udle, Benjamin and Attias, Julia and Suess, Alexander and Weber, T. and Rittweger, Joern and Green, David A. and Albracht, Kirsten},
  title     = {In vivo fascicle length of the gastrocnemius muscle during walking in simulated martian gravity using two different body weight support devices},
  series = {23rd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Dublin, Irland},
  booktitle = {23rd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Dublin, Irland},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BerneckerKlierSternetal.2018,
  author    = {Bernecker, Andreas and Klier, Julia and Stern, Sebastian and Thiel, Lea},
  title     = {Sustaining high performance beyond public-sector pilot projects.},
  number    = {September 2018},
  organization    = {McKinsey\&Company},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@techreport{BerneckerBoyerGathmann2018,
  type      = {Working Paper},
  author    = {Bernecker, Andreas and Boyer, Pierre and Gathmann, Christina},
  title     = {The Role of Electoral Incentives for Policy Innovation: Evidence from the US Welfare Reform},
  series = {CESifo Working Paper},
  journal   = {CESifo Working Paper},
  number    = {No. 6964},
  organization    = {CESifo Group Munich},
  issn      = {ISSN 2364-1428 (electronic version)},
  pages     = {60},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{OPUS4-8740,
  title     = {Dimensionen 1-2018: Magazin der FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences - Grenzg{\"a}nge},
  organization    = {FH Aachen, University of Applied Sciences},
  pages     = {62 Seiten},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Grenzg{\"a}nge: Op j{\"o}ck in Vaals mit Peter Sparla Inhaltsverzeichnis 6 "Mr. Vaals": Ein Spaziergang mit Peter Sparla durch die niederl{\"a}ndische Gemeinde 14 Ein Verein hebt ab: Von der Theorie in die Praxis: Die Flugtechnische Arbeitsgemeinschaft will Studierende f{\"u}rs Fliegen begeistern 18 Vom Flugplatzkind zur Ingenieurin: Sarah Hamacher hat Luft- und Raumfahrt studiert und arbeitet jetzt bei der ADAC-Luftfahrttechnik 20 Mit Sonne im Tank durch das australische Outback: FH-Student Enno D{\"u}lberg berichtet von der World Solar Challenge 24 Es steckt mehr dahinter: Eine Eschweiler Firma entwickelt Elektronik-L{\"o}sungen f{\"u}r Anh{\"a}ngerkupplungen - mit Unterst{\"u}tzung der FH Aachen 27 Von Mekn{\`e}s nach J{\"u}lich: Die Geschichte von Rabab Azizi 28 Das blaue Wunder neu erleben: Aachener Tuchtradition soll wieder in Mode kommen 32 Es werde Licht: Markus van Hauten macht spektakul{\"a}re Landschaftsfotos 36 Maschinenbau von morgen: Dr. Julia Kessler forscht zu additiv gefertigten Leichtbaustrukturen 39 Vier Siebenen und eine Eins: Kopfnuss 40 Auf Tuchf{\"u}hlung mit der Praxis: Das ausbildungsintegrierende Studium ist anspruchsvoll und fordernd. Aber es bietet den Studierenden und Unternehmen auch viel. 44 Eine große B{\"u}hne f{\"u}r die Forschung: FH aachen pr{\"a}sentiert das Spektrum ihrer wissenschaftlichen Arbeit 46 Eine Erfolgsstory: Das Institut f{\"u}r Nano- und Biotechnologien feiert sein 10-j{\"a}hriges Jubil{\"a}um 49 Das Ingenieurstudium fr{\"u}her und heute: Der Verein "Ingenieurfreunde der FH Aachen" blickt auf eine ereignisreiche Zeit zur{\"u}ck 50 Ist es ein Flugzeug? Ist es ein Multikopter: Nein es ist PhoenAix! Das Flugger{\"a}t soll Vorteile von Flugzeug- und Hubschraubertechnik kombinieren 54 G{\"u}terwagen der Zukunft: Im Studiengang Schienfahrzeugtechnik wird an intelligenten und hoch technisierten G{\"u}terwaggons gearbeitet 58 Wenn Gedanken Gestalt annehmen: Prof. Thomas T{\"u}nnemann zum Projekt Neo Forma 60 Vorhang auf f{\"u}r die Wissenschaft: Future-Lab-Gala im Theater Aachen 62 Impressum},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{TekinAshikagaHorikawaetal.2018,
  author    = {Tekin, Nurettin and Ashikaga, Mitsugu and Horikawa, Atsushi and Funke, Harald},
  title     = {Enhancement of fuel flexibility of industrial gas turbines by development of innovative hydrogen combustion systems},
  series = {Gas for energy},
  journal   = {Gas for energy},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Vulkan-Verlag},
  address   = {Essen},
  pages     = {4},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {For fuel flexibility enhancement hydrogen represents a possible alternative gas turbine fuel within future low emission power generation, in case of hydrogen production by the use of renewable energy sources such as wind energy or biomass. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI) has research and development projects for future hydrogen society; production of hydrogen gas, refinement and liquefaction for transportation and storage, and utilization with gas turbine / gas engine for the generation of electricity. In the development of hydrogen gas turbines, a key technology is the stable and low NOx hydrogen combustion, especially Dry Low Emission (DLE) or Dry Low NOx (DLN) hydrogen combustion. Due to the large difference in the physical properties of hydrogen compared to other fuels such as natural gas, well established gas turbine combustion systems cannot be directly applied for DLE hydrogen combustion. Thus, the development of DLE hydrogen combustion technologies is an essential and challenging task for the future of hydrogen fueled gas turbines. The DLE Micro-Mix combustion principle for hydrogen fuel has been in development for many years to significantly reduce NOx emissions. This combustion principle is based on cross-flow mixing of air and gaseous hydrogen which reacts in multiple miniaturized "diffusion-type" flames. The major advantages of this combustion principle are the inherent safety against flashback and the low NOx-emissions due to a very short residence time of the reactants in the flame region of the micro-flames.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BalakirskiKotliarPaulyetal.2018,
  author    = {Balakirski, Galina and Kotliar, Konstantin and Pauly, Karolin J. and Krings, Laura K. and R{\"u}bben, Albert and Baron, Jens M. and Schmitt, Laurenz},
  title     = {Surgical Site Infections After Dermatologic Surgery in Immunocompromised Patients: A Single-Center Experience},
  series = {Dermatologic Surgery},
  journal   = {Dermatologic Surgery},
  number    = {44 (12)},
  publisher = {Wolters Kluwer},
  doi       = {10.1097/DSS.0000000000001615},
  pages     = {1525 -- 1536},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {BACKGROUND Immunosuppression is often considered as an indication for antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent surgical site infections (SSI) while performing skin surgery. However, the data on the risk of developing SSI after dermatologic surgery in immunosuppressed patients are limited. PATIENTS AND METHODS All patients of the Department of Dermatology and Allergology at the University Hospital of RWTH Aachen in Aachen, Germany, who underwent hospitalization for a dermatologic surgery between June 2016 and January 2017 (6 months), were followed up after surgery until completion of the wound healing process. The follow-up addressed the occurrence of SSI and the need for systemic antibiotics after the operative procedure. Immunocompromised patients were compared with immunocompetent patients. The investigation was conducted as a retrospective analysis of patient records. RESULTS The authors performed 284 dermatologic surgeries in 177 patients. Nineteen percent (54/284) of the skin surgery was performed on immunocompromised patients. The most common indications for surgical treatment were nonmelanoma skin cancer and malignant melanomas. Surgical site infections occurred in 6.7\% (19/284) of the cases. In 95\% (18/19), systemic antibiotic treatment was needed. Twenty-one percent of all SSI (4/19) were seen in immunosuppressed patients. CONCLUSION According to the authors' data, immunosuppression does not represent a significant risk factor for SSI after dermatologic surgery. However, larger prospective studies are needed to make specific recommendations on the use of antibiotic prophylaxis while performing skin surgery in these patients. The available data on complications after dermatologic surgery have improved over the past years. Particularly, additional risk factors have been identified for surgical site infections (SSI). Purulent surgical sites, older age, involvement of head, neck, and acral regions, and also the involvement of less experienced surgeons have been reported to increase the risk of the SSI after dermatologic surgeries.1 In general, the incidence of SSI after skin surgery is considered to be low.1,2 However, antibiotics in dermatologic surgeries, especially in the perioperative setting, seem to be overused,3,4 particularly regarding developing antibiotic resistances and side effects. Immunosuppression has been recommended to be taken into consideration as an additional indication for antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent SSI after skin surgery in special cases.5,6 However, these recommendations do not specify the exact dermatologic surgeries, and were not specifically developed for dermatologic surgery patients and treatments, but adopted from other surgical fields.6 According to the survey conducted on American College of Mohs Surgery members in 2012, 13\% to 29\% of the surgeons administered antibiotic prophylaxis to immunocompromised patients to prevent SSI while performing dermatologic surgery on noninfected skin,3 although this was not recommended by Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Advisory Statement. Indeed, the data on the risk of developing SSI after dermatologic surgery in immunosuppressed patients are limited. However, it is possible that due to the insufficient evidence on the risk of SSI occurrence in this patient group, dermatologic surgeons tend to overuse perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis. To make specific recommendations on the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in immunosuppressed patients in the field of skin surgery, more information about the incidence of SSI after dermatologic surgery in these patients is needed. The aim of this study was to fill this data gap by investigating whether there is an increased risk of SSI after skin surgery in immunocompromised patients compared with immunocompetent patients.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KampkerSchleserTriebsetal.2018,
  author    = {Kampker, Achim and Schleser, Markus and Triebs, Johannes and Berg, Alexander-Karl and Hansen, Jan Ole and Fiedler, Falko},
  title     = {Bauteilintegrierte Vorrichtungsfunktionen im Karosseriebau : Aktuelle Ergebnisse im Forschungsprojekt ProeK},
  series = {ZWF Zeitschrift f{\"u}r wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb},
  volume    = {113},
  journal   = {ZWF Zeitschrift f{\"u}r wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb},
  number    = {11},
  publisher = {De Gruyter},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {0947-0085},
  doi       = {10.3139/104.112012},
  pages     = {767 -- 770},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Das Forschungsprojekt Produktionseffizienz in der Kleinserie (ProeK) erarbeitet kosteng{\"u}nstige und effiziente L{\"o}sungsans{\"a}tze f{\"u}r Prozessketten im Zukunftsfeld der Elektromobilit{\"a}t. Das Teilprojekt Karosserie setzt diese Zielsetzung durch innovative und praxisorientierte Produkt- und Prozesskonzepte mit neuartigen bauteilintegrierten Vorrichtungsfunktionen (BiV) um. Im Teilprojekt Außenhaut sollen Toleranzen adaptiv durch Anpassungen der Prozessparameter sowie Bauteilmanipulation kompensiert werden.},
  language  = {de}
}
@inproceedings{FingerBraunBil2018,
  author    = {Finger, Felix and Braun, Carsten and Bil, Cees},
  title     = {Case studies in initial sizing for hybrid-electric general aviation aircraft},
  series = {2018 AIAA/IEEE Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio},
  booktitle = {2018 AIAA/IEEE Electric Aircraft Technologies Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio},
  doi       = {10.2514/6.2018-5005},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{OPUS4-8741,
  title     = {Dimensionen 2-2018: Magazin der FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences - Virtuelle Realit{\"a}ten},
  address   = {Aachen},
  organization    = {FH Aachen, University of Applied Sciences},
  pages     = {63 Seiten},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Virtuelle Realit{\"a}ten Inhaltsverzeichnis 6 Erweiterte Dimensionen: Special zum Thema Virtual Reality 10 "VR und AR werden unsere Welt durchdringen": Ein Interview zum Potenzial von Virtual und Augmented Reality 14 Lernen aus einem anderen Blickwinkel: VR wird in Studium und Lehre zunehmend angewandt 18 Parallele Realit{\"a}ten in der Forschung: Virtual und Augmented Reality in Forschungsprojekten 22 Willkommen in der Welt der M{\"o}glichkeiten: Wie real ist die Illusion der Realit{\"a}t 24 Eine z{\"u}ndende Idee: Institut f{\"u}r Mikrowellen- und Plasmatechnik (IMP) entwickelt neue Plasmaz{\"u}ndkerze f{\"u}r sparsamere Benzinmotoren 28 Der Elefant im Park: "WESTPARK story constructed": Studierende bauen skulpturales M{\"o}bel 30 Herr Bernoulli geht auf Reisen: Das "aero | race lab" bringt Experimente zur Luft- und Raumfahrt an die Schulen 32 Eine Auszeit vom Alltag: Martin Stockberg schafft Kunstwerke im Sand 36 Der Einer im urbanen Mobilit{\"a}tstetris: An der FH Aachen wird urbane Elektromobilit{\"a}t neu gedacht 39 Der Primzahlw{\"u}rfel: Kopfnuss 40 Schwarz Weiß Bunt: Die politische Kunst des FH-Absolventen Ralf Metzenmacher 44 Die Champions League des Schweißens: LaVa-X will das Laserstrahlschweißen im Vakuum etablieren 46 Auf der Suche nach dem goldenen Schnatz: St{\"o}cke statt Besen. Spielfeld statt Arena. In J{\"u}lich spielen Studierende Quidditch. 48 Bei ihm wird Science-Fiction zu Science-Fact: Volker Schmid erz{\"a}hlt von seiner Arbeit beim Deutschen Zentrum f{\"u}r Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) 52 Die Ideenschmieden: Junge Menschen aus aller Welt diskutieren bei den Summerschools {\"u}ber Zukunftsthemen 56 Forschung auf h{\"o}chstem Niveau: Dr. Jan Oberl{\"a}nder und Doktorand Dua {\"O}zsoylu stehen f{\"u}r das, was das Institut f{\"u}r Nano- und Biotechnologien auszeichnet 58 Der Dom und ich: Dompublikation und LEGO-Throne zum Jubil{\"a}um 40 Jahre UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe 62 Sag "Ja" zum Studium: Der neue kooperative Bachelorstudiengang "Elektrotechnik mit Orientierungssemester" 63 Impressum},
  language  = {de}
}
@inproceedings{RendonDieckmannWeidleetal.2018,
  author    = {Rendon, Carlos and Dieckmann, Simon and Weidle, Mathias and Dersch, J{\"u}rgen and Teixeira Boura, Cristiano Jos{\´e} and Polklas, Thomas and Kuschel, Marcus and Herrmann, Ulf},
  title     = {Retrofitting of existing parabolic trough collector power plants with molten salt tower systems},
  series = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
  volume    = {2033},
  booktitle = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
  number    = {1},
  doi       = {10.1063/1.5067030},
  pages     = {030014-1 -- 030014-8},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FingerBraunBil2018,
  author    = {Finger, Felix and Braun, Carsten and Bil, Cees},
  title     = {Impact of electric propulsion technology and mission requirements on the performance of VTOL UAVs},
  series = {CEAS Aeronautical Journal},
  volume    = {10},
  journal   = {CEAS Aeronautical Journal},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Springer},
  issn      = {1869-5582 print},
  doi       = {10.1007/s13272-018-0352-x},
  pages     = {843},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {One of the engineering challenges in aviation is the design of transitioning vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. Thrust-borne flight implies a higher mass fraction of the propulsion system, as well as much increased energy consumption in the take-off and landing phases. This mass increase is typically higher for aircraft with a separate lift propulsion system than for aircraft that use the cruise propulsion system to support a dedicated lift system. However, for a cost-benefit trade study, it is necessary to quantify the impact the VTOL requirement and propulsion configuration has on aircraft mass and size. For this reason, sizing studies are conducted. This paper explores the impact of considering a supplemental electric propulsion system for achieving hovering flight. Key variables in this study, apart from the lift system configuration, are the rotor disk loading and hover flight time, as well as the electrical systems technology level for both batteries and motors. Payload and endurance are typically used as the measures of merit for unmanned aircraft that carry electro-optical sensors, and therefore the analysis focuses on these particular parameters.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BergSchleserDelidovichetal.2018,
  author    = {Berg, Alexander-Karl and Schleser, Markus and Delidovich, Artem and Houben, Alexander},
  title     = {Ultraschallunterst{\"u}tzter Schmelzklebstoffauftrag},
  series = {adh{\"a}sion KLEBEN \& DICHTEN},
  volume    = {Volume 62},
  journal   = {adh{\"a}sion KLEBEN \& DICHTEN},
  number    = {Issue 12},
  publisher = {Springer},
  doi       = {10.1007/s35145-018-0089-z},
  pages     = {32 -- 37},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {de}
}
@inproceedings{EssingholtMeyerKuhnetal.2018,
  author    = {Essingholt, Felix and Meyer, Frederic and Kuhn, Peter and Schmidt, Philip and Benkner, Thorsten and Grabmaier, Anton},
  title     = {Non-invasive heart beat measurement using microwave resonators},
  series = {Proceedings, Vol. 2, Eurosensors 2018 Conference, Graz, Austria, 9-12 September 2018},
  booktitle = {Proceedings, Vol. 2, Eurosensors 2018 Conference, Graz, Austria, 9-12 September 2018},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {2504-3900},
  doi       = {10.3390/proceedings2131002},
  pages     = {1002},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{EngelHoltmannUlberetal.2018,
  author    = {Engel, Mareike and Holtmann, Dirk and Ulber, Roland and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils},
  title     = {Increased Biobutanol Production by Mediator-Less Electro-Fermentation},
  series = {Biotechnology Journal},
  journal   = {Biotechnology Journal},
  number    = {Volume 14, Issue 4},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  issn      = {1860-7314},
  doi       = {10.1002/biot.201800514},
  pages     = {Artikel 1800514},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {A future bio-economy should not only be based on renewable raw materials but also in the raise of carbon yields of existing production routes. Microbial electrochemical technologies are gaining increased attention for this purpose. In this study, the electro-fermentative production of biobutanol with C. acetobutylicum without the use of exogenous mediators is investigated regarding the medium composition and the reactor design. It is shown that the use of an optimized synthetic culture medium allows higher product concentrations, increased biofilm formation, and higher conductivities compared to a synthetic medium supplemented with yeast extract. Moreover, the optimization of the reactor system results in a doubling of the maximum product concentrations for fermentation products. When a working electrode is polarized at -600 mV vs. Ag/AgCl, a shift from butyrate to acetone and butanol production is induced. This leads to an increased final solvent yield of Yᴀᴃᴇ = 0.202 gg⁻¹ (control 0.103 gg⁻¹), which is also reflected in a higher carbon efficiency of 37.6\% compared to 23.3\% (control) as well as a fourfold decrease in simplified E-factor to 0.43. The results are promising for further development of biobutanol production in bioelectrochemical systems in order to fulfil the principles of Green Chemistry.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{FingerBraunBil2018,
  author    = {Finger, Felix and Braun, Carsten and Bil, Cees},
  title     = {An Initial Sizing Methodology for Hybrid-Electric Light Aircraft},
  series = {AIAA AVIATION Forum 2018 Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, June 25 - 29, 2018},
  booktitle = {AIAA AVIATION Forum 2018 Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, June 25 - 29, 2018},
  doi       = {10.2514/6.2018-4229},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{SchoeningPoghossian2018,
  author    = {Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and Poghossian, Arshak},
  title     = {Enzyme und Biosensorik},
  series = {Einf{\"u}hrung in die Enzymtechnologie},
  booktitle = {Einf{\"u}hrung in die Enzymtechnologie},
  publisher = {Springer Spektrum},
  address   = {Berlin},
  isbn      = {978-3-662-57619-9},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-3-662-57619-9_18},
  pages     = {323 -- 347},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Enzymbasierte Biosensoren finden seit mehr als f{\"u}nf Jahrzehnten einen prosperierenden Wachstumsmarkt und werden zunehmend auch in biotechnologischen Prozessen eingesetzt. In diesem Kapitel werden, ausgehend vom Sensorbegriff und typischen Kenngr{\"o}ßen f{\"u}r Biosensoren (Abschn. 18.1), elektrochemische Enzym-Biosensoren vorgestellt und deren typischen Einsatzgebiete diskutiert (Abschn. 18.2). Ein Blick {\"u}ber den „Tellerrand" hinaus zeigt alternative Transduktorprinzipien (Abschn. 18.3) und f{\"u}hrt abschließend in aktuelle Forschungstrends ein (Abschn. 18.4).},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{HirschKleebergSchmitz2018,
  author    = {Hirsch, Marko and Kleeberg, Jochen and Schmitz, Philipp},
  title     = {Dynamische Asset-Allocation- Strategien im Niedrigzinsumfeld},
  series = {Absolut|report : neue Perspektiven f{\"u}r institutionelle Investoren},
  journal   = {Absolut|report : neue Perspektiven f{\"u}r institutionelle Investoren},
  number    = {6},
  publisher = {Absolut Research},
  address   = {Hamburg},
  pages     = {52},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {de}
}
@book{FockeSteinbeck2018,
  author    = {Focke, Markus and Steinbeck, J{\"o}rn},
  title     = {Steigerung der Anlagenproduktivit{\"a}t durch OEE-Management : Definitionen, Vorgehen und Methoden - von manuell bis Industrie 4.0},
  publisher = {Springer Fachmedien},
  address   = {Wiesbaden},
  isbn      = {978-3-658-21456-2},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-3-658-21456-2},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{HueningHeuermannWache2018,
  author    = {H{\"u}ning, Felix and Heuermann, Holger and Wache, Franz-Josef},
  title     = {Wireless CAN without WLAN or Bluetooth},
  series = {CAN Newsletter},
  journal   = {CAN Newsletter},
  number    = {December 2018},
  pages     = {44 -- 46},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {In two developed concepts, dual-mode radio enables CAN participants to be integrated wirelessly into a CAN network. Constructed from a few components, a protocol-free, real-time transmission and thus transparent integration into CAN is provided.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{BaaderReiswichBartschetal.2018,
  author    = {Baader, Fabian and Reiswich, M. and Bartsch, M. and Keller, D. and Tiede, E. and Keck, G. and Demircian, A. and Friedrich, M. and Dachwald, Bernd and Sch{\"u}ller, K. and Lehmann, R. and Chojetzki, R. and Durand, C. and Rapp, L. and Kowalski, Julia and F{\"o}rstner, R.},
  title     = {VIPER - Student research on extraterrestrical ice penetration technology},
  series = {Proceedings of the 2nd Symposium on Space Educational Activities},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2nd Symposium on Space Educational Activities},
  pages     = {1 -- 6},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Recent analysis of scientific data from Cassini and earth-based observations gave evidence for a global ocean under a surrounding solid ice shell on Saturn's moon Enceladus. Images of Enceladus' South Pole showed several fissures in the ice shell with plumes constantly exhausting frozen water particles, building up the E-Ring, one of the outer rings of Saturn. In this southern region of Enceladus, the ice shell is considered to be as thin as 2 km, about an order of magnitude thinner than on the rest of the moon. Under the ice shell, there is a global ocean consisting of liquid water. Scientists are discussing different approaches the possibilities of taking samples of water, i.e. by melting through the ice using a melting probe. FH Aachen UAS developed a prototype of maneuverable melting probe which can navigate through the ice that has already been tested successfully in a terrestrial environment. This means no atmosphere and or ambient pressure, low ice temperatures of around 100 to 150K (near the South Pole) and a very low gravity of 0,114 m/s^2 or 1100 μg. Two of these influencing measures are about to be investigated at FH Aachen UAS in 2017, low ice temperature and low ambient pressure below the triple point of water. Low gravity cannot be easily simulated inside a large experiment chamber, though. Numerical simulations of the melting process at RWTH Aachen however are showing a gravity dependence of melting behavior. Considering this aspect, VIPER provides a link between large-scale experimental simulations at FH Aachen UAS and numerical simulations at RWTH Aachen. To analyze the melting process, about 90 seconds of experiment time in reduced gravity and low ambient pressure is provided by the REXUS rocket. In this time frame, the melting speed and contact force between ice and probes are measured, as well as heating power and a two-dimensional array of ice temperatures. Additionally, visual and infrared cameras are used to observe the melting process.},
  language  = {en}
}