@inproceedings{BuxbaumSchwarteXuetal.1999, author = {Buxbaum, Bernd and Schwarte, Rudolf and Xu, Zhanping and Ringbeck, Thorsten and Heinol, Horst-Guenther and Schulte, J. and Tai, W. and Zhang, Z. and Luan, X. and Fricke, J.}, title = {Charge Transfer Simulation in PMD-Structures}, series = {Sensor 99 : proceedings / 9th Int'l Fair and Conference for Sensors, Transducers \& Systems, May 18 - 20, 1999, Exhibition Centre N{\"u}rnberg/Germany. - Vol. 2}, booktitle = {Sensor 99 : proceedings / 9th Int'l Fair and Conference for Sensors, Transducers \& Systems, May 18 - 20, 1999, Exhibition Centre N{\"u}rnberg/Germany. - Vol. 2}, publisher = {AMA Service GmbH}, address = {Wunsdorf}, pages = {427 -- 432}, year = {1999}, language = {en} } @book{Ringbeck2002, author = {Ringbeck, Thorsten}, title = {Untersuchung opto-elektrischer Phasenregelkreise auf Basis von Photomischdetektoren hinsichtlich deren Anwendungspotential f{\"u}r die Photonik}, publisher = {Shaker-Verl.}, address = {Aachen}, isbn = {3-8265-9789-3}, pages = {V, 102 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.}, year = {2002}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{DammRitzStrauch2010, author = {Damm, Sebastian and Ritz, Thomas and Strauch, Jakob}, title = {Benutzerzentrierte Anforderungsanalyse f{\"u}r die Produktlinien-Entwicklung mobiler Unternehmenssoftware}, series = {EMISA 2010 : Einflussfaktoren auf die Entwicklung flexibler, integrierter Informationssysteme ; Beitr{\"a}ge des Workshops der GI-Fachgruppe Entwicklungsmethoden f{\"u}r Informationssysteme und deren Anwendung (EMISA), 07. - 08.10.2010 in Karlsruhe, Germany. - (GI-Edition : Proceedings ; 172)}, booktitle = {EMISA 2010 : Einflussfaktoren auf die Entwicklung flexibler, integrierter Informationssysteme ; Beitr{\"a}ge des Workshops der GI-Fachgruppe Entwicklungsmethoden f{\"u}r Informationssysteme und deren Anwendung (EMISA), 07. - 08.10.2010 in Karlsruhe, Germany. - (GI-Edition : Proceedings ; 172)}, editor = {Klink, Stefan}, publisher = {Ges. f{\"u}r Informatik}, address = {Bonn}, isbn = {978-3-88579-266-6}, pages = {117 -- 130}, year = {2010}, language = {de} } @techreport{DammIzquierdoTelloRitzetal.2014, author = {Damm, Sebastian and Izquierdo Tello, C{\´e}sar and Ritz, Thomas and Wallenborn, Ramona}, title = {Konzept f{\"u}r einen spielerischen Ansatz zur multimodalen Mobilit{\"a}tsplanung : Potenziale f{\"u}r die IT-Branche bei der Organisation der Mobilit{\"a}t von morgen am Beispiel eines Elektrofahrrads und Cloud-Computing ; Info-Brosch{\"u}re}, publisher = {eBusiness-Lotse}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {9 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.}, year = {2014}, abstract = {Die Informationsbrosch{\"u}re "Konzept f{\"u}r einen spielerischen Ansatz zur multimodalen Mobilit{\"a}tsplanung" richtet sich an Spiele- und System-Designer sowie Entwickler. In dieser Brosch{\"u}re werden m{\"o}gliche Potenziale im Bereich des allgemeinen Mobilit{\"a}tsmanagements aufgezeigt, Automobilhersteller vernetzten sich zunehmend mit Technologie-Unternehmen.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{FuchsRitzStrauch2012, author = {Fuchs, Britta and Ritz, Thomas and Strauch, Jakob}, title = {Usability of mobile applications : dissemination of usability engineering in small and medium enterprises}, series = {Proceedings of the International Conference on Data Communication Networking, e-Business and Optical Communication Systems : Rome, Italy, 24 - 27 July, 2012 ; [integrated in the ICETE (International Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications)]}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on Data Communication Networking, e-Business and Optical Communication Systems : Rome, Italy, 24 - 27 July, 2012 ; [integrated in the ICETE (International Conference on e-Business and Telecommunications)]}, editor = {Obaidat, Mohammad S.}, publisher = {SciTePress}, address = {[Lissabon]}, isbn = {978-989-8565-23-5}, pages = {272 -- 277}, year = {2012}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{GebhardtRitzSiekmannetal.2014, author = {Gebhardt, Andreas and Ritz, Thomas and Siekmann, Kirsten and Wallenborn, Ramona}, title = {Additive manufacturing businesses in the process chain of individualized mass products}, series = {DDMC 2014 : Proceedings of the Fraunhofer Direct Digital Manufacturing Conference}, booktitle = {DDMC 2014 : Proceedings of the Fraunhofer Direct Digital Manufacturing Conference}, editor = {Demmer, Axel}, publisher = {Fraunhofer}, address = {Stuttgart}, isbn = {978-3-8396-9128-1 (E-Book)}, year = {2014}, language = {en} } @article{BragardSoltauThomasetal.2010, author = {Bragard, Michael and Soltau, N. and Thomas, S. and De Doncker, R. W.}, title = {The balance of renewable sources and user demands in grids : power electronics for modular battery energy storage systems}, series = {IEEE transactions on power electronics}, volume = {25}, journal = {IEEE transactions on power electronics}, number = {12}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {New York}, issn = {0885-8993}, doi = {10.1109/TPEL.2010.2085455}, pages = {3049 -- 3056}, year = {2010}, abstract = {The continuously growing amount of renewable sources starts compromising the stability of electrical grids. Contradictory to fossil fuel power plants, energy production of wind and photovoltaic (PV) energy is fluctuating. Although predictions have significantly improved, an outage of multi-MW offshore wind farms poses a challenging problem. One solution could be the integration of storage systems in the grid. After a short overview, this paper focuses on two exemplary battery storage systems, including the required power electronics. The grid integration, as well as the optimal usage of volatile energy reserves, is presented for a 5- kW PV system for home application, as well as for a 100- MW medium-voltage system, intended for wind farm usage. The efficiency and cost of topologies are investigated as a key parameter for large-scale integration of renewable power at medium- and low-voltage.}, language = {en} } @misc{BragardDeDonckerMuraetal.2011, author = {Bragard, Michael and De Doncker, R. W. and Mura, F and Dick, C.}, title = {Halbleiterbauelement und Verfahren zur Herstellung desselben [Offenlegungsschrift]}, publisher = {Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt / Europ{\"a}isches Patentamt / WIPO}, address = {M{\"u}nchen / Den Hague / Geneva}, pages = {10 S. / 23 S. : graph. Darst.}, year = {2011}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{RingbeckSchwarteBuxbaumetal.2001, author = {Ringbeck, Thorsten and Schwarte, Rudolf and Buxbaum, Bernd and Hess, Rudolf}, title = {Optical GMSK modem for infrared wireless communication based on a new receiver principle in CMOS technology}, series = {Optoelectronic interconnects VIII : 25 - 26 January 2001, San Jose, USA. - (Proceedings of SPIE ; 4292)}, booktitle = {Optoelectronic interconnects VIII : 25 - 26 January 2001, San Jose, USA. - (Proceedings of SPIE ; 4292)}, editor = {Tang, Suning}, publisher = {SPIE}, address = {Bellingham, Wash.}, isbn = {0-8194-3970-3}, issn = {0038-7355}, pages = {25 -- 34}, year = {2001}, language = {en} } @misc{NoetzoldBragardFinketal.2014, author = {N{\"o}tzold, K. and Bragard, Michael and Fink, K. and Griessel, R. and Wegener, R.}, title = {Cascaded H-bridge converter with transformer based cell power balancing in each voltage level : [Patentschrift]}, publisher = {Europ{\"a}isches Patentamt / United States Patent and Trademark Office [u.a.]}, address = {Den Haag / Alexandria, VA}, pages = {16 S. : graph. Darst.}, year = {2014}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{XuSchwarteHeinoletal.1998, author = {Xu, Zhanping and Schwarte, Rudolf and Heinol, Horst-Guenther and Buxbaum, Bernd and Ringbeck, Thorsten}, title = {Smart pixel : photonic mixer device (PMD) ; new system concept of a 3D-imaging camera-on-a-chip}, series = {Proceedings : M2VIP '98; Nanjing, China, 10th - 12th September 1998}, booktitle = {Proceedings : M2VIP '98; Nanjing, China, 10th - 12th September 1998}, editor = {Cheung, Edmund H. M.}, address = {Hong Kong}, isbn = {962-442-129-3}, pages = {259 -- 264}, year = {1998}, language = {en} } @misc{GollewskiLangeRingbecketal.2012, author = {Gollewski, Torsten and Lange, Robert and Ringbeck, Thorsten and Hess, Holger and Buxbaum, Bernd}, title = {Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Laufzeitsensitiven Messung eines Signals [Offenlegungsschrift / Europ{\"a}ische Patentschrift]}, publisher = {Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt / Europ{\"a}isches Patentamt}, address = {M{\"u}nchen / Den Hague}, year = {2012}, language = {de} } @article{KoellenspergerBragardPlumetal.2009, author = {K{\"o}llensperger, P. and Bragard, Michael and Plum, T. and De Doncker, R. W.}, title = {The dual GCT : new high-power device using optimized GCT technology}, series = {IEEE transactions on industry applications}, volume = {45}, journal = {IEEE transactions on industry applications}, number = {5}, issn = {0093-9994}, doi = {10.1109/TIA.2009.2027364}, pages = {1754 -- 1762}, year = {2009}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{Huening2014, author = {H{\"u}ning, Felix}, title = {Power semiconductors : key components for HEV/EV}, series = {FISITA 2014 World Automotive Congress : 2 - 6 June, Maastricht, the Netherlands International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies}, booktitle = {FISITA 2014 World Automotive Congress : 2 - 6 June, Maastricht, the Netherlands International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies}, publisher = {KIVI}, address = {[s.l.]}, pages = {1 USB-Speicherstick}, year = {2014}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{HessLuanSchwarteetal.2001, author = {Hess, Holger and Luan, Xuming and Schwarte, Rudolf and Zhang, Zhigang and Xu, Zhanping and Heinol, Horst-Guenther and Buxbaum, Bernd and Ringbeck, Thorsten}, title = {Three-dimensional intelligent sensing based on the PMD technology}, series = {Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites V : 17 - 20 September 2001, Toulouse, France. - (SPIE proceedings series ; 4540)}, booktitle = {Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites V : 17 - 20 September 2001, Toulouse, France. - (SPIE proceedings series ; 4540)}, editor = {Fujisada, Hiroyuki}, publisher = {SPIE}, address = {Bellingham, Wash.}, isbn = {0-8194-4265-8}, issn = {0038-7355}, pages = {482 -- 488}, year = {2001}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{DammRitzStrauch2011, author = {Damm, Sebastian and Ritz, Thomas and Strauch, Jakob}, title = {Adaption of archetype patterns for mobile cloud-based business apps}, series = {2011 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications workshops (PerCom workshops 2011) : Seattle, Washington, USA, 21 - 25 March 2011}, booktitle = {2011 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications workshops (PerCom workshops 2011) : Seattle, Washington, USA, 21 - 25 March 2011}, publisher = {IEEE Service Center}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-61284-938-6 (Print)}, doi = {10.1109/PERCOMW.2011.5766849}, pages = {100 -- 105}, year = {2011}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{HeinolXuSchwarteetal.1997, author = {Heinol, Horst-Guenther and Xu, Zhanping and Schwarte, Rudolf and Ringbeck, Thorsten}, title = {Experimentelle Ergebnisse eines neuartigen schnellen 3D-MeEsystems mit modifizierten elektrooptischen Modulationskomponenten}, series = {Optische Formerfassung : Erfahrungsaustausch zwischen Anwendern und Entwicklern ; Manuskripte der Vortr{\"a}ge und Pr{\"a}sentationen zur DGZfP-VDI/VDE-GMA-Fachtagung am 28. und 29. April 1997 in der Stadthalle in Langen. - (GMA-Bericht ; 30)}, booktitle = {Optische Formerfassung : Erfahrungsaustausch zwischen Anwendern und Entwicklern ; Manuskripte der Vortr{\"a}ge und Pr{\"a}sentationen zur DGZfP-VDI/VDE-GMA-Fachtagung am 28. und 29. April 1997 in der Stadthalle in Langen. - (GMA-Bericht ; 30)}, editor = {Deppe, Gerd-Joachim}, publisher = {Gesellschaft Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, pages = {99 -- 103}, year = {1997}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{NoetzoldUphuesWegeneretal.2012, author = {N{\"o}tzold, K. and Uphues, A. and Wegener, R. and Soter, S. and Fink, K. and Bragard, Michael and Griessel, R.}, title = {Inverter based test setup for LVRT verification of a full-scale 2 MW wind power converter}, series = {EPE Joint Wind Energy and T\&D Chapters Seminar : 28th and 29th of June 2012, in the Utzon Centre, Aalborg, Denmark ; papers, posters, presentations. - Session 2: Grid connection, compliance}, booktitle = {EPE Joint Wind Energy and T\&D Chapters Seminar : 28th and 29th of June 2012, in the Utzon Centre, Aalborg, Denmark ; papers, posters, presentations. - Session 2: Grid connection, compliance}, publisher = {EPE Association}, address = {Brussels}, year = {2012}, language = {en} } @book{OPUS4-9062, title = {Angewandte Forschung in der Wirtschaftsinformatik}, editor = {Wolf, Martin R. and Barton, Thomas and Herrmann, Frank and Meister, Vera G. and M{\"u}ller, Christian and Seel, Christian}, publisher = {Mana-Buch}, address = {Heide}, isbn = {978-3-944330-62-4}, pages = {259 Seiten}, year = {2019}, language = {de} } @article{BragardRichter2008, author = {Bragard, Michael and Richter, S. A.}, title = {LED-Kreisel als Praxis-Booster}, series = {Elektor : electronics worldwide}, volume = {39}, journal = {Elektor : electronics worldwide}, number = {12}, issn = {0932-5468}, pages = {16}, year = {2008}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{BuxbaumSchwarteRingbecketal.2002, author = {Buxbaum, Bernd and Schwarte, Rudolf and Ringbeck, Thorsten and Grothof, Markus and Luan, Xuming}, title = {MSM-PMD as correlation receiver in a new 3D-ranging system}, series = {Laser radar ranging and atmospheric lidar techniques III : 17 - 18 September 2001, Toulouse, France. - (SPIE proceedings series ; 4546)}, booktitle = {Laser radar ranging and atmospheric lidar techniques III : 17 - 18 September 2001, Toulouse, France. - (SPIE proceedings series ; 4546)}, editor = {Schreiber, Ulrich}, publisher = {SPIE}, address = {Bellingham, Wash.}, isbn = {0-8194-4271-2}, issn = {0038-7355}, doi = {10.1117/12.453994}, pages = {145 -- 154}, year = {2002}, language = {en} } @article{SchwarteHeinolBuxbaumetal.1998, author = {Schwarte, Rudolf and Heinol, Horst-Guenther and Buxbaum, Bernd and Xu, Zhanping and Ringbeck, Thorsten and Zhang, Zhigang and Wei, Tai and Hartmann, K. and Kleuver, W. and Luan, Xuming}, title = {Neuartige 3D-Visionssysteme auf der Basis Layout-optimierter PMD-Strukturen}, series = {Technisches Messen : tm ; Plattform f{\"u}r Methoden, Systeme und Anwendungen der Messtechnik ; Organ der AMA (Fachverband f{\"u}r Sensorik e.V.) und der NAMUR (Interessengemeinschaft Prozessleittechnik der Chemischen und Pharmazeutischen Industrie). - 65(1998), H. 7-8}, journal = {Technisches Messen : tm ; Plattform f{\"u}r Methoden, Systeme und Anwendungen der Messtechnik ; Organ der AMA (Fachverband f{\"u}r Sensorik e.V.) und der NAMUR (Interessengemeinschaft Prozessleittechnik der Chemischen und Pharmazeutischen Industrie). - 65(1998), H. 7-8}, publisher = {Oldenbourg}, address = {M{\"u}nchen}, issn = {0340-837X}, pages = {264 -- 271}, year = {1998}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{BuxbaumSchwarteRingbecketal.1998, author = {Buxbaum, Bernd and Schwarte, Rudolf and Ringbeck, Thorsten and Heinol, Horst-Guenther and Xu, Z. and Olk, J. and Tai, W. and Zhang, Z. and Luan, X.}, title = {A new approach in optical broadband communication systems : a high integrated optical phase locked loop based on a mixing and correlating sensor, the Photonic Mixer Device (PMD)}, 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 = {59 -- 64}, year = {1998}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{BuxbaumSchwarteRingbecketal.2000, author = {Buxbaum, Bernd and Schwarte, Rudolf and Ringbeck, Thorsten and Heß, H. and Grothof, M.}, title = {Pseudo-Noise Laserradar zur schnellen 3D-Aufnahme auf Basis der PMD-Smart-Pixel Technologie - Prinzip und experimentelle Verifikation}, series = {Bildverarbeitung im industriellen Einsatz : Tagung Stuttgart, 18. und 19. Oktober 2000 = Image processing and machine vision / VDI/VDE-Gesellschaft Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik. - (VDI-Berichte ; 1572)}, booktitle = {Bildverarbeitung im industriellen Einsatz : Tagung Stuttgart, 18. und 19. Oktober 2000 = Image processing and machine vision / VDI/VDE-Gesellschaft Mess- und Automatisierungstechnik. - (VDI-Berichte ; 1572)}, publisher = {VDI-Verl.}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, isbn = {3-18-091572-2}, issn = {0083-5560}, pages = {49 -- 59}, year = {2000}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{SchwarteRingbeckBuxbaumetal.2000, author = {Schwarte, Rudolf and Ringbeck, Thorsten and Buxbaum, Bernd and Heinol, Horst-Guenther and Xu, Z. and Schulte, J. and Riedel, H. and Steiner, P. and Scherer, M. and Schneider, B.}, title = {New Powerful Sensory Tool in Automotive Safety Systems Based on PMD-Technology}, series = {Advanced microsystems for automotive applications 2000}, booktitle = {Advanced microsystems for automotive applications 2000}, editor = {Kr{\"u}ger, Sven}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin [u.a.]}, isbn = {3-5406-7087-4}, pages = {181 -- 204}, year = {2000}, language = {en} } @incollection{SchwarteHeinolBuxbaumetal.1999, author = {Schwarte, Rudolf and Heinol, Horst-Guenther and Buxbaum, Bernd and Ringbeck, Thorsten and Xu, Z. and Hartmann, K.}, title = {Principles of three-dimensional imaging techniques}, series = {Sensors and imaging. - (Handbook of computer vision and applications ; Vol. 1)}, booktitle = {Sensors and imaging. - (Handbook of computer vision and applications ; Vol. 1)}, editor = {J{\"a}hne, Bernd}, publisher = {Academic Press}, address = {San Diego}, isbn = {0-12-379771-3 (Einzelbd.)}, pages = {463 -- 485}, year = {1999}, language = {en} } @article{WindmuellerSchapsZantisetal.2024, author = {Windm{\"u}ller, Anna and Schaps, Kristian and Zantis, Frederik and Domgans, Anna and Taklu, Bereket Woldegbreal and Yang, Tingting and Tsai, Chih-Long and Schierholz, Roland and Yu, Shicheng and Kungl, Hans and Tempel, Hermann and Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E. and H{\"u}ning, Felix and Hwang, Bing Joe and Eichel, R{\"u}diger-A.}, title = {Electrochemical activation of LiGaO2: implications for ga-doped garnet solid electrolytes in li-metal batteries}, series = {ACS Applied Materials \& Interfaces}, volume = {16}, journal = {ACS Applied Materials \& Interfaces}, number = {30}, publisher = {ACS Publications}, address = {Washington, DC}, issn = {39181-3919}, doi = {10.1021/acsami.4c03729}, pages = {14 Seiten}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Ga-doped Li7La3Zr2O12 garnet solid electrolytes exhibit the highest Li-ion conductivities among the oxide-type garnet-structured solid electrolytes, but instabilities toward Li metal hamper their practical application. The instabilities have been assigned to direct chemical reactions between LiGaO2 coexisting phases and Li metal by several groups previously. Yet, the understanding of the role of LiGaO2 in the electrochemical cell and its electrochemical properties is still lacking. Here, we are investigating the electrochemical properties of LiGaO2 through electrochemical tests in galvanostatic cells versus Li metal and complementary ex situ studies via confocal Raman microscopy, quantitative phase analysis based on powder X-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and electron energy loss spectroscopy. The results demonstrate considerable and surprising electrochemical activity, with high reversibility. A three-stage reaction mechanism is derived, including reversible electrochemical reactions that lead to the formation of highly electronically conducting products. The results have considerable implications for the use of Ga-doped Li7La3Zr2O12 electrolytes in all-solid-state Li-metal battery applications and raise the need for advanced materials engineering to realize Ga-doped Li7La3Zr2O12for practical use.}, language = {en} } @article{SchollPalmLehmannetal.1998, author = {Scholl, Ingrid and Palm, Christoph and Lehmann, Thomas Martin and Spitzer, Klaus}, title = {Nutzung eines Farbkonstanz-Algorithmus zur Entfernung von Glanzlichtern in laryngoskopischen Bildern}, series = {Methoden der Medizinischen Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie in der modernen Informationsgesellschaft}, journal = {Methoden der Medizinischen Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie in der modernen Informationsgesellschaft}, publisher = {MVV, Medien und Medizin}, address = {M{\"u}nchen}, isbn = {3-8208-1335-7}, pages = {300 -- 303}, year = {1998}, language = {de} } @article{Ritz2006, author = {Ritz, Thomas}, title = {Mobile Unternehmenssoftware}, series = {Das Wirtschaftsstudium : WISU ; Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Ausbildung, Examen und Weiterbildung}, volume = {36}, journal = {Das Wirtschaftsstudium : WISU ; Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Ausbildung, Examen und Weiterbildung}, number = {10}, publisher = {Lange}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, issn = {0340-3084}, pages = {1212 -- 1218}, year = {2006}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{Ferrein2010, author = {Ferrein, Alexander}, title = {golog.lua: Towards a non-prolog implementation of Golog for embedded systems}, series = {Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 10081}, booktitle = {Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 10081}, doi = {10.4230/DagSemProc.10081.9}, pages = {1 -- 15}, year = {2010}, abstract = {Among many approaches to address the high-level decision making problem for autonomous robots and agents, the robot program¬ming and plan language Golog follows a logic-based deliberative approach, and its successors were successfully deployed in a number of robotics applications over the past ten years. Usually, Golog interpreter are implemented in Prolog, which is not available for our target plat¬form, the bi-ped robot platform Nao. In this paper we sketch our first approach towards a prototype implementation of a Golog interpreter in the scripting language Lua. With the example of the elevator domain we discuss how the basic action theory is specified and how we implemented fluent regression in Lua. One possible advantage of the availability of a Non-Prolog implementation of Golog could be that Golog becomes avail¬able on a larger number of platforms, and also becomes more attractive for roboticists outside the Cognitive Robotics community.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{HillgaertnerKappel2006, author = {Hillg{\"a}rtner, Michael and Kappel, U.}, title = {Radiating Impedance of Mains Cabling During Emissions Testing}, series = {Proceedings of EMC Europe 2006 Barcelona : International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility}, booktitle = {Proceedings of EMC Europe 2006 Barcelona : International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility}, address = {Barcelona}, isbn = {84-689-9439-1}, pages = {17 -- 22}, year = {2006}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{NiemuellerFerreinBecketal.2010, author = {Niem{\"u}ller, Tim and Ferrein, Alexander and Beck, Daniel and Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, title = {Design principles of the component-based robot software framework Fawkes}, series = {Simulation, Modeling, and Programming for Autonomous Robots}, booktitle = {Simulation, Modeling, and Programming for Autonomous Robots}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-17319-6_29}, pages = {300 -- 311}, year = {2010}, abstract = {The idea of component-based software engineering was proposed more that 40 years ago, yet only few robotics software frameworks follow these ideas. The main problem with robotics software usually is that it runs on a particular platform and transferring source code to another platform is crucial. In this paper, we present our software framework Fawkes which follows the component-based software design paradigm by featuring a clear component concept with well-defined communication interfaces. We deployed Fawkes on several different robot platforms ranging from service robots to biped soccer robots. Following the component concept with clearly defined communication interfaces shows great benefit when porting robot software from one robot to the other. Fawkes comes with a number of useful plugins for tasks like timing, logging, data visualization, software configuration, and even high-level decision making. These make it particularly easy to create and to debug productive code, shortening the typical development cycle for robot software.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{NiemuellerFerreinLakemeyer2010, author = {Niem{\"u}ller, Tim and Ferrein, Alexander and Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, title = {A Lua-based behavior engine for controlling the humanoid robot Nao}, series = {RoboCup 2009: Robot Soccer World Cup XIII}, booktitle = {RoboCup 2009: Robot Soccer World Cup XIII}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-11876-0_21}, pages = {240 -- 251}, year = {2010}, abstract = {The high-level decision making process of an autonomous robot can be seen as an hierarchically organised entity, where strategical decisions are made on the topmost layer, while the bottom layer serves as driver for the hardware. In between is a layer with monitoring and reporting functionality. In this paper we propose a behaviour engine for this middle layer which, based on formalism of hybrid state machines (HSMs), bridges the gap between high-level strategic decision making and low-level actuator control. The behaviour engine has to execute and monitor behaviours and reports status information back to the higher level. To be able to call the behaviours or skills hierarchically, we extend the model of HSMs with dependencies and sub-skills. These Skill-HSMs are implemented in the lightweight but expressive Lua scripting language which is well-suited to implement the behaviour engine on our target platform, the humanoid robot Nao.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{FerreinSteinbauer2010, author = {Ferrein, Alexander and Steinbauer, Gerald}, title = {On the Way to High-Level Programming for Resource-Limited Embedded Systems with Golog}, series = {Simulation, Modeling, and Programming for Autonomous Robots}, booktitle = {Simulation, Modeling, and Programming for Autonomous Robots}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-17319-6_23}, pages = {229 -- 240}, year = {2010}, abstract = {In order to allow an autonomous robot to perform non-trivial tasks like to explore a foreign planet the robot has to have deliberative capabilities like reasoning or planning. Logic-based approaches like the programming and planing language Golog and it successors has been successfully used for such decision-making problems. A drawback of this particular programing language is that their interpreter usually are written in Prolog and run on a Prolog back-end. Such back-ends are usually not available or feasible on resource-limited robot systems. In this paper we present our ideas and first results of a re-implementation of the interpreter based on the Lua scripting language which is available on a wide range of systems including small embedded systems.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{RensVarzinczakMeyeretal.2010, author = {Rens, Gavin and Varzinczak, Ivan and Meyer, Thomas and Ferrein, Alexander}, title = {A Logic for Reasoning about Actions and Explicit Observations}, series = {AI 2010: Advances in Artificial Intelligence}, booktitle = {AI 2010: Advances in Artificial Intelligence}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-17432-2_40}, pages = {395 -- 404}, year = {2010}, abstract = {We propose a formalism for reasoning about actions based on multi-modal logic which allows for expressing observations as first-class objects. We introduce a new modal operator, namely [o |α], which allows us to capture the notion of perceiving an observation given that an action has taken place. Formulae of the type [o |α]ϕ mean 'after perceiving observation o, given α was performed, necessarily ϕ'. In this paper, we focus on the challenges concerning sensing with explicit observations, and acting with nondeterministic effects. We present the syntax and semantics, and a correct and decidable tableau calculus for the logic}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{SchollSchubertZieneretal.2010, author = {Scholl, Ingrid and Schubert, Nicole and Ziener, Pascal and Pietrzyk, Uwe}, title = {GPU-basiertes Volumenrendering von multimodalen medizinischen Bilddaten in Echtzeit}, series = {Bildverarbeitung f{\"u}r die Medizin 2010}, booktitle = {Bildverarbeitung f{\"u}r die Medizin 2010}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-642-11967-5}, pages = {400 -- 404}, year = {2010}, abstract = {Die vorliegende Arbeit zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass registrierte unsegmentierte Volumina aus multimodalen Bilddatens{\"a}tzen (z.B. MRT, PET) gleichzeitig in einer 3D-Rekonstruktion visualisiert werden und in Echtzeit manipuliert werden k{\"o}nnen. Erm{\"o}glicht wird die Echtzeitf{\"a}higkeit durch die Programmierung der Algorithmen zur direkten Volumenvisualisierung auf der Grafikkarte mittels der neuen CUDA-Technologie. Die Zuordnung der Farbeigenschaften wird {\"u}ber 1D-Transferfunktionen f{\"u}r jedes Volumen getrennt gesteuert. So k{\"o}nnen durch die interaktive Ver{\"a}nderung der 1D-Transferfunktion Detailinformationen aus den zwei Bilddatens{\"a}tzen getrennt kontrolliert werden und die Vorteile der verschiedenen Bildmodalit{\"a}ten in einer Visualisierung genutzt werden. Mittels dieses interaktiven Frameworks k{\"o}nnen neue Erkenntnisse insbesondere {\"u}ber neurodegenerativen Erkrankungen gewonnen werden.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{SchmittSchollCaietal.2010, author = {Schmitt, Robert and Scholl, Ingrid and Cai, Yu and Xia, Ji and Dziwoki, Paul and Harding, Martin and Pavim, Alberto}, title = {Machine vision system for inline inspection in carbide insert production}, series = {Proceedings of the 36th International MATADOR Conference}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 36th International MATADOR Conference}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-1-84996-431-9}, doi = {10.1007/978-1-84996-432-6_77}, pages = {339 -- 342}, year = {2010}, abstract = {In steps of the production chain of carbide inserts, such as unloading or packaging, the conformity test of the insert type is done manually, which causes a statistic increase of errors due to monotony and fatigue of the worker and the wide variety of the insert types. A machine vision system is introduced that captures digital frames of the inserts in the production line, analyses inspects automatically and measures four quality features: coating colour, edge radius, plate shape and chip-former geometry. This new method has been tested on several inserts of different types and has shown that the prevalent insert types can be inspected and robustly classified in real production environment and therefore improves the manufacturing automation.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{BragardSoltauDeDonckeretal.2010, author = {Bragard, Michael and Soltau, N. and De Doncker, R. W. and Schmiegel, A.}, title = {Design and implementation of a 5 kW photovoltaic system with li-ion battery and additional DC-DC converter}, series = {2010 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2010) : Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 12 - 16 September 2010 / [sponsored by the IEEE Power Electronics and Industry Applications Societies]}, booktitle = {2010 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2010) : Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 12 - 16 September 2010 / [sponsored by the IEEE Power Electronics and Industry Applications Societies]}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ}, isbn = {978-1-4244-5286-6 (Print)}, doi = {10.1109/ECCE.2010.5618220}, pages = {2944 -- 2949}, year = {2010}, language = {en} } @article{FerreinRensMeyeretal.2011, author = {Ferrein, Alexander and Rens, Gavin and Meyer, Thomas and Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, title = {A Logic for Specifying Partially Observable Stochastic Domains}, series = {Proceedings of the Ninth International Workshop pn non-Monotonic Reasoning, Action and Change (NRAC`11)}, journal = {Proceedings of the Ninth International Workshop pn non-Monotonic Reasoning, Action and Change (NRAC`11)}, pages = {15 -- 22}, year = {2011}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{HueningMund2023, author = {H{\"u}ning, Felix and Mund, Cindy}, title = {Integration of agile development in standard labs}, 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/NK4Z-WS73}, pages = {11 Seiten}, year = {2023}, abstract = {In addition to the technical content, modern courses at university should also teach professional skills to enhance the competencies of students towards their future work. The competency driven approach including technical as well as professional skills makes it necessary to find a suitable way for the integration into the corresponding module in a scalable and flexible manner. Agile development, for example, is essential for the development of modern systems and applications and makes use of dedicated professional skills of the team members, like structured group dynamics and communication, to enable the fast and reliable development. This paper presents an easy to integrate and flexible approach to integrate Scrum, an agile development method, into the lab of an existing module. Due to the different role models of Scrum the students have an individual learning success, gain valuable insight into modern system development and strengthen their communication and organization skills. The approach is implemented and evaluated in the module Vehicle Systems, but it can be transferred easily to other technical courses as well. The evaluation of the implementation considers feedback of all stakeholders, students, supervisor and lecturers, and monitors the observations during project lifetime.}, language = {en} } @misc{Huening2024, author = {H{\"u}ning, Felix}, title = {Positionssensorvorrichtung}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Die Erfindung betrifft eine Positionssensorvorrichtung zur Bestimmung einer Absolutposition eines beweglichen ersten Teils relativ zu einem ortsfesten zweiten Teil mit einem mit dem beweglichen ersten Teil gekoppelter Codek{\"o}rper, der dazu eingerichtet ist, eine Codespur mit einer Mehrzahl von in Spurrichtung aufeinanderfolgenden Codeelementen zu enthalten zur Bildung eines Codewortes, mit einer magnetischen Detektionseinrichtung zur Detektion der Codespur, wobei die Detektionseinrichtung zum einen an dem Codek{\"o}rper befestigte und entlang der Spurrichtung in einem solchen Abstand gegenpolig zueinander angeordnete Permanentmagneten aufweist, dass der Abstand mit einer vorgegebenen L{\"a}nge der jeweiligen Codeelemente {\"u}bereinstimmt, und zum anderen eine Anzahl von ortsfest und quer zu dem Codek{\"o}rper versetzt angeordnete Wiegandsensoren aufweist, wobei der Abstand des Wiegandsensors zu einer Erstreckungsebene der Permanentmagneten derart gew{\"a}hlt ist, dass bei {\"U}berdeckung des Wiegandsensors durch den Permanentmagneten ein Wiegandpuls in dem Wiegandsensor induziert wird.}, language = {de} } @misc{TkachenkovonKnobelsdorffBrenkenhoffKleindienstetal.2012, author = {Tkachenko, Valeriy and von Knobelsdorff-Brenkenhoff, Florian and Kleindienst, Denise and Winter, Lukas and Rieger, Jan and Frauenrath, Tobias and Dieringer, Matthias A. and Santoro, Davide and Niendorf, Thoralf and Schulz-Menger, Jeanette}, title = {Cardiovasular MR at 7Tesla: assessment of the right ventricle}, series = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings}, journal = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings}, issn = {1545-4428}, year = {2012}, abstract = {The assessment of the right ventricle (RV) is a challenge in today's cardiology, but of growing clinical impact regarding patient prognosis in different cardiac diseases. The detection and differentiation of small wall motion abnormalities may help to enhance the differentiation of cardiomyopathies including Arrhythmogenic Rightventricular Cardiomyopathy. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) at 1.5T is the accepted gold standard for RV quantification. The higher spatial resolution achievable at ultrahigh field strength (UHF) offers the potential to gain new insights into the structure and function of the RV. To approach this goal accurate RV chamber quantification at 7T has to be proven. Consequently this study examines the feasibility of assessment of RV dimensions and function at 7T using improved spatial resolution enabled by the intrinsic sensitivity gain of UHF CMR. For this purpose, a dedicated 16 channel TX/RX RF coil array is used together with 2D CINE fast gradient echo (FGRE) imaging. For comparison RV chamber quantification is conducted at 1.5T using a SSFP based state of the art clinical protocol.}, language = {en} } @misc{WiegnerVolkerMainzetal.2022, author = {Wiegner, Jonas and Volker, Hanno and Mainz, Fabian and Backes, Andreas and L{\"o}ken, Michael and H{\"u}ning, Felix}, title = {Wiegand-Effect-Powered Wireless IT Sensor Node}, year = {2022}, abstract = {With the growing interest in small distributed sensors for the "Internet of Things", more attention is being paid to energy harvesting techologies. Reducing or eliminating the need for external power sources or batteries make devices more self-sufficient, more reliable, and reduces maintenance requirements. The Wiegand effect is a proven technology for harvesting small amounts of electrical power from mechanical motion.}, language = {en} } @techreport{BarnatArntzBerneckeretal.2024, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Barnat, Miriam and Arntz, Kristian and Bernecker, Andreas and Fissabre, Anke and Franken, Norbert and Goldbach, Daniel and H{\"u}ning, Felix and J{\"o}rissen, J{\"o}rg and Kirsch, Ansgar and Pettrak, J{\"u}rgen and Rexforth, Matthias and Josef, Rosenkranz and Terstegge, Andreas}, title = {Strategische Gestaltung von Studieng{\"a}ngen f{\"u}r die Zukunft: Ein kollaborativ entwickeltes Self-Assessment}, series = {Hochschulforum Digitalisierung - Diskussionspapier}, journal = {Hochschulforum Digitalisierung - Diskussionspapier}, publisher = {Stifterverband f{\"u}r die Deutsche Wissenschaft}, address = {Berlin}, issn = {2365-7081}, pages = {16 Seiten}, year = {2024}, abstract = {Das Diskussionspapier beschreibt einen Prozess an der FH Aachen zur Entwicklung und Implementierung eines Self-Assessment-Tools f{\"u}r Studieng{\"a}nge. Dieser Prozess zielte darauf ab, die Relevanz der Themen Digitalisierung, Internationalisierung und Nachhaltigkeit in Studieng{\"a}ngen zu st{\"a}rken. Durch Workshops und kollaborative Entwicklung mit Studiendekan:innen entstand ein Fragebogen, der zur Reflexion und strategischen Weiterentwicklung der Studieng{\"a}nge dient.}, language = {de} } @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} } @misc{FrauenrathFuchsHezeletal.2012, author = {Frauenrath, Tobias and Fuchs, Katharina and Hezel, Fabian and Dieringer, Matthias A. and Rieger, Jan and Niendorf, Thoralf}, title = {Improved cardiac triggering by combining multiple physiological signals: a cardiac MR feasibility study at 7.0 T}, series = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings}, journal = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings}, issn = {1545-4428}, year = {2012}, abstract = {In current clinical cardiovascular MR (CMR) practice cardiac motion is commonly dealt with using ECG based synchronization. However, ECG is corrupted by magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) effects in magnetic fields. This leads to artifacts in the ECG trace and evokes severe T-wave elevations, which might be misinterpreted as R-waves resulting in erroneous triggering. At (ultra)high field strengths, the propensity of ECG recordings to MHD effects is further pronounced. Pulse oximetry (POX) being inherently sensitive to blood oxygenation provides an alternative approach for cardiac gating. However, due to the travel time of the blood the peak of maximum oxygenation and hence the trigger is delayed by approx. 300 ms with respect to the ECG's R-wave. Also the peak of maximum oxygenation shows a jitter of up to 65 ms. Alternative triggering approaches include acoustic cardiac triggering (ACT). In current clinical practice cardiac gating / triggering commonly relies on using single physiological signals only. Realizing this limitation this study proposes a combined triggering approach which exploits multiple physiological signals including ECG, POX or ACT to track cardiac activity. The feasibility of the coupled approach is examined for LV function assessment at 7.0 T. For this purpose, breath-held 2D-CINE imaging in conjunction with cardiac synchronization was performed paralleled by real time logging of physiological waveforms to track (mis)synchronization between the cardiac cycle and data acquisition. Combinations of the ECG, POX and ACT signals were evaluated and processed in real time to facilitate reliable trigger information.}, language = {en} } @misc{FrauenrathPfeifferHezeletal.2012, author = {Frauenrath, Tobias and Pfeiffer, Harald and Hezel, Fabian and Dieringer, Matthias A. and Winter, Lukas and Gr{\"a}ßl, Andreas and Santoro, Davide and {\"O}zerdem, Celal and Renz, Wolfgang and Greiser, Andreas and Niendorf, Thoralf}, title = {Lessons learned from cardiac MRI at 7.0 T: LV function assessment at 3.0 T using local multi-channel transceiver coil arrays}, series = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings}, journal = {2012 ISMRM Annual Meeting Proceedings}, issn = {1545-4428}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Cardiac MR (CMR) is of proven clinical value but also an area of vigorous ongoing research since image quality is not always exclusively defined by signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR). Recent developments of CMR at 7.0 T have been driven by pioneering explorations into novel multichannel transmit and receive coil array technology to tackle the challenges B1+-field inhomogeneities, to offset specific-absorption rate (SAR) constraints and to reduce banding artifacts in SSFP imaging. For this study, recognition of the benefits and performance of local surface Tx/Rx-array structures recently established at 7.0 T inspired migration to 3.0 T, where RF inhomogeneities and SAR limitations encountered in routine clinical CMR, though somewhat reduced versus the 7.0 T situation, remain significant. For all these reasons, this study was designed to build and examine the feasibility of a local four channel Tx/Rx cardiac coil array for anatomical and functional cardiac imaging at 3.0 T. For comparison, a homebuilt 4 channel Rx cardiac coil array exhibiting the same geometry as the Tx/Rx coil and a Rx surface coil array were used.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{GrundAltherr2023, author = {Grund, Raphael M. and Altherr, Lena}, title = {Development of an open source energy disaggregation tool for the home automation platform Home Assistant}, series = {Tagungsband AALE 2023 : mit Automatisierung gegen den Klimawandel}, booktitle = {Tagungsband AALE 2023 : mit Automatisierung gegen den Klimawandel}, editor = {Reiff-Stephan, J{\"o}rg and J{\"a}kel, Jens and Schwarz, Andr{\´e}}, publisher = {le-tex publishing services GmbH}, address = {Leipzig}, isbn = {978-3-910103-01-6}, doi = {10.33968/2023.02}, pages = {11 -- 20}, year = {2023}, abstract = {In order to reduce energy consumption of homes, it is important to make transparent which devices consume how much energy. However, power consumption is often only monitored aggregated at the house energy meter. Disaggregating this power consumption into the contributions of individual devices can be achieved using Machine Learning. Our work aims at making state of the art disaggregation algorithms accessibe for users of the open source home automation platform Home Assistant.}, language = {en} } @misc{Huening2023, author = {H{\"u}ning, Felix}, title = {Sensorvorrichtung zur Erfassung eines Magnetfelds sowie magnetbasiertes Sensorsystem zur Erfassung einer Bewegung eines beweglichen Objekts}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Eine Sensorvorrichtung (10;110;210;310;410) zur Erfassung eines Magnetfelds, mit einer Wiegand-Sensoreinheit (12;112;212) umfassend: • - mindestens zwei Wiegand-Dr{\"a}hte (20) und • - eine Spulenanordnung (22;122;222), die die mindestens zwei Wiegand-Dr{\"a}hte (20) radial umschließt und die • • • ein Sensorelement (26;126;226) und • • ein Triggerelement (28;128;228), durch das ein Triggermagnetfeld erzeugbar ist, bildet, ist bekannt. Um ein magnetbasiertes Sensorsystem (300;400) zur Erfassung einer Bewegung eines beweglichen Objekts (301;401) zu erm{\"o}glichen, das ohne externe Energieversorgung zuverl{\"a}ssig sowie energieeffizient arbeitet und kosteng{\"u}nstig hergestellt werden kann, ist bei der erfindungsgem{\"a}ßen Sensorvorrichtung (10;110;210;310;410) eine Wiegand-Triggereinheit (14;14a) vorhanden, umfassend: • - einen Wiegand-Draht (30) und • - eine Trigger-Sensorspule (32), die den Wiegand-Draht (30) radial umschließt, wobei ein erstes Ende der Trigger-Sensorspule (32) der Wiegand-Triggereinheit (14;14a) mit einem ersten Ende des Triggerelements (28;128;228) der Wiegand-Sensoreinheit (12;112;212) elektrisch verbunden ist und ein zweites Ende der Trigger-Sensorspule (32) der Wiegand-Triggereinheit (14;14a) mit einem zweiten Ende des Triggerelements (28;128;228) der Wiegand-Sensoreinheit (12;112;212) elektrisch verbunden ist. Auf diese Weise verst{\"a}rkt ein in der Trigger-Sensorspule (32) erzeugter Impuls das Gesamtmagnetfeld, das auf die Wiegand-Dr{\"a}hte (20) in der Sensoreinheit einwirkt, derart, dass die Triggefeldst{\"a}rke aller Wiegand-Dr{\"a}hte (20) {\"u}berschritten wird und diese im wesentlichen zeitgleich ausl{\"o}sen.}, language = {de} } @article{DieringerRenzLindeletal.2011, author = {Dieringer, Matthias A. and Renz, Wolfgang and Lindel, Tomasz Dawid and Seifert, Frank and Frauenrath, Tobias and von Knobelsdorf-Brenkenhoff, Florian and Waiczies, Helmar and Hoffmann, Werner and Rieger, Jan and Pfeiffer, Harald and Ittermann, Bernd and Schulz-Menger, Jeanette and Niendorf, Thoralf}, title = {Design and application of a four-channel transmit/receive surface coil for functional cardiac imaging at 7T}, series = {Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging}, volume = {33}, journal = {Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging}, number = {3}, publisher = {Wiley-Liss}, address = {New York}, issn = {1522-2586}, doi = {10.1002/jmri.22451}, pages = {736 -- 741}, year = {2011}, abstract = {Purpose To design and evaluate a four-channel cardiac transceiver coil array for functional cardiac imaging at 7T. Materials and Methods A four-element cardiac transceiver surface coil array was developed with two rectangular loops mounted on an anterior former and two rectangular loops on a posterior former. specific absorption rate (SAR) simulations were performed and a Burn:x-wiley:10531807:media:JMRI22451:tex2gif-stack-1 calibration method was applied prior to obtain 2D FLASH CINE (mSENSE, R = 2) images from nine healthy volunteers with a spatial resolution of up to 1 × 1 × 2.5 mm3. Results Tuning and matching was found to be better than 10 dB for all subjects. The decoupling (S21) was measured to be >18 dB between neighboring loops, >20 dB for opposite loops, and >30 dB for other loop combinations. SAR values were well within the limits provided by the IEC. Imaging provided clinically acceptable signal homogeneity with an excellent blood-myocardium contrast applying the Burn:x-wiley:10531807:media:JMRI22451:tex2gif-stack-2 calibration approach. Conclusion A four-channel cardiac transceiver coil array for 7T was built, allowing for cardiac imaging with clinically acceptable signal homogeneity and an excellent blood-myocardium contrast. Minor anatomic structures, such as pericardium, mitral, and tricuspid valves and their apparatus, as well as trabeculae, were accurately delineated.}, language = {en} }