@misc{BaumgartnerWunderlichJaunichetal.2012,
  author    = {Baumgartner, Thomas and Wunderlich, Florian and Jaunich, Arthur and Sato, Tomoo and Bundy, Georg and Grießmann, Nadine and Kowalski, Julia and Burghardt, Stefan and Hanebrink, J{\"o}rg},
  title     = {Lighting the way: Perspectives on the global lighting market},
  edition   = {2nd ed.},
  address   = {McKinsey},
  pages     = {58},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{OlaruKowalskiSethietal.2012,
  author    = {Olaru, Alexandra Maria and Kowalski, Julia and Sethi, Vaishali and Bl{\"u}mich, Bernhard},
  title     = {Exchange relaxometry of flow at small P{\´e}clet numbers in a glass bead pack},
  series = {Journal of Magnetic Resonance (JMR)},
  volume    = {220},
  journal   = {Journal of Magnetic Resonance (JMR)},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1096-0856},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.jmr.2012.04.015},
  pages     = {32 -- 44},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {In this paper we consider low P{\´e}clet number flow in bead packs. A series of relaxation exchange experiments has been conducted and evaluated by ILT analysis. In the resulting correlation maps, we observed a collapse of the signal and a translation towards smaller relaxation times with increasing flow rates, as well as a signal tilt with respect to the diagonal. In the discussion of the phenomena we present a mathematical theory for relaxation exchange experiments that considers both diffusive and advective transport. We perform simulations based on this theory and discuss them with respect to the conducted experiments.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FischerKowalskiPudasaini2012,
  author    = {Fischer, Jan-Thomas and Kowalski, Julia and Pudasaini, Shiva P.},
  title     = {Topographic curvature effects in applied avalanche modelling},
  series = {Cold Regions Science and Technology},
  volume    = {74-75},
  journal   = {Cold Regions Science and Technology},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1872-7441},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.coldregions.2012.01.005},
  pages     = {21 -- 30},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {This paper describes the implementation of topographic curvature effects within the RApid Mass MovementS (RAMMS) snow avalanche simulation toolbox. RAMMS is based on a model similar to shallow water equations with a Coulomb friction relation and the velocity dependent Voellmy drag. It is used for snow avalanche risk assessment in Switzerland. The snow avalanche simulation relies on back calculation of observed avalanches. The calibration of the friction parameters depends on characteristics of the avalanche track. The topographic curvature terms are not yet included in the above mentioned classical model. Here, we fundamentally improve this model by mathematically and physically including the topographic curvature effects. By decomposing the velocity dependent friction into a topography dependent term that accounts for a curvature enhancement in the Coulomb friction, and a topography independent contribution similar to the classical Voellmy drag, we construct a general curvature dependent frictional resistance, and thus propose new extended model equations. With three site-specific examples, we compare the apparent frictional resistance of the new approach, which includes topographic curvature effects, to the classical one. Our simulation results demonstrate substantial effects of the curvature on the flow dynamics e.g., the dynamic pressure distribution along the slope. The comparison of resistance coefficients between the two models demonstrates that the physically based extension presents an improvement to the classical approach. Furthermore a practical example highlights its influence on the pressure outline in the run out zone of the avalanche. Snow avalanche dynamics modeling natural terrain curvature centrifugal force friction coefficients.},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{DigelMansurovBiisenbaevetal.2012,
  author    = {Digel, Ilya and Mansurov, Zulkhair and Biisenbaev, Makhmut and Savitskaya, Irina and Kistaubaeva, Aida and Akimbekov, Nuraly and Zhubanova, Azhar},
  title     = {Heterogeneous Composites on the Basis of Microbial Cells and Nanostructured Carbonized Sorbents},
  series = {Composites and Their Applications},
  booktitle = {Composites and Their Applications},
  editor    = {Hu, Ning},
  publisher = {Intech},
  address   = {London},
  isbn      = {978-953-51-0706-4},
  doi       = {10.5772/47796},
  pages     = {249 -- 272},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {The fact that microorganisms prefer to grow on liquid/solid phase surfaces rather than in the surrounding aqueous phase was noticed long time ago [1]. Virtually any surface - animal, mineral, or vegetable - is a subject for microbial colonization and subsequent biofilm formation. It would be adequate to name just a few notorious examples on microbial colonization of contact lenses, ship hulls, petroleum pipelines, rocks in streams and all kinds of biomedical implants. The propensity of microorganisms to become surface-bound is so profound and ubiquitous that it vindicates the advantages for attached forms over their free-ranging counterparts [2]. Indeed, from ecological and evolutionary standpoints, for many microorganisms the surface-bound state means dwelling in nutritionally favorable, non-hostile environments [3]. Therefore, in most of natural and artificial ecosystems surface-associated microorganisms vastly outnumber organisms in suspension and often organize into complex communities with features that differ dramatically from those of free cells [4].},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchifferFerreinLakemeyer2012,
  author    = {Schiffer, Stefan and Ferrein, Alexander and Lakemeyer, Gerhard},
  title     = {Caesar: an intelligent domestic service robot},
  series = {Intelligent service robotics},
  volume    = {5},
  journal   = {Intelligent service robotics},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {1861-2776},
  doi       = {10.1007/s11370-012-0118-y},
  pages     = {259 -- 276},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {In this paper we present CAESAR, an intelligent domestic service robot. In domestic settings for service robots complex tasks have to be accomplished. Those tasks benefit from deliberation, from robust action execution and from flexible methods for human-robot interaction that account for qualitative notions used in natural language as well as human fallibility. Our robot CAESAR deploys AI techniques on several levels of its system architecture. On the low-level side, system modules for localization or navigation make, for instance, use of path-planning methods, heuristic search, and Bayesian filters. For face recognition and human-machine interaction, random trees and well-known methods from natural language processing are deployed. For deliberation, we use the robot programming and plan language READYLOG, which was developed for the high-level control of agents and robots; it allows combining programming the behaviour using planning to find a course of action. READYLOG is a variant of the robot programming language Golog. We extended READYLOG to be able to cope with qualitative notions of space frequently used by humans, such as "near" and "far". This facilitates human-robot interaction by bridging the gap between human natural language and the numerical values needed by the robot. Further, we use READYLOG to increase the flexible interpretation of human commands with decision-theoretic planning. We give an overview of the different methods deployed in CAESAR and show the applicability of a system equipped with these AI techniques in domestic service robotics},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MuribTranCeunincketal.2012,
  author    = {Murib, Mohammed S. and Tran, Anh Quang and Ceuninck, Ward de and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and Nesladek, Milos and Serpeng{\"u}zel, Ali and Wagner, Patrick},
  title     = {Analysis of an optical biosensor based on elastic light scattering from diamond-, glass-, and sapphire microspheres},
  series = {Physica Status Solidi A},
  volume    = {209},
  journal   = {Physica Status Solidi A},
  number    = {9},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1862-6319},
  doi       = {10.1002/pssa.201100795},
  pages     = {1804 -- 1810},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and protein recognition are now standard tools in biology. In addition, the special optical properties of microsphere resonators expressed by the high quality factor (Q-factor) of whispering gallery modes (WGMs) or morphology dependent resonances (MDRs) have attracted the attention of the biophotonic community. Microsphere-based biosensors are considered as powerful candidates to achieve label-free recognition of single molecules due to the high sensitivity of their WGMs. When the microsphere surface is modified with biomolecules, the effective refractive index and the effective size of the microsphere change resulting in a resonant wavelength shift. The transverse electric (TE) and the transverse magnetic (TM) elastic light scattering intensity of electromagnetic waves at 600 and 1400 nm are numerically calculated for DNA and unspecific binding of proteins to the microsphere surface. The effect of changing the optical properties was studied for diamond (refractive index 2.34), glass (refractive index 1.50), and sapphire (refractive index 1.75) microspheres with a 50 µm radius. The mode spacing, the linewidth of WGMs, and the shift of resonant wavelength due to the change in radius and refractive index, were analyzed by numerical simulations. Preliminary results of unspecific binding of biomolecules are presented. The calculated shift in WGMs can be used for biomolecules detection.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{IkenKirsanovLeginetal.2012,
  author    = {Iken, Heiko and Kirsanov, D. and Legin, A. and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {Novel Thin-Film Polymeric Materials for the Detection of Heavy Metals},
  series = {Procedia Engineering},
  journal   = {Procedia Engineering},
  number    = {47},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1877-7058},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.proeng.2012.09.148},
  pages     = {322 -- 325},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {A variety of transition metals, e.g., copper, zinc, cadmium, lead, etc. are widely used in industry as components for wires, coatings, alloys, batteries, paints and so on. The inevitable presence of transition metals in industrial processes implies the ambition of developing a proper analytical technique for their adequate monitoring. Most of these elements, especially lead and cadmium, are acutely toxic for biological organisms. Quantitative determination of these metals at low activity levels in different environmental and industrial samples is therefore a vital task. A promising approach to achieve an at-side or on-line monitoring on a miniaturized and cost efficient way is the combination of a common potentiometric sensor array with heavy metal-sensitive thin-film materials, like chalcogenide glasses and polymeric materials, respectively.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MiyamotoIchimuraWagneretal.2012,
  author    = {Miyamoto, K. and Ichimura, H. and Wagner, Torsten and Yoshinobu, T. and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {Chemical Imaging of ion Diffusion in a Microfluidic Channel},
  series = {Procedia Engineering},
  journal   = {Procedia Engineering},
  number    = {47},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1877-7058},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.proeng.2012.09.289},
  pages     = {886 -- 889},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {The chemical imaging sensor is a chemical sensor which is capable of visualizing the spatial distribution of chemical species in sample solution. In this study, a novel measurement system based on the chemical imaging sensor was developed to observe the inside of a Y-shaped microfluidic channel while injecting two sample solutions from two branches. From the collected chemical images, it was clearly observed that the injected solutions formed laminar flows in the microfluidic channel. In addition, ion diffusion across the laminar flows was observed. This label-free method can acquire quantitative data of ion distribution and diffusion in microfluidic devices, which can be used to determine the diffusion coefficients, and therefore, the molecular weights of chemical species in the sample solution.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WagnerShigiaharaMiyamotoetal.2012,
  author    = {Wagner, Torsten and Shigiahara, N. and Miyamoto, K. and Suzurikawa, J. and Finger, F. and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and Yoshinobu, T.},
  title     = {Light-addressable Potentiometric Sensors and Light-addressable Electrodes as a Combined Sensor-and-manipulator Microsystem with High Flexibility},
  series = {Procedia Engineering},
  journal   = {Procedia Engineering},
  number    = {47},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1877-7058},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.proeng.2012.09.290},
  pages     = {890 -- 893},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {This work describes the novel combination of the light-addressable electrode (LAE) and the light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) into a microsystem set-up. Both the LAE as well as the LAPS shares the principle of addressing the active spot by means of a light beam. This enables both systems to manipulate resp. to detect an analyte with a high spatial resolution. Hence, combining both principles into a single set-up enables the active stimulation e.g., by means of electrolysis and a simultaneous observation e.g., the response of an entrapped biological cell by detection of extracellular pH changes. The work will describe the principles of both technologies and the necessary steps to integrate them into a single set-up. Furthermore, examples of application and operation of such systems will be presented.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{PoghossianWeilBaeckeretal.2012,
  author    = {Poghossian, Arshak and Weil, M. H. and B{\"a}cker, Matthias and Mayer, D. and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {Field-effect Devices Functionalised with Gold-Nanoparticle/Macromolecule Hybrids: New Opportunities for a Label-Free Biosensing},
  series = {Procedia Engineering},
  journal   = {Procedia Engineering},
  number    = {47},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1877-7058},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.proeng.2012.09.136},
  pages     = {273 -- 276},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Field-effect capacitive electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor (EIS) sensors functionalised with citrate-capped gold nanoparticles (AuNP) have been used for the electrostatic detection of macromolecules by their intrinsic molecular charge. The EIS sensor detects the charge changes in the AuNP/macromolecule hybrids induced by the adsorption or binding events. A feasibility of the proposed detection scheme has been exemplary demonstrated by realising EIS sensors for the detection of poly-D-lysine molecules.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{PieperKlein2012,
  author    = {Pieper, Martin and Klein, Peter},
  title     = {Application of simple, periodic homogenization techniques to non-linear heat conduction problems in non-periodic, porous media},
  series = {Heat mass transfer},
  volume    = {48},
  journal   = {Heat mass transfer},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {0947-7411},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00231-011-0879-4},
  pages     = {291 -- 300},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Often, detailed simulations of heat conduction in complicated, porous media have large runtimes. Then homogenization is a powerful tool to speed up the calculations by preserving accurate solutions at the same time. Unfortunately real structures are generally non-periodic, which requires unpractical, complicated homogenization techniques. We demonstrate in this paper, that the application of simple, periodic techniques to realistic media, that are just close to periodic, gives accurate, approximative solutions. In order to obtain effective parameters for the homogenized heat equation, we have to solve a so called "cell problem". In contrast to periodic structures it is not trivial to determine a suitable unit cell, which represents a non-periodic media. To overcome this problem, we give a rule of thumb on how to choose a good cell. Finally we demonstrate the efficiency of our method for virtually generated foams as well as real foams and compare these results to periodic structures.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{LogenHoefkenSchuba2012,
  author    = {Logen, Steffen and H{\"o}fken, Hans and Schuba, Marko},
  title     = {Simplifying RAM Forensics : A GUI and Extensions for the Volatility Framework},
  series = {2012 Seventh International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES), 20-24 August 2012, Prague, Czech Republic},
  booktitle = {2012 Seventh International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES), 20-24 August 2012, Prague, Czech Republic},
  publisher = {IEEE},
  address   = {New York},
  isbn      = {978-1-4673-2244-7},
  doi       = {10.1109/ARES.2012.12},
  pages     = {620 -- 624},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {The Volatility Framework is a collection of tools for the analysis of computer RAM. The framework offers a multitude of analysis options and is used by many investigators worldwide. Volatility currently comes with a command line interface only, which might be a hinderer for some investigators to use the tool. In this paper we present a GUI and extensions for the Volatility Framework, which on the one hand simplify the usage of the tool and on the other hand offer additional functionality like storage of results in a database, shortcuts for long Volatility Framework command sequences, and entirely new commands based on correlation of data stored in the database.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HuckPoghossianWagneretal.2012,
  author    = {Huck, Christina and Poghossian, Arshak and Wagner, Patrick and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {Combined amperometric/field-effect sensor for the detection of dissolved hydrogen},
  series = {Sensors and actuators B: Chemical},
  volume    = {187},
  journal   = {Sensors and actuators B: Chemical},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0925-4005},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.snb.2012.10.050},
  pages     = {168 -- 173},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Real-time and reliable monitoring of the biogas process is crucial for a stable and efficient operation of biogas production in order to avoid digester breakdowns. The concentration of dissolved hydrogen (H₂) represents one of the key parameters for biogas process control. In this work, a one-chip integrated combined amperometric/field-effect sensor for monitoring the dissolved H₂ concentration has been developed for biogas applications. The combination of two different transducer principles might allow a more accurate and reliable measurement of dissolved H₂ as an early warning indicator of digester failures. The feasibility of the approach has been demonstrated by simultaneous amperometric/field-effect measurements of dissolved H₂ concentrations in electrolyte solutions. Both, the amperometric and the field-effect transducer show a linear response behaviour in the H₂ concentration range from 0.1 to 3\% (v/v) with a slope of 198.4 ± 13.7 nA/\% (v/v) and 14.9 ± 0.5 mV/\% (v/v), respectively.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Weigand2012,
  author    = {Weigand, Christoph},
  title     = {Statistical Tests Based on Reliability and Precision},
  series = {Economic Quality Control : EQC ; international journal for quality and reliability},
  volume    = {27},
  journal   = {Economic Quality Control : EQC ; international journal for quality and reliability},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {De Gruyter},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {1869-6147},
  doi       = {10.1515/eqc-2012-0002},
  pages     = {43 -- 64},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {The construction of a statistical test is investigated which is based only on "reliability" and "precision" as quality criteria. The reliability of a statistical test is quantifiedin a straightforward way by the probability that the decision of the test is correct. However, the quantification of the precision of a statistical test is not at all evident. Thereforethe paper presents and discusses several approaches. Moreover the distinction of "nullhypothesis" and "alternative hypothesis" is not necessary any longer.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FateriHoetterGebhardt2012,
  author    = {Fateri, Miranda and H{\"o}tter, Jan-Steffen and Gebhardt, Andreas},
  title     = {Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Buckling Deformation of Fabricated Objects by Selective Laser Melting},
  series = {Physics Procedia},
  volume    = {39},
  journal   = {Physics Procedia},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1875-3892},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.phpro.2012.10.062},
  pages     = {464 -- 470},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Although Selective Laser Melting (SLM) process is an innovative manufacturing method, there are challenges such as inferior mechanical properties of fabricated objects. Regarding this, buckling deformation which is caused by thermal stress is one of the undesired mechanical properties which must be alleviated. As buckling deformation is more observable in hard to process materials, silver is selected to be studied theoretically and experimentally for this paper. Different scanning strategies are utilized and a Finite Element Method (FEM) is applied to calculate the temperature gradient in order to determine its effect on the buckling deformation of the objects from experiments.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HasanKeilStaatetal.2012,
  author    = {Hasan, Istabrak and Keil, Ludger and Staat, Manfred and Wahl, Gerhard and Bourauel, Christoph},
  title     = {Determination of the frictional coefficient of the implant-antler interface : experimental approach},
  series = {Biomedical Engineering / Biomedizinische Technik},
  volume    = {57},
  journal   = {Biomedical Engineering / Biomedizinische Technik},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {De Gruyter},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {1862-278X},
  pages     = {359 -- 363},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {The similar bone structure of reindeer antler to human bone permits studying the osseointegration of dental implants in the jawbone. As the friction is one of the major factors that have a significant influence on the initial stability of immediately loaded dental implants, it is essential to define the frictional coefficient of the implant-antler interface. In this study, the kinetic frictional forces at the implant-antler interface were measured experimentally using an optomechanical setup and a stepping motor controller under different axial loads and sliding velocities. The corresponding mean values of the static and kinetic frictional coefficients were within the range of 0.5-0.7 and 0.3-0.5, respectively. An increase in the frictional forces with increasing applied axial loads was registered. The measurements showed an evidence of a decrease in the magnitude of the frictional coefficient with increasing sliding velocity. The results of this study provide a considerable assessment to clarify the suitable frictional coefficient to be used in the finite element contact analysis of antler specimens.},
  language  = {en}
}
@book{WosnitzaHilgers2012,
  author    = {Wosnitza, Franz and Hilgers, Hans Gerd},
  title     = {Energieeffizienz und Energiemanagement : ein {\"U}berblick heutiger M{\"o}glichkeiten und Notwendigkeiten},
  publisher = {Springer Spektrum},
  address   = {Wiesbaden},
  isbn      = {978-3-8348-1941-3},
  pages     = {XVII, 548 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@book{JanserHavermann2012,
  author    = {Janser, Frank and Havermann, Marc},
  title     = {Inkompressible Str{\"o}mungen},
  publisher = {Mainz},
  address   = {Aachen},
  isbn      = {978-3-86130-446-3},
  pages     = {189 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{SchoppNachtrodtHeuermannetal.2012,
  author    = {Schopp, Christoph and Nachtrodt, Frederik and Heuermann, Holger and Scherer, Ulrich W. and Mostacci, Domiziano and Finger, Torsten and Tietsch, Wolfgang},
  title     = {A novel 2.45 GHz/200 W Microwave Plasma Jet for High Temperature Applications above 3600 K},
  series = {Journal of Physics : Conference Series},
  volume    = {406},
  booktitle = {Journal of Physics : Conference Series},
  number    = {012029},
  issn      = {1742-6596},
  pages     = {5},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{NixFrotscherStaat2012,
  author    = {Nix, Yvonne and Frotscher, Ralf and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Implementation of the edge-based smoothed extended finite element method},
  series = {Proceedings 6th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2012) Vienna, Austria, September 10-14, 2012},
  booktitle = {Proceedings 6th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2012) Vienna, Austria, September 10-14, 2012},
  editor    = {Eberhardsteiner, J.},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{FrotscherRaatschenStaat2012,
  author    = {Frotscher, Ralf and Raatschen, Hans-J{\"u}rgen and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Application of an edge-based smoothed finite element method on geometrically non-linear plates of non-linear material},
  series = {Proceedings European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2012)},
  booktitle = {Proceedings European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2012)},
  editor    = {Eberhardsteiner, J.},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{DuongNguyenStaat2012,
  author    = {Duong, Minh Tuan and Nguyen, Nhu Huynh and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Numerical stability enhancement of modeling hyperelastic materials},
  series = {Proceedings European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2012)},
  booktitle = {Proceedings European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2012)},
  editor    = {Eberhardsteiner, J.},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{TranStaat2012,
  author    = {Tran, Thanh Ngoc and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {A primal-dual shakedown analysis of 3D structures using the face-based smoothed finite element method},
  series = {Proceedings European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2012)},
  booktitle = {Proceedings European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2012)},
  editor    = {Eberhardsteiner, J.},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{PhamNguyenStaat2012,
  author    = {Pham, Phu Tinh and Nguyen, Thanh Ngoc and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {FEM based shakedown analysis of hardening structures},
  series = {Proceedings International Conference on Advances in Computational Mechanics (ACOME)},
  booktitle = {Proceedings International Conference on Advances in Computational Mechanics (ACOME)},
  pages     = {870 -- 882},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{FunkeBoernerKeinzetal.2012,
  author    = {Funke, Harald and B{\"o}rner, Sebastian and Keinz, Jan and Kusterer, K. and Kroninger, D. and Kitajima, J. and Kazari, M. and Horikama, A.},
  title     = {Numerical and experimental characterization of low NOx Micromix combustion principle for industrial hydrogen gas turbine applications},
  series = {Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2012},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2012},
  pages     = {11},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{FunkeBoernerKeinzetal.2012,
  author    = {Funke, Harald and B{\"o}rner, Sebastian and Keinz, Jan and Hendrick, P. and Recker, E.},
  title     = {Low NOx Hydrogen combustion chamber for industrial gas turbine applications", 14th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery},
  series = {ISROMAC-14 : the Forteenth International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery ; Honolulu, Hawaii, February 27 - March 02nd, 2012},
  booktitle = {ISROMAC-14 : the Forteenth International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery ; Honolulu, Hawaii, February 27 - March 02nd, 2012},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{NomdedeuWillenSchiefferetal.2012,
  author    = {Nomdedeu, Mar Monsonis and Willen, Christine and Schieffer, Andre and Arndt, Hartmut},
  title     = {Temperature-dependent ranges of coexistence in a model of a two-prey-one-predator microbial food web},
  series = {Marine Biology},
  volume    = {159},
  journal   = {Marine Biology},
  number    = {11},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {1432-1793},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00227-012-1966-x},
  pages     = {2423 -- 2430},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {The objective of our study was to analyze the effects of temperature on the population dynamics of a three-species food web consisting of two prey bacteria (Pedobacter sp. and Acinetobacter johnsonii) and a protozoan predator (Tetrahymena pyriformis) as model organisms. We assessed the effects of temperature on the growth rates of all three species with the objective of developing a model with four differential equations based on the experimental data. The following hypotheses were tested at a theoretical level: Firstly, temperature changes can affect the dynamic behavior of a system by temperature-dependent parameters and interactions and secondly, food web response to temperature cannot be derived from the single species temperature response. The main outcome of the study is that temperature changes affect the parameter range where coexistence is possible within all three species. This has significant consequences on our ideas regarding the evaluation of effects of global warming.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Schieffer2012,
  author    = {Schieffer, Andre},
  title     = {Studies on diversity and coexistence in an experimental microbial community},
  pages     = {76 Bl. : Ill.},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Biodiversity and the coexistence of species have puzzled and fascinated biologists since decades and is a hotspot in todays' natural sciences. Preserving this biodiversity is a great challenge as habitats and environments underlying tremendous changes like climate change and the loss of natural habitats, which are mainly due to anthropogenic influences. The coexistence of numerous species even in homogeneous environments is a stunning feature of natural communities and has been summarized under the term 'paradox of plankton'. Up to now, there are several mechanisms discussed, which may contribute to local and global diversity of organisms. Several interspecific trade offs have been identified maintaining the coexistence of species like their abilities regarding competition and predator avoidance, their capability to disperse in space and time, and their ability to exploit variable resources. Further, micro-evolutionary dynamics supporting the coexistence of species have been added to our knowledge, and deriving from theoretical deterministic models, non-linear dynamics which describe the temporal fluctuation of abundances of organisms. Whereas competition and predation seem to be clue structural elements within interacting organisms, the intrinsic dynamic behavior - by means of temporal changes in abundance - plays an important role regarding coexistence within a community. The present work sheds light on different factors affecting the coexistence of species using experimental microbial model systems consisting of a bacterivorous ciliate as the predator and two bacteria strains as prey organism. Additionally, another experimental setup consisting of two up to five bacteria species competing for one limiting resource was investigated. Highly controllable chemostat systems were established to exclude extrinsic disturbances. According to theoretical analyses I was able to show - experimentally and theoretically - that phenotypic plasticity of one species within a microbial one-predator-two-prey food web enlarges the range of possible coexistence of all species under different dynamic conditions, compared to a food web without phenotypic plasticity. This was accompanied by non-linear (chaotic) population dynamics within all experimental systems showing phenotypic plasticity. The experiments on the interplay of competition, predation and invasion showed that all aspects have an influence on species coexistence. Under undisturbed controlled conditions all aspects were analyzed in detail and in combination. Populations showed oscillations which were shown by quasi-chaotic attractors in phase space diagrams. Competition experiments with two up to five bacteria species competing for one limiting resource showed that all organisms were able to coexist which was mediated by species oscillations entering a regime of chaos. Besides that fact it was found, that the productivity (biomass) as well as the total cell numbers - under the same nutrition supply - increased by an increasing number of species in the experimental systems. Up to now, the occurrence of non-linear dynamics in well controlled experimental studies has been recognized several times and this phenomenon seemed to be more common in natural systems than generally assumed.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Alexopoulos2012,
  author    = {Alexopoulos, Spiros},
  title     = {Biogas systems: basics, biogas multifunction, principle of fermentation and hybrid application with a solar tower for the treatment of waste animal manure},
  series = {Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review},
  volume    = {5},
  journal   = {Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review},
  number    = {4},
  issn      = {1791-2377},
  pages     = {48 -- 55},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Two of the main environmental problems of today's society are the continuously increasing production of organic wastes as well as the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the related green house effect. A way to solve these problems is the production of biogas. Biogas is a combustible gas consisting of methane, carbon dioxide and small amounts of other gases and trace elements. Production of biogas through anaerobic digestion of animal manure and slurries as well as of a wide range of digestible organic wastes and agricultural residues, converts these substrates into electricity and heat and offers a natural fertiliser for agriculture. The microbiological process of decomposition of organic matter, in the absence of oxygen takes place in reactors, called digesters. Biogas can be used as a fuel in a gas turbine or burner and can be used in a hybrid solar tower system offering a solution for waste treatment of agricultural and animal residues. A solar tower system consists of a heliostat field, which concentrates direct solar irradiation on an open volumetric central receiver. The receiver heats up ambient air to temperatures of around 700°C. The hot air's heat energy is transferred to a steam Rankine cycle in a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG). The steam drives a steam turbine, which in turn drives a generator for producing electricity. In order to increase the operational hours of a solar tower power plant, a heat storage system and/ or hybridization may be considered. The advantage of solar-fossil hybrid power plants, compared to solar-only systems, lies in low additional investment costs due to an adaptable solar share and reduced technical and economical risks. On sunny days the hybrid system operates in a solar-only mode with the central receiver and on cloudy days and at night with the gas turbine only. As an alternative to methane gas, environmentally neutral biogas can be used for operating the gas turbine. Hence, the hybrid system is operated to 100\% from renewable energy sources},
  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}
}
@inproceedings{FrotscherRaatschenStaat2012,
  author    = {Frotscher, Ralf and Raatschen, Hans-J{\"u}rgen and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Effectiveness of the edge-based smoothed finite element method applied to soft biological tissues},
  series = {ESMC-2012 - 8th European Solid Mechanics Conference, Graz, Austria, July 9-13, 2012},
  booktitle = {ESMC-2012 - 8th European Solid Mechanics Conference, Graz, Austria, July 9-13, 2012},
  editor    = {Holzapfel, Gerhard A.},
  publisher = {Verlag d. Technischen Universit{\"a}t Graz},
  address   = {Graz},
  isbn      = {978-3-85125-223-1},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{DuongNguyenStaat2012,
  author    = {Duong, Minh Tuan and Nguyen, Nhu Hunyh and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Finite Element Implementation of a 3D Fung-type Model},
  series = {ESMC-2012 - 8th European Solid Mechanics Conference, Graz, Austria, July 9-13, 2012},
  booktitle = {ESMC-2012 - 8th European Solid Mechanics Conference, Graz, Austria, July 9-13, 2012},
  publisher = {Verlag d. Technischen Universit{\"a}t Graz},
  address   = {Graz},
  isbn      = {978-3-85125-223-1},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{EngelsSchnabel2012,
  author    = {Engels, Elmar and Schnabel, Holger},
  title     = {Rapid-control-prototyping of industrial drives for the sercos automation bus},
  series = {13th International Workshop on Mechatronics (MECATRONICS), 2012 9th France-Japan \& 7th Europe-Asia Congress on and Research and Education in Mechatronics (REM)},
  booktitle = {13th International Workshop on Mechatronics (MECATRONICS), 2012 9th France-Japan \& 7th Europe-Asia Congress on and Research and Education in Mechatronics (REM)},
  isbn      = {978-1-4673-4771-6},
  pages     = {177 -- 181},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {This article describes the functionality of a MATLAB® library that can be used to develop motion-logic applications in MATLAB programming language for industrial drive and control systems using the well known sercos automation bus. Therewith MATLAB's functionality is extended to designing automation applications from single axis machines up to multi-kinematic robots.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KirsteinMuellerWaleckiMingersetal.2012,
  author    = {Kirstein, Simon and M{\"u}ller, Karsten and Walecki-Mingers, Mark and Deserno, Thomas M.},
  title     = {Robust adaptive flow line detection in sewer pipes},
  series = {Automation in construction},
  journal   = {Automation in construction},
  number    = {21},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1872-7891 (E-Journal) ; 0926-5805 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.autcon.2011.05.009},
  pages     = {24 -- 31},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {As part of a novel approach to automatic sewer inspection, this paper presents a robust algorithm for automatic flow line detection. A large image repository is obtained from about 50,000 m sewers to represent the high variability of real world sewer systems. Automatic image processing combines Canny edge detection, Hough transform for straight lines and cost minimization using Dijkstra's shortest path algorithm. Assuming that flow lines are mostly smoothly connected horizontal structures, piecewise flow line delineation is reduced to a process of selecting adjacent line candidates. Costs are derived from the gap between adjacent candidates and their reliability. A single parameter α enables simple control of the algorithm. The detected flow line may precisely follow the segmented edges (α = 0.0) or minimize gaps at joints (α = 1.0). Both, manual and ground truth-based analysis indicate that α = 0.8 is optimal and independent of the sewer's material. The algorithm forms an essential step to further automation of sewer inspection.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{GanegedaraAlahakoonMashfordetal.2012,
  author    = {Ganegedara, H. and Alahakoon, D. and Mashford, J. and Paplinski, A. and M{\"u}ller, Karsten and Deserno, T. M.},
  title     = {Self organising map based region of interest labelling for automated defect identification in large sewer pipe image collections},
  series = {The 2012 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) : 10 - 15 June 2012, Brisbane, Australia ; [part of the] 2012 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (IEEE-WCCI 2012)},
  booktitle = {The 2012 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) : 10 - 15 June 2012, Brisbane, Australia ; [part of the] 2012 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (IEEE-WCCI 2012)},
  publisher = {IEEE},
  address   = {Piscataway, NJ},
  organization    = {IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (IEEE-CIS)},
  isbn      = {978-1-4673-1490-9},
  pages     = {8 S.},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{AlexopoulosKluczkaVaessenetal.2012,
  author    = {Alexopoulos, Spiros and Kluczka, Sven and Vaeßen, Christiane and Roeb, M. and Neises, M.},
  title     = {Scenario development for efficient methanol production using CO2 and solar energy},
  series = {Eurosun 2012 : Solar energy for a brighter future : conference proceedings : Rijeka, 18.-22.09.2012},
  booktitle = {Eurosun 2012 : Solar energy for a brighter future : conference proceedings : Rijeka, 18.-22.09.2012},
  address   = {Rijeka},
  pages     = {ID 99},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{SauerbornKlimekHoffschmidtetal.2012,
  author    = {Sauerborn, Markus and Klimek, J. and Hoffschmidt, Bernhard and Essen, H. and Sieger, S. and Biegel, G. and G{\"o}ttsche, Joachim and Hilger, Patrick},
  title     = {Eurosun 2012 : radar technology for heliostat posititon control},
  series = {Eurosun 2012 : Solar energy for a brighter future : conference proceedings : Rijeka, 18.-22.09.2012},
  booktitle = {Eurosun 2012 : Solar energy for a brighter future : conference proceedings : Rijeka, 18.-22.09.2012},
  address   = {Rijeka},
  pages     = {ID 80},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{FerreinMeyer2012,
  author    = {Ferrein, Alexander and Meyer, Thomas},
  title     = {A Brief Overview of Artificial Intelligence in South Africa},
  series = {AI Magazine},
  volume    = {33},
  journal   = {AI Magazine},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {AAAI},
  address   = {Menlo Park},
  issn      = {0738-4602},
  doi       = {10.1609/aimag.v33i1.2357},
  pages     = {99 -- 101},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {South Africa in recent years is the establishment of a number of research hubs involved in AI activities ranging from mobile robotics and computational intelligence, to knowledge representation and reasoning, and human language technologies. In this survey we take the reader through a quick tour of the research being conducted at these hubs, and touch on an initiative to maintain and extend the current level of interest in AI research in the country.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{FerreinKallweitLautermann2012,
  author    = {Ferrein, Alexander and Kallweit, Stephan and Lautermann, Mark},
  title     = {Towards an autonomous pilot system for a tunnel boring machine},
  series = {5th Robotics and Mechatronics Conference of South Africa (ROBMECH) : 26 - 27 November 2012 ; CSIR International Conference Centre Gauteng South Africa},
  booktitle = {5th Robotics and Mechatronics Conference of South Africa (ROBMECH) : 26 - 27 November 2012 ; CSIR International Conference Centre Gauteng South Africa},
  publisher = {IEEE},
  address   = {Piscataway, NJ},
  isbn      = {978-1-4673-5183-6},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{HoffschmidtAlexopoulosGoettscheetal.2012,
  author    = {Hoffschmidt, Bernhard and Alexopoulos, Spiros and G{\"o}ttsche, Joachim and Sauerborn, Markus},
  title     = {High concentration solar collectors},
  series = {Comprehensive renewable energy / ed. Ali Sayigh. Vol. 3: Solar thermal systems: components and applications},
  volume    = {3},
  booktitle = {Comprehensive renewable energy / ed. Ali Sayigh. Vol. 3: Solar thermal systems: components and applications},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  isbn      = {978-0-08-087873-7},
  doi       = {10.1016/B978-0-08-087872-0.00306-1},
  pages     = {165 -- 209},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Solar thermal concentrated power is an emerging technology that provides clean electricity for the growing energy market. To the solar thermal concentrated power plant systems belong the parabolic trough, the Fresnel collector, the solar dish, and the central receiver system. For high-concentration solar collector systems, optical and thermal analysis is essential. There exist a number of measurement techniques and systems for the optical and thermal characterization of the efficiency of solar thermal concentrated systems. For each system, structure, components, and specific characteristics types are described. The chapter presents additionally an outline for the calculation of system performance and operation and maintenance topics. One main focus is set to the models of components and their construction details as well as different types on the market. In the later part of this chapter, different criteria for the choice of technology are analyzed in detail.},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{HoffschmidtAlexopoulosRauetal.2012,
  author    = {Hoffschmidt, Bernhard and Alexopoulos, Spiros and Rau, Christoph and Sattler, Johannes, Christoph and Anthrakidis, Anette and Teixeira Boura, Cristiano Jos{\´e} and O'Connor, P. and Hilger, Patrick},
  title     = {Concentrating solar power},
  series = {Comprehensive renewable energy / ed. Ali Sayigh. Vol. 3: Solar thermal systems: components and applications},
  volume    = {3},
  booktitle = {Comprehensive renewable energy / ed. Ali Sayigh. Vol. 3: Solar thermal systems: components and applications},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  isbn      = {978-0-08-087872-0},
  doi       = {10.1016/B978-0-08-087872-0.00319-X},
  pages     = {595 -- 636},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{BaumannTeixeiraBouraEcksteinetal.2012,
  author    = {Baumann, Torsten and Teixeira Boura, Cristiano Jos{\´e} and Eckstein, Julian and Dabrowski, Jan and G{\"o}ttsche, Joachim and Hoffschmidt, Bernhard and Schmitz, Stefan and Zunft, Stefan},
  title     = {Properties of bulk materials for high-temperature air-sand heat exchangers},
  series = {30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress 2011 : Kassel, Germany, 28 August - 2 September 2011. Vol. 2},
  booktitle = {30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress 2011 : Kassel, Germany, 28 August - 2 September 2011. Vol. 2},
  publisher = {Curran},
  address   = {Red Hook, NY},
  organization    = {International Solar Energy Society},
  isbn      = {978-1-61839-364-7},
  pages     = {1270 -- 1278},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{SauerbornHoffschmidtTelleetal.2012,
  author    = {Sauerborn, Markus and Hoffschmidt, Bernhard and Telle, R. and Wagner, M.},
  title     = {Heatable optical analyse system for high temperature absorbers},
  series = {30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress 2011 : : Kassel, Germany, 28 August - 2 September 2011. Vol. 5},
  booktitle = {30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress 2011 : : Kassel, Germany, 28 August - 2 September 2011. Vol. 5},
  publisher = {Curran},
  address   = {Red Hook, NY},
  organization    = {International Solar Energy Society},
  isbn      = {978-1-61839-364-7},
  pages     = {3852 -- 3860},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{FrickeZiolkoAnthrakidisetal.2012,
  author    = {Fricke, Barbara and Ziolko, C. and Anthrakidis, Anette and Alexopoulos, Spiros and Hoffschmidt, Bernhard and Giese, F. and Dillig, M.},
  title     = {InnoSol - environmental aspects of the open volumetric receiver technology},
  series = {30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress 2011 : : Kassel, Germany, 28 August - 2 September 2011. Vol. 5},
  booktitle = {30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress 2011 : : Kassel, Germany, 28 August - 2 September 2011. Vol. 5},
  publisher = {Curran},
  address   = {Red Hook, NY},
  organization    = {International Solar Energy Society},
  pages     = {3895 -- 3900},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{AlexopoulosHoffschmidtRauetal.2012,
  author    = {Alexopoulos, Spiros and Hoffschmidt, Bernhard and Rau, Christoph and Sattler, Johannes, Christoph},
  title     = {Simulation of hybrid solar tower power plants},
  series = {30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress 2011 : Kassel, Germany, 28 August - 2 September 2011. Vol. 5},
  booktitle = {30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress 2011 : Kassel, Germany, 28 August - 2 September 2011. Vol. 5},
  publisher = {Curran},
  address   = {Red Hook, NY},
  organization    = {International Solar Energy Society},
  pages     = {4044 -- 4050},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{AlexopoulosRauHoffschmidtetal.2012,
  author    = {Alexopoulos, Spiros and Rau, Christoph and Hoffschmidt, Bernhard and Breitbach, Gerd and Latzke, Markus},
  title     = {Modelling and validation of a transient heat recovery steam generator of the solar tower power plant Juelich},
  series = {Eurosun 2012 : Solar energy for a brighter future : conference proceedings : Rijeka, 18.-22.09.2012},
  booktitle = {Eurosun 2012 : Solar energy for a brighter future : conference proceedings : Rijeka, 18.-22.09.2012},
  address   = {Rijeka},
  pages     = {ID 97},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{SauerbornArshadiRohrmoser2012,
  author    = {Sauerborn, Markus and Arshadi, S. and Rohrmoser, R.},
  title     = {Influence of clouds and aerosols to the haze of the sunshape},
  series = {30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress 2011 : Kassel, Germany, 28 August - 2 September 2011. Vol. 5},
  booktitle = {30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress 2011 : Kassel, Germany, 28 August - 2 September 2011. Vol. 5},
  publisher = {Curran},
  address   = {Red Hook, NY},
  organization    = {International Solar Energy Society},
  pages     = {3887 -- 3894},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{ReisgenSchleserSchoeneetal.2012,
  author    = {Reisgen, Uwe and Schleser, Markus and Schoene, Jens and Hegger, Josef and Gallwoszus, J{\"o}rg and Feldmann, Markus and Kopp, Maik and G{\"u}ndel, Max},
  title     = {Investigation on bond mechanisms of innovative small-scale shear connectors between steel and concrete},
  series = {Bond in concrete 2012. Vol. 2. Bond in new materials and under severe conditions},
  booktitle = {Bond in concrete 2012. Vol. 2. Bond in new materials and under severe conditions},
  editor    = {Cairns, John W.},
  publisher = {Publisher creations},
  address   = {Manerbio, Brescia},
  isbn      = {978-88-907078-3-4},
  pages     = {893 -- 898},
  year      = {2012},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ReisgenSchleserMokrovetal.2012,
  author    = {Reisgen, Uwe and Schleser, Markus and Mokrov, Oleg and Ahmed, Essam},
  title     = {Statistical modeling of laser welding of DP/TRIP steel sheets},
  series = {Optics and laser technology},
  volume    = {44},
  journal   = {Optics and laser technology},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1879-2545 (E-Journal); 0030-3992 (Print); 0308-4280 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.optlastec.2011.05.025},
  pages     = {92 -- 101},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {In this research work, a statistical analysis of the CO2 laser beam welding of dual phase (DP600)/transformation induced plasticity (TRIP700) steel sheets was done using response surface methodology. The analysis considered the effect of laser power (2-2.2 kW), welding speed (40-50 mm/s) and focus position (-1 to 0 mm) on the heat input, the weld bead geometry, uniaxial tensile strength, formability limited dome height and welding operation cost. The experimental design was based on Box-Behnken design using linear and quadratic polynomial equations for predicting the mathematical models. The results indicate that the proposed models predict the responses adequately within the limits of welding parameters being used and the welding speed is the most significant parameter during the welding process.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ReisgenSchleserMokrovetal.2012,
  author    = {Reisgen, Uwe and Schleser, Markus and Mokrov, Oleg and Ahmed, Essam},
  title     = {Optimization of laser welding of DP/TRIP steel sheets using statistical approach},
  series = {Optics and laser technology},
  volume    = {44},
  journal   = {Optics and laser technology},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1879-2545 (E-Journal); 0030-3992 (Print); 0308-4280 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.optlastec.2011.06.028},
  pages     = {255 -- 262},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Generally, the quality of a weld joint is directly influenced by the welding input parameter settings. Selection of proper process parameters is important to obtain the desired weld bead profile and quality. In this research work, numerical and graphical optimization techniques of the CO2 laser beam welding of dual phase (DP600)/transformation induced plasticity (TRIP700) steel sheets were carried out using response surface methodology (RSM) based on Box-Behnken design. The procedure was established to improve the weld quality, increase the productivity and minimize the total operation cost by considering the welding parameters range of laser power (2-2.2 kW), welding speed (40-50 mm/s) and focus position (-1 to 0 mm). It was found that, RSM can be considered as a powerful tool in experimental welding optimization, even when the experimenter does not have a model for the process. Strong, efficient and low cost weld joints could be achieved using the optimum welding conditions.},
  language  = {en}
}