@masterthesis{Kuck2023, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Kuck, Fabian}, title = {Commuter Zone : R{\"u}ckzugsort f{\"u}r Pendelnde zum Ausgleich ihrer Reisezeit}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {103 Seiten}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Die „Commuter Zone" setzt sich mit dem Zeitverlust Pendelnder auseinander. Berufliche Ziele treiben immer mehr Menschen an, l{\"a}ngere Strecken zur{\"u}ckzulegen. Dabei b{\"u}ßen sie den Zeitaufwand an privater Stelle ein. Als R{\"u}ckzugsort f{\"u}r Alleinreisende schafft die „Commuter Zone" ein effektiv nutzbares Zeitfenster. Dazu wird die R{\"u}cksichtnahme der Routinierten zueinander genutzt und gef{\"o}rdert. Sitz- und Arbeitsfl{\"a}chen lassen sich zur{\"u}ckklappen und erleichtern das Aussteigen. Der begrenzte Raum wird intensiv genutzt. So entsteht Komfort durch die Zuversicht, einen Sitzplatz zu erhalten. Und dank der Zusammensetzung der Sitzkonstellation bleibt das Arbeitsgeschehen privat. Letztlich bietet die „Commuter Zone" den zunehmend selbstbestimmenden Besch{\"a}ftigten neue M{\"o}glichkeiten zur Arbeitseinteilung und schafft Qualit{\"a}tszeit im Privaten.}, language = {de} } @article{FunkeEschRoosen2022, author = {Funke, Harald and Esch, Thomas and Roosen, Petra}, title = {Antriebssystemanpassungen zur Verwendung von LPG als Flugkraftstoff}, series = {Motortechnische Zeitschrift (MTZ)}, volume = {2022}, journal = {Motortechnische Zeitschrift (MTZ)}, number = {83}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.1007/s35146-021-0778-2}, pages = {58 -- 62}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Auch in der allgemeinen Luftfahrt w{\"a}re es w{\"u}nschenswert, die bereits vorhandenen Verbrennungsmotoren mit weniger CO₂-tr{\"a}chtigen Kraftstoffen als dem heute weit verbreiteten Avgas 100LL betreiben zu k{\"o}nnen. Es ist anzunehmen, dass im Vergleich die unter Normalbedingungen gasf{\"o}rmigen Kraftstoffe CNG, LPG oder LNG deutlich weniger Emissionen produzieren. Erforderliche Antriebssystemanpassungen wurden im Rahmen eines Forschungsprojekts an der FH Aachen untersucht.}, language = {de} } @article{FunkeEschRoosen2022, author = {Funke, Harald and Esch, Thomas and Roosen, Petra}, title = {Powertrain Adaptions for LPG Usage in General Aviation}, series = {MTZ worldwide}, volume = {2022}, journal = {MTZ worldwide}, number = {83}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.1007/s38313-021-0756-6}, pages = {58 -- 62}, year = {2022}, abstract = {In general aviation, too, it is desirable to be able to operate existing internal combustion engines with fuels that produce less CO₂ than Avgas 100LL being widely used today It can be assumed that, in comparison, the fuels CNG, LPG or LNG, which are gaseous under normal conditions, produce significantly lower emissions. Necessary propulsion system adaptations were investigated as part of a research project at Aachen University of Applied Sciences.}, language = {en} } @article{PeereBlanke2022, author = {Peere, Wouter and Blanke, Tobias}, title = {GHEtool: An open-source tool for borefield sizing in Python}, series = {Journal of Open Source Software}, volume = {7}, journal = {Journal of Open Source Software}, number = {76}, editor = {Vernon, Chris}, issn = {2475-9066}, doi = {10.21105/joss.04406}, pages = {1 -- 4, 4406}, year = {2022}, abstract = {GHEtool is a Python package that contains all the functionalities needed to deal with borefield design. It is developed for both researchers and practitioners. The core of this package is the automated sizing of borefield under different conditions. The sizing of a borefield is typically slow due to the high complexity of the mathematical background. Because this tool has a lot of precalculated data, GHEtool can size a borefield in the order of tenths of milliseconds. This sizing typically takes the order of minutes. Therefore, this tool is suited for being implemented in typical workflows where iterations are required. GHEtool also comes with a graphical user interface (GUI). This GUI is prebuilt as an exe-file because this provides access to all the functionalities without coding. A setup to install the GUI at the user-defined place is also implemented and available at: https://www.mech.kuleuven.be/en/tme/research/thermal_systems/tools/ghetool.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{BlankeSchmidtGoettscheetal.2022, author = {Blanke, Tobias and Schmidt, Katharina S. and G{\"o}ttsche, Joachim and D{\"o}ring, Bernd and Frisch, J{\´e}r{\^o}me and van Treeck, Christoph}, title = {Time series aggregation for energy system design: review and extension of modelling seasonal storages}, series = {Energy Informatics}, volume = {5}, booktitle = {Energy Informatics}, number = {1, Article number: 17}, editor = {Weidlich, Anke and Neumann, Dirk and Gust, Gunther and Staudt, Philipp and Sch{\"a}fer, Mirko}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, issn = {2520-8942}, doi = {10.1186/s42162-022-00208-5}, pages = {14 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Using optimization to design a renewable energy system has become a computationally demanding task as the high temporal fluctuations of demand and supply arise within the considered time series. The aggregation of typical operation periods has become a popular method to reduce effort. These operation periods are modelled independently and cannot interact in most cases. Consequently, seasonal storage is not reproducible. This inability can lead to a significant error, especially for energy systems with a high share of fluctuating renewable energy. The previous paper, "Time series aggregation for energy system design: Modeling seasonal storage", has developed a seasonal storage model to address this issue. Simultaneously, the paper "Optimal design of multi-energy systems with seasonal storage" has developed a different approach. This paper aims to review these models and extend the first model. The extension is a mathematical reformulation to decrease the number of variables and constraints. Furthermore, it aims to reduce the calculation time while achieving the same results.}, language = {en} } @article{GaigallGerstenberg2023, author = {Gaigall, Daniel and Gerstenberg, Julian}, title = {Cram{\´e}r-von-Mises tests for the distribution of the excess over a confidence level}, series = {Journal of Nonparametric Statistics}, journal = {Journal of Nonparametric Statistics}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, issn = {1048-5252 (Print)}, doi = {10.1080/10485252.2023.2173958}, year = {2023}, abstract = {The Cram{\´e}r-von-Mises distance is applied to the distribution of the excess over a confidence level. Asymptotics of related statistics are investigated, and it is seen that the obtained limit distributions differ from the classical ones. For that reason, quantiles of the new limit distributions are given and new bootstrap techniques for approximation purposes are introduced and justified. The results motivate new one-sample goodness-of-fit tests for the distribution of the excess over a confidence level and a new confidence interval for the related fitting error. Simulation studies investigate size and power of the tests as well as coverage probabilities of the confidence interval in the finite sample case. A practice-oriented application of the Cram{\´e}r-von-Mises tests is the determination of an appropriate confidence level for the fitting approach. The adoption of the idea to the well-known problem of threshold detection in the context of peaks over threshold modelling is sketched and illustrated by data examples.}, language = {en} } @article{LiphardtFernandezGonzaloAlbrachtetal.2023, author = {Liphardt, Anna-Maria and Fernandez-Gonzalo, Rodrigo and Albracht, Kirsten and Rittweger, J{\"o}rn and Vico, Laurence}, title = {Musculoskeletal research in human space flight - unmet needs for the success of crewed deep space exploration}, series = {npj Microgravity}, volume = {9}, journal = {npj Microgravity}, number = {Article number: 9}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, issn = {2373-8065}, doi = {10.1038/s41526-023-00258-3}, pages = {1 -- 9}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Based on the European Space Agency (ESA) Science in Space Environment (SciSpacE) community White Paper "Human Physiology - Musculoskeletal system", this perspective highlights unmet needs and suggests new avenues for future studies in musculoskeletal research to enable crewed exploration missions. The musculoskeletal system is essential for sustaining physical function and energy metabolism, and the maintenance of health during exploration missions, and consequently mission success, will be tightly linked to musculoskeletal function. Data collection from current space missions from pre-, during-, and post-flight periods would provide important information to understand and ultimately offset musculoskeletal alterations during long-term spaceflight. In addition, understanding the kinetics of the different components of the musculoskeletal system in parallel with a detailed description of the molecular mechanisms driving these alterations appears to be the best approach to address potential musculoskeletal problems that future exploratory-mission crew will face. These research efforts should be accompanied by technical advances in molecular and phenotypic monitoring tools to provide in-flight real-time feedback.}, language = {en} } @article{RingersBialonskiEgeetal.2023, author = {Ringers, Christa and Bialonski, Stephan and Ege, Mert and Solovev, Anton and Hansen, Jan Niklas and Jeong, Inyoung and Friedrich, Benjamin M. and Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie}, title = {Novel analytical tools reveal that local synchronization of cilia coincides with tissue-scale metachronal waves in zebrafish multiciliated epithelia}, series = {eLife}, volume = {12}, journal = {eLife}, publisher = {eLife Sciences Publications}, issn = {2050-084X}, doi = {10.7554/eLife.77701}, pages = {27 Seiten}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Motile cilia are hair-like cell extensions that beat periodically to generate fluid flow along various epithelial tissues within the body. In dense multiciliated carpets, cilia were shown to exhibit a remarkable coordination of their beat in the form of traveling metachronal waves, a phenomenon which supposedly enhances fluid transport. Yet, how cilia coordinate their regular beat in multiciliated epithelia to move fluids remains insufficiently understood, particularly due to lack of rigorous quantification. We combine experiments, novel analysis tools, and theory to address this knowledge gap. To investigate collective dynamics of cilia, we studied zebrafish multiciliated epithelia in the nose and the brain. We focused mainly on the zebrafish nose, due to its conserved properties with other ciliated tissues and its superior accessibility for non-invasive imaging. We revealed that cilia are synchronized only locally and that the size of local synchronization domains increases with the viscosity of the surrounding medium. Even though synchronization is local only, we observed global patterns of traveling metachronal waves across the zebrafish multiciliated epithelium. Intriguingly, these global wave direction patterns are conserved across individual fish, but different for left and right noses, unveiling a chiral asymmetry of metachronal coordination. To understand the implications of synchronization for fluid pumping, we used a computational model of a regular array of cilia. We found that local metachronal synchronization prevents steric collisions, i.e., cilia colliding with each other, and improves fluid pumping in dense cilia carpets, but hardly affects the direction of fluid flow. In conclusion, we show that local synchronization together with tissue-scale cilia alignment coincide and generate metachronal wave patterns in multiciliated epithelia, which enhance their physiological function of fluid pumping.}, language = {en} } @article{BoehnischBraunMuscarelloetal.2023, author = {B{\"o}hnisch, Nils and Braun, Carsten and Muscarello, Vincenzo and Marzocca, Pier}, title = {A sensitivity study on aeroelastic instabilities of slender wings with a large propeller}, series = {AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum}, journal = {AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum}, publisher = {AIAA}, address = {Reston, Va.}, doi = {10.2514/6.2023-1893}, pages = {1 -- 14}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Next-generation aircraft designs often incorporate multiple large propellers attached along the wingspan. These highly flexible dynamic systems can exhibit uncommon aeroelastic instabilities, which should be carefully investigated to ensure safe operation. The interaction between the propeller and the wing is of particular importance. It is known that whirl flutter is stabilized by wing motion and wing aerodynamics. This paper investigates the effect of a propeller onto wing flutter as a function of span position and mounting stiffness between the propeller and wing. The analysis of a comparison between a tractor and pusher configuration has shown that the coupled system is more stable than the standalone wing for propeller positions near the wing tip for both configurations. The wing fluttermechanism is mostly affected by the mass of the propeller and the resulting change in eigenfrequencies of the wing. For very weak mounting stiffnesses, whirl flutter occurs, which was shown to be stabilized compared to a standalone propeller due to wing motion. On the other hand, the pusher configuration is, as to be expected, the more critical configuration due to the attached mass behind the elastic axis.}, language = {de} } @article{BergmannMoehrenBraunetal.2023, author = {Bergmann, Ole and M{\"o}hren, Felix and Braun, Carsten and Janser, Frank}, title = {On the influence of elasticity on swept propeller noise}, series = {AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum}, journal = {AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum}, publisher = {AIAA}, address = {Reston, Va.}, doi = {10.2514/6.2023-0210}, year = {2023}, abstract = {High aerodynamic efficiency requires propellers with high aspect ratios, while propeller sweep potentially reduces noise. Propeller sweep and high aspect ratios increase elasticity and coupling of structural mechanics and aerodynamics, affecting the propeller performance and noise. Therefore, this paper analyzes the influence of elasticity on forward-swept, backward-swept, and unswept propellers in hover conditions. A reduced-order blade element momentum approach is coupled with a one-dimensional Timoshenko beam theory and Farassat's formulation 1A. The results of the aeroelastic simulation are used as input for the aeroacoustic calculation. The analysis shows that elasticity influences noise radiation because thickness and loading noise respond differently to deformations. In the case of the backward-swept propeller, the location of the maximum sound pressure level shifts forward by 0.5 °, while in the case of the forward-swept propeller, it shifts backward by 0.5 °. Therefore, aeroacoustic optimization requires the consideration of propeller deformation.}, language = {en} } @misc{HilleStumpfMayntzetal.2023, author = {Hille, Sebastian and Stumpf, Eike and Mayntz, Joscha and Dahmann, Peter}, title = {Prediction of sound exposure caused by a landing motor glider with recuperating propellers}, series = {AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum}, journal = {AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum}, publisher = {AIAA}, address = {Reston, Va.}, doi = {10.2514/6.2023-0211}, year = {2023}, abstract = {This paper presents an approach to predicting the sound exposure on the ground caused by a landing aircraft with recuperating propellers. The noise source along the trajectory of a flight specified for a steeper approach is simulated based on measurements of sound power levels and additional parameters of a single propeller placed in a wind tunnel. To validate the measured data/measurement results, these simulations are also supported by overflight measurements of a test aircraft. It is shown that the simple source models of propellers do not provide fully satisfactory results since the sound levels are estimated too low. Nevertheless, with a further reference comparison, margins for an acceptable increase in the sound power level of the aircraft on its now steeper approach path could be estimated. Thus, in this case, a +7 dB increase in SWL would not increase the SEL compared to the conventional approach within only 2 km ahead of the airfield.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{HorikawaAshikagaYamaguchietal.2022, author = {Horikawa, Atsushi and Ashikaga, Mitsugu and Yamaguchi, Masato and Ogino, Tomoyuki and Aoki, Shigeki and Wirsum, Manfred and Funke, Harald and Kusterer, Karsten}, title = {Combined heat and power supply demonstration of Micro-Mix Hydrogen Combustion Applied to M1A-17 Gas Turbine}, series = {Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2022: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition (GT2022) (Volume 3A)}, booktitle = {Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2022: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition (GT2022) (Volume 3A)}, publisher = {American Society of Mechanical Engineers}, address = {Fairfield}, isbn = {978-0-7918-8599-4}, doi = {10.1115/GT2022-81620}, pages = {7 Seiten}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI), Aachen University of Applied Sciences, and B\&B-AGEMA GmbH have investigated the potential of low NOx micro-mix (MMX) hydrogen combustion and its application to an industrial gas turbine combustor. Engine demonstration tests of a MMX combustor for the M1A-17 gas turbine with a co-generation system were conducted in the hydrogen-fueled power generation plant in Kobe City, Japan. This paper presents the results of the commissioning test and the combined heat and power (CHP) supply demonstration. In the commissioning test, grid interconnection, loading tests and load cut-off tests were successfully conducted. All measurement results satisfied the Japanese environmental regulation values. Dust and soot as well as SOx were not detected. The NOx emissions were below 84 ppmv at 15 \% O2. The noise level at the site boundary was below 60 dB. The vibration at the site boundary was below 45 dB. During the combined heat and power supply demonstration, heat and power were supplied to neighboring public facilities with the MMX combustion technology and 100 \% hydrogen fuel. The electric power output reached 1800 kW at which the NOx emissions were 72 ppmv at 15 \% O2, and 60 \%RH. Combustion instabilities were not observed. The gas turbine efficiency was improved by about 1 \% compared to a non-premixed type combustor with water injection as NOx reduction method. During a total equivalent operation time of 1040 hours, all combustor parts, the M1A-17 gas turbine as such, and the co-generation system were without any issues.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{MoehrenBergmannJanseretal.2023, author = {M{\"o}hren, Felix and Bergmann, Ole and Janser, Frank and Braun, Carsten}, title = {On the determination of harmonic propeller loads}, series = {AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum}, booktitle = {AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum}, publisher = {AIAA}, doi = {10.2514/6.2023-2404}, pages = {12 Seiten}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Dynamic loads significantly impact the structural design of propeller blades due to fatigue and static strength. Since propellers are elastic structures, deformations and aerodynamic loads are coupled. In the past, propeller manufacturers established procedures to determine unsteady aerodynamic loads and the structural response with analytical steady-state calculations. According to the approach, aeroelastic coupling primarily consists of torsional deformations. They neglect bending deformations, deformation velocities, and inertia terms. This paper validates the assumptions above for a General Aviation propeller and a lift propeller for urban air mobility or large cargo drones. Fully coupled reduced-order simulations determine the dynamic loads in the time domain. A quasi-steady blade element momentum approach transfers loads to one-dimensional finite beam elements. The simulation results are in relatively good agreement with the analytical method for the General Aviation propeller but show increasing errors for the slender lift propeller. The analytical approach is modified to consider the induced velocities. Still, inertia and velocity proportional terms play a significant role for the lift propeller due to increased elasticity. The assumption that only torsional deformations significantly impact the dynamic loads of propellers is not valid. Adequate determination of dynamic loads of such designs requires coupled aeroelastic simulations or advanced analytical procedures.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{TamaldinMansorMatYaminetal.2022, author = {Tamaldin, Noreffendy and Mansor, Muhd Rizuan and Mat Yamin, Ahmad Kamal and Bin Abdollah, Mohd Fazli and Esch, Thomas and Tonoli, Andrea and Reisinger, Karl Heinz and Sprenger, Hanna and Razuli, Hisham}, title = {Development of UTeM United Future Fuel Design Training Center Under Erasmus+ United Program}, series = {Proceedings of the 7th International Conference and Exhibition on Sustainable Energy and Advanced Materials (ICE-SEAM 2021), Melaka, Malaysia}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 7th International Conference and Exhibition on Sustainable Energy and Advanced Materials (ICE-SEAM 2021), Melaka, Malaysia}, editor = {Bin Abdollah, Mohd Fadzli and Amiruddin, Hilmi and Singh, Amrik Singh Phuman and Munir, Fudhail Abdul and Ibrahim, Asriana}, publisher = {Springer Nature}, address = {Singapore}, isbn = {978-981-19-3178-9}, issn = {2195-4356}, doi = {10.1007/978-981-19-3179-6_50}, pages = {274 -- 278}, year = {2022}, abstract = {The industrial revolution IR4.0 era have driven many states of the art technologies to be introduced especially in the automotive industry. The rapid development of automotive industries in Europe have created wide industry gap between European Union (EU) and developing countries such as in South-East Asia (SEA). Indulging this situation, FH Joanneum, Austria together with European partners from FH Aachen, Germany and Politecnico Di Torino, Italy is taking initiative to close the gap utilizing the Erasmus+ United grant from EU. A consortium was founded to engage with automotive technology transfer using the European ramework to Malaysian, Indonesian and Thailand Higher Education Institutions (HEI) as well as automotive industries. This could be achieved by establishing Engineering Knowledge Transfer Unit (EKTU) in respective SEA institutions guided by the industry partners in their respective countries. This EKTU could offer updated, innovative, and high-quality training courses to increase graduate's employability in higher education institutions and strengthen relations between HEI and the wider economic and social environment by addressing Universityindustry cooperation which is the regional priority for Asia. It is expected that, the Capacity Building Initiative would improve the quality of higher education and enhancing its relevance for the labor market and society in the SEA partners. The outcome of this project would greatly benefit the partners in strong and complementary partnership targeting the automotive industry and enhanced larger scale international cooperation between the European and SEA partners. It would also prepare the SEA HEI in sustainable partnership with Automotive industry in the region as a mean of income generation in the future.}, language = {en} } @masterthesis{Mok2023, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Mok, Pia Peixia}, title = {Flowcean Qi : a gentle Reminder to take a deep breath.}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {84 Seiten}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Atmen tut jeder, automatisch. Es wird nicht auf die Ausf{\"u}hrung geachtet. Doch was, wenn nur ein wenig Feinschliff an unserer Atmung bereits Großes f{\"u}r unsere Gesundheit bewirkt? Von etlichen unterschiedlichen Studien wurde bezeugt, dass Atmung und Empfinden eins sind. Das pers{\"o}nliche Empfinden ist unser Portal zur Außenwelt. Die Art wie wir auf {\"a}ußerliche Reize reagieren, wie achtsam wir im Tun und Denken sind, spiegelt unsere Innenwelt und k{\"o}rperliches Wohlbefinden wieder. FLOWCEAN QI dient dazu, Stress- und Angstst{\"o}rungen im Alltagsleben f{\"u}r Berufst{\"a}tige mit hohem Stressfaktor zu reduzieren. Vor allem, um das Gesundheitssystem zu entlasten und die Psyche der Menschen gesund wieder aufzubauen. Sind Berufst{\"a}tige viel gelassener, steigen auch Leistung und Produktivit{\"a}t. Es ist immer wichtig, die Kernursache von Problemen zu finden und zu l{\"o}sen. So k{\"o}nnen auch vielerlei andere auf die Psyche zur{\"u}ckzuf{\"u}hrende Probleme der Gesellschaft gel{\"o}st werden. FLOWCEAN QI agiert durch modernste Technologie aktiv mit dem Nutzer. Die KI-Assistenz gestaltet das Lernen der Atemtechniken spaßiger, was wiederum den Lerneffekt verbessert. Der Beamer wird im Innenbereich platziert und der Tracker begleitet einen unterwegs und zeichnet die Datenanalyse auf. F{\"u}r mehr Datenschutz ist das Armband ein reines offline Produkt. F{\"o}rmlich sollte es dem Nutzer nah sein, naturverbunden, vertrauensw{\"u}rdig und beruhigend wirken. FLOWCEAN QI basiert gestalterisch auf eine antike japanische Philosophie namens „Kintsugi". Nach der japanischen Philosophie Kintsugi werden zerbrochene Teegl{\"a}ser wiederzusammengeklebt statt weggeworfen. Die in Teile getrennten Elemente werden glatt und geschmeidig wieder zusammengef{\"u}gt. Sie formen ein neues Ganzes, dass die Sch{\"o}nheit des Originals meist {\"u}bertrifft. Die {\"A}sthetik hinter „Kintsugi" nennt man „Wabi-Sabi". Es bedeutet, die Sch{\"o}nheit im Verg{\"a}nglichen, Alten oder Fehlerhaften zu verstehen. Die Philosophie dahinter wird metaphorisch auf das Design abgebildet und auf unsere Gesundheit {\"u}bertragen. Statt letztere zu ignorieren, schenken wir ihr unsere volle Aufmerksamkeit. Ziel der Produkte ist, uns stets an sie zu erinnern, sodass wir t{\"a}glich an unserem Wohlbefinden arbeiten k{\"o}nnen.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{TamaldinEschTonolietal.2020, author = {Tamaldin, Noreffendy and Esch, Thomas and Tonoli, Andrea and Reisinger, Karl Heinz and Sprenger, Hanna and Razuli, Hisham}, title = {ERASMUS+ United CBHE Automotive International Collaboration from European to South East Asia}, series = {Proceedings of the 2nd African International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2nd African International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management}, publisher = {IEOM Society International}, address = {Southfield}, isbn = {978-1-7923-6123-4}, issn = {2169-8767}, pages = {2970 -- 2972}, year = {2020}, abstract = {The industrial revolution especially in the IR4.0 era have driven many states of the art technologies to be introduced. The automotive industry as well as many other key industries have also been greatly influenced. The rapid development of automotive industries in Europe have created wide industry gap between European Union (EU) and developing countries such as in South East Asia (SEA). Indulging this situation, FH JOANNEUM, Austria together with European partners from FH Aachen, Germany and Politecnico di Torino, Italy are taking initiative to close down the gap utilizing the Erasmus+ United Capacity Building in Higher Education grant from EU. A consortium was founded to engage with automotive technology transfer using the European framework to Malaysian, Indonesian and Thailand Higher Education Institutions (HEI) as well as automotive industries in respective countries. This could be achieved by establishing Engineering Knowledge Transfer Unit (EKTU) in respective SEA institutions guided by the industry partners in their respective countries. This EKTU could offer updated, innovative and high-quality training courses to increase graduate's employability in higher education institutions and strengthen relations between HEI and the wider economic and social environment by addressing University-industry cooperation which is the regional priority for Asia. It is expected that, the Capacity Building Initiative would improve the quality of higher education and enhancing its relevance for the labor market and society in the SEA partners. The outcome of this project would greatly benefit the partners in strong and complementary partnership targeting the automotive industry and enhanced larger scale international cooperation between the European and SEA partners. It would also prepare the SEA HEI in sustainable partnership with Automotive industry in the region as a mean of income generation in the future.}, language = {en} } @article{GrossTimmer1998, author = {Groß, Rolf Fritz and Timmer, H.}, title = {Energetische und betriebswirtschaftliche Bewertung von K{\"u}hlsystemen f{\"u}r K{\"u}hllager}, series = {HLH. Heizung, L{\"u}ftung/Klima, Haustechnik}, volume = {49}, journal = {HLH. Heizung, L{\"u}ftung/Klima, Haustechnik}, number = {9}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, issn = {1436-5103}, pages = {74 -- 77}, year = {1998}, language = {de} } @incollection{ThulfautGrossRenz2000, author = {Thulfaut, Christian and Groß, Rolf Fritz and Renz, Ulrich}, title = {Messwerterfassung und -auswertung mit LabView: Experimentelle Analyse der Mischungsg{\"u}te in Hybridzellenk{\"u}hlt{\"u}rmen}, series = {Virtuelle Instrumente in der Praxis. Begleitband zum Kongress VIP 2000}, booktitle = {Virtuelle Instrumente in der Praxis. Begleitband zum Kongress VIP 2000}, editor = {Jamal, Rahman and Jaschinski, Hans}, publisher = {H{\"u}thig}, address = {Heidelberg}, isbn = {3-7785-2789-4 (print)}, pages = {54 -- 60}, year = {2000}, abstract = {Zur K{\"u}hlung von Abw{\"a}rmestr{\"o}men aus Kraftwerksprozessen werden in zunehmenden Maße Hybridzellenk{\"u}hlt{\"u}rme mit Zwangskonvektion eingesetzt, deren wesentlicher Vorteil ihre geringe Bauh{\"o}he ist. Um bei derartigen K{\"u}hlt{\"u}rmen eine Sichtbehinderung oder Glatteisgef{\"a}hrdung durch bodennahen Nebel zu vermeiden, muss durch eine optimale Vermischung des Trocken- und Naßluftanteils gew{\"a}hrleistet sein, daß aus der K{\"u}hlturmkrone keine Nebelschwaden austreten. In Zusammenarbeit mit der Industrie betreibt der Lehrstuhl f{\"u}r W{\"a}rme{\"u}bertragung und Klimatechnik der RWTH Aachen einen Versuchsstand zur Erfassung der Mischungsg{\"u}te in Hybridzellenk{\"u}hlt{\"u}rmen. In maßstabsgerechter Nachbildung k{\"o}nnen dabei am Modell alle relevanten Einflußgr{\"o}ßen wie K{\"u}hlturmgeometrie, Gestaltung zus{\"a}tzlicher Mischeinbauten sowie die Betriebsparameter variiert werden. Mit Hilfe einer unter LabView 5.01 erstellten Software werden sowohl die l3etriebszust{\"u}ncle online {\"u}berwacht, als auch die ben{\"o}tigten Meßwerte zur Bestimmung der Mischungsg{\"u}te erfaßt. {\"U}ber die grafische Oberfl{\"a}che k{\"o}nnen s{\"a}mtliche Meßoptionen gesteuert sowie alle Meßdaten visualisiert und kontrolliert werden. In das LabView-Programm sind dar{\"u}ber hinaus Routinen zur Auswertung der Daten implementiert worden, die sowohl eine direkte Darstellung der Ergebnisse in Form von Diagrammen erm{\"o}glichen, als auch zur Weiterverarbeitung einen Datenexport in eine Microsoft- Excel-Tabelle vorsehen.}, language = {de} } @incollection{GrossThulfautRenz2000, author = {Groß, Rolf Fritz and Thulfaut, Christian and Renz, Ulrich}, title = {On-Line Simulation mit LabView: Experimentelle und numerische Analyse homogener Gasphasenreaktionen aus Kraftwerksprozessen,}, series = {Virtuelle Instrumente in der Praxis. Begleitband zum Kongress VIP 2000}, booktitle = {Virtuelle Instrumente in der Praxis. Begleitband zum Kongress VIP 2000}, editor = {Jamal, Rahman and Jaschinski, Hans}, publisher = {H{\"u}thig}, address = {Heidelberg}, isbn = {3-7785-2789-4 (print)}, pages = {103 -- 108}, year = {2000}, abstract = {The institute of heat transfer and air conditioning at the Aachen University of Technology operates several test facilities in order to investigate homogeneous and catalytical processes for the reduction of gaseous pollutants (e.g. nitrous oxide) of flue gases in a tempeature range up to 900°C. One test facility consists of a stainless steel reactor in which the influence of reducing additives can be investigated. The software tool, created with LabVIEW 5.01, offers the possibility to measure, visualize and control all relevant physical quantities and to gain a numerical solution of the problem by solving the one dimensional, steady state conservation equations.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Namakiravesh2023, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Namakiravesh, Ehsan}, title = {Coup{\´e} Nr. 13}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {25 Seiten}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Coup{\´e} Nr. 13 ist eine kurze Animation {\"u}ber ein Zugcoup{\´e} mit 6 individuellen Passagieren und den 5 Stufen der Kommunikationsentwicklung zwischen ihnen. Die Passagiere des "Coup{\´e} Nummer 13" werden zu ihrem wahren Ich, wenn sie sich gegenseitig die Kofferklappen {\"o}ffnen. Doch dieses Offen-Sein ist gar nicht so einfach. Es f{\"u}hlt sich anfangs verletzlich an, psychologisch nackt und meist {\"a}ngstlich. Aber diese Verletzlichkeit ist aus psychologischer Sicht der Schl{\"u}ssel zu engen Beziehungen. Wahre Verbundenheit entsteht nur, wenn man den Weg zur Schattenseite des anderen findet - indem man sie so sieht und annimmt, wie sie wirklich sind. In der Tat bewundern und respektieren wir meistens die Verletzlichkeit anderer Menschen. Wir sehen sie in der Regel als ein Zeichen von St{\"a}rke und Mut - nicht von Schw{\"a}che.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{ViehmannLimpertHofmannetal.2023, author = {Viehmann, Tarik and Limpert, Nicolas and Hofmann, Till and Henning, Mike and Ferrein, Alexander and Lakemeyer, Gerhard}, title = {Winning the RoboCup logistics league with visual servoing and centralized goal reasoning}, series = {RoboCup 2022: Robot World Cup XXV}, booktitle = {RoboCup 2022: Robot World Cup XXV}, editor = {Eguchi, Amy and Lau, Nuno and Paetzel-Pr{\"u}smann, Maike and Wanichanon, Thanapat}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-031-28468-7 (Print)}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28469-4_25}, pages = {300 -- 312}, year = {2023}, abstract = {The RoboCup Logistics League (RCLL) is a robotics competition in a production logistics scenario in the context of a Smart Factory. In the competition, a team of three robots needs to assemble products to fulfill various orders that are requested online during the game. This year, the Carologistics team was able to win the competition with a new approach to multi-agent coordination as well as significant changes to the robot's perception unit and a pragmatic network setup using the cellular network instead of WiFi. In this paper, we describe the major components of our approach with a focus on the changes compared to the last physical competition in 2019.}, language = {en} } @article{HerzwurmKramsPietschetal.2012, author = {Herzwurm, Georg and Krams, Benedikt and Pietsch, Wolfram and Schockert, Sixten}, title = {Report from the 3rd international workshop on requirements prioritization for customer oriented software development (RePriCo'12)}, series = {ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes}, volume = {37}, journal = {ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes}, number = {4}, publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery}, address = {New York}, issn = {0163-5948}, doi = {10.1145/2237796.2237817}, pages = {32 -- 34}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Prioritization is an essential task within requirements engineering to cope with complexity and to establish focus properly. The 3rd Workshop on Requirements Prioritization for customer oriented Software Development (RePriCo'12) focused on requirements prioritization and adjacent themes in the context of customer oriented development of bespoke and standard software. Five submissions have been accepted for the proceedings and for presentation. The report summarizes and points out key findings.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{NeugebauerBrutschyMeyeretal.2014, author = {Neugebauer, Georg and Brutschy, Lucas and Meyer, Ulrike and Wetzel, Susanne}, title = {Privacy-preserving multi-party reconciliation secure in the malicious model}, series = {DPM 2013, SETOP 2013: Data Privacy Management and Autonomous Spontaneous Security}, booktitle = {DPM 2013, SETOP 2013: Data Privacy Management and Autonomous Spontaneous Security}, editor = {Garcia-Alfaro, Joaquin and Lioudakis, Georgios and Cuppens-Boulahia, Nora and Foley, Simon and Fitzgerald, William M.}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-642-54567-2 (Print)}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-54568-9_12}, pages = {178 -- 193}, year = {2014}, abstract = {The problem of fair and privacy-preserving ordered set reconciliation arises in a variety of applications like auctions, e-voting, and appointment reconciliation. While several multi-party protocols have been proposed that solve this problem in the semi-honest model, there are no multi-party protocols that are secure in the malicious model so far. In this paper, we close this gap. Our newly proposed protocols are shown to be secure in the malicious model based on a variety of novel non-interactive zero-knowledge-proofs. We describe the implementation of our protocols and evaluate their performance in comparison to protocols solving the problem in the semi-honest case.}, language = {en} } @article{Pfaff2023, author = {Pfaff, Raphael}, title = {Braking distance prediction for vehicle consist in low-speed on-sight operation: a Monte Carlo approach}, series = {Railway Engineering Science}, volume = {31}, journal = {Railway Engineering Science}, number = {2}, publisher = {SpringerOpen}, issn = {2662-4753 (eISSN)}, doi = {10.1007/s40534-023-00303-7}, pages = {135 -- 144}, year = {2023}, abstract = {The first and last mile of a railway journey, in both freight and transit applications, constitutes a high effort and is either non-productive (e.g. in the case of depot operations) or highly inefficient (e.g. in industrial railways). These parts are typically managed on-sight, i.e. with no signalling and train protection systems ensuring the freedom of movement. This is possible due to the rather short braking distances of individual vehicles and shunting consists. The present article analyses the braking behaviour of such shunting units. For this purpose, a dedicated model is developed. It is calibrated on published results of brake tests and validated against a high-definition model for low-speed applications. Based on this model, multiple simulations are executed to obtain a Monte Carlo simulation of the resulting braking distances. Based on the distribution properties and established safety levels, the risk of exceeding certain braking distances is evaluated and maximum braking distances are derived. Together with certain parameters of the system, these can serve in the design and safety assessment of driver assistance systems and automation of these processes.}, language = {en} } @incollection{EngelmannBaumann2023, author = {Engelmann, Ulrich M. and Baumann, Martin}, title = {Moderationsexpertise f{\"u}r QMBs - die Methoden}, series = {Qualit{\"a}tsmanagement in Dienstleistungsunternehmen}, booktitle = {Qualit{\"a}tsmanagement in Dienstleistungsunternehmen}, editor = {Thomann, Hermann and Tr{\"a}ger, Thomas}, publisher = {T{\"U}V-Verlag}, address = {K{\"o}ln}, isbn = {978-3-8249-0473-0}, pages = {Kapitel 08631}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Damit Sie als Moderator effektiv und professionell moderieren k{\"o}nnen, sollten Sie die entsprechenden Methoden kennen. Mit den richtigen Methoden k{\"o}nnen Sie Diskussionen leiten, Konflikte l{\"o}sen, die Teilnehmer motivieren und daf{\"u}r sorgen, dass die Ziele der Veranstaltung erreicht werden. Außerdem helfen sie Ihnen, eine positive Atmosph{\"a}re zu schaffen und das Interesse der Teilnehmer zu halten. In diesem zweiten Beitrag der mehrteiligen Serie lernen Sie die grunds{\"a}tzlichen Methoden kennen, um erfolgreiche Teamsitzungen, Arbeitsgruppentreffen, Kick-offs und Meetings durchzuf{\"u}hren.}, language = {de} } @incollection{EngelmannBaumann2023, author = {Engelmann, Ulrich M. and Baumann, Martin}, title = {Moderationsexpertise - die Methoden}, series = {IT-Servicemanagement}, booktitle = {IT-Servicemanagement}, editor = {Lindinger, Markus and Bartsch, Oliver}, edition = {54. Update}, publisher = {T{\"U}V-Verlag}, address = {K{\"o}ln}, isbn = {978-3-8249-1154-7}, pages = {Kapitel 05531}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Damit Sie als Moderator effektiv und professionell moderieren k{\"o}nnen, sollten Sie die entsprechenden Methoden kennen. Mit den richtigen Methoden k{\"o}nnen Sie Diskussionen leiten, Konflikte l{\"o}sen, die Teilnehmer motivieren und daf{\"u}r sorgen, dass die Ziele der Veranstaltung erreicht werden. Außerdem helfen sie Ihnen, eine positive Atmosph{\"a}re zu schaffen und das Interesse der Teilnehmer zu halten. In diesem zweiten Beitrag der mehrteiligen Serie lernen Sie die grunds{\"a}tzlichen Methoden kennen, um erfolgreiche Teamsitzungen, Arbeitsgruppentreffen, Kick-offs und Meetings durchzuf{\"u}hren.}, language = {de} } @book{KurzSchwer2023, author = {Kurz, Melanie and Schwer, Thilo}, title = {Design f{\"u}r Spiel, Spaß, Spannung: Gestaltung von Artefakten zum spielerischen Handeln / herausgegeben von Melanie Kurz und Thilo Schwer}, series = {Schriften / Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Designgeschichte}, journal = {Schriften / Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Designgeschichte}, edition = {1. Auflage}, publisher = {avedition}, address = {Stuttgart}, isbn = {978-3-89986-396-3}, pages = {171 Seiten}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Die kulturgeschichtlichen Stationen des Spielens vom Beginn der Industrialisierung bis zur Jahrtausendwende werden sowohl aus dem Blickwinkel der Designgeschichte als auch aus dem der Game Studies betrachtet. Die Bandbreite der Themen reicht von der Bauhaus-Wurfpuppe bis zur Barbie, vom Japonismus bis zur Pixelgrafik, von der grafischen Raumillusion zu 3D-Umgebungen und Interaktionsgestaltung, vom Brettspiel bis zum Kriegsspielzeug, von den Utopien der beginnenden Neuzeit bis zu merkantilen Absichten digitaler Spielkonzepte.}, language = {de} } @techreport{ChristGrossRenz1998, author = {Christ, Ansgar and Groß, Rolf Fritz and Renz, Ulrich}, title = {Str{\"o}mungs-, Filterkuchen- und Abreinigungsmodelle f{\"u}r Heißgasfilter, Teilvorhaben "Numerische Simulation des Abreinigungsvorganges und der Rohgasstr{\"o}mung"}, doi = {10.2314/GBV:50431601X}, pages = {117 Seiten}, year = {1998}, language = {de} } @incollection{DautzenbergGrossRenz1996, author = {Dautzenberg, H. and Groß, Rolf Fritz and Renz, Ulrich}, title = {Meßtechnik auf dem Pr{\"u}fstand: Forschung zur Heißgasfiltration}, series = {Virtuelle Instrumente in der Praxis. Begleitband zum Kongress VIP 1996}, booktitle = {Virtuelle Instrumente in der Praxis. Begleitband zum Kongress VIP 1996}, editor = {Jamal, Rahman}, publisher = {National Instruments Germany}, address = {M{\"u}nchen}, pages = {202 -- 208}, year = {1996}, abstract = {Im Rahmen von Forschungsvorhaben des BMBF und verschiedener Industriepartner betreibt der Lehrstuhl f{\"u}r W{\"a}rme{\"u}bertragung und Klimatechnik der RWTH Aachen Pilotanlagen und Pr{\"u}fst{\"a}nde f{\"u}r Untersuchungen auf dem Gebiet der Heißgasfiltration mit keramischen Filterelementen. Als wesentlicher Garant f{\"u}r den Erfolg der Forschungsarbeit muß die auf das jeweilige Projekt genau abgestimmte Meß- und Regelungstechnik angesehen werden. Hierbei z{\"a}hlt neben der Auswahl geeigneter Hardwarekomponenten auch die Softwareentwicklung unter einer leistungsstarken und zuverl{\"a}ssigen Programmierumgebung. Anhand des Aufbaus dreier Versuchsanlagen im Technikumsmaßstab soll das Anforderungsprofil an die Meßtechnik bis hin zur Umsetzung innerhalb der Anlage skizziert werden. Der Heißgasfiltrationspr{\"u}fstand im Heizkraftwerk der RWTH Aachen dient der Beobachtung des Reinigungsverhaltens keramischer Filterelemente bei der Heißgasentstaubung im Temperaturbereich bis 850 Grad C. Wesentlich f{\"u}r die Meßwerterfassung ist hierbei die Kopplung eines Orion-Datenloggers der Firma Schlumberger mit LabView 4.0. Im Hochtemperaturofen des Lehrstuhls werden instation{\"a}re Druckmessungen an einer keramischen Filterkerze w{\"a}hrend eines Abreinigungsimpulses bei 950 Grad C mit hoher Samplingrate durchgef{\"u}hrt. Hierbei {\"u}bernimmt eine durch LabView 4.0 angesteuerte E-Series Karte der Firma National Instruments die Signalaufnahme. Die katalytische Schadstoffreduktion und Entstaubung heißer Rauchgase bei 900 Grad C sind Ziele der Untersuchungen in einer erstellten Versuchsanlage mit einem Quarzglasreaktor. Die Signalerfassung und -konditionierung erfolgt {\"u}ber SCXI in Verbindung mit LabView 4.0, die Steuerung der Anlage {\"u}bernehmen zwei Multifunktionskarten (National Instruments).}, language = {de} } @incollection{GrossMuellerHertingetal.1997, author = {Groß, Rolf Fritz and M{\"u}ller, D. and Herting, D. and Schneemann, A. and Renz, Ulrich}, title = {Modulare Messdatenerfassung in Forschung und Lehre}, series = {Virtuelle Instrumente in der Praxis : Begleitband zum Kongress VIP '97}, booktitle = {Virtuelle Instrumente in der Praxis : Begleitband zum Kongress VIP '97}, editor = {Rahman, Jamal and Jaschinski, Hans}, publisher = {H{\"u}thig}, address = {Heidelberg}, isbn = {978-3-7785-2667-5 Pp.}, pages = {282 -- 288}, year = {1997}, abstract = {The Lehrstuhl f{\"u}r W{\"a}rme{\"u}bertragung und Klimatechnik at the Aachen University of Technology operates several test facilities to investigate fundamentals of heat and mass transfer supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the Minister f{\"u}r Forschung und Technologie and the industry. In order to get high-resolution and reproselection of hardware components is as critical as the design of software routines to perform successful and accurate measurements. In the following the development of the measurement and control system for three different test facilities is presented and discussed. Special attention is given to the education of students within the framework of laboratories and scientific experiments.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Thiele2023, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Thiele, Jana}, title = {D{\"u}sseldorfer Schauspielhaus : „Entwicklung eines neuen Erscheinungsbildes"}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {91 Seiten}, year = {2023}, abstract = {In der heutigen digitalisierten und individualisierten Welt spielt das Theater weiterhin eine bedeutende Rolle als kulturelle Institution und als Ort des k{\"u}nstlerischen Ausdrucks. Dabei ist einer der wichtigsten Aspekte die Bewegung. Sie findet auf der B{\"u}hne in jeglicher Form statt - Tanz, Gestik, Mimik, die Schritte der Schauspieler:innen, Spr{\"u}nge, Armbewegungen. All diese unterschiedlichen Arten von Bewegung sind ausschlaggebend f{\"u}r die Wirkung der Texte und St{\"u}cke. F{\"u}r das neue Erscheinungsbild des D{\"u}sseldorfer Schauspielhauses wurde dieser Bewegungsaspekt in ein spannendes, modernes und {\"u}bersichtliches Corporate Design {\"u}bersetzt. Das Ergebnis: Sonderzeichen, die „Bewegung" aufgreifen und entsprechend „verformt" wurden. Durch ihr ver{\"a}ndertes Aussehen spiegeln sie diese Bewegung abstrahiert wider und f{\"u}hren abwechslungsreich durch die verschiedenen Medien.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Thiem2023, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Thiem, Antonia}, title = {Entwicklung eines neuen Corporate Design f{\"u}r ein Museum mit dem Schwerpunkt Lichtkunst}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {97 Seiten}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Weithin leuchtend - tief unter der Erde strahlend: Das »Zentrum f{\"u}r internationale Lichtkunst« in Unna ist ein »Unikat« unter den Kunstmuseen weltweit, da das Museum das Einzige ist, welches sich ausschließlich der zeitgen{\"o}ssischen Lichtkunst widmet. Seit 2001 erstreckt sich die Sammlung von 21 dauerhaften Werken in einem großz{\"u}gigen Kellergew{\"o}lbe. Viele der Lichtinstallationen wurden eigens f{\"u}r die R{\"a}umlichkeiten konzipiert und sind sowohl in ihrem technischen, als auch {\"a}sthetischen und perspektivischen Auftritt unverwechselbar. Die Zielsetzung des Projektes ist es, ein systematisches und einheitliches Erscheinungsbild, welches crossmedial eingesetzt werden kann, zu erarbeiten. Des Weiteren soll die Thematik Lichtkunst in dem Corporate Design aufgegriffen und widergespiegelt werden, sodass die Ber{\"u}hrungspunkte des Publikums spannungsvoll und einpr{\"a}gend aufgenommen werden.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{VonDallwitz2023, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Von Dallwitz, Sophia}, title = {(un)said : Offene Gespr{\"a}che {\"u}ber Alltagssexismus}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {24 Seiten}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Unsaid ist ein didaktisches Starterkit f{\"u}r offene Gespr{\"a}che {\"u}ber Alltagssexismus mit einem Schwerpunkt auf sexueller Bel{\"a}stigung im {\"o}ffentlichen Raum. Es beinhaltet mehrere Schritte - die Brosch{\"u}re bietet euch das ben{\"o}tigte Wissen f{\"u}r einen konstruktiven Diskurs. Zus{\"a}tzlich sind Karten mit Fragen enthalten, die dazu anregen, sexistische Denkmuster und Verhaltensweisen im Alltag zu erkennen und zu reflektieren. Und schließlich zeigt es konkrete Aktionen auf, wie ihr selbst aktiv werden und euch gegen sexistisches Verhalten aussprechen k{\"o}nnt. Das Kit ist darauf ausgerichtet, dass Lehrende an weiterf{\"u}hrenden Schulen es in ihren Unterricht integrieren k{\"o}nnen. Ihr k{\"o}nnt es jedoch genauso gut unter euren Freund*innen, Kolleg*innen oder anderen Interessierten nutzen, um eure Meinungen und Erfahrungen miteinander zu teilen. Unsaid ist ein weiterer Schritt, um Alltagssexismus zu bek{\"a}mpfen und eine Gesellschaft zu schaffen, in der Gleichberechtigung und Respekt selbstverst{\"a}ndlich sind.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Waliszewska2023, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Waliszewska, Laura}, title = {Werkstatt voller Historie}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {35 Seiten}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Das Buch „Werkstatt voller Historie" gibt einen Einblick in das Handwerk der Restaurierung und Konservierung. Wir leben in einer Gesellschaft, die von Konsum und schneller Verf{\"u}gbarkeit gepr{\"a}gt ist. Produkte werden in Massen produziert, genutzt und oft schon nach kurzer Zeit wieder weggeworfen. Durch diese Mentalit{\"a}t der Wegwerfgesellschaft werden die Ressourcen unserer Erde ersch{\"o}pft, und Umweltprobleme werden immer gr{\"o}ßer. Deshalb ist es wichtig, sich intensiv mit der Bewahrung von Kulturgut auseinanderzusetzen. Durch die Verwendung von Illustrationen und visuellen Darstellungen erleichtert das Buch die Kommunikation. Dadurch kann der Restaurierungsprozess einfacher verstanden werden. Mit dem Projekt soll das Interesse geweckt und {\"u}ber die Grundlagen und Herausforderungen der Restaurierung aufgekl{\"a}rt werden.}, language = {de} } @masterthesis{Wamper2023, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Wamper, Lukas}, title = {Bachelorzeit}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {67 Seiten}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Die Bachelorarbeit behandelt die Konzeption und Produktion der Sendung "Bachelorzeit". Ziel ist es, eine innovative Plattform f{\"u}r junge Zuschauer:innen zu schaffen und Einblicke in das Leben und die Themen der Stadt Aachen zu geben. Die Arbeit umfasst den gesamten Produktionsprozess inklusive der Einbindung der Zuschauer:innen und der visuellen Gestaltung. Die erfolgreiche Umsetzung erm{\"o}glicht eine ansprechende und nahbare Atmosph{\"a}re f{\"u}r ein j{\"u}ngeres Publikum.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{NierlePieper2023, author = {Nierle, Elisabeth and Pieper, Martin}, title = {Measuring social impacts in engineering education to improve sustainability skills}, series = {European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)}, booktitle = {European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)}, doi = {10.21427/QPR4-0T22}, pages = {9 Seiten}, year = {2023}, abstract = {In times of social climate protection movements, such as Fridays for Future, the priorities of society, industry and higher education are currently changing. The consideration of sustainability challenges is increasing. In the context of sustainable development, social skills are crucial to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In particular, the impact that educational activities have on people, communities and society is therefore coming to the fore. Research has shown that people with high levels of social competence are better able to manage stressful situations, maintain positive relationships and communicate effectively. They are also associated with better academic performance and career success. However, especially in engineering programs, the social pillar is underrepresented compared to the environmental and economic pillars. In response to these changes, higher education institutions should be more aware of their social impact - from individual forms of teaching to entire modules and degree programs. To specifically determine the potential for improvement and derive resulting change for further development, we present an initial framework for social impact measurement by transferring already established approaches from the business sector to the education sector. To demonstrate the applicability, we measure the key competencies taught in undergraduate engineering programs in Germany. The aim is to prepare the students for success in the modern world of work and their future contribution to sustainable development. Additionally, the university can include the results in its sustainability report. Our method can be applied to different teaching methods and enables their comparison.}, language = {en} } @book{Lauth2023, author = {Lauth, Jakob}, title = {Physical chemistry in a nutshell: Basics for engineers and scientists}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-662-67636-3 (Softcover)}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-662-67637-0}, pages = {XIII, 248 Seiten}, year = {2023}, abstract = {This book is based on a multimedia course for biological and chemical engineers, which is designed to trigger students' curiosity and initiative. A solid basic knowledge of thermodynamics and kinetics is necessary for understanding many technical, chemical, and biological processes. The one-semester basic lecture course was divided into 12 workshops (chapters). Each chapter covers a practically relevant area of physical chemistry and contains the following didactic elements that make this book particularly exciting and understandable: - Links to Videos at the start of each chapter as preparation for the workshop - Key terms (in bold) for further research of your own - Comprehension questions and calculation exercises with solutions as learning checks - Key illustrations as simple, easy-to-replicate blackboard pictures Humorous cartoons for each workshop (by Faelis) additionally lighten up the text and facilitate the learning process as a mnemonic. To round out the book, the appendix includes a summary of the most popular experiments in basic physical chemistry courses, as well as suggestions for designing workshops with exhibits, experiments, and "questions of the day." Suitable for students minoring in chemistry; chemistry majors are sure to find this slimmed-down, didactically valuable book helpful as well. The book is excellent for self-study.}, language = {en} } @incollection{EngelmannBaumann2023, author = {Engelmann, Ulrich M. and Baumann, Martin}, title = {Moderationsexpertise f{\"u}r QMBs - Onlinemoderation}, series = {Qualit{\"a}tsmanagement im Gesundheitswesen}, booktitle = {Qualit{\"a}tsmanagement im Gesundheitswesen}, editor = {Herbig, Nicola and Poppelreuter, Stefan}, publisher = {T{\"U}V-Verlag}, address = {K{\"o}ln}, isbn = {978-3-8249-0714-4}, pages = {Kapitel 10816}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Damit Sie auch in den immer h{\"a}ufiger werdenden Onlineveranstaltungen als Moderator gut bestehen, sollten Sie wissen, was bei der Onlinemoderation im Besonderen zu beachten ist. In diesem dritten Teil der Beitragsserie erfahren Sie, warum online anders als offline ist. Die technischen M{\"o}glichkeiten werden vorgestellt und auch wie diese zu nutzen sind. Schließlich erhalten Sie Tipps, die Sie beim Sprechen online beachten sollten.}, language = {de} } @incollection{Engelmann2023, author = {Engelmann, Ulrich M.}, title = {Moderationsexpertise - Onlinemoderation}, series = {IT-Servicemanagement}, booktitle = {IT-Servicemanagement}, editor = {Lindinger, Markus and Bartsch, Oliver}, publisher = {T{\"U}V-Verlag}, address = {K{\"o}ln}, isbn = {978-3-8249-1154-7}, pages = {Kapitel 05532}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Damit Sie auch in den immer h{\"a}ufiger werdenden Onlineveranstaltungen als Moderator gut bestehen, sollten Sie wissen, was bei der Onlinemoderation im Besonderen zu beachten ist. In diesem dritten Teil der Beitragsserie erfahren Sie, warum online anders als offline ist. Die technischen M{\"o}glichkeiten werden vorgestellt und auch wie diese zu nutzen sind. Schließlich erhalten Sie Tipps, die Sie beim Sprechen online beachten sollten.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{SchulzeBuxlohGrossUlbrich2021, author = {Schulze-Buxloh, Lina and Groß, Rolf Fritz and Ulbrich, Michelle}, title = {Digital planning using building information modelling and virtual reality: new approach for students' remote practical training under lockdown conditions in the course of smart building engineering}, series = {Proceedings of International Conference on Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology 2021}, booktitle = {Proceedings of International Conference on Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology 2021}, publisher = {ISTES Organization}, address = {San Antonio, TX}, isbn = {978-1-952092-17-6}, pages = {118 -- 123}, year = {2021}, abstract = {The worldwide Corona pandemic has severely restricted student projects in the higher semesters of engineering courses. In order not to delay the graduation, a new concept had to be developed for projects under lockdown conditions. Therefore, unused rooms at the university should be digitally recorded in order to develop a new usage concept as laboratory rooms. An inventory of the actual state of the rooms was done first by taking photos and listing up all flaws and peculiarities. After that, a digital site measuring was done with a 360° laser scanner and these recorded scans were linked to a coherent point cloud and transferred to a software for planning technical building services and supporting Building Information Modelling (BIM). In order to better illustrate the difference between the actual and target state, two virtual reality models were created for realistic demonstration. During the project, the students had to go through the entire digital planning phases. Technical specifications had to be complied with, as well as documentation, time planning and cost estimate. This project turned out to be an excellent alternative to on-site practical training under lockdown conditions and increased the students' motivation to deal with complex technical questions.}, language = {en} } @masterthesis{Glueck2023, type = {Bachelor Thesis}, author = {Gl{\"u}ck, Anna}, title = {Entwicklung eines Erscheinungsbildes f{\"u}r ein Unternehmen im Bereich Bioenergiefassaden}, publisher = {FH Aachen}, address = {Aachen}, pages = {88 Seiten}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Nachhaltige Technologien, die Ressourcen schonen und Energie gewinnen, erlangen zunehmend an Bedeutung im urbanen Raum. Diese Bachelorarbeit befasst sich mit der Entwicklung eines Corporate Designs f{\"u}r ein Unternehmen, das sich auf die Fertigung und Planung von Bioenergiefassaden spezialisiert hat. Das Unternehmen sorgt durch seinen Fokus auf nachhaltige Energiegewinnung und effiziente Geb{\"a}udeplanung f{\"u}r die Verbesserung der {\"o}kologischen Herausforderungen. Das Ziel des neuen Corporate Designs ist es, die komplexe Thematik der Bioenergiefassaden der Zielgruppe effektiv zu vermitteln und ihr Interesse f{\"u}r dieses System zu wecken. Dabei werden Illustrationen und Infografiken eingesetzt, um die Technologie verst{\"a}ndlich darzustellen, die positiven Umweltauswirkungen sowie Vorteile der Bioenergiefassaden deutlich hervorzuheben und mehr Umsetzungen zu erzielen.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{NethSchubaBrodkorbetal.2023, author = {Neth, Jannik and Schuba, Marko and Brodkorb, Karsten and Neugebauer, Georg and H{\"o}ner, Tim and Hack, Sacha}, title = {Digital forensics triage app for android}, series = {ARES '23: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security}, booktitle = {ARES '23: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security}, publisher = {ACM}, isbn = {9798400707728}, doi = {10.1145/3600160.3605017}, pages = {6 Seiten}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Digital forensics of smartphones is of utmost importance in many criminal cases. As modern smartphones store chats, photos, videos etc. that can be relevant for investigations and as they can have storage capacities of hundreds of gigabytes, they are a primary target for forensic investigators. However, it is exactly this large amount of data that is causing problems: extracting and examining the data from multiple phones seized in the context of a case is taking more and more time. This bears the risk of wasting a lot of time with irrelevant phones while there is not enough time left to analyze a phone which is worth examination. Forensic triage can help in this case: Such a triage is a preselection step based on a subset of data and is performed before fully extracting all the data from the smartphone. Triage can accelerate subsequent investigations and is especially useful in cases where time is essential. The aim of this paper is to determine which and how much data from an Android smartphone can be made directly accessible to the forensic investigator - without tedious investigations. For this purpose, an app has been developed that can be used with extremely limited storage of data in the handset and which outputs the extracted data immediately to the forensic workstation in a human- and machine-readable format.}, language = {en} } @article{DellmannGloriusLitvinovetal.2023, author = {Dellmann, Sophia Florence and Glorius, J. and Litvinov, Yu A. and Reifarth, R. and Al-Khasawneh, Kafa and Aliotta, M. and Bott, L. and Br{\"u}ckner, Benjamin and Bruno, C. G. and Chen, Ruijiu and Davinson, T. and Dickel, T. and Dillmann, Iris and Dmytriev, D. and Erbacher, P. and Freire-Fern{\´a}ndez, D. and Forstner, Oliver and Geissel, H. and G{\"o}bel, K. and Griffin, Christopher J. and Grisenti, R. and Gumberidze, Alexandre and Haettner, Emma and Hagmann, Siegbert and Heil, M. and Heß, R. and Hillenbrand, P.-M. and Joseph, R. and Jurado, B. and Kozhuharov, Christophor and Kulikov, I. and L{\"o}her, Bastian and Langer, Christoph and Leckenby, Guy and Lederer-Woods, C. and Lestinsky, M. and Litvinov, S. A. and Lorenz, B. A. and Lorenz, E. and Marsh, J. and Menz, Esther Babette and Morgenroth, T. and Petridis, N. and Pibernat, Jerome and Popp, U. and Psaltis, Athanasios and Sanjari, Shahab and Scheidenberger, C. and Sguazzin, M. and Sidhu, Ragandeep Singh and Spillmann, Uwe and Steck, M. and St{\"o}hlker, T. and Surzhykov, A. and Swartz, J. A. and T{\"o}rnqvist, H. and Varga, L. and Vescovi, Diego and Weick, H. and Weigand, M. and Woods, P. and Xing, Y. and Yamaguchi, Taiyo}, title = {Proton capture on stored radioactive ¹¹⁸Te ions}, series = {EPJ Web of Conferences}, volume = {279}, journal = {EPJ Web of Conferences}, number = {Article Number: 11018}, publisher = {EDP Sciences}, issn = {2100-014X}, doi = {10.1051/epjconf/202327911018}, pages = {1 -- 5}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Experimental determination of the cross sections of proton capture on radioactive nuclei is extremely difficult. Therefore, it is of substantial interest for the understanding of the production of the p-nuclei. For the first time, a direct measurement of proton-capture cross sections on stored, radioactive ions became possible in an energy range of interest for nuclear astrophysics. The experiment was performed at the Experimental Storage Ring (ESR) at GSI by making use of a sensitive method to measure (p,γ) and (p,n) reactions in inverse kinematics. These reaction channels are of high relevance for the nucleosyn-thesis processes in supernovae, which are among the most violent explosions in the universe and are not yet well understood. The cross section of the ¹¹⁸Te(p,γ) reaction has been measured at energies of 6 MeV/u and 7 MeV/u. The heavy ions interacted with a hydrogen gas jet target. The radiative recombination process of the fully stripped ¹¹⁸Te ions and electrons from the hydrogen target was used as a luminosity monitor. An overview of the experimental method and preliminary results from the ongoing analysis will be presented.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{ArndtConzenElsenetal.2023, author = {Arndt, Tobias and Conzen, Max and Elsen, Ingo and Ferrein, Alexander and Galla, Oskar and K{\"o}se, Hakan and Schiffer, Stefan and Tschesche, Matteo}, title = {Anomaly detection in the metal-textile industry for the reduction of the cognitive load of quality control workers}, series = {PETRA '23: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments}, booktitle = {PETRA '23: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments}, publisher = {ACM}, isbn = {9798400700699}, doi = {10.1145/3594806.3596558}, pages = {535 -- 542}, year = {2023}, abstract = {This paper presents an approach for reducing the cognitive load for humans working in quality control (QC) for production processes that adhere to the 6σ -methodology. While 100\% QC requires every part to be inspected, this task can be reduced when a human-in-the-loop QC process gets supported by an anomaly detection system that only presents those parts for manual inspection that have a significant likelihood of being defective. This approach shows good results when applied to image-based QC for metal textile products.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{ZaehlTheisWolfetal.2023, author = {Z{\"a}hl, Philipp M. and Theis, Sabine and Wolf, Martin and K{\"o}hler, Klemens}, title = {Teamwork in software development and what personality has to do with it - an overview}, series = {Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality}, booktitle = {Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality}, editor = {Chen, Jessie Y. C. and Fragomeni, Gino}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-031-35633-9 (Print)}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-35634-6_10}, pages = {130 -- 153}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Due to the increasing complexity of software projects, software development is becoming more and more dependent on teams. The quality of this teamwork can vary depending on the team composition, as teams are always a combination of different skills and personality types. This paper aims to answer the question of how to describe a software development team and what influence the personality of the team members has on the team dynamics. For this purpose, a systematic literature review (n=48) and a literature search with the AI research assistant Elicit (n=20) were conducted. Result: A person's personality significantly shapes his or her thinking and actions, which in turn influences his or her behavior in software development teams. It has been shown that team performance and satisfaction can be strongly influenced by personality. The quality of communication and the likelihood of conflict can also be attributed to personality.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{DuranParedesMottaghyHerrmannetal.2020, author = {Duran Paredes, Ludwin and Mottaghy, Darius and Herrmann, Ulf and Groß, Rolf Fritz}, title = {Online ground temperature and soil moisture monitoring of a shallow geothermal system with non-conventional components}, series = {EGU General Assembly 2020}, booktitle = {EGU General Assembly 2020}, year = {2020}, abstract = {We present first results from a newly developed monitoring station for a closed loop geothermal heat pump test installation at our campus, consisting of helix coils and plate heat exchangers, as well as an ice-store system. There are more than 40 temperature sensors and several soil moisture content sensors distributed around the system, allowing a detailed monitoring under different operating conditions.In the view of the modern development of renewable energies along with the newly concepts known as Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 (high-tech strategy from the German government), we created a user-friendly web application, which will connect the things (sensors) with the open network (www). Besides other advantages, this allows a continuous remote monitoring of the data from the numerous sensors at an arbitrary sampling rate.Based on the recorded data, we will also present first results from numerical simulations, taking into account all relevant heat transport processes.The aim is to improve the understanding of these processes and their influence on the thermal behavior of shallow geothermal systems in the unsaturated zone. This will in turn facilitate the prediction of the performance of these systems and therefore yield an improvement in their dimensioning when designing a specific shallow geothermal installation.}, language = {en} } @article{BertzMolinnusSchoeningetal.2023, author = {Bertz, Morten and Molinnus, Denise and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and Homma, Takayuki}, title = {Real-time monitoring of H₂O₂ sterilization on individual bacillus atrophaeus spores by optical sensing with trapping Raman spectroscopy}, series = {Chemosensors}, volume = {8}, journal = {Chemosensors}, number = {11}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {2227-9040}, doi = {10.3390/chemosensors11080445}, pages = {Artikel 445}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), a strong oxidizer, is a commonly used sterilization agent employed during aseptic food processing and medical applications. To assess the sterilization efficiency with H₂O₂, bacterial spores are common microbial systems due to their remarkable robustness against a wide variety of decontamination strategies. Despite their widespread use, there is, however, only little information about the detailed time-resolved mechanism underlying the oxidative spore death by H₂O₂. In this work, we investigate chemical and morphological changes of individual Bacillus atrophaeus spores undergoing oxidative damage using optical sensing with trapping Raman microscopy in real-time. The time-resolved experiments reveal that spore death involves two distinct phases: (i) an initial phase dominated by the fast release of dipicolinic acid (DPA), a major spore biomarker, which indicates the rupture of the spore's core; and (ii) the oxidation of the remaining spore material resulting in the subsequent fragmentation of the spores' coat. Simultaneous observation of the spore morphology by optical microscopy corroborates these mechanisms. The dependence of the onset of DPA release and the time constant of spore fragmentation on H₂O₂ shows that the formation of reactive oxygen species from H₂O₂ is the rate-limiting factor of oxidative spore death.}, language = {en} } @article{WendlandtKochBritzetal.2023, author = {Wendlandt, Tim and Koch, Claudia and Britz, Beate and Liedek, Anke and Schmidt, Nora and Werner, Stefan and Gleba, Yuri and Vahidpour, Farnoosh and Welden, Melanie and Poghossian, Arshak and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef}, title = {Facile Purification and Use of Tobamoviral Nanocarriers for Antibody-Mediated Display of a Two-Enzyme System}, series = {Viruses}, volume = {9}, journal = {Viruses}, number = {15}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, issn = {1999-4915}, doi = {doi.org/10.3390/v15091951}, pages = {Artikel 1951}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Immunosorbent turnip vein clearing virus (TVCV) particles displaying the IgG-binding domains D and E of Staphylococcus aureus protein A (PA) on every coat protein (CP) subunit (TVCVPA) were purified from plants via optimized and new protocols. The latter used polyethylene glycol (PEG) raw precipitates, from which virions were selectively re-solubilized in reverse PEG concentration gradients. This procedure improved the integrity of both TVCVPA and the wild-type subgroup 3 tobamovirus. TVCVPA could be loaded with more than 500 IgGs per virion, which mediated the immunocapture of fluorescent dyes, GFP, and active enzymes. Bi-enzyme ensembles of cooperating glucose oxidase and horseradish peroxidase were tethered together on the TVCVPA carriers via a single antibody type, with one enzyme conjugated chemically to its Fc region, and the other one bound as a target, yielding synthetic multi-enzyme complexes. In microtiter plates, the TVCVPA-displayed sugar-sensing system possessed a considerably increased reusability upon repeated testing, compared to the IgG-bound enzyme pair in the absence of the virus. A high coverage of the viral adapters was also achieved on Ta2O5 sensor chip surfaces coated with a polyelectrolyte interlayer, as a prerequisite for durable TVCVPA-assisted electrochemical biosensing via modularly IgG-assembled sensor enzymes.}, language = {en} } @misc{SteuerDankertBergPostweilerLeichtScholten2023, author = {Steuer-Dankert, Linda and Berg-Postweiler, Julia and Leicht-Scholten, Carmen}, title = {One does not fit all: applying anti-bias trainings in academia}, series = {Twenty-third international conference on diversity in organizations, communities \& nations June 22 - 23, 2023 Toronto Metropolitan University, Rogers Communication Centre Toronto, Canada}, journal = {Twenty-third international conference on diversity in organizations, communities \& nations June 22 - 23, 2023 Toronto Metropolitan University, Rogers Communication Centre Toronto, Canada}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Anti-bias trainings are increasingly demanded and practiced in academia and industry to increase employees' sensitivity to discrimination, racism, and diversity. Under the heading of "Diversity Management", anti-bias trainings are mainly offered as one-off workshops intending to raise awareness of unconscious biases, create a diversity-affirming corporate culture, awake awareness of the potential of diversity, and ultimately enable the reflection of diversity in development processes. However, coming from childhood education, research and scientific articles on the sustainable effectiveness of anti-bias in adulthood, especially in academia, are very scarce. In order to fill this research gap, the paper explores how sustainable the effects of individual anti-bias trainings on the behavior of participants are. In order to investigate this, participant observation in a qualitative pre-post setting was conducted, analyzing anti-bias trainings in an academic context. Two observers actively participated in the training sessions and documented the activities and reflection processes of the participants. Overall, the results question the effectiveness of single anti-bias trainings and show that a target-group adaptive approach is mandatory due to the background of the approach in early childhood education. Therefore, it can be concluded that anti-bias work needs to be adapted to the target group's needs and reality of life. Furthermore, the study reveals that single anti-bias trainings must be embedded in a holistic diversity management approach to stimulate sustainable reflection processes among the target group. This paper is one of the first to scientifically evaluate anti-bias training effectiveness, especially in engineering sciences and the university context.}, language = {en} } @incollection{EggertZaehlWolfetal.2023, author = {Eggert, Mathias and Z{\"a}hl, Philipp M. and Wolf, Martin R. and Haase, Martin}, title = {Applying leaderboards for quality improvement in software development projects}, series = {Software Engineering for Games in Serious Contexts}, booktitle = {Software Engineering for Games in Serious Contexts}, editor = {Cooper, Kendra M.L. and Bucchiarone, Antonio}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-031-33337-8 (Print)}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-031-33338-5_11}, pages = {243 -- 263}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Software development projects often fail because of insufficient code quality. It is now well documented that the task of testing software, for example, is perceived as uninteresting and rather boring, leading to poor software quality and major challenges to software development companies. One promising approach to increase the motivation for considering software quality is the use of gamification. Initial research works already investigated the effects of gamification on software developers and come to promising. Nevertheless, a lack of results from field experiments exists, which motivates the chapter at hand. By conducting a gamification experiment with five student software projects and by interviewing the project members, the chapter provides insights into the changing programming behavior of information systems students when confronted with a leaderboard. The results reveal a motivational effect as well as a reduction of code smells.}, language = {en} }