TY - CHAP A1 - Bung, Daniel B. ED - Rowinski, Pawel T1 - Laboratory models of free-surface flows T2 - Rivers - physical, fluvial and environmental processes N2 - Hydraulic modeling is the classical approach to investigate and describe complex fluid motion. Many empirical formulas in the literature used for the hydraulic design of river training measures and structures have been developed using experimental data from the laboratory. Although computer capacities have increased to a high level which allows to run complex numerical simulations on standard workstation nowadays, non-standard design of structures may still raise the need to perform physical model investigations. These investigations deliver insight into details of flow patterns and the effect of varying boundary conditions. Data from hydraulic model tests may be used for calibration of numerical models as well. As the field of hydraulic modeling is very complex, this chapter intends to give a short overview on capacities and limits of hydraulic modeling in regard to river flows and hydraulic structures only. The reader shall get a first idea of modeling principles and basic considerations. More detailed information can be found in the references. KW - Physical modeling KW - Similitude KW - Open channels KW - Hydraulic structures Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-3-319-17718-2 ; 978-3-319-17719-9 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17719-9_9 SP - 213 EP - 228 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Busse, Daniel A1 - Esch, Thomas A1 - Muntaniol, Roman T1 - Thermal management in E-carsharing vehicles - preconditioning concepts of passenger compartments T2 - E-Mobility in Europe : trends and good practice N2 - The issue of thermal management in electric vehicles includes the topics of drivetrain cooling and heating, interior temperature, vehicle body conditioning and safety. In addition to the need to ensure optimal thermal operating conditions of the drivetrain components (drive motor, battery and electrical components), thermal comfort must be provided for the passengers. Thermal comfort is defined as the feeling which expresses the satisfaction of the passengers with the ambient conditions in the compartment. The influencing factors on thermal comfort are the temperature and humidity as well as the speed of the indoor air and the clothing and the activity of the passengers, in addition to the thermal radiation and the temperatures of the interior surfaces. The generation and the maintenance of free visibility (ice- and moisture-free windows) count just as important as on-demand heating and cooling of the entire vehicle. A Carsharing climate concept of the innovative ec2go vehicle stipulates and allows for only seating areas used by passengers to be thermally conditioned in a close-to-body manner. To enable this, a particular feature has been added to the preconditioning of the Carsharing electric vehicle during the electric charging phase at the parking station. KW - Carsharing KW - Thermal management KW - Thermal comfort KW - Electrical vehicle KW - Passenger compartment Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-3-319-13193-1 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13194-8_18 SP - 327 EP - 343 PB - Springer CY - Cham [u.a.] ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Calliess, Gralf-Peter A1 - Kroll-Ludwigs, Kathrin T1 - Art. 6 Rome III-Regulation (consent and material validity) T2 - Rome Regulations : commentary Y1 - 2015 SN - 9789041147547 PB - Wolters Kluwer ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Chanson, Hubert A1 - Bung, Daniel B. A1 - Matos, J. T1 - Stepped spillways and cascades T2 - Energy dissipation in hydraulic structures / Hubert Chanson (ed.) Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-1-138-02755-8 (print) ; 978-1-315-68029-3 (e-Book) SP - 45 EP - 64 PB - CRC Press CY - Boca Raton, Fla. [u.a.] ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Sadykov, R. A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül A1 - Artmann, Gerhard T1 - Changes in intestinal microflora in rats induced by oral exposure to low lead (II) concentrations T2 - Lead Exposure and Poisoning: Clinical Symptoms, Medical Management and Preventive Strategies Y1 - 2015 SN - 9781634826990 SP - 75 EP - 99 PB - Nova Science Publ. ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Frotscher, Ralf A1 - Goßmann, Matthias A1 - Raatschen, Hans-Jürgen A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül A1 - Staat, Manfred T1 - Simulation of cardiac cell-seeded membranes using the edge-based smoothed FEM T2 - Shell and membrane theories in mechanics and biology. (Advanced structured materials ; 45) N2 - We present an electromechanically coupled Finite Element model for cardiac tissue. It bases on the mechanical model for cardiac tissue of Hunter et al. that we couple to the McAllister-Noble-Tsien electrophysiological model of purkinje fibre cells. The corresponding system of ordinary differential equations is implemented on the level of the constitutive equations in a geometrically and physically nonlinear version of the so-called edge-based smoothed FEM for plates. Mechanical material parameters are determined from our own pressure-deflection experimental setup. The main purpose of the model is to further examine the experimental results not only on mechanical but also on electrophysiological level down to ion channel gates. Moreover, we present first drug treatment simulations and validate the model with respect to the experiments. Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-3-319-02534-6 ; 978-3-319-02535-3 SP - 187 EP - 212 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Goeckel, Tom A1 - Schiffer, Stefan A1 - Wagner, Hermann A1 - Lakemeyer, Gerhard T1 - The Video Conference Tool Robot ViCToR T2 - Intelligent Robotics and Applications : 8th International Conference, ICIRA 2015, Portsmouth, UK, August 24-27, 2015, Proceedings, Part II N2 - We present a robotic tool that autonomously follows a conversation to enable remote presence in video conferencing. When humans participate in a meeting with the help of video conferencing tools, it is crucial that they are able to follow the conversation both with acoustic and visual input. To this end, we design and implement a video conferencing tool robot that uses binaural sound source localization as its main source to autonomously orient towards the currently talking speaker. To increase robustness of the acoustic cue against noise we supplement the sound localization with a source detection stage. Also, we include a simple onset detector to retain fast response times. Since we only use two microphones, we are confronted with ambiguities on whether a source is in front or behind the device. We resolve these ambiguities with the help of face detection and additional moves. We tailor the system to our target scenarios in experiments with a four minute scripted conversation. In these experiments we evaluate the influence of different system settings on the responsiveness and accuracy of the device. Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-3-319-22876-1 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22876-1_6 N1 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 9245 SP - 61 EP - 73 PB - Springer ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kroll-Ludwigs, Kathrin ED - Calliess, Gralf-Peter T1 - Art. 5 Rom III-Regulation (choice of applicable law by the parties) T2 - Rome Regulations : commentary Y1 - 2015 SN - 9789041147547 PB - Wolters Kluwer ET - 2nd ed. ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kroll-Ludwigs, Kathrin ED - Colliess, Gralf-Peter T1 - Art. 7 Rome III-Regulation (formal validity) T2 - Rome Regulations : commentary Y1 - 2015 SN - 9789041147547 PB - Wolters Kluwer ET - 2nd ed. ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kümmell, Steffen A1 - Hillgärtner, Michael T1 - Inductive charging comfortable and nonvisible charging stations for urbanised areas T2 - E-Mobility in Europe : trends and good practice N2 - For a wide acceptance of E-Mobility, a well-developed charging infrastructure is needed. Conductive charging stations, which are today’s state of the art, are of limited suitability for urbanised areas, since they cause a significant diversification in townscape. Furthermore, they might be destroyed by vandalism. Besides for those urbanistic reasons, inductive charging stations are a much more comfortable alternative, especially in urbanised areas. The usage of conductive charging stations requires more or less bulky charging cables. The handling of those standardised charging cables, especially during poor weather conditions, might cause inconvenience, such as dirty clothing etc. Wireless charging does not require visible and vandalism vulnerable charge sticks. No wired connection between charging station and vehicle is needed, which enable the placement below the surface of parking spaces or other points of interest. Inductive charging seems to be the optimal alternative for E-Mobility, as a high power transfer can be realised with a manageable technical and financial effort. For a well-accepted and working public charging infrastructure in urbanised areas it is essential that the infrastructure fits the vehicles’ needs. Hence, a well-adjusted standardisation of the charging infrastructure is essential. This is carried out by several IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) and national standardisation committees. To ensure an optimised technical solution for future’s inductive charging infrastructures, several field tests had been carried out and are planned in near future. KW - E-mobility KW - Inductive charging KW - Charging stations KW - Urban areas Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-3-319-13193-1 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13194-8_16 SP - 297 EP - 309 PB - Springer CY - Cham [u.a.] ER -