TY - CHAP A1 - Alhwarin, Faraj A1 - Ferrein, Alexander A1 - Scholl, Ingrid T1 - IR stereo kinect: improving depth images by combining structured light with IR stereo T2 - PRICAI 2014: Trends in artificial intelligence : 13th Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence : Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, December 1-5, 2014 : proceedings. (Lecture notes in computer science ; vol. 8862) N2 - RGB-D sensors such as the Microsoft Kinect or the Asus Xtion are inexpensive 3D sensors. A depth image is computed by calculating the distortion of a known infrared light (IR) pattern which is projected into the scene. While these sensors are great devices they have some limitations. The distance they can measure is limited and they suffer from reflection problems on transparent, shiny, or very matte and absorbing objects. If more than one RGB-D camera is used the IR patterns interfere with each other. This results in a massive loss of depth information. In this paper, we present a simple and powerful method to overcome these problems. We propose a stereo RGB-D camera system which uses the pros of RGB-D cameras and combine them with the pros of stereo camera systems. The idea is to utilize the IR images of each two sensors as a stereo pair to generate a depth map. The IR patterns emitted by IR projectors are exploited here to enhance the dense stereo matching even if the observed objects or surfaces are texture-less or transparent. The resulting disparity map is then fused with the depth map offered by the RGB-D sensor to fill the regions and the holes that appear because of interference, or due to transparent or reflective objects. Our results show that the density of depth information is increased especially for transparent, shiny or matte objects. Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-3-319-13559-5 (Print) ; 978-3-319-13560-1 (E-Book) U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13560-1_33 SP - 409 EP - 421 PB - Springer CY - München ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Altay, Okyay A1 - Taddei, Francesca A1 - Butenweg, Christoph A1 - Klinkel, Sven T1 - Vibration mitigation of wind turbine towers with tuned mass dampers T2 - Wind turbine control and monitoring. (Advances in industrial control) N2 - Because of its minor environmental impact, electricity generation using wind power is getting remarkable. The further growth of the wind industry depends on technological solutions to the challenges in production and construction of the turbines. Wind turbine tower vibrations, which limit power generation efficiency and cause fatigue problems with high maintenance costs, count as one of the main structural difficulties in the wind energy sector. To mitigate tower vibrations auxiliary measures are necessary. The effectiveness of tuned mass damper is verified by means of a numeric study on a 5 MW onshore reference wind turbine. Hereby, also seismic-induced vibrations and soil–structure interaction are considered. Acquired results show that tuned mass damper can effectively reduce resonant tower vibrations and improve the fatigue life of wind turbines. This chapter is also concerned with tuned liquid column damper and a semiactive application of it. Due to its geometric versatility and low prime costs, tuned liquid column dampers are a good alternative to other damping measures, in particular for slender structures like wind turbines. Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-3-319-08412-1 (Print) ; 978-3-319-08413-8 (E-Book) U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08413-8_12 SP - 337 EP - 373 PB - Springer CY - Cham ; Heidelberg ; New York ; Dordrecht ; London ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Benner, Joachim T1 - Berechnungsmethoden der Wälzlagerreibung und Einflussgrößen T2 - SMK 2014 : Schweizer Maschinenelemente Kolloquim 25. und 26. November 2014 Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-3-944331-81-2 SP - 151 EP - 170 PB - TUDpress Verl. der Wissenschaften CY - Dresden ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Borchert, Jörg A1 - Bremen, Frank T1 - Geschäfts- und Organisationsmodelle für ein Strom- und Gas-Portfoliomanagement T2 - Optimierte Strom- und Gasbeschaffung in der Energiewirtschaftsbranche Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-3-9813142-9-8 SP - 11 EP - 28 PB - KS-Energy-Verl. CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Burger, Ulrich A1 - Kirsch, Ansgar A1 - Marcher, Thomas A1 - Höser, Sebastian T1 - Geologisch-geotechnischer Planungsprozess von Tunnelbauten mit Schwerpunkt tiefliegender Tunnel T2 - Beton-Kalender ; Bd. 103: Unterirdisches Bauen, Grundbau, Eurocode 7 Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-3-433-03051-6 ; 978-3-433-60335-2 ; 978-3-433-60508-0 ; 3-433-60508-4 SP - 37 EP - 62 PB - Ernst CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Butenweg, Christoph A1 - Klinkel, Sven T1 - Dynamisches Verhalten von Stahlbetonplatten unter Impact-Belastungen T2 - Massivbau im Wandel : Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag von Josef Hegger Y1 - 2014 SN - 3-939051-20-9 SP - 369 EP - 380 PB - Ernst CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Butenweg, Christoph A1 - Norda, H. T1 - Erdbebenberechnung von Mauerwerksbauten nach DIN EN 1998-1:2010-12 T2 - Mauerwerksbau-Praxis nach Eurocode / Schubert, Schneider, Schoch (Hrsg.). - 3., vollständig überarbeitete Auflage Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-3-410-22739-7 SP - 367 EP - 412 PB - Beuth CY - Berlin, Wien, Zürich ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Boehnhardt, Herrmann A1 - Broj, Ulrich A1 - Geppert, Ulrich R. M. E. A1 - Grundmann, Jan-Thimo A1 - Seboldt, Wolfgang A1 - Seefeldt, Patric A1 - Spietz, Peter A1 - Johnson, Les A1 - Kührt, Ekkehard A1 - Mottola, Stefano A1 - Macdonald, Malcolm A1 - McInnes, Colin R. A1 - Vasile, Massimiliano A1 - Reinhard, Ruedeger T1 - Gossamer roadmap technology reference study for a multiple NEO Rendezvous Mission T2 - Advances in solar sailing N2 - A technology reference study for a multiple near-Earth object (NEO) rendezvous mission with solar sailcraft is currently carried out by the authors of this paper. The investigated mission builds on previous concepts, but adopts a strong micro-spacecraft philosophy based on the DLR/ESA Gossamer technology. The main scientific objective of the mission is to explore the diversity of NEOs. After direct interplanetary insertion, the solar sailcraft should—within less than 10 years—rendezvous three NEOs that are not only scientifically interesting, but also from the point of human spaceight and planetary defense. In this paper, the objectives of the study are outlined and a preliminary potential mission profile is presented. Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-3-642-34906-5 (Print) ; 978-3-642-34907-2 (E-Book) SP - 211 EP - 226 PB - Springer CY - Berlin [u.a.] ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hebel, Christoph T1 - Mehrwert T2 - Unser Dorf hat Zukunft Y1 - 2014 SP - 6 EP - 7 PB - StädteRegion Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Heuermann, Holger A1 - Finger, Torsten ED - Günther, Michael T1 - Microwave Spark Plug for Very High-Pressure Conditions T2 - Ignition systems for gasoline engines Y1 - 2014 SP - 269 EP - 282 PB - DCM Druck CY - Meckenheim ER -