TY - CHAP A1 - Stenger, David A1 - Altherr, Lena A1 - Abel, Dirk T1 - Machine learning and metaheuristics for black-box optimization of product families: a case-study investigating solution quality vs. computational overhead T2 - Operations Research Proceedings 2018 N2 - In product development, numerous design decisions have to be made. Multi-domain virtual prototyping provides a variety of tools to assess technical feasibility of design options, however often requires substantial computational effort for just a single evaluation. A special challenge is therefore the optimal design of product families, which consist of a group of products derived from a common platform. Finding an optimal platform configuration (stating what is shared and what is individually designed for each product) and an optimal design of all products simultaneously leads to a mixed-integer nonlinear black-box optimization model. We present an optimization approach based on metamodels and a metaheuristic. To increase computational efficiency and solution quality, we compare different types of Gaussian process regression metamodels adapted from the domain of machine learning, and combine them with a genetic algorithm. We illustrate our approach on the example of a product family of electrical drives, and investigate the trade-off between solution quality and computational overhead. KW - Product family optimization KW - Mixed-integer nonlinear black-box optimization KW - Engineering optimization KW - Machine learning Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-030-18499-5 (Print) SN - 978-3-030-18500-8 (Online) U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18500-8_47 SP - 379 EP - 385 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Leise, Philipp A1 - Altherr, Lena A1 - Simon, Nicolai A1 - Pelz, Peter F. T1 - Finding global-optimal gearbox designs for battery electric vehicles T2 - Optimization of complex systems - theory, models, algorithms and applications : WCGO 2019 N2 - In order to maximize the possible travel distance of battery electric vehicles with one battery charge, it is mandatory to adjust all components of the powertrain carefully to each other. While current vehicle designs mostly simplify the powertrain rigorously and use an electric motor in combination with a gearbox with only one fixed transmission ratio, the use of multi-gear systems has great potential. First, a multi-speed system is able to improve the overall energy efficiency. Secondly, it is able to reduce the maximum momentum and therefore to reduce the maximum current provided by the traction battery, which results in a longer battery lifetime. In this paper, we present a systematic way to generate multi-gear gearbox designs that—combined with a certain electric motor—lead to the most efficient fulfillment of predefined load scenarios and are at the same time robust to uncertainties in the load. Therefore, we model the electric motor and the gearbox within a Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Program, and optimize the efficiency of the mechanical parts of the powertrain. By combining this mathematical optimization program with an unsupervised machine learning algorithm, we are able to derive global-optimal gearbox designs for practically relevant momentum and speed requirements. KW - Powertrain KW - Gearbox KW - Optimization KW - BEV KW - WLTP Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-030-21802-7 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21803-4_91 SP - 916 EP - 925 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Meck, Marvin M. A1 - Müller, Tim M. A1 - Altherr, Lena A1 - Pelz, Peter F. T1 - Improving an industrial cooling system using MINLP, considering capital and operating costs T2 - Operations Research Proceedings 2019 N2 - The chemical industry is one of the most important industrial sectors in Germany in terms of manufacturing revenue. While thermodynamic boundary conditions often restrict the scope for reducing the energy consumption of core processes, secondary processes such as cooling offer scope for energy optimisation. In this contribution, we therefore model and optimise an existing cooling system. The technical boundary conditions of the model are provided by the operators, the German chemical company BASF SE. In order to systematically evaluate different degrees of freedom in topology and operation, we formulate and solve a Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Program (MINLP), and compare our optimisation results with the existing system. KW - Engineering optimisation KW - Mixed-integer programming KW - Industrial optimisation KW - Cooling system KW - Process engineering Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-3-030-48438-5 (Print) SN - 978-3-030-48439-2 (Online) U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48439-2_61 N1 - Annual International Conference of the German Operations Research Society (GOR), Dresden, Germany, September 4-6, 2019. SP - 505 EP - 512 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Müller, Tim M. A1 - Schmitt, Andreas A1 - Leise, Philipp A1 - Meck, Tobias A1 - Altherr, Lena A1 - Pelz, Peter F. A1 - Pfetsch, Marc E. T1 - Validation of an optimized resilient water supply system T2 - Uncertainty in Mechanical Engineering N2 - Component failures within water supply systems can lead to significant performance losses. One way to address these losses is the explicit anticipation of failures within the design process. We consider a water supply system for high-rise buildings, where pump failures are the most likely failure scenarios. We explicitly consider these failures within an early design stage which leads to a more resilient system, i.e., a system which is able to operate under a predefined number of arbitrary pump failures. We use a mathematical optimization approach to compute such a resilient design. This is based on a multi-stage model for topology optimization, which can be described by a system of nonlinear inequalities and integrality constraints. Such a model has to be both computationally tractable and to represent the real-world system accurately. We therefore validate the algorithmic solutions using experiments on a scaled test rig for high-rise buildings. The test rig allows for an arbitrary connection of pumps to reproduce scaled versions of booster station designs for high-rise buildings. We experimentally verify the applicability of the presented optimization model and that the proposed resilience properties are also fulfilled in real systems. KW - Optimization KW - Mixed-integer nonlinear programming KW - Water distribution system KW - Resilience KW - Validation Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-030-77255-0 SN - 978-3-030-77256-7 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77256-7_7 N1 - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Uncertainty in Mechanical Engineering (ICUME 2021), June 7–8, 2021 SP - 70 EP - 80 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Pfetsch, Marc E. A1 - Abele, Eberhard A1 - Altherr, Lena A1 - Bölling, Christian A1 - Brötz, Nicolas A1 - Dietrich, Ingo A1 - Gally, Tristan A1 - Geßner, Felix A1 - Groche, Peter A1 - Hoppe, Florian A1 - Kirchner, Eckhard A1 - Kloberdanz, Hermann A1 - Knoll, Maximilian A1 - Kolvenbach, Philip A1 - Kuttich-Meinlschmidt, Anja A1 - Leise, Philipp A1 - Lorenz, Ulf A1 - Matei, Alexander A1 - Molitor, Dirk A. A1 - Niessen, Pia A1 - Pelz, Peter F. A1 - Rexer, Manuel A1 - Schmitt, Andreas A1 - Schmitt, Johann M. A1 - Schulte, Fiona A1 - Ulbrich, Stefan A1 - Weigold, Matthias T1 - Strategies for mastering uncertainty T2 - Mastering uncertainty in mechanical engineering N2 - This chapter describes three general strategies to master uncertainty in technical systems: robustness, flexibility and resilience. It builds on the previous chapters about methods to analyse and identify uncertainty and may rely on the availability of technologies for particular systems, such as active components. Robustness aims for the design of technical systems that are insensitive to anticipated uncertainties. Flexibility increases the ability of a system to work under different situations. Resilience extends this characteristic by requiring a given minimal functional performance, even after disturbances or failure of system components, and it may incorporate recovery. The three strategies are described and discussed in turn. Moreover, they are demonstrated on specific technical systems. Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-030-78353-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78354-9_6 N1 - Part of the Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering book series (STME) SP - 365 EP - 456 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zabirov, Alexander A1 - Schleser, Markus A1 - Bucherer, Sebastian T1 - Füge- und Dichtkonzept für einen Leichtbauverbrennungsmotor JF - adhäsion KLEBEN & DICHTEN Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s35145-021-0531-5 SN - 2192-8681 VL - 65 IS - 11 SP - 12 EP - 19 PB - Springer Nature CY - Cham ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Altherr, Lena A1 - Leise, Philipp A1 - Pfetsch, Marc E. A1 - Schmitt, Andreas T1 - Algorithmic design and resilience assessment of energy efficient high-rise water supply systems JF - Applied Mechanics and Materials N2 - High-rise water supply systems provide water flow and suitable pressure in all levels of tall buildings. To design such state-of-the-art systems, the consideration of energy efficiency and the anticipation of component failures are mandatory. In this paper, we use Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming to compute an optimal placement of pipes and pumps, as well as an optimal control strategy.Moreover, we consider the resilience of the system to pump failures. A resilient system is able to fulfill a predefined minimum functionality even though components fail or are restricted in their normal usage. We present models to measure and optimize the resilience. To demonstrate our approach, we design and analyze an optimal resilient decentralized water supply system inspired by a real-life hotel building. KW - MINLP KW - Buffering Capacity KW - Uncertainty KW - Water Supply Networks KW - Booster Stations Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.885.211 SN - 1662-7482 VL - 885 SP - 211 EP - 223 PB - Trans Tech Publications CY - Bäch ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Müller, Tim M. A1 - Altherr, Lena A1 - Leise, Philipp A1 - Pelz, Peter F. T1 - Optimization of pumping systems for buildings: Experimental validation of different degrees of model detail on a modular test rig T2 - Operations Research Proceedings 2019 N2 - Successful optimization requires an appropriate model of the system under consideration. When selecting a suitable level of detail, one has to consider solution quality as well as the computational and implementation effort. In this paper, we present a MINLP for a pumping system for the drinking water supply of high-rise buildings. We investigate the influence of the granularity of the underlying physical models on the solution quality. Therefore, we model the system with a varying level of detail regarding the friction losses, and conduct an experimental validation of our model on a modular test rig. Furthermore, we investigate the computational effort and show that it can be reduced by the integration of domain-specific knowledge. KW - Experimental validation KW - MINLP KW - Engineering optimization KW - Water supply system KW - Network design Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-3-030-48438-5 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48439-2_58 N1 - Annual International Conference of the German Operations Research Society (GOR), Dresden, Germany, September 4-6, 2019 SP - 481 EP - 488 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Tim M. A1 - Leise, Philipp A1 - Lorenz, Imke-Sophie A1 - Altherr, Lena A1 - Pelz, Peter F. T1 - Optimization and validation of pumping system design and operation for water supply in high-rise buildings JF - Optimization and Engineering N2 - The application of mathematical optimization methods for water supply system design and operation provides the capacity to increase the energy efficiency and to lower the investment costs considerably. We present a system approach for the optimal design and operation of pumping systems in real-world high-rise buildings that is based on the usage of mixed-integer nonlinear and mixed-integer linear modeling approaches. In addition, we consider different booster station topologies, i.e. parallel and series-parallel central booster stations as well as decentral booster stations. To confirm the validity of the underlying optimization models with real-world system behavior, we additionally present validation results based on experiments conducted on a modularly constructed pumping test rig. Within the models we consider layout and control decisions for different load scenarios, leading to a Deterministic Equivalent of a two-stage stochastic optimization program. We use a piecewise linearization as well as a piecewise relaxation of the pumps’ characteristics to derive mixed-integer linear models. Besides the solution with off-the-shelf solvers, we present a problem specific exact solving algorithm to improve the computation time. Focusing on the efficient exploration of the solution space, we divide the problem into smaller subproblems, which partly can be cut off in the solution process. Furthermore, we discuss the performance and applicability of the solution approaches for real buildings and analyze the technical aspects of the solutions from an engineer’s point of view, keeping in mind the economically important trade-off between investment and operation costs. KW - Technical Operations Research KW - MINLP KW - MILP KW - Experimental validation KW - Pumping systems Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11081-020-09553-4 SN - 1573-2924 VL - 2021 IS - 22 SP - 643 EP - 686 PB - Springer ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Grundmann, Jan Thimo A1 - Bauer, Waldemar A1 - Boden, Ralf A1 - Ceriotti, Matteo A1 - Chand, Suditi A1 - Cordero, Federico A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Dumont, Etienne A1 - Grimm, Christian D. A1 - Heiligers, Jeannette A1 - Herčík, David A1 - Hérique, Alain A1 - Ho, Tra-Mi A1 - Jahnke, Rico A1 - Kofman, Wlodek A1 - Lange, Caroline A1 - Lichtenheldt, Roy A1 - McInnes, Colin A1 - Meß, Jan-Gerd A1 - Mikschl, Tobias A1 - Mikulz, Eugen A1 - Montenegro, Sergio A1 - Moore, Iain A1 - Pelivan, Ivanka A1 - Peloni, Alessandro A1 - Plettemeier, Dirk A1 - Quantius, Dominik A1 - Reershemius, Siebo A1 - Renger, Thomas A1 - Riemann, Johannes A1 - Rogez, Yves A1 - Ruffer, Michael A1 - Sasaki, Kaname A1 - Schmitz, Nicole A1 - Seboldt, Wolfgang A1 - Seefeldt, Patric A1 - Spietz, Peter A1 - Spröwitz, Tom A1 - Sznajder, Maciej A1 - Tóth, Norbert A1 - Vergaaij, Merel A1 - Viavattene, Giulia A1 - Wejmo, Elisabet A1 - Wiedemann, Carsten A1 - Wolff, Friederike A1 - Ziach, Christian T1 - Flights are ten a sail – Re-use and commonality in the design and system engineering of small spacecraft solar sail missions with modular hardware for responsive and adaptive exploration T2 - 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) KW - system engineering KW - small solar system body characterisation KW - small spacecraft solar sail KW - small spacecraft asteroid lander KW - responsive space Y1 - 2019 SN - 9781713814856 N1 - 70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Washington D.C., United States, 21-25 October 2019 SP - 1 EP - 7 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hein, Andreas M. A1 - Eubanks, T. Marshall A1 - Lingam, Manasvi A1 - Hibberd, Adam A1 - Fries, Dan A1 - Schneider, Jean A1 - Kervella, Pierre A1 - Kennedy, Robert A1 - Perakis, Nikolaos A1 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Interstellar now! Missions to explore nearby interstellar objects JF - Advances in Space Research N2 - The recently discovered first hyperbolic objects passing through the Solar System, 1I/’Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov, have raised the question about near term missions to Interstellar Objects. In situ spacecraft exploration of these objects will allow the direct determination of both their structure and their chemical and isotopic composition, enabling an entirely new way of studying small bodies from outside our solar system. In this paper, we map various Interstellar Object classes to mission types, demonstrating that missions to a range of Interstellar Object classes are feasible, using existing or near-term technology. We describe flyby, rendezvous and sample return missions to interstellar objects, showing various ways to explore these bodies characterizing their surface, dynamics, structure and composition. Their direct exploration will constrain their formation and history, situating them within the dynamical and chemical evolution of the Galaxy. These mission types also provide the opportunity to explore solar system bodies and perform measurements in the far outer solar system. KW - Interstellar objects KW - Trajectories KW - Missions Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2021.06.052 SN - 0273-1177 VL - 69 IS - 1 SP - 402 EP - 414 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kezerashvili, Roman Ya A1 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Preface: Solar sailing: Concepts, technology, and missions II JF - Advances in Space Research Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2021.01.037 SN - 0273-1177 VL - 67 IS - 9 SP - 2559 EP - 2560 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Lorenz, Imke-Sophie A1 - Altherr, Lena A1 - Pelz, Peter F. ED - Neufeld, Janis S. ED - Buscher, Udo ED - Lasch, Rainer ED - Möst, Dominik ED - Schönberger, Jörn T1 - Assessing and Optimizing the Resilience of Water Distribution Systems Using Graph-Theoretical Metrics T2 - Operations Research Proceedings 2019 N2 - Water distribution systems are an essential supply infrastructure for cities. Given that climatic and demographic influences will pose further challenges for these infrastructures in the future, the resilience of water supply systems, i.e. their ability to withstand and recover from disruptions, has recently become a subject of research. To assess the resilience of a WDS, different graph-theoretical approaches exist. Next to general metrics characterizing the network topology, also hydraulic and technical restrictions have to be taken into account. In this work, the resilience of an exemplary water distribution network of a major German city is assessed, and a Mixed-Integer Program is presented which allows to assess the impact of capacity adaptations on its resilience. KW - OR 2019 KW - business analytics KW - decision analytics KW - digital economy KW - mathematical optimization Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-3-030-48439-2 SN - 978-3-030-48438-5 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48439-2_63 N1 - Annual International Conference of the German Operations Research Society (GOR), Dresden, Germany, September 4-6, 2019 SP - 521 EP - 527 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Spietz, Peter A1 - Spröwitz, Tom A1 - Seefeldt, Patric A1 - Grundmann, Jan Thimo A1 - Jahnke, Rico A1 - Mikschl, Tobias A1 - Mikulz, Eugen A1 - Montenegro, Sergio A1 - Reershemius, Siebo A1 - Renger, Thomas A1 - Ruffer, Michael A1 - Sasaki, Kaname A1 - Sznajder, Maciej A1 - Tóth, Norbert A1 - Ceriotti, Matteo A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Macdonald, Malcolm A1 - McInnes, Colin A1 - Seboldt, Wolfgang A1 - Quantius, Dominik A1 - Bauer, Waldemar A1 - Wiedemann, Carsten A1 - Grimm, Christian D. A1 - Hercik, David A1 - Ho, Tra-Mi A1 - Lange, Caroline A1 - Schmitz, Nicole T1 - Paths not taken – The Gossamer roadmap’s other options JF - Advances in Space Research KW - Solar sail KW - Small spacecraft KW - DLR-ESTEC GOSSAMER roadmap for solar sailing KW - GOSSAMER-1 Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2021.01.044 SN - 0273-1177 VL - 67 IS - 9 SP - 2912 EP - 2956 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - German, Laura A1 - Mikucki, Jill A. A1 - Welch, Susan A. A1 - Welch, Kathleen A. A1 - Lutton, Anthony A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Kowalski, Julia A1 - Heinen, Dirk A1 - Feldmann, Marco A1 - Francke, Gero A1 - Espe, Clemens A1 - Lyons, W. Berry T1 - Validation of sampling antarctic subglacial hypersaline waters with an electrothermal ice melting probe (IceMole) for environmental analytical geochemistry JF - International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry N2 - Geochemical characterisation of hypersaline waters is difficult as high concentrations of salts hinder the analysis of constituents at low concentrations, such as trace metals, and the collection of samples for trace metal analysis in natural waters can be easily contaminated. This is particularly the case if samples are collected by non-conventional techniques such as those required for aquatic subglacial environments. In this paper we present the first analysis of a subglacial brine from Taylor Valley, (~ 78°S), Antarctica for the trace metals: Ba, Co, Mo, Rb, Sr, V, and U. Samples were collected englacially using an electrothermal melting probe called the IceMole. This probe uses differential heating of a copper head as well as the probe’s sidewalls and an ice screw at the melting head to move through glacier ice. Detailed blanks, meltwater, and subglacial brine samples were collected to evaluate the impact of the IceMole and the borehole pump, the melting and collection process, filtration, and storage on the geochemistry of the samples collected by this device. Comparisons between melt water profiles through the glacier ice and blank analysis, with published studies on ice geochemistry, suggest the potential for minor contributions of some species Rb, As, Co, Mn, Ni, NH4+, and NO2−+NO3− from the IceMole. The ability to conduct detailed chemical analyses of subglacial fluids collected with melting probes is critical for the future exploration of the hundreds of deep subglacial lakes in Antarctica. Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2019.1704750 SN - 0306-7319 VL - 101 IS - 15 SP - 2654 EP - 2667 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heiligers, Jeannette A1 - Schoutetens, Frederic A1 - Dachwald, Bernd T1 - Photon-sail equilibria in the alpha centauri system JF - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G005446 SN - 1533-3884 SN - 0731-5090 SN - 0162-3192 VL - 44 IS - 5 SP - 1053 EP - 1061 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Leise, Philipp A1 - Simon, Nicolai A1 - Altherr, Lena T1 - Comparison of Piecewise Linearization Techniques to Model Electric Motor Efficiency Maps: A Computational Study T2 - Operations Research Proceedings 2019 N2 - To maximize the travel distances of battery electric vehicles such as cars or buses for a given amount of stored energy, their powertrains are optimized energetically. One key part within optimization models for electric powertrains is the efficiency map of the electric motor. The underlying function is usually highly nonlinear and nonconvex and leads to major challenges within a global optimization process. To enable faster solution times, one possibility is the usage of piecewise linearization techniques to approximate the nonlinear efficiency map with linear constraints. Therefore, we evaluate the influence of different piecewise linearization modeling techniques on the overall solution process and compare the solution time and accuracy for methods with and without explicitly used binary variables. KW - MINLP KW - Powertrain KW - Piecewise linearization KW - Efficiency optimization Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-3-030-48439-2 SN - 978-3-030-48438-5 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48439-2_55 N1 - Annual International Conference of the German Operations Research Society (GOR), Dresden, Germany, September 4-6, 2019 SP - 457 EP - 463 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hunker, Jan L. A1 - Gossmann, Matthias A1 - Raman, Aravind Hariharan A1 - Linder, Peter T1 - Artificial neural networks in cardiac safety assessment: Classification of chemotherapeutic compound effects on hiPSC-derived cardiomyocyte contractility JF - Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vascn.2021.107044 SN - 1056-8719 VL - 111 IS - Article number 107044 PB - Elsevier CY - New York ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard A1 - Alexopoulos, Spiros A1 - Rau, Christoph A1 - Sattler, Johannes Christoph A1 - Anthrakidis, Anette A1 - Teixeira Boura, Cristiano José A1 - O’Connor, B. A1 - Chico Caminos, Ricardo Alexander A1 - Rendón, C. A1 - Hilger, P. T1 - Concentrating Solar Power T2 - Earth systems and environmental sciences N2 - The focus of this chapter is the production of power and the use of the heat produced from concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) systems. The chapter starts with the general theoretical principles of concentrating systems including the description of the concentration ratio, the energy and mass balance. The power conversion systems is the main part where solar-only operation and the increase in operational hours. Solar-only operation include the use of steam turbines, gas turbines, organic Rankine cycles and solar dishes. The operational hours can be increased with hybridization and with storage. Another important topic is the cogeneration where solar cooling, desalination and of heat usage is described. Many examples of commercial CSP power plants as well as research facilities from the past as well as current installed and in operation are described in detail. The chapter closes with economic and environmental aspects and with the future potential of the development of CSP around the world. KW - Central receiver power plant KW - Concentrated systems KW - Concentrating solar power KW - Fresnel power plant KW - Gas turbine Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-0-12-409548-9 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819727-1.00089-3 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül A1 - Kurulgan demirci, Eylem A1 - Fırat, Ipek Seda A1 - Oflaz, Hakan A1 - Artmann, Gerhard T1 - Recombinant activated protein C (rhAPC) affects lipopolysaccharide-induced mechanical compliance changes and beat frequency of mESC-derived cardiomyocyte monolayers JF - SHOCK KW - Septic cardiomyopathy KW - LPS KW - cardiomyocyte biomechanics KW - CellDrum KW - actin cytoskeleton Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1097/SHK.0000000000001845 SN - 1540-0514 PB - Wolters Kluwer CY - Köln ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heinke, Lars N. A1 - Knicker, Axel J. A1 - Albracht, Kirsten T1 - Test-retest reliability of the internal shoulder rotator muscles' stretch reflex in healthy men JF - Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology N2 - Until now the reproducibility of the short latency stretch reflex of the internal rotator muscles of the glenohumeral joint has not been identified. Twenty-three healthy male participants performed three sets of external shoulder rotation stretches with various pre-activation levels on two different dates of measurement to assess test-retest reliability. All stretches were applied with a dynamometer acceleration of 104°/s2 and a velocity of 150°/s. Electromyographical response was measured via surface EMG. Reflex latencies showed a pre-activation effect (ƞ2 = 0,355). ICC ranged from 0,735 to 0,909 indicating an overall “good” relative reliability. SRD 95% lay between ±7,0 to ±12,3 ms.. The reflex gain showed overall poor test-retest reproducibility. The chosen methodological approach presented a suitable test protocol for shoulder muscles stretch reflex latency evaluation. A proof-of-concept study to validate the presented methodical approach in shoulder involvement including subjects with clinically relevant conditions is recommended. KW - stretch reflex KW - shoulder KW - test-retest reliability KW - intraclass correlation coefficient KW - standard error of measurement Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2021.102611 SN - 1050-6411 VL - 62 IS - Article 102611 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Stölzle-Feix, Sonja A1 - Thomas, Ulrich A1 - Engelstädter, Max A1 - Goßmann, Matthias A1 - Linder, Peter A1 - Staat, Manfred A1 - Raman, Aravind Hariharan A1 - Jung, Alexander A1 - Fertig, Niels T1 - Plattformtechnologie für kardiale Sicherheitspharmakologie basierend auf teilsynthetischem Herzmuskelgewebe (FLEXcyte) : gemeinsamer FuE-Abschlussbericht aller Partner des Verbundprojektes : Projektlaufzeit: 01.10.2018 bis 30.09.2020 Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2314/KXP:1813208581 N1 - Förderkennzeichen BMBF 02P18K020-021 Verbundnummer 01185221 PB - Nanion Technologies GmbH CY - München ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Chajan, Eduard A1 - Schulte-Tigges, Joschua A1 - Reke, Michael A1 - Ferrein, Alexander A1 - Matheis, Dominik A1 - Walter, Thomas T1 - GPU based model-predictive path control for self-driving vehicles T2 - IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV) N2 - One central challenge for self-driving cars is a proper path-planning. Once a trajectory has been found, the next challenge is to accurately and safely follow the precalculated path. The model-predictive controller (MPC) is a common approach for the lateral control of autonomous vehicles. The MPC uses a vehicle dynamics model to predict the future states of the vehicle for a given prediction horizon. However, in order to achieve real-time path control, the computational load is usually large, which leads to short prediction horizons. To deal with the computational load, the control algorithm can be parallelized on the graphics processing unit (GPU). In contrast to the widely used stochastic methods, in this paper we propose a deterministic approach based on grid search. Our approach focuses on systematically discovering the search area with different levels of granularity. To achieve this, we split the optimization algorithm into multiple iterations. The best sequence of each iteration is then used as an initial solution to the next iteration. The granularity increases, resulting in smooth and predictable steering angle sequences. We present a novel GPU-based algorithm and show its accuracy and realtime abilities with a number of real-world experiments. KW - Heuristic algorithms KW - Computational modeling KW - model-predictive control KW - GPU KW - autonomous driving Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-1-7281-5394-0 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/IV48863.2021.9575619 N1 - 2021 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), July 11-17, 2021. Nagoya, Japan SP - 1243 EP - 1248 PB - IEEE CY - New York, NY ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Mandekar, Swati A1 - Jentsch, Lina A1 - Lutz, Kai A1 - Behbahani, Mehdi A1 - Melnykowycz, Mark T1 - Earable design analysis for sleep EEG measurements T2 - UbiComp '21 N2 - Conventional EEG devices cannot be used in everyday life and hence, past decade research has been focused on Ear-EEG for mobile, at-home monitoring for various applications ranging from emotion detection to sleep monitoring. As the area available for electrode contact in the ear is limited, the electrode size and location play a vital role for an Ear-EEG system. In this investigation, we present a quantitative study of ear-electrodes with two electrode sizes at different locations in a wet and dry configuration. Electrode impedance scales inversely with size and ranges from 450 kΩ to 1.29 MΩ for dry and from 22 kΩ to 42 kΩ for wet contact at 10 Hz. For any size, the location in the ear canal with the lowest impedance is ELE (Left Ear Superior), presumably due to increased contact pressure caused by the outer-ear anatomy. The results can be used to optimize signal pickup and SNR for specific applications. We demonstrate this by recording sleep spindles during sleep onset with high quality (5.27 μVrms). KW - EEG KW - sensors KW - Impedance Spectroscopy KW - Sleep EEG KW - biopotential electrodes Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1145/3460418.3479328 N1 - UbiComp '21: Adjunct Proceedings of the 2021 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Proceedings of the 2021 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers, September 21–26, 2021, Virtual, USA SP - 171 EP - 175 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Adenacker, J. A1 - Gerhards, Benjamin A1 - Otten, Christian A1 - Schleser, Markus T1 - Laserstrahlschweißen von Aluminium-Kupfer-Werkstoffkombinationen für die Elektromobilität T2 - DVS CONGRESS 2021 Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-96144-146-4 N1 - DVS CONGRESS 2021, 14. – 17. September 2021, Essen. Große Schweißtechnische Tagung 2021, DVS CAMPUS 2021. DVS Berichte, Band: 371 SP - 31 EP - 38 PB - DVS Media GmbH CY - Düsseldorf ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Klöser, Lars A1 - Kohl, Philipp A1 - Kraft, Bodo A1 - Zündorf, Albert T1 - Multi-attribute relation extraction (MARE): simplifying the application of relation extraction T2 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Deep Learning Theory and Applications DeLTA - Volume 1 N2 - Natural language understanding’s relation extraction makes innovative and encouraging novel business concepts possible and facilitates new digitilized decision-making processes. Current approaches allow the extraction of relations with a fixed number of entities as attributes. Extracting relations with an arbitrary amount of attributes requires complex systems and costly relation-trigger annotations to assist these systems. We introduce multi-attribute relation extraction (MARE) as an assumption-less problem formulation with two approaches, facilitating an explicit mapping from business use cases to the data annotations. Avoiding elaborated annotation constraints simplifies the application of relation extraction approaches. The evaluation compares our models to current state-of-the-art event extraction and binary relation extraction methods. Our approaches show improvement compared to these on the extraction of general multi-attribute relations. Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-989-758-526-5 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5220/0010559201480156 N1 - 2nd International Conference on Deep Learning Theory and Applications, DeLTA2021, July 7-9, 2021 SP - 148 EP - 156 PB - SciTePress CY - Setúbal ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Klettke, Tanja A1 - Homburg, Carsten A1 - Gell, Sebastian T1 - How to measure analyst forecast effort JF - European Accounting Review N2 - We introduce a new way to measure the forecast effort that analysts devote to their earnings forecasts by measuring the analyst's general effort for all covered firms. While the commonly applied effort measure is based on analyst behaviour for one firm, our measure considers analyst behaviour for all covered firms. Our general effort measure captures additional information about analyst effort and thus can identify accurate forecasts. We emphasise the importance of investigating analyst behaviour in a larger context and argue that analysts who generally devote substantial forecast effort are also likely to devote substantial effort to a specific firm, even if this effort might not be captured by a firm-specific measure. Empirical results reveal that analysts who devote higher general forecast effort issue more accurate forecasts. Additional investigations show that analysts' career prospects improve with higher general forecast effort. Our measure improves on existing methods as it has higher explanatory power regarding differences in forecast accuracy than the commonly applied effort measure. Additionally, it can address research questions that cannot be examined with a firm-specific measure. It provides a simple but comprehensive way to identify accurate analysts. Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/09638180.2014.909291 SN - 0963-8180 VL - 24 IS - 1 SP - 129 EP - 146 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Gell, Sebastian T1 - Determinants of earnings forecast error, earnings forecast revision and earnings forecast accuracy N2 - ​Earnings forecasts are ubiquitous in today’s financial markets. They are essential indicators of future firm performance and a starting point for firm valuation. Extremely inaccurate and overoptimistic forecasts during the most recent financial crisis have raised serious doubts regarding the reliability of such forecasts. This thesis therefore investigates new determinants of forecast errors and accuracy. In addition, new determinants of forecast revisions are examined. More specifically, the thesis answers the following questions: 1) How do analyst incentives lead to forecast errors? 2) How do changes in analyst incentives lead to forecast revisions?, and 3) What factors drive differences in forecast accuracy? Y1 - 2012 SN - 978-3-8349-3936-4 SN - 978-3-8349-3937-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-3937-1 N1 - Titel in der Buchreihe: Quantitatives Controlling PB - Springer Gabler CY - Wiesbaden ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hüning, Felix A1 - Wache, Franz-Josef A1 - Magiera, David T1 - Redundant bus systems using dual-mode radio T2 - Proceedings of Sixth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology N2 - Communication via serial bus systems, like CAN, plays an important role for all kinds of embedded electronic and mechatronic systems. To cope up with the requirements for functional safety of safety-critical applications, there is a need to enhance the safety features of the communication systems. One measure to achieve a more robust communication is to add redundant data transmission path to the applications. In general, the communication of real-time embedded systems like automotive applications is tethered, and the redundant data transmission lines are also tethered, increasing the size of the wiring harness and the weight of the system. A radio link is preferred as a redundant transmission line as it uses a complementary transmission medium compared to the wired solution and in addition reduces wiring harness size and weight. Standard wireless links like Wi-Fi or Bluetooth cannot meet the requirements for real-time capability with regard to bus communication. Using the new dual-mode radio enables a redundant transmission line meeting all requirements with regard to real-time capability, robustness and transparency for the data bus. In addition, it provides a complementary transmission medium with regard to commonly used tethered links. A CAN bus system is used to demonstrate the redundant data transfer via tethered and wireless CAN. Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-981-16-2379-0 SN - 978-981-16-2380-6 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2380-6_73 N1 - Sixth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology, ICICT 2021, Brunel University, London, February 25–26, 2021 SP - 835 EP - 842 PB - Springer CY - Singapore ER - TY - THES A1 - Bartsch, Janosch T1 - Kleidung über Kleidung: eine Bekleidungsserie, die über die Bekleidungsindustrie informiert N2 - Kleidung ist ein Kommunikationsmedium. Im Projekt wird Bekleidung als Informationsträger genutzt, um über die verschiedenen Abschnitte im Zyklus eines Kleidungsstücks sowie die Missstände in der Bekleidungsindustrie zu informieren. Entstanden sind 6 Kleidungsstücke, jeweils eins pro Abschnitt im Zyklus, vom Baumwollanbau über Spinnereien, Produktionsfabriken, dem Einzelhandel und Gebrauch bis zur Entsorgung. Die einfach gehaltenen Kleidungsstücke besitzen Aufdrucke. Über eine Augmented-Reality-App können die Kleidungsstücke gescannt werden. In Kombination mit der digitalen Ebene werden die Aufdrucke zu Informationsgrafiken. So wird unter anderem über die grausamen Arbeitsumstände in der Produktion informiert oder darüber, dass wir unsere Kleidungsstücke durchschnittlich nur 4x anziehen. Immer geht es darum, den Betrachter dazu anzuregen, seine Konsumentscheidungen zu überdenken. KW - Kleidung KW - Mode KW - Bekleidungsindustrie KW - Erweiterte Realität KW - Bekleidungsserie Y1 - 2021 PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - THES A1 - Büchel, Carolin T1 - Fitnesssport: Gestaltung eines mobilen Outdoor-Trainingssystems N2 - Der Wunsch nach Gesundheit und Individualisierung der eigenen Freizeit als Ausgleich zum Alltag ist heute in der Gesellschaft so ausgeprägt wie noch nie. Dabei sind die positiven Auswirkungen körperlicher Aktivität auf das Immunsystem, die Lebenserwartung und die Leistungsfähigkeit immer bekannter. Diese Abschlussarbeit greift die erkannte Entwicklung und den wachsenden Wunsch der Nutzenden nach individuellem Fitnesstraining im Freien auf. Das entstandene Outdoor-Trainingssystem „TREICK“ ermöglicht ein mobiles, orts- und zeitunabhängiges Training der eigenen Fitness. Durch „TREICK“ kann der Sportler physiologisch sinnvolle Eigengewichtsübungen in einer selbst gewählten Umgebung ausführen, wodurch das Wohlbefinden und damit die Gesundheit gefördert werden kann. Das System kann als Rucksack oder Fahrradtasche transportiert werden, wobei die Trainingsmatte als Verpackung dient. KW - Outdoorfitness KW - Fitness KW - Training KW - Gesundheit KW - im Freien Y1 - 2021 PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - THES A1 - Bos, Shania T1 - Living Books: ein Event rund um das Thema Lesen N2 - Living Books ist ein in Aachen stationiertes Event der Buchhandlungskette Mayersche, welches Kinder und Jugendliche zum Lesen animieren soll, indem Technik und Unterhaltungsmedien mit dem Buch verbunden werden. Hierzu werden die Möglichkeiten der virtuellen Realität genutzt sowie einzigartige Marketingstrategien, die sich ebenfalls neuartiger Technik bedienen, um das Interesse und die Neugierde junger Menschen zu wecken. Vor Ort wird man zum ersten Mal mit dem Buch konfrontiert. Bis dahin wirkt das Event schlichtweg wie ein Fantreffen zu Buchverfilmungen. Nacheinander betreten die jungen Besucher mithilfe einer VR-Brille eine Welt, die einem Buch entstammt, um ihnen die Geschichte spielerisch näherzubringen. Mithilfe der neuen Welt und einem plötzlichen Ende soll Neugierde für das Buch geweckt werden. Das Interesse für die Geschichte soll am Ende größer sein als die Abneigung gegen das Lesen. KW - Buch KW - VR KW - Mayersche KW - Lesen KW - Hologramm Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - THES A1 - Beil, Franziska T1 - Mobilität im Alter: der Rollator der nächsten Generation N2 - Da die Gesellschaft in Deutschland immer älter wird, steigt auch die Nachfrage nach Gehhilfen wie beispielsweise einem Rollator. Im Alter steigt das Erkrankungsrisiko für Krankheiten, die die Mobilität erschweren können. An diesem Punkt setzt der Rollator MORO an und bietet wieder Sicherheit beim Gehen. Für den MORO sind Hindernisse wie Bordsteinkanten kein Problem, da er sie mit speziellen Rädern spielend überwinden kann. Zusätzlich bietet er ergonomische Handgriffe, die entsprechend der jeweiligen Krankheit angepasst und ausgetauscht werden können sowie einen Sitz und eine Rückenlehne. Da der MORO aus Carbon hergestellt wird, ist er leicht in der Handhabung und somit wird die Mitnahme im Auto oder Bus und Bahn erleichtert. Durch seine verbesserte Ergonomie, individueller Anpassung und Leichtigkeit kann man wieder selbstständig durch die Welt gehen. KW - Mobilität KW - Rollator KW - Krankheit KW - Alter Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jung, Alexander A1 - Staat, Manfred T1 - Erratum to "Modeling and simulation of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac tissue" [GAMM-Mitteilungen, (2019), 42, 4, 10.1002/gamm.201900002] JF - GAMM-Mitteilungen Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/gamm.202000011 SN - 1522-2608 N1 - Refers to: Modeling and simulation of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac tissue. Alexander Jung, Manfred Staat. Volume 42, Issue 4. GAMM-Mitteilungen, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1002/gamm.201900002 VL - 43 IS - 4 PB - Wiley-VCH GmbH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - GEN A1 - Jung, Alexander A1 - Müller, Wolfram A1 - Staat, Manfred T1 - Corrigendum to “Wind and fairness in ski jumping: A computer modelling analysis” [J. Biomech. 75 (2018) 147–153] T2 - Journal of Biomechanics Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110690 SN - 0021-9290 N1 - Refers to: Alexander Jung, Wolfram Müller, Manfred Staat: Wind and fairness in ski jumping: A computer modelling analysis. Journal of Biomechanics, Volume 75. 25 June 2018. Pages 147-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.05.001 VL - 128 IS - Article number: 110690 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Dikta, Gerhard A1 - Scheer, Marsel T1 - Bootstrap Methods: With Applications in R N2 - This book provides a compact introduction to the bootstrap method. In addition to classical results on point estimation and test theory, multivariate linear regression models and generalized linear models are covered in detail. Special attention is given to the use of bootstrap procedures to perform goodness-of-fit tests to validate model or distributional assumptions. In some cases, new methods are presented here for the first time. The text is motivated by practical examples and the implementations of the corresponding algorithms are always given directly in R in a comprehensible form. Overall, R is given great importance throughout. Each chapter includes a section of exercises and, for the more mathematically inclined readers, concludes with rigorous proofs. The intended audience is graduate students who already have a prior knowledge of probability theory and mathematical statistics. Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-030-73480-0 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73480-0 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - THES A1 - Theisen, Paul T1 - Die ästhetische Tonalität des Jazz : Immersion durch 3D-Visualisierung und musikalische Interaktion N2 - Das Ausstellungskonzept »Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation« widmet sich der ästhetischen Tonalität des gleichnamigen Albums von Ornette Coleman. Das besagte Album bildete den Grundstein für die Etablierung des Free Jazz – einer Musikform, die sich durch ihre schrille, hierarchiefreie Klangwelt sowie ein freies Improvisationsspiel auszeichnet und mit den gängigen Konventionen des Jazz bricht. Zu jedem der 8 Musiker, welche gemeinsam das von Coleman zusammengestellte Doppelquartett ergeben, wurden individuell abgestimmte, animierte und interaktive 3D-Gebilde konzipiert. Diese reagieren auf den Sound der jeweiligen Instrumente sowie die Position der Besuchenden und ermöglichen einen audiovisuellen, immersiven Zugang zum Album. Die Interaktion zwischen dem Publikum und den Gebilden schafft Raum für eine kollektive Improvisation auf sowohl der visuellen als auch auditiven Ebene. KW - Musik KW - Jazz KW - Improvisation KW - Immersion KW - Animation Y1 - 2021 N1 - Für diese Arbeit steht kein Volltext zur Verfügung. PB - FH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schmidts, Oliver A1 - Kraft, Bodo A1 - Winkens, Marvin A1 - Zündorf, Albert T1 - Catalog integration of heterogeneous and volatile product data T2 - DATA 2020: Data Management Technologies and Applications N2 - The integration of frequently changing, volatile product data from different manufacturers into a single catalog is a significant challenge for small and medium-sized e-commerce companies. They rely on timely integrating product data to present them aggregated in an online shop without knowing format specifications, concept understanding of manufacturers, and data quality. Furthermore, format, concepts, and data quality may change at any time. Consequently, integrating product catalogs into a single standardized catalog is often a laborious manual task. Current strategies to streamline or automate catalog integration use techniques based on machine learning, word vectorization, or semantic similarity. However, most approaches struggle with low-quality or real-world data. We propose Attribute Label Ranking (ALR) as a recommendation engine to simplify the integration process of previously unknown, proprietary tabular format into a standardized catalog for practitioners. We evaluate ALR by focusing on the impact of different neural network architectures, language features, and semantic similarity. Additionally, we consider metrics for industrial application and present the impact of ALR in production and its limitations. Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-030-83013-7 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83014-4_7 N1 - International Conference on Data Management Technologies and Applications, DATA 2020, 7-9 July SP - 134 EP - 153 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kohl, Philipp A1 - Schmidts, Oliver A1 - Klöser, Lars A1 - Werth, Henri A1 - Kraft, Bodo A1 - Zündorf, Albert T1 - STAMP 4 NLP – an agile framework for rapid quality-driven NLP applications development T2 - Quality of Information and Communications Technology. QUATIC 2021 N2 - The progress in natural language processing (NLP) research over the last years, offers novel business opportunities for companies, as automated user interaction or improved data analysis. Building sophisticated NLP applications requires dealing with modern machine learning (ML) technologies, which impedes enterprises from establishing successful NLP projects. Our experience in applied NLP research projects shows that the continuous integration of research prototypes in production-like environments with quality assurance builds trust in the software and shows convenience and usefulness regarding the business goal. We introduce STAMP 4 NLP as an iterative and incremental process model for developing NLP applications. With STAMP 4 NLP, we merge software engineering principles with best practices from data science. Instantiating our process model allows efficiently creating prototypes by utilizing templates, conventions, and implementations, enabling developers and data scientists to focus on the business goals. Due to our iterative-incremental approach, businesses can deploy an enhanced version of the prototype to their software environment after every iteration, maximizing potential business value and trust early and avoiding the cost of successful yet never deployed experiments. KW - Machine learning KW - Process model KW - Natural language processing Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-030-85346-4 SN - 978-3-030-85347-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85347-1_12 N1 - International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology, QUATIC 2021, 8-11 September, Algarve, Portugal SP - 156 EP - 166 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Timme, Michael T1 - WEG - Wohnungeigentumsgesetz / Hrsg. von Michael Timme . Stand: 01.05.2020 ; Edition 41 Y1 - 2020 N1 - Beck´scher Online-Kommentar WEG (Hrsg.: Timme) PB - Beck CY - München ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Timme, Michael T1 - WEG - Wohnungeigentumsgesetz / Hrsg. von Michael Timme . Stand 01.02.2020 ; Edition: 40 Y1 - 2020 N1 - Beck´scher Online-Kommentar WEG (Hrsg.: Timme) PB - Beck CY - München ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Timme, Michael T1 - BGB Crashkurs: der sichere Weg durch die Prüfung N2 - Dieser "Crashkurs" eignet sich ausgezeichnet für die kompakte Wiederholung und die zielgerichtete Prüfungsvorbereitung. Das Buch ist aufgrund seiner fallbezogenen Ausrichtung vor allem für Anfänger gedacht, eignet sich aber auch für fortgeschrittene Studierende zur kompakten Wiederholung. Einfache Merksätze, Fälle, Übersichten, Definitionen und kurze Zusammenfassungen lassen sich leicht einprägen und geben Sicherheit für die Prüfung. Vorteile auf einen Blick: Das wichtigste BGB-Know-how als Repetitorium vor der Prüfung, mit erprobten Merksätzen und kurzen Zusammenfassungen, Fall für Fall sicher durch die Prüfung Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-406-77349-5 PB - C.H. Beck CY - München ET - 6. Auflage ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Timme, Michael T1 - Rechtsprechungsübersicht zum Wohnraummietrecht JF - Monatsschrift für Deutsches Recht Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.9785/mdtr-2021-750113 SN - 2194-4202 VL - 75 IS - 1 SP - 6 EP - 11 PB - Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt CY - Köln ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Braun, Sebastian A1 - Cheng, Chi-Tsun A1 - Dowey, Steve A1 - Wollert, Jörg T1 - Performance evaluation of skill-based order-assignment in production environments with multi-agent systems JF - IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics N2 - The fourth industrial revolution introduces disruptive technologies to production environments. One of these technologies are multi-agent systems (MASs), where agents virtualize machines. However, the agent's actual performances in production environments can hardly be estimated as most research has been focusing on isolated projects and specific scenarios. We address this gap by implementing a highly connected and configurable reference model with quantifiable key performance indicators (KPIs) for production scheduling and routing in single-piece workflows. Furthermore, we propose an algorithm to optimize the search of extrema in highly connected distributed systems. The benefits, limits, and drawbacks of MASs and their performances are evaluated extensively by event-based simulations against the introduced model, which acts as a benchmark. Even though the performance of the proposed MAS is, on average, slightly lower than the reference system, the increased flexibility allows it to find new solutions and deliver improved factory-planning outcomes. Our MAS shows an emerging behavior by using flexible production techniques to correct errors and compensate for bottlenecks. This increased flexibility offers substantial improvement potential. The general model in this paper allows the transfer of the results to estimate real systems or other models. KW - cyber-physical production systems KW - event-based simulation KW - multi-agent systems KW - digital factory KW - industrial agents Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/JESTIE.2021.3108524 SN - 2687-9735 IS - Early Access PB - IEEE CY - New York ER - TY - GEN A1 - Olbertz, Klaus T1 - Vorlagebeschluss – Kopftuchverbot erneut vor dem EuGH T2 - Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsrecht : GWR Y1 - 2019 SN - 1868-1816 N1 - Anmerkung zum Beschluss des BAG v. 30.01.2019 – 10 AZR 299/18 IS - 11 SP - 203 EP - 203 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Olbertz, Klaus T1 - Keine sachgrundlose Befristung bei acht Jahre zurückliegender Vorbeschäftigung T2 - Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsrecht : GWR Y1 - 2019 SN - 1868-1816 N1 - Anmerkung zum Urteil des BAG v. 23.01.2019 – 7 AZR 733/16 IS - 11 SP - 201 EP - 201 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Olbertz, Klaus T1 - Zuordnung von befristet versetzten Arbeitnehmern zu einem übergehenden Betriebsteil T2 - Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsrecht : GWR Y1 - 2019 SN - 1868-1816 N1 - Anmerkung zum Urteil des LAG Köln v. 04.12.2018 – 4 Sa 962/17 IS - 7 SP - 132 EP - 132 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Olbertz, Klaus T1 - Kirchenmitgliedschaft als Einstellungskriterium T2 - Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsrecht : GWR Y1 - 2019 SN - 1868-1816 N1 - Anmerkung zum Urteil des BAG v. 25.10.2018 – 8 AZR 501/14 IS - 6 SP - 111 EP - 111 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Olbertz, Klaus T1 - Kein Anspruch des Arbeitnehmers auf Verzugspauschale bei Lohnverzug des Arbeitgebers T2 - Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsrecht : GWR Y1 - 2019 SN - 1868-1816 N1 - Anmerkung zum Urteil des BAG v. 25.09.2018 – 8 AZR 26/18 IS - 4 SP - 75 EP - 75 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Olbertz, Klaus T1 - Sozialversicherungspflicht eines Minderheitsgesellschafter-Geschäftsführers einer Familiengesellschaft T2 - Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsrecht : GWR Y1 - 2019 SN - 1868-1816 N1 - Anmerkung zum Beschluss des LSG Niedersachsen-Bremen v. 20.12.2018 – L 12 BA 23/18 B ER IS - 3 SP - 48 EP - 48 ER -