TY - CHAP A1 - Reke, Michael A1 - Peter, Daniel A1 - Schulte-Tigges, Joschua A1 - Schiffer, Stefan A1 - Ferrein, Alexander A1 - Walter, Thomas A1 - Matheis, Dominik T1 - A Self-Driving Car Architecture in ROS2 T2 - 2020 International SAUPEC/RobMech/PRASA Conference, Cape Town, South Africa N2 - In this paper we report on an architecture for a self-driving car that is based on ROS2. Self-driving cars have to take decisions based on their sensory input in real-time, providing high reliability with a strong demand in functional safety. In principle, self-driving cars are robots. However, typical robot software, in general, and the previous version of the Robot Operating System (ROS), in particular, does not always meet these requirements. With the successor ROS2 the situation has changed and it might be considered as a solution for automated and autonomous driving. Existing robotic software based on ROS was not ready for safety critical applications like self-driving cars. We propose an architecture for using ROS2 for a self-driving car that enables safe and reliable real-time behaviour, but keeping the advantages of ROS such as a distributed architecture and standardised message types. First experiments with an automated real passenger car at lower and higher speed-levels show that our approach seems feasible for autonomous driving under the necessary real-time conditions. Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-1-7281-4162-6 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/SAUPEC/RobMech/PRASA48453.2020.9041020 N1 - 2020 International SAUPEC/RobMech/PRASA Conference, 29-31 Jan. 2020, Cape Town, South Africa SP - 1 EP - 6 PB - IEEE CY - New York, NY ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Harzheim, Thomas A1 - Mühmel, Marc A1 - Heuermann, Holger T1 - A SFCW harmonic radar system for maritime search and rescue using passive and active tags JF - International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies N2 - This paper introduces a new maritime search and rescue system based on S-band illumination harmonic radar (HR). Passive and active tags have been developed and tested while attached to life jackets and a small boat. In this demonstration test carried out on the Baltic Sea, the system was able to detect and range the active tags up to a distance of 5800 m using an illumination signal transmit-power of 100 W. Special attention is given to the development, performance, and conceptual differences between passive and active tags used in the system. Guidelines for achieving a high HR dynamic range, including a system components description, are given and a comparison with other HR systems is performed. System integration with a commercial maritime X-band navigation radar is shown to demonstrate a solution for rapid search and rescue response and quick localization. KW - Radar KW - microwave measurements KW - harmonic radar KW - harmonic radar tags KW - nonlinear VNA measurements Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1017/S1759078721000520 VL - 13 IS - Special Issue 7 SP - 691 EP - 707 PB - Cambridge University Press CY - Cambridge ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Prume, Klaus A1 - Booij, W. E. A1 - Vogl, A. H. A1 - Wang, D. T. T1 - A simple and powerful analytical model for MEMS piezoelectric multimorphs / Booij, W. E. ; Vogl, A. H. ; Wang, D. T. ; Tyholdt, F. ; Ostbo, N. P. ; Raeder, H. ; Prume, K. JF - Journal of Electroceramics. 19 (2007), H. 4 Y1 - 2007 SN - 1385-3449 SP - 387 EP - 393 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ferrein, Alexander A1 - Beck, Daniel A1 - Lakemeyer, Gerhard T1 - A Simulation Environment for Middle-Size Robots with Multi-level Abstraction / Beck, Daniel ; Ferrein, Alexander ; Lakemeyer, Gerhard JF - RoboCup 2007: Robot Soccer World Cup XI Y1 - 2007 SN - 978-3-540-68846-4 N1 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 5001 SP - 136 EP - 147 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Eltester, Niklas Sebastian A1 - Ferrein, Alexander A1 - Schiffer, Stefan T1 - A smart factory setup based on the RoboCup logistics league T2 - 2020 IEEE Conference on Industrial Cyberphysical Systems (ICPS) N2 - In this paper we present SMART-FACTORY, a setup for a research and teaching facility in industrial robotics that is based on the RoboCup Logistics League. It is driven by the need for developing and applying solutions for digital production. Digitization receives constantly increasing attention in many areas, especially in industry. The common theme is to make things smart by using intelligent computer technology. Especially in the last decade there have been many attempts to improve existing processes in factories, for example, in production logistics, also with deploying cyber-physical systems. An initiative that explores challenges and opportunities for robots in such a setting is the RoboCup Logistics League. Since its foundation in 2012 it is an international effort for research and education in an intra-warehouse logistics scenario. During seven years of competition a lot of knowledge and experience regarding autonomous robots was gained. This knowledge and experience shall provide the basis for further research in challenges of future production. The focus of our SMART-FACTORY is to create a stimulating environment for research on logistics robotics, for teaching activities in computer science and electrical engineering programmes as well as for industrial users to study and explore the feasibility of future technologies. Building on a very successful history in the RoboCup Logistics League we aim to provide stakeholders with a dedicated facility oriented at their individual needs. Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPS48405.2020.9274766 N1 - 2020 IEEE Conference on Industrial Cyberphysical Systems (ICPS), 10-12 June 2020, Tampere, Finland. SP - 297 EP - 302 PB - IEEE CY - New York, NY ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Faßbender, Heinz A1 - Maneth, Sebastian T1 - A strict border for the decidability of e-unification for recursive functions Y1 - 1996 N1 - (Technische Berichte ; 96,21) PB - TU, Fak. Informatik CY - Dresden ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Faßbender, Heinz A1 - Maneth, Sebastian T1 - A strict border for the decidability of e-unification for recursive functions / Faßbender, Heinz ; Maneth, Sebastian JF - Journal of functional and logic programming. 1998 (1998), H. 4 Y1 - 1998 SN - 1080-5230 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Faßbender, Heinz A1 - Maneth, Sebastian T1 - A strict border for the decidability of e-unification for recursive functions / Faßbender, Heinz ; Maneth, Sebastian JF - Algebraic and logic programming : proceedings / 5th International Conference, ALP '96, Aachen, Germany, September 25 - 27, 1996. Michael Hanus ... (ed.) Y1 - 1996 SN - 3-540-61735-3 N1 - (Lecture notes in computer science ; 1139) SP - 194 EP - 208 PB - Springer CY - Berlin [u.a.] ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heuermann, Holger T1 - A Synthesis Technique for Mono- and Mixed-Mode Symmetrical Filter JF - Conference proceedings : Tuesday 12th, Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th October, [RAI International Exhibition and Congress Centre, Amsterdam ; part of European Microwave Week 2004] / EuMA, European Microwave Association . Vol. 1 Y1 - 2004 SN - 1-580-53992-0 N1 - European Microwave Conference ; (34, 2004, Amsterdam) ; European Microwave Week ; (7, 2004, Amsterdam) SP - 309 EP - 312 PB - Horizon House Publ CY - London ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Ferrein, Alexander A1 - Scholl, Ingrid A1 - Neumann, Tobias A1 - Krückel, Kai A1 - Schiffer, Stefan T1 - A system for continuous underground site mapping and exploration Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.85859 ER -