TY - CHAP A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Ohndorf, Andreas T1 - Global optimization of continuous-thrust trajectories using evolutionary neurocontrol T2 - Modeling and Optimization in Space Engineering N2 - Searching optimal continuous-thrust trajectories is usually a difficult and time-consuming task. The solution quality of traditional optimal-control methods depends strongly on an adequate initial guess because the solution is typically close to the initial guess, which may be far from the (unknown) global optimum. Evolutionary neurocontrol attacks continuous-thrust optimization problems from the perspective of artificial intelligence and machine learning, combining artificial neural networks and evolutionary algorithms. This chapter describes the method and shows some example results for single- and multi-phase continuous-thrust trajectory optimization problems to assess its performance. Evolutionary neurocontrol can explore the trajectory search space more exhaustively than a human expert can do with traditional optimal-control methods. Especially for difficult problems, it usually finds solutions that are closer to the global optimum. Another fundamental advantage is that continuous-thrust trajectories can be optimized without an initial guess and without expert supervision. Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-030-10501-3 SN - 978-3-030-10500-6 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10501-3_2 N1 - Springer Optimization and Its Applications, vol 144 gedruckt unter der Signatur 21 ZSS 46 in der Bereichsbibliothek Eupener Str. vorhanden SP - 33 EP - 57 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Niemueller, T. A1 - Lakemeyer, G. A1 - Reuter, S. A1 - Jeschke, S. A1 - Ferrein, Alexander T1 - Benchmarking of Cyber-Physical Systems in Industrial Robotics: The RoboCup Logistics League as a CPS Benchmark Blueprint T2 - Cyber-Physical Systems: Foundations, Principles and Applications N2 - In the future, we expect manufacturing companies to follow a new paradigm that mandates more automation and autonomy in production processes. Such smart factories will offer a variety of production technologies as services that can be combined ad hoc to produce a large number of different product types and variants cost-effectively even in small lot sizes. This is enabled by cyber-physical systems that feature flexible automated planning methods for production scheduling, execution control, and in-factory logistics. During development, testbeds are required to determine the applicability of integrated systems in such scenarios. Furthermore, benchmarks are needed to quantify and compare system performance in these industry-inspired scenarios at a comprehensible and manageable size which is, at the same time, complex enough to yield meaningful results. In this chapter, based on our experience in the RoboCup Logistics League (RCLL) as a specific example, we derive a generic blueprint for how a holistic benchmark can be developed, which combines a specific scenario with a set of key performance indicators as metrics to evaluate the overall integrated system and its components. KW - Smart factory KW - Industry 4.0 KW - Cyber-physical systems KW - Multi-robot systems KW - Autonomous mobile robots Y1 - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803801-7.00013-4 SP - 193 EP - 207 PB - Academic Press CY - London ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Rebel, Sören A1 - Hüning, Felix A1 - Scholl, Ingrid A1 - Ferrein, Alexander T1 - MQOne: Low-cost design for a rugged-terrain robot platform T2 - Intelligent robotics and applications : 8th International Conference, ICIRA 2015, Portsmouth, UK, August 24-27, 2015, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture notes in computer science : vol. 9245) N2 - Rugged terrain robot designs are important for field robotics missions. A number of commercial platforms are available, however, at an impressive price. In this paper, we describe the hardware and software component of a low-cost wheeled rugged-terrain robot. The robot is based on an electric children quad bike and is modified to be driven by wire. In terms of climbing properties, operation time and payload it can compete with some of the commercially available platforms, but at a far lower price. Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-3-319-22875-4 (print) ; 978-3-319-22876-1 (E-Book) U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22876-1_19 SP - 209 EP - 221 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Artmann, Gerhard A1 - Meruvu, Haritha A1 - Kizildag, Sefa A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül ED - Artmann, Gerhard ED - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül ED - Zhubanova, Azhar A. ED - Digel, Ilya T1 - Functional Toxicology and Pharmacology Test of Cell Induced Mechanical Tensile Stress in 2D and 3D Tissue Cultures T2 - Biological, Physical and Technical Basics of Cell Engineering N2 - Mechanical forces/tensile stresses are critical determinants of cellular growth, differentiation and migration patterns in health and disease. The innovative “CellDrum technology” was designed for measuring mechanical tensile stress of cultured cell monolayers/thin tissue constructs routinely. These are cultivated on very thin silicone membranes in the so-called CellDrum. The cell layers adhere firmly to the membrane and thus transmit the cell forces generated. A CellDrum consists of a cylinder which is sealed from below with a 4 μm thick, biocompatible, functionalized silicone membrane. The weight of cell culture medium bulbs the membrane out downwards. Membrane indentation is measured. When cells contract due to drug action, membrane, cells and medium are lifted upwards. The induced indentation changes allow for lateral drug induced mechanical tension quantification of the micro-tissues. With hiPS-induced (human) Cardiomyocytes (CM) the CellDrum opens new perspectives of individualized cardiac drug testing. Here, monolayers of self-beating hiPS-CMs were grown in CellDrums. Rhythmic contractions of the hiPS-cells induce membrane up-and-down deflections. The recorded cycles allow for single beat amplitude, single beat duration, integration of the single beat amplitude over the beat time and frequency analysis. Dose effects of agonists and antagonists acting on Ca2+ channels were sensitively and highly reproducibly observed. Data were consistent with published reference data as far as they were available. The combination of the CellDrum technology with hiPS-Cardiomyocytes offers a fast, facile and precise system for pharmacological and toxicological studies. It allows new preclinical basic as well as applied research in pharmacolgy and toxicology. Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-981-10-7904-7 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7904-7_7 SP - 157 EP - 192 PB - Springer CY - Singapore 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 - Bhattarai, Aroj A1 - Frotscher, Ralf A1 - Staat, Manfred T1 - Computational Analysis of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction T2 - Women's Health and Biomechanics N2 - Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) is characterized by the failure of the levator ani (LA) muscle to maintain the pelvic hiatus, resulting in the descent of the pelvic organs below the pubococcygeal line. This chapter adopts the modified Humphrey material model to consider the effect of the muscle fiber on passive stretching of the LA muscle. The deformation of the LA muscle subjected to intra-abdominal pressure during Valsalva maneuver is compared with the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination of a nulliparous female. Numerical result shows that the fiber-based Humphrey model simulates the muscle behavior better than isotropic constitutive models. Greater posterior movement of the LA muscle widens the levator hiatus due to lack of support from the anococcygeal ligament and the perineal structure as a consequence of birth-related injury and aging. Old and multiparous females with uncontrolled urogenital and rectal hiatus tend to develop PFDs such as prolapse and incontinence. KW - Pelvic muscle KW - Muscle fibers KW - Passive stretching KW - Pelvic floor dysfunction Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-3-319-71574-2 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71574-2_17 N1 - Lecture Notes in Computational Vision and Biomechanics, vol 29 SP - 217 EP - 230 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard A1 - Alexopoulos, Spiros A1 - Göttsche, Joachim A1 - Sauerborn, Markus A1 - Kaufhold, O. T1 - High Concentration Solar Collectors T2 - Comprehensive Renewable Energy (Second Edition) / Volume 3: Solar Thermal Systems: Components and Applications N2 - Solar thermal concentrated power is an emerging technology that provides clean electricity for the growing energy market. To the solar thermal concentrated power plant systems belong the parabolic trough, the Fresnel collector, the solar dish, and the central receiver system. For high-concentration solar collector systems, optical and thermal analysis is essential. There exist a number of measurement techniques and systems for the optical and thermal characterization of the efficiency of solar thermal concentrated systems. For each system, structure, components, and specific characteristics types are described. The chapter presents additionally an outline for the calculation of system performance and operation and maintenance topics. One main focus is set to the models of components and their construction details as well as different types on the market. In the later part of this article, different criteria for the choice of technology are analyzed in detail. KW - Central receiver system KW - Concentrated solar collector KW - Solar dish KW - Solar concentration Y1 - 2022 SN - 978-0-12-819734-9 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819727-1.00058-3 SP - 198 EP - 245 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hebel, Christoph A1 - Herrmann, Ulf A1 - Ritz, Thomas A1 - Röth, Thilo A1 - Anthrakidis, Anette A1 - Böker, Jörg A1 - Franzke, Till A1 - Grodzki, Thomas A1 - Merkens, Torsten A1 - Schöttler, Mirjam T1 - FlexSHARE – Methodisches Framework zur innovativen Gestaltung der urbanen Mobilität durch Sharing- Angebote T2 - Transforming Mobility – What Next? N2 - Das Ziel des INTERREG-Projektes „SHAREuregio“ (FKZ: 34.EFRE-0300134) ist es, grenzüberschreitende Mobilität in der Euregio Rhein-Maas-Nord zu ermöglichen und zu fördern. Dazu soll ein elektromobiles Car- und Bikesharing- System entwickelt und in der Stadt Mönchengladbach, im Kreis Viersen sowie in den Gemeinden Roermond und Venlo (beide NL) zusammen mit den Partnern Wirtschaftsförderung Mönchengladbach, Wirtschaftsförderung für den Kreis Viersen, NEW AG, Goodmoovs (NL), Greenflux (NL) und der FH Aachen implementiert werden. Zunächst richtet sich das Angebot, bestehend aus 40 Elektroautos und 40 Elektrofahrrädern, an Unternehmen und wird nach einer Erprobungsphase, mit einer größeren Anzahl an Fahrzeugen, auch für Privatpersonen verfügbar gemacht werden. Die Fahrzeuge stehen bei den jeweiligen Anwendungspartnern in Deutschland und den Niederlanden. Im Rahmen dieses Projektes hat die FH Aachen „FlexSHARE“ entwickelt – ein methodisches Framework zur innovativen Gestaltung urbaner Sharing- Angebote. Das Framework ermöglicht es, anhand von messbaren Kenngrößen, bedarfsgerechte und auf die Region abgestimmte Sharing-Systeme zu entwickeln. Y1 - 2022 SN - 978-3-658-36429-8 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-36430-4_10 N1 - Tagungsband zum 13. Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität, Beiträge des Wissenschaftsforums SP - 153 EP - 169 PB - Springer Gabler CY - Wiesbaden ER - TY - CHAP A1 - von den Driesch, Elena A1 - Steuer-Dankert, Linda A1 - Berg, Tobias A1 - Leicht-Scholten, Carmen T1 - Implementation of gender and diversity perspectives in transport development plans in germany T2 - Engendering cities: designing sustainable urban spaces for all N2 - As mobility should ensure the accessibility to and participation in society, transport planning has to deal with a variety of gender and diversity categories affecting users’ mobility needs and patterns. Exemplified by an analysis of an instrument of transport development processes – German Transport Development Plans (TDPs) – we investigated to what extent diverse target groups and their mobility requirements are implemented in transport strategy papers. Research results illustrate a still-prevalent neglect of several relevant gender and diversity categories while prioritizing and focusing on eco-friendly topics. But how sustainable can transport be without facing the diversification of life circumstances? Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-1-351-20090-5 SP - 90 EP - 109 PB - Routledge CY - London ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Laack, Walter van T1 - Gefahren heutiger neurologischer Schlussfolgerungen für ethische Verantwortung T2 - Ethik und Moral in Staat, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft : 5. Rotary-Tag, 14.-15.2.2014, Kleve Y1 - 2014 SN - 978-3-944011-21-9 SP - 98 EP - 114 PB - Edition Virgines CY - Lingen ER -