TY - JOUR A1 - Müller, Karsten A1 - Billmaier, Karl A1 - Müller, Ernst A. T1 - Abwasserwärmenutzung JF - Wasserwirtschaft, Wassertechnik : wwt. 2013, H. 5 Y1 - 2013 SN - 1438-5716 SP - 24 EP - 26 PB - Deutscher Fachverlag CY - Frankfurt am Main ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kirstein, Simon A1 - Müller, Karsten A1 - Walecki-Mingers, Mark A1 - Deserno, Thomas M. T1 - Robust adaptive flow line detection in sewer pipes JF - Automation in construction N2 - As part of a novel approach to automatic sewer inspection, this paper presents a robust algorithm for automatic flow line detection. A large image repository is obtained from about 50,000 m sewers to represent the high variability of real world sewer systems. Automatic image processing combines Canny edge detection, Hough transform for straight lines and cost minimization using Dijkstra's shortest path algorithm. Assuming that flow lines are mostly smoothly connected horizontal structures, piecewise flow line delineation is reduced to a process of selecting adjacent line candidates. Costs are derived from the gap between adjacent candidates and their reliability. A single parameter α enables simple control of the algorithm. The detected flow line may precisely follow the segmented edges (α = 0.0) or minimize gaps at joints (α = 1.0). Both, manual and ground truth-based analysis indicate that α = 0.8 is optimal and independent of the sewer's material. The algorithm forms an essential step to further automation of sewer inspection. Y1 - 2012 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2011.05.009 SN - 1872-7891 (E-Journal) ; 0926-5805 (Print) IS - 21 SP - 24 EP - 31 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Ganegedara, H. A1 - Alahakoon, D. A1 - Mashford, J. A1 - Paplinski, A. A1 - Müller, Karsten A1 - Deserno, T. M. T1 - Self organising map based region of interest labelling for automated defect identification in large sewer pipe image collections T2 - The 2012 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) : 10 - 15 June 2012, Brisbane, Australia ; [part of the] 2012 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (IEEE-WCCI 2012) Y1 - 2012 SN - 978-1-4673-1490-9 PB - IEEE CY - Piscataway, NJ ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Siekmann, Thomas A1 - Müller, Karsten T1 - Adaptive potential of the stormwater management in urban areas faced by the climate change T2 - 12th International Conference on Urban Drainage, Porto Alegre/Brazil, 11-16 September 2011 Y1 - 2011 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Siekmann, Thomas A1 - Müller, Karsten T1 - Anpassungspotenziale der konventionellen Regenwasserbehandlung im Mischsystem an Auswirkungen des Klimawandels JF - Energie-, Wasser-Praxis : Fachzeitschrift für die Energie- und Wasser-Praxis. Bd. 62 (2011), Spezial LESAM 2011 Y1 - 2011 SN - 1436-6134 SP - 48 EP - 51 PB - DVGW CY - Bonn ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Müller, Karsten T1 - Bedarfsorientierte Instandhaltung von Kanalisationen Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-3-8167-8060-1 PB - IRB Verl. CY - Stuttgart ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Risse, Henry A1 - Bolle, Friedrich-Wilhelm A1 - Müller, Karsten T1 - Energiebilanzen und -potenziale von Abwasseranlagen : Vorstellung neuer Untersuchungsvorhaben in NRW T2 - 11. Kölner Kanal- und Kläranlagen-Kolloquium am 29. und 30. Sept. 2010. Aachener Schriften zur Stadtentwässerung ASS. Bd. 14 Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-3-938996-07-2 SP - 27/1 EP - 27/16 PB - Ges. zur Förderung der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft an der RWTH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Müller, Karsten A1 - Lorenz, U. T1 - Neue Entwicklungen in der Abwasserwärmenutzung : Ergebnisse einer Potenzialstudie für das Kanalnetz der Stadt Aachen T2 - 42. Essener Tagung für Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft : vom 18.3. - 20.3. 2009 im Eurogress Aachen / hrsg. von Johannes Pinnekamp. Gewässerschutz - Wasser - Abwasser. Bd. 217 Y1 - 2009 SN - 978-3-938996-23-2 SP - 40/1 EP - 40/14 PB - Ges. zur Förderung der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft an der RWTH Aachen CY - Aachen ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Müller, Karsten A1 - Fischer, B. T1 - Objective condition assessment of sewer systems T2 - Strategic asset management of water supply and wastewater infrastructures : invited papers from the 2nd IWA Leading Edge Conference on Strategic Asset Management (LESAM), Lisbon, October [17 - 19] 2007 / ed. by Helene Alegre and Maria do Céu Almeida Y1 - 2009 SN - 9781843391869 SP - 521 EP - 534 PB - IWA Publ. CY - London ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Müller, Karsten A1 - Hüben, Susanne T1 - From rehabilitation strategy up to formation of lots : implementation of a computer-aided decision support system T2 - 11th International Conference on Urban Drainage, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, 31st August to 5th September 2008 Y1 - 2008 ER -