TY - JOUR A1 - Blome, Hans-Joachim A1 - Priester, W. T1 - Big Bounce in the very early Universe JF - Astronomy and Astrophysics. 250 (1991), H. 1 Y1 - 1991 SN - 0004-6361 SP - 43 EP - 49 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Thomessen, Karolin A1 - Thoma, Andreas A1 - Braun, Carsten T1 - Bio-inspired altitude changing extension to the 3DVFH* local obstacle avoidance algorithm JF - CEAS Aeronautical Journal N2 - Obstacle avoidance is critical for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operating autonomously. Obstacle avoidance algorithms either rely on global environment data or local sensor data. Local path planners react to unforeseen objects and plan purely on local sensor information. Similarly, animals need to find feasible paths based on local information about their surroundings. Therefore, their behavior is a valuable source of inspiration for path planning. Bumblebees tend to fly vertically over far-away obstacles and horizontally around close ones, implying two zones for different flight strategies depending on the distance to obstacles. This work enhances the local path planner 3DVFH* with this bio-inspired strategy. The algorithm alters the goal-driven function of the 3DVFH* to climb-preferring if obstacles are far away. Prior experiments with bumblebees led to two definitions of flight zone limits depending on the distance to obstacles, leading to two algorithm variants. Both variants reduce the probability of not reaching the goal of a 3DVFH* implementation in Matlab/Simulink. The best variant, 3DVFH*b-b, reduces this probability from 70.7 to 18.6% in city-like worlds using a strong vertical evasion strategy. Energy consumption is higher, and flight paths are longer compared to the algorithm version with pronounced horizontal evasion tendency. A parameter study analyzes the effect of different weighting factors in the cost function. The best parameter combination shows a failure probability of 6.9% in city-like worlds and reduces energy consumption by 28%. Our findings demonstrate the potential of bio-inspired approaches for improving the performance of local path planning algorithms for UAV. KW - UAV KW - Obstacle avoidance KW - Autonomy KW - Local path planning Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13272-023-00691-w SN - 1869-5590 (Online) SN - 1869-5582 (Print) N1 - Corresponding author: Karolin Thomessen PB - Springer CY - Wien ER - TY - GEN A1 - Eickmann, Matthias A1 - Esch, Thomas A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Abanteriba, Sylvester A1 - Roosen, Petra T1 - Biofuels in Aviation – Safety Implications of Bio-Ethanol Usage in General Aviation Aircraft N2 - Up in the clouds and above fuels and construction materials must be very carefully selected to ensure a smooth flight and touchdown. Out of around 38,000 single and dual-engined propeller aeroplanes, roughly a third are affected by a new trend in the fuel sector that may lead to operating troubles or even emergency landings: The admixture of bio-ethanol to conventional gasoline. Experiences with these fuels may be projected to alternative mixtures containing new components. Y1 - 2014 N1 - 2. International Conference of the Cluster of Excellence Tailor-Made Fuels from Biomass, Aachen 2013 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Esch, Thomas A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Roosen, Peter A1 - Jarolimek, Ulrich T1 - Biogenic Vehicle Fuels in General Aviation Aircrafts JF - MTZ worldwide. 72 (2011), H. 1 Y1 - 2011 N1 - recherchierbar für Angehörige der FH Aachen SP - 38 EP - 43 PB - Springer Automotive Media CY - Wiesbaden ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Havermann, Marc A1 - Seiler, Friedrich T1 - Boundary layer influence on supersonic jet cross flow interaction in hypersonic flow : DGLR/STAB-Fachsymposium Strömungsmechanik 2004, Bremer Innovations- und Technologiezentrum (BITZ), Bremen, FRG, 16. - 18. November 2004 / Havermann, M.; Seiler, F. Institut Franco-Allemand de Recherches de Saint-Louis Y1 - 2004 N1 - Publication / Institut Franco-Allemand de Recherches de Saint-Louis ; 658 PB - ISL CY - Saint-Louis ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Havermann, Marc A1 - Seiler, F. T1 - Boundary Layer Influence on Supersonic Jet/Cross-Flow Interaction in Hypersonic Flow / Havermann, M. ; Seiler, F. JF - Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design. 92 (2006) Y1 - 2006 SN - 1612-2909 N1 - New results in numerical and experimental fluid mechanics ; V ; ISBN 978-3-540-33287-9 SP - 281 EP - 288 PB - - ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gerhardt, Hans Joachim A1 - Krüger, O. T1 - Building shape influence on local wind loads JF - Proceedings of the 2nd European & African Conference on Wind Engineering : 2 EACWE, Palazzo Ducale, Genova, Italy, June 22-26, 1997 / ed. by Giovanni Solari. - Vol. 2 Y1 - 1997 SN - 88-86281-19-6 N1 - European and African Conference on Wind Engineering <2, 1997, Genova> ; ISBN für beide Bände PB - Servizi Grafici Editoriali CY - Padova ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Christen, Marc A1 - Bartelt, Perry A1 - Kowalski, Julia A1 - Stoffel, Lukus T1 - Calculation of dense snow avalanches in three-dimensional terrain with the numerical simulation programm RAMMS T2 - Proceedings ISSW 2008 ; International Snow Science Workshop. Whistler 2008 N2 - Numerical models have become an essential part of snow avalanche engineering. Recent advances in understanding the rheology of flowing snow and the mechanics of entrainment and deposition have made numerical models more reliable. Coupled with field observations and historical records, they are especially helpful in understanding avalanche flow in complex terrain. However, the application of numerical models poses several new challenges to avalanche engineers. A detailed understanding of the avalanche phenomena is required to specify initial conditions (release zone dimensions and snowcover entrainment rates) as well as the friction parameters, which are no longer based on empirical back-calculations, rather terrain roughness, vegetation and snow properties. In this paper we discuss these problems by presenting the computer model RAMMS, which was specially designed by the SLF as a practical tool for avalanche engineers. RAMMS solves the depth-averaged equations governing avalanche flow with first and second-order numerical solution schemes. A tremendous effort has been invested in the implementation of advanced input and output features. Simulation results are therefore clearly and easily visualized to simplify their interpretation. More importantly, RAMMS has been applied to a series of well-documented avalanches to gauge model performance. In this paper we present the governing differential equations, highlight some of the input and output features of RAMMS and then discuss the simulation of the Gatschiefer avalanche that occurred in April 2008, near Klosters/Monbiel, Switzerland. KW - snow KW - avalanche Y1 - 2008 SP - 709 EP - 716 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Wahle, Michael T1 - Calculation of the response of heat exchanger tubes with regard to nonlinear and prestressing effects T2 - Vibration in nuclear plant : proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Vibration in Nuclear Plant held on 11 - 14 May 1982, Keswick ; vol. 1 Y1 - 1983 SN - 0-7277-0192-4 (Druckausg.) SN - 978-0-7277-5270-3 (E-Book) N1 - International Conference on Vibration in Nuclear Plant <3, 1982, Keswick> N1 - Paper 1.10 (Log No. 71) SP - 162 EP - 183 PB - British Nuclear Energy Society CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jan Thimo, Grundmann A1 - Bauer, Waldemar A1 - Biele, Jens A1 - Boden, Ralf A1 - Ceriotti, Matteo A1 - Cordero, Federico A1 - Dachwald, Bernd A1 - Dumont, Etienne A1 - Grimm, Christian D. A1 - Hercik, David T1 - Capabilities of Gossamer-1 derived small spacecraft solar sails carrying Mascot-derived nanolanders for in-situ surveying of NEAs JF - Acta Astronautica Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.03.019 SN - 0094-5765 VL - 156 IS - 3 SP - 330 EP - 362 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER -