TY - JOUR A1 - Abbas, Karim A1 - Balc, Nicolae A1 - Bremen, Sebastian A1 - Hedwig, Lukas T1 - Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) in rapid tooling: advancements and applications for fused filament fabrication of rubber molds JF - Acta Technica Napocensis N2 - Establishing high-performance polymers in additive manufacturing opens up new industrial applications. Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) was initially used in aerospace but is now widely applied in automotive, electronics, and medical industries. This study focuses on developing applications using PEEK and Fused Filament Fabrication for cost-efficient vulcanization injection mold production. A proof of concept confirms PEEK’s suitability for AM mold making, withstanding vulcanization conditions. Printing PEEK above its glass transition temperature of 145 °C is preferable due to its narrow process window. A new process strategy at room temperature is discussed, with micrographs showing improved inter-layer bonding at 410°C nozzle temperature and 0.1 mm layer thickness. Minimizing the layer thickness from 0.15 mm to 0.1 mm improves tensile strength by 16%. KW - Process Parameters KW - Rapid Tooling KW - Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) KW - Tensile Strength KW - Fused Filament Fabrication KW - Additive Manufacturing Y1 - 2024 SN - 1221-5872 VL - 67 IS - 1s SP - 13 EP - 22 PB - Technical University of Cluj-Napoca CY - Cluj-Napoca ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Luft, Nils A1 - Arntz, Kristian T1 - The impact and challenges of Industry 4.0 on factory design, organization and management JF - Acta Technica Napocensis N2 - The fourth industrial revolution is on its way to reshape manufacturing and value creation in a profound way. The underlying technologies like cyber-physical systems (CPS), big data, collaborative robotics, additive manufacturing or artificial intelligence offer huge potentials for the optimization and evolution of production systems. However, many manufacturing companies struggle to implement these technologies. This can only in part be attributed to the lack of skilled personal within these companies or a missing digitalization strategy. Rather, there is a fundamental incompatibility between the way current production systems and companies (Industry 3.0) are structured across multiple dimensions compared to what is necessary for industry 4.0. This is especially true in manufacturing systems and their transition towards flexible, decentralized and autonomous value creation networks. This paper shows across various dimensions these incompatibilities within manufacturing systems, explores their reasons and discusses a different approach to create a foundation for Industry 4.0 in manufacturing companies. KW - Manufacturing Process Chains KW - Tool Making KW - Operational Control KW - Technology Planning KW - Factory Planning KW - Industry 4.0 Y1 - 2024 SN - 1221-5872 VL - 67 IS - 1s SP - 151 EP - 158 PB - Technical University of Cluj-Napoca CY - Cluj-Napoca ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Myburgh-Jacobsz, Catharina Elizabeth A1 - Botha-Le Roux, Shani A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Wentzel, Annemarie A1 - Jacobs, Adriaan A1 - De Boever, Patrick A1 - Goswami, Nandu A1 - Strijdom, Hans A1 - Smith, Wayne T1 - Retinal vessel functional responses in South Africans living with and without HIV: the EndoAfrica-NWU study JF - Microcirculation Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/micc.12878 SN - 1073-9688 (Print) SN - 1549-8719 (Online) IS - Early View PB - Wiley CY - Malden, MA ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Luft, Angela A1 - Balc, Nicolae A1 - Bremen, Sebastian T1 - Experts' perspectives on the adoption of additive manufacturing in the industry and its interrelated implications in production structures JF - Acta Technica Napocensis N2 - Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a topic that is becoming more relevant to many companies globally. With AM's progressive development and use for series production, integrating the technology into existing production structures is becoming an important criterion for businesses. This study qualitatively examines the actual state and different perspectives on the integration of AM in production structures. Seven semi-structured interviews were conducted and analyzed. The interview partners were high-level experts in Additive Manufacturing and production systems from industry and science. Four main themes were identified. Key findings are the far-reaching interrelationships and implications of AM within production structures. Specific AM-related aspects were identified. Those can be used to increase the knowledge and practical application of the technology in the industry and as a foundation for economic considerations. KW - AM implementation KW - thematic analysis KW - interviews KW - manufacturing management KW - production systems KW - Additive manufacturing Y1 - 2024 SN - 1221-5872 VL - 67 IS - 1s SP - 159 EP - 168 PB - Technical University of Cluj-Napoca CY - Cluj-Napoca ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Grundmann, Jan Thimo A1 - Bauer, Waldemar A1 - Biele, Jens A1 - Boden, Ralf Christian 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 - https://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 - TY - JOUR A1 - Haj-Ayed, Anis A1 - Kusterer, Karsten A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Keinz, Jan A1 - Bohn, Dieter E. T1 - CFD based exploration of the dry-low-NOx hydrogen micromix combustion technology at increased energy densities JF - Propulsion and Power Research KW - Micromix combustion KW - Hydrogen gas turbine KW - Hydrogen combustion KW - High hydrogen combustion KW - Dry-low-NOx (DLN) combustion Y1 - 2017 SN - 2212-540X U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jppr.2017.01.005 VL - 6 IS - 1 SP - 15 EP - 24 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Haj-Ayed, Anis A1 - Kusterer, Karsten A. A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Keinz, Jan A1 - Striegan, Constantin A1 - Bohn, Dieter E. T1 - Experimental and numerical investigations of the dry-low-NOx hydrogen micromix combustion chamber of an industrial gas turbine JF - Propulsion and power research Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jppr.2015.07.005 SN - 2212-540X VL - Vol. 4 IS - Iss. 3 SP - 123 EP - 131 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Haj-Ayed, Anis A1 - Kusterer, Karsten, A. A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Keinz, Jan A1 - Striegan, Constantin A1 - Bohn, Dieter E. T1 - Improvement study for the dry-low-NOx hydrogen micromix combustion technology JF - Propulsion and power research Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jppr.2015.07.003 SN - 2212-540X VL - Vol. 4 IS - Iss. 3 SP - 132 EP - 140 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Edip, Kemal A1 - Sesov, V.latko A1 - Butenweg, Christoph A1 - Bojadjieva, Julijana T1 - Development of coupled numerical model for simulation of multiphase soil JF - Computers and Geotechnics N2 - In this paper, a coupled multiphase model considering both non-linearities of water retention curves and solid state modeling is proposed. The solid displacements and the pressures of both water and air phases are unknowns of the proposed model. The finite element method is used to solve the governing differential equations. The proposed method is demonstrated through simulation of seepage test and partially consolidation problem. Then, implementation of the model is done by using hypoplasticity for the solid phase and analyzing the fully saturated triaxial experiments. In integration of the constitutive law error controlling is improved and comparisons done accordingly. In this work, the advantages and limitations of the numerical model are discussed. Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2017.08.016 SN - 0266-352X VL - 96 SP - 118 EP - 131 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Seynnes, Olivier R. A1 - Bojsen-Møller, Jens A1 - Albracht, Kirsten A1 - Arndt, Anton A1 - Cronin, Neil J. A1 - Finni, Taija A1 - Magnusson, Stig Peter T1 - Ultrasound-based testing of tendon mechanical properties: a critical evaluation JF - Journal of Applied Physiology Y1 - 2015 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00849.2014 SN - 8750-7587 VL - 118 IS - 2 SP - 133 EP - 141 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bohn, Dieter E. A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Heuer, Tom A1 - Bütikofer, J. T1 - Numerical and experimental investigations of the influence of different swirl-ratios on the temperature streak equalization in a 4-stage turbine JF - ASME Turbo Expo 2000 ; Munich, May 8-11 2000 Y1 - 2000 N1 - ASME-paper ; 2000-GT-250 CY - Munich ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bohn, Dieter E. A1 - Funke, Harald T1 - Experimental investigations into the nonuniform flow in a 4-stage turbine with special focus on the flow equalization in the first turbine stage JF - ASME TURBO EXPO, Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo, 2003 Y1 - 2003 SN - 0-7918-3689-4 N1 - ASME TURBO EXPO 2003, Proceedings, Vol. 6: Turbomachinery, Pt. A, Atlanta, US, Jun 16-19, 2003 SP - 281 EP - 289 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bohrn, Ulrich A1 - Stütz, Evamaria A1 - Fuchs, Karen A1 - Fleischer, M. A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Wagner, P. T1 - Monitoring of irritant gas using a whole-cell-based sensor system JF - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical N2 - Cell-based sensors for the detection of gases have long been underrepresented, due to the cellular requirement of being cultured in a liquid environment. In this work we established a cell-based gas biosensor for the detection of toxic substances in air, by adapting a commercial sensor chip (Bionas®), previously used for the measurement of pollutants in liquids. Cells of the respiratory tract (A549, RPMI 2650, V79), which survive at a gas phase in a natural context, are used as biological receptors. The physiological cell parameters acidification, respiration and morphology are continuously monitored in parallel. Ammonia was used as a highly water-soluble model gas to test the feasibility of the sensor system. Infrared measurements confirmed the sufficiency of the medium draining method. This sensor system provides a basis for many sensor applications such as environmental monitoring, building technology and public security. Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2012.05.088 SN - 0925-4005 VL - 175 SP - 208 EP - 217 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bohrn, Ulrich A1 - Stütz, Evamaria A1 - Fuchs, Karen A1 - Fleischer, M. A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Wagner, P. T1 - Air Quality Monitoring using a Whole-Cell based Sensor System JF - Procedia Engineering. 25 (2011) Y1 - 2011 SN - 1877-7058 N1 - EurosensorsXXV ; Proc. Eurosensors XXV, September 4-7, 2011, Athens, Greece SP - 1421 EP - 1424 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bohn, Dieter E. A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Sürken, Norbert A1 - Kreitmeier, F. T1 - Numerical and experimental investigations on endwall contouring in a four-stage turbine JF - ASME Turbo Expo Land Sea & Air 2001 : June 4 - 8, 2001, New Orleans, Louisiana / IGTI, International Gas Turbine Institute. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. International Gas Turbine Institute .. Y1 - 2001 SN - 0-7918-3528-6 N1 - ASME-Paper 2001-GT-0481 PB - ASME CY - New York, NY ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Enning, Manfred A1 - Mann, S. A1 - Bollig, Alexander A1 - Kaierle, Stefan T1 - Autonomous Production Cell for Laser Beam Welding / Mann S. ; Bollig, A. ; Kaierle, S. ; Abel, D. ; Poprawe, R. Y1 - 2003 SN - 0912035757 N1 - ICALEO 2003, Florida ; Laser Materials Processing Conference ; (2003, Jacksonville, Fla.) ; ICALEO ; (22, 2003, Jacksonville, Fla.) PB - LIA CY - Orlando, Fla ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bohn, Dieter E. A1 - Funke, Harald A1 - Gier, Jochen T1 - Numerical and Experimental Investigations on the Flow in a 4-Stage Turbine with Special Focus on the Development of a Radial Temperature Streak JF - ASME Turbo Expo 1999, Indianapolis, USA, 1999 Y1 - 1999 N1 - ASME-Paper 99-GT-027 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gong, Jing A1 - Raut, Amod A1 - Pelzer, Marcel A1 - Hüning, Felix T1 - Marking-based perpendicular parking slot detection algorithm using LiDAR sensors JF - Vehicles N2 - The emergence of automotive-grade LiDARs has given rise to new potential methods to develop novel advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). However, accurate and reliable parking slot detection (PSD) remains a challenge, especially in the low-light conditions typical of indoor car parks. Existing camera-based approaches struggle with these conditions and require sensor fusion to determine parking slot occupancy. This paper proposes a parking slot detection (PSD) algorithm which utilizes the intensity of a LiDAR point cloud to detect the markings of perpendicular parking slots. LiDAR-based approaches offer robustness in low-light environments and can directly determine occupancy status using 3D information. The proposed PSD algorithm first segments the ground plane from the LiDAR point cloud and detects the main axis along the driving direction using a random sample consensus algorithm (RANSAC). The remaining ground point cloud is filtered by a dynamic Otsu’s threshold, and the markings of parking slots are detected in multiple windows along the driving direction separately. Hypotheses of parking slots are generated between the markings, which are cross-checked with a non-ground point cloud to determine the occupancy status. Test results showed that the proposed algorithm is robust in detecting perpendicular parking slots in well-marked car parks with high precision, low width error, and low variance. The proposed algorithm is designed in such a way that future adoption for parallel parking slots and combination with free-space-based detection approaches is possible. This solution addresses the limitations of camera-based systems and enhances PSD accuracy and reliability in challenging lighting conditions. KW - point cloud processing KW - RANSAC KW - line detection KW - automated parking KW - LiDAR KW - parking slot detection Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/vehicles6040083 SN - 2624-8921 N1 - Corresponding author: Felix Hüning VL - 6 IS - 4 SP - 1717 EP - 1729 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Böhnisch, Nils A1 - Braun, Carsten A1 - Marzocca, Pierre A1 - Muscarello, Vincenzo T1 - Impact of aerodynamic interactions on aeroelastic stability of wing-propeller systems JF - Applied Sciences N2 - This paper presents initial findings from aeroelastic studies conducted on a wing-propeller model, aimed at evaluating the impact of aerodynamic interactions on wing flutter mechanisms and overall aeroelastic performance. The flutter onset is assessed using a frequency-domain method. Mid-fidelity tools based on the time-domain approach are then exploited to account for the complex aerodynamic interaction between the propeller and the wing. Specifically, the open-source software DUST and MBDyn are leveraged for this purpose. The investigation covers both windmilling and thrusting conditions. During the trim process, adjustments to the collective pitch of the blades are made to ensure consistency across operational points. Time histories are then analyzed to pinpoint flutter onset, and corresponding frequencies and damping ratios are identified. The results reveal a marginal destabilizing effect of aerodynamic interaction on flutter speed, approximately 5%. Notably, the thrusting condition demonstrates a greater destabilizing influence compared to the windmilling case. These comprehensive findings enhance the understanding of the aerodynamic behavior of such systems and offer valuable insights for early design predictions and the development of streamlined models for future endeavors. Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/app14198709 SN - 2076-3417 N1 - This article belongs to the Special Issue "Advances in Unsteady Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity" VL - 14 IS - 19 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hüning, Felix A1 - Heuermann, Holger A1 - Wache, Franz-Josef T1 - Wireless CAN without WLAN or Bluetooth JF - CAN Newsletter N2 - In two developed concepts, dual-mode radio enables CAN participants to be integrated wirelessly into a CAN network. Constructed from a few components, a protocol-free, real-time transmission and thus transparent integration into CAN is provided. Y1 - 2018 IS - December SP - 44 EP - 46 PB - CAN in Automation GmbH CY - Nürnberg ER -