TY - CHAP A1 - Nikolovski, Gjorgji A1 - Limpert, Nicolas A1 - Nessau, Hendrik A1 - Reke, Michael A1 - Ferrein, Alexander T1 - Model-predictive control with parallelised optimisation for the navigation of autonomous mining vehicles T2 - 2023 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV) N2 - The work in modern open-pit and underground mines requires the transportation of large amounts of resources between fixed points. The navigation to these fixed points is a repetitive task that can be automated. The challenge in automating the navigation of vehicles commonly used in mines is the systemic properties of such vehicles. Many mining vehicles, such as the one we have used in the research for this paper, use steering systems with an articulated joint bending the vehicle’s drive axis to change its course and a hydraulic drive system to actuate axial drive components or the movements of tippers if available. To address the difficulties of controlling such a vehicle, we present a model-predictive approach for controlling the vehicle. While the control optimisation based on a parallel error minimisation of the predicted state has already been established in the past, we provide insight into the design and implementation of an MPC for an articulated mining vehicle and show the results of real-world experiments in an open-pit mine environment. KW - Mpc KW - Control KW - Path-following KW - Navigation KW - Automation Y1 - 2023 SN - 979-8-3503-4691-6 (Online) SN - 979-8-3503-4692-3 (Print) U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IV55152.2023.10186806 N1 - IEEE Symposium on Intelligent Vehicle, 4.-7. June 2023, Anchorage, AK, USA. PB - IEEE ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Stender, Michael A1 - Ritz, Thomas T1 - Modeling of business-to-business mobile commerce processes T2 - Electronic proceedings / ICPR 17, 17th International Conference on Production Research [Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, August 3 - 7, 2003] Y1 - 2003 SN - 0-9721257-3-6 CY - Blacksburg, Va. ET - CD-ROM-Ausg. ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Bindzus, Manuel A1 - Bragard, Michael T1 - Motivating Intuitive Understanding of the Switched Reluctance Machine in the Education of Undergraduate Students T2 - 2018 IEEE 59th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON) Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-1-5386-6903-7 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/RTUCON.2018.8659870 SP - 1 EP - 6 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Bragard, Michael A1 - Hoek, Hauke van A1 - Hoegen, Anne von A1 - Doncker, Rik W. De T1 - Motivation-based Learning: Teaching Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering with an LED Spinning Top T2 - 2018 IEEE 59th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON) Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-1-5386-6903-7 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/RTUCON.2018.8659810 SP - 1 EP - 6 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Buxbaum, Bernd A1 - Schwarte, Rudolf A1 - Ringbeck, Thorsten A1 - [u.a.], ED - Schreiber, Ulrich T1 - MSM-PMD as correlation receiver in a new 3D-ranging system T2 - Laser radar ranging and atmospheric lidar techniques III : 17 - 18 September 2001, Toulouse, France. - (SPIE proceedings series ; 4546) Y1 - 2002 SN - 0-8194-4271-2 SN - 0038-7355 SN - 0361-0748 SN - 0277-786X N1 - Laser Radar: Ranging and Atmospheric Lidar Techniques <3, 2001, Toulouse> SP - 145 EP - 154 PB - SPIE CY - Bellingham, Wash. ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Müller, Tim M. A1 - Altherr, Lena A1 - Ahola, Marja A1 - Schabel, Samuel A1 - Pelz, Peter F. ED - Rodrigues, H. C. T1 - Multi-Criteria optimization of pressure screen systems in paper recycling – balancing quality, yield, energy consumption and system complexity T2 - EngOpt 2018 Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Engineering Optimization N2 - The paper industry is the industry with the third highest energy consumption in the European Union. Using recycled paper instead of fresh fibers for papermaking is less energy consuming and saves resources. However, adhesive contaminants in recycled paper are particularly problematic since they reduce the quality of the resulting paper-product. To remove as many contaminants and at the same time obtain as many valuable fibres as possible, fine screening systems, consisting of multiple interconnected pressure screens, are used. Choosing the best configuration is a non-trivial task: The screens can be interconnected in several ways, and suitable screen designs as well as operational parameters have to be selected. Additionally, one has to face conflicting objectives. In this paper, we present an approach for the multi-criteria optimization of pressure screen systems based on Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming. We specifically focus on a clear representation of the trade-off between different objectives. Y1 - 2019 SN - 978-3-319-97773-7 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97773-7_105 N1 - EngOpt 2018 Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Engineering Optimization. 17-19 September 2018. Lisboa, Portugal PB - Springer International Publishing CY - Basel ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Altherr, Lena A1 - Ederer, Thorsten A1 - Farnetane, Lucas S. A1 - Pöttgen, Philipp A1 - Vergé, Angela A1 - Pelz, Peter F. T1 - Multicriterial design of a hydrostatic transmission system via mixed-integer programming T2 - Operations Research Proceedings 2015 N2 - In times of planned obsolescence the demand for sustainability keeps growing. Ideally, a technical system is highly reliable, without failures and down times due to fast wear of single components. At the same time, maintenance should preferably be limited to pre-defined time intervals. Dispersion of load between multiple components can increase a system’s reliability and thus its availability inbetween maintenance points. However, this also results in higher investment costs and additional efforts due to higher complexity. Given a specific load profile and resulting wear of components, it is often unclear which system structure is the optimal one. Technical Operations Research (TOR) finds an optimal structure balancing availability and effort. We present our approach by designing a hydrostatic transmission system. Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-319-42901-4 SN - 978-3-319-42902-1 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42902-1_41 N1 - International Conference of the German, Austrian and Swiss Operations Research Societies (GOR, ÖGOR, SVOR/ASRO), University of Vienna, Austria, September 1-4, 2015 SP - 301 EP - 307 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schopp, Christoph A1 - Heuermann, Holger A1 - Marso, Michel T1 - Multiphysical Study of an Atmospheric Microwave Argon Plasma Jet T2 - IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2017.2692735 SN - 1939-9375 VL - 45 IS - 6 SP - 932 EP - 937 PB - IEEE ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Lindner, Marvin A1 - Kolb, Andreas A1 - Ringbeck, Thorsten T1 - New insights into the calibration of ToF-sensors T2 - 2008 IEEE Computer Society Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition workshops : Anchorage, AK, 23 - 28 June 2008 N2 - Time-of-flight (ToF) sensors have become an alternative to conventional distance sensing techniques like laser scanners or image based stereo. ToF sensors provide full range distance information at high frame-rates and thus have a significant impact onto current research in areas like online object recognition, collision prevention or scene reconstruction. However, ToF cameras like the photonic mixer device (PMD) still exhibit a number of challenges regarding static and dynamic effects, e.g. systematic distance errors and motion artefacts, respectively. Sensor calibration techniques reducing static system errors have been proposed and show promising results. However, current calibration techniques in general need a large set of reference data in order to determine the corresponding parameters for the calibration model. This paper introduces a new calibration approach which combines different demodulation techniques for the ToF- camera 's reference signal. Examples show, that the resulting combined demodulation technique yields improved distance values based on only two required reference data sets. Y1 - 2008 SN - 978-1-4244-2339-2 SN - 978-1-4244-2340-8 SP - 1 EP - 5 PB - IEEE Service Center CY - Piscataway, NJ ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schwarte, Rudolf A1 - Ringbeck, Thorsten A1 - [u.a.], ED - Krüger, Sven T1 - New Powerful Sensory Tool in Automotive Safety Systems Based on PMD-Technology T2 - Advanced microsystems for automotive applications 2000 Y1 - 2000 SN - 3-5406-7087-4 N1 - Advanced microsystems for automotive applications <4, 2000, Berlin> ; AMAA <4, 2000, Berlin> Autorenang. im Bd.: R. Schwarte et al. SP - 181 EP - 204 PB - Springer CY - Berlin [u.a.] ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Essingholt, Felix A1 - Meyer, Frederic A1 - Kuhn, Peter A1 - Schmidt, Philip A1 - Benkner, Thorsten A1 - Grabmaier, Anton T1 - Non-invasive heart beat measurement using microwave resonators T2 - Proceedings, Vol. 2, Eurosensors 2018 Conference, Graz, Austria, 9–12 September 2018 Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2131002 SN - 2504-3900 SP - 1002 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schwarte, Rudolf A1 - Buxbaum, Bernd A1 - Heinol, Horst-Guenther A1 - Xu, Zhanping A1 - Ringbeck, Thorsten A1 - Zang, Zhigang T1 - Novel 3D-vision systems based on layout optimized PMD-structures T2 - Proceedings / OPTO 98, Internationaler Kongress und Fachausstellung für Optische Sensorik, Messtechnik und Elektronik, 18. - 20. Mai 1998, Kongreßzentrum Erfurt Y1 - 1998 N1 - Internationaler Kongress und Fachausstellung für Optische Sensorik, Messtechnik & Elektronik <3, 1998, Erfurt> ; International Congress and Exhibition on Optoelectronics, Optical Sensors and Measuring Techniques <3, 1998, Erfurt> ; OPTO <3, 1998, Erfurt> SP - 197 EP - 202 PB - ACS Organisations GmbH CY - Wunsdorf ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Ringbeck, Thorsten A1 - Schwarte, Rudolf A1 - Buxbaum, Bernd A1 - Hess, Rudolf ED - Tang, Suning T1 - Optical GMSK modem for infrared wireless communication based on a new receiver principle in CMOS technology T2 - Optoelectronic interconnects VIII : 25 - 26 January 2001, San Jose, USA. - (Proceedings of SPIE ; 4292) Y1 - 2001 SN - 0-8194-3970-3 SN - 0038-7355 SN - 0361-0748 SN - 0277-786X N1 - Optoelectronic Interconnects <8, 2001, San Jose, Calif.> SP - 25 EP - 34 PB - SPIE CY - Bellingham, Wash. ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Müller, Tim M. A1 - Altherr, Lena A1 - Leise, Philipp A1 - Pelz, Peter F. T1 - Optimization of pumping systems for buildings: Experimental validation of different degrees of model detail on a modular test rig T2 - Operations Research Proceedings 2019 N2 - Successful optimization requires an appropriate model of the system under consideration. When selecting a suitable level of detail, one has to consider solution quality as well as the computational and implementation effort. In this paper, we present a MINLP for a pumping system for the drinking water supply of high-rise buildings. We investigate the influence of the granularity of the underlying physical models on the solution quality. Therefore, we model the system with a varying level of detail regarding the friction losses, and conduct an experimental validation of our model on a modular test rig. Furthermore, we investigate the computational effort and show that it can be reduced by the integration of domain-specific knowledge. KW - Experimental validation KW - MINLP KW - Engineering optimization KW - Water supply system KW - Network design Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-3-030-48438-5 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48439-2_58 N1 - Annual International Conference of the German Operations Research Society (GOR), Dresden, Germany, September 4-6, 2019 SP - 481 EP - 488 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Alhwarin, Faraj A1 - Schiffer, Stefan A1 - Ferrein, Alexander A1 - Scholl, Ingrid T1 - Optimized KinectFusion Algorithm for 3D Scanning Applications T2 - Proceedings of the 11th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 2: BIOIMAGING Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-989-758-278-3 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0006594700500057 SP - 50 EP - 57 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Leise, Philipp A1 - Altherr, Lena T1 - Optimizing the design and control of decentralized water supply systems – a case-study of a hotel building T2 - EngOpt 2018 Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Engineering Optimization N2 - To increase pressure to supply all floors of high buildings with water, booster stations, normally consisting of several parallel pumps in the basement, are used. In this work, we demonstrate the potential of a decentralized pump topology regarding energy savings in water supply systems of skyscrapers. We present an approach, based on Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programming, that allows to choose an optimal network topology and optimal pumps from a predefined construction kit comprising different pump types. Using domain-specific scaling laws and Latin Hypercube Sampling, we generate different input sets of pump types and compare their impact on the efficiency and cost of the total system design. As a realistic application example, we consider a hotel building with 325 rooms, 12 floors and up to four pressure zones. KW - Engineering optimization KW - Energy efficiency KW - Water KW - Pump System KW - Latin Hypercube Sampling Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-3-319-97773-7 SN - 978-3-319-97772-0 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97773-7_107 N1 - EngOpt 2018 Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Engineering Optimization. 17-19 September 2018. Lisboa, Portugal SP - 1241 EP - 1252 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Ritz, Thomas T1 - Personalized information services : an electronic information commodity and its production T2 - Electronic publishing '01 : 2001 in the digital publishing odyssey ; proceedings of an ICCC/IFIP conference held at the University of Kent at Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom, 5 - 7 July, 2001 ; [proceedings of the Fifth Conference on Electronic Publishing] Y1 - 2001 SN - 1-58603-191-0 SP - 48 EP - 58 PB - IOS Press [u.a.] CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Harzheim, Thomas A1 - Heuermann, Holger T1 - Phase Repeatable Synthesizers as a New Harmonic Phase Standard for Nonlinear Network Analysis T2 - IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMTT.2018.2817513 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - IEEE ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Brandes, Sinja A1 - Epple, U. A1 - Gligorevic, Snjezana A1 - Schnell, Michael A1 - Haindl, Bernhard A1 - Sajatovic, Miodrag T1 - Physical layer specification of the L-band Digital Aeronautical Communications System (L-DACS1) T2 - Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance Conference : ICNS '09 : 13 - 15 May 2009, Arlington, Va. Y1 - 2009 SN - 978-1-4244-4733-6 ; 978-1-4244-4734-3 SP - 1 EP - 12 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Elsen, Ingo A1 - Kraiss, Karl-Friedrich A1 - Krumbiegel, Dirk T1 - Pixel based 3D object recognition with bidirectional associative memories T2 - International Conference on Neural Networks 1997 N2 - This paper addresses the pixel based recognition of 3D objects with bidirectional associative memories. Computational power and memory requirements for this approach are identified and compared to the performance of current computer architectures by benchmarking different processors. It is shown, that the performance of special purpose hardware, like neurocomputers, is between one and two orders of magnitude higher than the performance of mainstream hardware. On the other hand, the calculation of small neural networks is performed more efficiently on mainstream processors. Based on these results a novel concept is developed, which is tailored for the efficient calculation of bidirectional associative memories. The computational efficiency is further enhanced by the application of algorithms and storage techniques which are matched to characteristics of the application at hand. Y1 - 1997 SN - 0-7803-4122-8 N1 - June 9 - 12, 1997, Westin Galleria Hotel Houston, Texas, USA. SP - 1679 EP - 1684 PB - IEEE CY - New York ER -