TY - CHAP A1 - Dilthey, Ulrich A1 - Schleser, Markus A1 - Möller, M. A1 - Weichhold, O. ED - Hegger, Josef T1 - Application of polymers in textile reinforced concrete : from the interface to construction elements T2 - Textile reinforced concrete : proceedings of the 1. International RILEM Conference, held at the RWTH Aachen, September 6/7, 2006. (RILEM proceedings ; 50) Y1 - 2006 SN - 2-912143-97-7 SP - 55 EP - 64 PB - RILEM Publ. CY - Bagneux ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Wittig, M. A1 - Rütters, René A1 - Bragard, Michael ED - Reiff-Stephan, Jörg ED - Jäkel, Jens ED - Schwarz, André T1 - Application of RL in control systems using the example of a rotatory inverted pendulum T2 - Tagungsband AALE 2024 : Fit für die Zukunft: praktische Lösungen für die industrielle Automation N2 - In this paper, the use of reinforcement learning (RL) in control systems is investigated using a rotatory inverted pendulum as an example. The control behavior of an RL controller is compared to that of traditional LQR and MPC controllers. This is done by evaluating their behavior under optimal conditions, their disturbance behavior, their robustness and their development process. All the investigated controllers are developed using MATLAB and the Simulink simulation environment and later deployed to a real pendulum model powered by a Raspberry Pi. The RL algorithm used is Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO). The LQR controller exhibits an easy development process, an average to good control behavior and average to good robustness. A linear MPC controller could show excellent results under optimal operating conditions. However, when subjected to disturbances or deviations from the equilibrium point, it showed poor performance and sometimes instable behavior. Employing a nonlinear MPC Controller in real time was not possible due to the high computational effort involved. The RL controller exhibits by far the most versatile and robust control behavior. When operated in the simulation environment, it achieved a high control accuracy. When employed in the real system, however, it only shows average accuracy and a significantly greater performance loss compared to the simulation than the traditional controllers. With MATLAB, it is not yet possible to directly post-train the RL controller on the Raspberry Pi, which is an obstacle to the practical application of RL in a prototyping or teaching setting. Nevertheless, RL in general proves to be a flexible and powerful control method, which is well suited for complex or nonlinear systems where traditional controllers struggle. KW - Rotatory Inverted Pendulum KW - MPC KW - LQR KW - PPO KW - Reinforcement Learning Y1 - 2024 SN - 978-3-910103-02-3 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.33968/2024.53 N1 - 20. AALE-Konferenz. Bielefeld, 06.03.-08.03.2024. (Tagungsband unter https://doi.org/10.33968/2024.29) SP - 241 EP - 248 PB - le-tex publishing services GmbH CY - Leipzig ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pieper, Martin A1 - Klein, Peter T1 - Application of simple, periodic homogenization techniques to non-linear heat conduction problems in non-periodic, porous media JF - Heat mass transfer N2 - Often, detailed simulations of heat conduction in complicated, porous media have large runtimes. Then homogenization is a powerful tool to speed up the calculations by preserving accurate solutions at the same time. Unfortunately real structures are generally non-periodic, which requires unpractical, complicated homogenization techniques. We demonstrate in this paper, that the application of simple, periodic techniques to realistic media, that are just close to periodic, gives accurate, approximative solutions. In order to obtain effective parameters for the homogenized heat equation, we have to solve a so called “cell problem”. In contrast to periodic structures it is not trivial to determine a suitable unit cell, which represents a non-periodic media. To overcome this problem, we give a rule of thumb on how to choose a good cell. Finally we demonstrate the efficiency of our method for virtually generated foams as well as real foams and compare these results to periodic structures. Y1 - 2012 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00231-011-0879-4 SN - 0947-7411 VL - 48 IS - 2 SP - 291 EP - 300 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Bung, Daniel B. A1 - Valero, Daniel ED - Crookston, B. ED - Tullis, B. T1 - Application of the optical flow method to velocity determination in hydraulic structure models BT - Session 11: Fish passage and shiplocks T2 - Hydraulic Structures and Water System Management. 6th IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures, Portland, OR, 27-30 June 2016 Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-1-884575-75-4 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.15142/T3150628160853 SP - 223 EP - 232 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Yoshinobu, Tatsuo A1 - Moritz, Werner A1 - Finger, Friedhelm A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef ED - Comini, Elisabetta T1 - Application of thin-film amorphous silicon to chemical imaging JF - Nanostructured materials and hybrid composites for gas sensors and biomedical applications : symposium held April 18-20, 2006, San Francisco , California, U.S.A. Y1 - 2006 SN - 9781558998711 N1 - Materials Research Society symposia proceedings; v. 915 IS - Paper 0910-A-20-01 SP - 1 EP - 10 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Iding, Hans A1 - Siegert, Petra A1 - Mesch, K. A1 - Pohl, Martina T1 - Application of α-keto acid decarboxylases in biotransformations JF - Biochimica et biophysica acta (BBA) - Protein structure and molecular enzymology Y1 - 1998 SN - 1879-2588 (E-Journal); 0167-4838 (Print) VL - Vol. 1385 IS - Iss. 2 SP - 307 EP - 322 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Darveniza, M. A1 - Flisowski, Z. A1 - Kern, Alexander A1 - Landers, E.-U. A1 - LoPiparo, G. A1 - Mazzetti, C. A1 - Rousseau, A. A1 - Sherlock, J. T1 - Application problems of the probabilistic approach to the assessment of risk for structures and services N2 - The paper deals with the development of the probabilistic approach to the assessment of risk due to lightning. Sources of damage, types of damage and types of loss are defined and, accordingly, the procedure for risk analysis and the way of assessment of different risk components is proposed. The way to evaluate the influence of different protection measures (lightning protection system; shielding of structure, cables and equipment; routing of internal wiring; surge protective device) in reducing such probabilities is considered. The paper has been prepared within the framework of the activity of IEC TC81-WG9/CLC TC81-WG4 directed to prepare the draft IEC 62305-2 Risk Management, in cooperation with the Secretary of IEC/CLC TC81. KW - Blitzschutz KW - Risikoabwägung KW - Lightning protection system KW - risk assessment KW - protection measures Y1 - 2002 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schütz, S. A1 - Hummel, Hans E. A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Schroth, P. A1 - Kordos, P. A1 - Lüth, H. A1 - Zimmermann, S. A1 - Schwarz, A. A1 - Kohl, C.-D. A1 - Koczan, D. T1 - Applications and perspectives of biosensors based on insect olfaction JF - Sensor 99 : proceedings / 9th International Fair and Conference for Sensors, Transducers & Systems, May 18 - 20, 1999, Exhibition Centre Nürnberg/Germany Y1 - 1999 N1 - Internationale Messe mit Kongreß für Sensoren, Meßaufnehmer & Systeme ; (9, 1999, Nürnberg) SP - 99 EP - 104 PB - AMA Service CY - Wunstorf ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Yoshinobu, T. A1 - Yasuhito, U. A1 - Iwasaki, H. A1 - Näther, Niko A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Koudelka-Hep, M. T1 - Applications of the light-addressable potentiometric sensor to microfluidic devices JF - Digest of technical papers : September 12 - 15, 2004, Rome, Italy, Pontificia Universitas Sancto Thoma Aquinate in Urbe / [conference chairperson: C. Di Natale]. Y1 - 2004 SN - 88-7621-282-5 N1 - Eurosensors ; (18, 2004, Roma) SP - 434 EP - 437 CY - Roma ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Weber, Hans-Joachim T1 - Applied physics of compressible and incompressible fluids T2 - Critical care nephrology / [Hrsg.:] Claudio Ronco and Rinaldo Bellomo Y1 - 1998 SN - 978-94-010-6306-7 SP - 63 EP - 84 PB - Springer CY - Dordrecht ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Faßbender, Heinz A1 - Bühler, Gerhard T1 - Applying Ada, Java and CORBA for making a command and control information system platform independent JF - Proceedings : (SIGAda '99) ; October 17 - 21, 1999 ; Crowne Plaza, Redondo Beach & Marine Hotel, Redondo Beach, CA, USA / ACM SIGAda Annual International Conference Y1 - 1999 SN - 1-58113-127-5 N1 - (Ada letters ; 19,3) SP - 83 EP - 88 PB - ACM CY - New York, NY ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Eggert, Mathias A1 - Zähl, Philipp M. A1 - Wolf, Martin R. A1 - Haase, Martin ED - Cooper, Kendra M.L. ED - Bucchiarone, Antonio T1 - Applying leaderboards for quality improvement in software development projects T2 - Software Engineering for Games in Serious Contexts N2 - Software development projects often fail because of insufficient code quality. It is now well documented that the task of testing software, for example, is perceived as uninteresting and rather boring, leading to poor software quality and major challenges to software development companies. One promising approach to increase the motivation for considering software quality is the use of gamification. Initial research works already investigated the effects of gamification on software developers and come to promising. Nevertheless, a lack of results from field experiments exists, which motivates the chapter at hand. By conducting a gamification experiment with five student software projects and by interviewing the project members, the chapter provides insights into the changing programming behavior of information systems students when confronted with a leaderboard. The results reveal a motivational effect as well as a reduction of code smells. KW - Leaderboard KW - Gamification KW - Software testing KW - Software development Y1 - 2023 SN - 978-3-031-33337-8 (Print) SN - 978-3-031-33338-5 (Online) U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33338-5_11 SP - 243 EP - 263 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Eggert, Mathias A1 - Dyong, Julian T1 - Applying process mining in small and medium sized IT enterprises – challenges and guidelines T2 - International Conference on Business Process Management (BPM 2022) N2 - Process mining gets more and more attention even outside large enterprises and can be a major benefit for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to gain competitive advantages. Applying process mining is challenging, particularly for SMEs because they have less resources and process maturity. So far, IS researchers analyzed process mining challenges with a focus on larger companies. This paper investigates the application of process mining by means of a case study and sheds light into the particular challenges of an IT SME. The results reveal 13 SME process mining challenges and seven guidelines to address them. In this way, the paper contributes to the understanding of process mining application in SME and shows similarities and differences to larger companies. KW - Process mining KW - Challenges KW - Guidelines KW - SME KW - Case Study Y1 - 2022 SN - 978-3-031-16103-2 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16103-2_11 SP - 125 EP - 142 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Stieglitz, Kristian A1 - Wollert, Jörg T1 - Approach of using ultra-wideband-radio in industrial real-time ethernet networks T2 - The 4th International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technological Innovation : IMETI : July 19th - July 22nd, 2011, Orlando, Florida, USA Y1 - 2011 SP - 1 EP - 6 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ojovan, Michael I. A1 - Steinmetz, Hans-Jürgen T1 - Approaches to Disposal of Nuclear Waste JF - Energies N2 - We present a concise mini overview on the approaches to the disposal of nuclear waste currently used or deployed. The disposal of nuclear waste is the end point of nuclear waste management (NWM) activities and is the emplacement of waste in an appropriate facility without the intention to retrieve it. The IAEA has developed an internationally accepted classification scheme based on the end points of NWM, which is used as guidance. Retention times needed for safe isolation of waste radionuclides are estimated based on the radiotoxicity of nuclear waste. Disposal facilities usually rely on a multi-barrier defence system to isolate the waste from the biosphere, which comprises the natural geological barrier and the engineered barrier system. Disposal facilities could be of a trench type, vaults, tunnels, shafts, boreholes, or mined repositories. A graded approach relates the depth of the disposal facilities’ location with the level of hazard. Disposal practices demonstrate the reliability of nuclear waste disposal with minimal expected impacts on the environment and humans. KW - borehole disposal KW - geological disposal KW - disposal facility KW - retention time KW - nuclear waste Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15207804 SN - 1996-1073 N1 - This article belongs to the Special Issue "Treatment of Radioactive Waste and Sustainability Energy" VL - 15 IS - 20 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ferrein, Alexander A1 - Dylla, Frank A1 - Lakemeyer, Gerhard A1 - Murray, Jan T1 - Approaching a formal soccer theory from behaviour specifications in robotic soccer / Dylla, Frank ; Ferrein, Alexander ; Lakemeyer, Gerhard ; Murray, Jan ; Obst, Oliver ; Röfer, Thomas ; Schiffer, Stefan ; Stolzenburg, Frieder ; Visser, Ubbo ; Wagner, Tho JF - Computers in sport / editors: P Dabnichki Y1 - 2008 SN - 978-1-8456-4064-4 SP - 161 EP - 185 PB - WIT Press CY - Southampton ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Grotendorst, Johannes T1 - Approximating functions by means of symbolic computation and a general extrapolation method JF - Computer Physics Communications. 59 (1990), H. 2 Y1 - 1990 SN - 0010-4655 SP - 289 EP - 301 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Figueroa-Miranda, Gabriela A1 - Feng, Lingyan A1 - Shiu, Simon Chi-Chin A1 - Dirkzwager, Roderick Marshall A1 - Cheung, Yee-Wai A1 - Tanner, Julian Alexander A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Offenhäusser, Andreas A1 - Mayer, Dirk T1 - Aptamer-based electrochemical biosensor for highly sensitive and selective malaria detection with adjustable dynamic response range and reusability JF - Sensor and Actuators B: Chemical N2 - Malaria infection remains a significant risk for much of the population of tropical and subtropical areas, particularly in developing countries. Therefore, it is of high importance to develop sensitive, accurate and inexpensive malaria diagnosis tests. Here, we present a novel aptamer-based electrochemical biosensor (aptasensor) for malaria detection by impedance spectroscopy, through the specific recognition between a highly discriminatory DNA aptamer and its target Plasmodium falciparum lactate dehydrogenase (PfLDH). Interestingly, due to the isoelectric point (pI) of PfLDH, the aptasensor response showed an adjustable detection range based on the different protein net-charge at variable pH environments. The specific aptamer recognition allows sensitive protein detection with an expanded detection range and a low detection limit, as well as a high specificity for PfLDH compared to analogous proteins. The specific feasibility of the aptasensor is further demonstrated by detection of the target PfLDH in human serum. Furthermore, the aptasensor can be easily regenerated and thus applied for multiple usages. The robustness, sensitivity, and reusability of the presented aptasensor make it a promising candidate for point-of-care diagnostic systems. Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2017.07.117 SN - 0925-4005 VL - 255 IS - P1 SP - 235 EP - 243 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Al-Kaidy, Huschyar A1 - Kuthan, Kai A1 - Hering, Thomas A1 - Tippkötter, Nils T1 - Aqueous droplets used as enzymatic microreactors and their electromagnetic actuation JF - Journal of Visualized Experiments N2 - For the successful implementation of microfluidic reaction systems, such as PCR and electrophoresis, the movement of small liquid volumes is essential. In conventional lab-on-a-chip-platforms, solvents and samples are passed through defined microfluidic channels with complex flow control installations. The droplet actuation platform presented here is a promising alternative. With it, it is possible to move a liquid drop (microreactor) on a planar surface of a reaction platform (lab-in-a-drop). The actuation of microreactors on the hydrophobic surface of the platform is based on the use of magnetic forces acting on the outer shell of the liquid drops which is made of a thin layer of superhydrophobic magnetite particles. The hydrophobic surface of the platform is needed to avoid any contact between the liquid core and the surface to allow a smooth movement of the microreactor. On the platform, one or more microreactors with volumes of 10 µL can be positioned and moved simultaneously. The platform itself consists of a 3 x 3 matrix of electrical double coils which accommodate either neodymium or iron cores. The magnetic field gradients are automatically controlled. By variation of the magnetic field gradients, the microreactors' magnetic hydrophobic shell can be manipulated automatically to move the microreactor or open the shell reversibly. Reactions of substrates and corresponding enzymes can be initiated by merging the microreactors or bringing them into contact with surface immobilized catalysts. Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/54643 SN - 1940-087X IS - Issue 126 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Scherer, Ulrich W. A1 - Schädel, M. A1 - Brüchle, W. A1 - Jäger, E. T1 - ARCA II - A New Apparatus for Fast Repetitive HPLC-Separations / M. Schädel, W. Brüchle, E. Jäger, E. Schimpf, J.V. Kratz, U.W. Scherer, H.P. Zimmermann JF - Radiochimica Acta. 48 (1989) Y1 - 1989 SN - 0033-8230 SP - 171 ER -