The common design rules for outdoor solar cells do not apply necessarily for indoor photovoltaic cells due to differences in spectra and intensities. Since no general standard for indoor conditions is currently availa...
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Today's technical systems are often very complex. System dynamics are often hard to predict for humans. However, understanding system behavior is crucial for evaluating design variants and finding errors. One way ...
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Service robots operate in unstructured environments where precise and reliable calibration of vision and manipulation components is essential for successful and safe operation. So far the calibration of the service ro...
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In precision glass molding, refractive index change and geometrical deviation (curve change) occurred during molding process can result in substantial amount of optical property change to the glass lenses. Previously,...
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(纸本)9780956679000
In precision glass molding, refractive index change and geometrical deviation (curve change) occurred during molding process can result in substantial amount of optical property change to the glass lenses. Previously, refractive index drop and curve change were investigated in separate studies by the authors. However, optical performance of a molded glass lens depends on both refractive index and geometry. In order to fabricate glass aspherical lenses with optimal performance, both refractive index and curve have to be considered simultaneously. This research presented an integrated compensation procedure for both refractive index and curve changes of a molded glass lens. First, group refractive index change predicted by finite element method simulation was used to provide a compensated lens design. Second, curve change of the molded aspherical glass lenses was compensated with a previously developed numerical simulation approach, which was used to modify the mold shape to compensate for thermal shrinkage of the molded glass lenses. Measurements of geometry and optical performance confirmed that the molded lenses perform as specified by the original design. It also demonstrated that finite element method assisted compensation procedure can be used to predict the final optical performance of compression molded glass components.
In this paper we describe our methodology for building context-aware applications. It supports a systematic definition, conception and development of the context-aware features of an application along the different ph...
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In this paper we describe our methodology for building context-aware applications. It supports a systematic definition, conception and development of the context-aware features of an application along the different phases of a software development process. Its application has helped us in the discussion and conception of these features in project teams with non-technical domain experts. A context meta-model defines the common concepts and features of concrete context models, which are used in the transition between the different development phases. This context meta-model has been implemented in our context server MILEO. Thus it allows a model-based realization of an application's context logic without explicit programming. We describe how we have applied our methodology in the project `Daily Care Journal'.
In case of undocumented machine failures on-site maintenance personnel can cooperate with a remote expert using telecommunication equipment. We present a new concept for a maintenance system which provides a synchrono...
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(纸本)9781467317139
In case of undocumented machine failures on-site maintenance personnel can cooperate with a remote expert using telecommunication equipment. We present a new concept for a maintenance system which provides a synchronous shared visual workspace even when only limited bandwidth is available. A mechanic uses an Augmented Reality (AR) system which is connected to the Virtual Reality (VR) system of a remote expert. The expert interactively creates 3D instructions on his VR system that are displayed on a hand-held tablet computer of the mechanic. The mechanic considers these instructions during his maintenance work but can also interact with the live AR view to create spatial references for the expert. The system was evaluated by 18 experienced automobile mechanics. The maintenance task consisted of the disassembly of the camshaft housing of an internal combustion engine. The results show that participants completed more tasks and used less verbal instructions when using the VR system compared to a video system.
Non-holonomic, omnidirectional undercarriages that are composed of steered standard wheels seem to provide a solid compromise between versatility, flexibility and high robustness against various ground conditions. How...
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Non-holonomic, omnidirectional undercarriages that are composed of steered standard wheels seem to provide a solid compromise between versatility, flexibility and high robustness against various ground conditions. However, such undercarriages are characterized by the occurrence of a number of singular configurations. To avoid these singular configurations most control-approaches restrict the admissible configuration-space thus eventually reducing the mobility and flexibility of the undercarriage. Within this work a state-space representation that forms a locally singularity-free atlas of the admissible configuration-space is presented. Based on this state-space description a switching based controller is developed that incorporates the former singular regions into the used configuration space and thus allows to exploit the full flexibility of non-holonomic, omnidirectional undercarriages. The implemented controller is quantitatively and qualitatively evaluated and compared to one approach that avoids the singular regions and one that completely neglects the non-holonomic bindings.
Current limitations of battery systems for fully electric vehicles (FEV) are mainly related to performance, driving range, battery life, re-charging time and price per unit. New cell chemistries are able to mitigate t...
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(纸本)9783642296727
Current limitations of battery systems for fully electric vehicles (FEV) are mainly related to performance, driving range, battery life, re-charging time and price per unit. New cell chemistries are able to mitigate these drawbacks, but are more prone to catastrophic failures due to a thermal runaway than current solutions. Therefore, new and more advanced management strategies are necessary to be able to safely prevent the energy storage system from ever coming into this critical situation. In this paper, a novel battery management system (BMS) architecture is introduced, which will be able to meet these high requirements by introducing a network that has smart satellite systems in each macro-cell or even in each individual cell. In addition, the issues of safety and reliability to be considered for the integration and packaging technologies of the smart satellite systems will be described as well. The work reported is part of the European project 'Smart-LIC', which is supported by EPoSS, and the German project 'HotPowCon'.
In this work the impact of accelerated aging on the spectral transmission and the mechanical robustness of silicone elastomers for concentrator photovoltaic applications was investigated. Therefore, specific test samp...
In this work the impact of accelerated aging on the spectral transmission and the mechanical robustness of silicone elastomers for concentrator photovoltaic applications was investigated. Therefore, specific test samples were manufactured. The samples were annealed at 150 °C to assure a complete cross-linking. These samples were exposed to humidity freeze, to a pressure cooker test, and to UV light. To investigate optical materials under UVA intensity up to 10 W/cm2 a test setup was developed. Thus, a UV dosage of 10000 kWh/m2 was applied to the silicone samples after thermal treatment. The mean transmission was used as a measure to identify changes in the spectral behavior and was, therefore, compared after the stress tests with the initial value. No total failures but rather degradation was observed, mainly in the range of ultraviolet and visible light. In addition, the shear strengths for the silicone elastomers were compared before and after stress.
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