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A highly scalable IEEE802.11p communication and localization subsystem for autonomous urban driving
(2013)
The IEEE802.11p standard describes a protocol for car-to-X and mainly for car-to-car-communication. It has found its place in hardware and firmware implementations and is currently tested in various field tests. In the research project Ko-TAG, which is part of the research initiative Ko-FAS, cooperative sensor technology is developed for the support of highly autonomous driving. A secondary radar principle based on communication signals enables localization of objects with simultaneous data transmission. It mainly concentrates on the detection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users (VRU), but also supports pre crash safety applications. Thus it is mainly targeted for the support of traffic safety applications in intra-urban scenarios. This contribution describes the Ko-TAG part of the overall initiative, which develops a subsystem to improve the real-time characteristics of IEEE802.11p needed for precise time of flight real-time localization. In doing this, it still fits into the regulatory schemes. It discusses the approach for definition and verification of the protocol design, while maintaining the close coexistence with existing IEEE802.11p subsystems. System simulations were performed and hardware was implemented. Test results are shown in the last part of the paper.
The IEEE802.11p standard describes a protocol for car-to-X and mainly for car-to-car-communication. It has found its place in hardware and firmware implementations and is currently tested in various field tests. In the research project Ko-TAG, which is part of the research initiative Ko-FAS, cooperative sensor technology is developed and its benefit for traffic safety applications is evaluated. A secondary radar principle based on communication signals enables localization of objects with simultaneous data transmission. It mainly concentrates on the detection of pedestrians and other vulnerable road users (VRU), but also supports pre crash safety applications. The Ko-TAG proposal enriches the current IEEE802.11p real-time characteristics needed for precise time-of-flight real-time localization. This contribution describes the development of a subsystem, which extends the functionality of IEEE802.11p and fits into the regulatory schemes. It discusses the approach for definition and verification of the protocol design, while maintaining the close coexistence with existing IEEE802.11p subsystems. System simulations were performed and hardware was implemented. The next step will be field measurements to verify the simulation results.
A Localization System Using Inertial Measurement Units from Wireless Commercial Handheld Devices
(2013)
This paper describes a newly developed technology for the calculation of trajectories of mobile objects, which is based on commercially available sensors being integrated into modern mobile phones and other gadgets. First, a step counting technique was implemented. Second, a novel step length estimator is proposed. These two algorithms utilize the data from accelerometer sensor only. Third, the heading information was obtained using a gyroscope with complementary filter in quaternion form. The combined algorithm was implemented on a low-power ARM processor to provide the trajectory points relative to an initial point. The proposed technique was tested by 10 subjects, in different shoes with different paces. The dependence of the performance of the technology on the attaching point of the mobile device is weak. The proposed algorithms have better balance and estimation accuracy and depend in less degree on the variety in physical parameters of people in comparison with the existing techniques. In experiments inertial measurement units were mounted in different places, i.e. in the hand, in trousers or in T-shirt pockets. The return position error did not exceed 5% of the total travelled distance for all performed tests.
The communication system of a large-scale concentrator photovoltaic power plant is very challenging. Manufacturers are building power plants having thousands of sun tracking systems equipped with communication and distributed over a wide area. Research is necessary to build a scalable communication system enabling modern control strategies. This poster abstract describes the ongoing work on the development of a simulation model of such power plants in OMNeT++. The model uses the INET Framework to build a communication network based on Ethernet. First results and problems of timing and data transmission experiments are outlined. The model enables research on new communication and control approaches to improve functionality and efficiency of power plants based on concentrator photovoltaic technology.
The communication technologies for automatic me-ter reading (smart metering) and for energy production and distribution networks (smart grid) have the potential to be one of the first really highly scaled machine-to-machine-(M2M)-applications. During the last years two very promising devel-opments around the wireless part of smart grid communication were initialized, which possibly have an impact on the markets far beyond Europe and far beyond energy automation. Besides the specifications of the Open Metering System (OMS) Group, the German Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, BSI) has designed a protection profile (PP) and a technical directive (TR) for the communication unit of an intelligent measurement sys-tem (smart meter gateway), which were released in March 2013. This design uses state-of-the-art technologies and prescribes their implementation in real-life systems. At first sight the expenditures for the prescribed solutions seem to be significant. But in the long run, this path is inevitable and comes with strategic advantages.
Energy consumption for cooling is growing dramatically. In the last years, electricity peak consumption grew significantly, switching from winter to summer in many EU countries. This is endangering the stability of electricity grids. This article outlines a comprehensive analysis of an office building performances in terms of energy consumption and thermal comfort (in accordance with static – ISO 7730:2005 – and adaptive thermal comfort criteria – EN 15251:2007 –) related to different cooling concepts in six different European climate zones. The work is based on a series of dynamic simulations carried out in the Trnsys 17 environment for a typical office building. The simulation study was accomplished for five cooling technologies: natural ventilation (NV), mechanical night ventilation (MV), fan-coils (FC), suspended ceiling panels (SCP), and concrete core conditioning (CCC) applied in Stockholm, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Milan, Rome, and Palermo. Under this premise, the authors propose a methodology for the evaluation of the cooling concepts taking into account both, thermal comfort and energy consumption.
Die Energiewende ist ein elementares Thema, für Deutschland wie auch für viele andere Regionen weltweit. Bei der Bereitstellung effizienter und stabiler Verteilnetze stellen Kommunikationslösungen einen zentralen Baustein dar, um auf der Grundlage eines zeitnahen Monitorings koordinierte Regelalgorithmen zu realisieren. Dies gilt für alle Ebenen der Versorgung, wobei aus Sicht der Kommunikationstechnik die unterste Ebene der Verteilnetze am interessantesten ist: Hier sind die anspruchsvollsten Anforderungen im Hinblick auf die Kosten- und die Energieoptimierung der Kommunikationsknoten sowie die Administrierbarkeit, die Stabilität und die Skalierbarkeit der Gesamtlösung zu berücksichtigen. Das Steinbeis-Transferzentrum Embedded Design und Networking an der Hochschule Offenburg unter der Leitung von Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Sikora hat in verschiedenen Projekten mit renommierten Partnern umfangreiche Lösungen für diese sogenannte Primärkommunikation entwickelt.
The paper proposes a system architecture for charging infrastructure that serves the requirements of future fleets of shared-use electric vehicles in urban scenarios. The focus of the development is on the interfaces to central stakeholders such as mobility service providers, distribution network operators and utilities. The main concept of the proposed system is the adherence to a stringent resource-oriented design approach, following the design principles of the Representational State Transfer (REST) architectural software style for distributed systems. This design approach is used from the cloud-based services down to the implementation of the charging infrastructure's control algorithms. Focusing on the resources of the various entities simplifies the implementation of their interactions, compared to the explicit declaration of services that are available. The system design ensures that the charging infrastructure is open to all users and generates a benefit beyond basic charging operations. Integration in emerging smart markets is done via open web-based interfaces. These allow for the generation of an added value of concrete services for shared-use electric mobility. A link to the field of grid operation is proposed using the ISO/IEC 61850 telecontrol standard. The smart meter capabilities of the charging stations can be used to gain additional information on the current state of the distribution grid. As an exemplary service a load management service for a fleet of shared-use electric vehicles is going to be implemented.
Efficient, low-cost, secure and reliable communication solutions are a major stepping stone for smart metering and smart grid applications. This especially holds true for the so called primary communication or local metrological network (LMN) between a local meter or actuator and a data collector or gateway, where the highest requirements with regard to cost, bandwidth, and energy efficiency have to be taken into consideration. Multiple developments and field tests are going on in this field, however, energy autarkic devices are hardly found, yet.
The design of control systems of concentrator photovoltaic power plants will be more challenging in the future. Reasons are cost pressure, the increasing size of power plants, and new applications for operation, monitoring and maintenance required by grid operators, manufacturers and plant operators. Concepts and products for fixed-mounted photovoltaic can only partly be adapted since control systems for concentrator photovoltaic are considerable more complex due to the required high accurate sun-tracking. In order to assure reliable operation during a lifetime of more than 20 years, robustness of the control system is one crucial design criteria. This work considers common engineering technics for robustness, safety and security. Potential failures of the control system are identified and their effects are analyzed. Different attack scenarios are investigated. Outcomes are design criteria that encounter both: failures of system components and malicious attacks on the control system of future concentrator photovoltaic power plants. Such design criteria are a transparent state management through all system layers, self-tests and update capabilities for security concerns. The findings enable future research to develop a more robust and secure control system for concentrator photovoltaics when implementing new functionalities in the next generation.
Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) is a major enabler for the upcoming smart grid. Potentially, it will be one of the first really large-scale M2M-communication solutions for sensor applications.
To date, the definition of the standardized communication stacks for Local Metrological Network (LMN) in AMR is still ongoing. This holds true both for ZigBee Smart Energy Profile and for Wireless M-Bus according to EN 13757. During this process, there is the necessity for flexible, albeit optimized solutions, which support the different existing and upcoming versions of the communication protocols. In the case of Wireless M-Bus, the major contender for European and possibly Asian installations, this is valid not only for the different operation modes (C-, N-, P-, Q-, R-, S-, and T-modes), which work in different frequencies (i.e. 868 MHz, 433 MHz, and 169 MHz) but also for the application layer, where additional bodies, like EN137575, Open Metering System (OMS) Group, or national bodies follow their approaches.
This contribution describes requirements, design techniques and experiences from the development of highly efficient Wireless M-Bus protocol stacks with support of good flexibility and portability between microcontroller platforms and RF-transceivers. The presented approach is not limited to the use of modern software engineering design processes, as such, but also includes essential additional features like testing or simulation, as well as tools for commissioning and monitoring.
Efficient, low-cost, secure and reliable communication solutions are a major stepping stone for smart metering and smart grid applications. This especially holds true for the so called primary communication or local metrological network (LMN) between a local meter or actuator and a data collector or gateway, where the highest requirements with regard to cost, bandwidth, and energy efficiency have to be taken into consideration. Multiple developments and field tests are going on in this field, however, energy autarkic devices are hardly found, yet. This contribution describes the development of an automatic water meter reading (AWMR) technology based on Wireless M-Bus to provide water utility companies with an automatic remote water meter reading solution. It addresses the special needs of home utilities by providing a remote metering solution independent from the electricity infrastructure, both in terms of data communication and in terms of power supply. For this project, a cost efficient integrated energy harvesting system powered by the available water flow was developed, to enable operation independently of the mains grid, and eliminate the need for battery replacement for near-zero maintenance costs.
The communication between objects, i.e. between cars (car-2-car, C2C), between cars and infrastructure (car-2-infrastructure, C2I) and between cars and vulnerable road users (car-2-VRU, C2VRU) is a major stepping stone towards traffic applications to enable efficient and safe traffic flow. However, these applications pose very high requirements to the communication protocols, which go beyond the capabilities of an available standardized solution.
This contribution shows how iterative design processes can help to fulfill these requirements, while re-using a maximum of elements from one level to the next and thus avoiding unrealistic overhead. In especially, the added value of simulation and emulation in this iterative process is elaborated.
Die “Selbstbetrachtungen” des Marc Aurel – medizinisch-ethische Betrachtungen des Menschseins
(2013)
The lifetime and performance of solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and electrolyzer cells (SOEC) can be significantly degraded by oxidation of nickel within the electrode and support structures. This paper documents a detailed computational model describing nickel oxide (NiO) formation as a growing film layer on top of the nickel phase in Ni/YSZ composite electrodes. The model assumes that the oxidation rate is controlled by transport of ions across the film (Wagner's theory). The computational model, which is implemented in a two-dimensional continuum framework, facilitates the investigation of alternative chemical reaction and transport mechanisms. Model predictions agree well with a literature experimental measurement of oxidation-layer growth. In addition to providing insight in interpreting experimental observations, the model provides a quantitative predictive capability for improving electrode design and controlling operating conditions.
Diese Bachelor-Thesis beschreibt die Entwicklung eines Informationssystems, das abteilungsintern für verschiedene Report- und Controllingaufgaben in der Abteilung Organisation/IT genutzt wird. Grundlage bilden Daten über Hard- und Software aller Client-Computer, die von der in der PWO AG eingesetzten Anwendung zur Installation / Softwareverteilung (Microsoft SCCM) wöchentlich gesammelt werden. Zunächst wird die Funktionalität der Inventarisierung auf Korrektheit überprüft und die daraus entstehenden Daten analysiert. Benötigte Daten werden gefiltert, sortiert und teilweise mit bestehenden Datenbanken verknüpft. Daraus entsteht ein Webportal, welches es den zuständigen Mitarbeitern/innen ermöglicht, ohne manuellen Aufwand Clients, Software und Lizenzen zu verwalten und entsprechende Berichte zu erstellen. Zudem wird die bestehende CMDB durch bisher fehlende Daten ergänzt. Ziel ist es, die Aufgaben der IT-Abteilung an die ITIL Vorgaben innerhalb der PWO AG auszurichten, um so effektives und effizientes IT Service Management betreiben zu können. Gleichzeitig wird somit ein Standard für die Tochterwerke entwickelt.
Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich primär mit der Erstellung von Konzepten, welche in den Bereichen der langfristigen Planung, welche eine IT-Strategie festlegt und der kurzfristigen Steuerung des Tagesgeschäfts, ein besser strukturiertes und effizienteres Vorgehen im Umgang mit der Vielzahl an anfallenden Daten und Informationen ermöglichen sollen. Hierzu werden in den Grundlagen zunächst alle relevanten Begriffe geklärt, welche in diesem Umfeld auftreten. Im Kapitel Stand der Technik werden, die in der Industrie am meisten zertifizierten Standards, zur Lösung dieser Problematik vorgestellt. In der darauf folgenden Konzeption werden alle notwendigen Elemente konzipiert. Dafür erfolgt zunächst eine Auswahl der ITIL-Prozesse, welche für ein erfolgreiches IT-Controlling umgesetzt werden sollen. Danach wird ein Vorschlag für einen Service-Katalog auf Basis von ITIL entwickelt, der es ermöglichen soll die wachsende Anzahl von IT-Services an Hochschulen zu verwalten. Nach diesem erfolgt eine Konzeption von neuen Kostenstellen und Kostenarten für das Rechenzentrum der Hochschule Offenburg. Dies ist notwendig, da die aktuellen Kostenstellen und Kostenarten nicht mehr den Anforderungen des Rechenzentrums gerecht werden. Auch wird in dieser Arbeit eine Konzeption für ein einfaches ordnerbasiertes Ablagesystem zur Verwaltung von Partner-, Lizenz- und Vertragsdokumenten erstellt. Der letzte Punkt dieser Arbeit besteht in der Konzeption und Umsetzung eines Informationssystems, durch welches alle relevanten Daten grafisch ansprechend aufbereitet zur Verfügung gestellt werden sollen. Die Umsetzung dieses Informationssystems wird in dieser Arbeit mithilfe der beiden Open-Source-Tools Talend und Palo vorgenommen.
Eingebettete Systeme werden immer komplexer.Dabei werden System-on-Chips (SoC) eingesetzt und spielen eine sehr wichtige Rolle. Unter SoC versteht man „die Integration aller oder eines großen Teils der Funktionen eines Systems auf einem Chip“ [G]. SoCs haben sehr viele Vorteile. Vor einigen Jahren gab es noch riesige Leiterplatten mit Schaltungen, die aus mehreren Schaltkreisen aufgebaut wurden. Heute werden diese auf einem einzigen Chip realisiert. SoCs sind nicht nur sehr kompakt, sondern verbrauchen auch weniger Energie, da einerseitsdie Bauteile näherbeieinander sind, sie andererseits mit besseren Technologien ausgerüstet sind. Heutige SoCs sind so gebaut, dass sie wiederverwendet werden können. Sie bestehen aus mehreren einzelnen Systemkomponenten, um sowohl Kosten, als auch Entwicklungszeit zu sparen. Neben SoCs sind FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Array) und CPLDs (ComplexProgrammableLogic Devices)sehr beliebte programmierbare Logikbauelemente, die in der Digitaltechnik ihren Einsatz finden. Sie sind die zwei wesentlichen Gruppen von ProgrammableLogic Devices (PLDs), dieexistieren. Sie bestehen hauptsächlich aus FlipFlops, CPLDs weisen sie aber vergleichsweise weniger auf. FPGAs sind komplexer als CPLDs. In der Hardware wird die Implementierung von arithmetischen Funktionen wie Addierern, Subtrahierern und Multiplizierern teilweise unterstützt. FPGAs sind aus diesem Grund die passenden Bauelemente zur Realisation von Anwendungen wie digitalen Signalverarbeitungssystemen oder Mikroprozessorsystemen.Die größten Hersteller von FPGAs sind Altera und Xilinx. Ein anderes aktuelles Thema sind die Bussysteme in Chips. Aufgrund der Komplexität der oben beschriebenen System-on-Chips, bestehen sie auch aus immer komplexeren Baugruppen, wie Prozessoren, Speichern oder auch Interfacecontrollern. Bussysteme werden zur Verbindung dieser Baugruppen eingesetzt. Je nach Baugruppe-Interfaces werden unterschiedliche Bussystem verwendet. Diese Bussysteme sind mit speziellen Spezifikationen dotiert, die aus diversen Anforderungen folgen. Einheitliche Standards sind daher wichtig. Unter anderen sind Bussysteme wie AMBA, Wishbone und CoreConnect häufig in FPGAs eingesetzt. Ihr Vorteil liegt an Ihren standardisierten Schnittstellen. Auf diese Bussysteme wird ins Detail in Kapitel 2.1 eingegangen. Zu der Familie von AMBA-Bussen gehört der AXI-Bus.Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit dem AufbaueineswiederverwendbarenMasters, der aufAXI4-Protokoll basiert ist. Dieser sollte zunächst als Ethernet-Master eingesetzt werden, um Burst-Transaktionen zwischen dem Ethernet MAC und einemSpeicher zu ermöglichen, wird aber in anderen Projekten wiederverwendet.
Evaluation des In-Memory Datenbanksystems SAP HANA als Cloudlösung für Business Intelligence Systeme
(2013)
Global agierende Unternehmen sind mit einem stetig ansteigenden Datenaufkommen konfrontiert. Zur Analyse werden diese Daten in Business Intelligence Systeme geladen. Aufbereitete Daten werden heutzutage in der Regel in zeilenbasierten (relationalen) Datenbanksystemen vorgehalten. Ein großer Nachteil dieses Datenbanksystems für diesen Anwendungsfall ist, dass es auf eine hohe Anzahl einfacher Transaktionen mit wenigen Datensätzen ausgelegt ist. Im Kontext eines analysebasierten Modells, wie hier beim Business Intelligence, fallen dagegen hauptsächlich komplexe Abfragen auf einer Vielzahl von Datensätze an [BaGü2009]. Die SAP AG stellt mit dem Produkt SAP HANA eine Lösung zur Verfügung, welche auf die Datenanalyse für Business Intelligence ausgelegt ist und zugleich auch transaktionalen Anforderungen genügen soll. Das System ist als Appliance aus Soft- und Hardware konzipiert, das auf einem spaltenorientierten, In-Memory Datenbanksystem aufbaut. Diese Arbeit geht zunächst auf die Grundlagen des Business Intelligence, die allgemeinen Prinzipien von spaltenorientieren In-Memory Datenbankensystemen sowie deren Abgrenzung zu klassischen relationalen Systemen ein. Weiterhin wird auf die Architektur von SAP HANA und deren Besonderheiten eingegangen. Hauptgegenstand dieser Arbeit ist die Umsetzung einer Demoanwendung basierend auf SAP HANA in einer Cloud Umgebung (SAP HANA ONE). Hierbei wird insbesondere auf die Realisierbarkeit der Anwendung mittels der Entwicklungsumgebung SAP HANA Studio in einer Cloudumgebung eingegangen. Weiterhin steht zur Diskussion inwiefern SAP HANA in bestehende Business Intelligence Umgebungen integriert werden kann.
Autonomous humanoid robots need high torque actuators to be able to walk and run. One problem in this context is the heat generated. In this paper we propose to use water evaporation to improve cooling of the motors. Simulations based on thermodynamic calculations as well as measurements on real actuators show that, under the assumption of the load of a soccer game, cooling can be considerably improved with relatively small amounts of water.
Background: Increasing awareness of the importance of evidence-based medicine is demonstrated not only by an increasing number of articles addressing it but also by a specialty-wide evidence-based medicine initiative. The authors critically analyzed the quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials published in this Journal over a 21-year period (1990 to 2010).
Methods: A hand search was conducted, including all issues of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery from January of 1990 to December of 2010. All randomized controlled trials published during this time period were identified with the Cochrane decision tree for identification of randomized controlled trials. To assess the quality of reporting, a modification of the checklist of the Consolidated Standard of Reporting Trials Statement was used.
Results: Of 7121 original articles published from 1990 to 2010 in the Journal, 159 (2.23 percent) met the Cochrane criteria. A significant increase in the absolute number of randomized controlled trials was seen over the study period (p < 0.0001). The median quality of these trials from 1990 to 2010 was "fair," with a trend toward improved quality of reporting over time (p = 0.127).
Conclusions: A favorable trend is seen with respect to an increased number of published randomized controlled trials in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Adherence to standard reporting guidelines is recommended, however, to further improve the quality of reporting. Consideration may be given to providing information regarding the quality of reporting in addition to the "level of evidence pyramid," thus facilitating critical appraisal.
Decrease of non-responder rate is the main chal-lenge in cardiac resynchronization therapy. The problem could be solved, partly, in the follow-up by consequent indi-vidualization of hemodynamic pacing parameters. The eso-phageal electrogram feature of the Biotronik ICS 3000 programmer was used in the follow-up of 20 heart failure patients carrying implants for cardiac resynchronization therapy. Adverse hemodynamic programming of the sensed and paced AV delay could be easily observed and replaced by the individual optimal duration in 3 patients (15%) VDD and DDD operation.This result proves the value of esophageal electrogram recording CRT follow-up.
Android is an operating system which was developed for use in smart mobile phones and is the current leader in this market. A lot of efforts are being spent to make Android available to the embedded world, as well. Many embedded systems do not have a local GUI and are therefore called headless devices. This paper presents the results of an analysis of the general suitability of Anroid in headless embedded systems and ponders the advantages and disadvantages. It focuses on the hardware related issues, i.e. to what extent Android supports hardware peripherals normally used in embedded systems.
High-precision signal processing algorithm to evaluate SAW properties as a function of temperature
(2013)
This paper presents a signal processing algorithm which accurately evaluates the SAW properties of a substrate as functions of temperature. The investigated acoustic properties are group velocity, phase velocity, propagation loss, and coupling coefficient. With several measurements carried out at different temperatures, we obtain the temperature dependency of the SAW properties. The analysis algorithm starts by reading the transfer functions of short and long delay lines. The analysis algorithm determines the center frequency of the delay lines and obtains the delay time difference between the short and long delay lines. The extracted parameters are then used to calculate the acoustic properties of the SAW material. To validate the algorithm, its accuracy is studied by determining the error in the calculating delay time difference, center frequency, and group velocity.
The communication technologies for automatic meter reading (smart metering) and for energy production and distribution networks (smart grid) have the potential to be one of the first really highly scaled machine-to-machine-M2M-applications. During the last years, two very promising developments around the wireless part of the smart grid communication were initialized, which possibly could have an impact on the network architectures and the markets far beyond Germany and far beyond energy automation. Besides the specification of the OMS Group of a security extension to the Wireless M-Bus protocol (EN13757-4), the German Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, BSI) has designed a Protection Profile (PP) and a Technical Directive (TR) for the communication unit of an intelligent measurement system (Smart Meter Gateway), which were released in March 2013. This design uses state of the art technologies and prescribes their implementation in real-life systems. At first, the proposed paper will present the most important characteristics of this architecture. It will then give an insight into the implementation of the OMS security protocols, which imply the usage of a mutually authenticated SSL protocol also in the Local Metrological Network. This is achieved with the help of an additional Authentication and Fragmentation Layer (AFL). This secure communication will be terminated in a BSI conformant secure smart meter gateway, which is developed in a different project and described in the second step. Finally, the contribution will discuss the integration of such a metering network into an overall telecommunication network and PKI infrastructure.
Researchers are developing new GNSS receivers and antennas based on an innovative signal-processing scheme to significantly improve GNSS tracking reliability and accuracy under degraded signal conditions. It is based on the principles of synthetic-aperture radar. Like in a multi-antenna phased array receiver, GNSS signals from different spatial locations are combined coherently forming an optimized synthetic antenna-gain pattern. The method is implemented in a real-time PC-based software receiver and works with GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo signals. Multiple frequencies are generally supported. The idea of synthetic-aperture processing is realized as a coherent summation of correlation values of each satellite over the so-called beamforming interval. Each correlation value is multiplied with a phase factor. For example, the phase factor can be chosen to compensate for the relative antenna motion over the beam-forming interval and the resulting sum of the scaled correlation values represents a coherent correlation value maximizing the line of sight signal power.
The invention relates to a method for determining properties of a pipeline, more particularly the position of a branch in a waste water pipeline, in which: a sound wave transmission signal (S, S') is fed into the pipeline (1) at a predetermined infeed point and propagates in the axial direction of the pipeline (1), wherein the frequency spectrum of the sound wave transmission signal (S, S') has a frequency component or a spectral range, the maximum frequency of which is lower than the lower limit frequency (fc) for the first upper mode; in which method components (Sr1, Sr2, Sr3, S'r1, S'r2, S'r3) of the sound wave transmission signal (S, S') reflected inside the pipeline (1) are detected as a sound wave reception signal (E, E'); and in which method, by evaluating the sound wave reception signal (E, E') in relation to the sound wave transmission signal (S, S'), the pipeline (1) is examined for the presence of reflection sites along the pipeline (1) that cause sound wave reflections (Sr1, Sr2, Sr3, S'r1, S'r2, S'r3), wherein at least the distance (I) of a reflection site from the infeed point is determined by evaluating the respective sound wave reception signal (E, E'). The invention further relates to a device for implementing said method.
Modeling and Simulation the Influence of Solid Carbon Formation on SOFC Performance and Degradation
(2013)
MPC-Workshop Februar 2013
(2013)