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Item Open Access Comprehensive study of failure mechanisms of field-aged automotive lead batteries(2023) Conradt, Rafael; Schröer, Philipp; Dazer, Martin; Wirth, Jonathan; Jöris, Florian; Schulte, Dominik; Birke, Kai PeterModern vehicles have increasing safety requirements and a need for reliable low-voltage power supply in their on-board power supply systems. Understanding the causes and probabilities of failures in a 12 V power supply is crucial. Field analyses of aged and failed 12 V lead batteries can provide valuable insights regarding this topic. In a previous study, non-invasive electrical testing was used to objectively determine the reasons for failure and the lifetime of individual batteries. By identifying all of the potential failure mechanisms, the Latin hypercube sampling method was found to effectively reduce the required sample size. To ensure sufficient confidence in validating diagnostic algorithms and calculating time-dependent failure rates, all identified aging phenomena must be considered. This study presents a probability distribution of the failure mechanisms that occur in the field, as well as provides insights into potential opportunities, but it also challenges diagnostic approaches for current and future vehicles.Item Open Access Classifying physical exercises and counting repetitions using three-dimensional pose estimation(2023) Wallmann, JonasResistance training is known to increase physical and mental health but requires a lot of knowledge and experience to be done effectively and safely. Personal trainers and physiotherapists provide their knowledge to athletes but their profession requires a lot of learning and experience, thus making their services often not affordable to the general public. Automating certain aspects of their work will make their services more available to the general population and therefore lead to more safe and more effective athletes. The first steps of automating personal training lie in observing a subject train and understanding their performed workout. This provides the basics for future work of automating providing feedback on exercise execution and improving their training regimes. In order to do so, we developed a proof-of-concept program, that uses a two-dimensional camera video as an input to classify what exercise a user performs and automatically counts the number of performed repetitions, in real-time. It should work without imposing requirements in the camera perspective or needing to know what exercise will be performed in advance. This is achieved by using a three-dimensional pose estimation model and defining a rule-based algorithm, that considers the position and angle of joints that characterize the performed exercises We evaluate our proof-of-concept program using videos of subjects performing squats and push-ups in order to understand the accuracy in a real-world scenario. Our program achieved an overall accuracy of 95.57% for the squats and 93.69% for the push-up evaluation.Item Open Access Development of an Euler-Lagrangian framework for point-particle tracking to enable efficient multiscale simulations of complex flows(2023) Kschidock, HelenaIn this work, we implement, test, and validate an Euler-Lagrangian point-particle tracking framework for the commercial aerodynamics and aeroacoustics simulation tool ultraFluidX, which is based on the Lattice Boltzmann Method and optimized for GPUs. Our framework successfully simulates one-way and two-way coupled particle-laden flows based on drag forces and gravitation. Trilinear interpolation is used for determining the fluid's macroscopic properties at the particle position. Object and domain boundary conditions are implemented using a planar surface approximation. The whole particle framework is run within three dedicated GPU kernels, and data is only copied back to the CPU upon output. We show validation for the velocity interpolation, gravitational acceleration, back-coupling forces and boundary conditions, and test runtimes and memory requirements. We also propose the next steps required to make the particle framework ready for use in engineering applications.Item Open Access Water level monitoring at SAPOS stations through GNSS-IR : a case study at the station Iffezheim(2023) Wagner, Sven B.The German SAPOS-Network comprises approximately 270 permanent GNSS receivers, capturing signals from Global Navigation Satellite Systems such as GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou. Primarily employed for generating kinematic, mathematical, and physical models within their respective regions, these receivers hold untapped potential for alternative applications. GNSS receivers capture multipath errors, typically considered unwanted interferences resulting from signal reflections off surfaces beneath the antenna. Despite their potential to adversely affect data precision, these interferences contain valuable information about the reflecting surface. As satellites pass through the receivers’ field of view at specific elevation angles, the interference between the direct and reflected signals leads to constructive and destructive patterns. This phenomenon occurs due to variations in signal phase between the direct and reflected signal, enhancing or dampening the signal strength. These variations in signal strength are captured in the satellites Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) data. Spectral analysis of the SNR data can be used to determine the frequency of the interference pattern. Combining this frequency with the corresponding signal wavelength and satellite elevation angles allows the calculation of the vertical distance between the antenna phase centre and the reflecting surface on Earth. This method, known as GNSS Interferometric Reflectometry (GNSS-IR), provides a valuable means of monitoring surface information, including soil moisture, snow depth, and water levels. At SAPOS stations near rivers and water bodies, GNSS-IR offers a cost-effective, accessible, and innovative opportunity to gather water level information using the already existing infrastructure. This research explores the potential of GNSSIR for water level monitoring at SAPOS stations focusing on the Iffezheim station along the Rhine River near the City of Karlsruhe in southern Germany.Item Open Access Modeling and experimental investigation of the interaction between pressure-dependent aging and pressure development due to the aging of lithium-ion cells(2023) Avdyli, Arber; Fill, Alexander; Birke, Kai PeterIn order to meet the increasing demands of the battery in terms of range, safety and performance, it is necessary to ensure optimal operation conditions of a lithium-ion cell. In this thesis, the influence of mechanical boundary conditions on the cell is investigated theoretically and experimentally. First, fundamental equations are derived that lead to coupled models that can be parameterized based on specific cell measurements and predict the pressure evolution due to capacity aging and vice versa. The model is used to derive optimal operating points of the cell, which can be considered in the module design.Item Open Access Improving usability of gaze and voice based text entry systems(2023) Sengupta, Korok; Staab, Steffen (Prof. Dr.)Item Open Access Design recommendations for concrete pryout capacity of headed steel studs and post-installed anchors(2023) Jebara, Khalil; Sharma, Akanshu; Ožbolt, JoškoCurrent formulas to assess the shear capacity of headed steel stud anchors and post-installed (PI) anchors in case of pryout failure (sometimes known as pull-rear failure) have been derived either based on the indirect-tension resistance model or are fully empirical based on push-out test results. In both cases, the predicted pryout capacity is clearly conservative and underestimates the true pryout capacity of anchorages, especially for stiff anchors with low embedment-to-diameter ratios (hef/d < 4.5). This paper proposes an empirical and a semi-empirical formula to predict the concrete pryout capacity of headed steel studs and PI anchors. They were derived based on an improved indirect-tension model which accounts for the stud diameter and the stud spacing in a group of anchors. Furthermore, a database of 214 monotonic shear tests from the literature, including own tests (push-off and horizontally shear tests), is reevaluated and compared to the provisions of EN1992-4. The scope of this assessment proposal includes single and group of headed steel studs and PI anchors attached to a stiff steel plate as well as shear connectors in composite structures without metal deck embedded in normal-weight concrete.Item Open Access Identification of the first sulfobetaine hydrogel‐binding peptides via phage display assay(2023) Ihlenburg, Ramona B. J.; Petracek, David; Schrank, Paul; Davari, Mehdi D.; Taubert, Andreas; Rothenstein, DirkUsing the M13 phage display, a series of 7- and 12-mer peptides which interact with new sulfobetaine hydrogels are identified. Two peptides each from the 7- and 12-mer peptide libraries bind to the new sulfobetaine hydrogels with high affinity compared to the wild-type phage lacking a dedicated hydrogel binding peptide. This is the first report of peptides binding to zwitterionic sulfobetaine hydrogels and the study therefore opens up the pathway toward new phage or peptide/hydrogel hybrids with high application potential.Item Open Access Fast bidirectional vector wave propagation method showcased on targeted noise reduction in imaging fiber bundles using 3D-printed micro optics(2023) Wende, Marco; Drozella, Johannes; Herkommer, AloisItem Open Access Hochperformante Auflösung kleiner Referenzen in verteilten Systemen(2023) Waimer, JoelBereits mit dem Aufkommen erster Filesharing-Systeme wurde die Entwicklung effektiver Verfahren zum Auffinden von mittels global eindeutiger Referenzen bezeichneter Datenobjekte in Peer-to-Peer-Systemen intensiv diskutiert und vorangetrieben, mit dem Ergebnis zahlreicher konkret ausgearbeiteter Lösungsansätze. Unbeachtet geblieben ist dabei jedoch der, für Filesharing-Systeme nicht lohnenswerte, für kleinere verteilte Datenspeichersysteme aber durchaus vorteilhafte Einsatz kleiner Referenzen, in der, aufgrund neuer Fortschritte im Bereich der Speicherdichte, damit einhergehenden dünnen Besetzung dieser kleinen Adressräume, durch welche allerdings die den Verfahren zueigenen Garantien bezüglich der benötigten Anzahl an Schritten zur Auflösung einer Referenz innerhalb des Systems stark verzerrt werden und sich die je Auflösung nötige Laufzeit vergrößert. Diese Arbeit beleuchtet zunächst die Grundlagen der mit der Auflösung von Datenreferenzen in verteilten Speichersystemen einhergehenden Problematiken, beschreibt die beiden Verfahren Chord [SMK+01] und Koorde [KK03] und misst anschließend deren Leistungsfähigkeit in dünn besetzten Adressräumen, unter der Verwendung kleiner Referenzen; mit den Messungen kann schließlich die Vermutung eines negativen Einflusses der dünnen Besetztheit des Adressraums auf die benötigte Laufzeit je Auflösung bestätigt werden. Eingegangen wurde hierbei auch auf mögliche Gegenmaßnahmen zur Verbesserung der Leistungsfähigkeit der beiden Verfahren, wobei hier die Verbindung der beiden untersuchten Verfahren mit einer Abwandlung des beim Distance-Halving-Netzwerk [NW03] eingesetzten Initialisierungsverfahrens zu einer nahezu gleichmäßigen Aufteilung des Adressraumes auf die einzelnen Knoten hier großes Potential besitzt, da so einer Entartung der Pfadlänge je Auflösung entgegengewirkt werden kann; zudem zeigten sich in den Messungen stark ungünstige Auswirkungen einer naiven, iterativen Implementierung des Chord-Verfahrens gegenüber Koorde.