Due to the rapid progress in the development of automated vehicles over the last decade, their market entry is getting closer. One of the remaining challenges is the safety assessment and type approval of automated vehicles, as conventional testing i...
Virtual reality can support the preparation and rehearsal of assembly tasks by providing a safe and repeatable digital representation of workstations. This study presents the development and laboratory feasibility validation of a geometry- and proced...
This study explores a simple free-falling problem, focusing on the determination of the coefficient of restitution for a steel ball through virtual and physical experiment evaluation. Different effects influencing the dynamic behavior and accuracy of...
Modern manufacturing systems are influenced by the growing complexity of mechatronics, control systems, IIoT, and communication technologies integrated into cyber-physical systems. These systems demand flexibility, modularity, and rapid project execu...
This study investigates the dynamic behavior of a recently developed counterbalance forklift truck. The final objective is creating virtual testing tools based on numerical multibody models to evaluate the dynamic stresses experienced by the forklift...
The increasing adoption of electric bicycles (e-bikes) has led to a growing need for advanced active safety systems, such as anti-lock braking systems (ABSs), to enhance rider safety. In recent years, both hydraulic and electromechanical ABSs were re...
Given the difficulty of explaining the unwrapping process through traditional teaching methodologies, this article presents the design, development, and validation of an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) serious game, named Unwrap 3D Virtual: Ready (UVR...
In recent years, verification and validation processes of automated driving systems have been increasingly moved to virtual simulation, as this allows for rapid prototyping and the use of a multitude of testing scenarios compared to on-road testing....
Innovative Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) applies function-oriented hierarchical system architecture and utilizes Systems Modeling Language (SysML) for virtual testing. However, for complex systems, the relevant virtual tests are scattered at...
In the context of increasing research on algorithms for different modules of the autonomous driving stack, the development and evaluation of these algorithms for deployment onboard vehicles is the next critical step. In the development and verificati...
Virtual validation of radar sensor models is becoming increasingly important for the safety validation of Light Detection and Rangings (lidars). Therefore, methods for quantitative comparison of radar measurements in the context of model validation n...
To validate safety-related automotive software systems, experimental tests are conducted at different stages of the V-model, which are referred as “X-in-the-loop (XIL) methods”. However, these methods have significant drawbacks in terms o...
In the realm of road safety and the evolution toward automated driving, Advanced Driver Assistance and Automated Driving (ADAS/AD) systems play a pivotal role. As the complexity of these systems grows, comprehensive testing becomes imperative, with v...
Large language model (LLM)-based non-player characters (NPCs) can support unscripted historical dialogue, but their behavior in deployed educational virtual reality (VR) settings remains underexamined. This study reports the design and field validati...
To successfully design and optimize the application of hydrogel matrices one has to effectively combine computational design tools with experimental methods. In this context, one of the most promising techniques is molecular modeling, which requires...
Fitts’ law is a foundational model for predicting pointing performance and has been increasingly explored in immersive virtual reality (VR) environments. This paper presents a controlled experimental framework for deriving modality-specific Fit...
Radar sensors were among the first perceptual sensors used for automated driving. Although several other technologies such as lidar, camera, and ultrasonic sensors are available, radar sensors have maintained and will continue to maintain their impor...
Simulation-based testing is playing an increasingly important role in the development and validation of automated driving functions, as real-world testing is often limited by cost, safety, and scalability. An essential part of this is the simulation...
While urban-scale building energy modeling is becoming increasingly common, it currently lacks standards, guidelines, or empirical validation against measured data. Empirical validation necessary to enable best practices is becoming increasingly trac...
Interindividual variability, influenced by patient-specific factors including age, weight, gender, race, and genetics, among others, contributes to variations in therapeutic response. Population pharmacokinetic (popPK) modeling is an essential tool f...
The purpose of this study is to validate the role of social media among peers in a virtual community of practice, VCoP, by applying the Delphi technique of data collection and analysis. The study adopts the Grounded Theory methodology to identify the...
The design of Hybrid-Electric Regional (HER) aircraft represents a great challenge due to the systems’ complexity and their level of integration and results in a great expense of resources. To overcome these issues, the Open Digital Environment...
Previous studies on obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) showed impairments in executive domains, particularly in cognitive inhibition. In this perspective, the use of virtual reality showed huge potential in the assessment of executive function...
Smoking-cessation drugs bind many off-target nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) and cause severe side effects if they are based on nicotine. New drugs that bind only those receptors, such as
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a well-known pathogen due to the emergence of drug resistance associated with it, where transcriptional regulators play a key role in infection, colonization and persistence. The genome of M. tuberculosis encodes many tr...
The development of electric gerotor pumps is a complex multiphysical optimization problem. To develop optimal systems, accurate simulation models are required to increase digital reliability. An important challenge is the accurate prediction of the p...
Residential electric water heaters have the potential to significantly contribute to the balancing of the grid by providing frequency services. However, this entails a large-scale, challenging control problem subject to several uncertainties. In this...
Manual handling and packing of thin metal plates remains a labour-intensive operation in the automotive manufacturing sector, frequently requiring multiple operators and resulting in limited productivity, reduced process repeatability, and ergonomic...
Accessibility evaluation in built environments increasingly requires performance-based methods that capture dynamic user–environment interaction rather than static compliance with dimensional standards. Existing computational approaches, includ...
The development of anticancer peptides (ACPs) has emerged as a promising strategy in targeted cancer therapy due to their high specificity and therapeutic potential. Cathelicidin-derived antimicrobial peptides represent a particularly attractive clas...
Wind turbines (WT) are complex multidisciplinary systems containing a large number of mechanical, control, and electrical components. Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) provides an approach for cross-discipline development to address the system c...
As a result of the growing demand for highly customized and individual products, companies need to enable flexible and intelligent manufacturing. Cyber-physical production systems (CPPS) will act autonomously in the future in an interlinked productio...
This study aims to investigate the key factors influencing user experience in the design of virtual interactive platforms for the preservation of industrial heritage within the context of digitalization. In the literature review, this paper introduce...
Virtual testing using simulation will play a significant role in future safety validation procedures for automated driving systems, as it provides the needed scalability for executing a scenario-based assessment approach. This article combines multip...
The world is experiencing an accelerated energy transition that is driven by the climate goals to be met and that has driven the growth of different potential sectors such as electric mobility powered by electric motors, which continue to be the larg...
Applications of safety-related control systems demand reliable and credible inputs from physical sensors, therefore there is a need to extend their capabilities to provide a validated input with high availability. Our main idea is to insert virtual s...
Digital twin (DT) research spans autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), unmanned surface vessels (USVs), underwater gliders, and emerging marine robotic platforms; however, reported systems differ widely in terms of...
A digital twin is an effective tool for the design, testing, and validation of control strategies for electro-pneumatic actuators in industrial automation. This study presents and compares three different digital twin models of a pneumatic cylinder w...
A valid seismic damage scene for indoor nonstructural components is critical for virtual earthquake safety drills which can teach occupants how to survive in earthquakes. A virtual scene construction method for the seismic damage of suspended ceiling...
A virtual model enables the study of reality in a virtual environment using a theoretical model, which is a digital image of a real model. The complexity of the virtual model must correspond to the reality of the evaluated system, becoming as complex...
The main task of the research involves creating a Digital Twin (DT) application serving as a framework for Virtual Commissioning (VC) with Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Cloud storage solutions. An Internet of Things (IoT) integ...
Computer simulation is an effective means for the research of robot navigation algorithms. In order to implement real-time, three-dimensional, and visual navigation algorithm simulation, a method of algorithm simulation based on secondary development...
The purpose of this study is to investigate and validate the influencing factors of audiences’ attitudes toward virtual concerts. In order to address this issue, the current study proposes a conceptual model integrating player experience factor...
The nickel–titanium (NiTi) instruments’ geometry plays an important role in their performance and behavior. The present assessment intends to validate and test the applicability of a 3D surface scanning method using a high-resolution labo...
In this study, we propose a virtual reality biphasic separator methodology in an immersive industrial environment. It allows the training of students or engineers in process and automatic control. On the other hand, the operating performance of a bip...
Aimed at mitigating DC bus voltage fluctuations in electrolytic capacitor-less (ECL) motor drive systems caused by insufficient damping, conventional model predictive control (MPC) offers a fast dynamic response but fails to enhance the inherent damp...
Machine learning plays an important role in ligand-based virtual screening. However, conventional machine learning approaches tend to be inefficient when dealing with such problems where the data are imbalanced and features describing the chemical ch...
Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship (QSAR) models can inform on the correlation between activities and structure-based molecular descriptors. This information is important for the understanding of the factors that govern molecular properties...
Virtual reality offers unique opportunities to personalize learning by adapting instructions to individual learning styles. This study explores the relationships between learning styles, cognitive load, and learning outcomes in a virtual reality envi...
The evaluation of quality in education has gained greater relevance, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, which enhanced virtual learning and further highlighted the need for inclusive, equitable, and quality education in line with SDG 4. It has b...
of 45