@techreport{EmmertGlueckFreilingeretal., author = {Emmert, Michael and Gl{\"u}ck, Sven and Freilinger, Eva and Brandl, Dominik and Schindler, Sebastian and Kaul, Nicolas and Rasp, Franziska and Akstaller, Monika and Wetzel, Daniel and Jupke, Michael and Bodensteiner, Michael and Hohlfeld, Philipp and B{\"o}hm, Kevin and Brem, Theresa and Hammer, Pascal and Singer, Thomas and Karing, Maria and Schneider, Viola and Ostermeier, Tobias}, title = {FMS-Berichte (Mai 2021)}, editor = {Meier, Hans and Niemetz, Michael and Reindl, Andrea}, address = {Regensburg}, doi = {10.35096/othr/pub-1915}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-19155}, pages = {99}, abstract = {Dieser Bericht entstand auf Initiative der Studierenden des 2020 neu gegr{\"u}ndeten Masterstudiengangs „Elektro- und Informationstechnik (MEI)", die an der Pflichtlehrveranstaltung „Forschungsmethoden und Seminar (FMS)" im Wintersemester 2020/21 teilnahmen. Diese Lehrveranstaltung hat das Ziel, systematisch an das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten, speziell die Wissenschaftskommunikation, heranzuf{\"u}hren. Daher war geeignete Literatur zu einem individuellen Thema zu recherchieren, Ver{\"o}ffentlichungen auf ihre Relevanz hin zu beurteilen und letztendlich eine eigene Ausarbeitung basierend auf der Literaturrecherche zu erarbeiten und diese in einem Vortrag zu pr{\"a}sentieren. Parallel dazu erfolgte im Theorieteil die entsprechende Hinf{\"u}hrung zu den verschiedenen Elementen der Wissenschaftskommunikation: • Bedeutung der Wissenschaftskommunikation f{\"u}r die Arbeit der Ingenieure in Forschung und Entwicklung • Literaturrecherche, Suchmaschinen, Sichtung und Analyse vorhandener Publikationen, Bewertung der Qualit{\"a}t aufgefundener Fachliteratur, Auswahl geeigneter Materialien f{\"u}r die eigene Arbeit • Aufbereitung und Darstellung der recherchierten technischer Inhalte in Form einer seitenanzahlbegrenzten wissenschaftlichen Ausarbeitung • Einhalten formaler Randbedingungen bzgl. Strukturierung, einschl. Bildnachweise und Zitationsstile • Peer-review-Prozess bei wertsch{\"a}tzender Beurteilung der Leistung anderer • Publikumsangepasstes Aufbereiten komplexer fachlicher Inhalte mit hochschul{\"o}ffentlicher Pr{\"a}sentation der Ergebnisse • F{\"u}hren m{\"u}ndlicher wissenschaftlicher Diskurse Nachdem die Masterstudierenden in der Regel {\"u}ber noch keine eigene wissenschaftliche Forschungserfahrung bzw. -inhalte verf{\"u}gen, lag der w{\"a}hlbare Schwerpunkt der Literatursuche auf der Bearbeitung von vorgegeben aktuellen technischen oder gesellschaftspolitischen Forschungsthemen.}, language = {de} } @inproceedings{BraunHaugSchneider, author = {Braun, Felicitas and Haug, Sonja and Schneider, Viola}, title = {Needs Assessment for an Assistance System for the Visually Impaired and Blind in Climbing and Bouldering}, series = {dHealth 2025 : Proceedings of the 19th Health Informatics Meets Digital Health Conference, 6. + 7. May 2025, Vienna}, booktitle = {dHealth 2025 : Proceedings of the 19th Health Informatics Meets Digital Health Conference, 6. + 7. May 2025, Vienna}, editor = {Baumgartner, Martin}, publisher = {Sage ; IOS Press}, isbn = {978-1-64368-592-2}, doi = {10.3233/SHTI324}, pages = {29 -- 34}, abstract = {Background: This thesis deals with the potentials and challenges of climbing for blind and visually impaired people. Objectives: The extent to which an innovative technical assistance system can contribute to supporting this sport in climbing gyms is analyzed. Methods: As part of this study, a needs analysis was carried out using a mixed methods approach. This comprises an observational study, expert interviews and a quantitative survey of the potential target group. Results: The studies show that climbing can promote the development of social and physical skills. Nevertheless, there are needs and challenges, such as finding the next hold on a route. Conclusions: The technical assistance system could provide support by addressing these specific challenges and needs of blind and visually impaired people when climbing and supporting them with acoustic signals.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{BuglSchneiderSehr, author = {Bugl, Benedikt and Schneider, Viola I. and Sehr, Armin}, title = {Vertical Sound Localization: Precision and Robustness to Reverberation in a Large-Scale Study}, series = {Proceedings of the 11th Convention of the European Acoustics Association Forum Acusticum / EuroNoise 2025 // M{\´a}laga, Spain ; 23-26. June 2025}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 11th Convention of the European Acoustics Association Forum Acusticum / EuroNoise 2025 // M{\´a}laga, Spain ; 23-26. June 2025}, publisher = {European Acoustics Association}, isbn = {978-84-87985-35-5}, doi = {10.61782/fa.2025.0953}, pages = {3431 -- 3434}, abstract = {Vertical sound localization, the ability to perceive the elevation of a sound source, is a fundamental aspect of human auditory perception, yet it remains far less understood than horizontal localization. Existing studies rely on small sample sizes, limiting the generalizability of findings. The presented study bridges that gap by examining vertical sound localization and precision in a cohort exceeding 150 participants, making it the largest investigation of its kind to date.Participants were exposed to broadband noise stimuli from various elevations under controlled anechoic conditions. The elevation localization error was measured by comparing perceived sound source elevations to actual positions of speakers of a curved array. Azimuth angles of arrival were altered between 0°, 45° and 90°. For a small group the experiment was repeated in echoic conditions, to gain insight in reverberation and reflection robustness of vertical sound localization.This large-scale study establishes benchmarks for vertical sound localization precision and robustness, advancing our understanding of human auditory spatial perception. These findings have implications for audio technology development, such as spatial audio rendering and hearing aid design, and lay the groundwork for further exploration into the neural and anatomical underpinnings of vertical localization.}, language = {en} }