TY - RPRT A1 - Marterer, Verena A1 - Kemeter, Dominik A1 - Lang, Andreas A1 - Dischner, Alexander A1 - Huber, Stephanie A1 - Obermeier, Maximilian A1 - Langer, Tobias ED - Meier, Hans ED - Niemetz, Michael ED - Reindl, Andrea T1 - FMS-Berichte Sommersemester 2021 BT - Seminar zu aktuellen Themen der Elektro- und Informationstechnik N2 - Dieser Bericht entstand auf Initiative der Studierenden des 2020 neu gegründeten Masterstudiengangs „Elektro- und Informationstechnik (MEI)“, die an der Pflichtlehrveranstaltung „Forschungsmethoden und Seminar (FMS)“ im Sommersemester 2021 teilnahmen. Diese Lehrveranstaltung hat das Ziel, systematisch an das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten, speziell die Wissenschaftskommunikation, heranzuführen. Daher war geeignete Literatur zu einem individuellen Thema zu recherchieren, Veröffentlichungen auf ihre Relevanz hin zu beurteilen und letztendlich eine eigene Ausarbeitung basierend auf der Literaturrecherche zu erarbeiten und diese in einem Vortrag zu präsentieren. Parallel dazu erfolgte im Theorieteil die entsprechende Hinführung zu den verschiedenen Elementen der Wissenschaftskommunikation: • Bedeutung der Wissenschaftskommunikation für die Arbeit der Ingenieure in Forschung und Entwicklung • Literaturrecherche, Suchmaschinen, Sichtung und Analyse vorhandener Publikationen, Bewertung der Qualität aufgefundener Fachliteratur, Auswahl geeigneter Materialien für 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 wertschätzender Beurteilung der Leistung anderer • Publikumsangepasstes Aufbereiten komplexer fachlicher Inhalte mit hochschulöffentlicher Präsentation der Ergebnisse • Führen mündlicher wissenschaftlicher Diskurse Nachdem die Masterstudierenden in der Regel über noch keine eigene wissenschaftliche Forschungserfahrung bzw. -inhalte verfügen, lag der wählbare Schwerpunkt der Literatursuche auf der Bearbeitung von vorgegeben aktuellen technischen oder gesellschaftspolitischen Forschungsthemen. T3 - Forschungsmethoden-Seminar - 2 KW - Elektrotechnik KW - Informationstechnik KW - Angewandte Wissenschaften KW - Literaturrecherche KW - Literature Review KW - Applied Sciences KW - Electrical engineering KW - Information technology Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-21040 CY - Regensburg ER - TY - THES A1 - Marterer, Verena T1 - A Characterisation of Motives and Barriers to Taking up Academic Study in the Field of Electrical Engineering N2 - The problem description comes to the fore when the wide-ranging subject area of electrical engineering is combined and analyzed with different types of schools. It is becoming increasingly rare for elementary school children to come to grips with technology in the sense of recognizing functional interrelationships and understanding modes of action in the context of technical-practical confrontation. The picture at secondary schools is also rather sobering. Here, a strong focus on facts and knowledge and too little emphasis on modeling, application and problem solving lead to insufficient results in the cognitive area. In addition, a massive shortage of engineers and specialists with a technical and scientific orientation has been predicted for years and is being increasingly observed. The motivation of students in traditional lectures is decreasing and in general there is a decline of university students in technical subjects. These problems are not only known throughout Germany, but also internationally. Especially in developing countries, additional problems make technical education more difficult, regardless of the type of school. Therefore, this master thesis is evaluated in South Africa in order to consider as many influencing factors as possible. "Learning is experience. Everything else is simply information." - Methods and concepts developed in the thesis build upon this quote of Albert Einstein. Teaching methods are elaborated and applied for three different age groups and school types, depending on known influencing factors. The aim of this thesis is not to produce further findings in the sense of basic research, but to show ways in which the current situation can be steered in a different direction. It has been shown that technology lessons in elementary/secondary schools inspire interest in technical professions in the field of electrical engineering. Furthermore, the combination of frontal teaching, for a necessary theoretical background, together with student-active, action-oriented teaching shows advantages in terms of learning efficiency and an increase in performance levels for all three age groups. However, it could also be observed that factors such as social background, family influence and gender have partial effects on the promotion and education in the field of electrical engineering. Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-62550 CY - Regensburg ER - TY - THES A1 - Marterer, Verena T1 - Simulation der elektromagnetischen Eigenschaften von gestricktem Stoff N2 - Periodische Strukturen besitzen eine Reihe interessanter Eigenschaften, die sie unter anderem für den Einsatz im Bereich der Hochfrequenz- und Mikrowellentechnik attraktiv erscheinen lassen. In der vorliegenden Arbeit steht insbesondere deren Anwendung beim Entwurf gestrickter Stoffe, die auf metallischen Fäden basieren, im Vordergrund. Es wird in diesem Zusammenhang zunächst die vollständige Modellierung der Struktur unter Verwendung von 3D-Elementen in repräsentativen Elementarzellen durchgeführt. Innerhalb der Designumgebung von CST Studio Suite kann das analytische Elementarmodell von Leaf und Glaskin für die Einfaden-Maschenware implementiert werden. Abhängig von den variablen Faktoren beim Stricken bewegen sich die Kantenlängen der hier betrachteten Einheitszelle in der Größenordnung von 1 cm bis 2 cm. Bei der Analyse der elektromagnetischen Eigenschaften unter Verwendung eines Frequenzbereichslösers können somit die Streuparameter für Reflexion und Transmission in einem Frequenzbereich von 13 GHz bis 30 GHz ermittelt werden. Aus den 1D-Simulationsergebnissen werden Frequenzen sichtbar, bei denen Resonanzphänomene auftreten. Die polarisationsabhängigen Strukturen weisen Abschirmwirkungen von 30 dB und mehr auf. Da das Resonanzverhalten mit den Oberflächenströmen in Verbindung steht, wird die Oberflächenstromverteilung zeitgleich mit dem elektrischen Feld untersucht. Weiterhin wird den Wechselwirkungen zwischen den veränderlichen Strickparametern und den elektromagnetischen Spezifikationen wie Resonanzfrequenz, Bandbreite oder Güte Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt. Es wird deutlich, dass Optimierungsroutinen die Möglichkeit nahelegen, frequenzselektive gestrickte Strukturen für diverse Anwendungen maßzuschneidern. Y1 - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:898-opus4-57605 CY - Regensburg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Marterer, Verena A1 - Radouchová, Michaela A1 - Soukup, Radek A1 - Hipp, Susanne A1 - Blecha, Tomáš T1 - Wearable textile antennas: investigation on material variants, fabrication methods, design and application JF - Fashion and Textiles N2 - With the ongoing miniaturization of wireless devices, the importance of wearable textiles in the antenna segment has increased significantly in recent years. Due to the widespread utilization of wireless body sensor networks for healthcare and ubiquitous applications, the design of wearable antennas offers the possibility of comprehensive monitoring, communication, and energy harvesting and storage. This article reviews a number of properties and benefits to realize comprehensive background information and application ideas for the development of lightweight, compact and low-cost wearable patch antennas. Furthermore, problems and challenges that arise are addressed. Since both electromagnetic and mechanical specifications must be fulfilled, textile and flexible antennas require an appropriate trade-off between materials, antenna topologies, and fabrication methods—depending on the intended application and environmental factors. This overview covers each of the above issues, highlighting research to date while correlating antenna topology, feeding techniques, textile materials, and contacting options for the defined application of wearable planar patch antennas. KW - Wearable communication KW - Textile antenna KW - Patch antenna KW - Design requirements KW - Smart textiles KW - E-textiles Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40691-023-00369-1 VL - 11 PB - Springer Open ER - TY - GEN A1 - Marterer, Verena T1 - Simulation of the Electromagnetic Properties of Knitted Structures N2 - Designing textile Antennas is still challenging, as normal antenna design does not account for the textile nature of the materials: The e-Tex project investigates knitted and embroidered antennas to enhance the design process. The presentation shows first investigations in particular of knitted structures using measurement, simulation and theoretical models. In addition, plans to include measured models in simulation, in order to yield accurate results, will be presented. KW - Textile Antennas KW - Wearables KW - Periodic Structure Y1 - 2024 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Marterer, Verena A1 - Muhr, Franz-Xaver A1 - Soukup, Radek A1 - Hipp, Susanne A1 - Blecha, Tomáš T1 - Material Characterization Using Waveguide Measurement Technique for the Development of Textile Antennas T2 - 2025 19th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Stockholm, Sweden, 3/30/2025 - 4/4/2025 N2 - Significant advances in using conductive textiles have been made over the past two decades, particularly in knitted fabrics. The aim is to deepen understanding of how knitted structures, especially those with hybrid yarns containing fine conductive elements (microwires), interact with electromagnetic fields. To establish simulation models that align with subsequent measurements, it is crucial to determine the dielectric properties, specifically relative permittivity and loss tangent/conductivity. This research investigates whether knitted structures with hybrid yarns exhibit anisotropic permittivity, meaning different dielectric properties along orthogonal axes within the fabric plane. These properties were measured using a waveguide technique’ whereby the structures were rotated by 90° to observe changes. The results demonstrate that the knitted structure exhibits metallic-like reflective behavior in one direction, while rotation leads to dielectric material characteristics. This effect is influenced by the number of conductive microwires and the materials used for these wires, such as silver-plated copper or bronze. KW - Anisotropic KW - Anisotropic magnetoresistance KW - conductive textiles, anisotropy, polarization KW - Dielectric loss measurement KW - Electromagnetic interaction KW - Electromagnetic waveguides KW - Fabrics KW - Hybrid yarns KW - Knitted structure KW - Permittivity KW - Permittivity measurement KW - Textile antennas KW - Wires KW - Yarn Y1 - 2025 SN - 978-88-31299-10-7 U6 - https://doi.org/10.23919/EuCAP63536.2025.10999278 SP - 1 EP - 5 PB - IEEE ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Marterer, Verena A1 - Muhr, Franz-Xaver A1 - Soukup, Radek A1 - Hipp, Susanne A1 - Blecha, Tomáš T1 - Material characterization using waveguide measurement technique for the development of textile antennas T2 - 2025 19th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP); 30. March - 04. April 2025, Stockholm, Sweden N2 - Significant advances in using conductive textiles have been made over the past two decades, particularly in knitted fabrics. The aim is to deepen understanding of how knitted structures, especially those with hybrid yarns containing fine conductive elements (microwires), interact with electromagnetic fields. To establish simulation models that align with subsequent measurements, it is crucial to determine the dielectric properties, specifically relative permittivity and loss tangent/conductivity. This research investigates whether knitted structures with hybrid yarns exhibit anisotropic permittivity, meaning different dielectric properties along orthogonal axes within the fabric plane. These properties were measured using a waveguide technique, whereby the structures were rotated by 90° to observe changes. The results demonstrate that the knitted structure exhibits metallic-like reflective behavior in one direction, while rotation leads to dielectric material characteristics. This effect is influenced by the number of conductive microwires and the materials used for these wires, such as silver-plated copper or bronze. KW - textile antennas KW - electromagnetic interaction KW - hybrid yarns KW - knitted structure KW - conductive textiles Y1 - 2025 SN - 978-88-31299-10-7 U6 - https://doi.org/10.23919/EuCAP63536.2025.10999278 PB - IEEE ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Marterer, Verena A1 - Soukup, Radek A1 - Hipp, Susanne A1 - Blecha, Tomáš T1 - Effective material approach for simulating knitted bowtie antennas T2 - 2025 6th International Conference in Electronic Engineering & Information Technology (EEITE); 4-6 June 2025, Chania Greece N2 - Textile antennas offer a promising solution for the integration of communication and sensor functions into wearable systems. Their flexibility, lightweight and seamless compatibility with garments make them ideal for wearable technology and medical monitoring applications. This paper investigates the characterization and simulation of a bowtie antenna made from knitted textile structures with hybrid yarns. These yarns, which consist of metallic microwires combined with textile threads, exhibit unique electromagnetic properties. The aim is to create a comprehensive simulation model using the effective material approach to reduce computational complexity while maintaining accuracy. Compared to a full three-dimensional simulation of the knitted structure, the effective material approach significantly reduces computational time and effort. Practical measurements were carried out in the frequency range from 3.3 GHz to 4.9 GHz to determine the dielectric properties of the materials. KW - Textile antennas KW - Electromagnetic simulation KW - Effective material KW - Waveguide measurement Y1 - 2025 SN - 979-8-3315-4419-5 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/EEITE65381.2025.11165995 PB - IEEE ER -