Daniel Kraus

• Master of Science
• Graz University of Technology

Globalization in the field of industry is fostering the need for cognitive production systems. To implement modern concepts that enable tools and systems for such a cognitive production system, several challenges on the shop floor level must first be resolved. This paper discusses the implementation of selected cognitive technologies on a real indu...

This paper presents a novel approach to improving wireless communications in harsh propagation environments to achieve higher overall reliability and durability of wireless battery powered sensor systems in the context of in-vehicle communication. The goal is to investigate the physical layer and establish an antenna recommendation system for a spe...

Achieving reliable wireless communications using COTS devices in vehicles has been an unattainable target so far. One reason is that the high safety requirements of automotive applications cannot be met by the relative unreliability of wireless communication in such complex environments. This poster presents an approach for utilizing RSSI as a firs...

Free space optics (FSO) is a wireless optical communication technology enabling extremely high data transmission rates, which can be used for a wide range of emerging applications. Nevertheless, FSO system reliability can be easily deteriorated in the presence of various weather-induced disruptions. The main two atmospheric effects influencing FSO...

Dependable communication is a cornerstone for industrial IoT applications. In hostile environments it is challenging to achieve a robust wireless communication link. This work investigates how the robustness of wireless communication can be improved by optimizing the design of antennas as well as the position of the antennas and sensors in the envi...

Autonomous vehicles are sophisticated self-sufficient systems which employ hundreds of sensors. To improve road safety, the number of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) steadily increases. Consequently, the applied systems are growing in complexity and connectivity. The network architecture within vehicles, however, is only adapted and exten...

An automotive network needs to accumulate as much data as possible during motion to function in real-time, so that the system can respond to external influences accordingly. All kinds of situations regarding the state of the vehicle and its surroundings must be taken into account. To realize such a scenario many sensors, cameras and further input/o...

Nowadays FSO (Free Space Optics) also called Optical Wireless, is a well-established technology for closing the last mile gap. Optical Wireless is best suited to be directly connected to fibre optics, like the extension of a fibre cable for access networks. But also combinations with RF- and wireless networks are of main interest in current applica...