IRF: Institutional Repository FHNW
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Neuzugänge
Mit dem Roboter und der VR-Brille durch die FHNW Bibliothek Brugg-Windisch
(18.06.2021) Eberle, Marisa; Frauchiger, Charlotte
Die Bibliothek der Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW am Standort Brugg-Windisch arbeitet eng mit den Instituten und Studiengängen der Fachhochschule zusammen, um die Bibliothek als physischen Ort für die Benutzenden noch attraktiver machen. Im Vortrag werden zwei Projekte vorgestellt. Seit 2019 ist ein sozialer Roboter des Modells Pepper im Einsatz. Dieser ist Teil eines zweijährigen interdisziplinären Entwicklungsprojekts in Kooperation mit dem FHNW Robo-Lab und unterstützt im Dauerbetrieb die Mitarbeitenden und Benutzenden der Bibliothek. Der Roboter beantwortet häufige Fragen, erklärt die Registrierung für die Bibliotheksbenutzung, gibt Tipps zu Verpflegungsmöglichkeiten und bittet die Anwesenden kurz vor der abendlichen Schliessung, die Bibliothek zu verlassen. In einem partizipativen Prozess wird er durch Studierende laufend weiterentwickelt. Benutzende bekundeten immer wieder Mühe damit, die Medien in der dreistöckigen Bibliothek zu finden. Studierende der FHNW haben deshalb für die Bibliothek eine Applikation für die VR-Brille HoloLens mit zwei Funktionen entwickelt. Bei der ersten Funktion sehen die Benutzenden auf der HoloLens eine blaue Linie, die zum Regal führt, in welchem sich das gesuchte Medium befindet. Zusätzlich können E-Books ausgewählter Verlage direkt auf der Brille gelesen werden. Bei der zweiten Funktion werden die Benutzenden auf einem Bibliotheksrundgang von Ort zu Ort geführt, beispielsweise zum Selbstabholregal oder zu den Recherchestationen. An jeder Station wird ein Text eingeblendet oder vorgelesen. Benutzende können auf diese Weise selbstständig die wichtigsten Orte der Bibliothek kennenlernen.
06 - Präsentation
Ethical decision making for managers - could models from medical ethics help them think about what they are doing?
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2026) Battaglia, Denise; Ureta, Ivan; Freeman, R. Edward; Blazquez, Victor
The «polycrisis» was the focus of the 2024 research conference organized by the European Business Ethics Network (EBEN). The leading question was: how can individuals and organizations develop more ethical, transparent, and adaptive decision-making practices in the face of the cri- sis? Decision makers must possess a set of skills to make ethical decisions: they must be able to examine the (scientific and legal) facts in order to make ethical decisions, think critically and in a broad context, and take responsibility for their decisions. Responsibility literally means that they can respond to the question, Why did you act in this way? Which means that they should be able to justify their actions. This article determines whether decision-making models established in medical ethics can assist managers in reflecting on their actions. But first we need to know what we are actually dealing with when we talk about the polycrises, and how it might be related to economic and political decisions or organizational practices. This article therefore begins by describing three macro- level crises that have significant implications for ethical decision-making in business and politics: the planetary crisis, the technological crisis, and the global justice crisis. The short investigation into the underlying causes and interconnections of these crises reveals that the capitalist economic system is a significant contributing factor. The article then moves on to the meso (educational institutions) and the micro level (decision makers) with the following questions: what role does ethics play in the education of future decision makers at business schools and could decision-making models used in medical ethics also help (future) managers to make ethical decisions for which they can take responsibility? A small research done by two students at the Swiss FHNW School of Business (HSW) shows that ethics is not a significant component in education at business schools today on the one side. On the other side, a brief survey indicated that students of the HSW perceive ethics to be a highly pertinent subject matter in practice. They found the training in ethical decision-making to be beneficial, particularly following the fundamental course in ethical theories and principles. This article presents such an ethical decision-making model in the final chapter. However, many questions remain unanswered: for example, whether and how students apply what they have learned in practice. Knowing how to act ethically does not mean that one acts ethically. In view of the crises that are being driven by our economic system, we should ask ourselves whether such ethical decision-making models could also be introduced in companies, just as they have been introduced in large hospitals.
04A - Beitrag Sammelband
Value-based human–robot-interaction. A perceptual control theory approach toward socially intelligent agents
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2026) Schmiedel, Theresa; Zhong, Jia; Hakli, Raul; Nyholm, Sven; Nørskov, Marco; Nørskov, Sladjana
Recent developments in artificial intelligence boost the interaction possibilities with social robots. Since verbal communication with robots no longer needs to be scripted, it becomes even more important to guide such interactions through a value frame. So far, research has called for the consideration of values in the design phase of social robots. In addition to the value-driven design logic for social robot development during built-time of robots and human–robot interaction, we call for the dynamic consideration of values during the actual interaction with robots during run-time. We take a perceptual control theory perspective and suggest a conceptual framework for value representation as a foundation for value-based interactions of social robots. The key feature of this approach is that social robots shall be able to dynamically decide during an interaction how to best adhere to which human values instead of statically displaying pre-programmed behavior that is aligned with predefined values. We discuss the implications of this framework for implementing social robots in organizations and outline avenues of future research.
04A - Beitrag Sammelband
Digitally manufacturing fagottini at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. Reconstructing historical instruments according to contemporary requirements
(SAGE, 2025) Domínguez, Áurea
The research on fagottini, carried out in Basel between 2017 and 2023, provided the basis for reconstructions of 18th- and 19th-century small bassoons using digital technologies, including 3D–CT scanning and additive manufacturing. This interdisciplinary initiative combined historical expertise with industrial innovation to produce replicas of these fragile instruments, making a significant contribution to the fields of historical musicology, conservation, and pedagogy. This paper discusses the methods and results of the project, emphasizing their implications for the conservation, analysis, and construction of historical woodwind instruments. The project addressed the challenge of maintaining the relevance of reconstructed instruments beyond the research phase by implementing a pedagogical framework at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, a specialist early music institution located in Basel, Switzerland. These instruments are now actively used to support three key objectives: promoting historical performance practice, enhancing pedagogical strategies, and enabling further musicological research. By integrating the replicas into these contexts, the project ensures the continued use of these instruments while fostering a deeper understanding of historical practices. The results highlight the transformative potential of digital technologies in historical musicology, bridging traditional craftsmanship and modern tools. The use of 3D-printed replicas in education and performance demonstrates their value in making historical practices more accessible while preserving the original instruments. Ultimately, the fagottino project exemplifies how collaborations between researchers, industrial innovators, and specialized institutions can make lasting contributions to scholarship and pedagogy. It sets a precedent for the integration of technological advances into historical research and reaffirms the critical role of reconstruction in preserving and revitalizing musical heritage for contemporary use.
01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift
Working principle and relevant physical properties of the Swiss Liquid Jet Aesthesiometer for Corneal Sensitivity (SLACS) evaluation
(Wiley, 2022) Nosch, Daniela; Oscity, Matthias; Steigmeier, Peter; Käser, Emanuele; Loepfe, Markus; Joos, Roland
Purpose
To describe and evaluate relevant physical properties of the Swiss Liquid Jet Aesthesiometer for Corneal Sensitivity (SLACS) for ocular surface sensitivity measurement.
Methods
Characteristics of Liquid Jet (LJ) droplets (consisting of isotonic saline solution) were analysed: vertical and horizontal displacement and speed of LJ droplets were recorded with the aid of the High Speed Photron FASTCAM NOVA S6 camera (stimulus duration: 40 ms). Stimulus mass was assessed for 20 sets of 10 LJs with aid of a microbalance (pressure range of 100–1500 mbar).
Results
Because continuous flow LJ disintegrated into droplets in the lower pressure range (<700 mbar), pulsed stimuli were applied in order to obtain similar stimulus characteristics across the applied pressure range. For all measurements, very little variability was observed. Vertical and horizontal displacement did not exceed 0.13 mm in either direction. The mass per shot showed an unexpected cubic dependency on pressure. Up to approximately 700 mbar, LJ speed showed an almost linear relationship. For the pressure range of >700–1500 mbar, variability increased and speed decreased compared to the expected in a linear manner. However, this may be caused by the difficulty of identifying pattern changes of LJ droplets from one high speed image frame to the next with increasing stimulus speed, when determining LJ speed via pixel count.
Conclusions
Swiss Liquid Jet Aesthesiometer for Corneal Sensitivity was shown to deliver fine droplets with a pulsed stimulus mode, in a repeatable manner with precise localisation to the ocular surface. Very little variability was observed in LJ speed and mass for the typical pressure range required for clinical sensitivity measurements.
01A - Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift