All Words Begin With the Sound of W

Every word of this article begins with the sound of W

Taking advantage of online communities for generating innovative ideas

The use of the internet for business purposes and among consumers is spreading at an impressive rate. Companies use it for a lot of different activities like, for example, marketing, online shopping and customer service. However, the use of the internet for the purpose of innovation, to create ideas and concepts, is still underdeveloped. Practical experience shows that online communities are suitable for developing innovative ideas with users. To gain a deeper understanding of the underlying mechanisms we have taken a case-study approach. Based on this we generate a set of propositions concerning characteristics that a community should have in order to foster innovativeness. Our findings show that communities should be social, access should be restricted and it is necessary that users are free to post critical messages. Furthermore, the threads should be organised to create a lively discussion and users have to be able to build-up reputation. --internet , online communities

Development of an autonomous video rendezous and docking system

Video control systems using three flashing lights and two other types of docking aids were evaluated through computer simulation and other approaches. The three light system performed much better than the others. Its accuracy is affected little by tumbling of the target spacecraft, and in the simulations it was able to cope with attitude rates up to 20,000 degrees per hour about the docking axis. Its performance with rotation about other axes is determined primarily by the state estimation and goal setting portions of the control system, not by measurement accuracy. A suitable control system, and a computer program that can serve as the basis for the physical simulation are discussed

Bildungsmotive in Hedwig Dohms Roman „Christa Ruland“ (1902)

Die Diskrepanz zwischen den Geschlechtern hinsichtlich der Bildungsmöglichkeiten im ausgehenden 19. Jahrhundert ist im Roman „Christa Ruland“ von besonderer Bedeutung. Auf rhetorischer Ebene herrscht ein Motiv der Bildung vor, durch das jede auftretende Person klassifiziert wird – sowohl Männer als auch Frauenfiguren. Die Charakterisierung der Figuren mittels bildungsspezifischer Zeitbezüge, bedingt die Reflexion über die Entwicklung der Frauenbildung. In der Gegenüberstellung der Bildungsmotivik deuten sich positiv zu bewertende Entwicklungen innerhalb der Frauenund Gesellschaftsbildung an. Es handelt sich jedoch lediglich um dargestellte Ansätze. Die Realisierung der aufkeimenden Gleichstellung scheint für das Individuum höchst diffizil