Controlador com FPGA para um motor-in-wheel CA de fluxo axial

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e de Computadores

Desenvolvimento de um motor BMW para servir de Range Extender

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em Engenharia Mecânica

Avaliação do funcionamento de um motor diesel com biodiesel

Dissertação de mestrado integrado em Engenharia Mecânica

Relationship between estimation and real motor performance in school-age children

The relationship between estimated and real motor competences was analyzed for several tasks. Participants were 303 children (160 boys and 143 girls), which had between 6 and 10 years of age (M=8.63, SD=1.16). None of the children presented developmental difficulties or learning disabilities, and all attended age-appropriate classes. Children were divided into three groups according to their age: group 1 (N= 102; age range: 6.48-8.01 years); group 2 (N= 101; age range: 8.02-9.22 years); and group 3 (N=100; age range: 9.24-10.93 years). Children were asked to predict their maximum distance for a locomotor, a manipulative, and a balance task, prior to performing those tasks. Children’s estimations were compared with their real performance to determine their accuracy. Children had, in general, a tendency to overestimate their performance (standing long jump: 56.11%, kicking: 63.37%, throwing: 73.60%, and Walking Backwards (WB) on a balance beam: 45.21%), and older children tended to be more accurate, except for the manipulative tasks. Furthermore, the relationship between estimation and real performance in children with different levels of motor coordination (Köperkoordinationstest für Kinder, KTK) was analyzed. The 75 children with the highest score comprised the Highest Motor Coordination (HMC) group, and the 78 children with the lowest score were placed in the Lowest Motor Coordination (LMC) group. There was a tendency for LMC and HMC children to overestimate their skills at all tasks, except for the HMC group at the WB task. Children with the HMC level tended to be more accurate when predicting their motor performance; however, differences in absolute percent error were only significant for the throwing and WB tasks. In conclusion, children display a tendency to overestimate their performance independently of their motor coordination level and task. This fact may be determinant to the development of their motor competences, since they are more likely to engage and persist in motor tasks, but it might also increase the occurrence of unintended injuries.

Estudio y optimización estructural del comportamiento termomecanico de un motor monopropelente

El presente trabajo contempla el estudio del comportamiento termomecánico de un motor monopropelente, cuyo funcionamiento se basa en la descomposición catalítica del combustible, produciendo la gasificación del mismo, con su consecuente generación de calor. Estos gases, al ser conducidos convenientemente a través de una tobera con el fin de generar su apropiada expansión, producirán la acción deseada. Un diseño erróneo del sistema de alimentación podría producir el acortamiento de la vida útil del catalizador, la degradación de los sellos de la válvula, vaporizaciones indeseadas del propelente, etc.El objetivo que se persigue es construir un modelo computacional que permita visualizar el comportamiento conjunto de los diversos fenómenos, la influencia de los diversos componentes y su interacción, a fin de identificar los elementos críticos, y poder así tomar acciones correctivas u operar sobre aspectos de diseño del sistema para un mejor acondicionamiento del combustible. Para la aplicación del método, se modelizarán cada uno de los fenómenos que gobiernan el comportamiento del sistema y se les codificará en lenguaje de programación, prestando especial atención al comportamiento del fluido tanto en régimen estable como durante los transitorios. Una vez validado el programa se correrán simulaciones para determinar la influencia de los parámetros básicos de diseño sobre los procesos termomecánicos mediante un análisis de sensitividad, a fin de mitigar los posibles efectos adversos. Sin embargo, durante la ejecución de proyectos de ingeniería de este tipo, una de las cuestiones de mayor importancia es el uso racional de materiales. Una adecuada utilización de los mismos tiene diversas ventajas, dentro de las cuales podemos citar como a las de mayor relevancia a: (i) mejor aprovechamiento de las capacidades de los materiales, (ii) elementos estructurales de menor tamaño, lo que genera una economía de espacio, (iii) menor costo económico y financiero del proyecto y (iv) menor impacto ambiental. En este sentido, una de las maneras más difundidas para el uso racional de materiales es, utilizar materiales con propiedades constitutivas que se adapten mejor a las características del proyecto en desarrollo. Sin embargo, cuando se está frente a la imposibilidad de cambiar de material o mejorar las propiedades existentes, es importante comenzar a utilizar otras metodologías que permitan un mejor aprovechamiento del mismo. Aquí surge naturalmente la necesidad de introducir cambios en la forma de los componentes estructurales que integran el proyecto ejecutivo. Para realizar una adecuada optimización de los componentes estructurales, es necesario previamente definir cual o cuales van a ser las características a optimizar y como van a ser medidas esas características durante el proceso de análisis. Por lo tanto, se propone aplicar el análisis de sensibilidad topológica para problemas termo-mecánicos para optimizar los componentes estructurales del motor.

Report to the government of Baroda on the marine zoology of Okhamandal in Kattiawar, by James Hornell ... With supplementary reports on special groups by other zoologists ...

pt. 2

Report to the government of Baroda on the marine zoology of Okhamandal in Kattiawar, by James Hornell ... With supplementary reports on special groups by other zoologists ...

pt. 1

Report to the government of Ceylon on the pearl oyster fisheries of the gulf of Manaar, by W.A. Herdman ... With supplementary reports upon the marine biology of Ceylon, by other naturalists. Pub. at the request of the colonial government by the Royal society.

pt.3 (1905)

Report to the government of Ceylon on the pearl oyster fisheries of the gulf of Manaar, by W.A. Herdman ... With supplementary reports upon the marine biology of Ceylon, by other naturalists. Pub. at the request of the colonial government by the Royal society.

pt.4 (1905)

Report to the government of Ceylon on the pearl oyster fisheries of the gulf of Manaar, by W.A. Herdman ... With supplementary reports upon the marine biology of Ceylon, by other naturalists. Pub. at the request of the colonial government by the Royal society.

pt.2 (1904)

Report to the government of Ceylon on the pearl oyster fisheries of the gulf of Manaar, by W.A. Herdman ... With supplementary reports upon the marine biology of Ceylon, by other naturalists. Pub. at the request of the colonial government by the Royal society.

pt.5 (1906)

Report to the government of Ceylon on the pearl oyster fisheries of the gulf of Manaar, by W.A. Herdman ... With supplementary reports upon the marine biology of Ceylon, by other naturalists. Pub. at the request of the colonial government by the Royal society.

pt.1 (1903)

Acute Coronary Syndrome Treatment Costs from the Perspective of the Supplementary Health System

AbstractBackground:Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is defined as a “group of clinical symptoms compatible with acute myocardial ischemia”, representing the leading cause of death worldwide, with a high clinical and financial impact. In this sense, the development of economic studies assessing the costs related to the treatment of ACS should be considered.Objective:To evaluate costs and length of hospital stay between groups of patients treated for ACS undergoing angioplasty with or without stent implantation (stent+ / stent-), coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) and treated only clinically (Clinical) from the perspective of the Brazilian Supplementary Health System (SHS).Methods:A retrospective analysis of medical claims of beneficiaries of health plans was performed considering hospitalization costs and length of hospital stay for management of patients undergoing different types of treatment for ACS, between Jan/2010 and Jun/2012.Results:The average costs per patient were R$ 18,261.77, R$ 30,611.07, R$ 37,454.94 and R$ 40,883.37 in the following groups: Clinical, stent-, stent+ and CABG, respectively. The average costs per day of hospitalization were R$ 1,987.03, R$ 4,024.72, R$ 6,033.40 and R$ 2,663.82, respectively. The average results for length of stay were 9.19 days, 7.61 days, 6.19 days and 15.20 days in these same groups. The differences were significant between all groups except Clinical and stent- and between stent + and CABG groups for cost analysis.Conclusion:Hospitalization costs of SCA are high in the Brazilian SHS, being significantly higher when interventional procedures are required.