Controle ativo de vibração em estruturas inteligentes utilizando um controlador por modos deslizantes com compensação difusa

Smart structures and systems have the main purpose to mimic living organisms, which are essentially characterized by an autoregulatory behavior. Therefore, this kind of structure has adaptive characteristics with stimulus-response mechanisms. The term adaptive structure has been used to identify structural systems that are capable of changing their geometry or physical properties with the purpose of performing a specific task. In this work, a sliding mode controller with fuzzy inference is applied for active vibration control in an SMA two-bar truss. In order to obtain a simpler controller, a polynomial model is used in the control law, while a more sophisticated version, which presents close agreement with experimental data, is applied to describe the SMA behavior of the structural elements. This system has a rich dynamic response and can easily reach a chaotic behavior even at moderate loads and frequencies. Therefore, this approach has the advantage of not only obtaining a simpler control law, but also allows its robustness be evidenced. Numerical simulations are carried out in order to demonstrate the control system performance.

Caracterização mecânica da liga AlSi10Mg obtida por SLM para aplicação em componentes automóveis

Este projeto visa efetuar a caracterização mecânica da liga AlSi10Mg obtida por SLM (Fundição de Metal por Laser) para aplicação em componentes automóveis. Ao longo deste projeto é efetuada uma pesquisa bibliográfica das tecnologias de fabrico rápido mais frequentemente aplicadas ao processamento de alumínios, abordando de forma específica a tecnologia SLM, bem como a influência dos seus parâmetros no processamento de ligas de alumínio. Será levado a cabo um estudo comparativo da liga AlSi10Mg fabricada por fundição em molde permanente com a obtida por SLM, analisando-se a microestrutura das ligas, bem como as suas propriedades mecânicas, através da realização de ensaios de dureza, tração, análise dinâmico-mecânica e fadiga. Deste modo será possível perceber as diferenças entre o comportamento mecânico da liga obtida por SLM e a liga obtida pelo método convencional. Em resultado do estudo realizado, observou-se que a liga AlSi10Mg obtida por SLM apresenta uma microestrutura muito mais fina do que a liga fabricada por fundição em molde permanente, o que lhe permite ter um comportamento mecânico superior na maioria dos ensaios mecânicos realizados. Assim, é possível aplicar a tecnologia SLM ao fabrico de componentes em alumínio no sector automóvel, visto ser possível obter propriedades mecânicas superiores ou equivalentes aos componentes fabricados pelos processos de fabrico convencionais.

Development and Application of a Multi-dimensional Strategy for Measuring Fidelity of Implementation of a Districtwide Intervention

This symposium describes a multi-dimensional strategy to examine fidelity of implementation in an authentic school district context. An existing large-district peer mentoring program provides an example. The presentation will address development of a logic model to articulate a theory of change; collaborative creation of a data set aligned with essential concepts and research questions; identification of independent, dependent, and covariate variables; issues related to use of big data that include conditioning and transformation of data prior to analysis; operationalization of a strategy to capture fidelity of implementation data from all stakeholders; and ways in which fidelity indicators might be used.

Associações de jogos tradicionais no Brasil

Esse estudo tem como tema as Associaçoes Jogos Tradicionais, entendidas como espaço e tempo resultantes da reuniao de pessoas ou de grupos sociais em torno de um ou mais jogos tradicionais. Compreendemos essas manifestaçoes como parte da cultura corporal, criadas e recriadas pelos seres humanos no processo histórico, transmitidas de geraçao em geraçao e presentes em determinada cultura. Pesquisas anteriores, realizadas pelo Grupo de Pesquisa em Lazer e Formaçao de Professores (GPELF), identificaram que existe uma diversidade de Associaçoes de Jogos Tradicionais no Brasil. Nesse sentido, o objetivo desse estudo é compreender estes espaços de açoes onde sao desenvolvidos os jogos tradicionais no território brasileiro, suas características, abrangência, sujeitos envolvidos, jogos praticados e açoes desenvolvidas. Trata-se de uma pesquisa em andamento. Como procedimentos metodológicos, utilizamos pesquisa documental e entrevistas semiestruturadas. A partir das primeiras inserçoes no que tange à pesquisa documental, identificamos 98 Associaçoes no contexto brasileiro, entre elas estao: 15 federaçoes, 38 associaçoes, 22 clubes, 5 centros comunitários, 4 confederaçoes, , 4 sociedades, 3 ligas, e 7 outros. Constamos que dentre seus principais objetivos, estao a preservaçao de costumes e tradiçoes, a promoçao de cultura local e a defesa do patrimônio histórico

Associações de jogos tradicionais no Brasil

Esse estudo tem como tema as Associaçoes Jogos Tradicionais, entendidas como espaço e tempo resultantes da reuniao de pessoas ou de grupos sociais em torno de um ou mais jogos tradicionais. Compreendemos essas manifestaçoes como parte da cultura corporal, criadas e recriadas pelos seres humanos no processo histórico, transmitidas de geraçao em geraçao e presentes em determinada cultura. Pesquisas anteriores, realizadas pelo Grupo de Pesquisa em Lazer e Formaçao de Professores (GPELF), identificaram que existe uma diversidade de Associaçoes de Jogos Tradicionais no Brasil. Nesse sentido, o objetivo desse estudo é compreender estes espaços de açoes onde sao desenvolvidos os jogos tradicionais no território brasileiro, suas características, abrangência, sujeitos envolvidos, jogos praticados e açoes desenvolvidas. Trata-se de uma pesquisa em andamento. Como procedimentos metodológicos, utilizamos pesquisa documental e entrevistas semiestruturadas. A partir das primeiras inserçoes no que tange à pesquisa documental, identificamos 98 Associaçoes no contexto brasileiro, entre elas estao: 15 federaçoes, 38 associaçoes, 22 clubes, 5 centros comunitários, 4 confederaçoes, , 4 sociedades, 3 ligas, e 7 outros. Constamos que dentre seus principais objetivos, estao a preservaçao de costumes e tradiçoes, a promoçao de cultura local e a defesa do patrimônio histórico

Civic Humanism and the Classical Tradition in the Early Republic of Chile

The first decades of the 19th century constituted a period of profound change for Chile, the principal results of which were to be seen in the consolidation of the process of independence from Spanish dominion in 1818. The consequences were not limited to a revolution of military and political nature; they also included a renovation of the cultural panorama -at least among the educated patriots who made an effort to distance themselves ideologically from the Monarchy-, with the implicit challenge of establishing a new order for Chile, based on legitimate and universally recognizable foundations. The inspirational framework for these efforts is usually associated with other revolutionary examples -France and the United States- that preceded the emancipation processes in Spanish America, as well as with the discourses of illustrated liberalism. As we will attempt to demonstrate in this study, a new reading of the texts written by the Creoles that lead the Chilean independence process may, nonetheless, also reveal the relevance of the classical tradition as a model for the configuration and legitimization of the first Republican projects that especially admired the ideals of Republicanism.

Associações de jogos tradicionais no Brasil

Esse estudo tem como tema as Associaçoes Jogos Tradicionais, entendidas como espaço e tempo resultantes da reuniao de pessoas ou de grupos sociais em torno de um ou mais jogos tradicionais. Compreendemos essas manifestaçoes como parte da cultura corporal, criadas e recriadas pelos seres humanos no processo histórico, transmitidas de geraçao em geraçao e presentes em determinada cultura. Pesquisas anteriores, realizadas pelo Grupo de Pesquisa em Lazer e Formaçao de Professores (GPELF), identificaram que existe uma diversidade de Associaçoes de Jogos Tradicionais no Brasil. Nesse sentido, o objetivo desse estudo é compreender estes espaços de açoes onde sao desenvolvidos os jogos tradicionais no território brasileiro, suas características, abrangência, sujeitos envolvidos, jogos praticados e açoes desenvolvidas. Trata-se de uma pesquisa em andamento. Como procedimentos metodológicos, utilizamos pesquisa documental e entrevistas semiestruturadas. A partir das primeiras inserçoes no que tange à pesquisa documental, identificamos 98 Associaçoes no contexto brasileiro, entre elas estao: 15 federaçoes, 38 associaçoes, 22 clubes, 5 centros comunitários, 4 confederaçoes, , 4 sociedades, 3 ligas, e 7 outros. Constamos que dentre seus principais objetivos, estao a preservaçao de costumes e tradiçoes, a promoçao de cultura local e a defesa do patrimônio histórico

Electrolytic cells for plastic waste recycling

The current project assesses potential molten alloy anodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) running on solid waste. A detailed phase diagram study was performed to locate probable anode systems. The molten metal oxide system PbO-Sb2O3 was selected as a possible molten alloy anode for this application. A detailed vapour pressure study of this system was performed. Several cells were fabricated to experimentally assess the electrochemical properties of this system. The work reveals several unexpected limiting features such as the incompatibility between the platinum and the chosen alloy. A second cell was built, this time using rhenium wires instead, preventing such reaction. However, the rhenium wire sublimes under oxidizing conditions (air) and the sealing glass and the chosen alloy system react with each other under long term use. Considering all these issues, a third cell design was conceived, surpassing some obstacles and providing some initial information regarding the electrochemical behaviour. The current project shows that many parameters need to be taken into account to ensure materials compatibility. For the PbOSb2O3 system, the high volatility of Sb2O3 was a serious limitation that can only be addressed through the application of new contact wires or sealing materials and conditions. Nonetheless, the project highlights several other potential systems that can be considered, such as Pb11Ge3O17, Pb3GeO5, Pb5Ge3O11, Bi2CuO4, Bi2PdO4, Bi12GeO20.

Efeito da radiação micro-ondas na sinterização em fases sólida e líquida de pós de aço inoxidável 3I6L

Tese submetida à Universidade de Coimbra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia e aprovada em provas públicas para a obtenção do Grau de Doutor em Engenharia Mecânica (especialidade de Ciência dos Materiais)

Terminal defect analysis and classification methodology for automotive industry

The impact of end customer quality complaints with direct relationship with automotive components has presented negative trend at European level for the entire automotive industry. Thus, this research proposal is to concentrate efforts on the most important items of Pareto chart and understand the failure type and the mechanism involved, link and impact of the project and parameters on the process, ending it with the development of one of the company’s most desired tool, that hosted this project – European methodology of terminals defects classification, and listing real opportunities for improvement based on measurement and analysis of actual data. Through the development of terminals defects classification methodology, which is considered a valuable asset to the company, all the other companies of the YAZAKI’s group will be able to characterize terminals as brittle or ductile, in order to put in motion, more efficiently, all the other different existing internal procedures for the safeguarding of the components, improving manufacturing efficiency. Based on a brief observation, nothing can be said in absolute sense, concerning the failure causes. Base materials, project, handling during manufacture and storage, as well as the cold work performed by plastic deformation, all play an important role. However, it was expected that this failure has been due to a combination of factors, in detriment of the existence of a single cause. In order to acquire greater knowledge about this problem, unexplored by the company up to the date of commencement of this study, was conducted a thorough review of existing literature on the subject, real production sites were visited and, of course, the actual parts were tested in lab environment. To answer to many of the major issues raised throughout the investigation, were used extensively some theoretical concepts focused on the literature review, with a view to realizing the relationship existing between the different parameters concerned. Should here be stated that finding technical studies on copper and its alloys is really hard, not being given all the desirable information. This investigation has been performed as a YAZAKI Europe Limited Company project and as a Master Thesis for Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, conducted during 9 months between 2012/2013.

Caracter?sticas antropom?tricas, funcionales y motoras, de jugadores de baloncesto de 14 a 16 a?os pertenecientes al Club Astros de Cali

Se realiz? un estudio de tipo descriptivo de corte transversal a 16 jugadores de baloncesto con edad media de 15,3?0,9 a?os, pertenecientes al Club Astros de Cali, con el objetivo de establecer las caracter?sticas antropom?tricas, funcionales y motoras y poder conocer el perfil de la poblaci?n estudiada para analizar y comparar con otros estudios realizados. Se realizaron evaluaciones antropom?tricas para establecer las dimensiones corporales totales (talla y peso), composici?n corporal (% graso Yuhaz) y el somatotipo (Heath Carter). El nivel de desarrollo de las cualidades f?sicas se evalu? por medio del test del salto vertical (Abalakov), lanzamiento de bal?n medicinal, velocidad 20 m y Wells. El componente funcional se determin? con la medici?n indirecta del consumo m?ximo de ox?geno a trav?s del test de legger. Seg?n el an?lisis estad?stico de los resultados para las variables antropom?tricas se encontr? que la talla se incrementa de acuerdo al desarrollo normal de los individuos, la media del grupo fue de 173,0?8,1 cm, el peso se encontr? dentro de los par?metros normales para la edad con una media de 63,3?10,9 Kg, al comparar estos resultados con otros estudios tanto en la talla como en el peso se observ? en algunas ligas diferencias significativas especialmente en los j?venes de 16 a?os. En la composici?n corporal, la media del % graso para el grupo fue de 10,1?2,0 % valor que se considera ideal para la pr?ctica del baloncesto, al comparar los valores encontrados en cada una de las edades con otros estudios se observ? mejores resultados para los jugadores del Club Astros, en cuanto al somatotipo el grupo se caracteriz? por un predominio del componente ectomorfico clasific?ndose como ectomorfo balanceado. En los test funcionales y motores se encontr? para el VO2 M?x una media grupal de 47,8?5,0 ml/kg/min, para la prueba de velocidad 20 m una media de 4,2?0,51 seg, en ambos test los mejores resultados fueron para los jugadores de 14 a?os, por el lado de la flexibilidad la media obtenida en el test de Wells fue de 3,9?8,5 cm con mejor promedio para los jugadores de 16 a?os, al comparar los valores encontrados en las pruebas anteriores con otros estudios se apreci? un d?ficit considerable en todas las edades. En el test de lanzamiento del bal?n medicinal la media encontrada fue de 6,9?0,9 m con mejores resultados para los j?venes de 15 a?os y promedios similares al ser comparados con otros estudios, por ?ltimo para el salto Abalakov se encontr? una media de 41,3?5,3 cm con mejor rendimiento en los jugadores de 16 a?os valores que seg?n la clasificaci?n utilizada como referencia se encuentra dentro de los est?ndares requeridos.

Análise e avaliação dos elementos de penetração no solo de equipamentos rodoviários após revestimento

The main objective is to analyze the abrasive wear resistance to the low stress of the elements that make up the organs of road machinery that are exposed directly to contact with abrasives. These samples were analyzed after these elements are coated superficially by the process of welding electrode coated with (SAER) and the manual process of coating type LVOF thermal spraying. As well, is to provide suggestions for a better recovery and return of these elements, which are reducing costs and avoiding downtime in the fronts of service. The samples were made from a substrate of carbon ABNT 1045 tempered steel, following the same specifications and composition of metals and alloys of constituents was followed the standard governing the dimensions of these samples and in accordance with the corresponding size. The results were evaluated by testing the hardness, abrasion resistance to wear by the low stress and the loss of volume involving the microstructure of coatings analyzed

Influência do número de refundições da liga Ni-Cr-Mo-Ti sobre as propriedades de próteses metalocerâmicas

A frequently encountered difficulty in oral prosthetics is associated with the loss of metallic alloys during the melting stage of the production of metal-ceramic replacement systems. Remelting such materials could impar their use in oral rehabilitation due to loss in esthetics, as well as in the chemical, physical, electrochemical and mechanical properties. Nowadays, the Ni-Cr-Mo-Ti alloy is widely used in metal-ceramic systems. Manufacturers state that this material can be remelted without significant alterations in its behavior, however little has been established as to the changes in the performance of this alloy after successive remelting, which is common practice in oral prosthetics. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate possible changes in the esthetics and associated properties of metalceramic samples consisting of Ni-Cr-Mo-Ti and dental porcelain. Three to five remelting steps were carried out. The results revealed that Ni-Cr-Mo-Ti can be safely used even after three remelting steps. Further remelting significantly affect the characteristics of the alloys and should not be recommended for the manufacture of metal-ceramic systems

Construção, caracterização e aplicação de eletrodos para descarga por arco de cátodo oco

The system built to characterize electrodes and, consequently, deposited fine films are constituted by a hollow cathode that works to discharges and low pressures (approximately 10-3 to 5 mbar), a source DC (0 to 1200 V), a cylindrical camera of closed borossilicato for flanges of stainless steel with an association of vacuum bombs mechanical and spread. In the upper flange it is connected the system of hollow cathode, which possesses an entrance of gas and two entrances for its refrigeration, the same is electrically isolated of the rest of the equipment and it is polarized negatively. In front of the system of hollow cathode there is a movable sample in stainless steel with possibility of moving in the horizontal and vertical. In the vertical, the sample can vary its distance between 0 and 70 mm and, in the horizontal, can leave completely from the front of the hollow cathode. The sample and also the cathode hollow are equipped with cromel-alumel termopares with simultaneous reading of the temperatures during the time of treatment. In this work copper electrodes, bronze, titanium, iron, stainless steel, powder of titanium, powder of titanium and silício, glass and ceramic were used. The electrodes were investigated relating their geometry change and behavior of the plasma of the cavity of hollow cathode and channel of the gas. As the cavity of hollow cathode, the analyzed aspects were the diameter and depth. With the channel of the gas, we verified the diameter. In the two situations, we investigated parameters as flow of the gas, pressure, current and applied tension in the electrode, temperature, loss of mass of the electrode with relationship at the time of use. The flow of gas investigated in the electrodes it was fastened in a work strip from 15 to 6 sccm, the constant pressure of work was among 2.7 to 8 x 10-2 mbar. The applied current was among a strip of work from 0,8 to 0,4 A, and their respective tensions were in a strip from 400 to 220 V. Fixing the value of the current, it was possible to lift the curve of the behavior of the tension with the time of use. That curves esteem in that time of use of the electrode to its efficiency is maximum. The temperatures of the electrodes were in the dependence of that curves showing a maximum temperature when the tension was maximum, yet the measured temperatures in the samples showed to be sensitive the variation of the temperature in the electrodes. An accompaniment of the loss of mass of the electrode relating to its time of use showed that the electrodes that appeared the spherical cavities lost more mass in comparison with the electrodes in that didn't appear. That phenomenon is only seen for pressures of 10-2 mbar, in these conditions a plasma column is formed inside of the channel of the gas and in certain points it is concentrated in form of spheres. Those spherical cavities develop inside of the channel of the gas spreading during the whole extension of the channel of the gas. The used electrodes were cut after they could not be more used, however among those electrodes, films that were deposited in alternate times and the electrodes that were used to deposit films in same times, those films were deposited in the glass substrata, alumina, stainless steel 420, stainless steel 316, silício and steel M2. As the eletros used to deposit films in alternate time as the ones that they were used to deposit in same times, the behavior of the thickness of the film obeyed the curve of the tension with relationship the time of use of the electrode, that is, when the tension was maximum, the thickness of the film was also maximum and when the tension was minimum, the thickness was minimum and in the case where the value of the tension was constant, the thickness of the film tends to be constant. The fine films that were produced they had applications with nano stick, bio-compatibility, cellular growth, inhibition of bacterias, cut tool, metallic leagues, brasagem, pineapple fiber and ornamental. In those films it was investigated the thickness, the adherence and the uniformity characterized by sweeping electronic microscopy. Another technique developed to assist the production and characterization of the films produced in that work was the caloteste. It uses a sphere and abrasive to mark the sample with a cap impression, with that cap form it is possible to calculate the thickness of the film. Through the time of life of the cathode, it was possible to evaluate the rate of waste of its material for the different work conditions. Values of waste rate up to 3,2 x 10-6 g/s were verified. For a distance of the substratum of 11 mm, the deposited film was limited to a circular area of 22 mm diameter mm for high pressures and a circular area of 75 mm for pressure strip. The obtained films presented thickness around 2,1 µm, showing that the discharge of arch of hollow cathode in argon obeys a curve characteristic of the tension with the time of life of the eletrodo. The deposition rate obtained in this system it is of approximately 0,18 µm/min

El geoespacio como recurso didáctico en la enseñanza de la geometría

Se proponen actividades utilizando el geoespacio, el cual es un material que el alumno manipulará para aprender en forma práctica, y así se consolidará el aprendizaje de las matemáticas, en especial de la geometría. Por medio de dibujos en isométrico se hará la representación plana de los sólidos que se formen en el geoespacio. Pescarini y Puig Adam han presentado una modificación del geoplano para hacer posible el estudio del espacio de tres dimensiones; lo han llamado geoespacio y sus posibilidades son sensiblemente menores. Consta de tres paredes de tela metálica fina formando un triedro. Con trozos de alambre se materializan las figuras del espacio, particularmente las poliédricas. En este trabajo se presenta al geoespacio como una estructura cúbica que lleva un sistema de argollas dispuestas en las aristas, donde podrán colocarse ligas de colores para formar sólidos y presentar diversas situaciones didácticas.