Lehiaketa motor baten atzealde-suspentsio sistema doigarri baten elementuen diseinua

[EU]Proiektu hau lehiaketa motor baten atzealde-suspentsio sistema doigarri baten elementuen diseinuan datza. Luzeran erregulagarria izango den tirantea eta suspentsio triangelua diseinatu eta optimizatuko dira. Diseinuak ahalik eta pisu txikiena izatea ahalbidetzen duten makinen elementuak (errotulak eta errodamenduak) aukeratuko dira. Lanaren garapenerako Motostudent izeneko lehiaketatik hartutako datu errealak erabiliko dira. Suspentsio sistemaren diseinua Creo2.0 (lehengo Pro-Engineer) software-arekin egingo da. Bestalde, beste software batzuk ere erabiliko dira, hala nola, Working Model 2D eta ANSYS, sistemaren analisia errazteko.

Sistema de control reconfigurable en célula de manipulación

[ES]Este trabajo trata sobre los sistemas de control reconfigurables. El objetivo es conseguir que el sistema de control siga controlando el proceso antes situaciones de cambio solicitadas por el usuario o ante situaciones de fallo en los controladores. Se aplicará sobre la primera estación de la célula de manipulación didáctica FMS 200 del laboratorio del Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática (DISA) de la ETSI de Bilbao.

Guía de diseño de un edificio de bajo consumo energético

[ES]Comparativa de las alternativas disponibles para la construcción de un edificio, con el objetivo de optimizar el diseño disminuyendo las pérdidas de energía. De los distintos tipos de construcciones posibles, la investigación se centra en una vivienda unifamiliar. El trabajo aborda, por una parte, el diseño de la envolvente de la vivienda con las técnicas eficientes y los materiales mejor ajustados a la zona de edificación; y por otra, la selección del sistema de calefacción y de agua caliente sanitaria (ACS). Se opta por bloques de tierra comprimida, aislante de celulosa y enlucido de arcilla para las paredes, así como por una caldera de pellets para el sistema de calefacción y una instalación de energía solar térmica para el ACS.

Estudio de la situación actual en las empresas de producción fotovoltaica

[ES]La energía solar fotovoltaica es un sistema de generación eléctrica cada vez más importante entre los países desarrollados. En este contexto, España siempre ha sido una de los países que más ha invertido a lo largo de su historia. En los últimos años, sin embargo, por culpa del déficit tarifario esta situación ha cambiado, implantando medidas para ahorrar costes que a largo plazo deterioran dicho sector. En el trabajo, se presenta un estudio que muestra la actualidad de este tejido empresarial. Para ello, se ha realizado una encuesta a varias empresas, sobre la situación del sector y las perspectivas de crecimiento y desarrollo dentro de ese entorno. Así, se ha concluido con algunas de las consecuencias que pueden suceder debido al cambio de legislación.

Diseño e implementación de un sistema para la validación de la recomendación G.1031 y P.1501 de la ITU-T

[ES]El objetivo principal de este trabajo es el diseño y desarrollo de un sistema para la validación de las metodologías propuestas en el borrador de recomendación P.STMWeb [1] “Metodología para la evaluación subjetiva de la calidad percibida en la navegación web”. Como resultado de la validación realizada con el sistema han sido aprobadas las recomendaciones G.1031 [5] “Factores del QoE en web browsing” y P.1501 [6] “Metodología de prueba subjetiva para web browsing” de la ITU-T. El sistema propuesto se ha diseñado en base a las especificaciones marcadas en el borrador de la recomendación en vías de estandarización [P.STMWeb].Estas especificaciones han servido de base para el diseño e implementación de un sistema que permite una navegación web interactiva, con control y actualización de páginas web en base a variaciones de parámetros de red, como el retardo en un entorno controlado. Así mismo siguiendo la metodología establecida en el borrador de recomendación anteriormente mencionado se ha diseñado y desarrollado un sistema de encuestas para evaluar de forma subjetiva la calidad experimentada por los usuarios (QoE) en la navegación web. Para el diseño del sistema de encuestas, se analizaron y utilizaron como especificaciones los diferentes factores que se contemplan en el borrador de recomendación G.QoE-Web [2] “Factores relevantes y casos de uso para la QoE Web” de la ITU-T. En base al diseño realizado, se ha desarrollado un sistema que permite analizar la calidad experimentada por los usuarios en la navegación Web.

Sistema de control de inversor de potencia monofásico por eliminación de armónicos

[ES]Este proyecto consiste en el diseño de un sistema de control integrado para inversores de potencia monofásicos haciendo uso del algoritmo de eliminación de armónicos. De este modo, permite generar una señal de salida con frecuencia controlada, ideal para la alimentación de motores eléctricos monofásicos. El objetivo del mismo es lograr la implementación de un algoritmo de rendimiento superior a las alternativas PWM para casos de frecuencia de salida elevada. El sistema incluye el software y hardware necesario para implementación completa, así como los documentos necesarios para su fabricación en serie.

Diseño del procedimiento para la validación de los equipos de un sistema de control de acceso de RFID pasivo

[ES]En este documento se realiza el diseño de un procedimiento para la validación de los equipos necesarios a la hora de implantar un sistema de control de acceso mediante RFID pasivo. Para ello, se analizarán los distintos tipos de sistemas RFID y se elige uno para la posterior adquisición de los dispositivos necesarios. Se comprobará la normativa vigente ETSI, que regula las emisiones de potencia de los equipos de identificación por radiofrecuencia, y se verificará que se cumplen los requisitos necesarios para implantar el sistema de control de acceso realizando un análisis funcional en situaciones reales.

Diseño y desarrollo de un sistema de comunicaciones integrales para ambulancias en redes de nueva generación

[ES]En este proyecto se diseña y se desarrolla todo lo necesario para la realización y el establecimiento de un sistema de comunicaciones integrales para ambulancias haciendo uso de redes de nueva generación, siguiendo la estructura de NGN (Next Generation Networking). Con este fin, se analiza en profundidad el funcionamiento habitual de las ambulancias y su metodología en el uso de los medios de comunicación actuales. De esta manera, el sistema se desarrollará cumpliendo todas las características de los medios de comunicación de emergencias actuales y supliendo las deficiencias de estos, siendo de relevancia todas las comunicaciones multimedia

Atlas digital: uma contribuição para o sistema de informação do município de São João de Meriti-RJ

Um Atlas Digital é um atlas que foi concebido através de técnicas computacionais e que, consequentemente, pode ser acessado através de um computador. Estruturado em um ambiente gráfico, além dos mapas, pode-se contar também com textos, fotografias, dados estatísticos, gráficos e tabelas. Por estar em meio digital existe a possibilidade de utilização de uma expressiva gama de temas, formatos e escalas. Nesta dissertação apresenta-se um protótipo de Atlas Digital como uma colaboração ao Sistema de Informação Municipal SIM, para o município de São João de Meriti, RJ. O referido SIM, que tem como meta os serviços municipais, visa atender ao próprio município, ao cidadão e a outros interessados na cidade, sendo as suas informações fundamentais para a melhoria da gestão das prefeituras. A pesquisa foi direcionada para o tema da habitabilidade, que consiste num conjunto de condições voltadas para a construção de habitat saudável, abrangendo temas físicos, psicológicos, sociais, culturais e ambientais. Dentro do tema habitabilidade, foram trabalhados os subtemas relativos a infraestrutura de abastecimento de água, esgoto, coleta de lixo, saúde e educação, esses subtemas foram confrontados entre si para uma comparação entre os bairros do município. O SIM e a habitabilidade são contemplados no plano diretor da cidade e representa uma grande parte da sustentação teórica da dissertação. A modelagem e implementação do protótipo do Atlas Digital foram feitas com auxílio de softwares gratuitos, sendo possível acessar mapas temáticos e outras informações sobre São João de Meriti

Elemental composition of solar energetic particles

The Low Energy Telescopes on the Voyager spacecraft are used to measure the elemental composition (2 ≤ Z ≤ 28) and energy spectra (5 to 15 MeV /nucleon) of solar energetic particles (SEPs) in seven large flare events. Four flare events are selected which have SEP abundance ratios approximately independent of energy/nucleon. The abundances for these events are compared from flare to flare and are compared to solar abundances from other sources: spectroscopy of the photosphere and corona, and solar wind measurements.

The selected SEP composition results may be described by an average composition plus a systematic flare-to-flare deviation about the average. For each of the four events, the ratios of the SEP abundances to the four-flare average SEP abundances are approximately monotonic functions of nuclear charge Z in the range 6 ≤ Z ≤ 28. An exception to this Z-dependent trend occurs for He, whose abundance relative to Si is nearly the same in all four events.

The four-flare average SEP composition is significantly different from the solar composition determined by photospheric spectroscopy: The elements C, N and O are depleted in SEPs by a factor of about five relative to the elements Na, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Cr, Fe and Ni. For some elemental abundance ratios (e.g. Mg/O), the difference between SEP and photospheric results is persistent from flare to flare and is apparently not due to a systematic difference in SEP energy/nucleon spectra between the elements, nor to propagation effects which would result in a time-dependent abundance ratio in individual flare events.

The four-flare average SEP composition is in agreement with solar wind abundance results and with a number of recent coronal abundance measurements. The evidence for a common depletion of oxygen in SEPs, the corona and the solar wind relative to the photosphere suggests that the SEPs originate in the corona and that both the SEPs and solar wind sample a coronal composition which is significantly and persistently different from that of the photosphere.

The streaming of 1.3-2.3 MeV cosmic-ray protons during periods between prompt solar particle events

The anisotropy of 1.3 - 2.3 MeV protons in interplanetary space has been measured using the Caltech Electron/Isotope Spectrometer aboard IMP-7 for 317 6-hour periods from 72/273 to 74/2. Periods dominated by prompt solar particle events are not included. The convective and diffusive anisotropies are determined from the observed anisotropy using concurrent solar wind speed measurements and observed energy spectra. The diffusive flow of particles is found to be typically toward the sun, indicating a positive radial gradient in the particle density. This anisotropy is inconsistent with previously proposed sources of low-energy proton increases seen at 1 AU which involve continual solar acceleration.

The typical properties of this new component of low-energy cosmic rays have been determine d for this period which is near solar minimum. The particles have a median intensity of 0.06 protons/ cm^(2)-sec-sr-MeV and a mean spectral index of -3.15.The amplitude of the diffusive anisotropy is approximately proportional to the solar wind speed. The rate at which particles are diffusing toward the sun is larger than the rate at which the solar wind is convecting the particles away from the sun. The 20 to 1 proton to alpha ratio typical of this new component has been reported by Mewaldt, et al. (1975b).

A propagation model with κ_(rr) assumed independent of radius and energy is used to show that the anisotropy could be due to increases similar to those found by McDonald, et al. (1975) at ~3 AU. The interplanetary Fermi-acceleration model proposed by Fisk (1976) to explain the increases seen near 3 AU is not consistent with the ~12 per cent diffusive anisotropy found.

The dependence of the diffusive anisotropy on various parameters is shown. A strong dependence of the direction of the diffusive anisotropy on the concurrently measured magnetic field direction is found, indicating a κ_⊥ less than κ_∥ to be typical for this large data set.

Nanophotonic Light Trapping In Thin Solar Cells

Over the last several decades there have been significant advances in the study and understanding of light behavior in nanoscale geometries. Entire fields such as those based on photonic crystals, plasmonics and metamaterials have been developed, accelerating the growth of knowledge related to nanoscale light manipulation. Coupled with recent interest in cheap, reliable renewable energy, a new field has blossomed, that of nanophotonic solar cells.

In this thesis, we examine important properties of thin-film solar cells from a nanophotonics perspective. We identify key differences between nanophotonic devices and traditional, thick solar cells. We propose a new way of understanding and describing limits to light trapping and show that certain nanophotonic solar cell designs can have light trapping limits above the so called ray-optic or ergodic limit. We propose that a necessary requisite to exceed the traditional light trapping limit is that the active region of the solar cell must possess a local density of optical states (LDOS) higher than that of the corresponding, bulk material. Additionally, we show that in addition to having an increased density of states, the absorber must have an appropriate incoupling mechanism to transfer light from free space into the optical modes of the device. We outline a portfolio of new solar cell designs that have potential to exceed the traditional light trapping limit and numerically validate our predictions for select cases.

We emphasize the importance of thinking about light trapping in terms of maximizing the optical modes of the device and efficiently coupling light into them from free space. To further explore these two concepts, we optimize patterns of superlattices of air holes in thin slabs of Si and show that by adding a roughened incoupling layer the total absorbed current can be increased synergistically. We suggest that the addition of a random scattering surface to a periodic patterning can increase incoupling by lifting the constraint of selective mode occupation associated with periodic systems.

Lastly, through experiment and simulation, we investigate a potential high efficiency solar cell architecture that can be improved with the nanophotonic light trapping concepts described in this thesis. Optically thin GaAs solar cells are prepared by the epitaxial liftoff process by removal from their growth substrate and addition of a metallic back reflector. A process of depositing large area nano patterns on the surface of the cells is developed using nano imprint lithography and implemented on the thin GaAs cells.

Observations of hydrogen and helium isotopes in solar cosmic rays

The isotopic composition of hydrogen and helium in solar cosmic rays provides a means of studying solar flare particle acceleration mechanisms since the enhanced relative abundance of rare isotopes, such as ²H, ³H and ³He, is due to their production by inelastic nuclear collisions in the solar atmosphere during the flare. In this work the Caltech Electron/Isotope Spectrometer on the IMP-7 spacecraft has been used to measure this isotopic composition. The response of the dE/dx-E particle telescope is discussed and alpha particle channeling in thin detectors is identified as an important background source affecting measurement of low values of (³He/⁴He).

The following flare-averaged results are obtained for the period, October, 1972 - November, 1973: (²H/¹H) = 7⁺¹⁰_-6 X 10^-6 (1.6 - 8.6 MeV/nuc), (³H/¹H) less than 3.4 x 10^-6 (1.2 - 6.8 MeV/nuc), (³He/⁴He) = (9 ± 4) x 10^-3, (³He/¹H) = (1.7 ± 0.7) x 10^-4 (3.1 - 15.0 MeV/nuc). The deuterium and tritium ratios are significantly lower than the same ratios at higher energies, suggesting that the deuterium and tritium spectra are harder than that of the protons. They are, however, consistent with the same thin target model relativistic path length of ~ 1 g/cm² (or equivalently ~ 0.3 g/cm² at 30 MeV/nuc) which is implied by the higher energy results. The ³He results, consistent with previous observations, would imply a path length at least 3 times as long, but the observations may be contaminated by small ³He rich solar events.

During 1973 three "³He rich events," containing much more ³He than ²H or ³H were observed on 14 February, 29 June and 5 September. Although the total production cross sections for ²H,³H and ³He are comparable, an upper limit to (²H/³He) and (³H/³He) was 0.053 (2.9-6.8 MeV/nuc), summing over the three events. This upper limit is marginally consistent with Ramaty and Kozlovsky's thick target model which accounts for such events by the nuclear reaction kinematics and directional properties of the flare acceleration process. The 5 September event was particularly significant in that much more ³He was observed than ⁴He and the fluxes of ³He and ¹H were about equal. The range of (³He/⁴He) for such events reported to date is 0.2 to ~ 6 while (³He/¹H) extends from 10^-3 to ~ 1. The role of backscattered and mirroring protons and alphas in accounting for such variations is discussed.

Euskarazko ahozko grabazioen edukia egiaztatzeko sistema

[EU]Ahots teknologiaren garapenaren gorakadak, hizketan minusbaliotasunen bat duten pertsonen eguneroko bizitza ahalik eta erosoena egitearen saiakerarekin batera, Aholab ikerkuntza taldea ZURE TTS proiektua garatzera eraman du, proiektuaren helburua ahots minusbaliotasun batez jota dauden edo ahotsa guztiz galdu duten pertsonentzat hizketa sintetizadore bat garatzea delarik. Ahots sintetizatua lortzeko, ahots emaileek grabatutako esaldiez osatutako ahots naturaleko corpus bat hartzen da oinarritzat. Sintesi prozesua ahalik eta kalitate altuenekoa izateko, nahitaezkoa da datu basean gordeta dagoen ahotsa egokia izatea, eta horregatik, burutuko den proiektuak grabazioen edukiaren egiaztatzaile bat garatzea du helburu, erabiltzaileak irakurritako esaldiak zuzenak diren edo ez egiaztatzen dituena, horrela ahots sintetizatuaren kalitatea bermatuz.

Solar photospheric and coronal abundances from solar energetic particle measurements

Observations of solar energetic particles (SEPs) from 22 solar flares in the 1977-1982 time period are reported. The observations were made by the Cosmic Ray Subsystem on board the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft. SEP abundances have been obtained for all elements with 3 ≤ Z ≤ 30 except Li, Be, B. F, Sc, V, Co and Cu. for which upper limits have been obtained. Statistically meaningful abundances of several rare elements (e.g., P, Cl, K, Ti, Mn) have been determined for the first time, and the average abundances of the more abundant elements have been determined with improved precision, typically a factor of three better than the best previous determinations.

Previously reported results concerning the dependence of the fractionation of SEPs relative to photosphere on first ionization potential (FIP) have been confirmed and amplified upon with the new data. The monotonic Z-dependence of the variation between flares noted by earlier studies was found to be interpretable as a fractionation, produced by acceleration of the particles from the corona and their propagation through interplanetary space, which is ordered by the ionic charge-to-mass ratio Q/ M of the species making up the SEPs. It was found that Q/M is the primary organizing parameter of acceleration and propagation effects in SEPs, as evidenced by the dependence on Q/M of time, spatial and energy dependence within flares and of the abundance variability from flare to flare.

An unfractionated coronal composition was derived by applying a simple Q/M fractionation correction to the observed average SEP composition, to simultaneously correct for all Q/M-correlated acceleration/propagation fractionation of SEPs. The resulting coronal composition agrees well with current XUV/X-ray spectroscopic measurements of coronal composition but is of much higher precision and is available for a much larger set of elements. Compared to spectroscopic photospheric abundances, the SEP-derived corona appears depleted in C and somewhat enriched in Cr (and possibly Ca and Ti).

An unfractionated photospheric composition was derived by applying a simple FIP fractionation correction to the derived coronal composition, to correct for the FIP-associated fractionation of the corona during its formation from photospheric material. The resulting composition agrees well with the photospheric abundance tabulation of Grevesse (1984) except for an at least 50% lower abundance of C and a significantly greater abundance of Cr and possibly Ti. The results support the Grevesse photospheric Fe abundance, about 50% higher than meteoritic and earlier solar values. The SEP-derived photospheric composition is not generally of higher precision than the available spectroscopic data, but it relies on fewer physical parameters and is available for some elements (C, N, Ne, Ar) which cannot be measured spectroscopically in the photosphere.