<div>Radio Frequency Power Amplifiers (PA) are essential components of wireless systems and nonlinear in a permanent way. So, high efficiency and linearity at a time are imperative for power amplifiers. However, it is hard to obtain because high efficiency Power Amplifiers are nonlinear and linear Power Amplifiers have poor efficiency. To meet both linearity and efficiency, the linearization techniques such as Digital Predistortion (DPD) has arrested the most attention in industrial and academic sectors due to provide a compromising data between efficiency and linearity. This thesis proposed on digital predistortion techniques to control nonlinear distortion in radio frequency transmitters. </div><div>By using predistortion technique, both linearity and efficiency can obtain. In this thesis a new generic Saleh model for use in memoryless nonlinear power amplifier (PA) behavioral modelling is used. The results are obtained by simulations through MATLAB and experiments. We explore the baseband 13.56 MHz Power Amplifier input and output relationships and reveal that they apparent differently when the Power Amplifier shows long-term, short-term or memory less effects. We derive a SIMULINK based static DPD design depend on a memory polynomial. A polynomial improves both the non-linearity and memory effects in the Power Amplifier. As PA characteristics differs from time to time and operating conditions, we developed a model to calculate the effectiveness of DPD. We extended our static DPD design model into an adaptive DPD test bench using Indirect Learning Architecture (ILA) to implement adaptive DPD which composed of DPD subsystem and DPD coefficient calculation. By this technique, the output of PA achieves linear, amplitude and phase distortions are eliminated, and spectral regrowth is prevented. </div><div>The advanced linearity performance executed through the strategies and methods evolved on this thesis can allow a higher usage of the capability overall performance of existing and emerging exceptionally performance PAs, and therefore an anticipated to have an effect in future wireless communication systems. </div>

Orientador: Samuel da Silva / Abstract: Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) methodologies aim to develop techniques able to detect, localize, quantify and predict the progress of damages in civil, aerospatial and mechanical structures. In the hierarchical process, the damage detection is the first and most important step. Despite the existence of numerous methods of damage detection based on vibration signals, two main problems can complicate the application of classical approaches: the nonlinear phenomena and the uncertainties. This thesis demonstrates the importance of the use of a stochastic nonlinear model in the damage detection problem considering the intrinsically nonlinear behavior of mechanical structures and the measured data variation. A new stochastic version of the Volterra series combined with random Kautz functions is proposed to predict the behavior of nonlinear systems, considering the presence of uncertainties. The stochastic model proposed is used in the damage detection process based on hypothesis tests. Firstly, the method is applied in a simulated study assuming a random Duffing oscillator exposed to the presence of a breathing crack modeled as a bilinear oscillator. Then, an experimental application considering a nonlinear beam subjected to the presence of damage with linear characteristics (loss of mass in a bolted connection) is performed, with the direct comparison between the results obtained using a deterministic and a stochastic model. Finally, an experimental application considering a n... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Resumo: As metodologias de Monitoramento da Integridade Estrutural (SHM) visam desenvolver técnicas capazes de detectar, localizar, quantificar e prever o progresso de danos em estruturas civis, aeroespaciais e mecânicas. Nesse processo hierárquico, a detecção de danos é o primeiro e mais importante passo. Apesar da existência de inúmeros métodos de detecção de danos baseados em sinais de vibração, dois problemas principais podem complicar a aplicação de abordagens clássicas: os fenômenos não lineares e as incertezas. Esta tese demonstra a importância do uso de um modelo não linear estocástico no problema de detecção de danos, considerando o comportamento intrinsecamente não linear de estruturas mecânicas e a variação dos dados medidos. Uma nova versão estocástica das séries de Volterra, combinada com funções aleatórias de Kautz, é proposta para prever o comportamento de sistemas não lineares, considerando a presença de incertezas. O modelo estocástico proposto é utilizado no processo de detecção de danos com base em testes de hipótese. Primeiramente, o método é aplicado em um estudo simulado, assumindo um oscilador Duffing aleatório exposto à presença de uma trinca respiratória modelada como um oscilador bilinear. Em seguida, uma aplicação experimental é realizada considerando uma viga não linear sujeita à presença de um dano com características lineares (perda de massa em uma conexão parafusada), com a comparação direta entre os resultados obtidos utilizando um modelo determinístic... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Doutor

Cette thèse porte sur l’identification de systèmes non linéaires représentables en séries de Volterra, et son application à des systèmes sonores. Les séries de Volterra, qui permettent de représenter une large classe de systèmes non linéaires, correspondent à un développement en série organisé par ordre d'homogénéité par rapport à l’entrée: chaque terme homogène est caractérisé par un noyau convolutif dont l’ensemble fournit une "signature complète" du système représenté. Les travaux présentés reposent sur le développement d’une étape préalable de séparation des termes de la série pour améliorer l’identification des noyaux de Volterra. Par rapport aux méthodes déjà existantes de séparation en ordres homogènes, basées sur des relations d’amplitudes entre signaux tests, l'approche adoptée dans cette thèse consiste à exploiter les relations de phase entre signaux afin d'obtenir une méthode robuste. Cela est tout d’abord obtenu de manière abstraite pour le cas de signaux d’excitations complexes. De cette idée, plusieurs méthodes adaptées au cas des signaux réels sont développées. Ceci amène à définir de nouvelles catégories de signaux pour décrire la sortie d’une série de Volterra, regroupant les contributions selon leurs propriétés de phase. Les méthodes de séparation proposées sont testées et appliquées à une pédale d’effet de guitare. Ensuite, des méthodes d’identification spécifiques aux nouveaux types de signaux sont présentées. Enfin, une méthode d’estimation des paramètres d’une représentation d’état à non-linéarités polynomiales est développée. Celle-ci est appliquée à un haut-parleur électrodynamique, dont les caractéristiques non linéaires sont étudiées. / This thesis addresses the identification of nonlinear systems that can be represented with Volterra series, and its application to audio systems. Volterra series give an input-output representation, approximated to within a given error, of any time-invariant continuous nonlinear system with fading memory. Technically, they correspond to a series expansion sorted by homogeneity order with respect to the input: each homogeneous term is characterized by a convolutive kernel whose set provides a "complete signature" of the modelled system. The works presented are based on the development of a preliminary step that consists in separating the series' terms to improve Volterra kernels' identification. Compared to existing homogeneous order separation methods, which are based on amplitude relationships between test signals, the approach chosen in this thesis is to exploit phase relationships between signals to obtain a robust method. This is first obtained in the theoretical case of complex excitation signals. From this idea, several methods suited to the use of real signals are developed. This leads to define new signals categories that describes the output of a Volterra series, sorting nonlinear contributions according to their phase properties. The proposed separation methods are applied and tested on a guitar pedal effect. Then, specific identification methods for the new types of signals are presented Finally, a method for estimating the parameters of a polynomial nonlinear state-space representation is developed. This is applied to an electrodynamic loudspeaker whose nonlinear characteristics are studied.

In radio frequency (RF), filtering is an essential part of RF transceivers. They are employed for different purposes of band selection, channel selection, interference cancellation, image rejection, etc. These are all translated in selecting the wanted signal while mitigating the rest. This can be performed by either selecting the desired frequency range by a band pass filter or rejecting the unwanted part by a band stop filter. Although there has been tremendous effort to design RF tunable filters, there is still lack of designs with frequency and bandwidth software-tuning capability at frequencies above 4 GHz. This prevents the implementation of Software Defined Radios (SDR) where software tuning is a critical part in supporting multiple standards and frequency bands. Designing a tunable integrated filter will not only assist in realization of SDR, but it also causes an enormous shrinkage in the size of the circuit by replacing the current bulky off-chip filters. The main purpose of this research is to design integrated band pass and band stop filters aimed to perform interference cancellation. In order to do so, two systems are proposed for this thesis. The first system is a band pass filter capable of frequency and band with tuning for C band frequency range (4-8 GHz) and is implemented in 0.13 µm BiCMOS technology. Frequency tunability is accomplished by using a variable capacitor (varactor) and bandwidth tuning is carried out by employing a negative transconductance cell to compensate for the loss of the elements. Additional circuitry is added to the band pass filter to enhance the selectivity of the filter. The second system is a band stop filter (notch) with the same capability as the band pass filter in terms of tuning. This system is implemented in C band, similar to its band stop counterpart and is capable of tuning its depth by using a negative transconductance in an LC tank. A negative feedback is added to the circuit to improve the bandwidth. While implemented in the same process as the band pass filter, it only employs CMOS transistors since it is generally more attractive due to its lower cost and scalability. Both of the systems mentioned use a varactor for changing the center frequency which is a nonlinear element. Therefore, the nonlinearity of it is modelled using two different methods of nonlinear feedback and Volterra series in order to gain further understanding of the nonlinear process taking place in the LC tank. After the validation of the models proposed using Cadence Virtuoso simulator, two methods of design and tuning are suggested to improve the linearity of the system. After post layout-extraction, the band pass filter is capable of Q tuning in the range of 3 to 270 and higher. With the noise figure of 10 to 14 dB and input 1-dB compression point as high as 2 dBm, the system shows a reasonably good performance along its operating frequency of 4 to 8 GHz. The band stop filter which is designed in the same frequency band can achieve better than 55 dB of rejection with the noise figure of 6.7 to 8.8 dB and 1-dB compression point of -4 dBm. With the power consumption of 39 to 70 mW, the band stop filter can be used in a low power receiver to suppress unwanted signals. The technique used in the band stop filter can be applied to higher frequency ranges if the circuit is implemented in a more advanced silicon technology. Implementing the mentioned filters in a receiver along with other elements of low noise amplifiers, mixers, etc. would be a major step toward full implementation of SDR systems. Studying the linearity theory of varactors would help future designers identify the sources of nonlinearity and suggest more efficient tuning techniques to improve the linearity of RF electronic systems. / Master of Science

Cette thèse traite de la synthèse et de la réalisation d’un intégrateur d’ordre non entier borné en fréquence. La réalisation est faite par un réseau constitué d’un faible nombre de cellules capacitives et dissipatives. La première partie de ce mémoire s’attache à développer des méthodes permettant de déterminer les paramètres physiques des éléments du réseau à partir des quatre paramètres de haut niveau qui caractérisent l’intégrateur d’ordre non entier à réaliser. Les spécificités liées à une réalisation en technologie hydropneumatique sont détaillées. Il est montré, dans un contexte d’isolation vibratoire, qu’elles conduisent à des performances remarquables de robustesse du degré de stabilité et de robustesse de la rapidité vis-à-vis des variations de la masse suspendue, et ce, malgré l’existence de non-linéarités. Les non-linéarités sont étudiées à l’aide des séries de Volterra. La seconde partie est consacrée à l’application au secteur de l’automobile des résultats de la première partie. La synthèse et la réalisation d’une suspension CRONE hydractive, suspension multi-états dont le mode souple assure la robustesse du degré de stabilité de la caisse vis-à-vis des variations de la masse suspendue, sont proposées et validées en simulation sur un modèle de véhicule à 14 degrés de liberté. / The thesis deals with the synthesis and the realisation of a band limited fractional differentiator. The realisation is made thanks to a small number of resistive and capacitive cells (RC cells). The first part of this thesis is about some new methods to compute the physical parameters of the RC cells from the 4 high-level parameters of the band limited fractional differentiator. The specificities of a realisation using hydropneumatic technology are detailed. It is shown that, in vibration isolation, they lead to remarkable performances. The stability degree robustness and the rapidity robustness towards the variation of the sprung mass value are obtained in spite of non- linearities. Volterra serie expansion is used to study the non-linearities. The second part is about the application of the previous results to the automotive field. The design and the realisation of an hydractive CRONE suspension is proposed. An hydractive CRONE suspension is a suspension with several operating modes and which allows to obtain the stability degree robustness. The hydractive CRONE suspension is then test with a 14 degrees of freedom model of a car.

Orientador: Samuel da Silva / Resumo: Muitas aplicações da engenharia envolvem estruturas essencialmente não-lineares onde várias técnicas têm sido recentemente estudadas e investigadas por muitos pesquisadores. Dentre as várias abordagems, as que usam séries de Volterra têm apresentado propriedades úteis para fornecer um melhor entendimento para identificação e análise. Neste contexto, a presente tese propõem novas contribuições em como usar as séries de Volterra para caracterização, identificação e análise dinâmica de sistemas não-lineares usando sinais de entrada e saída e sinais somente de saída. Inicialmente, apresenta-se uma metodologia para análise de sistemas mecânicos não-lineares através das funções de resposta em frequência de alta-ordem (HOFRFs) e o conceito de HOFRFs estendidas com dados apenas de saída é introduzido e descrito em detalhes. Após isso, uma abordagem para identificação de sistemas não-lineares com base nas séries de Volterra através da expansão na base ortonormal de Kautz é proposta. Essa técnica permite identificar os seus núcleos mais facilmente e permite separar as contribuições dos termos lineares e não-lineares usando somente sinais de saída. Além disso, uma metodologia para análise modal de sistemas fracamente não-lineares sujeito a excitações com vários níveis de amplitude é também apresentada. A contribuição desse novo método reside no fato de que as HOFRFs são simplesmente estimadas como função das FRFs lineares. Basicamente, essa metodologia estende o conceito ... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Most recent engineering applications involve structures essentially nonlinear where several techniques have been recently studied and investigated by many researchers. Among them, the methods based on Volterra series expansion have presented powerful properties to provide a better understanding for identification and analysis. In this context, the present thesis proposes new contributions in how to use Volterra series for characterization, identification and dynamical analysis of nonlinear systems based on input and output signals and output-only signals. Initially, a methodology for analysis of nonlinear mechanical systems through higher-order frequency response functions (HOFRFs) is presented and the concept of extended HOFRFs based on output-only is introduced and described in detail. Afterwards, an approach for identification of nonlinear systems based on Volterra series through the expansion onto orthonormal Kautz basis is proposed. This technique allows to identify the Volterra kernels easily and enable to split the contribution of the linear and nonlinear terms using input-output as well as output-only signals. Furthermore, a methodology for modal analysis of weakly nonlinear systems under multilevel excitation is also proposed. The contribution of this new approach lies in the fact that HOFRFs are simply computed as functions of the linear FRFs. Basically, it extends the conventional experimental modal analysis methods in order to characterize and treat no... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Submitted by OSCAR SCUSSEL null (oscar.scussel@gmail.com) on 2017-04-29T13:57:37Z No. of bitstreams: 1 PhDThesisScussel.pdf: 4308679 bytes, checksum: 08a1260ebbd5cc5320910fff695b1037 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luiz Galeffi (luizgaleffi@gmail.com) on 2017-05-03T16:39:39Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 scussel_o_dr_ilha.pdf: 4308679 bytes, checksum: 08a1260ebbd5cc5320910fff695b1037 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-03T16:39:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 scussel_o_dr_ilha.pdf: 4308679 bytes, checksum: 08a1260ebbd5cc5320910fff695b1037 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-27 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Muitas aplicações da engenharia envolvem estruturas essencialmente não-lineares onde várias técnicas têm sido recentemente estudadas e investigadas por muitos pesquisadores. Dentre as várias abordagems, as que usam séries de Volterra têm apresentado propriedades úteis para fornecer um melhor entendimento para identificação e análise. Neste contexto, a presente tese propõem novas contribuições em como usar as séries de Volterra para caracterização, identificação e análise dinâmica de sistemas não-lineares usando sinais de entrada e saída e sinais somente de saída. Inicialmente, apresenta-se uma metodologia para análise de sistemas mecânicos não-lineares através das funções de resposta em frequência de alta-ordem (HOFRFs) e o conceito de HOFRFs estendidas com dados apenas de saída é introduzido e descrito em detalhes. Após isso, uma abordagem para identificação de sistemas não-lineares com base nas séries de Volterra através da expansão na base ortonormal de Kautz é proposta. Essa técnica permite identificar os seus núcleos mais facilmente e permite separar as contribuições dos termos lineares e não-lineares usando somente sinais de saída. Além disso, uma metodologia para análise modal de sistemas fracamente não-lineares sujeito a excitações com vários níveis de amplitude é também apresentada. A contribuição desse novo método reside no fato de que as HOFRFs são simplesmente estimadas como função das FRFs lineares. Basicamente, essa metodologia estende o conceito de métodos convencionais de analise modal experimental para caracterizar e tratar efeitos não-lineares. Os resultados via exemplos numéricos e experimentais apresentados ao longo da tese mostram as contribuições, benefícios e eficácia da proposta. / Most recent engineering applications involve structures essentially nonlinear where several techniques have been recently studied and investigated by many researchers. Among them, the methods based on Volterra series expansion have presented powerful properties to provide a better understanding for identification and analysis. In this context, the present thesis proposes new contributions in how to use Volterra series for characterization, identification and dynamical analysis of nonlinear systems based on input and output signals and output-only signals. Initially, a methodology for analysis of nonlinear mechanical systems through higher-order frequency response functions (HOFRFs) is presented and the concept of extended HOFRFs based on output-only is introduced and described in detail. Afterwards, an approach for identification of nonlinear systems based on Volterra series through the expansion onto orthonormal Kautz basis is proposed. This technique allows to identify the Volterra kernels easily and enable to split the contribution of the linear and nonlinear terms using input-output as well as output-only signals. Furthermore, a methodology for modal analysis of weakly nonlinear systems under multilevel excitation is also proposed. The contribution of this new approach lies in the fact that HOFRFs are simply computed as functions of the linear FRFs. Basically, it extends the conventional experimental modal analysis methods in order to characterize and treat nonlinear effects. The results based on numerical and experimental examples presented along the thesis show the contributions, benefits and effectiveness of the proposal. / FAPESP: 2012/09135-3 / CNPq: 47058/2012-0 / CNPq: 203610/2014-8

<p>Most work on amplifier linearity has focused on the transconductance (gm) linearity, but there is increasing evidence that the voltage-dependence of the gate-source capacitance (Cgs) plays an important role in the linearity of emerging devices. This work addresses the capacitance contribution by incorporating the nonlinearities attributed to the voltage dependency of Cgs of a general FET on a circuit-level Cg amplifier model.</p> <p>An amplifier model including a voltage-dependent Cgs, and a voltage-dependent gm is studied using harmonic analysis and Volterra series. A closed form expression for the  third-order intercept point (IP3) of the amplifier, which depends on the nonlinear coefficients of Cgs, is obtained. A simple design rule, and a formula for the reduction of the IP3 due to the voltage-dependent Cgs are also presented. </p> <p>As application examples, the linearity of an amplifier based on a specific device is analyzed for two cases by extracting the nonlinear circuit parameters of the device. First for an analytic model of a bulk mosfet. Second for a one-dimensional, ballistic, coaxially gated Si nanowire. For low frequencies of design, the distortion introduced by gm is predominant, but for high frequencies it is obscured by the distortion coming from Cgs.</p> <p>We conclude that taking into account the voltage-dependence of Cgs is crucial when predicting the linearity behavior of a Cg amplifier, either designed for high-frequency operation, or based on a device operating near the quantum capacitance limit. </p>

El objetivo de este trabajo es el desarrollo de técnicas para la simulación y optimización del diseño de circuitos osciladores y lazos de enganche en fase de microondas. La intención de estas técnicas es que puedan ser utilizadas por el diseñador para optimizar las prestaciones de este tipo de circuitos durante la etapa de diseño. Por este motivo, se ha intentado que en todo momento las técnicas puedan ser utilizadas en combinación con un programa comercial de simulación de circuitos de microondas.En el caso de los circuitos osciladores, inicialmente se han optimizado sus prestaciones cuando se utilizan como osciladores controlados por tensión. De esta forma, se han desarrollado una serie de técnicas que, en combinación con simulaciones en un programa comercial, permiten la linealización y extensión de la característica tensión-frecuencia. Mediante una técnica de control de estabilidad, se ha optimizado la respuesta dinámica del oscilador ante entradas variantes en el tiempo. En concreto, se ha aumentado la rapidez de respuesta eliminando transitorios lentos oscilantes que distorsionan la señal de salida deseada. Esta técnica se ha aplicado al caso particular de osciladores controlados por tensión utilizados para generar señales chirp, como puede ser en radares Frequency Modulated Continuos Wave (FMCW). Se ha analizado también el fenómeno del "injection-pulling", en el que una señal interferente desplaza la frecuencia de oscilación. Para ello, se ha desarrollado una formulación tipo transitorio de envolvente cuyos coeficientes pueden ser identificados mediante simulaciones de balance armónico en un simulador comercial. La técnica permite incrementar la robustez del circuito oscilador ante estas señales interferentes. Dados los problemas observados en el simulador comercial para simular la característica de ruido de fase en osciladores con estructuras acopladas, se ha desarrollado una técnica de simulación de ruido de fase que solventa estos problemas. La técnica obtiene la característica de ruido de fase a través de simulaciones de transitorio de envolvente en combinación con el uso de generadores auxiliares. Estas simulaciones pueden realizarse sin problemas usando un simulador comercial. Los resultados de todas las técnicas han sido corroborados mediante medidas en varios tipos de osciladores de microondas. Finalmente, se ha realizado un estudio preliminar para combinar el uso de series de Volterra con la técnica de transitorio de envolvente para la simulación de la respuesta transitoria de los osciladores.En el caso de los lazos de enganche en fase, se ha desarrollado un programa propio que realiza un análisis no lineal de lazos acoplados o "Coupled Phase-Locked Loops" (CPLL). Estos sistemas son utilizados en aplicaciones tales como en control de apuntamiento de antenas "phased-array". El programa, basado en una formulación tempo-frecuencial del sistema, permite la obtención de los rangos de operación del CPLL mediante una caracterización no lineal de los elementos que componen el lazo. Se delimitan los rangos de histéresis, y se analiza la variación de estos rangos en función de los parámetros del sistema. Se analiza la estabilidad de las soluciones estacionarias, teniendo en cuenta parámetros tales como el retardo del lazo. Mediante el control de la estabilidad y un análisis de tipo transitorio de envolvente, se optimiza la rapidez del sistema en el seguimiento de entradas moduladas. Finalmente, se analiza el ruido de fase, separando la perturbación en fase en distintas componentes. Esta separación permite clarificar el efecto del ruido en el control de apuntamiento de un array de antenas. Las predicciones de las técnicas han sido validadas mediante medidas en un sistema CPLL a 2 GHz. / The objective of this work is the development of techniques for the simulation and optimization of the design of microwave oscillator circuits and phase-locked loops. The intention of these techniques is that they can be used by the designer to optimize the features of these kinds of circuits during the design stage. For this reason, a lot of effort has been put along this thesis to ensure that the techniques can be used in combination with commercial microwave circuit simulators.In the case of the oscillator circuits, initially, their features have been optimized when used as voltage controlled oscillators (VCO). In this way, different techniques are proposed for the computer aided design of these circuits. The first technique allows setting the operation frequency band for specific values of the tuning voltage. The second technique imposes a linear frequency-voltage characteristic with the aid of an auxiliary generator. To follow this characteristic, the circuit is solved in terms of an ideal capacitance, synthesized, at a later stage, with the tuning varactor embedded in a linear network. In the third technique, the oscillator response to a sawtooth input, used to generate a chirp signal, is improved, eliminating spurious frequencies, not observable in steady state. To illustrate the techniques, a VCO operating in the C-band has been optimized and used to generate a chirp signal with low nonlinear frequency distortion. The injection-pulling phenomenon in oscillator circuits has been also analyzed. Injection pulling by interference signals is an undesired phenomenon in front-end oscillators, which causes a shift of the oscillation frequency and degrades the output spectrum. A semi-analytical formulation for the insightful analysis of injection-pulling phenomena in the presence of a modulated carrier or chirp signal is presented. The formulation enables an efficient analysis of interference problems difficult to simulate with harmonic balance or standard envelope transient. It allows the modification of the original design in order to reduce the injection pulling to the desired levels. The techniques have been applied to an oscillator at 6 GHz. Considering the problems found in commercial software to simulate the phase noise characteristic of coupled oscillator topologies, a numerical technique for the determination of the phase-noise spectrum of free-running oscillators is presented. The technique is based on envelope transient and can be applied to any commercial simulator on which this analysis method is available. The main advantage of the technique is that it allows simulating the near carrier phase noise spectrum, including possible resonances. The elements providing the oscillator phase-noise spectrum are obtained from envelope-transient simulations of low-computational cost. Comparisons are performed between the presented technique and other existing techniques, such as the carrier modulation approach. The technique has been successfully tested on the simulation of the near carrier phase noise spectrum of an oscillator circuit at 6.3 GHz. Finally, a preliminary study has been carried out to combine the use of Volterra series with the envelope transient technique for the simulation of oscillator transients.Regarding the phase-locked loops, in this thesis, harmonic-balance (HB) and envelope-transient formulations of coupled phase-locked loops (CPLLs) are presented. The CPLL has the added difficulty of its autonomous behavior since no reference oscillator is present. The new formulation takes into account the autonomy of the system, introducing a special set of state variables, which depend on the autonomous frequencies. The hysteresis phenomenon in CPLLs is analyzed in detail, efficiently obtaining the pull-in and hold-in ranges through HB. The pole analysis of the perturbed HB system enables an accurate prediction of instabilities and resonances. Due to the CPLL autonomy, there exists an inherent noise accumulation effect. This effect is taken into account, analyzing the perturbation in terms of accumulation and deviation components. The envelope formulation allows simulating the CPLL behavior in presence of modulation signals. The influence of the stability of the steady-state solution on the modulated signals is investigated. The simulation results have been successfully compared with the measurements in a manufactured CPLL system at 2 GHz.

Cette thèse porte sur la caractérisation de structures mécaniques, au travers de leurs paramètres structuraux, à partir d'observations perturbées par des bruits de mesure, supposés additifs blancs gaussiens et centrés. Pour cela, nous proposons d'utiliser des modèles à temps discret à parties linéaire et non-linéaire séparables. La première permet de retrouver les paramètres recherchés tandis que la seconde renseigne sur la non-linéarité présente. Dans le cadre d'une modélisation non-récursive par des séries de Volterra, nous présentons une approche à erreurs-dans-les-variables lorsque les variances des bruits ne sont pas connues ainsi qu'un algorithme adaptatif du type LMS nécessitant la connaissance de la variance du bruit d'entrée. Dans le cadre d'une modélisation par un modèle récursif polynomial, nous proposons deux méthodes à partir d'algorithmes évolutionnaires. La première inclut un protocole d'arrêt tenant compte de la variance du bruit de sortie. Dans la seconde, les fonctions fitness sont fondées sur des fonctions de corrélation dans lesquelles l'influence du bruit est supprimée ou compensée. / This PhD deals with the caracterisation of mechanical structures, by its structural parameters, when only noisy observations disturbed by additive measurement noises, assumed to be zero-mean white and Gaussian, are available. For this purpose, we suggest using discrete-time models with distinct linear and nonlinear parts. The first one allows the structural parameters to be retrieved whereas the second one gives information on the nonlinearity. When dealing with non-recursive Volterra series, we propose an errors-in-variables (EIV) method to jointly estimate the noise variances and the Volterra kernels. We also suggest a modified unbiased LMS algorithm to estimate the model parameters provided that the input-noise variance is known. When dealing with recursive polynomial model, we propose two methods using evolutionary algorithms. The first includes a stop protocol that takes into account the output-noise variance. In the second one, the fitness functions are based on correlation criteria in which the noise influence is removed or compensated.