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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Path Following Control of Automated Vehicle Considering Model Uncertainties External Disturbances and Parametric Varying

Dan Shen (12468429) 27 April 2022 (has links)
<p>Automated Vehicle Path Following Control (PFC) is an advanced control system that can regulate the vehicle into a collision-free region in the presence of other objects on the road. Common collision avoidance functions, such as forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking, have recently been developed and equipped on production vehicles. However, it is impossible to develop a perfectly precise vehicle model when the vehicle is driving. The most PFC did not consider uncertainties in the vehicle model, external disturbances, and parameter variations at the same time. To address the issues associated with this important feature and function in autonomous driving, a new vehicle PFC is proposed using a robust model predictive control (MPC) design technique based on matrix inequality and the theoretical approach of the hybrid $\&$ switched system. The proposed methodology requires a combination of continuous and discrete states, e.g. regulating the continuous states of the AV (e.g., velocity and yaw angle) and discrete switching of the control strategy that affects the dynamic behaviors of the AV under different driving speeds. Firstly, considering bounded model uncertainties, norm-bounded external disturbances, the system states and control matrices are modified. In addition, the vehicle time-varying longitudinal speed is considered, and a vehicle lateral dynamic model based on Linear Parameter Varying (LPV) is established by utilizing a polytope with finite vertices. Then the Min-Max robust MPC state feedback control law is obtained at every timestamp by solving a set of matrix inequalities which are derived from Lyapunov stability and the minimization of the worst-case in infinite-horizon quadratic objective function. Compared to adaptive MPC, nonlinear MPC, and cascade LPV control, the proposed robust LPV MPC shows improved tracing accuracy along vehicle lateral dynamics. Finally, the state feedback switched LPV control theory with separate Lyapunov functions under both arbitrary switching and average-dwell-time (ADT) switching conditions are studied and applied to cover the path following control in full speed range. Numerical examples, tracking effectiveness, and convergence analysis are provided to demonstrate and ensure the control effectiveness and strong robustness of the proposed algorithms.</p>
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Avaliação de sistemas de janela para suporte a decisões de projeto quanto à iluminação e uso de energia / Window systems evaluation for design decision support on daylight and energy use.

Lima, Kamila Mendonça de 16 February 2016 (has links)
Projetar sistemas de janela considerando a adequação climática envolve lidar com os efeitos do meio externo, que são dinâmicos, e com estratégias que podem ser conflitantes, tais como o controle do ganho de calor solar e aproveitamento da iluminação natural, ambos elementos provenientes da radiação do Sol. Parte-se do princípio de que isso é feito considerando o impacto de diferentes variáveis de projeto em diferentes indicadores de desempenho simultaneamente, para suporte a decisão. O estudo do efeito dessas variáveis de projeto da janela quando combinadas ainda não é consolidado, especialmente no caso de localidades de baixa latitude. O objetivo geral desta pesquisa de doutorado é avaliar sistemas de janela estáticos e dinâmicos para suporte a decisões de projeto arquitetônico, quanto a diferentes critérios de desempenho relacionados à iluminação natural e uso de energia, de forma integrada. São estudados sistemas de janela compostos por uma abertura envidraçada e proteções solares de aletas horizontais externas, fixas e móveis. O recorte engloba edificações com uso de escritório no contexto do clima quente e úmido da cidade de Maceió-AL. Para isso, simulações computacionais integradas utilizando os softwares Daysim e EnergyPlus foram realizadas, considerando o acionamento das lâmpadas apenas quando a luz natural não fosse suficiente para atender ao uso do ambiente. As variáveis de projeto analisadas foram: percentual de área de abertura, tipo de vidro, ângulo de sombreamento, quantidade de aletas, tipo de acionamento do sistema de proteção solar e orientação da abertura. As soluções arquitetônicas resultantes das combinações de todas as variáveis entre si foram avaliadas com relação à disponibilidade e distribuição da luz natural e demanda de energia elétrica para condicionamento do ar e iluminação artificial no ambiente interno, e classificadas segundo dois indicadores principais. Foram identificadas as variáveis de projeto dentre as analisadas com maior potencial de impacto no desempenho obtido em diferentes situações. Os resultados mostraram que é possível uma alternativa se encontrar em uma faixa de 10% melhores cenários nos dois indicadores ao mesmo tempo. Observou-se ainda que, apesar de a demanda de energia para condicionamento do ar ser frequentemente maior do que a demanda para iluminação, o desempenho da abertura quanto à iluminação pode ter um peso decisivo na escolha de projeto, pois este indicador de desempenho é mais sensível às variáveis da janela estudadas do que o primeiro. Por fim, observou-se que os protetores solares dinâmicos não são garantia de melhoria de desempenho em relação a sistemas estáticos. / Designing window systems in a climate responsive way involves dealing with the effects of the external environment, which are dynamic, and strategies that may conflict, such as daylight and control of solar heat gains, both elements related to the sun. This research assumes that this is done considering the impact of different design variables in different performance indicators simultaneously, for decision support. The study of the effect of window design variables when combined is not yet consolidated, especially in case of low latitude locations. The general objective of this doctoral research is to evaluate static and dynamic window systems to support architectural design decisions regarding different performance criteria related to daylight and energy use, in an integrated manner. The studied window system consists of a glazed opening and external horizontal slat-type shading devices, fixed and mobile, in offices in the hot and humid climate of the city of Maceió-AL. For this, computer integrated simulations using Daysim and EnergyPlus software were carried out, considering the activation of the lighting system only when daylight is not sufficient to meet the usage requirements. The design variables analyzed were window-to-wall ratio, glazing type, cut-off angle, number of slats, type of shading control and orientation. Architectural solutions resulting from combinations of all variables were evaluated regarding the availability and distribution of daylight and electricity demand for air conditioning and artificial lighting in the indoor environment. The solutions were then rated and ranked according to two main indicators. The design variables among the analyzed with potential of high impact in the obtained performance in different situations were identified. The results showed that it is possible an alternative be in a range of 10% best scenarios in the two criteria at the same time. It was also observed that, although the energy demand for conditioning air often be greater than the lighting energy demand, the performance of the window on daylight can have a decisive weight on the design choice, because this performance indicator is more sensitive to the window variables than the first. Finally, it was observed that the dynamic shading systems are not performance-enhancing guarantee compared to static systems.
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Plan Modifications Within The Contexts Of Planning Control Mechanisms, Mersin Case

Unlu, Tolga 01 December 2005 (has links) (PDF)
Urban development plans in the Turkish planning system envision that a time would come and the spatial development of any city would be completed in the specific planning period. The allegation of the planning system is to control every detail during urban development. However, the static nature of development plans within the regulatory context cannot provide strategies to manage the dynamic nature of the socio-political context. This contradictory situation involves tensions in planning control mechanisms and creates cleavages within the spatial context. &amp / #8216 / Changes in the spatial context&amp / #8217 / are the indicators of such cleavages. They are conceived to be significant since they might enhance or erode the distinctiveness of a place. To the extent that possibility of change is disregarded in static nature of urban development plans, plan modifications become the primary tools for emergence of the &amp / #8216 / changes in spatial context&amp / #8217 / . They usually emerge through individual actions and individuals begin to produce their own pattern of urbanism in the urban built environment. Management and control of &amp / #8216 / changes in the spatial context&amp / #8217 / is at the very center of the study. It is about shaping the physical form of development rights. The study aims to evaluate the qualitative and quantitative influence of plan modifications on the spatial context through a study within the whole contexts of planning control mechanisms. Hence, the study also concentrates on the operation of planning control mechanisms in the Turkish planning system. The plan modifications are evaluated throughout a detailed analysis held within boundaries of Municipality of Greater Mersin.
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Efficient Whole Program Path Tracing

Sridhar, G January 2017 (has links) (PDF)
Obtaining an accurate whole program path (WPP) that captures a program’s runtime behaviour in terms of a control-flow trace has a number of well-known benefits, including opportunities for code optimization, bug detection, program analysis refinement, etc. Existing techniques to compute WPPs perform sub-optimal instrumentation resulting in significant space and time overheads. Our goal in this thesis is to minimize these overheads without losing precision. To do so, we design a novel and scalable whole program analysis to determine instrumentation points used to obtain WPPs. Our approach is divided into three components: (a) an efficient summarization technique for inter-procedural path reconstruction, (b) specialized data structures called conflict sets that serve to effectively distinguish between pairs of paths, and (c) an instrumentation algorithm that computes the minimum number of edges to describe a path based on these conflict sets. We show that the overall problem is a variant of the minimum hitting set problem, which is NP-hard, and employ various sound approximation strategies to yield a practical solution. We have implemented our approach and performed elaborate experimentation on Java programs from the DaCapo benchmark suite to demonstrate the efficacy of our approach across multiple dimensions. On average, our approach necessitates instrumenting only 9% of the total number of CFG edges in the program. The average runtime overhead incurred by our approach to collect WPPs is 1.97x, which is only 26% greater than the overhead induced by only instrumenting edges guaranteed to exist in an optimal solution. Furthermore, compared to the state-of-the-art, we observe a reduction in runtime overhead by an average and maximum factor of 2.8 and 5.4, respectively.
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Transitions continues des tâches et des contraintes pour le contrôle de robots / Continuous tasks and constraints transitions for the control of robots

Tan, Yang 14 March 2016 (has links)
Lors du contrôle de robots, les variations fortes et soudaines dans les couples de commande doivent impérativement être évitées. En effet ces discontinuités peuvent entraîner, en plus des comportements imprévisibles du système, des dommages physiques, notamment au niveau des actionneurs. Pour la réalisation de tâches complexes, un robot à plusieurs degrés de liberté utilise généralement un système de commande multi-objectif avec lequel plusieurs tâches doivent être réalisées et plusieurs contraintes respectées. Le basculement entre ces différentes tâches ainsi que les contraintes causées par un environnemt dynamique et imprévisible sont les causes directes des variations fortes dans les couples de commande. Dans ce travail, les problèmes de transitions de priorités entre les différentes tâches ainsi que la variation des contraintes sont considérées avec pour objectif la des variations fortes dans les couples de commande. Deux contributions principales ont été réalisées.Premièrement, un nouveau contrôleur appelé "contrôle hiérarchique généralisé (GHC)" est implémenté sous forme d’optimisation quadratique pour gérer la priorité des transitions entre les tâches de poids différents. Le projecteur utilisé assure en plus de la continuité des transitions, la gestion de l’ajout et/ou de la suppression de tâches. Les couples de commande sont alors calculés en résolvant un problème d’optimisation prenant en compte en même temps la hiérarchie des tâches et les contraintes égalitaire et inégalitaires.Deuxièmement, nous avons développé une primitive de contrôle à base de Contrôle par Modèle Prédictif (CMP) afin de gérer l’existence des discontinuités des contraintes que doit respecter le robot, tel que le changement d’état des contacts ou l’évitement d'obstacles. Le contrôleur profite ainsi de la formulation prédictive en anticipant l'évolution des contraintes vis-à-vis des scénarios de commande et/ou de l'information des capteurs. Il permet de générer des nouvelles contraintes continues qui remplacent les anciennes contraintes discrètes dans le contrôleur réactif QP. Par conséquent, le taux de changement des couples articulaires est minimisé, comparé aux anciennes contraintes discrètes. Cette primitive de contrôle prédictive ne modifie pas directement les objectifs désirés des tâches mais les contraintes, ce qui permet de s’assurer que les changements de couple sont bien gérés dans les pires scénarios.L'efficacité de la stratégie de contrôle proposée est validée via des expériences en simulation avec le robot Kuka LWR 4+ et le robot humanoïde iCub. Les résultats montrent que l'approche développée peut réduire de manière significative la variation des couples articulaires pendant les changements de priorité des tâches ou sous contraintes discrètes. / Large and sudden changes in the torques of the actuators of a robot are highly undesirable and should be avoided during robot control as they may result in unpredictable behaviours. Multi-objective control system for complex robots usually have to handle multiple prioritized tasks while satisfying constraints. Changes in tasks and/or constraints are inevitable for robots when adapting to the unstructured and dynamic environment, and they may lead to large sudden changes in torques. Within this work, the problem of task priority transitions and changing constraints is primarily considered to reduce large sudden changes in torques. This is achieved through two main contributions as follows. Firstly, based on quadratic programming (QP), a new controller called Generalized Hierarchical Control (GHC) is developed to deal with task priority transitions among arbitrary prioritized task. This projector can be used to achieve continuous task priority transitions, as well as insert or remove tasks among a set of tasks to be performed in an elegant way. The control input (e.g. joint torques) is computed by solving one quadratic programming problem, where generalized projectors are adopted to maintain a task hierarchy while satisfying equality and inequality constraints. Secondly, a predictive control primitive based on Model Predictive Control (MPC) is developed to handle presence of discontinuities in the constraints that the robot must satisfy, such as the breaking of contacts with the environment or the avoidance of an obstacle. The controller takes the advantages of predictive formulations to anticipate the evolutions of the constraints by means of control scenarios and/or sensor information, and thus generate new continuous constraints to replace the original discontinuous constraints in the QP reactive controller. As a result, the rate of change in joint torques is minimized compared with the original discontinuous constraints. This predictive control primitive does not directly modify the desired task objectives, but the constraints to ensure that the worst case of changes of torques is well-managed. The effectiveness of the proposed control framework is validated by a set of experiments in simulation on the Kuka LWR robot and the iCub humanoid robot. The results show that the proposed approach significantly decrease the rate of change in joint torques when task priorities switch or discontinuous constraints occur.
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Projektstyrningens dynamiska sida : En kvalitativ studie av hur styrsystem inom projekt förändras över tid / The dynamic side of project management control : A qualitative study of how the project management control system develops over time

Modig Tjärnström, Julia January 2017 (has links)
Bakgrund – Projekt är ett allt vanligare fenomen inom de flesta organisationer. Förekomsten av projekt har ökat under de senaste decennierna och de flesta organisationer bedriver idag någon form av projektbaserad verksamhet. Definitionen av ett projekt är att de ofta har ett specifikt syfte och begränsningar gällande tid och resurser. Projekts ökade popularitet märks även inom forskningen men det finns luckor rörande kunskap av hur styrsystem inom projekt förändras över projektets livcykel. Syfte - Syftet med studien är att bidra till ökad förståelse av på vilket sätt styrsystem inom projekt förändras över tid och hur det går att förklara med hjälp av projektens kontext. Metod – Studien är en kvalitativ flerfallstudie av projekt inom tre olika företag av varierande karaktär. Den generade datan bygger på semi-strukturerade intervjuer av projektledare på Region Östergötland, Saab och Scania. Studien utgår från en induktiv ansats. Slutsatser – Resultatet visar att styrning inom projekt i allra högsta grad är dynamisk och förändras under projektets livscykel. Resultatet visar även på att det finns liknande drag över hur styrsystem inom projekt förändras under ett projekts livscykel men att projektets miljö och syfte avgör hur styrningen utvecklas. Förändringarna av styrsystemet ser även olika ut beroende på om förändringen sker som svar på en oförutsedd händelse eller som en naturlig del av projektprocessen. / Introduction: Projects are an increasingly common phenomenon in most organizations. The presence of projects has increased in recent decades, and most organizations currently carry out some form of project-based activities. The definition of a project is that they often have a specific purpose and limitations regarding time and resources. Projects' increased popularity is also felt in research, but there are gaps about knowledge of how management systems within projects change over the life cycle of the project. Purpose: The purpose of the study is to contribute to a better understanding of how management systems within projects change over time and how it can be explained by the context of the projects. Method: The study is a qualitative multi-case study of projects within three different companies of varying character. The genetic data is based on semi-structured interviews by project managers in Region Östergötland, Saab and Scania. The study is based on an inductive approach. Conclusion: The result shows that management control systems in projects is highly dynamic and changes during the life cycle of the project. The result also shows that there are similar features of how management control systems within projects change during the life cycle of a project, but that the project's environment and goal determine what direction the change takes. Changes to the control system also look different depending on whether the change occurs in response to an unforeseen event or as a natural part of the project process.
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Controle din?mico de rob?s m?veis com acionamento diferencial

Vieira, Frederico Carvalho 03 February 2006 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:56:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FredericoCV.pdf: 1331103 bytes, checksum: ada41c7da2fcc7a89d6ae45f8758a676 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-02-03 / This work addresses the dynamic control problem of two-wheeled differentially driven non-holonomic mobile robot. Strategies for robot positioning control and robot orientating control are presented. Such strategies just require information about the robot con?guration (x, y and teta), which can be collected by an absolute positioning system. The strategies development is related to a change on the controlled variables for such systems, from x, y and teta to s (denoting the robot linear displacement) and teta, and makes use of the polar coordinates representation for the robot kinematic model. Thus, it is possible to obtain a linear representation for the mobile robot dynamic model and to develop such strategies. It is also presented that such strategies allow the use of linear controllers to solve the control problem. It is shown that there is flexibility to choice the linear controller (P, PI, PID, Model Matching techniques, others) to be implemented. This work presents an introduction to mobile robotics and their characteristics followed by the control strategies development and controllers design. Finally, simulated and experimental results are presented and commented / Esta disserta??o trata do problema de controle din?mico de rob?s m?veis n?o-holon?micos com duas rodas e acionamento diferencial. S?o apresentadas estrat?gias para controle de posi??o e de orienta??o de rob?s com as caracter?sticas citadas, baseadas apenas em informa??es de configura??o do rob? (posi??o e orienta??o no espa?o cartesiano x, y e teta), coletadas a partir de um sistema de posicionamento absoluto. O desenvolvimento da estrat?gia est? associado a uma mudan?a nas vari?veis controladas do rob?, de x, y e teta para s (representando o deslocamento linear do rob?) e teta, e na representa??o em coordenadas polares do modelo cinem?tico do rob?. Desta forma, consegue-se uma representa??o linear para o modelo din?mico do rob?, a partir da qual s?o propostas as estrat?gias de controle. Com as estrat?gias definidas, mostra-se que ? poss?vel implementar controladores din?micos lineares para permitir a estabiliza??o do sistema rob?tico. As estrat?gias apresentadas tamb?m fornecem flexibilidade com rela??o ? escolha do tipo de controlador din?mico (P, PI, PID, t?cnica Model Matching, entre outros) a ser utilizado. Esta disserta??o apresenta uma introdu??o ? rob?tica m?vel e ?s caracter?sticas do tipo de sistema abordado, seguindo para uma revis?o bibliogr?fica, desenvolvimento das estrat?gias de controle e projeto dos controladores. Finalmente, s?o apresentados e discutidos resultados obtidos atrav?s de simula??es e resultados experimentais
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Etude des lois de commande de la plateforme de simulation de conduite et influence sur le mal de simulateur / Study of control command of dynamic platform for driving simulation and influence on simulator sickness

Aykent, Baris 16 December 2013 (has links)
La simulation de conduite est fortement utilisée dans la recherche et le développement pour l'industrie automobile. Les simulateurs de conduite sont utilisés pour évaluer les prototypes véhicules pour la dynamique du véhicule et les systèmes d'aide à la conduite. Cependant, l'utilisation des simulateurs de conduite induit une problématique scientifique qui peut limiter son développement. En raison de son principe même, le simulateur de conduite ne restitue pas des mouvements du véhicule à l'échelle 1. Ce verrou cause des phénomènes de mal du simulateur qu'il est important d'étudier.Cette thèse propose d'étudier des méthodes et outils à mettre en œuvre dans les simulateurs de conduite statique ou dynamique. De cette mise en œuvre, des études sur le mal du simulateur sont menées grâce à des mesures objectives (via un capteur de suivi de mouvement, plate-forme de stabilité du corps, électromyographie) et subjectives (par l'intermédiaire de questionnaires). Des solutions algorithmiques et matérielles sont proposées et évaluées dans le contexte de la simulation de conduite.Les approches proposées dans cette thèse pour réduire le mal du simulateur sont:- Elaborer et évaluer les algorithmes de contrôle de la plate-forme mobile hexapode: sept algorithmes différents sont mis en œuvre.- Mesurer les effets liés au mal de simulateur sur les sujets aux niveaux vestibulaire, neuromusculaire et posturale.- Evaluer l'influence de l'implication des sujets sur le mal de simulateur (conducteurs et passagers). / Simulation has been intensively involved nowadays in research and development for automotive industry. Driving simulators are one of those simulation techniques which are used to evaluate the prototypes for the vehicle dynamics and driving assistance systems. However with the driving simulator, there is a lock associated with its use. Because representing a permanent scenario as scale 1 is quite difficult. Because of that difficulty, motion/simulator sickness is an inevitably important topic to study.This thesis proposes to explore methods and tools to implement in static or dynamic simulators. In this implementation, studies of simulator sickness are conducted with objective measures (via a motion tracking sensor, platform for body stability, electromyography) and subjective (through questionnaires). These algorithmic or hardware solutions studies should be defined and applied at simulators. The proposed approaches to reduce or avoid simulator sickness in this thesis are:- Building control algorithms of motion hexapod platform: seven different algorithms are implemented.- Measuring the effects of inertia on subjects at vestibular, neuromuscular and postural levels.- Assessing the involvement of subjects (drivers and passengers).
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Innovative solutions for acoustic resonance characterization in metal halide lamps

Lei, Fang 24 January 2018 (has links) (PDF)
Metal halide lamp is one kind of the most compact high-performance light sources. Because of their good color rendering index and high luminous efficacy, these lamps are often preferred in locations where color and efficacy are important, such as supermarkets, gymnasiums, ice rinks and sporting arenas. Unfortunately, acoustic resonance phenomenon occurs in metal halide lamps and causes light flicker, lamp arc bending and rotation, lamp extinction and in the worst case, arc tube explosion, when the lamps are operated in high-frequency bands. This thesis takes place in the context of developing electronic ballasts with robust acoustic resonance detection and avoidance mechanisms. To this end, several envelope detection methods such as the multiplier circuit, rectifier circuit, and lock-in amplifier, are proposed to characterize fluctuations of acoustic resonance. Furthermore, statistical criteria based on the standard deviation of these fluctuations are proposed to assess acoustic resonance occurrence and classify its severity. The proposed criteria enable classifying between no acoustic resonance and acoustic resonance cases based upon either a two-dimensional plane, a histogram or a boxplot. These analyses are confirmed by the study of spectral variations (variations of the spectral irradiance and colorimetric parameters) as well. Standard deviations and relative standard deviations of these variations are also correlated with the presence of acoustic resonance. The results from this study show that whatever voltage envelope variations or spectral variations are significantly influenced by acoustic resonance phenomena. A set of metal halide lamps from different manufacturers and with different powers are tested in our experiments. We concluded that our designed multiplier and rectifier circuits for acoustic resonance detection have the same sensitivity as the lock-in amplifier, paving the way for the implementation of this function directly into the ballast circuit board.
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Avaliação de sistemas de janela para suporte a decisões de projeto quanto à iluminação e uso de energia / Window systems evaluation for design decision support on daylight and energy use.

Kamila Mendonça de Lima 16 February 2016 (has links)
Projetar sistemas de janela considerando a adequação climática envolve lidar com os efeitos do meio externo, que são dinâmicos, e com estratégias que podem ser conflitantes, tais como o controle do ganho de calor solar e aproveitamento da iluminação natural, ambos elementos provenientes da radiação do Sol. Parte-se do princípio de que isso é feito considerando o impacto de diferentes variáveis de projeto em diferentes indicadores de desempenho simultaneamente, para suporte a decisão. O estudo do efeito dessas variáveis de projeto da janela quando combinadas ainda não é consolidado, especialmente no caso de localidades de baixa latitude. O objetivo geral desta pesquisa de doutorado é avaliar sistemas de janela estáticos e dinâmicos para suporte a decisões de projeto arquitetônico, quanto a diferentes critérios de desempenho relacionados à iluminação natural e uso de energia, de forma integrada. São estudados sistemas de janela compostos por uma abertura envidraçada e proteções solares de aletas horizontais externas, fixas e móveis. O recorte engloba edificações com uso de escritório no contexto do clima quente e úmido da cidade de Maceió-AL. Para isso, simulações computacionais integradas utilizando os softwares Daysim e EnergyPlus foram realizadas, considerando o acionamento das lâmpadas apenas quando a luz natural não fosse suficiente para atender ao uso do ambiente. As variáveis de projeto analisadas foram: percentual de área de abertura, tipo de vidro, ângulo de sombreamento, quantidade de aletas, tipo de acionamento do sistema de proteção solar e orientação da abertura. As soluções arquitetônicas resultantes das combinações de todas as variáveis entre si foram avaliadas com relação à disponibilidade e distribuição da luz natural e demanda de energia elétrica para condicionamento do ar e iluminação artificial no ambiente interno, e classificadas segundo dois indicadores principais. Foram identificadas as variáveis de projeto dentre as analisadas com maior potencial de impacto no desempenho obtido em diferentes situações. Os resultados mostraram que é possível uma alternativa se encontrar em uma faixa de 10% melhores cenários nos dois indicadores ao mesmo tempo. Observou-se ainda que, apesar de a demanda de energia para condicionamento do ar ser frequentemente maior do que a demanda para iluminação, o desempenho da abertura quanto à iluminação pode ter um peso decisivo na escolha de projeto, pois este indicador de desempenho é mais sensível às variáveis da janela estudadas do que o primeiro. Por fim, observou-se que os protetores solares dinâmicos não são garantia de melhoria de desempenho em relação a sistemas estáticos. / Designing window systems in a climate responsive way involves dealing with the effects of the external environment, which are dynamic, and strategies that may conflict, such as daylight and control of solar heat gains, both elements related to the sun. This research assumes that this is done considering the impact of different design variables in different performance indicators simultaneously, for decision support. The study of the effect of window design variables when combined is not yet consolidated, especially in case of low latitude locations. The general objective of this doctoral research is to evaluate static and dynamic window systems to support architectural design decisions regarding different performance criteria related to daylight and energy use, in an integrated manner. The studied window system consists of a glazed opening and external horizontal slat-type shading devices, fixed and mobile, in offices in the hot and humid climate of the city of Maceió-AL. For this, computer integrated simulations using Daysim and EnergyPlus software were carried out, considering the activation of the lighting system only when daylight is not sufficient to meet the usage requirements. The design variables analyzed were window-to-wall ratio, glazing type, cut-off angle, number of slats, type of shading control and orientation. Architectural solutions resulting from combinations of all variables were evaluated regarding the availability and distribution of daylight and electricity demand for air conditioning and artificial lighting in the indoor environment. The solutions were then rated and ranked according to two main indicators. The design variables among the analyzed with potential of high impact in the obtained performance in different situations were identified. The results showed that it is possible an alternative be in a range of 10% best scenarios in the two criteria at the same time. It was also observed that, although the energy demand for conditioning air often be greater than the lighting energy demand, the performance of the window on daylight can have a decisive weight on the design choice, because this performance indicator is more sensitive to the window variables than the first. Finally, it was observed that the dynamic shading systems are not performance-enhancing guarantee compared to static systems.

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