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A pragmatic method for designing compliant mechanisms is developed in this thesis, by selecting among existing mechanisms one that may be modified as required. This method complements existing techniques by answering questions of the existence and multiplicity of solutions for the given specifications of a practical problem. The premise for the method is a 2D map that juxta- poses the problem-specifications and the characteristics of compliant mechanisms in a database. The selection of the most suitable mechanisms is similar to Ashby's method of material selection. In our method, stuffiness, inertia, and the inherent kinematic characteristics of compliant mechanisms are analogous to material properties in Ashby's method. These characteristics capture the lumped behavior of compliant mechanisms in static and dynamic situations using spring-lever (SL) and spring-mass-lever (SML) models. The work includes the development of computation- ally efficient methods to compute the SL and SML model characteristics of single-input and single-output compliant mechanisms. Also developed in this work is a method to determine a feasible map by solving the governing equations of equilibrium and several inequalities pertaining to problem- specifications. The map helps not only in assessing the feasibility of the specifications but also in re-designing the mechanisms in predetermined ways to nd multiple solutions, all of which account for practical considerations. The method pays due attention to the overall size, strength considerations, manufacturability, and choice of material. It also enables minimal alterations of the problem-specifications when the user prefers a particular mechanism in the database. All these features are implemented in a web-based Java program with a graphical user interface that can be accessed at http://www.mecheng.iisc.ernet.in/ m2d2/CM design. Six case- studies that include micro machined inertial sensors, miniature valve mechanisms, ultra-sensitive force sensors, etc., are documented in detail to demonstrate the usefulness of the method in practice.

L’intégration croissante de la production éolienne ne participant pas au réglage de fréquence induit de nouvelles difficultés de gestion des systèmes électriques. Ces problèmes sont d’autant plus significatifs que le réseau est faible. La présente thèse vise à évaluer la performance et la fiabilité du réglage de fréquence des éoliennes à l’échelle du système électrique. Les études sont appliquées sur un réseau insulaire.D’abord, l’impact d’un fort taux de pénétration de la production éolienne sur l’allocation de la réserve primaire et sur le comportement dynamique du réseau est caractérisé. Il est montré que la participation des éoliennes au réglage de fréquence est techniquement indispensable pour le maintien de la sûreté du système électrique à partir d’un certain taux de pénétration. Deux solutions permettant aux éoliennes de contribuer au réglage de fréquence sont ensuite étudiées par simulations dynamiques. La performance d’une inertie émulée est caractérisée en considérant l’impact du point de fonctionnement initial des éoliennes et des paramètres du contrôleur. La contribution de la réserve éolienne à l’amélioration de la performance dynamique du système est également identifiée.Afin d’évaluer le potentiel et la fiabilité de la réserve éolienne, la dernière partie de ce travail est consacrée aux études statistiques prenant en compte la variabilité et l’incertitude de la prévision de la production. Deux stratégies du placement de réserve sont proposées et comparées. L’impact des erreurs de prévision sur le potentiel de réserve éolienne est également mis en évidence. Enfin l’énergie réglante d’une ferme et la plage de réglage du statisme éolien sont caractérisées / The increasing development of wind power that does not participate in frequency control leads to new challenges in the management of electrical power systems. The problems are more significant in weak power grids. The present thesis aims to evaluate the performance and the reliability of frequency response from wind turbines on a system-wide scale. Studies are applied onto an isolated power grid.First of all, the impact of high levels of wind penetration on primary reserve allocation and on grid dynamic behaviour is characterized. It is shown that the participation of wind turbines in frequency regulation is technically required for maintaining power system security from a certain wind penetration rate.Two solutions allowing wind turbines to contribute to frequency control are then studied through dynamic simulations. The performance of emulated inertia is characterized by taking into account the impact of initial wind operating point and controller parameters. The contribution of wind power reserve to system dynamic performance improvement is also identified.In order to assess the potential and the reliability of wind primary reserve, the last part of this research work is devoted to statistical analyses considering the variability and the prediction uncertainty of wind generation. Two strategies for reserve allocation are proposed and compared. The impact of forecast errors on the potential of wind power reserve is also highlighted. Finally the power frequency characteristic of a wind farm as well as the droop adjustment range is characterized

Ultrafast dynamical processes in magnetic systems have become the subject of intense research during the last two decades, initiated by the pioneering discovery of femtosecond laser-induced demagnetization in nickel. In this thesis, we develop theory for fast and ultrafast magnetization dynamics. In particular, we build relativistic theory to explain the magnetization dynamics observed at short timescales in pump-probe magneto-optical experiments and compute from first-principles the coherent laser-induced magnetization. In the developed relativistic theory, we start from the fundamental Dirac-Kohn-Sham equation that includes all relativistic effects related to spin and orbital magnetism as well as the magnetic exchange interaction and any external electromagnetic field. As it describes both particle and antiparticle, a separation between them is sought because we focus on low-energy excitations within the particle system. Doing so, we derive the extended Pauli Hamiltonian that captures all relativistic contributions in first order; the most significant one is the full spin-orbit interaction (gauge invariant and Hermitian). Noteworthy, we find that this relativistic framework explains a wide range of dynamical magnetic phenomena. To mention, (i) we show that the phenomenological Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation of spin dynamics can be rigorously obtained from the Dirac-Kohn-Sham equation and we derive an exact expression for the tensorial Gilbert damping. (ii) We derive, from the gauge-invariant part of the spin-orbit interaction, the existence of a relativistic interaction that linearly couples the angular momentum of the electromagnetic field and the electron spin. We show this spin-photon interaction to provide the previously unknown origin of the angular magneto-electric coupling, to explain coherent ultrafast magnetism, and to lead to a new torque, the optical spin-orbit torque. (iii) We derive a definite description of magnetic inertia (spin nutation) in ultrafast magnetization dynamics and show that it is a higher-order spin-orbit effect. (iv) We develop a unified theory of magnetization dynamics that includes spin currents and show that the nonrelativistic spin currents naturally lead to the current-induced spin-transfer torques, whereas the relativistic spin currents lead to spin-orbit torques. (v) Using the relativistic framework together with ab initio magneto-optical calculations we show that relativistic laser-induced spin-flip transitions do not explain the measured large laser-induced demagnetization. Employing the ab initio relativistic framework, we calculate the amount of magnetization that can be imparted in a material by means of circularly polarized light – the so-called inverse Faraday effect. We show the existence of both spin and orbital induced magnetizations, which surprisingly reveal a different behavior. We establish that the laser-induced magnetization is antisymmetric in the light’s helicity for nonmagnets, antiferromagnets and paramagnets; however, it is only asymmetric for ferromagnets.

La texture du fruit, caractère complexe de qualité, est un critère majeur pour le consommateur mais aussi pour la filière. Au cours de cette thèse, la texture a été analysée par une approche globale et intégrative combinant des approches écophysiologique et protéomique. Les objectifs étaient : 1) d’améliorer la compréhension de la texture des fruits charnus, 2) d’évaluer les effets des interactions génotype x apports en eau sur cette variable, 3) d’identifier par une approche globale sans à priori les variables clés sous-jacentes à la texture et 4) de proposer une approche intégrative permettant de construire un réseau de régulation multi-échelles pouvant être intégré dans un modèle prédictif. Les fruits de six génotypes contrastés pour la texture (3 parents et 3 QTL-NILs), cultivés en serre sous deux conditions hydriques (témoin et réduction des apports d’eau (-40%)), ont été phénotypés pour la fermeté au stade expansion cellulaire, fruit rouge et une semaine à 20°C après récolte, par des méthodes instrumentales (compression, pénétrométrie) et sensorielles. Divers caractères anatomiques, histologiques et biochimiques ont été analysés en parallèle ainsi que les variations du protéome du fruit (électrophorèse bidimensionnelle et spectrométrie de masse). L’analyse statistique a mis en oeuvre deux méthodes : 1) l’Analyse de Co-inertie Multiple, analyse multi-tableaux basée sur un critère de covariance, qui permet le traitement simultané d’un très grand nombre de données ; 2) l’inférence de réseau, basée sur la recherche de dépendances conditionnelles entre variables. Les résultats montrent qu’une réduction des apports d’eau est possible moyennant une baisse de rendement de 20% pour une production de tomate hors sol, baisse essentiellement liée à la réduction de la taille des fruits due à un moindre grandissement cellulaire. En revanche, la qualité des fruits est améliorée par une augmentation des taux de matières sèches, de vitamine C, de sucres ainsi qu’une augmentation de la fermeté pour certaines lignées QTL-NILs. Le déficit hydrique a induit la variation de 128 spots protéiques en interaction avec le génotype et le stade de développement. Le déficit hydrique affecte essentiellement le stade fruit rouge et les effets sont faibles par rapport aux effets génétiques. L’analyse des données des différents niveaux d’échelles en co-inertie multiple, a montré l’existence d’une structure commune aux différentes échelles qui suggère bien une régulation globale de l’ensemble des variables observées en réponse au génotype et au déficit hydrique. L’analyse des corrélations et l’inférence graphique de réseaux ont permis de mieux structurer l’ensemble des informations et de sélectionner les variables fortement impliquées dans le déterminisme génétique de la texture du fruit afin de construire un schéma multi-échelles de régulation. Enfin ces résultats ont permis de proposer plusieurs modèles statistiques prédictifs de la fermeté des fruits charnus, basés sur des variables protéomiques, biochimiques et/ou histologiques, qui pourront être couplés au modèle fruit virtuel, permettant de prédire les effets de l’environnement sur l’évolution de la texture des fruits / Tomato fruit texture is one of the most critical quality traits for both the consumer and the production chain. In this work, texture was analyzed via an integrative approach combining ecophysiology and proteomics. The aims were 1) To improve knowledge of the texture of fleshy fruit, 2) To evaluate the effects of genotype x water deficit interactions, 3) To identify by a holistic approach without a priori key variables underlying texture and 4) To propose an integrative approach to build a network of multi-scale controls which could be integrated into a predictive model. Fruits from six texture contrasted genotypes (3 parents and 3 QTL-NILs), greenhouse grown under two water conditions (control and decreased water supply by 40%), were analyzed for firmness at cell expansion, at red ripe stage and after 7-days post-harvest storage at 20°C, by instrumental (compression, penetrometer) and sensory methods. Several anatomical, histological and biochemical traits were analyzed as well as changes in fruit proteome (two-dimensional electrophoresis and mass spectrometry). Statistical analysis implemented two innovative methods: 1) multiple co-inertia analysis, multi-table analysis based on a criterion of covariance, which allows the simultaneous processing of large datasets, 2) inference network, based on the research of conditional dependencies among variables. Results showed a tomato production is possible by reducing the water supply and accepting a lower yield (20%), due to reduced fruit size by limiting cell enlargement. Fruit quality was improved by increasing solids content, vitamin C, sugars and increased firmness for some QTL-NILs. Water deficit was associated with the variation of 128 protein spots in interaction with genotype and stage factors. The effects of water deficit were mainly detected at the red ripe stage and remained low compared to genetic effects. The analysis of data from different levels in multiple co-inertia, showed a common structure at different scales, which suggests a good overall control of the measured variables. Correlation analysis and graphical inference networks helped selecting key-variables involved in the genetic determinism of fruit texture, to draw a multi-scale control scheme variable. Finally, these results were used to propose several statistical models to predict the firmness of fleshy fruits, based on proteomic, biochemical and / or histological data, which can be coupled to the virtual fruit model, to predict environmental effects on fruit texture

Modification of land use/land cover in South Florida has posed a major challenge in the region’s eco-hydrology by shifting the surface-atmosphere water and energy balance. Although drainage and development in South Florida took place extensively between the mid- and late- 20th century, converting half of the original Everglades into agricultural and urban areas, urban expansion still accounts for a dominant mode of surface cover change in South Florida. Changes in surface cover directly affect the radiative, thermophysical and aerodynamic parameters which determine the absorption and partitioning of radiation into different components at the Earth surface. The alteration is responsible for changing the thermal structure of the surface and surface layer atmosphere, eventually modifying surface-induced convection. This dissertation is aimed at analyzing the extent and pattern of land cover change in South Florida and delineating the associated development of urban heat island (UHI), energy flux alteration, and convective rainfall modification using observed data, remotely sensed estimates, and modeled results. Urban land covers in South Florida are found to have increased by 10% from 1974 to 2011. Higher Landsat-derived land surface temperatures (LST) are observed in urban areas (LSTu-r =2.8°C) with satisfactory validation statistics for eastern stations (Nash-Sutcliffe coefficient =0.70 and R2 =0.79). Time series trends, significantly negative for diurnal temperature range (DTR= -1°C, p=0.005) and positive for lifting condensation level (LCL > 20m) reveal temporal and conspicuous urban-rural differences in nocturnal temperature (ΔTu-r = 4°C) shows spatial signatures of UHI. Spatially higher (urban: 3, forest: 0.14) and temporally increasing (urban: 1.67 to 3) Bowen’s ratios, and sensible heat fluxes exceeding net radiation in medium and high-intensity developed areas in 2010 reflect the effect of urbanization on surface energy balance. Radar reflectivity-derived surface-induced convective rainfall reveals significantly positive mean differences (thunderstorm cell density: 6/1000 km2and rain rate: 0.24 mm/hr/summer, p < 0.005) between urban and entire South Florida indicating convective enhancement by urban covers. The research fulfils its two-fold purposes: advancing the understanding of post-development hydrometeorology in South Florida and investigating the spatial and temporal impacts of land cover change on the microclimate of a subtropical city.

In this thesis, I demonstrate the dynamic way in which musical processes can be described as metaphors. Using Steve Larson’s three main metaphors (gravity, inertia, and magnetism) as a starting point, I propose additional metaphors (friction, repulsion, momentum, wave, orbit, and oscillation) to analyze the first movements of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K 466 and Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54. These metaphors provide a means to discuss points of convergence and divergence between the Classical style and the early-Romantic style. Additionally, most theorists of the energeticist tradition only discuss motion through prose; I introduce a way to represent these metaphors as musical examples. By focusing on the listener’s experience through musical motion, the model proposed in this thesis is useful, not only for the theorist, but for all who wish to communicate ideas about music in a dynamic way.

This diploma thesis is about the basics of satellite systems, about their sorting, usage and technologies. An important part is the description of the principles controlling and stabilization of the small experimental CubeSat type satellites. The main point is the proposition and construction of the laboratory model of the CubeSat type satellite that should simulate the chosen methods of controlling and stabilization in laboratory conditions. The thesis describes the construction of the electronic parts of the model, the controlling software of the satellite’s processor and user software for easy controlling by PC.

Csaba CSEH Engine Connecting Rod Analysis Including Bolts Influence DW, ITE, 2008, 75 pp, 88 fig. The aim of my diploma work is a stress analysis in the material of a connecting rod during a stationary engine regime. Dynamic forces from the connecting rod‘s motion and the forces acting on the bolts are included in the calculations. The whole stress analysis is based on a FEM designed application on a model, that was created in a CAD system package according to the real component.

The diploma thesis ‚Rubber Torsional Vibration Damper Of a Four-Cylinder Diesel Engine‘ covers all the development phases related to a design of a rubber damper for a specified engine. The individual phases of it are discussed in details throughout the thesis. At first, the construction plan of a crankshaft is given. The computational checks for torsional vibrations and forced torsional vibration are performed then. With regards to it there might be derived the basic parameters and dimensions of a rubber torsional vibration damper. The knowledge of them enables to prepare the constructional plan of a rubber torsional vibration damper. By using this damper construction plan the torsional displacements (deviations) and forced vibrations are calculated. Finally, a mechanical and thermal stress test of this damper is performed and a crankshaft production drawing is produced.