Ce travail de thèse est une contribution à l'étude des émulsions de Pickering qui ont vu unregain d'intérêt ces dernières années. Bien que l'effet Pickering ait été décrit depuis plus d'un siècle,des études plus systématiques pour comprendre l'activité des particules solides aux interfacesliquide/liquide n'est que partiellement entrepris, surtout en cours de déformation. Plusieurs questionsrestent d'actualité et, en premier, la localisation même des particules à l'interface et le mécanismed'adsorption associé.L'approche proposée dans ce travail de thèse s'inscrit dans cette optique avec en particulier laconsidération d'un événement élémentaire d'une émulsion : une goutte isolée dans une matrice etexaminée suite à un saut de déformation en cisaillement dans un dispositif de cisaillement contrarotatifdéveloppé à PCI. De manière générique, le but est de comprendre la relation entre le comportement dela goutte et la rhéologie complexe (en volume ou en surface) apportée par la dynamique de particulessolides aux interfaces liquide/liquide mobiles. Plusieurs paramètres ont été étudiés en commençant parl'affinité chimique des particules solides avec les phases liquides, la rhéologie des phases liquides, laconcentration et la taille des particules solides ; et pour finir, une attention particulière a été portée àl'effet de la déformation macroscopique et l'âge de la goutte.Plus particulièrement, la mise en évidence de la synergie entre la déformation macroscopiqueet l'âge de la goutte, sur la dynamique d'adsorption des particules à l'interface liquide/liquide et lastructuration de l'interface composée, a permis de proposer une méthodologie pour la modulation de" l'effet mémoire induite par la déformation " lors de la relaxation de la goutte en modifiant lasurface des particules par adsorption de tensioactifs choisis. Ainsi, il a été possible de figer les gouttesliquides dans des formes anisotropes contrôlées. Ce phénomène a été corrélé à une transition liquidesolidede l'interface composée mise en évidence par des mesures des modules rhéologiquesinterfaciaux. Ces derniers ont été, par ailleurs, reliés quantitativement à l'anisotropie des gouttesfigées.

Interference and jamming severely disrupt our ability to communicate by decreasing the effective signal-to-noise ratio and by making parameter estimation difficult at the receiver. The objective of this research work is to design robust wireless systems and algorithms to suppress the adverse effects of non-intentional co-channel interference (CCI) or intentional jamming. In particular, we develop chip-combining schemes with timing, channel, and noise-power estimation techniques, all of which mitigate CCI or jamming. We also exploit the spatial diversity and iterative receiver techniques for this purpose. Most of the existing timing estimation algorithms are robust against either large frequency offsets or CCI, but not against both at the same time. Hence, we develop a new frame boundary estimation method that is robust in the presence of severe co-channel interference and large carrier-frequency offsets. To solve the high peak-to-average-power ratio problem of a multicarrier code division multiple access (MC-CDMA) system and enhance its robustness against fading and jamming, we propose a constant-envelope MC-CDMA system employing cyclic delay diversity (CDD) as transmit diversity. We analyze the diversity order, coding gain, and bit-error rate upper bound. We also propose a blind, accurate, and computationally efficient signal-to-noise ratio estimator for the proposed system. We propose a configurable robust anti-jam receiver that estimates the frequency- or time-domain jammer state information (JSI) and uses it for chip combining in the corresponding domain. A soft-JSI-based chip-combining technique is proposed that outperforms conventional hard-JSI-based chip combining. We also derive a chip combiner that provides sufficient statistics to the decoder. Channel estimation is necessary for coherent signal detection and JSI estimation. Conversely, knowledge of the jamming signal power and JSI of different subcarriers can improve the accuracy of the channel estimates. Hence, we propose joint iterative estimation of the multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channel coefficients, jamming power, and JSI for a coded MC-CDMA MIMO system operating under jamming and a time-varying frequency-selective fading channel. Finally, we reduce the computational complexity of the JSI-based anti-jam receivers by introducing an expectation-maximization-based joint channel and noise-covariance estimator that does not need either the subcarrier JSI or the individual powers of the AWGN and jamming signal.

Ce travail de thèse est consacré à l'étude des écoulements biphasiques grains-gaz dans un régime de blocage (jamming). Ce régime caractérisé par un écoulement interrompu en temps fini et fréquemment rencontré dans la nature ou les applications industrielles présente un caractère stochastique. Sa compréhension nécessite la mesure de son débit, de ses fluctuations et de la probabilité d'arrêt liée à la géométrie de confinement, à la microstructure granulaire et au gaz interstitiel. Une approche numérique discrète couplant la méthode de la dynamique des contacts non-régulière (Non Smooth Contact Dynamics) pour la dynamique des particules et une méthode mésoscopique de type homogène équivalente pour le gaz est développée. La statistique d'écoulement obtenue est en bon accord avec des résultats expérimentaux de la littérature : le débit vérifie une loi de puissance croissante en fonction de l'ouverture avec un débit moyen affecté par la présence du gaz. Ces résultats statistiques quantitatifs sont appliqués à l'estimation du taux de relocalisation du combustible nucléaire fragmenté et confiné dans son tube-gaine présentant un ballonnement local suite à une situation accidentelle de type Perte de Réfrigérant Primaire. / In this work, we investigate particle-gas two-phase flows in the jamming regime where the flow stops in finite time. In this regime, which occurs quite often in nature and industrial applications, the flow is stochastic and needs therefore to be characterized by the jamming probability as well as the flow rate and its fluctuations that depend on the confining geometry, granular microstructure and gas properties. We developped a numerical approach based on the coupling of the Non Smooth Contact Dynamics for the solid phase and a mesoscopic method for the gas phase. We find that the flow rate as a function of the opening is well fit by a power law in agreement with reported experimental data. The presence of a gas affects only the mean flow rate, the flow statistics being sensibly the same as in the absence of the gas. We apply our quantitative statistical results in order to estimate the relocation rate of fragmented nuclear fuel inside its cladding tube as a result of a local balloon caused by an accident (loss-of-refrigerent accident).

Les matériaux à particules hautement déformables sont des formes complexes de matière avec de nombreuses applications en chimie, pharmacie, cosmétique et agro-alimentaire. L’effet conjugué du désordre et des grandes déformations des particules conduit à des propriétés mécaniques nouvelles par rapport aux matériaux à particules indéformables. En particulier, la compressibilité et la résistance au cisaillement sont contrôlées par une combinaison de réarrangements et de changement de forme des particules. Dans ce travail de thèse, nous avons développé une approche numérique originale pour la simulation de ces systèmes. Pour permettre aux particules de se déformer indéfiniment, nous avons modélisé chaque particule par un agrégat de particules primaires sans frottement qui interagissent par une force d’attraction de type Lennard-Jones et une contrainte de non-interpénétration. La dissipation d’énergie par collisions inélastiques entre les particules primaires confère un caractère plastique aux déformations des particules. Nous avons utilisé ce modèle pour étudier les propriétés de compaction et de cisaillement de ces systèmes. Nos résultats ont permis de mettre en évidence le caractère non-linéaire de la compressibilité lorsque la compacité progressivement augmente au-delà de celles des assemblages de particules indéformables. Sous cisaillement, un état critique est atteint avec une dilatance contrôlée par la pression de confinement. Dans cet état, nous avons exploré les distributions des formes des particules, les textures et les distributions des forces pour différentes valeurs de la pression. Nous avons également comparé la compressibilité simulée par l’approche développée avec celle obtenue par la Méthode de Points Matériels (MPM) en utilisant des particules élastiques. / Soft-particle materials are complex forms of matter that occur in numerous applications in chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food products. Joint effects of disorder and large particle deformations lead to novel mechanical properties that differ from those of rigid-particle materials. In particular, the compressibility and shear resistance depend on both particle rearrangements and their shape change. In this doctoral work, we developed an original approach for numerical simulation of these systems. To allow the particles to deform without breakage, each particle is modeled as an aggregate of frictionless primary particles interacting via a Lennard-Jones attraction force and impenetrability constraints. Energy dissipation by inelastic collisions between primary particles leads to the plastic nature of particle deformations. This model was used to investigate the compaction and shear behavior of soft-particle systems. We find that the compressibility is strongly nonlinear as the packing fraction increases beyond that of a random close packing of rigid particles. In continuous shearing, a critical state is reached with a dilatancy that depends on the confining pressure. In this state, we investigate the shear resistance, distributions of particle shapes, fabric properties and inter-particle forces as a function of the confining pressure. We also compare our results with those obtained by using the Material Point Method (MPM) with elastic particles.

Cette thèse étudie quelques situations dans lesquelles un système actif, composé de particules auto-propulsées, est soumis à des contraintes extérieures. Dans un premier chapitre, nous étudions le comportement d'une assemblée de bactéries magnétotactiques —capables de s'aligner sur un champ magnétique extérieur— forcées au travers d'une constriction en forme de sablier. Nous caractérisons les propriétés dynamiques de ce système, à l'échelle individuelle mais également à celle de l'embouteillage formé et du jet émergeant. En particulier, nous montrons dans les zones concentrées en bactéries des couplages reliant densité en bactéries, vitesse de nage et forçage magnétique beaucoup plus complexes que ce qui avait été considéré jusqu'à maintenant dans les modèles théoriques.Le deuxième chapitre aborde un nouveau système actif constitué de disques de camphres posés à la surface de l'eau. Dans une première étape, nous avons étudié en détails les propriétés de nage individuelle de ces objets qui brisent spontanément la symétrie du système pour se mettre en mouvement. En particulier, nous montrons que les données recueillies peuvent être rationnalisées à l'aide d'une approche théorique très simple de ce problème couplé d'hydrodynamique et de transport de tensio-actif. Dans un troisième chapitre, nous avons abordé la dynamique d'une assemblée de ces nageurs interfaciaux interagissant via les champs hydrodynamiques et chimiques qu'ils génèrent. À concentration intermédiaire en nageurs, un régime de nage intermittente caractérisé par des bouffées pseudo-périodiques d'activité des nageurs apparaît. En utilisant des outils et concepts issus du domaine de la turbulence nous montrons que de façon remarquable, ce système très simple exhibe des comportements canoniques de la turbulence tels que prédits par Kolmogorov (1941), ouvrant ainsi des perspectives concrètes sur des analogies très riches entre turbulence et systèmes actifs / This work address different situations where active matter, made out of self-propelled particles, is submitted to external constraints.In a first part, we consider the response of magnetotactic bacteria –capable of swim alignment along magnetic field lines- directed through an hourglass shape geometry. We characterize the dynamic properties of the system, both at the individual bacteria scale and at the scale of the jammed region or of the induced outgoing jet. We show that in high density regions, couplings between the bacteria interactions, swim velocity and magnetic forcing take a much more complex form than had been considered so far in theoretical models.In a second chapter, we are addressing a new active system made out of camphor disks lying at the air-water interface. First of all, we study in details the individual swim properties of such particles, which spontaneously break the system symmetry to start moving. In particular, we show that all experimental data can be rationalized within the framework of a very simple model of this complex problem where hydrodynamic flows and surfactant transports are coupled through Marangoni stress.In a last chapter, we addressed the collective dynamics of an assembly of such interfacial swimmers that interact through the flow and chemical fields they generate. At intermediate swimmers concentrations, an intermittent swim regime appears characterized by pseudo-periodic activity bursts. Using tools and concepts from the turbulence domain, we show that, remarkably, this simple system exhibits dynamical properties matching the ones of canonical turbulence as predicted by Kolmogorov in the 40s. This demonstration opens up rich perspectives in the historical domain of turbulence together with in the emerging one of active matter

<div>With the constant advancement of modern radio technology, the safety of radio communication has become a growing concern for us. Communication has become an essential component, particularly in the application of modern technology such as unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). As a result, it is critical to ensure that a drone can fly safely and reliably while completing duties. Simultaneously, machine learning (ML) is rapidly developing in the twenty-first century. For example, ML is currently being used in social media and digital marking for predicting and addressing users' varies interests. This also serves as the impetus for this thesis. The goal of this thesis is to combine ML and radio communication to identify and classify UAV interference with high accuracy.</div><div>In this work, a ML approach is explored for detecting and classifying jamming attacks against orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) receivers, with applicability to UAVs. Four types of jamming attacks, including barrage, protocol-aware, single-tone, and successive-pulse jamming, are launched and analyzed using software-defined radio (SDR). The jamming range, launch complexity, and attack severity are all considered qualitatively when evaluating each type. Then, a systematic testing procedure is established, where a SDR is placed in the vicinity of a drone to extract radiometric features before and after a jamming attack is launched. Traditional ML methods are used to create classification models with numerical features such as signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), energy threshold, and important OFDM parameters. Furthermore, deep learning method (i.e., convolutional neural networks) are used to develop classification models trained with spectrogram images filling in it. Quantitative indicators such as detection and false alarm rates are used to evaluate the performance of both methods. The spectrogram-based model correctly classifies jamming with a precision of 99.79% and a false-alarm rate of 0.03%, compared to 92.20% and 1.35% for the feature-based counterpart.</div>

This report on the subject of Systems Science for Defence and Security, aims to study the possibility for electronic warfare (EW) against the radar in active protection system (APS) on ground combat vehicles. The goal of the EW is to ensure effect of current anti-tank systems against an enemy equipped with APS. Given that the radar is susceptible to jamming, (1) Which opportunities would an EW-system used in conjunction with an anti-tank system, bestow on a successful engagement? (2) Which effect could jamming of an APS result in, and what type of jamming would yield this desired effect?  The result concludes that an APS would increase the statistical number of needed anti-tank projectiles in a given engagement with a combat vehicle by 700 %, from a stated number of five to six to 35–43. This increase shows how the efficiency of an APS is linked to needed anti-tank systems for the same effect, but also the potential gain from employing an EW-system. Studying the use of stand-off jamming, where the jamming is produced in a separate system, there’s no need for new development of weapons systems or munitions. The jamming should employ a technique of combined range and velocity deception (CRV) or noise to successfully lower the efficiency of the APS. Angle deception have arisen as a desirable technique, with promise of an increase of survivability of EW- and anti-tank units, and further studies are therefore interest. / Detta självständiga arbete på grundnivå inom ämnet försvarssystem behandlar möjligheter till aktiv radarstörning av varnar- och motverkanssystem (VMS), i syfte att erhålla verkan med befintliga burna pansarvärnssystem mot stridsfordon. Givet att aktiv radarstörning kan användas mot ett varnar- och motverkanssystem med förstörande motmedel; (1)Vilka möjligheter till verkan ger ett telekrigsystem med aktiv radarstörning i kombination med ett pansarvärnssystem?(2)Vilken typ av aktiv radarstörning är lämplig och vilken effekt på det störda systemet kan förväntas?  Arbetet visar på effekten VMS statistiskt har på duellen mellan stridsfordon och pansarvärnssystem. Beräkningarna utgår ifrån påståendet att det krävs fem till sex pansarvärnprojektiler för nedkämpning av ett stridsfordon, vilket ökar till 35-43st då fordonet utrustas med VMS. Ökningen på cirka 700% visar dels på hur effektiviteten hos VMS höjer antalet erfordrade pansarvärnsvapen för att nå samma effekt, men även den potentiella vinningen att sänka effektiviteten genom telekrig. Arbetet studerade nyttjandet av bakgrundsstörning, då genereringen av störsignalen sker i ett separat telekrigsystem, vilket inte kräver utveckling av nya vapensystem eller ammunition. För utformning av störningen faller en kombinerad hastighet och avstånds vilseledning (CRV) eller brus lämplig och anses sänka effektiviteten hos VMS. Vinkelavhakning har i arbetet visat sig medföra stora förtjänster för ökad överlevnad hos telekrig/pansarvärnsenheter och vidare forskning är därför intressant.

Cross-Eye (CE) jamming is a technique aimed at inducing false target angles in radar measurements. The potential to deceive monopulse radar, a radar type commonly used due to its angular accuracy and resilience against jamming, has captured the interest of Electronic Warfare (EW) system manufacturers. CE jamming may increase the capability of self-defense against radar guided missiles. In this thesis, a CE jammer, based on the retrodirective channel design, for use in an EW systems is modeled and analyzed. The focus of the analysis is on the non-reciprocal Active Electronically Scanned Arrays (AESA). An electrical model of the jammer system and the AESA, including variations in the electrical properties, together with three different system correction methods are used. A simulation procedure, using single frequency (CW) signals, is defined and used for estimating total level of reciprocity, which is a primary contributor to jammer performance. Reciprocity error sensitivity for variations in model parameters is simulated to indicate which AESA aspects are essential for performance. Further, the influence of characterization and calibration noise is investigated. The usability of the model is demonstrated in different types of simulations, which highlights the differences between the system correction methods. Simulations show that a relatively high level of reciprocity can be achieved when using system correction, if measurement noise and model limitations are disregarded. The expected degradation in reciprocity from differences in electrical properties between the reception and transmission branch of the AESA has been confirmed. The effect of characterization and calibration noise, for realistic levels of noise, seems to be a dominating factor in the total reciprocity error. A significant increase in reciprocity error can likely be expected when non-CW signals are used and when realistic levels of noise and non-linear effects are added. / Cross-eye (CE) är en störprincip som har potential att inducera vinkelmätfel i radar. Dess möjlighet att störa monopulsradar, en vanligt förekommande typ av radar som är motståndskraftig mot många störformer, har skapat ett intresse för metoden hos tillverkare av system för elektronisk krigföring (EW-system). Användning av CE störning i ett EW-system skulle kunna öka möjligheten till självskydd vid attack från en monopulsradarstyrd robot. Avhandlingen analyserar en modell av en retrodirektiv CE störare som är avsedd för integration i ett multifunktionellt EW-system. Fokus i analysen är på de aktiva gruppantennerna (AESA) som används i systemet. En elektrisk modell av systemet används, vilken inkluderar variationer i parametrar hos AESA samt tre olika systemkorrektionsmetoder. En simuleringsprocedur som ger möjlighet att uppskatta reciprocitetsfel och känslighet för parametervariationer i AESA är definierad. Vidare undersöks inverkan av karaktäriserings och kalibreringsbrus. Modellens användningsområden visas i olika typer av prestandasimulering där effekter av de olika systemkorrektionsmetoderna tydliggörs. Simuleringsresultat för enkelfrekvens (CW) signaler visar en relativt hög nivå av reciprocitet om brus och olinjäriteter ignoreras. Det förväntade resultatet, att elektriska skillnader mellan mottagar- och sändargrenarna orsakar en försämring i reciprocitet, bekräftas. Inverkan av karaktäriserings och kalibreringsbrus verkar vara en dominerande faktor i det totala reciprocitetsfelet då rimliga brusnivåer används. En signifikant höjning av reciprocitetsfelet kan sannolikt förväntas då signaler med en viss bandbredd används och då rimliga nivåer av brus samt olinjäriteter inkluderas. / <p>QC 20171102</p>

The onset of quantum computing threatens commonly used schemes for information secrecy across wireless communication channels, particularly key-based data-level encryption. This calls for secrecy schemes that can provide everlasting secrecy resistant to increased computational power of an adversary. One novel physical layer scheme proposes that an intended receiver capable of performing analog cancellation of a known key-based interference would hold a significant advantage in recovering small underlying messages versus an eavesdropper performing cancellation after analog-to-digital conversion. This advantage holds even in the event that an eavesdropper can recover and use the original key in their digital cancellation. Inspired by this scheme, a flexible software-defined radio receiver design capable of maintaining analog cancellation ratios consistently over 40 dB, reaching up to and over 50 dB, is implemented in this thesis. Maintaining this analog cancellation requires very precise time-frequency synchronization along with accurate modeling and simulation of the channel effects on the interference. The key sources of synchronization error preventing this test bed from achieving and maintaining perfect interference cancellation, sub-sample period timing errors and limited radio frequency stability, are explored for possible improvements. To further prove robustness of the implemented secrecy scheme, the testbed is shown to operate with both phase-shift keying and frequency-modulated waveforms. Differences in the synchronization algorithm used for the two waveforms are highlighted. Interference cancellation performance is measured for increasing interference bandwidth and shown to decrease with such. The implications this testbed has on security approaches based on intentional interference employed to confuse eavesdroppers is approached from the framework proposed in the motivating everlasting secrecy scheme. Using analog cancellation levels from the hardware testbed, it is calculated that secrecy rates up to 2.3 bits/symbol are gained by receivers (intended or not) performing interference cancellation in analog rather than on a digital signal processor. Inspired by the positive gains in secrecy over systems not performing analog cancellation prior to signal reception, a novel secrecy scheme that focuses on the advantage an analog canceller holds in receiver amplifier compression is proposed here. The adversary amplifier is assumed to perform linear cancellation after the interference has passed through their nonlinear amplifier. This is accomplished by deriving the distribution of the interference residual after undergoing an inverse tangent transfer function and perfect linear cancellation. Parameters of this scheme are fit for the radios and cancellation ratios observed in the testbed, resulting in a secrecy gain of 0.95 bits/symbol. The model shows that larger message powers can still be kept secure for the achieved levels of cancellation, thus providing an even greater secrecy gain with increased message transmission power.

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