Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:55:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DiegoFS.pdf: 4121922 bytes, checksum: 12733aecf16cb4251d84ab4d4f8172a2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-09-12 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / This dissertation has the purpose to present a portable device named PlugData MG100G, equipped with a cellular module, to analyze the radiofrequency coverage in a GSM network situated in Jo?o Pessoa city, state of Para?ba, at four distinct regions. The equipment, originally, was developed to be used in fixed environments, so it was adapted so that it could be used in conditions of mobility. From the Mobile Measurement Reports (MMRs) RF coverage and the handover process are analyzed. The MMRs enable the identification of the serving cell and the list of the closest neighboring cells monitored by the mobile. This work analyses only data referent to the serving cell and the two closest neighboring cells. Inter-cell and intra-cell handovers are identified. The frequency planning and quality of service offered by the network related to the regions are discussed as well / Esta disserta??o apresenta a aplica??o de um aparelho port?til, PlugData MG100G, equipado com um m?dulo celular, para an?lise de cobertura de radiofreq??ncia em uma rede GSM na cidade de Jo?o Pessoa - PB em quatro regi?es distintas. O equipamento, originalmente, foi criado para uso em ambientes fixos, e para isso, tornou-se necess?ria sua adapta??o para que fosse utilizado em condi??es de mobilidade. A an?lise de RF ? feita atrav?s do Mobile Measurement Reports (MMRs) que s?o usados com prop?sitos de avaliar o handover na rede. Por interm?dio do Measurement Reports ? poss?vel identificar a c?lula que serve o m?vel e uma lista de c?lulas vizinhas mais pr?ximas monitoradas pelo pr?prio m?vel. Neste trabalho s?o analisados apenas os dados referentes ? c?lula servidora e ?s duas c?lulas vizinhas mais pr?ximas. Verificam-se tanto handovers inter c?lulas (entre c?lulas) como handovers intra c?lulas (no interior das c?lulas). Atrav?s dos resultados obtidos pode-se fazer uma an?lise em rela??o ao planejamento de freq??ncias criado para as regi?es onde as medidas foram realizadas e ? qualidade de servi?o oferecida pela rede

Mit der vorliegenden Arbeit sollte die Anwendbarkeit mobiler psychophysiologischer Meßmethoden unter psychosomatischen Therapiebedingungen erprobt werden. Bei Patienten einer psychosomatischen Station wurde mit Hilfe des portablen Blutdruckmeßgeräts SpaceLabs[tm] der Blutdruck gemessen. Außerdem zeichnete das Vitaport[tm]-Gerät, das ebenfalls portabel ist, verschiedene Biosignale auf. Parallel gaben die Patienten Stimmungen und Beschwerden in einen Palmtop-Computer (Psion[tm]3) ein. Sie nahmen bei laufender Messung an verschiedenen, in der Abteilung routinemäßig eingesetzten Psychotherapiesitzungen teil. Es traten methodische Probleme auf: Die Bewegungsaktivität der Patienten beeinflußte die Meßergebnisse besonders des EMGs. Atemfrequenz und Hautleitwert konnten mit der zur Verfügung stehenden Software nicht ökonomisch ausgewertet werden. Die Aufzeichnung der psychologischen Daten war problemlos, allerdings erwies sich die Erfassung von Stimmungen und Beschwerden vor und nach der Therapie als zu unsensibel auf Veränderungen. Auch auf dem bisherigen probatorischen Niveau ließen sich inhaltliche Ergebnisse darstellen: Während der tiefenpsychologisch fundierten Einzelgesprächstherapie waren die systolischen Blutdruckwerte höher als bei den anderen Therapieformen. Gleichzeitig war der Ärger signifikant niedriger. Dies weist auf eine besondere Perzeption der Einzeltherapie hin. Die Funktionelle Entspannung wies gegen Ende der Therapiephase auffällig niedrige Herzfrequenzwerte auf, was zu der theoretisch angestrebten Entspannung am Ende der Therapie passen könnte. Patienten mit psychoneurotischen Störungen hatten eine höhere Herzfrequenz in Ruhe. Dies spricht nach psychophysiologischem Verständnis für einen höheren Grad von Anspannung. Diese Patienten reagierten auf Musiktherapie mit Entspannung; für Patienten mit Somatisierungsstörungen stellte die Kunsttherapie den stärksten aversiven Reiz dar. Mit den mobilen psychophysiologischen Meßmöglichkeiten könnte in Zukunft eine Methode heranwachsen, die eine sinnvolle Erweiterung der bisher eng umgrenzten Therapieevaluationsmöglichkeiten darstellt. / The purpose of this trial was to test mobile psychophysiological measurment techniques during psychosomatical therapy. SpaceLabs[tm] measured the blood pressure of psychosomatical patients, and Vitaport[tm] recorded biological signals including electromyogram, pulse, skin-conductance, breathing-frequency and motile activity. Patients entered their moods and discomforts using a Psion[tm]3 palmtop computer. During the measurement patients took part in the routine meetings in the psychotherapy ward. There were some problems with the methodology: The motile activity of patients affected the measurement, particularly with respect to the electromyogram. Breathing frequency and skin conductance could not be evaluated economically using the existing software. Psychological parameters were easy to measure, however the before-and after-therapy-measurement was not sensitive enough to detect any changes. Although the purpose of this trial was only to explore the possibility of measurement, there were some results with respect to the content: During the individual’s psychoanalytical therapy higher blood-pressure and less anger were recorded than during all other therapies. That could have resulted from a special perception of the therapy. At the end of "Funktionelle Entspannung" (functional relaxation), pulse rates were generally low. That could be explained by the relaxation, that is the theoretical aim of this therapy. Patients with psychoneurotical diseases had higher pulse rates during repose, perhaps due to a higher level of tension. These patients tended to relax during music therapy. Patients with somatisations, tended to have strong aversions to art therapy. In conclusion, mobile psychophysiological measurement could become a effective way to evaluate therapy.

This doctoral thesis deals primarily with condition assessment of road equipment. The road equipment concept is defined by five main groups, road lighting, fences and barriers, vertical signs, horizontal signs and traffic signals, respectively. Of these groups, road markings, street lighting and barriers of three-lane roads have been studied more in detail. A state-of-the-art, comprising information obtained by comprehensive literature studies on condition assessment of road equipment is presented. Comparably few fundamental studies were found, which, to some degree, can be explained by the lack of suitable physical measurement methods. However, in the case of road marking retroreflectivity, mobile instruments have been developed, and research published in this area is relatively comprehensive. Furthermore, although not based on mobile measurements, several studies on assessments on performance of road sign sheeting have been published. The experimental part of the thesis is divided into four studies, of which two are dealing with mobile measurement of wet road markings and street lighting, respectively. One of the studies concerns condition assessment of road marking performance accomplished in the Nordic countries. Finally, one study comprises risk analysis related to crashes into the barriers on three-lane roads. At road equipment condition assessment, mobile measurement methods are preferable compared to stationary methods. However, many relevant parameters are tricky to measure at speed. One example in this connection is characterization of performance of wet road markings, which has to be based on one or more parameters obtained by measurements on dry surfaces. Results presented in this thesis indicate that retroreflectivity and skid resistance of wet road markings can be predicted based on retroreflectivity and macro-texture of dry road marking. For traffic safety, street lighting is important. The performance of this type of road equipment is in most cases described in terms of luminance of the illuminated road surface. However, luminance measurements are tricky and time-consuming and not useful for condition assessment. On the contrary, measurement of illuminance is easy to carry out and can be performed at speed. One part of the thesis describes how road surface luminance in street lighting can be estimated based on illuminance and reflection properties of the road surface. With the purpose of comparing road marking performance in the Nordic countries, condition assessment using mobile measurement equipment was accomplished in 2002 and 2003. In each of the five Nordic countries, a number of roads were chosen for measuring retroreflectivity. The study showed that the retroreflectivity of edge, centre and lane lines was poor in some countries, but, at least regarding edge lines, this shortcoming could be compensated by use of wide, continuous lines. In other words, the visibility of longitudinal road markings was approximately equal in the different countries. The purpose of the risk analysis performed on three-lane road barriers was to estimate the influence of the time-period between initial crash and repair on the risk of a secondary accident. The result showed that, especially in winter-time, time-reduction means reduced risk of secondary accidents. / QC 20100824