The derivation of centered compact schemes at interior and boundary grid points is performed and an analysis of stability and computational efficiency is given. Compact schemes are high order implicit methods for numerical solutions of initial and/or boundary value problems modeled by differential equations. These schemes generally require smaller stencils than the traditional explicit finite difference counterparts. To avoid numerical instabilities at and near boundaries and in regions of mesh non-uniformity, a numerical filtering technique is employed. Experiments for non-stationary linear problems (convection, heat conduction) and also for nonlinear problems (Burgers' and KdV equations) were performed. The compact solvers were combined with Euler and fourth-order Runge-Kutta time differencing. In most cases, the order of convergence of the numerical solution to the exact solution was the same as the formal order of accuracy of the compact schemes employed.

Problems involving the minimization of functionals date back to antiquity. The mathematics of the calculus of variations has provided a framework for the analytical solution of a limited class of such problems. This paper describes a numerical approximation technique for obtaining machine solutions to minimal path problems. It is shown that this technique is applicable not only to the common case of finding geodesics on parameterized surfaces in R3, but also to the general case of finding minimal functionals on hypersurfaces in Rn associated with an arbitrary metric.

本文主旨是在使用有限元素法（包括第一、第二、第三限元素法）對一個燃燒熱能模型之邊界值微分方程式，求其數值近似。 　　首先，由這些方法可到一些聯立方程式。其次，對各種有限元素法分別去分析它們解的存在性和誤差估計。最後，舉一個實例來討論其解的變化情形並圖示它們。 　　換句話說，從本文所得到的方程組或圖形，將可求得此微分方程式的解與個數。 / The main topic of this paper is to usee the finite element methods (contain F.E.1, F.E.2, and F.E.3) to find the numerical approximation of a model for thermal ignition. First, we obtain a system of equations for those methods. And then, we analyse the existence and the error estimate of solutions with each method. At last, we give an example to discuss those results and graph them. In a word, from those equations or graphs which are given in this paper, we will get the numerical solution and the number of solutions.

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Le problème de l'optimisation des valeurs propres du Laplacien est ancien puisqu'à la fin du XIXème siècle Lord Rayleigh conjecturait que la première valeur propre avec condition de Dirichlet était minimisée par le disque. Depuis le problème a été beaucoup étudié. Et les possibilités de recherches sont multiples : diverses conditions, ajout de contraintes, existence, description des optima ... Dans ce document on se limite aux conditions de Dirichlet et de Neumann, dans R^2 et dans R^3. On procède dans un premier temps à un état de l'art. On se focalise ensuite sur les disques et les boules. En effet, ils font partie des rares formes pour lesquelles il est possible de calculer explicitement et relativement facilement les valeurs propres. On verra malheureusement que ces formes ne sont la plupart du temps pas des minimiseurs. Enfin on s'intéresse aux simulations numériques possibles. En effet, puisque peu de calculs théoriques peuvent être faits il est intéressant d'obtenir numériquement des candidats. Cela permet ensuite d'avoir des hypothèses de travail théorique. `{A} cet effet nous donnerons des éléments de compréhension sur une méthode de simulation numérique ainsi que des résultats obtenus. / The optimization of Laplacian eigenvalues is a classical problem. In fact, at the end of the nineteenth century, Lord Rayleigh conjectured that the first eigenvalue with Dirichlet boundary condition is minimized by a disk. This problem received a lot of attention since this first study and research possibilities are numerous: various conditions, geometrical constraints added, existence, description of optimal shapes... In this document we restrict us to Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions in R^2 and R^3. We begin with a state of the art. Then we focus our study on disks and balls. Indeed, these are some of the only shapes for which it is possible to explicitly and relatively easily compute the eigenvalues. But we show in one of the main result of this document that they are not minimizers for most eigenvalues. Finally we take an interest in the possible numerical experiments. Since we can do very few theoretical computations, it is interesting to get numerical candidates. Then we can deduce some theoretical working assumptions. With this in mind we give some keys to understand our numerical method and we also give some results obtained.

Ces travaux de thèse traitent de l'approximation en dimension finie de système de dimension infinie. La classe considérée est celle des systèmes hamiltoniens à ports. Nous étudions dans un premier temps les systèmes d'équations différentielles ordinaires. Sur la base d'un intégrateur énergétique, nous définissons une classe de dynamiques passives discrètes qui est invariante par interconnexion. Nous obtenons alors des conditions de stabilité (LMI) pour des dynamiques en réseau en présence de retards et d'incertitudes, et proposons une méthode de synthèse énergétique stabilisante. Ces développements ont été validés expérimentalement par la mise en oeuvre d'une commande énergétique sur un convertisseur de puissance (Buck). Nous étudions ensuite le formalisme hamiltonien en dimension infinie. Nous proposons une approximation qui combine une semi-discrétisation et un intégrateur énergétique. La composabilité mixte est étudiée et une méthode de synthèse IDA-PBC a été développée. L'ensemble des résultats obtenus sont illustrés numériquement dans le manuscrit. / This thesis work dealing with finite dimensional approximation of infinite dimension system. The class considered is that of Hamiltonian systems in ports. We study initially ordinary differential equations systems. Based on an energy integrator, we define a class of discrete passive dynamics is invariant interconnection. We obtain the stability conditions (LMI) for dynamic network in the presence of delays and uncertainties, and propose a method of stabilizing energy synthesis. These developments were experimentally validated by the implementation of an energy control a power converter (Buck). We then study the Hamiltonian formalism in infinite dimensions. We offer an approximation that combines a semi-discretization and an energy integrator. The mixed composability is studied and a method of synthesis IDA-PBC was developed. All the obtained results are numerically illustrated in the manuscript.

Large-scale and cost-effective manufacturing of ceramic micro devices based on tape stacking requires the development of inspection systems to perform high-resolution in-process quality control of embedded manufactured cavities, metal structures and defects. In this work, alumina ceramic samples are evaluated by optical coherence tomography (OCT) operating at 1.3μm wavelength and some dimensional data are obtained by dedicated image processing and segmentation. Layer thicknesses can be measured and laser-machined channels can be verified embedded at around 100μm depth. Moreover, detection of internal defects is enabled. Monte Carlo ray tracing simulations are employed to analyze the abilities of OCT in imaging of the embedded channels. The light scattering mechanism is studied for the alumina ceramics, and different scattering origins and models are discussed. The scattering parameters required as input data for simulations are evaluated from the integrating sphere measurements of collimated and diffuse transmittance spectra using a reconstruction algorithm based on refined diffusion approximation approach. / <p>QC 20120628</p>

Spacecraft experience electric currents on conductive materials exposed to sunlight, which introduces noise in scientific data. These currents are mainly due to the photoelectric effect and should therefore be proportional to the inverse square heliocentric distance. However, measurements on the Solar Orbiter spacecraft suggests that these currents deviate from this proportionality, especially at perihelia. This paper aims to improve the understanding of how and why these induced currents vary by creating a model to describe the phenomenon. The investigation was based on thermal bending, thermionic emission, the photoelectric effect, outgassing, and a temperature dependence of the work function. Through numerical approximation, the thermal bending of the approximately 6m modeled antennas was estimated to be almost three meters at perihelion and the estimated outgassing fit the secular change in the data well. The direct impact of thermionic emissions was determined to be negligible. The final model was created utilizing a secular fit of the outgassing, the variation in the cross-section due to thermal bending, a yield proxy was created to model the impact of the work function temperature dependence, and the MgII index as a proxy for the solar EUV intensity. The final model was approximately accurate within 10%. Several future improvements are discussed, such as the inclusion of secondary emission or the empirical determination of the model deviation.

Le chapitre 1 porte sur une équation des ondes monodimensionnelle soumise à une condition aux limites unilatérale. Sous des hypothèses de régularité appropriées sur les données initiales, une nouvelle preuve d’existence et d’unicité est proposée. La méthode de redistribution de masse qui repose sur une redistribution de la masse d’un corps de telle sorte qu’il n’y ait pas d’inertie au niveau du nœud de contact est introduite et sa convergence est prouvée. Une approximation de ce problème d’évolution combinant la méthode des éléments finis ainsi que la méthode de redistribution de masse est analysée dans le chapitre 2. Puis deux problèmes ainsi que leurs solutions analytiques respectives (l’une étant nouvelle) sont présentés et des discrétisations possibles en utilisant différentes méthodes d’intégration en temps sont décrites. Enfin, des simulations numériques de ces problèmes sont reportées. Dans le chapitre 3, la masse des nœuds de contact est redistribuée sur les autres nœuds et sa convergence ainsi qu’une estimation de l’erreur en temps sont établies. Ensuite, une solution analytique déjà introduite dans le chapitre 3 est comparée aux approximations obtenues pour plusieurs redistributions de masse possibles mettant ainsi en évidence que plus une redistribution de masse d’un corps se fait à proximité des nœuds de contact meilleures sont les solutions approchées obtenues. Les problèmes de contact élastodynamique en dimension d’espace deux et trois sont étudiés dans le chapitre 4. Comme pour les problèmes de contact monodimensionnels, une solution approchée combinant les éléments finis et la redistribution de masse est exposée. Quelques simulations numériques utilisant des méthodes d’intégration en temps mettent en évidence les propriétés de convergence de la méthode de redistribution de masse. / The chapter 1 focuses on a one–dimensional wave equation being subjected to a unilateral boundary condition. Under appropriate regularity assumptions on the initial data, a new proof of existence and uniqueness results is proposed. The mass redistribution method based on a redistribution of the body mass such that there is no inertia at the contact node is introduced and its convergence is proved. An approximation of this evolutionary problem combining the finite element method as well as the mass redistribution method is analyzed in chapter 2. Then two benchmark problems (one being new) with their analytical solutions are presented and some possible discretizations using different time–integration schemes are described. Finally, numerical experiments for these benchmark problems are reported. In chapter 3, the mass of the contact nodes is redistributed on the other nodes and its convergence as well as an error estimate in time are established. Then an analytical solution already introduced in chapter 3 is compared to approximate ones obtained for different choices of mass redistribution highlighting that more a mass redistribution of the body is done near the contact nodes better the approximate solutions are obtained. The two and three–dimensional elastodynamic contact problems are studied in chapter 4. As for the one–dimensional contact problems, an approximated solution combining the finite element and mass redistribution methods is exhibited. Some numerical experiments using time–integration methods highlighted the convergence properties of the mass redistribution method.