A identificação de esforços dinâmicos vem despertando um contínuo interesse da comunidade modal e de teste de vibrações principalmente nas duas últimas décadas. De forma semelhante como na maioria das técnicas de identificação modal, a identificação de forças, representa um problema inverso. Problemas inversos são conhecidos pelo fato de serem naturalmente mau condicionados numericamente, uma vez que os mesmos representam uma operação de deconvolução no tempo. Dentre os métodos utilizados na identificação de forças a partir de medidas de movimento, pode-se destacar a técnica da pseudo inversa no domínio da frequência. A técnica da pseudo inversa requer o conhecimento das medidas das respostas da estrutura usualmente acelerações assim como das funções repostas em frequência da estrutura (FRF). Este método requer a inversão das matrizes de FRF dos sistemas para todas as linhas espectrais na faixa de frequência de interesse. Este procedimento de inversão usualmente apresenta dificuldades numéricas em algumas frequências. Será levantado suas principais vantagens e desvantagens quando comparado com um método no domínio do tempo no caso da técnica da SWAT, para alguns tipos de formas de excitação comumente empregada sem testes modais de vibração. São apresentados resultados de simulações numéricas e resultados experimentais para uma estrutura simples. / The main goal of this dissertation is to takle a difficult problem in experimental modal analysis that is the indirect identification of input forces based on the knowledge of the structure\'s output response and dynamic characteristics, such as impulse responses and/or FRF. This represents an inverse problem in mechanics and usually offers great numerical difficulties in the process of identification of the input forces. There are methods for input force identification in the lime and in the frequency domains. In lhe time domain the SWAT method (Sum of lhe Weighet Accelerations Technique) is a method that is based on the principle of motion of the mass center. This technique alows the estimation of the resulting force acting on the structure and is primarily used with impact force signals. In the frequency domain the pseudo-inverse technique is known to give estimates of the resulting forces acting on the structure under investigation. In this work numerically simulated as well as experimental results are presented for both methods and their major advantages and disadvantages are discussed. The pseudo-inverse method is further employed in the identification of experimental transient and random multiple inputs.

A identificação de esforços dinâmicos vem despertando um contínuo interesse da comunidade modal e de teste de vibrações principalmente nas duas últimas décadas. De forma semelhante como na maioria das técnicas de identificação modal, a identificação de forças, representa um problema inverso. Problemas inversos são conhecidos pelo fato de serem naturalmente mau condicionados numericamente, uma vez que os mesmos representam uma operação de deconvolução no tempo. Dentre os métodos utilizados na identificação de forças a partir de medidas de movimento, pode-se destacar a técnica da pseudo inversa no domínio da frequência. A técnica da pseudo inversa requer o conhecimento das medidas das respostas da estrutura usualmente acelerações assim como das funções repostas em frequência da estrutura (FRF). Este método requer a inversão das matrizes de FRF dos sistemas para todas as linhas espectrais na faixa de frequência de interesse. Este procedimento de inversão usualmente apresenta dificuldades numéricas em algumas frequências. Será levantado suas principais vantagens e desvantagens quando comparado com um método no domínio do tempo no caso da técnica da SWAT, para alguns tipos de formas de excitação comumente empregada sem testes modais de vibração. São apresentados resultados de simulações numéricas e resultados experimentais para uma estrutura simples. / The main goal of this dissertation is to takle a difficult problem in experimental modal analysis that is the indirect identification of input forces based on the knowledge of the structure\'s output response and dynamic characteristics, such as impulse responses and/or FRF. This represents an inverse problem in mechanics and usually offers great numerical difficulties in the process of identification of the input forces. There are methods for input force identification in the lime and in the frequency domains. In lhe time domain the SWAT method (Sum of lhe Weighet Accelerations Technique) is a method that is based on the principle of motion of the mass center. This technique alows the estimation of the resulting force acting on the structure and is primarily used with impact force signals. In the frequency domain the pseudo-inverse technique is known to give estimates of the resulting forces acting on the structure under investigation. In this work numerically simulated as well as experimental results are presented for both methods and their major advantages and disadvantages are discussed. The pseudo-inverse method is further employed in the identification of experimental transient and random multiple inputs.

Le forgeage à chaud est un procédé de formage des métaux utilisé pour former des matériaux qui sont difficiles à former à froid ainsi que pour réaliser des géométries complexes. La réduction de la limite d’élasticité à haute température et une augmentation subséquente de l’aptitude à la mise en forme constituent le principal mécanisme à l’origine du procédé. Les méthodes numériques constituent un moyen efficace de prédire les états de contrainte / déformation du produit à différentes étapes de la mise en forme. Bien que les méthodes classiques soient suffisamment précises pour fournir une représentation appropriée du procédé, elles ont tendance à être coûteuses en ressources informatiques. Cela limite leur utilisation dans des cas concret, en particulier pour des études d’optimisation du procédé. L’approche pseudo inverse (API), développée dans le contexte du forgeage à froid 2D axisymétrique, fournit une estimation rapide des champs de contrainte et de contrainte dans le produit final pour une forme initiale donnée. Dans ce travail, l’API est étendue pour inclure les effets thermiques et visco-plastiques dans le procédé de forgeage ainsi que dans le cas général 3D. Les résultats sont comparés aux codes commerciaux disponibles basés sur les approches classiques pour montrer l’efficacité et les limites de l’API. Les résultats obtenus indiquent que l’API est un outil assez efficace pouvant être utilisé à la fois pour des simulations 2D et 3D du forgeage à chaud. / Hot forging is a metal forming process used to form difficult-to-form materials as well as to achieve complex geometries. The reduction of yield stress at high temperatures and a subsequent increase in formability is the primary mechanism that drives the process. Numerical methods provide an efficient means to predict the material yield and the stress/strain states of the product at different stages of forming. Although classical methods are accurate enough to provide a suitable representation of the process, they tend to be computationally expensive. This limits its use in practical cases especially for process optimization. Pseudo Inverse Approach (PIA) developed in the context of 2D axisymmetric cold forming, provides a quick estimate of the stress and strain fields in the final product for a given initial shape. In this work, the PIA is extended to include the thermal and viscoplastic effects on the forging process as well as to the general 3D case. The results are compared with commercially available software, based on the classical approaches, to show the efficiency and the limitations of PIA. The results obtained indicate that PIA is a quite effective tool that can be used for both 2D and 3D simulations of hot forging.

Une nouvelle approche appelée “Approche Pseudo Inverse” (API) est développée pour la modélisation du procédé de forgeage à froid des pièces axisymétriques. L'API est basée sur la connaissance de la forme de la pièce finale. Certaines configurations intermédiaires « réalistes » ont été introduites dans l'API pour considérer le chemin de déformations. Elles sont créées géométriquement sans traitement de contact et ensuite corrigées par la méthode de surface libre afin de respecter l'équilibre, les conditions aux limites et la condition d'incompressibilité. Un nouvel algorithme direct de plasticité est développé, conduisant à une méthode d'intégration plastique très rapide, précise et robuste même dans le cas de très grands incréments de déformations. Un modèle d'endommagement en déformation, est couplé à la plasticité et implémenté dans l'API. Les validations numériques montrent que l'API donne des résultats très proches des résultats de l'approche incrémentale mais en utilisant beaucoup moins de temps de calcul.L'API est adoptée comme solveur du forgeage pour la conception et l'optimisation des préformes du forgeage multi-passes. La rapidité et la robustesse de l'API rendent la procédure d'optimisation très performante. Une nouvelle technique est développée pour générer automatiquement le contour initial d'un outil de préforme pour la procédure d'optimisation. Les variables de conception sont les positions verticales des points de contrôle des courbes B-spline définissant les formes des outils de préforme. Notre optimisation multi-objectif consiste à minimiser la variation de la déformation plastique équivalente dans la pièce finale et la force du poinçon au cours du forgeage. Un algorithme génétique et un algorithme de recuit simulé sont utilisés pour trouver les points d'optimum de Pareto. Pour réduire le nombre de simulations de forgeage, un méta-modèle de substitution basé sur la méthode de krigeage est adopté pour établir une surface de réponse approximative. Les résultats obtenus par l'API en utilisant les outils de préforme optimaux issues de l'optimisation sont comparés à ceux obtenus par les approches incrémentales classiques pour montrer l'efficacité et les limites de l'API. La procédure d'optimisation combinée avec l'API peut être un outil numérique rapide et performant pour la conception et l'optimisation des outillages de préforme. / A new method called “Pseudo Inverse Approach” (PIA) is developed for the axi-symmetrical cold forging modelling. The PIA is based on the knowledge of the final part shape. Some « realistic » intermediate configurations are introduced in the PIA to consider the deformation path. They are created geometrically without contact treatment, and then corrected by using a free surface method in order to satisfy the equilibrium, the boundary conditions and the metal incompressibility. A new direct algorithm of plasticity is proposed, leading to a very fast, accurate and robust plastic integration method even in the case of very large strain increments. An isotropic damage model in deformation is coupled with the plasticity and implemented in the PIA. Numerical tests have shown that the Pseudo Inverse Approach gives very close results to those obtained by the incremental approach, but using much less calculation time.The PIA is adopted as forging solver for the design and optimization of preform tools in the multi-stage forging process. The rapidity and robustness of the PIA make the optimization procedure very powerful. A new method is developed to automatically generate the initial preform tool shape for the optimization procedure. The design variables are the vertical positions of the control points of B-spline curves describing the preform tool shape. Our multi-objective optimization is to minimize the equivalent plastic strain in the final part and the punch force during the forging process. The Genetic algorithm and Simulated Annealing algorithm are used to find optimal Pareto points. To reduce the number of forging simulations, a surrogate meta-model based on the kriging method is adopted to build an approximate response surface. The results obtained by the PIA using the optimal preform tools issued from the optimization procedure are compared to those obtained by using the classical incremental approaches to show the effectiveness and limitations of the PIA. The optimization procedure combined with the PIA can be a rapid and powerful tool for the design and optimization of the preform tools.

Determinar as forças que estão agindo em um dado sistema é uma questão frequente em dinâmica estrutural, de modo que a reconstrução ou a identificação de carregamento se torna um importante problema de engenharia. Quando um sistema é exposto a um carregamento desconhecido e/ou não se é possível medir diretamente a força atuante nesse sistema, se torna necessária a utilização de métodos inversos. Esta metodologia consiste essencialmente na aplicação de cargas dinâmicas pontuais nos modelos de estudo e posterior recuperação de estimativas dessas cargas nos pontos de interesse. Na prática, há situações em que o número de pontos de interesse diferem do número de pontos testados, sendo assim, a matriz da função de resposta de freqüência (FRF) do sistema resulta retangular, fazendo-se necessário o uso da pseudo-inversa de Moore-Penrose. No presente trabalho, essa metodologia é aplicada a modelos númericos a fim de testar sua eficácia. Os resultados dos processos de reconstrução de carregamento dinâmico utilizando a presente metodologia foram obtidos a partir de aplicações analíticas e numéricas. Além disso, diretrizes para utilização da pseudo-inversa de Moore-Penrose na reconstrução de carregamento dinâmico são apresentadas ao final deste trabalho. / Determining the forces acting on a given system is a frequent issue in structural dynamics, so that load reconstruction or load identification becomes an important engineering problem. When a system is exposed to an unknown load and/or if it is not possible to directly measure the force acting on that system, it is necessary to use inverse methods. This methodology consists essentially in the application of punctuals dynamics load in the study models and later recovery of estimates of these loads at points of interest. In practice, there are situations where the number of points of interest differ from the number of points tested, so the matrix of the frequency response function (FRF) of the system is rectangular, making it necessary to use the pseudo-inverse of Moore-Penrose. In the present work, this methodology is applied to numerical models in order to test their effectiveness. The results of the dynamic load reconstruction processes using the present methodology were obtained from analytical and numerical applications. In addition, guidelines for using Moore-Penrose pseudo-inverse in the dynamic load reconstruction are presented at the end of this work.

Determinar as forças que estão agindo em um dado sistema é uma questão frequente em dinâmica estrutural, de modo que a reconstrução ou a identificação de carregamento se torna um importante problema de engenharia. Quando um sistema é exposto a um carregamento desconhecido e/ou não se é possível medir diretamente a força atuante nesse sistema, se torna necessária a utilização de métodos inversos. Esta metodologia consiste essencialmente na aplicação de cargas dinâmicas pontuais nos modelos de estudo e posterior recuperação de estimativas dessas cargas nos pontos de interesse. Na prática, há situações em que o número de pontos de interesse diferem do número de pontos testados, sendo assim, a matriz da função de resposta de freqüência (FRF) do sistema resulta retangular, fazendo-se necessário o uso da pseudo-inversa de Moore-Penrose. No presente trabalho, essa metodologia é aplicada a modelos númericos a fim de testar sua eficácia. Os resultados dos processos de reconstrução de carregamento dinâmico utilizando a presente metodologia foram obtidos a partir de aplicações analíticas e numéricas. Além disso, diretrizes para utilização da pseudo-inversa de Moore-Penrose na reconstrução de carregamento dinâmico são apresentadas ao final deste trabalho. / Determining the forces acting on a given system is a frequent issue in structural dynamics, so that load reconstruction or load identification becomes an important engineering problem. When a system is exposed to an unknown load and/or if it is not possible to directly measure the force acting on that system, it is necessary to use inverse methods. This methodology consists essentially in the application of punctuals dynamics load in the study models and later recovery of estimates of these loads at points of interest. In practice, there are situations where the number of points of interest differ from the number of points tested, so the matrix of the frequency response function (FRF) of the system is rectangular, making it necessary to use the pseudo-inverse of Moore-Penrose. In the present work, this methodology is applied to numerical models in order to test their effectiveness. The results of the dynamic load reconstruction processes using the present methodology were obtained from analytical and numerical applications. In addition, guidelines for using Moore-Penrose pseudo-inverse in the dynamic load reconstruction are presented at the end of this work.

Determinar as forças que estão agindo em um dado sistema é uma questão frequente em dinâmica estrutural, de modo que a reconstrução ou a identificação de carregamento se torna um importante problema de engenharia. Quando um sistema é exposto a um carregamento desconhecido e/ou não se é possível medir diretamente a força atuante nesse sistema, se torna necessária a utilização de métodos inversos. Esta metodologia consiste essencialmente na aplicação de cargas dinâmicas pontuais nos modelos de estudo e posterior recuperação de estimativas dessas cargas nos pontos de interesse. Na prática, há situações em que o número de pontos de interesse diferem do número de pontos testados, sendo assim, a matriz da função de resposta de freqüência (FRF) do sistema resulta retangular, fazendo-se necessário o uso da pseudo-inversa de Moore-Penrose. No presente trabalho, essa metodologia é aplicada a modelos númericos a fim de testar sua eficácia. Os resultados dos processos de reconstrução de carregamento dinâmico utilizando a presente metodologia foram obtidos a partir de aplicações analíticas e numéricas. Além disso, diretrizes para utilização da pseudo-inversa de Moore-Penrose na reconstrução de carregamento dinâmico são apresentadas ao final deste trabalho. / Determining the forces acting on a given system is a frequent issue in structural dynamics, so that load reconstruction or load identification becomes an important engineering problem. When a system is exposed to an unknown load and/or if it is not possible to directly measure the force acting on that system, it is necessary to use inverse methods. This methodology consists essentially in the application of punctuals dynamics load in the study models and later recovery of estimates of these loads at points of interest. In practice, there are situations where the number of points of interest differ from the number of points tested, so the matrix of the frequency response function (FRF) of the system is rectangular, making it necessary to use the pseudo-inverse of Moore-Penrose. In the present work, this methodology is applied to numerical models in order to test their effectiveness. The results of the dynamic load reconstruction processes using the present methodology were obtained from analytical and numerical applications. In addition, guidelines for using Moore-Penrose pseudo-inverse in the dynamic load reconstruction are presented at the end of this work.

La simulation du geste humain est une thématique de recherche importante et trouve notamment une application dans l'analyse ergonomique pour l'aide à la conception de postes de travail. Le sujet de cette thèse concerne la génération automatique de tâches d'atteinte dans le plan horizontal pour un humanoïde. Ces dernières, à partir d'un objectif exprimé dans l'espace de la tâche, requièrent une coordination de l'ensemble des liaisons. L'une des principales difficultés rencontrées lors de la simulation de gestes réalistes est liée à la redondance naturelle de l'humain. Notre démarche est focalisée principalement sur deux aspects : - le mouvement de la main dans l'espace opérationnel (trajectoire spatiale et profil temporel), - la coordination des différentes sous-chaînes cinématiques. Afin de caractériser le mouvement humain, nous avons mené une campagne de capture de mouvements pour des gestes d'atteinte contraignant la position et l'orientation de la main dans le plan horizontal. Ces acquisitions nous ont permis de connaître l'évolution spatiale et temporelle de la main dans l'espace de la tâche, en translation et en rotation. Ces données acquises couplées à une méthode de rejeu ont également permis d'analyser les relations intrinsèques qui lient l'espace de la tâche à l'espace articulaire du mannequin. Le schéma de génération automatique de mouvements réalistes est basé sur une pile de tâche avec une approche cinématique. L'hypothèse retenue pour simuler le geste est de suivre le chemin le plus court dans l'espace de la tâche tout en bornant le coût dans l'espace articulaire. Un ensemble de paramètres permet de régler le schéma. Il en résulte une cartographie de réglages qui permet de simuler une classe de mouvements réalistes. Enfin, ce schéma de génération automatique de mouvements réalistes est validé par une comparaison quantitative et qualitative entre la simulation et le geste humain. / The simulation of human movement is an active theme of research, particularly in ergonomic analysis to aid in the design of workstations. The aim of this thesis concerns the automatic generation of reaching tasks in the horizontal plane for a virtual humanoid. An objective expressed in the task space, requires coordination of all joints of the mannequin. The main difficulties encountered in the simulation of realistic movements is related to the natural redundancy of the human. Our approach is focused mainly on two aspects: - Motion of the hand's operator in the task space (spatial and temporal aspect), - Coordination of all kinematic chains. To characterize human movement, we conducted a set of motion capture with position and orientation constraints of the hand in the horizontal plane. These acquisitions allowed to know the spatial and temporal evolution of the hand in the task space, for translation and rotation aspects. These acquired data were coupled with a playback method to analyze the intrinsic relations that link the task space to joint space of the model. The automatic generation scheme of realistic motion is based on a stack of task with a kinematic approach. The assumption used to simulate the action is to follow the shortest path in the task space while limiting the cost in the joint space. The scheme is characterized by a set of parameters. A global map of parameter adjustment enables the simulation of a class of realistic movements. Finally, this scheme is validated quantitatively and qualitatively with comparison between the simulation and the human gesture.

Le travail présenté dans ce mémoire de thèse porte sur les systèmes tolérants aux défauts, plus<br />précisément la synthèse d'une méthode de reconfiguration et/ou de restructuration intégrant<br />la fiabilité des composants. La tâche de reconfiguration permet d'amener le système dans un<br />état de fonctionnement permettant d'assurer des performances désirées tout en préservant la<br />stabilité. Sous l'hypothèse qu'il existe plusieurs structures de fonctionnement résultant de la<br />déconnexion des sous systèmes défaillants, chaque structure impose des nouvelles conditions<br />de fonctionnement et par conséquent une nouvelle valeur de la fiabilité et du coût. Parmi<br />ces structures, une structure optimale doit être choisie. Dans un contexte multicritères, ce<br />travail propose de déterminer la structure optimale en intégrant les performances du système,<br />la fiabilité et le coût.<br />– La première méthode proposée traite uniquement les performances statiques conduisant à<br />considérer la fiabilité et le coût des composants. La détermination de la structure optimale<br />se fonde sur une estimation en ligne de la fiabilité et des coûts des composants.<br />– Une seconde méthode utilisant les performances des régulateurs est ensuite développée. La<br />méthode pseudo inverse PIM est utilisée pour synthétiser les régulateurs. Des modifications<br />de la méthode PIM sont proposées afin d'assurer la stabilité du système et d'atteindre des<br />objectifs dynamiques définis. Un indice de performances dynamiques est intégré dans le critère<br />de choix de la structure optimale.<br />– Les deux méthodes développées sont intégrées afin de définir une stratégie tolérante aux défauts.<br />Elle est appliquée sur un système hydraulique et thermique à 3 cuves.

The Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) has many applications in image processing. The SVD can be used to restore a corrupted image by separating significant information from the noise in the image data set. This thesis outlines broad applications that address current problems in digital image processing. In conjunction with SVD filtering, image compression using the SVD is discussed, including the process of reconstructing or estimating a rank reduced matrix representing the compressed image. Numerical plots and error measurement calculations are used to compare results of the two SVD image restoration techniques, as well as SVD image compression. The filtering methods assume that the images have been degraded by the application of a blurring function and the addition of noise. Finally, we present numerical experiments for the SVD restoration and compression to evaluate our computation.