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The popularity of using UAV in image-taking for the production of 3D models and orthophotos has increased over time. Karlskoga Municipality has recently acquired an UAV to produce their own 3D models and orthophotos. This project paper aims to study the geospatial accuracy of the orthophotos and DEM files produced using the images taken with their UAV. The flight takes only a few minutes but a considerable time is spent in the production processes. Difficulty is experienced in determining the right center point for most GCPs. Produced orthophotos in the software Photoscan have a resolution from 1.7 to 2.4 centimeters while DEM files have a resolution from 3.4 to 4.8 centimeters. Four orthophotos and four DEM files are produced where GCPs are used and not used and at two different flight heights, 76 and 105 meters. The spatial data of the ten GCPs are identified on the orthophotos and DEM files in ArcMap and compared with GNSS NRTK measurements and Lantmäteriet's data. A visual control in terms of completeness of data, alignment, residual tilt and scale is also done. Standard deviations in plane for orthophotos there GCPs are not used are greater than 2 meters, while there GCPs are used are around 0.7 meters. Standard deviations for DEM files are observed at 0.8 meters.

O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o controle postural diante da previsibilidade da carga elevada através de ação manual e da demanda atencional promovida pelo acréscimo de um alvo espacial na tarefa. Quinze sujeitos do sexo masculino (idade média 22,8+3,5 anos) realizaram a tarefa de elevação de uma caixa por meio da preensão manual, com massa variável (1, 3 e 5kg) nas condições previsível ou imprevisível. A tarefa também era executada em uma condição de maior demanda atencional promovida pela colocação de um alvo frontal, que deveria ser atingido por um facho de luz laser, cuja fonte estava fixada na caixa elevada pelo sujeito. Foram analisados o comportamento do centro de pressão (CP) e a cinemática das principais articulações e do movimento da caixa. Os resultados indicaram que a imprevisibilidade sobre a massa da caixa aumentou a oscilação do CP. Aumento da oscilação do CP também foi observado na situação de redução de massa, mesmo quando os sujeitos tinham conhecimento da mudança. A situação de pontaria em alvo induziu redução (a) do deslocamento do CP, (b) velocidade de elevação da caixa, e (c) amplitude de movimento do tornozelo e quadril. Estes resultados indicam que a previsibilidade sobre a ação de forças externas no corpo, demanda espacial da tarefa manual, e organização/feedback do movimento da tentativa anterior interagem para afetar o controle postural / The aim of this study was to analyze postural control as a function of predictability of a load lifted with the hands, and demand of spatial accuracy in the task. Fifteen males (mean age: 22.8 3.5 years) lifted boxes with variable masses (1, 3 and 5 kg), in conditions of predictable or unpredictable load. The task was performed either under lower spatial accuracy demand or aiming at a spatial target. Displacement of center of pressure (CP) and kinematics of the main joints/box motion were analyzed to access postural perturbation induced by the lifting task. Results showed that unpredictability about mass of the box enhanced CP displacement. Enhanced CP displacement was also observed in situations of decreased mass regarding the previous trial, even when participants were aware about the change. The pointing task induced decreased (a) CP displacement, (b) box lifting velocity, and (c) ankle and hip motion amplitude. These results indicate that predictability about external forces acting on the body, spatial demand of manual tasks, and movement organization/feedback of the previous trial interact to affect postural control

O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o controle postural diante da previsibilidade da carga elevada através de ação manual e da demanda atencional promovida pelo acréscimo de um alvo espacial na tarefa. Quinze sujeitos do sexo masculino (idade média 22,8+3,5 anos) realizaram a tarefa de elevação de uma caixa por meio da preensão manual, com massa variável (1, 3 e 5kg) nas condições previsível ou imprevisível. A tarefa também era executada em uma condição de maior demanda atencional promovida pela colocação de um alvo frontal, que deveria ser atingido por um facho de luz laser, cuja fonte estava fixada na caixa elevada pelo sujeito. Foram analisados o comportamento do centro de pressão (CP) e a cinemática das principais articulações e do movimento da caixa. Os resultados indicaram que a imprevisibilidade sobre a massa da caixa aumentou a oscilação do CP. Aumento da oscilação do CP também foi observado na situação de redução de massa, mesmo quando os sujeitos tinham conhecimento da mudança. A situação de pontaria em alvo induziu redução (a) do deslocamento do CP, (b) velocidade de elevação da caixa, e (c) amplitude de movimento do tornozelo e quadril. Estes resultados indicam que a previsibilidade sobre a ação de forças externas no corpo, demanda espacial da tarefa manual, e organização/feedback do movimento da tentativa anterior interagem para afetar o controle postural / The aim of this study was to analyze postural control as a function of predictability of a load lifted with the hands, and demand of spatial accuracy in the task. Fifteen males (mean age: 22.8 3.5 years) lifted boxes with variable masses (1, 3 and 5 kg), in conditions of predictable or unpredictable load. The task was performed either under lower spatial accuracy demand or aiming at a spatial target. Displacement of center of pressure (CP) and kinematics of the main joints/box motion were analyzed to access postural perturbation induced by the lifting task. Results showed that unpredictability about mass of the box enhanced CP displacement. Enhanced CP displacement was also observed in situations of decreased mass regarding the previous trial, even when participants were aware about the change. The pointing task induced decreased (a) CP displacement, (b) box lifting velocity, and (c) ankle and hip motion amplitude. These results indicate that predictability about external forces acting on the body, spatial demand of manual tasks, and movement organization/feedback of the previous trial interact to affect postural control

An axisymmetric, Navier-Stokes finite volume flow solver, which uses Harten, Lax and van Leer (HLL) and Harten, Lax and van Leer&ndash / Contact (HLLC) upwind flux differencing scheme for spatial and uses Runge-Kutta explicit multi-stage time stepping scheme for temporal discretization on unstructured meshe is developed. Developed solver can solve the compressible axisymmetric flow. The spatial accuracy of the solver can be first or second order accurate. Second order accuracy is achieved by piecewise linear reconstruction. Gradients of flow variables required for piecewise linear reconstruction are calculated by Green-Gauss theorem. Baldwin-Lomax turbulent model is used to compute the turbulent viscosity. Approximate Riemann solver of HLL and HLLC implemented in solver are validated by solving a cylindrical explosion case. Also the solver&rsquo / s capability of solving unstructured, multi-zone domain is investigated by this problem. First and second order results of solver are compared by solving the flow over a circular bump. Axisymmetric flow in solid propellant rocket motor is solved in order to validate the axisymmetric feature of solver. Laminar flow over flat plate is solved for viscous terms validation. Turbulent model is studied in the flow over flat plate and flow with mass injection test cases.

In todays Radiotherapy Treatment Planning, RTP, it is common to use Computed Tomography, CT, together with Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MRI, where CT provides electron density information and a geometrical reference, and where MRI provides superior soft tissue contrast. To sim- plify the workflow and improve treatment accuracy, research groups have demonstrated how to exclude CT and use a MRI-only approach. In this thesis, a method for spatial distortion analysis, ultimately enabling quality assurance, QA, of the spatial accuracy of MRI, was defined, tested and evaluated. A phantom was built to cover the entire clinical Field Of View, FOV, and 6mm-diameter fluid filled paintball markers were placed in a well-defined geometrical pattern within the phantom, and used as positive contrast. The phantom was imaged with a 3D Fast Gradient Echo sequence and a 3D Fast Spin Echo sequence. The markers were identified in the image data by a MATLAB-algorithm, and the location of the center of mass was calculated for each marker and compared to a theoretical reference. The location error was defined as the spatial distortion - a measurement of the spatial accuracy. Imaging parameters were altered and the effect on the spatial accuracy was analyzed. The spatial distortions were successfully measured within the entire (maximal) clinical FOV. It was shown that high readout bandwidth reduced distortions in the frequency encoding direction. These distortions could thus be attributed to B0-inhomogeneities. It was also determined that increasing the readout bandwidth to the maximum value reduced the maximum distortions in the frequency encoding direction to the same level as the maximum distortions in the other two phase-encoding directions of the 3D acquisitions. The voxel size had a very small effect on the spatial accuracy, enabling large voxelsize to be used when imaging the phantom, to decrease the scan time. The method was deemed capable of serving as a basis for QA of the spatial accuracy of large FOV MRI, which is needed in future MRI-only RTP approaches.

A three dimensional, Navier-Stokes finite volume flow solver which uses Roe&rsquo / s upwind flux differencing scheme for spatial and Runge-Kutta explicit multi-stage time stepping scheme and implicit Lower-Upper Symmetric Gauss Seidel (LU-SGS) iteration scheme for temporal discretization on unstructured and hybrid meshes is developed for steady rocket internal viscous flow applications. The spatial accuracy of the solver can be selected as first or second order. Second order accuracy is achieved by piecewise linear reconstruction. Gradients of flow variables required for piecewise linear reconstruction are calculated with both Green-Gauss and Least-Squares approaches. The solver developed is first verified against the three-dimensional viscous laminar flow over flat plate. Then the implicit time stepping algorithms are compared against two rocket motor internal flow problems. Although the solver is intended for internal flows, a test case involving flow over an airfoil is also given. As the last test case, supersonic vortex flow between concentric circular arcs is selected.