Thesis (Ph.D)--Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. / Committee Chair: Farrokh Ayazi; Committee Member: Jennifer Michaels; Committee Member: Levent Degertekin; Committee Member: Paul Hasler; Committee Member: W. Marshall Leach. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.

Thesis (M. S.)--Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006. / Cyrus K. Aidun, Committee Member ; Farrokh Mistree, Committee Member ; Yves H. Berthelot, Committee Member ; Philip J. W. Roberts, Committee Member. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D)--Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. / Committee Chair: Degertekin, F. Levent; Committee Member: Benkeser, Paul; Committee Member: Berhelot, Yves; Committee Member: Brand, Oliver; Committee Member: Hesketh, Peter. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 65-67). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Lehigh University, 2005. / In two parts. Includes bibliographical references and vita.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 65-67). Also available on the Internet.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:34:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011-06-02Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:44:41Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 teodoro_ecm_dr_guara.pdf: 1230333 bytes, checksum: 8cbe62890a6531d8268e78270ab4cb42 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Atualmento, o andar humano é o padrão de locomoção mais investigado. Uma marcha normal depende de um funcionamento adequado do sistema locomotor, em todos os seus níveis. Mediante a presença de uma marcha anormal, muitas vezes torna-se necessária a utilização de dispositivos auxiliadores, sendo a bengala o mais utilizado. Dentre as suas várias utilidades, encontra-se uma possível redução das pressões plantares em regiões específicas dps pés, durante a caminhada. Devido a escassez de estudos que envolvem a correlação entre as pressões plantares e as forças aplicadas na bengala durante a caminhada, o objetivo do presente estudo foi construir um protótipo capaz de mensurar as pressões plantares durante a marcha de sujeitos, com e sem a utilização de uma bengala em três alturas diferentes, ou seja, na altura preconizada, cinco centímetros acima desta e cinco centímetros abaixo. Trata-se de um estudo transversal analítico que foi constituído por 15 sujeitos hígidos. sendo 13(86,7%) do gênero... / Currently, the human walking is the most investigated pattern of locomotion. A normal gait depends on a proper functioning of the locomotor system at all levels. By the presence of an abnormal gait, often becomes necessary the use of assistive devices, being the cane the most utilized. Among its many uses, it is found a possible reduction of plantar pressures in specific regions of the foot during walking. Due to the lack of studies involving the correlation between plantar pressures and forces appplied to the cane during the walk, the aim of this study was to build a prototype able to measure plantar pressures during the gait of individuals, with and without the use of a cane at three different heights, at the recommended height, five centimeter above it and five centimeters below. It is a cross-sectional analysis consisted of 15 healthy individuals, being 13 (86,7%) females and 2 (13.3%) males. At first, they walked two times in a corridor of about five meter long, using a sensorized sandal in each foot ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-02T11:16:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2014-06-11Bitstream added on 2014-12-02T11:20:53Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000800354.pdf: 2158636 bytes, checksum: 30cb8216f1fbaa6275408b282df9f779 (MD5) / Neste trabalho, apresenta-se uma ferramenta para descrição automática de TEDS (Transducer Electronic Data Sheet), facilitando a configuração de transdutores em uma rede de sensores inteligentes de acordo com o padrão IEEE 1451. As TEDS são tabelas virtuais definidas no padrão IEEE 1451, que contém a descrição dos transdutores. No desenvolvimento desta ferramenta, denominada de TEDS-EASY, utilizou-se a linguagem de programação web JSP (Java Server Pages) e sistema de banco de dados PostGreeSQL. Utilizou-se também a UML (Unified Modeling Language) para realizar a modelagem do projeto. Foram realizados testes com o sistema TEDS-EASY, a fim de validar as TEDS geradas por meio de descrições manuais e descrições encontradas na literatura, comparando com a descrição obtida ao utilizar a ferramenta de descrição de TEDS apresentada neste trabalho / This work presents a tool for automatic description of TEDS (Transducer Electronic Data Sheet), facilitating the configuration of transducers on a network of smart sensors according to the IEEE 1451 standard.'s TEDS are virtual tables defined in the IEEE 1451 standard containing the description of the transducers. In developing this tool called TEDS-EASY used the language of web programming JSP (Java Server Pages) and database system PostgreSQL database. We also used the UML (Unified Modeling Language) to perform the modeling project. Tests with TEDS-EASY system were performed in order to validate the TEDS generated through manual descriptions and descriptions found in the literature, comparing with the description obtained when using the tool for describing TEDS show in this project

Orientador: Alexandre César Rodrigues da Silva / Co-orientador: Tércio Alberto dos Santos Filho / Banca: Erica Regina Marani Daruichi Machado / Banca: Dalton Matsuo Tavares / Resumo: Neste trabalho, apresenta-se uma ferramenta para descrição automática de TEDS (Transducer Electronic Data Sheet), facilitando a configuração de transdutores em uma rede de sensores inteligentes de acordo com o padrão IEEE 1451. As TEDS são tabelas virtuais definidas no padrão IEEE 1451, que contém a descrição dos transdutores. No desenvolvimento desta ferramenta, denominada de TEDS-EASY, utilizou-se a linguagem de programação web JSP (Java Server Pages) e sistema de banco de dados PostGreeSQL. Utilizou-se também a UML (Unified Modeling Language) para realizar a modelagem do projeto. Foram realizados testes com o sistema TEDS-EASY, a fim de validar as TEDS geradas por meio de descrições manuais e descrições encontradas na literatura, comparando com a descrição obtida ao utilizar a ferramenta de descrição de TEDS apresentada neste trabalho / Abstract: This work presents a tool for automatic description of TEDS (Transducer Electronic Data Sheet), facilitating the configuration of transducers on a network of smart sensors according to the IEEE 1451 standard.'s TEDS are virtual tables defined in the IEEE 1451 standard containing the description of the transducers. In developing this tool called TEDS-EASY used the language of web programming JSP (Java Server Pages) and database system PostgreSQL database. We also used the UML (Unified Modeling Language) to perform the modeling project. Tests with TEDS-EASY system were performed in order to validate the TEDS generated through manual descriptions and descriptions found in the literature, comparing with the description obtained when using the tool for describing TEDS show in this project / Mestre

The principle of operation of a novel rotating disk ultrasonic intensity meter is studied. Its characteristics are explained by a competition between acoustic radiation pressure and viscous drag on the disk. Acoustic streaming does not play a significant role in the operation of this meter as it is now configured. Experiments are described which were done to find the optimum dimensions and position for a nylon disk. In this optimum configuration, the rotation rate of the disk is related to the ultrasonic intensity by a power law. This relationship is theoretically predicted and found to hold as the ultrasonic intensity varies by a factor of at least ten. / Science, Faculty of / Physics and Astronomy, Department of / Graduate