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Balun is a key component in radio frequency (RF) circuits. The conventional Si-based planar spiral balun presented a high insertion loss. To solve this problem, this thesis firstly develops a Si-based suspending spiral balun using electrochemical deposition and surface micromachining technology for the fourth generation of wireless communication system. To reduce the power dissipation of the conventional Si-based planar spiral balun, thesis utilized a suspending structure to reduce the power loss through the substrate and dielectric layer. The fabricated suspending spiral balun are constructed by three bottom GSG electrodes, thirty three supporting copper vias and a suspending spiral copper conducting layer. The main fabrication processes in this research including: (1) four thin-film deposition processes, (2) four photolithography processes, (3) two etching processes and (4) two copper electroplating processes. In addition, this thesis used the commercial software (Ansoft HFSS) to analysis the high frequency characteristic of Si-based suspending spiral balun. The finished Si-based suspending spiral balun were measured by a commercial network analyzer under 2~8 GHz testing frequency range. Based on the measurement results, the value of insertion loss is 1.26 dB at 5.2 GHz, magnitude imbalanced is lower than 0.86 dB, phase imbalanced is less than 3.4 degree and CMRR is more than 30 dB. Finally, this thesis successfully develops a Si-based suspending spiral balun using MEMS technology for the fourth generation wireless communication system.

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 20-23, 2003 / Riviera Hotel and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada / NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is developing the Remote Internet Protocol Communication (RIPCom) system, which is a wireless communication system that makes an aircraft look like a network node in the sky. RIPCom provides an Ethernet to Radio Frequency (RF) connection solution for real-time data transmission, and its design allows the end points of the communication system to become nodes on a network with assigned IP addresses. RIPCom’s design is especially suitable for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) applications, and its versatility makes it valuable for many systems that require a high speed, digital wireless network.

Orientador: Jozué Vieira Filho / Banca: Suely Cunha Amaro Mantovani / Banca: José Raimundo de Oliveira / Resumo: A aquisição de dados tem evoluído de forma significativa nos últimos anos e passa a ser indispensável em várias aplicações nas áreas de engenharia, agricultura, medicina, aeronáutica, etc. O estado da arte nessa área envolve o uso de sistemas de comunicação sem fio e da internet. Neste trabalho é apresentado um sistema moderno de aquisição de dados, que é baseado em uma comunicação sem fio via rede GSM (Global Mobile for System), com conexão via Internet através de um sistema de telefonia celular GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), monitoramento de dados via página Web (World Web Browser) e interface de aplicação com base em um microcontrolador. O sistema é bastante flexível e foi testado em operações reais no monitoramento de temperatura ambiente. Os resultados obtidos são altamente satisfatórios e mostra que o sistema pode servir de base para aplicações em diferentes áreas onde a telemetria seja indispensável. / Abstract: Data acquisition has significantly been developed in the last years and became indispensable in many application area of engineering such as agriculture, medicine, aeronautic, etc. The state of art in this area is basead on wireless communication system and Internet. In this work it is presented a modern data acquisition based on wireless communication through the Internet, which includes a Celular Mobile GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) in a GSM (Global Mobile System) network, and remote data monitoring via WEB (World Web Browser) that can be used in a Telemetry Network construction. The system was tested in real conditions as a temperature monitoring system based on a microcontroller and it has presented good results. The high flexibility model proposed allows to use it in many distinct applications that require remote data acquisition. / Mestre

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Orientador: José Cândido Silveira Santos Filho / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-22T14:30:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Nunes_AdailtonAntonioGaliza_M.pdf: 941738 bytes, checksum: 0240eca4ba132d2f778db9941bcfaeee (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: O resumo poderá ser visualizado no texto completo da tese digital / Abstract: The abstract is available with the full electronic document / Mestrado / Telecomunicações e Telemática / Mestre em Engenharia Elétrica

Orientador: Michel Daoud Yacoub / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Eletrica e de Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-22T07:34:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Leonardo_ElvioJoao_D.pdf: 1695806 bytes, checksum: 1768ab9d1e09da8bf904b86bdff2c984 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: O resumo poderá ser visualizado no texto completo da tese digital / Abstract: The abstract is available with the full electronic document / Doutorado / Telecomunicações e Telemática / Doutor em Engenharia Elétrica

In situations where information infrastructure is destroyed or not available, on-demand information infrastructure is pivotal for the success of rescue missions. In this paper, a drone-carried on demand information infrastructure for long-distance WiFi transmission system is developed. It can be used in the areas including emergency response, public event, and battlefield. The WiFi network can be connected to the Internet to extend WiFi access to areas where WiFi and other Internet infrastructures are not available. In order to establish a local area network to propagate WIFI service, directional antennas and wireless routers are used to create it. Due to unstable working condition on the flying drones, a precise heading turning stage is designed to maintain the two directional antennas facing to each other. Even if external interferences change the heading of the drones, the stages will automatically rotate back to where it should be to offset the bias. Also, to maintain the same flying altitude, a ground controller is designed to measure the height of the drones so that the directional antennas can communicate to each other successfully. To verify the design of the whole system, quite a few field experiments were performed. Experiments results indicates the design is reliable, viable and successful. Especially at disaster areas, it’ll help people a lot.

Thesis (MScEng)--University of Stellenbosch, 2011. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The perceived quality of Voice over Internet Protocol (IP) (VoIP) communication relies on the network which is used to transport voice packets between the end points. Variable network characteristics such as bandwidth, delay and loss are critical for real-time voice traffic and are not always guaranteed by networks. It is important for network service providers to determine the Quality of Service (QoS) it provides to its customers. The solution proposed here is to predict the perceived quality of a VoIP call, in real-time by using network statistics. The main objective of this thesis is to develop a network analysis tool, which gathers meaningful statistics from network traffic. These statistics will then be used for predicting the perceived quality of a VoIP call. This study includes the investigation and deployment of two main components. Firstly, to determine call quality, it is necessary to extract the voice streams from captured network traffic. The extracted sound files can then be analysed by various VoIP quality models to determine the perceived quality of a VoIP call. The second component is the analysis of network characteristics. Loss, delay and jitter are all known to influence perceived call quality. These characteristics are, therefore, determined from the captured network traffic and compared with the call quality. Using the statistics obtained by the repeated comparison of the call quality and network characteristics, a network specific algorithm is generated. This Non-Intrusive Quality Prediction Algorithm (NIQPA) uses basic characteristics such as time of day, delay, loss and jitter to predict the quality of a real-time VoIP call quickly in a non-intrusive way. The realised algorithm for each network will differ, because every network is different. Prediction results can then be used to adapt either the network (more bandwidth, packet prioritising) or the voice stream (error correction, change VoIP codecs) to assure QoS. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die kwaliteit van spraak oor die internet (VoIP) kommunikasie is afhanklik van die netwerk wat gebruik word om spraakpakkies te vervoer tussen die eindpunte. Netwerk eienskappe soos bandwydte, vertraging en verlies is krities vir intydse spraakverkeer en kan nie altyd gewaarborg word deur netwerkverskaffers nie. Dit is belangrik vir die netwerk diensverskaffers om die vereiste gehalte van diens (QoS) te verskaf aan hul kliënte. Die oplossing wat hier voorgestel word is om die kwaliteit van ’n VoIP oproep intyds te voorspel, deur middel van die netwerkstatistieke. Die belangrikste doel van hierdie projek is om ’n netwerk analise-instrument te ontwikkel. Die instrument versamel betekenisvolle statistiek deur van netwerkverkeer gebruik te maak. Hierdie statistiek sal dan gebruik word om te voorspel wat die gehalte van ’n VoIP oproep sal wees vir sekere netwerk toestande. Hierdie studie berus op die ondersoek en implementering van twee belangrike komponente. In die eerste plek, moet oproep kwaliteit bepaal word. Spraakstrome word uit die netwerkverkeer onttrek. Die onttrekte klanklêers kan dan geanaliseer word deur verskeie spraak kwaliteitmodelle om die kwaliteitdegradasie van ’n spesifieke VoIP oproep vas te stel. Die tweede komponent is die analise van netwerkeienskappe. Pakkieverlies, pakkievertraging en bibbereffek is bekend vir hul invloed op VoIP kwaliteit en is waargeneem. Hierdie netwerk eienskappe word dus bepaal uit die netwerkverkeer en daarna vergelyk met die gemete gesprekskwaliteit. Statistiek word verkry deur die herhaalde vergelyking van gesprekkwaliteit en netwerk eienskappe. Uit die statistiek kan ’n algoritme (vir die spesifieke network) gegenereer word om spraakkwaliteit te voorspel. Hierdie Nie-Indringende Kwaliteit Voorspellings-algoritme (NIKVA), gebruik basiese kenmerke, soos die tyd van die dag, pakkie vertraging, pakkie verlies en bibbereffek om die kwaliteit van ’n huidige VoIP oproep te voorspel. Hierdie metode is vinnig, in ’n nie-indringende manier. Die gerealiseerde algoritme vir die verskillende netwerke sal verskil, want elke netwerk is anders. Die voorspelling van spraakgehalte kan dan gebruik word om òf die netwerk aan te pas (meer bandwydte, pakkie prioriteit) òf die spraakstroom aan te pas (foutkorreksie, verander VoIP kodering) om die goeie kwaliteit van ’n VoIP oproep te verseker.

Orientador: Carlos Alberto dos Reis Filho / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-18T23:24:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Miranda_FelipeAntonioMoura_M.pdf: 6566309 bytes, checksum: b49e924fd653f7969996d5f0c2fd2a0a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: Os avanços recentes na tecnologia das Redes de Sensores Sem Fio mostraram que enquanto suas limitações computacionais são questões passageiras, limitações de energia são problemas mais complicados. Neste trabalho, foi proposta uma estratégia que visa o aumento do tempo de vida de Redes de Sensores Sem Fio. A principal motivação deste trabalho é que a limitação de energia é um sério problema inerente às Redes de Sensores Sem Fio, causado pelo fato de que os motes utilizados geralmente são equipados de pequenas baterias, conseqüentemente, dotadas de pequenas cargas de energia. Além disso, a troca de baterias após a alocação de todos os motes é uma tarefa de grande dificuldade, resultando em tempos de vida curtos e em desperdício de energia. A estratégia proposta neste trabalho é baseada na alocação de energia guiada pela estimativa de consumo de cada mote, independentemente da topologia física da rede. A validação desta estratégia foi feita através de simulações utilizando motes montados com modelos de diversos componentes utilizados em redes reais. Para avaliar a eficácia da estratégia, a mesma foi testada em redes de diferentes topologias, alcançando o aumento no tempo de vida das redes e na redução do desperdício de energia em todos os cenários / Abstract: The recent advances in Wireless Sensor Networks technologies showed that while computational limitations are transient issues, energy limitations are much more complicated problems. In this work, a strategy aiming the lifetime increment of Wireless Sensor Networks is proposed. The main motivation of this work is that energy limitation is a serious inherent problem to Wireless Sensor Networks, caused by the fact that their motes generally use small batteries, consequently, with a small amount of energy. Besides that, changing batteries after all motes deployment is such a hard task, resulting in short lifetimes and energy waste. The strategy proposed in this work is based on the energy allocation guided by the estimation of each node's consumption, no matter what is the network topology. The validation of this strategy was made by mean of simulations using motes made with models of many commercial devices used in real networks. To evaluate the strategy effectiveness, it was tested on different networks topologies, achieving network lifetime increment and energy waste reduction on all scenarios / Mestrado / Eletrônica, Microeletrônica e Optoeletrônica / Mestre em Engenharia Elétrica