Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-12T14:48:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Paulo Lopes de Menezes.pdf: 1281486 bytes, checksum: 71c3bca1047bbace2515a9e995bb1c2d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005-08-04 / This study was aimed for developing a computing program in graphic atmosphere to determine the uniformity and efficiency of water distribution in the irrigation system by sprinkler and trickle. The program was developed in the Basic Visual programming language where it was aimed to make a friendly interface for the user and generate graphics of uniformity in tests with distribution in mesh and radial collectors. To generate three-dimensional graphics it was used an external library to Visual Basic, destined to generate specialized graphics from past information as a parameter in time of the program execution. In the program a routine was implemented to make the linear interpolation of the collected blades in the radial test projecting the other measures, generating a square mould, to draw the distribution profile of the sprinkler or trickle in test and the uniformity and efficiency of water distribution to the several spacings with blade coverings. A series of data and real laboratory test for sprinkler and trickle irrigation, in radial and mesh distributions were submitted to the program aiming to test their sensitivity, where it was observed that the Christiansen´s Uniformity Coefficient (CUC) reduces as the space increases; that the test with radial distribution of collectors is statistically equivalent to the test with mesh distribution and that the program presents coherence in the information gotten through the comparison of their results with the presupposition values and generated by the program CATCH-3D. / O presente trabalho teve como objetivo desenvolver um programa computacional em ambiente gráfico para determinação da uniformidade e eficiência de distribuição de água em sistemas de irrigação por aspersão e por microaspersão. O programa foi desenvolvido na linguagem de programação Visual Basic, E buscou-se desenvolver uma interface amigável ao usuário e gerar gráficos de uniformidade em ensaios com distribuição dos coletores em malha e radial. Para a geração de gráficos tridimensionais foi utilizada uma biblioteca externa ao Visual Basic, destinada a gerar gráficos especializados a partir de informações passadas como parâmetro em tempo de execução do programa. No programa foi implementada uma rotina para fazer a interpolação linear das lâminas coletadas no ensaio radial projetando as demais medidas, gerando uma matriz quadrada, para traçar o perfil de distribuição do aspersor ou microaspersor em teste e a uniformidade e eficiência de distribuição de água para diversos espaçamentos com sobreposição de lâminas. Uma série de dados de ensaios reais de laboratório para aspersor e microaspersor, em distribuição radial e malha, foi submetida ao programa a fim de testar a sua sensibilidade e foi observado que o coeficiente de uniformidade de Christiansen (CUC) diminui à medida que aumenta o espaçamento; que o ensaio com distribuição radial de coletores é estatisticamente equivalente ao ensaio com distribuição em malha e que o programa apresenta coerência nas informações geradas por meio da comparação de seus resultados com os valores pressupostos e gerados pelo programa CATCH-3D.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T19:23:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Jiam Pires_ Frigo.pdf: 2243207 bytes, checksum: 76a818d3ba4a98ecda459c13486050ca (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-06-02 / The sprinkler irrigation system is widely used because of the possibility of high uniform distribution and to adapt itself to different crops and soils. On the other hand, the water uniform application in irrigation is affected by meteorological factors that decrease the system efficiency. There has always been some concern about the quality of products and services in human history, since all products should have desirable characteristics to be accepted by consumers. Currently, development, improvement and monitoring of new management models quality during the production process have become essential for many organizations. Thus, inspection control has enhanced by statistical techniques, losses have been decreased and it was possible to stimulate some trading competition. In this context, this study aimed at evaluating the irrigation system in a conventional sprinkler using the Christiansen Uniformity Coefficient (CUC) and the index Process Capability (CP) to correlate techniques with the system efficiency as well as verify the wind influence on irrigation by Shewhart control chart and compare the results of Shewhart control charts use with the EWMA and tabular CUSUM control charts, applied in quality control of the conventional sprinkler irrigation. In this study, 60 essays were carried out on a four irrigation sprinklers system, Xcel-Wobbler model, 1.0 m height above soil and 6.0 x 6.0 m spaced. The collectors were 1.0 m spaced apart with 0.5 m height from soil. The service pressure was monitored and appropriate to the sprinklers specifications, while wind was monitored in situ by a 2.0 m high digital anemometer. In order to evaluate the system, Christiansen Uniformity Coefficient (CUC), the index Process Capability (CP), Shewhart charts (Xbarra) and the charts of exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) and cumulative sum (CUSUM) were used. The irrigation sprinkler system showed the best performance and was under control when the average wind speed was less than 1.0 m s-1. The use of individual Shewhart control charts visually allowed affirming that wind has a direct influence on CUC. Night irrigation showed less variability on the studied data, when compared to daytime ones and this has resulted in greater efficiency in irrigation. The CPi index showed great similarity with the Christiansen Uniformity Coefficient (CUC). It proved to be very sensitive to efficiency sprinkler (Ea) variation and able to indicate the quality of sprinkler irrigation. The EWMA chart, when compared to the control charts, was susceptible when used in autocorrelated data, according to the occurrence of false alarms. But, to the residue data without autocorrelation (the ARIMA model), the CUSUM tabular chart was more sensitive to detect variations in irrigation due to wind speed, when compared to EWMA and Shewhart charts for the same data. In sprinkler irrigation, when there is a relation between CUC and wind speed, the Shewhart chart was more indicated by simplicity, reliability and ease of interpretation, even in the presence of autocorrelated data. / O sistema de irrigação por aspersão é muito utilizado, devido à possibilidade de elevada uniformidade de distribuição e por adaptar-se às diversas culturas e solos. Porém, a uniformidade de aplicação de água nas irrigações é afetada por fatores meteorológicos que diminuem a eficiência do sistema. A preocupação com a qualidade de produtos e serviços oferecidos sempre esteve presente na história da humanidade, pois para que os produtos fossem aceitos, deveriam possuir características desejáveis pelos consumidores. Atualmente, com o surgimento de novos modelos gerenciais, a melhoria e o monitoramento da qualidade durante o processo de produção tornaram-se uma necessidade para muitas organizações. Assim, aprimorou-se o controle da inspeção por meio de técnicas estatísticas, reduziram-se perdas e foi possível competir no mercado. Neste contexto, o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a irrigação em um sistema por aspersão convencional, utilizando o Coeficiente de Uniformidade de Christiansen (CUC), o índice de Capacidade do Processo (CP) para correlacionar as técnicas com a eficiência do sistema, verificar a influência do vento na irrigação pelo gráfico de controle de Shewhart e confrontar os resultados da utilização dos gráficos de controle de Shewhart, com os gráficos de controle MMEP e CUSUM tabular, aplicados no controle de qualidade da irrigação por aspersão convencional. Neste estudo, foram realizados 60 ensaios em um sistema de irrigação por aspersão convencional. O sistema era constituído de quatro aspersores, modelo Xcel-wobbler, altura de 1,0 m em relação ao solo e espaçamento de 6,0 x 6,0 m. Os coletores foram espaçados em 1,0 m entre si com altura de 0,5 m do solo. A pressão de serviço foi monitorada e adequada às especificações dos aspersores, e o vento monitorado in loco, por um anemômetro digital com 2,0 m de altura. Para a avaliação do sistema, foram utilizados o Coeficiente de Uniformidade de Christiansen (CUC), o índice de Capacidade do Processo (CP), gráficos de Shewhart (Xbarra) e os gráficos de média móvel exponencialmente ponderada (MMEP) e de soma cumulativa (CUSUM). O sistema de irrigação por aspersão convencional teve melhor desempenho e esteve sob controle, quando a velocidade média do vento esteve menor que 1,0 m s-1. O uso dos gráficos individuais de controle de Shewhart possibilitou afirmar visualmente que o vento tem influência direta sobre o CUC. A irrigação noturna apresentou menor variabilidade nos dados, quando comparados aos dados do período diurno e isso resultou em maior eficiência na irrigação. O índice CPi teve grande similaridade com o Coeficiente de Uniformidade de Christiansen (CUC); mostrou-se bastante sensível à variação da eficiência de aspersão (Ea) e capaz de indicar a qualidade da irrigação por aspersão. Em comparação aos gráficos de controle, o gráfico MMEP mostrou-se suscetível quando utilizado em dados autocorrelacionados, pelas ocorrências de alarmes falsos. Para dados de resíduos, sem autocorrelação (pelo modelo ARIMA), o gráfico CUSUM tabular foi mais sensível ao detectar as variações ocorridas na irrigação devido à velocidade do vento, quando comparado aos gráficos MMEP e Shewhart para os mesmos dados. Na irrigação por aspersão, relacionando CUC com velocidade do vento, o gráfico de Shewhart foi mais indicado pela simplicidade, confiabilidade e facilidade de interpretação, mesmo na presença de dados autocorrelacionados entre si.

F. Melius Christiansen was very influential in the a cappella choral tradition. He started his career in Norway and brought his expertise to the American Midwest. Christiansen established a name for himself while working at St. Olaf Lutheran College as the head of the music department. It was the blended choral sound and precision he was able to achieve and display with his new choir in 1912 that caught everyone's ear. He continued to succeed with national and international tours, allowing him to spread his new "St. Olaf" choral sound through his music, compositions, and conducting school. This study explores the influence of F. Melius Christiansen (1871-1955) and the Minnesota choral tradition on six subsequent conductor-composers' compositions and conducting styles, including: Olaf Christiansen (1901-1984), Paul J. Christiansen (1914-1997), Kenneth Jennings (b. 1925), Robert Scholz (b. 1940), René Clausen (b. 1953), and Kenneth Hodgson (b. 1939) using Schenkerian analysis.

F. Melius Christiansen (1871-1955) composed four larger choral works between 1917 and 1925. The Reformation Cantata, composed in 1917, commemorates the 400th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation and the merger of three church synods into the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America. The cantata is scored for baritone, tenor, and soprano soli, chorus, and orchestra. Christiansen’s oratorio, The Prodigal Son, was composed in 1918. The performing forces include SATB soli and SATB chorus with orchestra or keyboard accompaniment. In 1922, Christiansen composed a multi-movement a cappella work for the St. Olaf Choir entitled Psalm 50. The Norwegian-American Centennial Cantata was written in 1925 in commemoration of the Norwegian immigrants who sailed to America and established their homes. The cantata is scored for soprano and baritone soli, mixed chorus, and orchestra. A general analysis of these four larger choral works was performed. This document, with structural analysis and historical background of selected works, is intended to provide conductors with insights into Christiansen’s repertoire. The literature selected displays the composer’s diversity of genres and compositional techniques. For each work, the document includes the identification of melodic and thematic material, musical examples, text sources, vocal ranges, and details regarding form.

The Swedish election resulted in that none of the traditional coalitions could form government. A new coalition was formed; the Social democrats and the Green Party formed a government with support from centre-right Liberals and Centre Party. The government relies on a written agreement between the four parties, called 73-punktsprogrammetwhere the parties have listed a numerous of policies which will be tried in the parliament. This is qualitative text-analysis that will use two main theories by Juul Christians, and Müller and Ström. The theories describe party behaviour and what is important to have in mind when entering an agreement like this. This study aims to find which party got the most of their own policies through in 73-punktsprogrammet.This result is then be analysed through the two theories to find why the parties chose to enter the coalition. What was found was that the centre-right parties, especially the Centre Party got the most of their own policies trough in the agreement and that the two government parties had to give up quite a lot in the agreement. Furthermore, the two theories explained to some extent why the parties chose to enter the coalition.

This thesis presents the design of an autopilot capable of flying small unmanned aerial vehicles with wingspans less then 21 inches. The autopilot is extremely small and lightweight allowing it to fit in aircraft of this size. The autopilot features an advanced, highly autonomous flight control system with auto-launch and auto-landing algorithms. These features allow the autopilot to be operated by a wide spectrum of skilled and unskilled users. Innovative control techniques implemented in software, coupled with light weight, robust, and inexpensive hardware components were used in the design of the autopilot.

Le présent manuscrit contribue à l’étude des écoulements liquides dans des milieux poreux artificiels, plus spécifiquement dans les cas où la matrice poreuse présente des gradients de perméabilité importants, par exemple dans un milieu stratifié ou fracturé. Nous étudions l’influence de tels milieux poreux hétérogènes sur différents types d’écoulements. Ce travail est principalement expérimental, mettant en oeuvre une technique optique non-intrusive appelée effet Christiansen. Cette méthode permet de déterminer quantitativement des distributions soit de température, soit de concentration au sein d’un milieu poreux. <p><p>Trois problèmes physiques sont étudiés: tout d’abord le problème de Horton-Rodgers-Lapwood qui est l’équivalent du très connu problème de Rayleigh-Bénard mais pour un milieu poreux, ensuite les phénomènes de dispersion hydrodynamique que l’on rencontre dans des écoulements multiphasiques. Cette dispersion hydrodynamique est essentiellement envisagée comme un processus macroscopique de diffusion, renforcé par rapport à la diffusion moléculaire que l’on rencontre en milieu fluide libre. Enfin, le troisième problème englobe les écoulements capillaires en milieux poreux en environnement de pesanteur réduite. Dans le cas d’écoulements immiscibles multiphasiques, il faut prendre en considération l’effet de la tension superficielle aux interfaces. Comme les effets capillaires sont partiellement masqués par les effets de pesanteur durant des expériences au sol, une étude précise des effets de mouillage dans ces écoulements en milieu poreux nécessite de les découpler au maximum des autres effets physiques. Un programme de recherche en microgravité a été réalisé, et un nouveau modèle mathématique qui prend en compte l’influence des forces capillaires a été élaboré dans le cadre d’une collaboration entre le Service de Chimie-Physique et le Prof. N.N. Smirnov du Département de Mécanique et de Mathématique de l’Université d’Etat de Moscou.<p><p><p>La structure de ce travail part du Chapitre 1, qui présente essentiellement les milieux poreux et leurs spécificités. Ce dernier introduit le formalisme et les concepts nécessaires au traitement des trois problèmes de recherche envisagés. Le Chapitre 2 présente ensuite une étude bibliographique du problème de Horton-Rodgers-Lapwood et des phénomènes de dispersion hydrodynamique en milieux poreux. Le Chapitre 3 est consacré à l’effet Christiansen. Le Chapitre 4 présente les dispositifs de laboratoire mis au point, ainsi qu’une compilation des résultats expérimentaux obtenus. Les problèmes d’écoulements capillaires sont exposés au Chapitre 5, étant donné que la technique expérimentale est différente de celle basée sur l’effet Christiansen. Ce Chapitre compare le nouveau modèle mathématique aux résultats des expériences menées en microgravité durant de nombreuses campagnes de vols paraboliques. Le Chapitre 6 referme ce travail par ses conclusions et perspectives. / Doctorat en sciences appliquées / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished