Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:58:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RicardoFS_DISSERT.pdf: 1728822 bytes, checksum: b1de7d66ecdbf708be30f5dcf1f5d8fc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-07-28 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Presents a composite formed by orthophthalic resin and fiber loading of carnauba straw. The fibers were first dried in direct sun exposure and subsequently ground into fodder for the reduction in size. Various formulations of the composite were preliminarily tested by choosing the one presenting the best processability in applying the mold. The composite produced is used for the manufacture of a parabolic surface subsequently coated with mirror segments, flexible plastic, for reflecting the solar rays incident on it. The reflective parable represents the main element of the solar cooker that works with the concentration of sunlight and has dimensions of 1.14 m in diameter and area of 1.0 m?. Manufacturing processes and assembly of solar cooker concentration produced are presented. The results of tests for cooking and baking various foods, including rice, pasta, beans, cake, cassava, shrimp, beef, breaded demonstrating the competitiveness of solar cooker studied with other stoves already manufactured and tested in Brazil are presented and in the world. It was also demonstrated the feasibility of the proposed composite for Prototypes manufacture of solar and other structures that do not require great efforts resistance / Apresenta-se um comp?sito formado por resina ortoft?lica e carga de fibra da palha da carna?ba. As fibras foram inicialmente secadas em exposi??o direta ao sol e posteriormente trituradas em forrageira para a diminui??o do seu tamanho. V?rias formula??es do comp?sito foram preliminarmente ensaiados, escolhendo-se a que apresentava a melhor processabilidade na aplica??o ao molde. O comp?sito produzido ? utilizado para a fabrica??o de uma superf?cie parab?lica, posteriormente revestida com segmentos de espelho pl?stico, flex?vel, para a reflex?o dos raios solares nela incidentes. A par?bola refletora representa o principal elemento do fog?o solar que trabalha com a concentra??o dos raios solares e possui dimens?es de 1,14m de di?metro e ?rea de 1,0m?. S?o apresentados os processos de fabrica??o e montagem do fog?o solar ? concentra??o produzido. S?o apresentados os resultados dos ensaios para o cozimento e assamento de v?rios alimentos, dentre eles arroz, macarr?o, feij?o, bolo, macaxeira, camar?o, carne, empanados que demonstraram a competitividade do fog?o solar estudado com outros fog?es j? fabricados e ensaiados no Brasil e no mundo. Tamb?m foi comprovada a viabilidade do comp?sito proposto para a fabrica??o de prot?tipos solares e outras estruturas que n?o requerem resist?ncia a grandes esfor?os

Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2018-03-20T17:21:11Z No. of bitstreams: 1 CamillaDeMedeirosDantasAzevedo_TESE.pdf: 4219113 bytes, checksum: 435317fad552ba84e55910c905f4e93f (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2018-03-22T12:38:32Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 CamillaDeMedeirosDantasAzevedo_TESE.pdf: 4219113 bytes, checksum: 435317fad552ba84e55910c905f4e93f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-22T12:38:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 CamillaDeMedeirosDantasAzevedo_TESE.pdf: 4219113 bytes, checksum: 435317fad552ba84e55910c905f4e93f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-10-10 / As propriedades mec?nicas dos materiais comp?sitos, das mais diversas aplica??es industriais, podem ser reduzidas significativamente pela ocorr?ncia de impactos de baixas velocidades. Esses impactos podem provocar danos internos no material comprometendo sua integridade. Assim, o presente estudo tem como objetivo fazer uma an?lise experimental da resist?ncia residual ? flex?o em tr?s pontos e compress?o ap?s o impacto (CAI), de dois tipos de laminados comp?sitos de matriz polim?rica ortoft?lica, sendo um deles refor?ado a com 7 camadas de tecido bidirecional de Vidro E (CV) e o outro refor?ado com 7 camadas de tecido bidirecional de Kevlar 49 (CK), sujeitos a impactos de baixa velocidade. Esse estudo ? de grande import?ncia pelo fato de tentar conduzir ao aparecimento prematuro de instabilidade estrutural e a consequente restri??o do seu uso. A energia utilizada nesse trabalho para os dois tipos de laminados foi de aproximadamente 96J. Al?m disso, para o material comp?sito refor?ado com fibra de kevlar, foram feitos sucessivos impactos com a mesma energia verificando sua influ?ncia nas propriedades do laminado. Sendo aplicadas 5 vezes, e 10 vezes a energia m?xima de 96J. Como resultado verificou-se que no laminado CV, tanto as propriedades de compress?o como de flex?o em tr?s pontos, a resist?ncia se manteve praticamente inalterada enquanto que o m?dulo teve uma diminui??o depois do impacto. J? no laminado CK houve um decr?scimo tanto nas propriedades de compress?o como flex?o em tr?s pontos ap?s o impacto. Essa perda da integridade desses materiais pode ser justificada pela ocorr?ncia de delamina??o nas interfaces dos comp?sitos. / The mechanical properties of the composite materials, used in the most diverse industrial applications, can be significantly reduced by the occurrence of low speed impacts. These impacts can cause internal damage to the material and compromise its integrity. Thus, the present study aims to perform an experimental analysis of the residual resistance to three-point flexural test and compression after impact (CAI), in two types of composite laminates of orthophthalic polymeric matrix, being one of them reinforced with 7 layers of E-Glass bidirectional tissue (CV) and the other reinforced with 7 layers of Kevlar 49 bidirectional tissue (CK), subject to low speed impacts. This study is of great importance because it tries to lead to the premature appearance of structural instability and the consequent restriction of its use. The energy used in this work for the two types of laminates was approximately 96J. In addition, for the Kevlar fiber reinforced composite material, were made successive impacts with the same energy being checked its influence on the properties of the laminate, where it was tested with a repetition of 5 times and 10 times the maximum energy of 96J.As result, it was found that in the CV laminate, both in the compression properties and three-point flexural properties, the resistance remained practically unchanged while the modulus had a decrease after impact. In the CK laminate, there was a decrease both in compression properties and three-point flexural properties after impact. This integrity loss of these materials can be justified by the occurrence of delamination at the interfaces of the composites.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 RobertoJoseDeMedeiros_TESE.pdf: 7235998 bytes, checksum: b68f913160c40f812b2fd7d6568b2bb6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-17 / Constitu?dos de uma fase aglutinante (matriz) e outra (refor?os) que lhes conferem sustentabilidade e capacidade de suporte de carga, os materiais comp?sitos encontram-se cada vez mais consagradamente estabelecidos no meio tecnol?gico, tanto das pesquisas quanto do uso industrial, em face da variedade de suas aplica??es, possibilidades de utiliza??o e configura??es sempre inovadoras de concep??o. Matrizes e refor?os ligam-se sem fus?o permitindo a conserva??o de suas caracter?sticas particulares, mas conferem novas propriedades ao novo material, que originam, possibilitando a prepara??o deste, segundo conforma??o desejada para uma finalidade determinada. Neste sentido, no trabalho de pesquisa que ora se apresenta, foi idealizado um comp?sito laminado a base de uma resina polim?rica termofixa do tipo Ep?xi ?ster Vin?lica, refor?ada com 8 (oito) camadas de um tecido h?brido bidirecional constitu?do por fibras kevlar na dire??o urdume e fibras de carbono na dire??o trama; esse material comp?sito foi definido como LC (Laminado Comp?sito a base de tecido h?brido bidirecional carbono/kevlar). O estudo do comportamento mec?nico desse comp?sito laminado LC foi realizado segundo enfoques experimental, anal?tico e num?rico com o objetivo geral de determinar suas respectivas propriedades mec?nicas (principalmente, resist?ncia ?ltima e m?dulo el?stico), levando em conta a propriedade de anisotropia do tecido h?brido e a presen?a de descontinuidade geom?trica (furo circular conc?ntrico). No caso da descontinuidade geom?trica, foram determinados os par?metros ?ao? e ?do? correspondentes, respectivamente, aos crit?rios de falha ASC (Average Stress Criterion) e PSC (Point Stress Criterion), os quais caracterizam as dist?ncias da regi?o de concentra??o de tens?es na vizinhan?a do furo. O enfoque num?rico consistiu em analisar o comportamento de dois modelos num?ricos semi-emp?ricos propostos, simulados pelo M?todo dos Elementos Finitos (MEF) e, respectivamente, referenciados como IFA-CTPF/SF, para os grupos de corpos de prova sem furo, ou como IFA-CTPF/CF, para os grupos de corpos de prova com presen?a de furo conc?ntrico. A partir do crit?rio de falha PSC, os resultados obtidos para propriedades e par?metros averiguados, tanto sob o enfoque anal?tico quanto sob o enfoque num?rico, apresentam-se coerentemente consistentes com os dados experimentais, nas duas dire??es consideradas para solicita??o do laminado LC (dire??o fibras de carbono ou dire??o fibras kevlar); resultados an?logos, provenientes da aplica??o do crit?rio de falha ASC sob enfoque num?rico, n?o se mostraram t?o satisfat?rios em face dos dados experimentais correspondentes ou dos oriundos da avalia??o sob enfoque anal?tico. Todo o estudo do comportamento mec?nico foi com base no ensaio de tra??o uniaxial. A caracteriza??o f?sica do laminado LC foi feita mediante ensaios de Densidade Volum?trica e Calcina??o, este ?ltimo para obten??o dos teores (em termos percentuais) dos par?metros microestruturais (matriz, fibras e vazios). A an?lise da fratura mec?nica foi realizada a partir da Microscopia Eletr?nica de Varredura (MEV), com o objetivo de identificar os danos originados em suas microestruturas. / Composite materials consist of an agglutinative phase (matrix) and another (reinforcements) that provides them with sustainability and load bearing capacity. Their multiple applications, possible uses and always innovative conceptions mean they are being increasingly used in technological fields, in both research and industrial use. Matrices and reinforcements bind without fusion, conserving their particular characteristics, but providing novel properties to the new material formed for a given purpose. In this respect, the present study designed a based epoxy vinyl ester thermoset polymer resin laminate composite, reinforced with eight layers of a bidirectional hybrid fabric consisting of Kevlar fibers in the warp direction and carbon fibers in the weft direction; this composite material was denominated CL (carbon/Kevlar bidirectional hybrid fabric-based composite laminate). The mechanical behavior study of this CL laminate composite was conducted using an experimental, analytical and numerical approach with the general aim of determining its mechanical properties (primarily ultimate tensile strength and modulus of elasticity), considering the anisotropy of the hybrid fabric and the presence of geometric discontinuity (circular hole). In the event of geometric discontinuity, distances characteristics ?ao? and ?do?, corresponding to the Average Stress Criterion (ASC) and Point Stress Criterion (PSC), were determined, characterizing the extent of stress concentration around the hole. Numerical focus consists of analyzing the behavior of two proposed semiempirical models, simulated using the finite element method (FEM) and referenced respectively as HA-SFFP/H (Influence of the Concentric Hole/Anisotropy in the Stress Field and Failure Prevention), for the test specimens with concentric hole and HA-SFFP/O for the test specimens without concentric hole (original condition). The entire mechanical behavior study was based on the uniaxial tensile test. The physical characterization of the CL laminate was conducted using volumetric density and calcination tests, the latter to obtain levels (percentages) of microstructural parameters (matrix, fibers and voids). Mechanical fracture analysis was carried out using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), in order to identify microstructural damage. In general, anisotropy and the presence of a circular hole directly influenced the results. The semiempirical models proposed were satisfactory in their predictions, mainly the model based on the Point Stress Criterion. / 2018-07-23

Inter-Cell Interference (ICI) will be one of main problems for degrading the performance of future wireless networks at cell edge. This adverse situation will become worst in the presence of dense deployment of micro and macro cells. In this context, the Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP) technique was introduced to mitigate ICI in Next Generation Wireless Networks (NGWN) and increase their network performance at cell edge. Even though the CoMP technique provides satisfactory solutions of various problems at cell edge, nevertheless existing CoMP handover schemes do not prevent unnecessary handover initialisation decisions and never discuss the drawbacks of CoMP handover technique such as excessive feedback and resource sharing among UEs. In this research, new CoMP-based handover schemes are proposed in order to minimise unnecessary handover decisions at cell edge and determine solution of drawbacks of CoMP technique in conjunction with signal measurements such as Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) and Received Signal Received Quality (RSRQ). A combination of calculations of RSRP and RSRQ facilitate a credible decision making process of CoMP mode and handover mode at cell edge. Typical numerical experiments indicate that by triggering the CoMP mode along with solutions of drawbacks, the overall network performance is constantly increase as the number of unnecessary handovers is progressively reduced.

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[EN] In today's information society, there is a growing need to access data communication services ubiquitously, with mobility and increasingly higher data rates. This society's demand has motivated the development of the fourth generation of mobile communications (4G) and its evolution towards the fifth generation (5G). This development has required a revolution on the radio interface of the mobile communications systems, and, consequently, has significantly modified their capabilities and their radio resource management. This is the case of the technology known as Long Term Evolution (LTE) and its 4G version called LTE-Advanced. This Doctoral Thesis addresses the modelling, the radio resource management analysis, and the performance evaluation of the downlink of LTE and LTE-Advanced where, among the different features of LTE-Advanced, the focus is on the Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP) transmission. The Thesis provides a detailed description of the main characteristics of LTE and LTE-Advanced. The high complexity of these systems, has prompted the use of computer simulations as the primary research methodology. The Thesis makes a detailed description of the simulation methodology and the system modelling required, including some contributions of the author in this field. Among them, it is of significant relevance the link-level simulation results used in the European project WINNER + for the LTE evaluation. With regard to the analysis of the radio resource management in LTE, the fundamentals of link adaptation and scheduling are explained in the first place. In relation to the scheduling, the Thesis includes a thorough study of the proportional fairness concept and the suboptimal implementation typically used in LTE to maximize this metric. This study has resulted in a series of ideas embodied in a modification of the typical implementation, which has proved to be capable of increasing the proportional fairness of the resource allocations. Moreover, the link adaptation analysis has revealed the "flash-light" effect problem, which is characterized by a high interference variability due to rapid changes in the scheduling decisions. The Thesis demonstrates that a particular implementation that stabilizes the scheduling decisions can improve the system performance. The radio resource management analysis of this Thesis is completed with the study of CoMP. Specifically, the CoMP scheme studied in this Thesis is a solution with coordinated scheduling and beamforming (CS/CB), that takes into account realistic and robust assumptions concerning the knowledge that the coordinated points have about the channel state. The Thesis proposes this solution for its simplicity and its ability to improve high data rates coverage and capacity even with incomplete channel knowledge. Concerning LTE and LTE-Advanced evaluation, it is performed in two different types of scenarios. On the one hand, the scenarios defined in the process of evaluation of IMT-Advanced. In this framework, it is evaluated the importance of different multi-antenna techniques, including CoMP, considering full-buffer traffic models. The most important conclusions in these scenarios are the significant performance improvement achieved with spatial multiplexing of users and the fact that CoMP mechanisms provide a reduced benefit. The second group of scenarios are those defined by the European project METIS for the evaluation of 5G technologies. Specifically, an indoor office scenario and an outdoor sports stadium have been selected. In these scenarios, a realistic traffic model is used, and it has been demonstrated the utility of CoMP to satisfy the first 5G requirement definitions with feasible frequency bandwidths. In these scenarios with less homogeneous deployments, or with a limited number of transmitters originating the major part of interference, is where this Thesis has found CoMP to be more useful and where the Thesis promotes its use. / [ES] En la actual sociedad, hay una creciente necesidad de acceso a servicios de comunicación de datos de forma ubicua, móvil y a velocidades cada vez más altas. Esta demanda ha motivado el desarrollo de la cuarta generación de comunicaciones móviles (4G) y su evolución hacia la quinta generación (5G). Este desarrollo ha requerido una revolución en la interfaz radio de los sistemas de comunicaciones móviles modificando en gran medida sus capacidades y la forma en la que se gestionan sus recursos. Este es el caso de la tecnología conocida como Long Term Evolution (LTE) y su versión 4G llamada LTE-Advanced. En concreto, esta Tesis Doctoral aborda el modelado, análisis de la gestión de recursos radio y evaluación de prestaciones del enlace descendente de LTE y LTE-Advanced, donde, de entre las características de LTE-Advanced, se ha puesto el foco de atención en la transmisión multipunto coordinada (CoMP). La Tesis proporciona una descripción detallada de las principales características de LTE y LTE-Advanced. La gran complejidad del sistema descrito ha motivado que la metodología de estudio haya sido la simulación mediante ordenador. La Tesis realiza una descripción detallada de dicha metodología y del modelado del sistema empleado, incluyendo algunas aportaciones del autor en este campo. De entre éstas, destaca la provisión de resultados de simulación de nivel de enlace que se usaron en el proyecto europeo WINNER+ para la evaluación de LTE. En cuanto al análisis de la gestión de recursos radio en LTE, en primer lugar, se explican los fundamentos de la adaptación al enlace y el scheduling. En relación con el scheduling, se realiza un estudio del concepto de proportional fairness y de la implementación subóptima típicamente usada en LTE para maximizar esta métrica. Este estudio ha dado como resultado una modificación de la implementación típica que ha demostrado ser capaz de aumentar la proportional fairness en la asignación de recursos con un bajo incremento de complejidad. Además, el análisis de la adaptación al enlace ha revelado el problema del efecto de "luz de flash" consistente en la alta variabilidad de la interferencia debida a rápidos cambios en las decisiones del scheduler. La Tesis demuestra que se pueden mejorar las prestaciones del sistema estabilizando dichas decisiones mediante una implementación concreta. El bloque de análisis de la gestión de recursos se completa con el estudio de CoMP. Específicamente, se estudia una solución con coordinación de scheduling y conformación de haz (CS/CB) que tiene en cuenta suposiciones reales y robustas en cuanto al conocimiento que los puntos coordinados tienen de los canales radio. La Tesis propone esta solución por su sencillez y capacidad de mejorar la eficiencia de los sistemas de comunicaciones móviles, tanto en cobertura de velocidades altas de transmisión como en capacidad, aun teniendo un conocimiento incompleto del canal. En cuanto a la evaluación de LTE y LTE-Advanced, ésta se realiza en dos tipos de escenarios. Por un lado, los escenarios definidos en el proceso de evaluación de IMT-Advanced. En este marco, se evalúa la importancia de diferentes técnicas de transmisión multiantena, incluyendo CoMP, y considerando tráfico de tipo full-buffer. Se ha obtenido una gran mejora de prestaciones por la multiplexación espacial de usuarios y mejoras discretas por el uso de CoMP. El segundo grupo de escenarios son los definidos por el proyecto europeo METIS para evaluación de tecnologías 5G, concretamente se han elegido un escenario de interiores con una oficina, y uno de exteriores con un estadio deportivo. En estos escenarios se utiliza un tráfico realista y se ha demostrado la utilidad de CoMP para mejorar las prestaciones del sistema. En estos escenarios con despliegues menos uniformes, o con un número limitado de transmisores provocando la mayor parte de la interferencia, es donde esta Tesis ha encontrado la mayor u / [CA] En l'actual societat de la informació, hi ha una creixent necessitat d'accés a serveis de comunicació de dades de forma ubiqua, mòbil i a velocitats cada vegada més altes. Aquesta demanda de la societat, ha motivat el desenrotllament de la quarta generació de comunicacions mòbils (4G) i la seua evolució cap a la quinta generació (5G). Aquest desenrotllament ha requerit una revolució en la interfície ràdio dels sistemes de comunicacions mòbils i ha modificat en gran manera les seues capacitats i la forma en què es gestionen els seus recursos. Aquest és el cas de la tecnologia coneguda com a Long Term Evolution (LTE) i la seua versió 4G anomenada LTE-Advanced. En concret, aquesta Tesi Doctoral aborda el modelatge, anàlisi de la gestió de recursos ràdio i avaluació de prestacions de l'enllaç descendent de LTE i LTE-Advanced, on, d'entre les característiques de LTE-Advanced, s'ha posat el centre d'atenció en la transmissió multipunt coordinada (CoMP). La Tesi proporciona una descripció detallada de les principals característiques de LTE i LTE-Advanced. La gran complexitat del sistema descrit ha motivat que la metodologia d'estudi s'haja basat en simulació per mitjà d'ordinador. La Tesi realitza una descripció detallada de la metodologia de simulació i del modelatge del sistema empleat, incloent-hi algunes aportacions de l'autor en aquest camp. D'entre aquestes, destaca la provisió de resultats de simulació de nivell d'enllaç que es van usar en el projecte europeu WINNER+ per a l'avaluació de LTE. Pel que fa a l'anàlisi de la gestió de recursos ràdio en LTE, en primer lloc, s'expliquen els fonaments de l'adaptació a l'enllaç i el scheduling. En relació amb el scheduling, es realitza un estudi del concepte de proportional fairness i de la implementació subòptima típicament usada en LTE per a maximitzar aquesta mètrica. L'estudi ha donat com a resultat una modificació de la implementació típica que ha demostrat ser capaç d'augmentar la proportional fairness en l'assignació de recursos amb un baix increment de complexitat. A més, l'anàlisi de l'adaptació a l'enllaç ha desvetllat el problema de l'efecte de "llum de flaix" consistent en la alta variabilitat de la interferència deguda a una ràpida variació de les assignacions de recursos. La Tesi demostra que es poden millorar les prestacions del sistema estabilitzant les decisions del scheduler mitjançant una implementació concreta. En el bloc d'anàlisi de la gestió de recursos d'aquesta Tesi es completa amb l'estudi de CoMP. Específicament, s'estudia una solució amb coordinació de scheduling i conformació de feix (CS/CB), que té en compte suposicions reals i robustes quant al coneixement que els punts coordinats tenen dels canals ràdio dels usuaris servits. La Tesi proposa aquesta solució per la seua senzillesa i capacitat de millorar l'eficiència dels sistemes de comunicacions mòbils, tant en cobertura de velocitats altes de transmissió com en capacitat, encara tenint un coneixement incomplet del canal. Quant a l'avaluació de LTE i LTE-Advanced, aquesta es realitza en dos tipus d'escenaris diferents. D'una banda, els escenaris definits dins del procés d'avaluació de tecnologies IMT-Advanced. Dins d'aquest marc, s'avalua la importància de diferents tècniques de transmissió multi-antena, incloent-hi CoMP, i considerant tràfic de tipus full-buffer. S'ha obtingut una gran millora de prestacions amb la multiplexació espacial d'usuaris i una discreta millora amb CoMP. El segon grup d'escenaris són els definits pel projecte europeu METIS per a l'avaluació de tecnologies 5G, concretament s'han triat un escenari d'interiors amb una oficina, i un d'exteriors amb un estadi esportiu, on s'ha utilitzat un tràfic realista. En aquests escenaris amb desplegaments menys uniformes, o amb un nombre limitat de transmissors provocant la major part de la interferència, és on aquesta Tesi ha trobat la utilitat més gran de / Martín-Sacristán Gandía, D. (2016). 3GPP Long Term Evolution: Performance Analysis and Evolution towards 4G with Coordinated Multi-Point Transmission [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/63261

The main objective of this thesis work was to gain understanding of the principles of biolubrication, focusing on synergistic effects between biolubricants. To this end surface force and friction measurements were carried out by means of Atomic Force Microscopy, using hydrophilic and hydrophobic model surfaces in salt solutions of high ionic strength (≈ 150 mM) in presence of different biolubricants. There was also a need to gain information on the adsorbed layers formed by the biolubricants. This was achieved by using a range of methods such as Atomic Force Microscopy PeakForce imaging, Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation, Dynamic Light Scattering and X-Ray Reflectometry. By combining data from these techniques, detailed information about the adsorbed layers could be obtained.The biolubricants that were chosen for investigation were a phospholipid, hyaluronan, lubricin, and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) that all exist in the synovial joint area. First the lubrication ability of these components alone was investigated, and then focus was turned to two pairs that are known or assumed to associate in the synovial area. Of the biolubricants that were investigated, it was only the phospholipid 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) that was found to be an efficient lubricant on its own. Deposited DPPC bilayers on silica surfaces were found to be able to provide very low friction coefficients (≈ 0.01) up to high pressures, ≈ 50 MPa. A higher load bearing capacity was found for DPPC in the liquid crystalline state compared to in the gel state.The first synergy pair that was explored was DPPC and hyaluronan, that is known to associate on the cartilage surface, and we also noticed association between hyaluronan and DPPC vesicles as well as with adsorbed DPPC bilayers. By combining these two components a lubrication performance similar to that of DPPC alone could be achieved, even though the friction coefficient in presence of hyaluronan was found to be slightly higher. The synergy here is thus not in form of an increased performance, but rather that the presence of hyaluronan allows a large amount of the phospholipid lubricant to accumulate where it is needed, i.e. on the sliding surfaces.The other synergy pair was lubricin and COMP that recently has been shown to be co-localized on the cartilage surface, and thus suggested to associate with each other. Lubricin, as a single component, provided poor lubrication of PMMA surfaces, which we utilized as model hydrophobic surfaces. However, if COMP first was allowed to coat the surface, and then lubricin was added a low friction coefficient (≈ 0.03) was found. In this case the synergy arises from COMP facilitating strong anchoring of lubricin to the surface in conformations that provide good lubrication performance. / Huvudsyftet med det här avhandlingsarbetet var att öka förståelsen för den låga friktion som finns i vissa biologiska system, med fokus på synergistiska effekter mellan de smörjande molekylerna. För detta ändamål studerades ytkrafter och friktion med hjälp av atomkraftsmikroskopi. Mätningarna utfördes med hydrofila och hydrofoba modellytor i lösningar med hög salthalt (≈ 150 mM) i närvaro av smörjande biomolekyler. Det var också nödvändigt att få information om de adsorberade skikten av biomolekyler. Det åstadkoms med hjälp av en rad tekniker så som AFM PeakForce avbildning, kvartskristallmikrovåg, dynamisk ljusspridning och röntgen reflektometri. Genom att kombinera data från dessa tekniker erhölls detaljerad information om de smörjande skikten.De smörjande biomolekyler som valdes ut för studierna var en fosfolipid, hyaluronan, lubricin, and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) vilka alla finns i synovialledsområdet. Först undersöktes den smörjande förmågan hos dessa komponenter var för sig, och sedan fokuserade vi på två par av biomolekyler som man vet eller antar bildar associationsstrukturer i synovialleder. Av de enskilda biomolekyler som undersöktes var det endast fosfolipiden 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-fosfokoline (DPPC) som visade sig vara en effektivt smörjande molekyl. Deponerade biskikt av DPPC på silikaytor gav upphov till mycket låga friktionskoefficienter (≈ 0.01) upp till höga pålagda tryck, ≈ 50 MPa. DPPC bilager i flytande kristallin fas visade sig ha högre lastbärande förmåga än DPPC bilager i geltillstånd.Det första synergistiska par som undersöktes var DPPC och hyaluronan vilka man vet associerar på broskytan, och vi visade att hyaluronan associerar med såväl DPPC vesiklar som med DPPC bilager. Genom att kombinera dessa två komponenter uppmättes en smörjande förmåga som var jämförbar med den som DPPC ensam uppvisar. Även om friktionskoefficienten var något högre i närvaro av hyaluronan. Synergieffekten här består inte av en bättre smörjande förmåga, utan istället gör närvaron av hyaluronan att de smörjande fosfolipiderna kan ansamlas i stora mängder där de behövs, dvs. på de glidande ytorna.Det andra synergiparet var lubricin och COMP vilka nyligen har visats vara lokaliserade på samma platser på broskytan, vilket tyder på att de associerar med varandra. På egen hand var lubricins smörjande förmåga av PMMA, våra hydrofoba modellytor, dålig. Emellertid, om COMP först adsorberades på PMMA och sedan lubricin tillsattes uppmättes en låg friktionskoefficient (≈ 0.03). I det här fallet består synergin av att COMP möjliggör en stark inbindning till ytan av lubricin i konformationer som ger god smörjande förmåga. / <p>QC 20141202</p> / Stiftelsen för strategisk forskning - SSF

L'interférence entre stations de base est considérée comme le principal facteur limitant les performances des réseaux cellulaires. Nous nous intéressons aux différents schémas de coordination multi-point (CoMP) proposés dans la norme LTE-A pour y faire face, en tenant compte de l'aspect dynamique du trafic et de la mobilité des utilisateurs. Les résultats sont obtenus par l'analyse mathématique de modèles markoviens et par des simulations du système. Nous montrons l'importance de l'algorithme d'ordonnancement sur les performances en présence d'utilisateurs mobiles, pour des services de téléchargement de fichier et de streaming vidéo. Nous proposons un nouvel algorithme d'ordonnancement basé sur la dé-priorisation des utilisateurs mobiles se trouvant en bord de cellule, afin d'améliorer l'efficacité globale du système. Nous montrons ensuite qu'il est intéressant d'activer la technique dite Joint Processing uniquement dans un réseau à forte interférence, son activation dans un réseau à faible interférence pouvant conduire à une dégradation des performances. Nous proposons un nouveau mécanisme de coordination où une cellule ne coopère que lorsque sa coopération apporte un gain moyen de débit suffisant pour compenser les pertes de ressources engendrées. Nous considérons enfin la technique de formation de faisceaux coordonnée. Nous montrons notamment que la coordination n'est pas nécessaire lorsque l'on dispose d'un grand nombre d'antennes par station de base, un simple mécanisme d'ordonnancement opportuniste permettant d'obtenir des performances optimales. Pour un nombre limité d’antennes parstation de base, la coordination est nécessaire afin d’éviter l’interférence entre les faisceaux activés, et permet des gains de performance substantiels. / Interference is still the main limiting factor in cellular networks. We focus on the different coordinated multi-point schemes (CoMP) proposed in the LTE-A standard to cope with interference, taking into account the dynamic aspect of traffic and users’ mobility. The results are obtained by the analysis of Markov models and system-level simulations. We show the important impact of the scheduling strategy on the network performance in the presence of mobile users considering elastic traffic and video streaming. We propose a new scheduler that deprioritizes mobile users at the cell edge, in order to improve the overall system efficiency. We show that it is interesting to activate Joint Processing technique only in a high-interference network, its activation in a low-interference network may lead to performance degradation. We propose a new coordination mechanism, where a cell cooperates only when its cooperation brings a sufficient mean throughput gain, which compensates the extra resource consumption. Finally, we show that the coordination of beams is not necessary when a large number of antennas is deployed at each base station; a simple opportunistic scheduling strategy provides optimal performance. For a limited number of antennas per base station,coordination is necessary to avoid interference between the activated beams, allowing substantial performance gains.

The next generation wireless networks i.e. 5G aim to provide multi-Gbps data traffic, in order to satisfy the increasing demand for high-definition video, among other high data rate services, as well as the exponential growth in mobile subscribers. To achieve this dramatic increase in data rates, current research is focused on improving the capacity of current 4G network standards, based on Long Term Evolution (LTE), before radical changes are exploited which could include acquiring additional/new spectrum. The LTE network has a reuse factor of one; hence neighbouring cells/sectors use the same spectrum, therefore making the cell edge users vulnerable to inter-cell interference. In addition, wireless transmission is commonly hindered by fading and pathloss. In this direction, this thesis focuses on improving the performance of cell edge users in LTE and LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) networks by initially implementing a new Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP) algorithm to mitigate cell edge user interference. Subsequently Device-to-Device (D2D) communication is investigated as the enabling technology for maximising Resource Block (RB) utilisation in current 4G and emerging 5G networks. It is demonstrated that the application, as an extension to the above, of novel power control algorithms, to reduce the required D2D TX power, and multihop transmission for relaying D2D traffic, can further enhance network performance. To be able to develop the aforementioned technologies and evaluate the performance of new algorithms in emerging network scenarios, a beyond-the-state-of-the-art LTE system-level simulator (SLS) was implemented. The new simulator includes Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) antenna functionalities, comprehensive channel models (such as Wireless World initiative New Radio II i.e. WINNER II) and adaptive modulation and coding schemes to accurately emulate the LTE and LTE-A network standards. Additionally, a novel interference modelling scheme using the 'wrap around' technique was proposed and implemented that maintained the topology of flat surfaced maps, allowing for use with cell planning tools while obtaining accurate and timely results in the SLS compared to the few existing platforms. For the proposed CoMP algorithm, the adaptive beamforming technique was employed to reduce interference on the cell edge UEs by applying Coordinated Scheduling (CoSH) between cooperating cells. Simulation results show up to 2-fold improvement in terms of throughput, and also shows SINR gain for the cell edge UEs in the cooperating cells. Furthermore, D2D communication underlaying the LTE network (and future generation of wireless networks) was investigated. The technology exploits the proximity of users in a network to achieve higher data rates with maximum RB utilisation (as the technology reuses the cellular RB simultaneously), while taking some load off the Evolved Node B (eNB) i.e. by direct communication between User Equipment (UE). Simulation results show that the proximity and transmission power of D2D transmission yields high performance gains for a D2D receiver, which was demonstrated to be better than that of cellular UEs with better channel conditions or in close proximity to the eNB in the network. The impact of interference from the simultaneous transmission however impedes the achievable data rates of cellular UEs in the network, especially at the cell edge. Thus, a power control algorithm was proposed to mitigate the impact of interference in the hybrid network (network consisting of both cellular and D2D UEs). It was implemented by setting a minimum SINR threshold so that the cellular UEs achieve a minimum performance, and equally a maximum SINR threshold to establish fairness for the D2D transmission as well. Simulation results show an increase in the cell edge throughput and notable improvement in the overall SINR distribution of UEs in the hybrid network. Additionally, multihop transmission for D2D UEs was investigated in the hybrid network: traditionally, the scheme is implemented to relay cellular traffic in a homogenous network. Contrary to most current studies where D2D UEs are employed to relay cellular traffic, the use of idle nodes to relay D2D traffic was implemented uniquely in this thesis. Simulation results show improvement in D2D receiver throughput with multihop transmission, which was significantly better than that of the same UEs performance with equivalent distance between the D2D pair when using single hop transmission.

第四代行動通訊系統(The Fourth Generation of Mobile Communications System，簡稱4G)LTE-A(Long Term Evolution-Advanced)利用載波聚合(Carrier Aggregation)與多天線MIMO(Multi-Input Multi-Output)通道技術大幅提升上傳與下載的傳輸速率，並加入協同多點協調傳輸(Co-ordinated Multi-Point Transmission)技術加強基地台服務的覆蓋率。透過LTE-A的CoMP聯合運作(Joint Processing)方式，藉由鄰近基地台之間的互相協助，有助於位於細胞邊緣處之使用者裝置(User Equipment，UE)訊號傳輸品質提升，將周圍鄰近之基地台訊號的干擾化為有益之訊號來源。中繼技術(Relay)則能將來自基地台之無線電訊號接收後經過解碼與編碼再送出，提升周遭UE接收的訊號強度。 基於行動網路環境中使用者的移動性，細胞邊緣使用者的人數與位置分布隨時間改變，傳統CoMP傳輸多屬靜態的叢集演算法事先定義CoMP傳輸叢集，導致傳輸叢集不符合細胞邊緣使用者的分布與需求，細胞邊緣使用者的傳輸增益有限。動態的CoMP傳輸雖然較靜態的CoMP傳輸符合邊緣使用者的需求與分布，然而，因其屬於分散式的架構缺乏管理控制中心，規劃傳輸叢集的過程需仰賴基地台之間頻繁的控制訊號溝通。 本論文提出一個動態的CoMP傳輸叢集演算法-階層式動態CoMP傳輸叢集演算法(Hierarchical Adaptive Clustering for CoMP ，HACC)，透過階層式架構，不但具備靜態CoMP傳輸演算法集中式系統的優點，也保有動態CoMP傳輸演算法隨使用者分布調整傳輸叢集的特點。首先於系統定義之叢集中選出上層叢集代表(top cluster head，TCH)，由基地台收集服務範圍內UE分布與通訊品質，篩選出細胞邊緣使用者並傳遞此資訊給TCH，由TCH選出較多細胞邊緣使用者的區域為CoMP傳輸叢集之子代表(sub-cluster head)，以CoMP傳輸叢集之子代表為中心點尋找相鄰的區域形成CoMP傳輸叢集。除此之外，再搭配Relay延伸來自基地台之訊號，強化基地台服務範圍內非邊緣區域之訊號，提供UE更佳的傳輸品質。 透過實驗模擬證實，本論文提出的方法在系統整體UE的資料吞吐量比傳統靜態以及Hongbin et al.[10]提出之以UE需求為主的動態CoMP叢集演算法來的優異，特別是對位於細胞邊緣通訊不良處之UE資料吞吐量有更顯著之改善，系統整體的頻譜效率也有所提升。 / The fourth-generation mobile communications system (4G) LTE-A (Long Term Evolution-Advanced) uses carrier aggregation and multi-antenna MIMO channel technology dramatically to increase the speed in both uplink and downlink, and use coordinated multi-point transmission(CoMP) and relay to improve the coverage of base station. Through joint processing(JP) in CoMP, base station(BS) communicates with adjacent BSs and then some of them build up a CoMP cluster helping the user equipment(UE) which is located at the edge of cell by enhancing the signal strength. CoMP-JP is able to transform interference from adjacent cells into useful signals. Relay technology receives radio signals and then amplifies signals before re-transmission to strengthen signals. The number of cell-edge users and their locations change with time due to the mobility of users in mobile communications system. Most traditional static CoMP transmission clustering algorithm are predefined CoMP clusters. As the distribution of cell-edge users in the system changes, the transmission clusters may not meet the needs of cell edge UEs so that the transmission gain is limited. Compared with static CoMP clustering, dynamic CoMP clustering changes with time to meet the needs of cell-edge UEs, providing an appropriate service to cell-edge UEs. However, dynamic system belongs to distributed system and lacks management control center, it highly depends on frequent communication signals among base stations during the process of clustering generation. This paper proposes a dynamic clustering algorithm for CoMP-JP - Hierarchical Adaptive Clustering for CoMP (HACC). By hierarchical structure, HACC not only has the advantages of static CoMP centralized system, but also maintains the characteristics of dynamic CoMP adjusting the clustering with cell-edge users. At the first step, we define an upper cluster representative of the group (top cluster head). Then, depending on the number of cell-edge UEs in every sector, the system chooses sub-cluster head. Sub-cluster head chooses neighboring sectors to generate a CoMP-JP transmission cluster. In addition, relay stations amplify the signal from BS providing better transmission quality for non-cell-edge UEs. Simulation results show that the proposed method outperforms traditional static CoMP clustering and UE-specific CoMP clustering method proposed by Hongbin et al.[10] in data throughput, particularly for cell-edge UEs, and spectrum utilization.