Thesis (M.S.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 2006. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-90).

Orientador: Hugo Enrique Hernández Figueroa / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-19T00:51:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Pasetto_TadeuPires_M.pdf: 7097480 bytes, checksum: a432943fd52e29cfe68bd7e99f0b14f7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: Este trabalho apresenta o estudo, o projeto e a caracterização de estruturas de cristal fotônico bidimensionais na faixa de micro-ondas para arranjos cilíndricos dielétricos em simetria triangular e quadrada, com e sem curvas, na faixa de 2 a 4 GHz. A escolha dos arranjos foi feita baseando-se no cálculo do diagrama de bandas e dos modos guiados no cristal após ser removida uma linha de elementos. Foram projetadas estruturas casadoras que tornaram possível caracterizar esses guias de onda com o auxílio de um analisador de rede. As montagens das estruturas de cilindros dielétricos com as placas metálicas e as estruturas casadoras, foram simulada no programa comercial CST Microwave Studio 2010®. Uma vez construída e caracterizada as estruturas, os resultados foram analisados e comparados. A banda passante apresentou um deslocamento em frequência, coerente com os erros da montagem construída / Abstract: This work presents the study, design and measurements of microwave twodimensional photonic crystal waveguides, for square and triangular arrays of dielectric roads, with and without bend, in the 2-4 GHz band. The choice of the arrays was based on the calculated band diagrams of the crystals and guided modes for the waveguide which arises when a line of roads is removed from the crystal structure. Matching structures were projected to enable the corresponding measurements using a network analyzer. The entire structure: dielectric roads, metallic plates and matching structures, was simulated using the CST Microwave Studio 2010®, constructed and measured, and the results were analyzed and compared. The measured guided band frequency exhibits a shift when compared with the simulated one, consistent with the imprecision of the setup / Mestrado / Telecomunicações e Telemática / Mestre em Engenharia Elétrica

Unexpected bearing failures in agricultural equipment can result in considerable inconvenience, potential hazard, and monetary loss. Continuous bearing condition monitoring using vibration and audio spectrum analysis can detect imminent bearing failures before dangerous situations develop. Current application of bearing condition monitoring using vibration signature analysis has focused on fixed industrial applications involving high cost equipment and high shaft speeds. The feasible application of current technology on mobile agricultural equipment requires a lower-cost method of signal sensing and processing. Lower shaft speeds and the use of neural-net based pattern recognition techniques can allow the use of lower-cost transducers necessary for practical adoption on mobile equipment. A test apparatus was developed and constructed to test the feasibility of using a electret microphone as a sensor for monitoring bearing condition through vibration signature analysis. Laboratory experiments designed to evaluate the sensors with test bearings at both an advanced and an early stage of wear were developed. A field-worn bearing that had been removed from a unit of farm machinery was obtained and examined. Twelve new bearings identical in type to the field worn bearing were also examined, altered to simulate an early stage of wear, and re-examined. Identical experiments were conducted on both the field-worn and altered bearings. The signal acquired from a field-worn bearing was compared with the signal acquired from a new bearing using a two-sample, paired t-test for means at an alpha level of 0.05 and a graphical defect frequency analysis. The signals acquired from the altered bearings were compared with the signals acquired from the new bearings using the same statistical and graphical test performed on the field-worn bearings. The goal of the analysis was to evaluate the performance of the microphone by attempting to identify significant frequency patterns that could be used to determine the condition of the test bearing while in operation. Duplicate experiments conducted using the accelerometer provided a comparison of sensor performance. The microphone performed well for bearings at an advanced stage of wear. The sensitivity of the accelerometer resulted in better performance when used with bearings at an early stage of wear. / Master of Science