<div>With the growing demand of air traffic, it becomes more important and critical than ever to develop advanced techniques to control and monitor air traffic in terms of safety and efficiency. Especially, trajectory prediction can play a significant role on the improvement of the safety and efficiency because predicted trajectory information is used for air traffic management such as conflict detection and resolution, sequencing and scheduling. </div><div><div>In this work, we propose a new framework by integrating</div><div>the two methods, called hybrid data-driven and physics-based trajectory prediction. The proposed algorithm is applied to real air traffic surveillance data to demonstrate its performance.</div></div>

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(理学) / 甲第19492号 / 理博第4152号 / 新制||理||1596(附属図書館) / 32528 / 京都大学大学院理学研究科物理学・宇宙物理学専攻 / (主査)教授 國廣 悌二, 教授 大西 明, 教授 田中 貴浩 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Science / Kyoto University / DGAM

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Les cellules solaires nanostructurées ont été développées pour réduire le coût du photovoltaïque et le rendre compétitif aux autres sources d’énergies. Dans ce but deux cellules solaires ont été étudié durant la thèse: la cellule « eta » (Extremely Thin Absorber) et la cellule hybride à polymères. Dans un premier temps, des couches 2D et nanofils de ZnO ont été réalisés par voie électrochimique sur des substrats verre/TCO (oxyde transparent et conducteur). Il est montré que la température du bain, la densité de charge et la concentration de l’électrolyte support (KCl) infleuncent la morphologie, composition, cristallisation et propriétés optiques des couches. Les films déposés à 0,1 M KCl et à T ≥ 50°C, présente de bonnes propriétés physico-chimiques. La couche 2D est ensuite utilisée pour la croissance des nanofils de ZnO et leurs dimensions sont ajustées avec la moprhologie et l’épaisseur de cette couche. L’électrolyte support et la densité de charge permettent également de contrôler les dimensions des nanofils. Dans un deuxième temps, les nanofils de ZnO ont été photo-sensibilisés par deux types d’absorbeurs : CuInS2 (CIS) et Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS). Ils ont été réalisés par différentes méthodes : SILAR (Successive Ion Layer Adsorption and Reaction), électrodépôt et dépôt de nanoparticules pré-synthétisées (pour CIS). Les films préparés par voie SILAR sont très uniformes autour des nanofils. Tandis que ceux réalisés par électrodépôt sont moins homogènes mais de très bonnes qualités cristallines. Grâce à la fonctionnalisation des nanofils, une couche de nanoparticules de CuInS2 très uniforme est déposée. Les cellules « eta » réalisées avec ces structures cœur/coquille montrent un effet photovoltaïque. Les films de ZnO électrodéposés ont été intégrés dans des cellules solaires hybrides à polymères sur substrats verres et plastiques. Ces cellules ont montré de bons rendements et une haute stabilité. / Nanostructured solar cells have been proposed as a solution for photovoltaic cost reduction and to rival the cost of grid-powered electricity. Regarding this challenge, two kinds of solar cells have been studied within the PhD thesis: the Extremely Thin Absorber Solar cells (eta) and the polymer hybrid solar cell. First, we are reporting on the electrochemical deposition of ZnO 2D layers and nanowires on glass substrates covered with TCO (Transparent Conducting Oxide). It is shown that the bath temperature and the supporting electrolyte concentration (KCl) play an important role on the ZnO layer morphology, composition, crystallization and optical properties. The film deposited from 0.1 M KCl and T ≥ 50°C exhibit very good optical and structural properties. These 2D layers are used for consequent ZnO nanowires electrodeposition and their dimensions could be tailored by the seed layer morphology and thickness. The supporting electrolyte concentration and the passed charge density could be additionally used to control their dimensions. Then, the ZnO nanowires have been photosensitized with two absorbers: CuInS2 (CIS) and Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS). These materials are prepared by: Successive Ion Layer Adsorption and Reaction (SILAR), electrodeposition and nanoparticules deposition (for CIS). The SILAR films are very uniform around the nanowires. The layers prepared by electrodeposition are less uniform but exhibit very good structural properties. Uniform thin film of CuInS2 nanoparticules are deposited onto functionalized ZnO nanowires. The eta solar cells fabricated with these core/shell nanostructures have shown a photovoltaic effect. The ZnO thin films have been integrated in hybrid solar cells on flexible and rigid substrates. These cells show good power conversion efficiency and a high stability.

The master thesis "Basque terrorist organization ETA - its activity since 2004, tactics, internal structure and future perspectives of development" deals with the analysis of development of the Basque terrorist organization ETA after 2004, when the islamic fundamentalists attacked Madrid. The first part of this thesis briefly presents basic theoretical principles of terrorism. The second part is focused on the history of ETA and its development from the very beginning till the year 2004. The third and the main part analyses the current development of ETA and the modification of its structure and strategy and also the counter- terrorist provisions, which have been taken by the Spanish state in order to paralyse the organization. All kinds of aspects which had and still have an influence on this issue had been taken into account - the changes of the internal structure of ETA and its financing, the changes in legislation or the changes in security forces strategy. A special chapter concentrates on the analysis of the strategic importance of ceasefire and the negotiations with the government.

η (eta) nitride, Cr3Ni2SiN, is a precipitate found in high temperature austenitic stainless steel and is not yet included in Thermo-Calc steel database TCFE7. The aim of this thesis is to collect thermodynamic data to enable the addition of η nitride in the databases. Three laboratory melts with varying levels of silicon, chromium and nickel have been aged at 700-1000 °C for 75 h, 300 h and 1200 h and examined by Light Optical Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy, Wavelength Dispersive Spectroscopy, Electron Backscattered Diffraction and X-ray Powder Diffraction. η nitride is in the studied alloys an equilibrium phase stabilized with nitrogen. Presence of η nitride was confirmed by Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy and X-ray Powder Diffraction. It was found to precipitate in four different ways, at primary grain boundaries, intragranularly, as a "skeleton-like" precipitate and as a border around the occurring Cr2N precipitates. The area fraction of η nitrides increases with longer aging times and is favored by silicon and nickel. The composition of η nitride is not changing regardless of material composition, aging temperature and aging time. The composition of η nitride in all three materials are 8.7-9.7 wt.% silicon, 47-54 wt.% chromium, 1.4-4.1 wt.% iron and 33-36 wt.% nickel. The nitrogen content 2 determined by Wavelength Dispersive Spectroscopy is 2.8-3.2 wt.%. No complete equilibrium was achieved and together with incomplete mixing of the alloying elements during melting, the microstructure is difficult to evaluate. Other precipitates found are Cr2N, π nitride, σ phase and two unidentified phases, M and N. Of these phases at least Cr2N is not an equilibrium phase as it dissolves during aging. Further aging to achieve complete equilibrium is necessary.

Recent studies suggest that the performance of dye-sensitised solar cells (DSC) has appeared to have reached a limit, therefore solar cells based on semiconductor materials, such as extremely thin absorber (ETA) solar cells and tandem solar cells are currently the subject of intense research in the framework of low-cost photovoltaic devices as sources of harvesting sunlight to generate electricity. Generally, semiconductor solar cells have been divided into two different types, namely anodic and cathodic type solar cells. Extensive research and development work has been focused on anodic semiconductor sensitised solar cells to date. In contrast, the cathodic semiconductor sensitised solar cells have received no attention which is very surprising. Developing the cathodic semiconductor sensitised solar cell concept is very important in the development of tandem solar cells as well as other new solar cell configurations. The main reason for the lack of research in this area was due to the rarity of p-type semiconductor materials, which made it difficult to find suitable materials to match the energy band edges for cathodic semiconductor sensitised solar cells (CSSC) as well as solid-state cathodic semiconductor solar cells (SS-CSSC). The primary aim of this thesis was to construct cathodic semiconductor sensitised solar cells as well as their solid-state analogues (SS-CSSC). The work conducted within this doctoral study presents state-of-art materials and thin film processing/preparation methods, their characterisation and developing CSSCs and SS-CSSCs employing such films in cascade configurations. No reports have been published in the literature on SS-CSSC to date. The first stage of this thesis is focused on optimising the morphology and the texture (porosity) of the CuI and NiO semiconductor photocathode, by the introduction of new deposition methods namely, pulsed-electrodeposition (PED) and Aerosol-Assisted Deposition (AAD) and Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposition (AACVD). The electrodes prepared by employing the methods mentioned above and controlling the deposition parameters systematically, we have achieved significant improvement in the film morphology and the texture of the deposited films. The resulting electrodes showed excellent improvement in the photoelectrochemical performance which made it suitable for application in construction of both CSSC and SS-CSSC. The photoelectrochemical performance of the electrodes can be seen clearly through the photocurrent density data. For the case of bare CuI, the PEC performance of electrode prepared by the AAD and PED compared against that of continuous-electrodeposition (ED) electrodes. The photocurrent density achieved for the electrodes prepared by AAD and PED was reported around 175 and 75 µAcm-2 respectively which are way higher than the ED case. At the second stage of this study, the work focused on fabrication and characterisation of the CSSCs. Cathodic sensitised PEC solar cells (CuI/Cu2S/(Eu2+/Eu3+) and NiO/Cu2S/(I3-/I-)) were fabricated by deposition of p-Cu2S on the texture controlled CuI and NiO photocathodes. The morphological properties of the photocathode, in particular layer thickness, particle size and film porosity, play an important role in the PEC performance of CSSCs. Optimisation of these parameters led to increased adsorption of the Cu2S light harvester on the photocathode s surface. As a result, the charge injection from Cu2S to the wide band gap photocathode material (CuI and NiO) was significantly improved. Due to this, the CSSC performance showed significant improvement as semiconductor sensitised cathodic solar cells (CSSC). The IPCE and photocurrent density of the CSSC achieved in this study was around (19 and 7 %) and (1 and 0.5 mAcm-2) for the CuI/Cu2S and NiO/Cu2S electrodes respectively. Finally, the SS-CSSC has been fabricated by employing n-Fe2O3 electron transport layer. The construction of SS-CSSC for the first time using the n-Fe2O3 electron transport layer (CuI/Cu2S/Fe2O3 and NiO/Cu2S/Fe2O3) allowed us to study the materials, optical and photoelectrochemical properties of this device. Under AM 1.5 illumination, the SS-CSSC shows a photocurrent density of 6 and 9 µAcm-2 for CuI/Cu2S/Fe2O3 and NiO/Cu2S/Fe2O3 solar cells, respectively. The results of this work indicated low performance for both SS-CSSC compared to CSSC results, due to the lack of adsorption between the absorber and Fe2O3 electrode. However, this study proved the concept of SS-CSSC based on semiconductor material, which is valuable for the future work of cathodic semiconductor sensitised solar cells as well as solid-state tandem solar cells.

Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited / This study investigates severe weather events occurring in the Midwest, Central, and Northeastern United States from May through September 2004. Severe weather events are pinpointed using tornado and hail reports and correlating them with NEXRAD radar data to determine maximum intensity of the event. Severe storms that occur within 30 minutes of a model forecast hour are catalogued for further investigation. Once these events are diagnosed, ETA-212 and MM5 model data is regridded, centered on the storm. Divergence values at 300 hPa are extracted from the model data for each storm event. These storms are then grouped in three ways: all storms, tornadic storms, and hail producing storms. The averaged maximum divergence values from the ETA-212 for each group are examined from the 0 hour analysis through the 21 hour forecast. From these averaged divergence values, a matrix of recommended divergence threshold values is derived. For the MM5 data, a subset of storms is examined. The MM5 and ETA-212 are run on an identical set of storms, and the divergence forecasts are compared. / Captain, United States Air Force