Le mémoire traite de la machine à réluctance variable en proposant d'une manière simultanée et du point de vue conception des solutions à ses deux inconvénients majeurs à savoir les ondulations de couple et les efforts radiaux. Les premières se propagent le long de la chaine de transmission diminuant ainsi le confort des usagers et les deuxièmes sont à l’origine d’une nuisance sonore. Dans une première partie et en s’intéressant à une structure axiale caractérisée par une faible force radiale, un bilan sur cette structure est donc établi. En effet, une configuration à deux stators et un rotor est la plus adéquate pour éventuellement remplacer la machine radiale de référence. Cette structure axiale est comparée à cette machine de référence après avoir établi des règles de passage d’une structure à une autre. Un premier passage est effectué en gardant le même encombrement et un deuxième passage en dimensionnant la machine axiale pour satisfaire le même cahier des charges que la machine radiale. Dans une deuxième partie, le travail s’oriente vers la modification de la structure radiale de la machine de référence et son optimisation. Plusieurs modifications sont proposées dont une structure avec une cale magnétique qui est la plus performante. Des optimisations géométriques à l’aide de l’algorithme génétique sur un point de fonctionnement sont ensuite effectuées pour remédier aux deux problèmes. A la fin, un récapitulatif de plusieurs structures optimisées est proposé pour servir de référence. Le choix de la machine la plus adéquate pourra donc être effectué en faisant un compromis entre la maximisation du couple, la réduction de ses ondulations et la réduction des efforts radiaux. / This report deals with switched reluctance motor by offering design solutions to the drawbacks of torque ripples and radial forces in the same time. Torque ripples reduce the user comfort and radial forces are the origin of noise. In the first part, an axial structure characterized by low radial force is analysed. Indeed, an axial configuration with two stators and one rotor is the most appropriate to replace the reference radial machine. Ones the rules of passage from one structure to another are established, the axial structure is then compared to the reference one. A first passage is made by keeping the same volume and a second one by sizing the axial machine with the same specifications as the radial one. In the second part, the work concerns the modification of radial structure of the reference machine and its optimization. Several modifications are proposed including a structure with a magnetic wedge which is the most efficient. Geometric optimization using genetic algorithm are then performed on operating points to remedy the both problems. In the end, several optimized structures are proposed. The choice of the most suitable machine can be done by making a compromise between the torque maximization, reducing its ripples and reducing radial forces.

Il existe au niveau d’interfaces séparant des milieux de constantes diélectriques de signes opposés des ondes électromagnétiques confinées à proximité de ces interfaces. On parle d’ondes de surface. C’est notamment le cas des métaux et des cristaux polaires : on parle alors de plasmons-polaritons de surface et de phonons-polaritons de surface respectivement. L’objectif de cette thèse est de revisiter certains aspects théoriques associés à ces ondes de surface.Dans un premier temps, en nous basant sur le formalisme de Green, nous donnons un moyen d’obtenir une expression du champ des ondes de surface sous forme de somme de modes. En présence de pertes, ces ondes ont nécessairement un vecteur d’onde ou une pulsation complexe. Nous donnons ainsi deux expressions de leur champ, correspondant à chacun de ces deux cas, et discutons de l’opportunité d’utiliser l’une ou l’autre de ces expressions.Nous posons par la suite les bases d’une optique de Fourier et d’une optique géométrique des ondes de surface. Nous montrons comment obtenir une équation de Helmholtz à deux dimensions pour les ondes de surface, un principe d’Huygens-Fresnel pour les ondes de surface, ainsi qu’une équation eikonale pour les ondes de surface, qui s’applique sous certaines hypothèses. Nous nous intéressons également à la superlentille proposée par Pendry, qui s’appuie sur les ondes de surface. Nous étudions notamment le fonctionnement de cette superlentille en régime impulsionnel, et montrons qu’en présence de pertes, il est possible d’obtenir une meilleure résolution avec certaines formes d’impulsion par rapport au régime harmonique, au prix d’une importante baisse de signal toutefois.Nous développons ensuite un traitement quantique des ondes de surface. Nous calculons au préalable une expression de leur énergie, et nous donnons une expression de leur hamiltonien et de leurs opérateurs champ. Sans pertes, nous montrons que le facteur de Purcell prédit par notre théorie quantique est rigoureusement égal au facteur de Purcell calculé avec des outils classiques. Nous comparons ensuite ce facteur de Purcell à celui calculé classiquement avec pertes, et montrons sur un exemple que les pertes peuvent être négligées dans de nombreux cas. Nous donnons enfin une expression des coefficients d’Einstein associés aux ondes de surface permettant d’étudier la dynamique de l’inversion de population d’un milieu fournissant un gain aux ondes de surface. Nous appliquons par la suite ce formalisme quantique à l’interaction électrons-phonons-polaritons de surface dans les puits quantiques, notamment leur interaction avec un mode de phonon du puits particulièrement confiné grâce à un effet de constante diélectrique proche de zéro (epsilon near zero, ENZ). / Interfaces between materials having opposite dielectric constants support electromagnetic waves confined close to these interfaces called surface waves. For metals and polar crystals, they are respectively called surface plasmon-polaritons and surface phonon-polaritons. The goal of this thesis is to revisit some theoretical aspects associated to these surface waves.Using the Green formalism, we derive an expression of the surface wave field as a sum of modes. With losses, these waves must have a complex wave vector or frequency. Thus we give two expressions of their field, for each of these cases, and discuss when each of these expressions should be used.We then give the basis of a surface wave Fourier optics and geometrical optics. We derive a 2D Helmholtz equation for surface waves, a Huygens-Fresnel principle for surface waves, and an eikonal equation for surface waves. We then take a look at Pendry’s superlens, in which surface waves play a major role. We study the behavior of the superlens in pulsed mode taking losses into account, and show that its resolution can be increased for some pulse shapes compared to the steady state, at the expense of a signal decay.We then develop a quantum treatment of surface waves. We first calculate their energy, and then give an expression of their hamiltonian and field operators. Without losses, we show that the Purcell factor given by our quantum theory is perfectly equal to the Purcell factor given by the classical theory. We then compare this Purcell factor to the lossy case on an example, and show that losses can often be neglected. We then derive the Einstein coefficients associated to surface wave emission and absorption, which allow studying the population inversion dynamics of a gain medium. We then use this quantum formalism to study the interaction between electrons and surface phonon-polaritons in quantum wells, particularly their interaction with a phonon mode which features high confinement thanks to an epsilon near zero (ENZ) effect.

Submitted by Eunice Novais (enovais@uepg.br) on 2018-06-28T19:18:21Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Talita Rosas Ferreira.pdf: 3918159 bytes, checksum: 3af8401f079b1540a49f10a3f6fd3b2d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-28T19:18:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Talita Rosas Ferreira.pdf: 3918159 bytes, checksum: 3af8401f079b1540a49f10a3f6fd3b2d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-04-23 / No presente estudo, foram investigados os efeitos da calagem superficial sobre: os atributos químicos, as propriedades de interação com a radiação e a estrutura (sistema poroso) de um Cambissolo Háplico alumínico. A estrutura do solo foi analisada em escala micrométrica, considerando monólitos (8×8×8 cm) e pequenos agregados do solo (2-4 e 1-2 mm de diâmetro). O experimento consistia de cinco faixas, uma delas em área de pasto, considerada como referência (REF) e representando as condições do solo antes da implementação do sistema de plantio direto (SPD), e as demais, sob SPD, receberam as seguintes doses de calcário: 0 (C0), 10 (C10), 15 (C15) e 20 (C20) t ha-1 aplicadas na superfície do solo. A coleta das amostras se deu aos trinta meses após o procedimento de calagem, nas camadas 0-10 cm (A) e 10-20 cm (B). Os atributos químicos do solo foram caracterizados de acordo com procedimentos experimentais padrões e a composição de óxidos do solo, obtida por meio de análise de espectroscopia de fluorescência de raios X (FRX), foi usada para o cálculo do coeficiente de atenuação de massa do solo (μm), por meio do código computacional XCOM, para as energias de ≈ 60 keV (241Am) e ≈ 662 keV (137Cs). Os valores de μm foram utilizados para calcular as demais propriedades de interação da radiação com o solo e para simular as variações causadas na densidade (D) e porosidade total (Pt) do solo. Para a análise da estrutura do solo, foram utilizadas imagens 3D de microtomografia computadorizada de raios X (μTC), com resolução espacial de 60 μm (monólitos), e de μTC utilizando radiação síncrotron (μTC-RS), com resolução espacial de 1,64 μm (agregados). A visualização, processamento e análise das imagens foram realizadas com o software Avizo Fire. Foram determinadas as seguintes propriedades micromorfológicas e geométricas: porosidade baseada na imagem (P’), número de poros (NP), distribuições de P’ e NP em função de intervalos de volume, comprimento, alongamento, formato, conectividade e tortuosidade dos poros (monólitos); e: P’, distribuições de P’ e NP em função de intervalos de volume, conectividade, tortuosidade e dimensão fractal (agregados). Complementarmente, a composição elementar dos agregados do solo foi avaliada por meio de medidas de FRX. Na maioria dos casos, os efeitos da calagem concentraram-se na camada A, onde houve melhora nos atributos químicos e, portanto, no grau de acidez do solo, bem como houve aumento nas propriedades de interação da radiação em função das doses de calcário. O aumento nas propriedades de interação da radiação foi mais acentuado para a energia de ≈ 60 keV em relação a ≈ 662 keV e, no primeiro caso, as mudanças causadas em μm promoveram variação considerável na D e Pt do solo, demonstrando a relevância do estudo. A exemplo dos efeitos da calagem sobre o sistema poroso de monólitos do solo, na camada A, ressalta-se o aumento de P’ e do número de poros em que o poro principal foi separado, os quais foram identificados como sendo mais alongados e mais conectados devido à calagem. A calagem promoveu ainda alterações no arranjo dos poros separados, em ambas as camadas, com a formação de poros cilíndricos na direção horizontal, o que pode ser atribuído ao estímulo da atividade da fauna do solo. Para os agregados de solo, na camada A, a porcentagem de cálcio foi elevada a um valor mais alto em agregados de 1-2 mm em comparação com aqueles de 2-4 mm, em função das doses de calcário. A calagem afetou negativamente a estrutura de pequenos agregados do solo, diminuindo a P’ e aumentando a tortuosidade de poros para agregados de 1-2 mm. Além disso, a calagem reduziu a dimensão fractal em agregados de ambas as classes de tamanhos, em acordo com o fato de que, com a calagem, poros maiores foram substituídos por poros menores em agregados de 1-2 mm, conforme análises de natureza quantitativa e qualitativa. / In the present study, effects of surface liming on: chemical attributes, soil-radiation interaction properties and the structure (porous system) of a Dystrudept soil were investigated. The soil structure was analyzed in micrometric scale, considering monoliths (8×8×8 cm) and tiny aggregates (2-4 and 1-2 mm in diameter). The trial consisted of five stripes, one of them under pasture, considered here as reference (REF), representing the soil conditions before the no-till system (NTS) implementation, and the remaining, under NTS, received the following lime rates: 0 (C0), 10 (C10), 15 (C15) and 20 (C20) t ha-1 on the soil surface. Samples were collected thirty months after the liming procedure, at the 0-10 cm (A) and 10-20 cm (B) soil layers. The soil chemical attributes were characterized according to standard experimental procedures and the soil oxide composition, obtained by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), was used for the calculation of the soil mass attenuation coefficient (μm), by means of the computer code XCOM, for the energies of ≈ 60 keV (241Am) amd ≈ 662 keV (137Cs). The μm values were used to calculate the remaining soil-radiation interaction properties and to simulate variations caused on soil density (D) and total porosity (Pt). For the soil structure analysis, 3D images of X-ray computed microtomography (μCT), with spatial resolution of 60 μm (monoliths), and 3D images of synchrotron radiation based X-ray computed microtomography (SR-μCT), with spatial resolution of 1,64 μm (aggregates) were used. The image visualization, processing and analysis were performed in the Avizo Fire software. The following micromorphological and geometrical properties were determined: image-based porosity (P’), number of pores (NP), distributions of P’ and NP as function of volume intervals, length, elongation, shape, connectivity, and tortuosity of pores (monoliths); and: P’, distributions of P’ and NP as function of volume intervals, connectivity, tortuosity, and fractal dimension (aggregates). Additionally, the elemental composition of the soil aggregates was evaluated by XRF. In the majority of cases, liming effects were concentrated at layer A, where there was an improvement of soil chemical attributes and, therefore, of soil acidity level, as well as there was an increase in the soil-radiation interaction properties as function of lime rates. The increase in soil-radiation interaction properties was more accentuated for the energy of ≈ 60 keV in relation to ≈ 662 keV and, in the former case, the μm variation promoted considerable variation in D and Pt, demonstrating the relevance of the study. Highlighted instances of liming effects on the porous system of the soil monoliths, at layer A, were an increase in P’ and in the number of pores into which the main soil pore was separated, which were identified as being longer and more connected due to liming. Moreover, liming promoted changes in the arrangement of the separated pores, at both soil layers, with the formation of cylindrical pores in the horizontal orientation, which can be attributed to stimulation of the soil fauna activity. Regarding the soil aggregates, at layer A, calcium was raised to a higher percentage in aggregates of 1-2 mm when compared to those of 2-4 mm, as function of the lime rates. Liming affected negatively the structure of the soil tiny aggregates, decreasing P’ and increasing the tortuosity of pores for 1-2 mm aggregates. Besides, liming decreased the fractal dimension in aggregates from both size classes, in accord to the fact that, with liming, larger pores were replaced by smaller ones in 1-2 mm aggregates, as both quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed.

Cette thèse de doctorat porte sur le calcul par la méthode des éléments finis du comportement dynamique de réservoirs élastiques précontraints contenant un liquide interne à surface libre. Nous considérons que la pression hydrostatique exercée par le fluide interne incompressible sur les parois flexibles du réservoir est à l’origine de grands déplacements, conduisant ainsi à un état d’équilibre non-linéaire géométrique. Le changement de raideur lié à cet état précontraint induit un décalage des fréquences de résonances du problème de vibrations linéaires couplées.L’objectif principal du travail est donc d’estimer, par des approches numériques précises et efficaces, l’influence des non-linéarités géométriques sur le comportement hydroélastique du système réservoir/liquide interne autour de différentes configurations d’équilibre. La méthodologie développée s’effectue en deux étapes. La première consiste à calculer l’état statique non-linéaire par une approche éléments finis lagrangienne totale. L’action du fluide sur la structure est ici modélisée par des forces suiveuses hydrostatiques. La deuxième étape porte sur le calcul des vibrations couplées linéarisées. Un modèle d’ordre réduit original est notamment proposé pour limiter les coûts de calcul associés à l’estimation de l’effet de masse ajoutée. Enfin, divers exemples sont proposés et comparés à des résultats de la littérature (issus de simulations numériques ou d’essais expérimentaux) pour montrer l’efficacité et la validité des différentes approches numériques développées dans ce travail. / This doctoral thesis focuses on the calculation by the finite element method of the dynamic behavior of prestressed elastic tanks containing an internal liquid with a free surface. We consider that the hydrostatic pressure exerted by the incompressible internal fluid on the flexible walls of the tank causes large displacements, thus leading to a geometric non-linear equilibrium state. The change of stiffness related to this prestressed state induces a shift in the resonance frequencies of the coupled linear vibration problem. The main objective of the work is therefore to estimate, through precise and efficient numerical approaches, the influence of geometric nonlinearities on the hydroelastic behavior of the reservoir/internal liquid system around different equilibrium configurations. The methodology developed is carried out in two stages. The first one consists in calculating the non-linear static state by a total Lagrangian finite element approach.The action of the fluid on the structure is modelled here by hydrostatic following forces. The second step is the calculation of linearized coupled vibrations. In particular, an original reduced order model is proposed to limit the calculation costs associated with the estimation of the added mass effect. Finally, various examples are proposed and compared with results from the literature (from numerical simulations or experimental tests) to show the effectiveness and validity of the different numerical approaches developed in this work.

Die Fernerkundung war in den vergangenen Jahren von einschneidenden Umbrüchen gekennzeichnet, die sich besonders in der stark gestiegenen geometrischen Bodenauflösung der Sensoren und den damit einhergehenden Veränderungen der Verarbeitungs- und Auswertungsverfahren widerspiegeln. Sehr hoch auflösende Satellitenbilddaten - definiert durch eine Auflösung zwischen einem halben und einem Meter - existieren seit dem Start von IKONOS Ende 1999. Etwa im selben Zeitraum wurden extrem hoch auflösende digitale Flugzeugkameras (0,1 bis 0,5 m) entwickelt. Dieser Arbeit liegen IKONOS-Daten mit einer Auflösung von einem (panchromatischer Kanal) bzw. vier Metern (Multispektraldaten) zugrunde. Bedingt durch die Eigenschaften sehr hoch aufgelöster Bilddaten (z. B. Detailgehalt, starke spektrale Variabilität, Datenmenge) lassen sich bisher verfügbare Standardverfahren der Bildverarbeitung nur eingeschränkt anwenden. Die Ergebnisse der in dieser Arbeit getesteten Verfahren verdeutlichen, dass die Methoden- bzw. Softwareentwicklung mit den technischen Neuerungen nicht Schritt halten konnte. Einige Verfahren werden erst allmählich für sehr hoch auflösende Daten nutzbar (z. B. atmosphärisch-topographische Korrektur). Die vorliegende Arbeit zeigt, dass Daten dieses Auflösungsbereiches mit bisher verwendeten pixelbasierten, statistischen Klassifikationsverfahren nur unzulänglich ausgewertet werden können. Die hier untersuchte Anwendung von Bildsegmentierungsmethoden hilft, die Nachteile pixelbasierter Verfahren zu überwinden. Dies wurde durch einen Vergleich pixel- und segmentbasierter Klassifikationsverfahren belegt. Im Rahmen einer Segmentierung werden homogene Bildbereiche zu Regionen verschmolzen, welche die Grundlage für die anschließende Klassifikation bilden. Hierzu stehen über die spektralen Eigenschaften hinaus Form-, Textur- und Kontextmerkmale zur Verfügung. In der verwendeten Software eCognition lassen sich diese Klassifikationsmerkmale zudem auf Grundlage des fuzzy-logic-Konzeptes in einer Wissensbasis (Entscheidungsbaum) umsetzen. Ein Vergleich verschiedener, derzeit verfügbarer Segmentierungsverfahren zeigt darüber hinaus, dass sich mit der genutzten Software eine hohe Segmentierungsqualität erzielen lässt. Der wachsende Bedarf an aktuellen Geobasisdaten stellt für sehr hoch auflösende Fernerkundungsdaten eine wichtige Einsatzmöglichkeit dar. Durch eine gezielte Klassifikation der Bilddaten lassen sich Arbeitsgrundlagen für die hier betrachteten Anwendungsfelder Landschaftsplanung und Landschaftsökologie schaffen. Die dargestellten Beispiele von Landschaftsanalysen durch die segmentbasierte Auswertung von IKONOS-Daten zeigen, dass sich eine Klassifikationsgüte von 90 % und höher erreichen lässt. Zudem können die infolge der Segmentierung abgegrenzten Landschaftseinheiten eine Grundlage für die Berechnung von Landschaftsstrukturmaßen bilden. Nationale Naturschutzziele sowie internationale Vereinbarungen zwingen darüber hinaus zur kontinuierlichen Erfassung des Landschaftsinventars und dessen Veränderungen. Fernerkundungsdaten können in diesem Bereich zur Etablierung automatisierter und operationell einsatzfähiger Verfahren beitragen. Das Beispiel Biotop- und Landnutzungskartierung zeigt, dass eine Erfassung von Landnutzungseinheiten mit hoher Qualität möglich ist. Bedingt durch das Auswertungsverfahren sowie die Dateneigenschaften entspricht die Güte der Ergebnisse noch nicht vollständig den Ansprüchen der Anwender, insbesondere hinsichtlich der erreichbaren Klassifikationstiefe. Die Qualität der Ergebnisse lässt sich durch die Nutzung von Zusatzdaten (z. B. GIS-Daten, Objekthöhenmodelle) künftig weiter steigern. Insgesamt verdeutlicht die Arbeit den Trend zur sehr hoch auflösenden digitalen Erderkundung. Für eine breite Nutzung dieser Datenquellen ist die weitere Entwicklung automatisierter und operationell anwendbarer Verarbeitungs- und Analysemethoden unerlässlich. / In recent years remote sensing has been characterised by dramatic changes. This is reflected especially by the highly increased geometrical resolution of imaging sensors and as a consequence thereof by the developments in processing and analysis methods. Very high resolution satellite imagery (VHR) - defined by a resolution between 0.5 and 1 m - exists since the start of IKONOS at the end of 1999. At about the same time extreme high resolution digital airborne sensors (0.1 till 0.5 m) have been developed. The basis of investigation for this dissertation is IKONOS imagery with a resolution of one meter (panchromatic) respectively four meters (multispectral). Due to the characteristics of such high resolution data (e.g. level of detail, high spectral variability, amount of data) the use of previously available standard methods of image processing is limited. The results of the procedures tested within this work demonstrate that the development of methods and software was not able to keep up with the technical innovations. Some procedures are only gradually becoming suitable for VHR data (e.g. atmospheric-topographic correction). Additionally, this work shows that VHR imagery can be analysed only inadequately using traditional pixel-based statistical classifiers. The herein researched application of image segmentation methods helps to overcome drawbacks of pixel-wise procedures. This is demonstrated by a comparison of pixel and segment-based classification. Within a segmentaion, homogeneous image areas are merged into regions which are the basis for the subsequent classification. For this purpose, in addition to spectral features also formal, textural and contextual properties are available. Furthermore, the applied software eCognition allows the definition of the features for classification based on fuzzy logic in a knowledge base (decision tree). An evaluation of different, currently available segmentation approaches illustrates that a high segmentation quality is achievable with the used software. The increasing demand for geospatial base data offers an important field of application for VHR remote sensing data. With a targeted classification of the imagery the creation of working bases for the herein considered usage for landscape planning and landscape ecology is possible. The given examples of landscape analyses using a segment-based processsing of IKONOS data show an achievable classification accuracy of 90 % and more. The landscape units delineated by image segmentation could be used for the calculation of landscape metrics. National aims of nature conservation as well as international agreements constrain a continuous survey of the landscape inventory and the monitoring of its changes. Remote sensing imagery can support the establishment of automated and operational methods in this field. The example of biotope and land use type mapping illustrates the possibility to detect land use units with a high precision. Depending on the analysis method and the data characteristics the quality of the results is not fully equivalent to the user?s demands at the moment, especially concerning the achievable depth of classification. The quality of the results can be enhanced by using additional thematic data (e.g. GIS data, object elevation models). To summarize this dissertation underlines the trend towards very high resolution digital earth observation. Thus, for a wide use of this kind of data it is essentially to further develop automated and operationally useable processing and analysis methods.

The thesis is devoted to determining the parameters of the bucket to increase productivity of dredgers while mining deep-water organic-mineral sediments. It was achieved by increasing the fill factor through determining the rational geometrical parameters of the bucket. Analytical dependencies of the rational height and length of the bucket on the cutting parameters and physical-and-mechanical properties of the excavated sediments were determined. Expressions for defining forces while digging plasticity water-saturated soils were developed. Experimental investigations of the process of digging deep-water organic-mineral sediments in laboratory conditions and in the real conditions of operating single-bucket dredger in the Black Sea at the depth of 1885 m were carried out. The technique for calculation of the bucket\'s parameters was developed.

The Phthalocyanines (Pc’s) are a group of macro-cyclic molecules, widely investigated due to the possibility to use them in a variety of applications. Electronic and geometrical structure investigations of molecular model systems of Pc’s adsorbed on surfaces are important for a deeper understanding of the functionality of different Pc-based devices. Here, Pc’s monolayers and films, deposited on different surfaces, were investigated by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM). In addition Density Functional Theory (DFT) simulations were performed. For molecular films of Metal-free (H2Pc) and Iron (FePc) Pc’s, on surfaces, it is found that the intermolecular interaction is weak and the molecules arrange with their molecular plane mainly perpendicular to the surface. Several monolayer systems were characterized, namely H2Pc and FePc adsorbed on Graphite, ZnPc on InSb(001)-c(8x2), H2Pc on Al(110) and on Au(111). For all the studied monolayers it was found that the molecules are oriented with their molecular plane parallel to the surface. The electronic structure of the molecules is differently influenced by interaction with the surfaces. For H2Pc adsorbed on Graphite the nearly negligible effect of the surface on the molecular electronic structure allowed STM characterization of different molecular orbitals. A strong interaction is instead found in the case of H2Pc on Al(110) resulting in molecules strongly adsorbed, and partly dissociated. Modifications of the electronic and geometrical structure induced by alkali doping of H2Pc films and monolayers were characterized. It is found both for the H2Pc film on Al(110) and monolayer adsorbed on Au(111), that the molecular arrangement is changed upon doping by Potassium and Rubidium, respectively. Potassium doping of the H2Pc films results in a filling of previously empty molecular orbitals by a charge transfer from the alkali to the molecule, with significant modification of the molecular electronic structure.

Σκοπός της διδακτορικής διατριβής είναι η ανάπτυξη κατάλληλων μεθόδων ψηφιακής επεξεργασίας εικόνας και αναγνώρισης προτύπων με τις οποίες θα προσδιορίζονται βιομετρικές και διαγνωστικές παράμετροι μέσω της αλληλεπίδρασης φωτονίων στο ορατό και υπέρυθρο φάσμα. Πιο συγκεκριμένα επιλύεται ένα αντίστροφο πρόβλημα σκέδασης ΗΜ ακτινοβολίας από ένα ανθρώπινο, υγιές και απαραμόρφωτο ερυθρό αιμοσφαίριο. Παρουσιάζονται μέθοδοι εκτίμησης και αναγνώρισης των γεωμετρικών χαρακτηριστικών απαραμόρφωτων υγιών ερυθρών αιμοσφαιρίων με χρήση εικόνων που προσομοιώνουν φαινόμενα σκέδασης ηλεκτρομαγνητικής ακτινοβολίας που διέρχεται από προσανατολισμένα ερυθρά αιμοσφαίρια. Η διαδικασία της ανάκτησης της πληροφορίας περιλαμβάνει, εξαγωγή χαρακτηριστικών με χρήση δισδιάστατων μετασχηματισμών, κανονικοποίηση των χαρακτηριστικών και την χρήση νευρωνικών δικτύων για την εκτίμηση των γεωμετρικών ιδιοτήτων του ερυθροκυττάρου. Παράλληλα σχεδιάστηκε και αξιολογήθηκε σύστημα αναγνώρισης των γεωμετρικών χαρακτηριστικών των ερυθρών αιμοσφαιρίων. Οι εικόνες σκέδασης δημιουργήθηκαν προσομοιώνοντας το πρόβλημα εμπρόσθιας σκέδασης ενός επίπεδου ηλεκτρομαγνητικού (ΗΜ) κύματος, χρησιμοποιώντας την μέθοδο των συνοριακών στοιχείων, λαμβάνοντας υπόψη τόσο την αξονοσυμμετρική γεωμετρία του ερυθροκυττάρου όσο και τις μη αξονοσυμμετρικές οριακές συνθήκες του προβλήματος. Η επίλυση του εν λόγω προβλήματος πραγματοποιήθηκε στα 632.8 nm και εν συνεχεία επεκτάθηκε σε 12 διακριτά ίσου βήματος μήκη κύματος από 432.8 nm έως 1032.8 nm. Επίσης, προτάθηκε μία νέα πειραματική διάταξη για την απόκτηση πολλαπλών εικόνων σκέδασης και την εκτίμηση των γεωμετρικών χαρακτηριστικών των ερυθρών αιμοσφαιρίων, αποτελούμενη από μία πολυχρωματική πηγή φωτός (Led) και πολλαπλά χρωματικά φίλτρα. Επίσης κατασκευάστηκε μέθοδος επίλυσης του σημαντικού προβλήματος εύρεσης της περιεκτικότητας του διαλύματος σε ερυθρά αιμοσφαίρια διαφορετικών μεγεθών στην περίπτωση απόκτησης πολλαπλών εικόνων σκέδασης από διαφορετικές φωτοδιόδους και πολλαπλά χρωματικά φίλτρα. Στα πειράματα αξιολόγησης της μεθόδου που προτείνεται με εικόνες προσομοίωσης δείχνεται ότι είναι ικανή η εύρεση της αναλογίας των ερυθρών αιμοσφαιρίων με πολύ μεγάλη ακρίβεια ακόμα και στη περίπτωση όπου στις εικόνες έχει προστεθεί λευκός κανονικός θόρυβος. Η βασική μεθοδολογία που παρουσιάζεται στην παρούσα δια-τριβή μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί για την αναγνώριση παθολογικών αιμοσφαιρίων ή να χρησιμοποιηθεί στην αναγνώριση μικροσωματιδίων σε υγρά ή αέρια. / The aim of this PhD thesis is the development of digital image processing and pattern recognition methods to estimate biometric and diagnostic parameters using scattering phenomena in the visible and infrared spectrum. More concretely, several reverse scattering problems of EM radiation from a human, healthy and undistorted Red Blood Cell (RBC) is solved. Methods of estimation and recognition of geometrical characteristics of healthy and undistorted RBCs using simulating images are presented. The information retrieval process includes, features extraction using two-dimensional integral transforms, features normalization, and Neural Networks for estimation of three major RBC geometrical proper-ties. Using the same features set, a recognition system of the geometric characteristics of RBCs was developed and evaluated. The scattering images were created simulating the forward scattering problem of a plane electromagnetic wave using the Boundary Element Method, taking into account both axisymmetric geometry of the scatterer and the non-axisymmetric boundary conditions of the problem. Initially, the problem is solved at 632.8 nm and consequently the same problem was solved at 12 different wavelengths, from 432.8 to 1032.8 nm equally spaced. Also, a new device for acquisition of scattering images from RBCs-flow, consisting of a multi-color light source (Led) was proposed, for RBC size estimation and recognition. Finally, a system for the estimation of different RBCs concentration was developed when scattering images acquired using multiple scattering images acquired from multiple Leds and color filters. The system was evaluated using additive white regular noise.

Acompanha: Óptica, Joseph Wright e Edmodo / Esta dissertação investigou a compreensão dos conceitos introdutórios de Óptica mediados por uma plataforma de mídia social – Edmodo – utilizando a observação de telas do pintor inglês Joseph Wright (1734 – 1797). No século XVIII, na Inglaterra, marcado pela Revolução Industrial e o Iluminismo, as ciências físicas, químicas e biológicas tiveram um grande desenvolvimento. E é neste contexto que Joseph Wright produz uma série de pinturas de cenas noturnas representando questões científicas e industriais. Algumas de suas obras foram utilizadas para introduzir a Óptica em turmas de 2°ano do ensino médio de duas escolas estaduais do Paraná. O Ensino de Física atualmente demanda o uso de TIC e o Edmodo, que é uma plataforma de mídia social educativa, foi escolhida para mediar Arte e Física. Três atividades foram propostas: descrição de telas de Joseph Wright, questionário sobre o contexto histórico e fotografias contextualizadas. A abordagem da pesquisa foi qualitativa com procedimentos metodológicos segundo a pesquisa-ação. A coleta de dados consistiu na observação sistemática de atividades realizadas, da participação na plataforma e das interações provocadas com esta prática e, também na observação participante na apresentação das fotografias pelos estudantes. Concluiu-se que o conjunto Arte, História e Óptica consegue potencializar o ensino de conceitos de Óptica. Considerando a complexidade dos elementos envolvidos na pesquisa - as telas de Joseph Wright e o Edmodo - a postura dialógica nas práticas mostrou que os grupos de estudantes são potencialmente colaborativos quando estes elementos novos são introduzidos junto com os conteúdos da disciplina. Contudo, um tempo maior para esta ambientação com a TIC escolhida é necessário, visando estimular e ampliar a aprendizagem colaborativa. / This thesis investigated the understanding of introductory concepts of Optics mediated by a social media platform - Edmodo - and using the viewing screen of the english painter Joseph Wright (1734-1797). In the XVIII century in England, marked by the Industrial Revolution and the Enlightenment, the physical, chemical and biological sciences had a great development. It is in this context that Joseph Wright produces a number of night scenes paintings representing scientific and industrial issues. Some of his works were used to enter the Optics in classes of 2nd year of high school to two state schools of Paraná. The teaching of Physics currently requires the use of ICT and Edmodo, which is an educational social media platform, was chosen to mediate Art and Physics. Three activities are proposed: description of Joseph Wright screens, questionnaire on the historical context and contextual photographs. The research approach was qualitative and methodological procedures according to action research. Data collection consisted of systematic observation of activities performed, participation in the platform and interactions caused by this practice and also on participant observation in the presentation of photographs by students. It was concluded that all Art, History and Optics, can enhance the teaching optics concepts. Considering the complexity of the elements involved in the research - Joseph Wright’s screens and Edmodo - dialogical approach in practice has shown that student groups are potentially collaborative when these new elements are introduced along with the contents of the subject. However, a longer time for this setting with the chosen ICT is necessary to stimulate and expand the collaborative learning.

Acompanha: Óptica, Joseph Wright e Edmodo / Esta dissertação investigou a compreensão dos conceitos introdutórios de Óptica mediados por uma plataforma de mídia social – Edmodo – utilizando a observação de telas do pintor inglês Joseph Wright (1734 – 1797). No século XVIII, na Inglaterra, marcado pela Revolução Industrial e o Iluminismo, as ciências físicas, químicas e biológicas tiveram um grande desenvolvimento. E é neste contexto que Joseph Wright produz uma série de pinturas de cenas noturnas representando questões científicas e industriais. Algumas de suas obras foram utilizadas para introduzir a Óptica em turmas de 2°ano do ensino médio de duas escolas estaduais do Paraná. O Ensino de Física atualmente demanda o uso de TIC e o Edmodo, que é uma plataforma de mídia social educativa, foi escolhida para mediar Arte e Física. Três atividades foram propostas: descrição de telas de Joseph Wright, questionário sobre o contexto histórico e fotografias contextualizadas. A abordagem da pesquisa foi qualitativa com procedimentos metodológicos segundo a pesquisa-ação. A coleta de dados consistiu na observação sistemática de atividades realizadas, da participação na plataforma e das interações provocadas com esta prática e, também na observação participante na apresentação das fotografias pelos estudantes. Concluiu-se que o conjunto Arte, História e Óptica consegue potencializar o ensino de conceitos de Óptica. Considerando a complexidade dos elementos envolvidos na pesquisa - as telas de Joseph Wright e o Edmodo - a postura dialógica nas práticas mostrou que os grupos de estudantes são potencialmente colaborativos quando estes elementos novos são introduzidos junto com os conteúdos da disciplina. Contudo, um tempo maior para esta ambientação com a TIC escolhida é necessário, visando estimular e ampliar a aprendizagem colaborativa. / This thesis investigated the understanding of introductory concepts of Optics mediated by a social media platform - Edmodo - and using the viewing screen of the english painter Joseph Wright (1734-1797). In the XVIII century in England, marked by the Industrial Revolution and the Enlightenment, the physical, chemical and biological sciences had a great development. It is in this context that Joseph Wright produces a number of night scenes paintings representing scientific and industrial issues. Some of his works were used to enter the Optics in classes of 2nd year of high school to two state schools of Paraná. The teaching of Physics currently requires the use of ICT and Edmodo, which is an educational social media platform, was chosen to mediate Art and Physics. Three activities are proposed: description of Joseph Wright screens, questionnaire on the historical context and contextual photographs. The research approach was qualitative and methodological procedures according to action research. Data collection consisted of systematic observation of activities performed, participation in the platform and interactions caused by this practice and also on participant observation in the presentation of photographs by students. It was concluded that all Art, History and Optics, can enhance the teaching optics concepts. Considering the complexity of the elements involved in the research - Joseph Wright’s screens and Edmodo - dialogical approach in practice has shown that student groups are potentially collaborative when these new elements are introduced along with the contents of the subject. However, a longer time for this setting with the chosen ICT is necessary to stimulate and expand the collaborative learning.