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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Desenvolvimento de tecnologia de dispositivos chaves MEMS - MicroelectromechanicalSystems - para RF - Radio Frequencia - e novas topologias para circuitos integrados CMOS de RF em sub-sistemas de entrada de radio receptores / Development of MEMS switch device technology MEMS - MicroelectromechanicalSystems - for RF - radio frequency - and new topologies of RF CMOS integrated circuits for radio receivers input sub-systems

Silva, Andre Tavora de Albuquerque 29 February 2008 (has links)
Orientador: Luiz Carlos Kretly / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Eletrica e de Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-11T01:55:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Silva_AndreTavoradeAlbuquerque_D.pdf: 5543671 bytes, checksum: 26990143f84fbd9e80d60304ebc8febc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: Este trabalho apresenta dois tópicos de pesquisa, o primeiro é referente ao projeto e desenvolvimento da tecnologia de fabricação de Chaves MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) de RF e o segundo é o projeto de circuitos integrados. No que se refere a chaves MEMS, descreve-se o processo e a metodologia para projeto de Chaves MEMS paralela sobre linha de transmissão coplanar (CPW). A estrutura é composta de uma ponte metálica suspensa em ambos os lados por dois postes metálicos conectados ao plano de terra. As chaves são projetadas para uma baixa tensão de ativação (16 V) e com larga banda de operação em freqüência (400 MHz ¿ 4GHz) possibilitando seu uso na maioria dos padrões de sistemas de comunicação. Também é descrita a metodologia do projeto auxiliado por simulações eletromecânicas e eletromagnéticas e finalmente é apresentada a caracterização de 4 chaves construídas. Após extensa pesquisa na literatura técnico-científica, foi identificado que este é o primeiro trabalho no Brasil dedicado ao desenvolvimento de tecnologia de fabricação de chaves MEMS. Os projetos de circuitos integrados foram realizados em tecnologia CMOS 0,35 µm e incluem: multiplicador de tensão e oscilador em anel, chaveador SPDT (Single Pole Double Through), amplificador de baixo ruído e modulador BPSK. Sendo os circuitos multiplicador de tensão e oscilador em anel projetados para aplicações em chaves MEMS. Os circuitos SPDT, amplificador de baixo ruído e modulador BPSK são parte integrante de Front-End de RF, com recepção em 1,8 GHz (banda D - GSM) e transmissão em 868,3 MHz (padrão Zigbee). São descritos os guias de projeto para cada circuito com simulações e desenho de layout. Especificamente para os circuitos, multiplicador de tensão e amplificador de baixo ruído são apresentadas novas topologias. Estes dois circuitos estão em via de preparação de patente. Finalmente, as caracterizações de cada circuito são apresentadas, com exceção do modulador BPSK / Abstract: This work presents two main research topics: the first refers to the design and the development of a fabrication technology for RF MEMS (Micro Electromechanical Systems) Switches and the second to the design of RF integrated circuits. In relation to MEMS switches, it describes the fabrication process and the design methodology of Shunt MEMS switches over a coplanar transmission line (CPW). The structure is composed by a metallic bridge anchored on both ends by two metallic posts connected to the ground plane. The switches are designed to operate at low activation voltage (16 V) and with a large band of operating frequency (400 MHz ¿ 4GHz), making possible its use in many communication systems. It is also described a design methodology assisted by electromechanical and electromagnetic simulations, and finally it is presented the characterization of 4 switches. After extensive search in technical literature, it was identified that this is the first work in Brazil dedicated to the technology development and fabrication of MEMS switches. The integrated circuits designs are realized in CMOS 0.35 µm technology and includes: charge pump and ring oscillator, SPDT switcher (Single Pole Double Through), low noise amplifier and BPSK modulator. The circuits charge pump and ring oscillator are intended to MEMS switches applications. The circuits SPDT, low noise amplifier and BPSK modulator are integrating parts of a RF Front-End, with reception at 1.8 GHz (band D ¿ GSM) and transmission at 868.3 MHz (ZigBee standard). The design guidelines to each circuit are described, with simulations and layout drawing. Specifically to the circuits charge pump and low noise amplifier, it is presented new topologies with innovation in the area. These two circuits have their patent process under preparation. Finally, the characterization of each circuit is presented, with exception of the BPSK modulator / Doutorado / Eletrônica, Microeletrônica e Optoeletrônica / Doutor em Engenharia Elétrica
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Méthodologie de modélisation des systèmes mécatroniques complexes à partir du multi-bond graph : application à la liaison BTP-fuselage d’un hélicoptère / Methodology for modeling complex mecatronics systems with multi-bond graph : application to the helicopter

Boudon, Benjamin 12 December 2014 (has links)
De par le fonctionnement de son rotor, l'hélicoptère est le siège de vibrations mécaniques importantes impactant notamment la fatigue des pièces mécaniques et le confort des passagers. La liaison BTP-Fuselage équipé du système SARIB est un système anti-vibratoire qui permet d'atténuer mono-fréquentiellement les vibrations transmises au fuselage. Des solutions intelligentes semi-actives sont donc étudiées afin que la filtration soit réglable en fonction des vibrations excitatrices. Ce type d'études souffre, par contre, d'un manque d'outils et de méthodes indispensables, d'une part, à la modélisation de systèmes mécaniques complexes et d'autre part, à l'élaboration d'une liaison intelligente. Ces travaux proposent une démarche de modélisation à partir d'un outil de modélisation structurel tel que le multi-bond graph (MBG) permettant une vision global et modulaire pour l'étude de systèmes mécaniques complexes tels qu'on peut les trouver sur un hélicoptère. Dans un premier temps, une analyse des outils de modélisation conduisant au choix du MBG a été présentée. Dans un second temps, les développements ont porté sur la modélisation MBG de la liaison BTP/ Fuselage 3D d'un banc d'essai réel qui a été conçu et réalisé au sein du laboratoire. Cette liaison est un système mécanique cinématiquement bouclé. Les équations de la dynamique d'un tel système forment un système d'équations algébro-différentiel (DAE) nécessitant des techniques de résolution spécifiques. Le modèle MBG de la liaison BTP-fuselage entier a été simulé à l'aide du logiciel 20-sim. Les résultats obtenus ont été vérifiés à l'aide du logiciel multicorps LMS Virtual Lab. Une comparaison des résultats obtenus par les deux méthodes a donné, pour différents cas d'excitations de la BTP (pompage, roulis, tangage), une corrélation très satisfaisante. Dans un troisième temps, le modèle MBG a été exploité pour la mise en place d'un dispositif de contrôle semi-actif. Le modèle du dispositif SARIB développé également sous 20-sim permet de régler la position des masses mobiles en fonctionnement de manière à minimiser le niveau de vibratoire du fuselage. L'algorithme de contrôle (algorithme de gradient) permet de calculer les consignes de position des masses mobiles sur les batteurs SARIB. La position des masses mobiles actionnée par un moteur électrique à courant continu et un système vis-écrou est ensuite asservie aux consignes générées par l'algorithme de contrôle. Enfin, la commande a pu être mise en place sur un modèle bond graph non-linéaire qui n'a pas nécessité une linéarisation en vue d'une transformation en fonction de transfert. / Due to the operation of the rotor, the helicopter is subject to important vibrations affecting namely the fatigue of mechanical parts and the passengers comfort. The MGB-Fuselage joint equipped with the DAVI system is an anti-vibration system that helps to reduce, in a single frequency way, vibrations transmitted to the fuselage. Semi-active intelligent solutions are studied so that the filtering can be adjusted according to the vibration sources. Such studies suffer from a lack of tools and necessary methods, firstly, for the design of complex mechanical systems and secondly, for the development of an intelligent joint. This work proposes a modeling approach using a structural modeling tool : the multi-bond graph (MBG) which offers a global and modular view for the study of complex mechatronic systems such as helicopter. At first, an analysis of modeling tools leading to the selection of MBG is presented. Secondly, developments have focused on the MBG modeling of the 3D MGB-fuselage joint of an experimental setup which was designed and built in the laboratory. This joint is a mechanical system with kinematic loops. The equations of the dynamics of such system are a differential-algebraic system (DAE) requiring specific solving methods. The MBG model of the MGB-fuselage was simulated using the 20-sim software. The results were verified using the multibody software LMS Virtual Lab. A comparison of results obtained by the two methods led to a very good correlation to various cases of excitations of the MGB (pumping, roll, pitch). Thirdly, the MBG model was used for the establishment of semi-active control system. The model of the DAVI device also developed in 20-sim allows to adjust the position of the moving masses in operation so as to minimize the level of vibration of the fuselage. The control algorithm (gradient algorithm) enables to calculate the setpoint positions of the moving masses on the DAVI beaters. The position of the moving masses driven by an electric DC motor and a screw-nut system is then controlled to the setpoints generated by the control algorithm. Finally, the command could be implemented on a non-linear bond graph model which did not require a linearization to get a transfer function.
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Mechanical System Design of a Haptic Cobot Exoskeleton

LaFay, Eric Bryan 24 August 2007 (has links)
No description available.
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Mechanical, Electronic and Optical Properties of Strained Carbon Nanotubes / Mechanische, elektronische und optische Eigenschaften verspannter Kohlenstoffnanoröhrchen

Wagner, Christian Friedemann 25 August 2017 (has links) (PDF)
This dissertation deals with the calculation of the mechanical properties, electronic structure, electronic transport, and optical properties of strained carbon nanotubes (CNTs). CNTs are discussed for straintronics as their electronic bands show a strong strain-sensitivity. Further, CNTs are stiff, possess a large rupture strain and they are chemically inert, which make them a suitable material in terms of reliability and functionality for straintronic devices. Therefore, this work aims to explore the potential of strain-dependent CNT devices with regard to their mechanical, electronic, and optical properties from a first-principles point of view. There is no work so far that systematically compares these strain-dependent, physical properties from ab initio calculations, which are suitable for small CNTs only, to tight-binding calculations, which are suitable to model large CNTs. First, the structural and mechanical properties of CNTs are investigated: Structural properties are obtained by geometry optimization of many CNTs using density functional theory (DFT). The mechanical properties of CNTs are calculated in the same way. The resulting stress-strain relations are investigated and their key parameters are systematically displayed with respect to the CNT chirality and radius. The ground state electronic properties are calculated using tight-binding models and DFT. Both methods are compared systematically and it is explored where the tight-binding approximation can be applied in order to obtain meaningful results. On top of the electronic structure, a transport model is used to calculate the current through strained CNTs. The model includes the effect of ballistic conductance, parametrized electron-phonon scattering and the influence of an applied gate voltage. Finally, a computationally efficient model is described, which is able to predict the current through strained CNT transistors and enables to find optimal operation regimes for single-chirality devices and devices containing CNT mixtures. Optical properties of strained CNTs are explored by calculating quasiparticle excitations by the means of the GW approximation and the solution of the Bethe-Salpeter equation for CNT excitons. Due to the numerical effort of these approaches, the data for just one CNT is obtained. Still, it is explored how the above-mentioned many-body properties can be related to the ground state results for this CNT. This finally leads to empirical approaches that approximately describe the many-body results from the ground state properties. It is elucidated how such a model can be generalized to other CNTs in order to describe the strain dependence of their optical transitions. / Diese Dissertation befasst sich mit der Berechnung der mechanischen Eigenschaften, der elektronischen Struktur, der Transport- und der optischen Eigenschaften von verspannten Kohlenstoffnanoröhrchen (engl. carbon nanotubes, CNTs). CNTs werden für die Straintronik diskutiert, da ihre elektronischen Bänder eine starke Dehnungsempfindlichkeit aufweisen. Weiterhin sind CNTs steif, besitzen eine hohe Zugfestigkeit und sind chemisch inert, weshalb sie in Bezug auf Zuverlässigkeit und Funktionalität ein geeignetes Material für straintronische Bauelemente sind. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es daher, das Potenzial von dehnungsabhängigen CNT-Bauteilen hinsichtlich ihrer mechanischen, elektronischen und optischen Eigenschaften aus der Perspektive von first principles-Methoden zu untersuchen. Es gibt bisher keine Arbeit, in der die Ergebnisse verschiedener Methoden – ab initio-basierte Berechnungen für kleine CNTs und tight-binding Berechnungen, die näherungsweise die elektronische Struktur großer CNTs beschreiben – miteinander systematisch vergleicht. Einführend werden die strukturellen und mechanischen Eigenschaften von CNTs untersucht: Strukturelle Eigenschaften ergeben sich durch Geometrieoptimierung vieler CNTs mittels Dichtefunktionaltheorie (DFT). Die mechanischen Eigenschaften von CNTs werden in gleicher Weise berechnet. Die daraus resultierenden Spannungs-Dehnungs-Beziehungen werden untersucht und deren relevante Parameter systematisch in Abhängigkeit von CNT-Chiralität und CNT-Radius dargestellt. Die Eigenschaften des CNT-Grundzustands werden unter Verwendung von tight-binding-Modellen und DFT berechnet. Beide Methoden werden systematisch verglichen und es wird untersucht, wo die tight-binding-Näherung angewendet werden kann, um aussagekräftige Ergebnisse zu erzielen. Basierend auf der elektronischen Struktur der CNTs wird ein Transportmodell aufgesetzt, durch das der Strom durch verspannte CNTs berechnet werden kann. Dieses Modell beinhaltet den Einfluss der ballistischen Leitfähigkeit, Elektron-Phonon-Streuung in parametrisierter Form und den Einfluss eines Gates. Damit wird ein numerisch effizientes Modell beschrieben, das in der Lage ist, den Strom durch verspannte CNT-Transistoren vorherzusagen. Auf dessen Basis wird es möglich, optimale Arbeitsbereiche für reine CNT-Bauelemente und Bauelemente mit CNT-Mischungen zu berechnen. Die optischen Eigenschaften verspannter CNTs werden durch die Berechnung von Quasiteilchenanregungen mittels der GW-Approximation und der Lösung der Bethe-Salpeter-Gleichung für CNT-Exzitonen untersucht. Aufgrund des numerischen Aufwandes dieser Ansätze werden diese Daten für nur ein CNT erhalten. Daran wird der Zusammenhang zwischen den oben genannten Vielteilchen-Eigenschaften und den Grundzustandseigenschaften für dieses CNT demonstriert. Daraus ergeben sich empirische Ansätze, die es gestatten, die Vielteilchen-Ergebnisse näherungsweise auf die elektronischen Grundzustandseigenschaften zurückzuführen. Es wird dargestellt, wie ein solches Modell für andere CNTs verallgemeinert werden kann, um die Verspannungsabhängigkeit ihrer optischen Übergänge zu beschreiben.
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Mechanical, Electronic and Optical Properties of Strained Carbon Nanotubes

Wagner, Christian Friedemann 12 May 2017 (has links)
This dissertation deals with the calculation of the mechanical properties, electronic structure, electronic transport, and optical properties of strained carbon nanotubes (CNTs). CNTs are discussed for straintronics as their electronic bands show a strong strain-sensitivity. Further, CNTs are stiff, possess a large rupture strain and they are chemically inert, which make them a suitable material in terms of reliability and functionality for straintronic devices. Therefore, this work aims to explore the potential of strain-dependent CNT devices with regard to their mechanical, electronic, and optical properties from a first-principles point of view. There is no work so far that systematically compares these strain-dependent, physical properties from ab initio calculations, which are suitable for small CNTs only, to tight-binding calculations, which are suitable to model large CNTs. First, the structural and mechanical properties of CNTs are investigated: Structural properties are obtained by geometry optimization of many CNTs using density functional theory (DFT). The mechanical properties of CNTs are calculated in the same way. The resulting stress-strain relations are investigated and their key parameters are systematically displayed with respect to the CNT chirality and radius. The ground state electronic properties are calculated using tight-binding models and DFT. Both methods are compared systematically and it is explored where the tight-binding approximation can be applied in order to obtain meaningful results. On top of the electronic structure, a transport model is used to calculate the current through strained CNTs. The model includes the effect of ballistic conductance, parametrized electron-phonon scattering and the influence of an applied gate voltage. Finally, a computationally efficient model is described, which is able to predict the current through strained CNT transistors and enables to find optimal operation regimes for single-chirality devices and devices containing CNT mixtures. Optical properties of strained CNTs are explored by calculating quasiparticle excitations by the means of the GW approximation and the solution of the Bethe-Salpeter equation for CNT excitons. Due to the numerical effort of these approaches, the data for just one CNT is obtained. Still, it is explored how the above-mentioned many-body properties can be related to the ground state results for this CNT. This finally leads to empirical approaches that approximately describe the many-body results from the ground state properties. It is elucidated how such a model can be generalized to other CNTs in order to describe the strain dependence of their optical transitions. / Diese Dissertation befasst sich mit der Berechnung der mechanischen Eigenschaften, der elektronischen Struktur, der Transport- und der optischen Eigenschaften von verspannten Kohlenstoffnanoröhrchen (engl. carbon nanotubes, CNTs). CNTs werden für die Straintronik diskutiert, da ihre elektronischen Bänder eine starke Dehnungsempfindlichkeit aufweisen. Weiterhin sind CNTs steif, besitzen eine hohe Zugfestigkeit und sind chemisch inert, weshalb sie in Bezug auf Zuverlässigkeit und Funktionalität ein geeignetes Material für straintronische Bauelemente sind. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es daher, das Potenzial von dehnungsabhängigen CNT-Bauteilen hinsichtlich ihrer mechanischen, elektronischen und optischen Eigenschaften aus der Perspektive von first principles-Methoden zu untersuchen. Es gibt bisher keine Arbeit, in der die Ergebnisse verschiedener Methoden – ab initio-basierte Berechnungen für kleine CNTs und tight-binding Berechnungen, die näherungsweise die elektronische Struktur großer CNTs beschreiben – miteinander systematisch vergleicht. Einführend werden die strukturellen und mechanischen Eigenschaften von CNTs untersucht: Strukturelle Eigenschaften ergeben sich durch Geometrieoptimierung vieler CNTs mittels Dichtefunktionaltheorie (DFT). Die mechanischen Eigenschaften von CNTs werden in gleicher Weise berechnet. Die daraus resultierenden Spannungs-Dehnungs-Beziehungen werden untersucht und deren relevante Parameter systematisch in Abhängigkeit von CNT-Chiralität und CNT-Radius dargestellt. Die Eigenschaften des CNT-Grundzustands werden unter Verwendung von tight-binding-Modellen und DFT berechnet. Beide Methoden werden systematisch verglichen und es wird untersucht, wo die tight-binding-Näherung angewendet werden kann, um aussagekräftige Ergebnisse zu erzielen. Basierend auf der elektronischen Struktur der CNTs wird ein Transportmodell aufgesetzt, durch das der Strom durch verspannte CNTs berechnet werden kann. Dieses Modell beinhaltet den Einfluss der ballistischen Leitfähigkeit, Elektron-Phonon-Streuung in parametrisierter Form und den Einfluss eines Gates. Damit wird ein numerisch effizientes Modell beschrieben, das in der Lage ist, den Strom durch verspannte CNT-Transistoren vorherzusagen. Auf dessen Basis wird es möglich, optimale Arbeitsbereiche für reine CNT-Bauelemente und Bauelemente mit CNT-Mischungen zu berechnen. Die optischen Eigenschaften verspannter CNTs werden durch die Berechnung von Quasiteilchenanregungen mittels der GW-Approximation und der Lösung der Bethe-Salpeter-Gleichung für CNT-Exzitonen untersucht. Aufgrund des numerischen Aufwandes dieser Ansätze werden diese Daten für nur ein CNT erhalten. Daran wird der Zusammenhang zwischen den oben genannten Vielteilchen-Eigenschaften und den Grundzustandseigenschaften für dieses CNT demonstriert. Daraus ergeben sich empirische Ansätze, die es gestatten, die Vielteilchen-Ergebnisse näherungsweise auf die elektronischen Grundzustandseigenschaften zurückzuführen. Es wird dargestellt, wie ein solches Modell für andere CNTs verallgemeinert werden kann, um die Verspannungsabhängigkeit ihrer optischen Übergänge zu beschreiben.
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Modélisations multiphysiques, réalisation et expérimentations d'un haut-parleur digital matriciel piézoélectrique MEMS / Multiphysics modeling, implementation and experimentation of a piezoelectrically actuated MEMS digital loudspeaker array

Dejaeger, Rémy 04 June 2014 (has links)
Le Haut-Parleur Digital Matriciel (HPDM) est un moyen de transduction électroacoustique qui reçoit comme entrée un signal numérique et qui effectue la conversion vers l'analogique directement dans l'air. Il est constitué de plusieurs éléments rayonnants disposés au sein d'une matrice. Ces éléments seront désignés par le terme «speaklet» lorsqu'ils sont de tailles réduites. Le rayonnement acoustique du HPDM est en effet très sensible à la taille de la matrice, ce qui le rend tout particulièrement adapté à la technologie MEMS. Cette thèse porte sur l'étude de HPDM MEMS piézoélectriques. Après une introduction qui débute par certaines généralités jusqu'à se focaliser sur le sujet, la thèse aborde les modélisations multiphysiques des HPDM étudiés, le dimensionnement des speaklets puis les tests expérimentaux. Des modèles analytiques ainsi que des simulations numériques et par éléments finis sont mis en place et permettent de prédire le comportement mécanique des speaklets présentés, les pressions rayonnées par les HPDM et les puissances électriques consommées. Les speaklets sont ensuite dimensionnés à partir de l'empilement technologique afin de maximiser le niveau de pression qu'ils génèrent. Des tests expérimentaux permettent alors de valider la majorité des modèles ou au contraire de revenir sur certains d'entre eux pour les optimiser ou montrer leurs limitations. Les résultats ont en effet montré l'importance de la prise en compte des contraintes résiduelles, qui provoquent une déformée initiale des speaklets et modifient leurs fréquences propres, rendant alors l'utilisation de grands rayons inefficaces. En accord avec les modèles, les speaklets possèdent un comportement dynamique linéaire, ce qui permet de les caractériser à l'aide de fonctions de transfert. La théorie et les enregistrements sonores montrent alors qu'un HPDM composé de tels speaklets permet dans le meilleur des cas de produire une pression identique à celle générée par la même matrice pilotée en analogique. Dans notre cas, des taux de distorsions supérieurs ont été obtenus lors des reconstructions digitales, à cause des réponses non uniformes des speaklets, dues à des résistances d'accès différentes. Le HPDM présenté possède cependant d'autres avantages, le plus important étant la très faible consommation électrique qu'il est théoriquement possible d'atteindre en utilisant les méthodes de charges et de décharges adiabatiques. Le HPDM piézoélectrique MEMS apparait donc comme étant une technologie prometteuse. L'optimisation de notre premier prototype à l'aide des outils développés doit en effet conduire à un HPDM capable de générer une pression équivalente à celle obtenue en mode analogique, mais avec un rendement électroacoustique beaucoup plus important. Les futurs travaux devront ensuite se concentrer sur la conception de speaklets non-linéaires et sur la forme du pulse de pression qu'ils génèrent, afin de gagner en niveau sonore. / The Digital Loudspeaker Array (DLA) is an electroacoustic transducer which receives as input a digital signal and performs the analog conversion directly into the air. It consists of a plurality of radiating elements arranged in a matrix. These elements will be designated by the term “speaklet” when they are reduced in size. The acoustic radiation of a DLA is indeed very sensitive to the size of the matrix due to differences in path length, which makes it especially suitable for MEMS technology. This thesis is on the study of a piezoelectric MEMS DLA. After an introduction that is increasingly focused on the subject, the thesis addresses the multiphysics modeling of the DLA, dimensioning of the speaklets and experimental tests. Analytical formulas, numerical simulations and finite element models are developed and used to predict the mechanical behavior of the presented speaklets, the pressure radiated by the DLA and the electrical power consumption. The speaklet are then dimensioned from the technological stack (set in advance) in order to maximize the pressure level. Experimental tests involving the use of an anechoic chamber, an optical interferometer, a vibrometer and an impedancemeter validate most of the models. Otherwise, these tests are usefull for improving some of them or for showing their limitations. The results have shown the importance of the residual stresses, which cause an initial deformation of the speaklets and modify their resonance frequencies, thus rendering ineffective the use of large radii. In accordance with the models, the static deflection of the speaklets is nonlinear but their dynamic behavior is linear. This enables characterizations using transfer functions. Theory and sound recordings show that a DLA made of such speaklets can produce in the best case the same pressure to that generated by the same matrix driven in an analog way. In our case, more distortions were obtained in digital reconstructions because of non-uniform responses of the speaklets, due to different access resistances. However, the presented DLA has other advantages, the most important being the very low power consumption it is theoretically possible to achieve using the adiabatic charge principle. The piezoelectric MEMS DLA thus appears as a promising technology. The optimization of our first prototype using the developed tools should indeed lead to a DLA able to generate an equivalent presure to that obtained with analog control, but with a far greater electroacoustic efficiency. Future work should then focus on the design of nonlinear speaklets and on the shaping of the pulse of pressure they generate, in order to increase the total pressure level.
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Polyuréthanes électrostrictifs et nanocomposites : caractérisation et analyse des mécanismes de couplages électromécaniques / Electrostrictive polyurethanes and nanocomposites : characterization and analyse of the mechanisms of electromechanical couplings

Wongtimnoi, Komkrisd 19 December 2011 (has links)
Depuis quelques années on s'intéresse aux actionneurs base polymères, souvent appelés polymères électroactifs électroniques (EAPS) pour intégrer dans des microsystèmes électromécaniques (MEMS). Trois mécanismes sont à l'origine du couplage électromécanique : (i) la piézoélectricité qui apparait dans certaines phases cristallines, (ii) la force "de Maxwell" lorsqu'un champ électrique aux bornes du condensateur constitué d'un polymère souples placé entre deux électrodes, et (iii) l'électrostriction, phénomène intrinsèque aux matériaux polaires, mal connu. Les deux derniers se traduisent par une dépendance quadratique de la déformation macroscopique avec le champ électrique appliqué. Parmi les EAPs électrostrictifs, on cite souvent certains polyuréthanes (PU) qui a conduit à ce choix pour ce travail de thèse. Une première partie a consisté à analyser en détail l'électrostriction de 3 PUs, copolymères à blocs de deux types d'unités de répétition, les unes conduisant à des segments rigides très polaires, les autres à des segments souples peu polaires. La séparation de phase qui apparait lors de la mise en œuvre de ces PUs (contenant des fractions différentes de segments souples et rigides) semble propice à l'apparition de leur électrostriction. C'est ce qu'indique une modélisation récemment proposée qui prédit un facteur de près de 1000 entre forces de Maxwell (ici négligeables) et électrostriction. Le comportement des matériaux résultent clairement de la compétition entre contraintes d'origine électrostatique (dipôles des phases polaires dans un gradient de champ électrique) et contraintes mécaniques liées à la rigidité des phases. L’influence systématique de l'épaisseur des films sur leur activité électromagnétique a été rendue compte: les films minces présentent une plus faible déformation à champ électrique donné que les films plus épais. Les films obtenus par évaporation du solvant utilisé pour dissoudre les PU présentent probablement un gradient de microstructure : en surface, l'évaporation rapide limite la séparation de phase, alors qu'elle est plus avancée à cœur. C’est cohérent avec la modélisation reposant sur la présence de gradient de constante diélectrique au sein des films. Dans une dernière partie, on a cherché à augmenter encore l'électrostriction de ces matériaux en dispersant des particules conductrices à conduction électronique, de taille nanométrique (noir de carbone et nanotubes de carbone). On observe trois effets, l'un correspondant à l'augmentation de la constante diélectrique apparente (celle diverge au seuil de percolation), et un deuxième effet à une augmentation des forces d'attraction locales. En revanche, le troisième effet qui contrecarre les forces d'origine électrostatique puisqu'il résulte de l'augmentation de la rigidité dû à la présence des particules rigides. Là encore, la compétition entre contraintes électrostatique et mécanique conduit à un optimum en termes de fraction volumique de particules renforçantes. / Piezoelectric ceramics are commonly used for actuation applications. However, they suffer from several drawbacks particularly such low electric field-induced strains and difficult implementation inside microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Recently, electroactive polymers (EAPs) have attracted considerable interest, especially following the publication of elevated electric field-induced strain values. The results have rendered EAPs very attractive for replacing the lead-based ceramics. Three mechanisms are responsible for the electromechanical coupling in electronic EAPs: (i) The piezoelectricity that appears in some crystalline phases, (ii) The “Maxwell” forces when applying an electric field through a capacitor which consists of a flexible polymer film placed between two electrodes, and (iii) The electrostriction, an intrinsic phenomenon related to polar materials, which is still poorly understood. The last two mechanisms result in a quadratic dependence of the deformation with the applied electric field. Among the electrostrictive EAPs, some polyurethanes (PU) have been often cited, and have therefore guided the choice of the materials for this work. The first part was to analyze the electrostrictive behavior of three PUs, made of two partially miscible types of repeating units: the high polar hard segments and the low polar soft segments. The phase separation occurred during the elaboration process of these PU films seems favorable to the emergence of electrostrictive behavior. A model predicted recently an almost 1000 factor between the electrostriction and the Maxwell stress (here negligible). This is clearly related to the competition between the electrostatic strains (polar phases dipoles in a field gradient) and the mechanical stresses. The thickness of films was found to have a strong influence on electromechanical activity: thin films present a lower strain for a given electric field compared to thick films. Depending on the solvent evaporation during the film elaboration, the films exhibit a thickness gradient in the microstructure: Fast evaporation on the surface inhibits the phase separation, whereas it is more favored in the core. This is consistent with the modeling based on the gradient of dielectric constant in PU. In the last part, we aimed to further increase the electrostriction of PU by filling with nanoscale conductive particles (carbon black or carbon nanotubes). This normally results three effects, one corresponding to the increase of the dielectric constant in the vicinity of the percolation threshold, a second effect relates to an increase in local attractive forces which behave as internal constraints. In contrast, the third effect counteracts the electrostatic forces since it results from the increased stiffness due to the hard particles. Again, the competition between electrostatic and mechanical stress leads to an optimum induced-deformation associated to a fraction of reinforcing particles.
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Intégration sur silicium et caractérisation de films minces de polyuréthane nanocomposite pour le développement de micro-actionneurs MEMS électrostrictifs / Silicon integration and characterization of polyurethane nanocomposite thin films to the development of electrostrictive micro-actuators MEMS

Roussel, Michael 17 December 2012 (has links)
Ce travail de thèse s'inscrit dans le cadre général du développement de micro-actionneurs MEMS, à bas coût et de technologie simple, pour de futures applications dans le domaine de la microfluidique, notamment. La motivation de ce travail est d'évaluer la faisabilité d'un micro-actionneur électrostricitf à base de film mince polymère électroactif nanocomposite. Le polyuréthane, chargé en nanoparticules de carbone ou carbure de fer, encore peu étudié mais aux propriétés électrostrictives prometteuses, est choisi comme matériau à intégrer dans une filière MEMS silicium classique. Le premier chapitre dresse un état de l'art sur les actionneurs MEMS, présente les différentes familles de polymères électroactifs et définit ce qu'est l'électrostriction. Le second chapitre est consacré à l'intégration sur silicium de films minces de polyuréthane et au développement de différentes structures de tests. L'accent est mis sur la levée de plusieurs verrous technologiques. Le chapitre trois présente les méthodes de caractérisations mécaniques et électriques et les résultats obtenus sur films purs et nanocomposites. Le quatrième et dernier chapitre concerne la réalisation et la caractérisation de premiers démonstrateurs MEMS. Ces micro-actionneurs sont caractérisés de manière statique et dynamique. / This thesis is part of the general development of MEMS microactuators, low cost and simple technology for future applications in the domain of microfluidics. The motivation of this work is to evaluate the feasibility of an electrostrictive microactuator based on electroactive nanocomposite polymer thin films. Polyurethane, loaded with carbon or iron carbide nanoparticles is chosen to be integrated in a conventional silicon MEMS process. The first chapter provides a state of the art of MEMS actuators, presents the different families of electroactive polymers and defines what is electrostriction. The second chapter is devoted to the integration of polyurethane thin films on silicon and to the development of different mechanical and electrical test structures. The emphasis is on identifying and overcoming technological barriers. Chapter three presents the mechanical and electrical characterization methods and the obtained results for pure and nanocomposites films. The fourth and final chapter concerns the realization and the static and dynamic characterizations of first MEMS demonstrators.
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Continuous Quality Development by Means of New Understanding : A four year study on an Intensive Care Unit during times of hard work and demanding organisational changes / Kvalitetsutveckling genom en ny förståelse av verksamheten : En fyra års studie på en Intensivvårdsavdelning, i tider av hårt arbete och utmanade organisatoriska förändringar

Lindberg, Eva January 2003 (has links)
<p>The present thesis follows an intensive care unit during four year of hard work and demanding organisational changes (1998-2001). The changes were mainly initiated by diminishing resources and a legislative claim to pay regard to the quality aspect of health care service. The process of implementing a quality system was the main focus for the thesis. Triangulation was used aiming at explore the process from different views. Two interviews studies were conducted one with the staff and another with the leadership. Both interviews were analysed thematically combined with a phenomenographic technique (e.g. using the how, and what aspect). A longitudinal quasi experimental time-series study was also accomplished. The correlation between staff variables and workload were measured once a year. The result show a 20 % increase in workload per staff and year. The staff judged the organisational climate for innovativeness stable over the period. Sick leave increased, and more so, than the general trend in the society. In spite of this increase the prevalence of stress related symptoms was the same. Two different systems emerged, a complex adaptive system and a mechanical system. The two systems exist and functions intertwined. Because of the construction of the patient register it is possible to see that the situation around a patients being admitted ≥ 5 days functions according to the complex systems character while the situation around the acute patients functions according to a mechanical system. Sick leave correlated with number of patient admitted ≥ 5 days (P=,000). It seemed the problem found had its root in the unawareness of the existing of a complex system. The result has implications for a need of increased awareness about how to manage the situation when the ICU is functioning according to the complex adaptive system.</p>
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Continuous Quality Development by Means of New Understanding : A four year study on an Intensive Care Unit during times of hard work and demanding organisational changes / Kvalitetsutveckling genom en ny förståelse av verksamheten : En fyra års studie på en Intensivvårdsavdelning, i tider av hårt arbete och utmanade organisatoriska förändringar

Lindberg, Eva January 2003 (has links)
The present thesis follows an intensive care unit during four year of hard work and demanding organisational changes (1998-2001). The changes were mainly initiated by diminishing resources and a legislative claim to pay regard to the quality aspect of health care service. The process of implementing a quality system was the main focus for the thesis. Triangulation was used aiming at explore the process from different views. Two interviews studies were conducted one with the staff and another with the leadership. Both interviews were analysed thematically combined with a phenomenographic technique (e.g. using the how, and what aspect). A longitudinal quasi experimental time-series study was also accomplished. The correlation between staff variables and workload were measured once a year. The result show a 20 % increase in workload per staff and year. The staff judged the organisational climate for innovativeness stable over the period. Sick leave increased, and more so, than the general trend in the society. In spite of this increase the prevalence of stress related symptoms was the same. Two different systems emerged, a complex adaptive system and a mechanical system. The two systems exist and functions intertwined. Because of the construction of the patient register it is possible to see that the situation around a patients being admitted ≥ 5 days functions according to the complex systems character while the situation around the acute patients functions according to a mechanical system. Sick leave correlated with number of patient admitted ≥ 5 days (P=,000). It seemed the problem found had its root in the unawareness of the existing of a complex system. The result has implications for a need of increased awareness about how to manage the situation when the ICU is functioning according to the complex adaptive system.

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