The thesis deals with methodology proposal for shape and dimension measurement of rotationally symmetric forgings. Most of available non-contact systems are not possible to use for this purpose, mainly due to high temperatures and large dimensions of forgings. Only a few commercial systems which are designed for this specific measurement are currently in the market. These systems are based on a principle of evaluating time response of posted modulated signal. However, scientific literature shows also other approaches to the measurement, which are based on principle of triangulation and methods of image analysis. Advantage of systems based on these principles should be especially measurement speed and significantly lower price. The paper describes current state of research and development in this area and proposes a new approach which is based on passive photogrammetry and image analysis. The core of the work is devoted to the design of partial methods and their implementation in the Matlab programming language. Functionality of the methodology and the software has been verified by measuring cylindrical tubes of small dimensions in laboratory conditions. The designed methods were discussed and evaluated based on statistical analysis of the measurement results, and further steps to increase the accuracy and reduce the spread of results were suggested. Optimization and further development of this methodology could lead to the design a professional measuring system intended for this specific application.

Le développement de techniques de mesure optiques de surfaces libres permettant la mesure des ondes générées par un modèle de navire en bassin des carènes est proposé dans ce mémoire. Trois méthodes, toutes basées sur un système de prises de vues stéréoscopiques, sont présentées. La première repose sur l'emploi de procédures d'inter-corrélation des images des caméras composant le système de stéréovision. La seconde s'appuie sur la théorie de la réfraction de la lumière au travers de l'interface air/eau. La troisième méthode est basée sur l'identification des projections de faisceaux laser sur la surface libre vue par un système stéréoscopique. Ces méthodes sont appliquées à la mesure du champ de vague autour d'un modèle de navire tracté dans le bassin des carène de l'Institut Pprime et dans un bassin des carènes de grande taille (B600 de la DGA Techniques hydrodynamique) et permettent la reconstruction et l'analyse du sillage. Les principales caractéristiques des champs de vagues et leurs dépendances au nombre de Froude sont étudiées en détail. Afin de compléter l'étude de l'écoulement généré par le modèle de navire, des mesures de PIV stéréoscopique autour de la carène, des mesures spécifiques de la vague d'étrave et des simulations numériques sont réalisées. L'ensemble de ces données permettent l'analyse de champs de vitesse tridimensionnelle proche de la coque et l'identification du lien des caractéristiques du champ de vague de l'étrave jusqu'au champ lointain. / This thesis presents the development of optical measurement techniques for applications to the analysis of free surface waves generated by ship models in towing tanks. Three methods based on stereoscopic systems are presented. The first is based on the cross-correlation of images of the free surface, the second on the theory of the refraction of light through the air / water interface and the third method on the projection of laser beams on the free surface viewed by a stereoscopic system. These three methods are applied to measure the wave field around ship models towed in the towing tank of the Pprime Institute and in a large towing tank (B600 DGA hydrodynamic techniques). These measurements allow the reconstruction and analysis of the ship wake. To complete the study of the flow generated by the ship model, stereoscopic PIV measurements around the hull, specific measurements of the bow wave and numerical simulations are performed. These data allow the analysis of three-dimensional velocity fields close to the hull and the study of the characteristics of the ship waves from the bow wave to the far field.

The goal of the thesis was applying multiparametric diagnostics to determine the state and wear of a high-speed milling machine. In the theoretical section, selected areas of multiparametric diagnostics have been described as well as a significant focus on vibrodiagnostics. The chosen methods for the practical section were incorporated into the group “metrological diagnostics”. Several different types of measurements have been performed on the designed test piece. The measurements were analyzed and lead to these specific results: a drawing of the test piece, a structured methodology for evaluating the test piece, recommendations for diagnostics of the specific machine, and proposals for the future development of the field of metrological diagnostics.

This thesis focuses on the comparison of numerical simulation and optical measurement of deformation of the turbinehousing made by Honeywell company. The numerical calculation performed by finite element method to simulate transient thermal load on the measured entity. Numerical result of the strain state of the body caused by temperature gradients. To verify the simulation is used an experimental digital correlation method VIC-3D. The thesis also mentioned the theoretical foundations of digital correlation methods and thermal analysis.

La Tomographie à Emission de Positrons (TEP) permet d'obtenir une mesure dynamique et résolue en espace de la concentration d'un traceur radioactif injecté au patient. La quantification du débit sanguin cérébral par TEP repose sur l'utilisation d'un modèle cinétique le reliant à la variation spatio-temporelle de la concentration du traceur dans le cerveau. Différents modèles cinétiques sont proposés dans la littérature. Cependant, la majorité d'entre eux repose sur une modélisation compartimentale de l'organe observé. Dans ce cas, l'organe est subdivisé en un compartiment capillaire échangeant avec un compartiment tissulaire par une cinétique le plus souvent du premier ordre. Les résultats obtenus avec ce type de modèle sous-estiment le débit et ne permettent pas de prédire les premiers instants de la dynamique de répartition du traceur. Ces faiblesses ont été confirmées suite à l'amélioration de la résolution temporelle des tomographes, conduisant à l'élaboration de modèles incorporant plus de réalité physiologique. Cependant, tous ces modèles sont développés pour modéliser les échanges entre la micro-circulation et le tissu environnant à l'échelle d'un capillaire (échelle microscopique). Or la résolution spatiale des tomographes utilisés en clinique ne permet pas de distinguer la micro-circulation et le tissu. L'utilisation de ces modèles cinétiques avec des mesures de concentrations macroscopiques dépasse donc leur cadre théorique de validité et peut introduire des résultats faussés. Dans ce contexte, nous proposons un modèle cinétique basé sur le changement d'échelle (utilisant la méthode de prise de moyenne volumique). Ce changement d'échelle permet de remplacer l'ensemble micro-circulation/tissu par un volume fictif, homogène, dont les propriétés macroscopiques sont calculées à partir des propriétés microscopiques d'un Volume Elémentaire Représentatif (VER) du milieu. Dans un premier temps, afin de pouvoir comparer les résultats de ce modèle avec ceux du modèle compartimental standard, le VER considéré est constitué d'un capillaire unique et de son enveloppe de tissu, puis une complexité géométrique supplémentaire est introduite en considérant un réseau de capillaire isotrope à l'échelle de Darcy. Ces modèles sont utilisés pour identifier le débit à l'aide d'une méthode inverse. Pour cela, l'évolution temporelle du champ de concentration dans notre géométrie de référence, qui ne peut être mesurée par TEP en raison de sa faible résolution spatiale, est déterminée par des simulations numériques ainsi que par des mesures in vitro à l'aide d'un modèle expérimental, également développé au cours de ce travail, permettant de reproduire l'écoulement dans un canal traversant une matrice diffusante (gel d'alginate). / Positron Emission Tomography (PET) provides a dynamic and space-resolved measurement of the concentration field of a radioactive tracer previously injected to the patient. Quantification of cerebral blood flow by PET is based on the use of a kinetic model linking cerebral blood flow to the spatial and temporal variations of tracer concentration in the brain. Various kinetic models have been proposed in the literature. However, most of the mare based on a compartmental approach of the observed organ In this case, the organ is divided in two compartments, the capillary and the tissue, and the exchanges between these two compartments are often described by a first order kinetic model. Results obtained with this kind of model under estimate the flow rate and are notable to predict the first instants of the tracer dynamics distribution. With the continuous improvement of the temporal resolution of PET, these weaknesses have been confirmed, which led to the development of models incorporating more physiological reality. However, all these models have been developed to describe exchanges between micro-circulation and surrounding tissue at the scale of capillary vessels (microscopic scale). Because the spatial resolution of PET inclinical practice is insufficient to allow the distinction between micro-circulation and tissue, using of these models with kinetic measurement of macroscopic concentrations exceeds their theoretical validity and can introduce false results. In this context, we propose a kinetic model based on up-scaling (using the method of volume averaging). This up-scaling technique allows to replace the two previous compartments (tissue and micro-circulation) by an homogeneous fictive volume, whose macroscopic properties are calculated from the microscopic properties of are presentative elementary volume (REV) of the medium. First, in order to compare the results of this model with those of the standard compartmental model, the considered REV consists of a single capillary and its surrounding tissue. Second, additional geometric complexity is introduced by considering an isotropic capillary network at the Darcy scale. These models are used to identify the flow rate using an inverse method. For that purpose, the temporal evolution of concentration field in a geometry of reference, which can't be measured by PET due to its low spatial resolution, is determined by numerical simulations and by in vitro measurements. These measurements are performed using an experimental model developed during this work to reproduce the flow in a channel passing through a diffusive matrix (alginate gel).

Dissertation is focused on the application of optical measurement methods using techniques of optical microscopy and fluorescence microscopy in measurements of electromechanical characteristics of isolated cardiac cells and clusters of differentiated cardiomyocytes. The first proposed method uses a practical combination of fluorescence microscopy equipped with fluorescent fast and high-resolution camera and atomic force microscopy for simultaneous measurement of calcium transients and contraction of cardiomyocyte clusters. The signals obtained undergoes filtration, processing and analysis. Result function parameters obtained by analyzing signals after application of caffeine are evaluated by comparison with functional parameters obtained during the control measurement. The second proposed method is applied to the cardiomyocyte clusters for the purpose of cardiomyocyte contraction signals measurement. The signals obtained by optical methods are analyzed and compared with the reference signal obtained using atomic force microscopy. Optical measurement method of cell contractins based on detection of cell ends using adjusting of microscopy images by re-sharpening and fluorescence method for cardiomyocyte contractions measurements were designed to increase realiability in simultaneous measurement of cell contractions simultaneously with calcium transients in isolated cardiomyocytes experiments.

Scope of the presented work is a detailed comparison of a macroscopic draping model with real fibre architecture on a complex non-crimp-fabric preform using a new robot-based optical measurement system. By means of a preliminary analytical process design approach, a preforming test centre is set up to manufacture dry non-crimp-fabric preforms. A variable blank holder setup is used to investigate the effect of different process parameters on the fibre architecture.The real fibre architecture of those preforms is captured by the optical measurement system, which generates a threedimensional model containing information about the fibre orientation along the entire surface of the preform. The measured and calculated fiber orientations are then compared with the simulation results in a three-dimensional overlay file. The results show that the analytical approach is able to predict local hot spots with high shear angles on the preform. Macroscopic simulations show a higher sensitivity towards changes in blank holder pressure than reality and limit the approach to precisely predict fibre architecture parameters on complex geometries.

Increasing awareness of sustainable building materials has led to interest in enhancing the structural performance of engineered wood products. Wood is a sustainable, renewable material, and the increasing use of wood in construction contributes to its sustainability. Multi-layer wooden panels are one type of engineered wood product used in construction. There are various techniques to assemble multi-layer wooden panels into prefabricated, load-bearing construction elements. Assembly techniques considered in the earliest stages of this research work were laminating, nailing, stapling, screwing, stress laminating, doweling, dovetailing, and wood welding. Cross-laminated timber (CLT) was found to offer some advantages over these other techniques. It is cost-effective, not patented, offers freedom of choice regarding the visibility of surfaces, provides the possibility of using different timber quality in the same panel at different points of its thickness, and is the most well-established assembly technique currently used in the industrial market. Building upon that foundational work, the operational capabilities of CLT were further evaluated by creating panels with different layer orientations. The mechanical properties of CLT panels constructed with layers angled in an alternative configuration produced on a modified industrial CLT production line were evaluated. Timber lamellae were adhesively bonded in a single-step press procedure to form CLT panels. Transverse layers were laid at a 45° angle instead of the conventional 90° angle with respect to the longitudinal layers’ 0° angle. Tests were carried out on 40 five-layered CLT panels, each with either a ±45° or a 90° configuration. Half of these panels were evaluated under bending: out-of-plane loading was applied in the principal orientation of the panels via four-point bending. The other twenty were evaluated under compression: an in-plane uniaxial compressive loading was applied in the principal orientation of the panels. Quasi-static loading conditions were used for both in- and out-of-plane testing to determine the extent to which the load-bearing capacity of such panels could be enhanced under the current load case. Modified CLT showed higher stiffness, strength, and fifth-percentile characteristics, values that indicate the load-bearing capacity of these panels as a construction material. Failure modes under in- and out-of-plane loading for each panel type were also assessed. Data from out-of-plane loading were further analysed. A non-contact full-field measurement and analysis technique based on digital image correlation (DIC) was utilised for analysis at global and local scales. DIC evaluation of 100 CLT layers showed that a considerable part of the stiffness of conventional CLT is reduced by the shear resistance of its transverse layers. The presence of heterogeneous features, such as knots, has the desirable effect of reducing the propagation of shear fraction along the layers. These results call into question the current grading criteria in the CLT standard. It is suggested that the lower timber grading limit be adjusted for increased value-yield. The overall experimental results suggest the use of CLT panels with a ±45°-layered configuration for construction. They also motivate the use of alternatively angled layered panels for more construction design freedom, especially in areas that demand shear resistance. In addition, the design possibility that such 45°-configured CLT can carry a given load while using less material than conventional CLT suggests the potential to use such panels in a wider range of structural applications. The results of test production revealed that 45°-configured CLT can be industrially produced without using more material than is required for construction of conventional 90°-configured panels. Based on these results, CLT should be further explored as a suitable product for use in more wooden-panel construction. / <p>External cooperation: Martinson Group AB and Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE)</p>

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 17-20, 1994 / Town & Country Hotel and Conference Center, San Diego, California / Since the Gulf War, there has been significant interest in Theater Missile Defense (TMD) resulting in funding growth from tens of millions of dollars at the time of the Gulf War to $1.7 Billion in 1994. The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) has developed a Theater Missile Defense test and evaluation program that will assess technological feasibility and the degree to which system functionality and performance meet technical and operational requirements. The complexity of the TMD program necessitates a comprehensive test program which includes flight testing, ground testing, and modeling and simulation. This article will provide and overview the requirements and capabilities needed to satisfy these requirements. The data processing, and telemetry communities will play a major role in providing the expertise to support the development of the nation’s future Theater Missile Defense capabilities.