Este trabalho apresenta a formulação de um problema de otimização topológica para o posicionamento ótimo de atuadores baseado na teoria de controle. A estrutura é composta por dois materiais: um material passivo elástico e um material ativo piezelétrico, ambos lineares. Pretende-se obter um sistema de controle no qual todos os estados sejam controláveis. O processo de otimização topológica busca a distribuição de material piezelétrico que maximize o menor autovalor do Gramiano de controlabilidade garantindo, assim, sua não singularidade e, consequentemente, que o sistema seja completamente controlável. Programação linear sequencial (SLP) é utilizada para a solução do problema de otimização e as sensibilidades para o modelo de elementos finitos são deduzidas para a função objetivo e restrições. Análises modais das topologias ótimas são utilizadas para a definição de um controlador LQR e as respostas das estruturas controladas submetidas à uma carga impulsiva são analisadas. / This work presents a topology optimization formulation for the actuator placement based on the control theory. The structure is composed by two materials: a passive elastic material and an active piezoelectric material, both linear. The aim is to obtain a control system which all states are controllable. The topology optimization process searches the piezoelectric material distribution which maximizes the smallest eigenvalue of the controllability Gramian ensuring its non-singularity and, therefore, the system is completely controllable. Sequential linear programming (SLP) is used to solve the optimization problem. The sensitivities for the finite element model were derived for the objective function and constraints. Modal analysis from the optimal topologies were employed in an LQR controller and the responses for the controlled structures submitted to an impulsive load are analyzed.

<div>Petri net (PN) is a useful tool for the modeling and analysis of complex systems and has been widely used in a variety of practical systems. This dissertation aims at studying highway transportation systems using Petri nets and investigating several fundamental problems related to the modeling, state/structure estimation, and control of highway traffic.</div><div>This dissertation starts with two kinds of modeling schemes. The first one uses the Probabilistic Petri net to model a highway segment. The traffic movement probabilities have also been shown. The second scheme uses the traditional Petri net structure to model the traffic network around a city’s metropolitan area, where places represent the destinations of interests and tokens represent time units.</div><div>After that, two estimation algorithms and one control algorithm have been proposed, respectively, based on external observations. The first algorithm deals with labeled Petri nets and the objective is to estimate the minimum initial marking that has (have) the smallest token sum. The second algorithm estimates the Petri net structures from the observations of finite token change sequences in terms of the minimum number of transitions and connections. At last, the traffic volume control algorithm is to keep the traffic volume within capacity. The controller will be applied in each evolution step depending on observation.</div><div>Since we have been focusing on the optimization problems of the structure and markings of the Petri net, it is directly related to the optimal route planning problems in highway traffic scenarios. Thus, we can obtain optimized traveling routes by applying proposed algorithms to the traffic systems.</div>

Flextensional actuators assembled in association with piezoceramics feature the amplification of nanometric displacements generated by the ceramics energy conversion. For applications that require high precision positioning or vibration response attenuation, such as hard disc reading or atomic force microscopy, a response tracking control needs to be implemented. Shell and plate piezoactuators with vibration control have been extensively studied in literature, however the design of controlled piezoelectric systems by means of the Topology Optimization Method (TOM) has not been fully explored in literature yet, and is generally focused on the frequency domain transient analysis, which employs a model reduction method for the sake of computational implementation. Dealing with transient analysis of flextensional piezoelectric actuators, an active closed loop control design is more suited for the positioning and vibration problem, which consists on measuring the outputs of the system by the closed loop sensor layer, whose signal is modified by a control gain and eventually inputted into the actuator layer so the system response signal is modulated. Aiming to enhance the active feedback control in piezoelectric actuators (PEAs), this work targets the design of the flextensional microstructure considering an active velocity feedback control (AVFC), where the active piezoelectric sensing and actuating cycles imply in an extra damping to the system. Therefore, the flextensional mechanism compliance shall be distributed within the design domain by the allocation of void regions where there should be the flexible hinges. Such a design can be accomplished by means of the TOM, which employs a systematic analysis of the dynamic model through the finite element method (FEM). In this work, the finite element (FE) system model takes into account the piezoelectric ceramics intermediate nodes, what is denominated as non-collapsed piezoelectric nodes model, and whose induced voltage during the time domain dynamic response contributes to the active control of the system. The topology optimization (TO) problem is formulated for the system vibration suppression at the restoring position and at the actuated position (positioner) subject to material volume and design variables constraints. The TOM implemented is based on the solid isotropic material with penalization (SIMP), the dynamic adjoint sensitivity, and on the optimization solver known as sequential linear programming (SLP). To illustrate the method, bidimensional examples of optimized topologies are numerically obtained by employing different velocity feedback control gains, and the topologies efficiency are compared and contrasted. / Atuadores piezoelétricos flextensionais funcionam como amplificadores nanométricos dos deslocamentos gerados pela piezocerâmica. Em sistemas que necessitam de alta precisão de posicionamento final ou baixa energia de vibração após sofrer um impacto, como na leitura de um disco rígido ou na microscopia de força atômica, requer-se que o atuador conte com um fator de correção de posicionamento, o qual pode ser obtido através de uma lei de controle. A utilização de material piezoelétrico para o controle de vibração em dispositivos de casca e placa foi amplamente abordado na literatura, porém o projeto de sistemas piezoelétricos controlados utilizando-se do Método da Otimização Topológica (MOT) foi pouco explorado e em geral é focado na análise transiente no domínio da frequência, o qual necessita que o problema tenha que ser reduzido para que a implementação computacional torne-se viável. Tratando-se de análise transiente em atuadores piezoelétricos flextensionais pode-se considerar o emprego de um controle ativo, o qual captura informações do dispositivo através de piezo-sensores e as realimenta na forma de um sinal de entrada em piezo-atuadores para modulação do sinal de resposta. Visando aprimorar o efeito do controle ativo em atuadores piezelétricos, este trabalho é voltado para o projeto de sua estrutura flextensional considerando o controle ativo de realimentação de velocidade, em que o ciclo envolvendo sensoreamento e atuação piezoelétricos fornece um amortecimento extra ao sistema. Deseja-se portanto que a flexibilidade do mecanismo flextensional seja distribuída no domínio de projeto pré-definido alocando vazios em regiões ao redor de onde devem estar presentes articulações da estrutura flexível, o que é obtido pelo MOT. Para encontrar a distribuição otimizada de material no domínio de projeto, o MOT emprega a análise sistemática do modelo dinâmico através do Método dos Elementos Finitos (MEF). Neste trabalho a modelagem do sistema para o MEF leva em consideração a presença dos nós intermediários das cerâmicas piezoelétricas, denominada modelagem para nós não colapsados, cuja tensão gerada ao longo da resposta dinâmica temporal influencia no controle ativo do sistema. O problema de Otimização Topológica (OT) é formulado para a atenuação da vibração do sistema em posição neutra e em posição atuada (posicionador) sujeito a restrições de volume e a valores máximo e mínimo que as variaveis de projeto assumem. A implementação do MOT é baseada no modelo de material denominado Material Isotrópico Sólido com Penalização (MISP), no cálculo da sensibilidade dinâmica adjunta, e na rotina de otimização conhecida como Programação Linear Sequencial (PLS). Para ilustrar o método, são projetados dispositivos bidimensionais e diferentes ganhos de controle de realimentação de velocidade são utilizados para obtenção da topologia otimizada, analisando-se a eficiência em cada caso.

Cerâmicas piezelétricas possibilitam posicionamento e sensoriamento de precisão ou captação de energia mecânica valendo-se do efeito piezelétrico, capaz de converter energia mecânica em elétrica ou o contrário. Para aprimorar ou estender as aplicações dessas cerâmicas, mecanismos flexíveis podem ser acoplados a elas, formando um Dispositivo Piezelétrico Flextensional (DPF). No projeto desse tipo de estrutura, o conceito de Material com Gradação Funcional (MGF) é interessante, já que esses materiais apresentam variações graduais de suas propriedades efetivas, permitindo a alternância entre um material mais flexível e um mais rígido de acordo com a intensidade de deslocamento desejada em cada região da estrutura. Assim, neste trabalho, implementa-se o Método de Otimização Topológica (MOT) no projeto de estruturas gradadas com o intuito de identificar as vantagens e desvantagens da utilização do conceito de MGF em DPF. Esse método combina algoritmos de otimização e o Métodos dos Elementos Finitos (MEF) para distribuir material dentro de um domínio fixo através de um modelo de material, que no presente caso é o de Material Isotrópico Sólido com Penalização (MISP) adaptado a MGF. Na fabricação desses dispositivos otimizados, utiliza-se a Sinterização por Jato de Plasma (SJP) para a obtenção de tarugos gradados que são submetidos a processos de eletro-erosão e de corte a laser. Por fim, para a verificação dos resultados numéricos, utiliza-se um vibrômetro para aferir os deslocamentos dos protótipos de atuadores fabricados. / Piezoelectric devices enable precision positioning and sensing or mechanical energy harvesting based on the piezoelectric effect. In flextensional piezoelectric devices, flexible coupling structures are attached to ceramics to improve or extend the application possibilities. On the design of this kind of structure, the concept of Functionally Graded Materials (FGM) can be interesting, since it allows gradual variations of its effective properties along some direction by mixing two or more materials. Thus, in order to identify the advantages and disadvantages of using FGM, graded flexible coupling structures that maximize the performance of piezoelectric devices are obtained by implementing the Topology Optimization Method (TOM). This method combines optimization algorithms and the Finite Element Method (FEM) to distribute material inside a fixed domain. In this work, the formulation is based on the Solid Isotropic Material with Penalization (SIMP) material model adapted for the FGM concept, which can represent continuous change in material properties along the domain. Resulting optimal graded topologies of coupling structures are presented and compared with homogeneous structures. Finally, graded devices are manufactured through Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) technique in order to be characterized, validating numerical results. The numerical results demonstrate the TOM efficacy in designing functionally graded piezoelectric devices and show, by its implementation, significant gains in graded mechanisms performance when compared with analogous homogeneous. Furthermore, the feasibility of proposed manufacturing process is confirmed, allowing the fabrication of prototypes with expected behavior.

Dans le but de réduire la consommation d’énergie et d’augmenter la part des énergies renouvelables, la conception optimale des futurs bâtiments (bâtiments intelligents) apparaît comme un facteur important. Cette thèse vise donc à développer des modèles, des méthodes innovantes d’aide à la conception pour ces bâtiments. Notre nouvelle approche de conception est une optimisation globale et simultanée de l’enveloppe, des systèmes énergétiques et de leurs stratégies de gestion dès la phase d’esquisse, qui prend en compte plusieurs critères de coût (investissement et exploitation) et de confort (thermique, visuel et aéraulique). Le problème d’optimisation multi-objectif est donc un problème de couplage fort de grande taille avec de nombreuses variables et contraintes, qui induisent des difficultés lors de sa résolution. Après avoir fait des analyses sur des cas tests, une méthode d’optimisation d’ordre 1 est choisie, en association à des modèles analytiques dérivés formellement de manière automatique. Notre méthodologie est appliquée à la conception de maisons individuelles, et plus particulièrement des maisons à énergie positive. Les résultats obtenus par cette approche globale apportent des informations importantes aux concepteurs pour l’aider à faire des choix en phase amont du processus de conception. / In order to reduce the energy consumption and to increase the use of renewable energy, the optimal design of future buildings (smart-buildings) appears as an important factor.This thesis aims to develop models, innovative methods aiding decision-making during the design of buildings. Our approach of design is a global and simultaneous optimization of envelope, energy systems and their management strategies from the sketch phase, which takes into account multi-criterions of costs (investment et exploitation) and comforts (thermal, visual, aeraulic). The multi-objective optimization problem is so a strong coupling problem of large scale with a lot of variables and constraints, which leads to difficulties to solve.After the tests, an optimization method of order 1 is chosen in combination with analytical models formally derived automatically. Our methodology is applied to the design of individual houses, especially positive energy houses. The results of this global approach provide important information to designers to help make choices from the preliminary phase of the design process.

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Cerâmicas piezelétricas possibilitam posicionamento e sensoriamento de precisão ou captação de energia mecânica valendo-se do efeito piezelétrico, capaz de converter energia mecânica em elétrica ou o contrário. Para aprimorar ou estender as aplicações dessas cerâmicas, mecanismos flexíveis podem ser acoplados a elas, formando um Dispositivo Piezelétrico Flextensional (DPF). No projeto desse tipo de estrutura, o conceito de Material com Gradação Funcional (MGF) é interessante, já que esses materiais apresentam variações graduais de suas propriedades efetivas, permitindo a alternância entre um material mais flexível e um mais rígido de acordo com a intensidade de deslocamento desejada em cada região da estrutura. Assim, neste trabalho, implementa-se o Método de Otimização Topológica (MOT) no projeto de estruturas gradadas com o intuito de identificar as vantagens e desvantagens da utilização do conceito de MGF em DPF. Esse método combina algoritmos de otimização e o Métodos dos Elementos Finitos (MEF) para distribuir material dentro de um domínio fixo através de um modelo de material, que no presente caso é o de Material Isotrópico Sólido com Penalização (MISP) adaptado a MGF. Na fabricação desses dispositivos otimizados, utiliza-se a Sinterização por Jato de Plasma (SJP) para a obtenção de tarugos gradados que são submetidos a processos de eletro-erosão e de corte a laser. Por fim, para a verificação dos resultados numéricos, utiliza-se um vibrômetro para aferir os deslocamentos dos protótipos de atuadores fabricados. / Piezoelectric devices enable precision positioning and sensing or mechanical energy harvesting based on the piezoelectric effect. In flextensional piezoelectric devices, flexible coupling structures are attached to ceramics to improve or extend the application possibilities. On the design of this kind of structure, the concept of Functionally Graded Materials (FGM) can be interesting, since it allows gradual variations of its effective properties along some direction by mixing two or more materials. Thus, in order to identify the advantages and disadvantages of using FGM, graded flexible coupling structures that maximize the performance of piezoelectric devices are obtained by implementing the Topology Optimization Method (TOM). This method combines optimization algorithms and the Finite Element Method (FEM) to distribute material inside a fixed domain. In this work, the formulation is based on the Solid Isotropic Material with Penalization (SIMP) material model adapted for the FGM concept, which can represent continuous change in material properties along the domain. Resulting optimal graded topologies of coupling structures are presented and compared with homogeneous structures. Finally, graded devices are manufactured through Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) technique in order to be characterized, validating numerical results. The numerical results demonstrate the TOM efficacy in designing functionally graded piezoelectric devices and show, by its implementation, significant gains in graded mechanisms performance when compared with analogous homogeneous. Furthermore, the feasibility of proposed manufacturing process is confirmed, allowing the fabrication of prototypes with expected behavior.

Distributed infrastructures (e.g., water networks and electric Grids) are difficult to manage due to their scale, lack of accessibility, complexity, ageing and uncertainties in knowledge of their structure. In addition they are subject to loads that can be highly variable and unpredictable and to accidental events such as component failure, leakage and malicious tampering. To support in-field operations and central management of these infrastructures, the availability of consistent and up-to-date knowledge about the current state of the network and how it would respond to planned interventions is argued to be highly desirable. However, at present, large-scale infrastructures are “data rich but knowledge poor”. Data, algorithms and tools for network analysis are improving but there is a need to integrate them to support more directly engineering operations. Current ICT solutions are mainly based on specialized, monolithic and heavyweight software packages that restrict the dissemination of dynamic information and its appropriate and timely presentation particularly to field engineers who operate in a resource constrained and less reliable environments. This thesis proposes a solution to these problems by recognizing that current monolithic ICT solutions for infrastructure management seek to meet the requirements of different human roles and operating environments (defined in this work as field and central sides). It proposes an architectural approach to providing dynamic, predictive, user-centric, device and platform independent access to consistent and up-to-date knowledge. This architecture integrates the components required to implement the functionalities of data gathering, data storage, simulation modelling, and information visualization and analysis. These components are tightly coupled in current implementations of software for analysing the behaviour of networks. The architectural approach, by contrast, requires they be kept as separate as possible and interact only when required using common and standard protocols. The thesis particularly concentrates on engineering practices in clean water distribution networks but the methods are applicable to other structural networks, for example, the electricity Grid. A prototype implementation is provided that establishes a dynamic hydraulic simulation model and enables the model to be queried via remote access in a device and platform independent manner.This thesis provides an extensive evaluation comparing the architecture driven approach with current approaches, to substantiate the above claims. This evaluation is conducted by the use of benchmarks that are currently published and accepted in the water engineering community. To facilitate this evaluation, a working prototype of the whole architecture has been developed and is made available under an open source licence.

At present, the medical industry rapidly develops new imaging techniques and improves the imaging methods. Simultaneously also are developed new methods for processing data acquired by these methods. Especially in the past few years has become very used method of registration data, which leads to image transformations of the same scene so that the condition as possible. The work deals with the method of processing data that provides detailed information to individual structures, developments of individual structures over time, allows to simultaneously displayanatomical and physiological information or preprocessing data for further processing.

Práce se zabývá konstrukcí a využitím tepelných sítí k simulaci oteplení elektrických motorů velkých výkonú. Po úvodu do termiky a teorie proudění je popsána konstrukce tří různých typů sítí pro odlišné ventilační schémata motoru. Dále jsou popsány optimalizační metody a jejich možnosti k tepelné optimalizaci motorů. Je vybrána a vysvělena Marquard-Levenbergova metoda a na konkrétním případě je vysvětleno její použití a výhody pro optimalizaci chlazení elektrického motoru. V závěru se práce zabývá také citlivostí teplotních sití na jednotlivé vstupní parametry, porovnáním simulací s měřenými výsledky a také vlivem teplotních závislosti jenotlivých prvků sítě.