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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.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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The more the merrier? On the performance of factor-augmented models

Jonéus, Paulina January 2015 (has links)
Vector autoregression (VAR) models are widely used in an attempt to identify and measure the effect of monetary policy shocks on an economy and to forecast economic times series. However, the sparse information sets used in the VAR approach have been subject to criticism and in recent decades, the use of factor models as a means of dimension reduction has been a subject of greater focus. The method of summarizing information contained in a large set of macroeconomic time series by principal components, and use these as regressors in VAR models, has been pointed out as a potential solution to the problems of limited information and estimation of too many parameters. This paper combines the standard VAR methodology with dynamic factor analysis on Swedish data for two purposes, to assess the effects of monetary policy shocks and to examine the forecasting properties. Latent factors estimated by the principal components method are in this study found to contribute to a more coherent picture in line with economic theory, when examining monetary policy shocks to the Swedish economy. The factor-augmented models can on the other hand not be shown to increase the forecasting accuracy to a great extent compared to standard models.
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Parameter Identification for Mechanical Joints

Manchu, Sreenivasarao January 2006 (has links)
All but the simplest physical systems contains mechanical joints. The behavior of these joints is sometimes the dominant factor in over all system behavior. The potential for occurence of microslip and macroslip normally makes the behavior of joints non-linear. Accurate modeling of joints requires a non-linear ramework. As clamping pressures are typically random ad variable, the behavior of the joints becomes random. Joint geometries are random along with other unknowns of the joints. Two different methods for measuring the energy dissipation are explained. In the experimental method, the energy dissipation of a non-linear joint is calculated from the slope of the envelope of the time response of acceleration. The simulation work is carried out by considering a smooth hysteresis model with the help of Matlab programming. Finally, the parameters are extracted for a specific non-linear system by comparing analytical and experimental results. / 0736988322
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JAMES-STEIN TYPE COMPOUND ESTIMATION OF MULTIPLE MEAN RESPONSE FUNCTIONS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES

Feng, Limin 01 January 2013 (has links)
Charnigo and Srinivasan originally developed compound estimators to nonparametrically estimate mean response functions and their derivatives simultaneously when there is one response variable and one covariate. The compound estimator maintains self consistency and almost optimal convergence rate. This dissertation studies, in part, compound estimation with multiple responses and/or covariates. An empirical comparison of compound estimation, local regression and spline smoothing is included, and near optimal convergence rates are established in the presence of multiple covariates. James and Stein proposed an estimator of the mean vector of a p dimensional multivariate normal distribution, which produces a smaller risk than the maximum likelihood estimator if p is at least 3. In this dissertation, we also extend their idea to a nonparametric regression setting. More specifically, we present Steinized local regression estimators of p mean response functions and their derivatives. We consider different covariance structures for the error terms, and whether or not a known upper bound for the estimation bias is assumed. We also apply Steinization to compound estimation, considering the application of Steinization to both pointwise estimators (for example, as obtained through local regression) and weight functions. Finally, the new methodology introduced in this dissertation will be demonstrated on numerical data illustrating the outcomes of a laboratory experiment in which radiation induces nanoparticles to scatter evanescent waves. The patterns of scattering, as represented by derivatives of multiple mean response functions, may be used to classify nanoparticles on their sizes and structures.
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Pulse height tally response expansion method for application in detector problems

Zipperer, Travis Jonathan 07 July 2011 (has links)
A pulse height tally response expansion (PHRE) method is developed for detectors. By expanding the incident flux at the detector window/surface, a set of response functions is constructed via Monte Carlo estimators for pulse height tallies. B-spline functions are selected to perform the expansion of the response functions as well as for the expansion of the incident flux in photon energy. The method is verified for several incident flux spectra on a CsI(Na) detector. Results are compared to the solutions generated using direct Monte Carlo calculations. It is found that the method is several orders faster than MCNP5 while maintaining paralleled accuracy.
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Study of the N to Delta Transition via p({rvec e}, e{prime}{rvec p}){pi}{sup 0} reaction

Zhengwei Chai January 2003 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.); Submitted to Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (US); 1 Aug 2003. / Published through the Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information. "JLAB-PHY-03-174" "DOE/ER/40150-2747" Zhengwei Chai. 08/01/2003. Report is also available in paper and microfiche from NTIS.
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Identificação experimental modal da caixa acústica de um violão clássico

Löw, Alexandre Marks January 2012 (has links)
Este trabalho consiste na aplicação de técnicas de identificação de parâmetros estruturais, especificamente massa, rigidez e amortecimento, à caixa acústica de um violão clássico. A abordagem experimental tradicional é adotada, com medição de aceleração em um ponto da estrutura e excitação proveniente de martelo instrumentado registrada em diferentes pontos. As funções de resposta em frequência são então traçadas para, em conjunto com um modelo analítico representativo dos primeiros graus de liberdade do acoplamento ar/estrutura, realizar-se o ajuste de curvas e posterior identificação dinâmica. Para tanto, esta última etapa foi tratada como um problema matemático de otimização não linear no qual se busca a minimização de uma função objetivo que contabiliza de alguma forma a diferença entre o resultado das medições e os valores previstos pelo modelo utilizado. Várias funções de erro (objetivo) e vários algoritmos foram utilizados, como mínimos quadrados não linear, simplex de Nealder-Mead, algoritmo genético padrão e enxame de partículas (particle swarm), entre outros, sendo este último o de melhor desempenho entre todos, quando aplicado em conjunto com a norma da diferença dos logaritmos das magnitudes ao quadrado. Assim, uma calibração com boa concordância entre dados experimentais e resultados teóricos foi estabelecida para o modelo proposto, sendo realizada também a verificação do ajuste através da comparação de um conjunto independente de dados, trazendo, desta forma, confiabilidade para posteriores cálculos das grandezas associadas ao comportamento dinâmico utilizando-se o modelo ajustado. / This work aims at identify structural parameters of a classical acoustic guitar’s resonant chamber by comparing theoretical and experimental frequency response functions. The quantities used to construct the mass, stiffness and damping matrices of an air/structure analytical model, which is representative of the first few modes of the body, are considered as project variables, and an impact vibration testing approach is used to obtain the measured data, with a roving instrumented hammer and an accelerometer attached to a predefined point of the body. Then, a curve-fit analysis is performed as a mathematical problem of non-linear optimization, wherein the objective function, which is to be minimized, somehow accounts for the difference between the measured data and the theoretically predicted values. Some different error (objective) functions and optimization algorithms, like non-linear least-squares, Nealder-Mead simplex, standard genetic algorithm and particle swarm, among others, were applied, and the latter yielded, together with the squared error norm, the best performance. Then, an updated model was achieved with fair agreement between analytical predictions and experimental results, verified using a validation data set, bringing reliability for further theoretical predictions.
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Geracao de funcoes resposta de cintiladores organicos para neutrons rapidos, utilizando o metodo de Monte Carlo

MAZZARO, A.C. 09 October 2014 (has links)
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Identificação experimental modal da caixa acústica de um violão clássico

Löw, Alexandre Marks January 2012 (has links)
Este trabalho consiste na aplicação de técnicas de identificação de parâmetros estruturais, especificamente massa, rigidez e amortecimento, à caixa acústica de um violão clássico. A abordagem experimental tradicional é adotada, com medição de aceleração em um ponto da estrutura e excitação proveniente de martelo instrumentado registrada em diferentes pontos. As funções de resposta em frequência são então traçadas para, em conjunto com um modelo analítico representativo dos primeiros graus de liberdade do acoplamento ar/estrutura, realizar-se o ajuste de curvas e posterior identificação dinâmica. Para tanto, esta última etapa foi tratada como um problema matemático de otimização não linear no qual se busca a minimização de uma função objetivo que contabiliza de alguma forma a diferença entre o resultado das medições e os valores previstos pelo modelo utilizado. Várias funções de erro (objetivo) e vários algoritmos foram utilizados, como mínimos quadrados não linear, simplex de Nealder-Mead, algoritmo genético padrão e enxame de partículas (particle swarm), entre outros, sendo este último o de melhor desempenho entre todos, quando aplicado em conjunto com a norma da diferença dos logaritmos das magnitudes ao quadrado. Assim, uma calibração com boa concordância entre dados experimentais e resultados teóricos foi estabelecida para o modelo proposto, sendo realizada também a verificação do ajuste através da comparação de um conjunto independente de dados, trazendo, desta forma, confiabilidade para posteriores cálculos das grandezas associadas ao comportamento dinâmico utilizando-se o modelo ajustado. / This work aims at identify structural parameters of a classical acoustic guitar’s resonant chamber by comparing theoretical and experimental frequency response functions. The quantities used to construct the mass, stiffness and damping matrices of an air/structure analytical model, which is representative of the first few modes of the body, are considered as project variables, and an impact vibration testing approach is used to obtain the measured data, with a roving instrumented hammer and an accelerometer attached to a predefined point of the body. Then, a curve-fit analysis is performed as a mathematical problem of non-linear optimization, wherein the objective function, which is to be minimized, somehow accounts for the difference between the measured data and the theoretically predicted values. Some different error (objective) functions and optimization algorithms, like non-linear least-squares, Nealder-Mead simplex, standard genetic algorithm and particle swarm, among others, were applied, and the latter yielded, together with the squared error norm, the best performance. Then, an updated model was achieved with fair agreement between analytical predictions and experimental results, verified using a validation data set, bringing reliability for further theoretical predictions.
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Identificação experimental modal da caixa acústica de um violão clássico

Löw, Alexandre Marks January 2012 (has links)
Este trabalho consiste na aplicação de técnicas de identificação de parâmetros estruturais, especificamente massa, rigidez e amortecimento, à caixa acústica de um violão clássico. A abordagem experimental tradicional é adotada, com medição de aceleração em um ponto da estrutura e excitação proveniente de martelo instrumentado registrada em diferentes pontos. As funções de resposta em frequência são então traçadas para, em conjunto com um modelo analítico representativo dos primeiros graus de liberdade do acoplamento ar/estrutura, realizar-se o ajuste de curvas e posterior identificação dinâmica. Para tanto, esta última etapa foi tratada como um problema matemático de otimização não linear no qual se busca a minimização de uma função objetivo que contabiliza de alguma forma a diferença entre o resultado das medições e os valores previstos pelo modelo utilizado. Várias funções de erro (objetivo) e vários algoritmos foram utilizados, como mínimos quadrados não linear, simplex de Nealder-Mead, algoritmo genético padrão e enxame de partículas (particle swarm), entre outros, sendo este último o de melhor desempenho entre todos, quando aplicado em conjunto com a norma da diferença dos logaritmos das magnitudes ao quadrado. Assim, uma calibração com boa concordância entre dados experimentais e resultados teóricos foi estabelecida para o modelo proposto, sendo realizada também a verificação do ajuste através da comparação de um conjunto independente de dados, trazendo, desta forma, confiabilidade para posteriores cálculos das grandezas associadas ao comportamento dinâmico utilizando-se o modelo ajustado. / This work aims at identify structural parameters of a classical acoustic guitar’s resonant chamber by comparing theoretical and experimental frequency response functions. The quantities used to construct the mass, stiffness and damping matrices of an air/structure analytical model, which is representative of the first few modes of the body, are considered as project variables, and an impact vibration testing approach is used to obtain the measured data, with a roving instrumented hammer and an accelerometer attached to a predefined point of the body. Then, a curve-fit analysis is performed as a mathematical problem of non-linear optimization, wherein the objective function, which is to be minimized, somehow accounts for the difference between the measured data and the theoretically predicted values. Some different error (objective) functions and optimization algorithms, like non-linear least-squares, Nealder-Mead simplex, standard genetic algorithm and particle swarm, among others, were applied, and the latter yielded, together with the squared error norm, the best performance. Then, an updated model was achieved with fair agreement between analytical predictions and experimental results, verified using a validation data set, bringing reliability for further theoretical predictions.
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Geracao de funcoes resposta de cintiladores organicos para neutrons rapidos, utilizando o metodo de Monte Carlo

MAZZARO, A.C. 09 October 2014 (has links)
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