O objetivo principal deste trabalho é estudar modelos mistos lineares elípticos em que uma das variáveis explicativas ou covariáveis é medida com erros, sob a abordagem estrutural. O trabalho é apresentado numa notação longitudinal, todavia a covariável medida com erros pode ser observada temporalmente ou como medidas repetidas. Assumimos uma estrutura hierárquica apropriada com distribuição elíptica conjunta para os erros envolvidos, porém a inferência é desenvolvida sob uma abordagem marginal em que consideramos a distribuição marginal da resposta e da variável medida com erros. Procedimentos de influência local em que o esquema de perturbação é escolhido de forma apropriada são desenvolvidos. Um exemplo para motivação é apresentado e analisado através dos procedimentos apresentados neste trabalho. Detalhamos nos apêndices os principais procedimentos necessários para o desenvolvimento do modelo proposto. / The aim of this thesis is to study elliptical linear mixed models in which one of the explanatory variables is subject to measurement error under the structural assumption. The work is presented by assuming a longitudinal structure, however the explanatory variable may be observed along the time or as repeated measures. A joint hierarchical structure is assumed for the elliptical errors, but the inference is made under the marginal structure. The methodology of local influence is applied with the perturbation schemes being selected appropriately. A motivation example is presented and analysed by the procedures developed in this work. All the main derivations for the development of the proposed model are presented in the appendices.

This thesis deals with modern statistical approaches and their application aimed at robust methods and neural network modelling. Selected methods are analyzed and applied on frequent practical problems in czech industry and technology. Topics and methods are to be benificial in real applications compared to currently used classical methods. Applicability and effectivity of the algorithms is verified and demonstrated on real studies and problems in czech industrial and research bodies. The great and unexploited potential of modern theoretical and computational capacity and the potential of new approaces to statistical modelling and methods. A significant result of this thesis is also an environment for software application development for data analysis with own programming language DARWin (Data Analysis Robot for Windows) for implemenation of effective numerical algorithms for extaction information from data. The thesis should be an incentive for boarder use of robust and computationally intensive methods as neural networks for modelling processes, quality control and generally better understanding of nature.

O objetivo desta tese é estudar métodos de estimação baseados na função de verossimilhança em modelos mistos lineares elípticos. Derivamos inicialmente os métodos de máxima verossimilhança, máxima verossimilhança restrita e de máxima verossimilhança perfilada modificada para o modelo linear normal. Estendemos os métodos para os modelos lineares elípticos e encontramos diferenças entre as equações resultantes de cada método. A principal motivação deste trabalho é que o método de máxima verossimilhança restrita tem sido aplicado para obter estimadores menos viesados para os componentes de variância-covariância, em contraste com os estimadores de máxima verossimilhança. O método tem sido muito utilizado em modelos com estruturas de variância-covariância como é o caso dos modelos mistos lineares. Assim, procuramos estender o método para os modelos mistos lineares elípticos bem como comparar com outros procedimentos de estimação, máxima verossimilhança e máxima verossimilhança perfilada modificada. Estudamos em particular os modelos mistos lineares com erros t-Student e exponencial potência. / The aim of this thesis is to study estimation methods based on the likelihood functions in elliptical linear mixed models. First, we review the modified profile maximum likelihood and the restricted maximum likelihood methods as well as the traditional maximum likelihood method in normal linear models. Then, we extend the methodologies for elliptical linear models and we compare the estimating equations derived for each method. The main motivation of the work is that the restricted maximum likelihood method has been largely applied in normal linear mixed models in order to reduce the bias of the maximum likelihood variance-component estimators. So, we intend to investigate the possible extension for elliptical linear mixed models as well as to compare with the modified profile maximum likelihood and the maximum likelihood methods. Particular studies for Student-t and power exponential linear mixed models are presented.

The Doctoral thesis demonstrates the design of reliable industrial visual systems. The special emphasis is dedicated to the detection of defects on webs in industrial applications based on line-scan cameras. This system makes possible detection and classification of defects originating during the real production conditions. This work covers a theoretical study of a visual system for the defect detection on endless bands as well as of appropriate lighting and the scene arrangement. Further to that have been selected, adjusted and designed key components of hardware. Following the design and optimization of algorithms a system prototype had been installed on non-woven textiles production line. Eight visual systems implemented into real-life industrial conditions based on this prototype

This thesis deals with modern statistical approaches and their application aimed at robust methods and neural network modelling. Selected methods are analyzed and applied on frequent practical problems in czech industry and technology. Topics and methods are to be benificial in real applications compared to currently used classical methods. Applicability and effectivity of the algorithms is verified and demonstrated on real studies and problems in czech industrial and research bodies. The great and unexploited potential of modern theoretical and computational capacity and the potential of new approaces to statistical modelling and methods. A significant result of this thesis is also an environment for software application development for data analysis with own programming language DARWin (Data Analysis Robot for Windows) for implemenation of effective numerical algorithms for extaction information from data. The thesis should be an incentive for boarder use of robust and computationally intensive methods as neural networks for modelling processes, quality control and generally better understanding of nature.