Inhalt Die Technologien des Rapid Prototypings erreichen eine immer größer werdende Marktdurchdringung und erweitern die Möglichkeiten von Ingenieuren und Spezialisten angrenzender Fachbereiche. Je nach Datenursprung werden Schnittstellen wie Step oder STL genutzt oder es sind Zwischenschritte erforderlich, um die Daten aus 3D Scannern oder bildgebenden Quellen (CT; MRT) weiter zu verarbeiten. Dabei gibt es Fehler und Ungenauigkeiten in der Datenkette, die analysiert hier werden sollen. Aus den Kenntnissen über die Fehler sollen Methoden aufgezeigt werden, um die Datenqualität zu erhöhen, die Datenmengen zu verringern und die Prozesse zu stabilisieren. / Data quality rapid prototyping processes The rapid prototyping technologies achieve a bigger market penetration and expand the capabilities of engineers and specialists fields. Depending on the data source interfaces such as Step or STL are used or there are intermediate steps required to process the data from 3D scanners or imaging sources such as CT, MRI or X-ray on. There are errors and inaccuracies in the data flow, which have to be analyzed. Methods are from the knowledge of the errors are pointed out, which will enable to increase the data quality and to make the process more stable.

L’asthme se caractérise par une hyperréactivité, une inflammation et un remodelage bronchique. Les travaux exposés dans cette thèse ont permis, grâce à une approche transversale et multidisciplinaire basée sur l’étude physiopathologique de l’inflammation et du remodelage bronchique dans l’asthme, (i) de préciser l’intérêt de la mesure du NO exhalé chez l’asthmatique contrôlé, (ii) de déterminer la faisabilité du micro-scanner pour imager in vivo le remodelage bronchique grâce à la mesure non invasive de la densité péri-bronchique normalisée, et (iii) d’analyser le rôle de la chitinase YKL-40 dans la genèse du remodelage musculaire lisse. / Asthma is characterized by bronchial hyperresponsiveness, inflammation and remodelling. We used a translational and multidisciplinary approach to (i) clarify the interest of measuring exhaled NO in controlled asthmatics, (ii) determine the interest of micro-computed tomography for assessing bronchial remodelling in vivo by non-invasive measurement of the normalized peribronchial attenuation, and (iii) analyze the role of chitinase YKL-40 in smooth muscle remodelling.

De acordo com os dados do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE, 2010), o Brasil anuncia que o país caminha rumo a um perfil demográfico cada vez mais envelhecido, partir de 2039, será registrado o chamado crescimento zero; em 2050, o quadro muda: para cada 100 crianças de 0 a 14 anos, existirão 172,7 idosos. Inúmeros são os desafios enfrentados pelas pessoas idosas, principalmente para as mulheres que hoje representam 56% da população idosa. Um desses desafios é a transformação do corpo, e ao lado da falta de produtos do vestuário com medidas adequadas, que, além de vestir o corpo, apresente um caimento perfeito que atenda à necessidade física de uso. Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo propor os procedimentos, empregando dados antropométricos obtidos com o equipamento Body Scanner para elaborar tabelas de medidas, visando estabelecer padrões para serem aplicados na confecção de modelagem destinada a mulheres idosas. As medidas utilizadas neste trabalho fazem parte do Estudo Antropométrico no Brasil e foram cedidas pelo Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial/Centro de Tecnologia da Indústria Química Têxtil (SENAI/CETIQT). Através dos estudos, foi possível classificar os corpos em vários tipos: retângulo com cintura grossa e fina, triângulo com cintura fina e grossa e triângulo invertido com cintura grossa e propor tabelas de medidas. Os resultados obtidos indicaram a viabilidade de aplicação da metodologia proposta para elaboração das tabelas de medidas / According to data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE, 2010), Brazil announced that the country moves towards an increasingly aging demographic profile since 2039, will be recorded the named \"zero growth\"; in 2050, the picture changes: for every 100 children 0-14 years there will be 172.7 older. Many are the challenges faced by older people, especially for women who now represent 56% of the elderly population. One such challenge is the transformation of the body, and with a shortage of garment products with appropriate measures, that in addition to dressing the body presents a perfect fit that meets the physical need to use. This research aims to propose procedure, using anthropometric data obtained with the equipment Body Scanner to prepare tables of measures, to establish standards to be applied in making modeling aimed at older women. The measures used in this work are part of Anthropometric Study in Brazil and were provided by the National Industrial Training Service / Center for Chemical Technology of Textile Industry (SENAI/CETIQT). Through the studies, it was possible to classify bodies in various types: rectangle with thick and thin waist, thin triangle with thick waist and inverted triangle with thick waistand propose measures tables. The results indicated the feasibility of applying the proposed methodology for the preparation of measurements tables

La rénovation et la réhabilitation énergétique du parc de bâtiment est un des grands défis identifiés pour les décennies à venir. Devant cet impératif d'une rénovation d'ampleur du parc construit, les solutions techniques utilisant des ossatures rapportées sont employées de plus en plus fréquemment car elles permettent de combiner performance thermique, renouvellement esthétique et ajouts fonctionnels. Une des difficultés dans l'amélioration et l'automatisation des projets de rénovation est liée à la connaissance de la géométrie du bâti existant. Des plans de l'état existant ne sont pas toujours disponibles, et dans le cas échéant, ne sont pas forcément exacts en raison de modifications apportées au bâti et non documentées ou d'écarts initiaux entre les plans et la réalisation. Après une étude bibliographique des méthodes existantes détaillées dans le chapitre 1. Les travaux menés dans le cadre d'une collaboration entre le CRITT Bois et le CRAN ont permis de développer une méthode automatique de reconstruction 3D du modèle de bâtiments à partir de nuages de points obtenus par scanner LASER terrestre. La méthode proposée se décompose en trois phases principales. La première phase détaillée dans le deuxième chapitre, consiste à segmenter le nuage de points en plusieurs plans représentants les façades du bâtiment. L'exploitation de la colorimétrie durant la phase de segmentation du nuage de points permet une réduction importante de la complexité de l'algorithme de segmentation géométrique. L'approche consiste à effectuer dans un premier temps une classification préalable du nuage de points en se basant sur les informations colorimétriques de chaque point. Puis, dans un second temps, il s'agit d'effectuer une segmentation géométrique du nuage de points en utilisant un algorithme de segmentation robuste (RANSAC). Le chapitre 3 présente la deuxième phase qui consiste à modéliser le pas d'échantillonnage de la surface à partir duquel on définit le seuil d'extraction des points de contours. Le but étant d'améliorer la fiabilité d'extraction des points de contours, ainsi que l'approximation de l'erreur sur le modèle. Le chapitre 4 détaille les principales étapes de la reconstruction d'un modèle filaire. Dans un premier temps les régions définies par les points de contours sont classées en Régions d'Irrégularités (RI), Régions d'Eléments Architecturaux (REA) comme les fenêtres et Régions de Façade (RF) représentées par les contours extérieurs de la façade. La deuxième étape consiste à modéliser les différentes régions, par un maillage de Delaunay pour les RI, et des polyèdres pour les RF et REA. La dernière étape calcule une approximation de l'erreur sur le modèle. Les tests de fiabilité de la méthode ont été réalisés sur des chantiers réels conduits par des industriels de la construction et de la rénovation. Il en ressort que la qualité de la reconstruction 3D reste fortement dépendante des facteurs d'acquisition ainsi que de la surface numérisée. L'approximation de l'erreur de modélisation permet ainsi de prévoir à l'avance les erreurs sur le modèle CAO. / The renovation and the improvement of the energy efficiency of existing housing stock is one of big challenges identified for coming decades. In front of this imperative, timber based elements for building renovation are more and more used due to their substantial improvement of the building insulation, aesthetic renewal and functional additions. However, this technology faces some difficulties, one of them is the improvement of the renovation projects automation, which is bound to the knowledge of the existing built geometry. The plans representing the existing state of the building are not always available, and if so, they may be not exact, because the modifications made on the building are usually undocumented. After a literature review of existing methods which are detailed the first chapter. The work within the framework of cooperation between the CRITTBois and CRAN have allowed to develop an automatic method for 3D building CAD model reconstruction from point clouds acquired by a terrestrial LASER scanner. The proposed method is composed of three main phases. The first one detailed in the second chapter, consists in segmenting the point cloud into planar patches representing the building facades. To decrease the segmentation algorithm complexity, the colorimetric information is also considered. The approach consists in making a colorimetric classification of the point cloud in a first step, then a geometrical segmentation of the point cloud using a robust segmentation algorithm (RANSAC). The third chapter presents the second phase of our approach consists in surface sampling steps modeling and boundary point extraction. Here, we consider a local threshold defined according to the approximated surface sampling steps. The aim of considering local threshold is to improve the reliability of the boundary point extraction algorithm and approximating the CAD model error. The last chapter presents the main three steps of the boundary model reconstruction method. The first step consists in classifying the regions defined by their boundary points into three types of regions: Irregularity Region (IR), Architectural Element Region (AER) as windows, and Facades Regions (FR) which represent the building facades defined by their outer boundaries. The second step consists in modeling these regions considering a Delaunay triangulation for the IR and a polyhedral model for the AER and the FR. The third step consists in making an approximation of the error in the model. The method reliability tests were conducted on real projects; they were performed by industrial construction and renovation professionals. The tests show that the quality of the 3D reconstruction remains strongly dependent to the acquisition factors and the scanned surface properties. Also, the approximation of the modeling error can predict in advance the errors on the CAD model.

Accumulating evidence suggests that the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner can act as a stressor, eliciting subjective and neuroendocrine stress responses. Approaches to familiarize subjects with the scanner could help minimizing unintended effects on neural activation patterns of interest. Controlled studies on the effects of a scanner training are however missing. Using a comparative design, we analyzed within- and between session changes in subjective and neuroendocrine stress parameters in 63 healthy, scanner-naïve adults who participated in a two-day training protocol in an MRI, mock, or lab environment. A habituation task was used to assess within-session changes in subjective and neuroendocrine (cortisol) stress parameters; between-session changes were indicated by differences between days. MRI and mock, but not lab training were successful in reducing subjective distress towards the scanner. In contrast, cortisol reactivity towards the training environment generally increased during day 2, and the percentage of cortisol responders particularly rose in the mock and MRI groups. Within-session habituation of subjective arousal and anxiety was observed during both days and irrespective of training condition. Present findings demonstrate that training in a scanner environment successfully reduces subjective distress, but may also induce sensitization of endocrine stress levels during repeated scanning. Subjective distress can further be stabilized by acclimating subjects to the environment prior to the MRI assessment, including a short habituation phase into the assessment protocol. If replicated, present findings should be considered by researchers employing repeated measurement designs where subjects are exposed to a scanner more than once.

Submitted by Deyse Queiroz (deysequeirozz@hotmail.com) on 2018-06-12T14:40:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 MANOEL ADALBERTO GUEDES - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGEA 2010..pdf: 50106664 bytes, checksum: 34f901feb3d5f72b034f278eff076db9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-12T14:40:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MANOEL ADALBERTO GUEDES - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGEA 2010..pdf: 50106664 bytes, checksum: 34f901feb3d5f72b034f278eff076db9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-08 / O objetivo deste trabalho consiste em: determinar as características físicas de grãos de soja, feijão e milho (comprimento, largura, espessura, circularidade, esfericidade, perímetro, área projetada e volume) por três métodos de medição; sendo o método convencional o uso de paquímetro e a projeção da imagem dos grãos em papel milimetrado na parede; a comparação desses valores com o método de medição proposto, que é a utilização de scanner de mesa para determinação dessas características através de técnicas de processamento digital de imagens; determinar a massa específica aparente e real, e fazer a determinação da porosidade da massa de grãos através de cálculos utilizando-se a relação entre massa específica aparente e real e comparar com valores do picnômetro; em seguida se armazenou 50 grãos de cada uma destas cultivares em quatro recipientes lacrados com uma solução de água com ácido sulfúrico em B.O.D., por 120 dias a 20°C, em quatro teores de água 14,16,18 e 20% (b.u.); a cada dez dias foi determinada a variação de cores, por dois métodos, um deles utilizando o colorímetro Minolta e o outro a digitalização desses grãos com scanner de mesa HP 2400, para analisar a interação do teor de água e tempo de armazenamento na alteração da coloração do tegumento dos grãos. Os valores de teor de água para determinar as características físicas da soja foram 9,87, 13,7, 16,48, 18,2 e 19,76% (b.u.); os métodos de medição são estatisticamente confiáveis; a massa específica real, comprimento, largura, espessura, perímetro, área projetada e volume, aumentaram com o aumento do teor de água; a massa específica aparente, circularidade e esfericidade, diminuíram com o aumento do teor de água; a intensidade da cor verde e vermelha do padrão de cores RGB e as coordenadas de cores L*, a* e b* do padrão CIELAB, diminuíram com o aumento do teor de água; a intensidade da cor azul teve um aumento com o acréscimo do teor de água. Os valores de teor de água para determinar as características físicas do feijão foram 12,32, 14,18, 15,54, 17,11 e 19,52% (b.u.); os métodos utilizados de medição não divergiram do resultado entre si; a massa específica real, comprimento, largura, espessura, perímetro, esfericidade, área projetada e volume, aumentaram com o aumento do teor de água, a massa específica aparente e circularidade diminuíram com o aumento do teor de água; a intensidade da cor verde, vermelha, azul e a coordenada L* diminuíram com o aumento do teor de água e as coordenadas de cores, a* e b*, apresentaram um aumento com a elevação do teor de água. Os valores de teor de água para determinar as características físicas dos grãos de milho foram 11,76, 14,03, 16,27, 19,50 e 20,50% (b.u.); os métodos utilizados de medição não divergiram de resultado entre si; a massa específica real e aparente diminuiu com o aumento do teor de água; o comprimento, largura, espessura, circularidade, esfericidade, perímetro, área projetada e volume, aumentaram com o aumento do teor de água; não houve variações significativas nos histogramas dos grãos de milho. / The objective of this work consists in: determine the physical characteristics of soybean, beans and corn (length, width, thickness, circularity, sphericity, perimeter, projected area and volume) by three methods; as the conventional method using a caliper and projection image of the grain on the wall on graph paper and compare these values with the proposed measuring method, which is the use of flatbed scanner for determine these characteristics using techniques for digital image processing; determining the bulk and true density, and make the determination of the porosity of the grain mass by calculation using the relationship between the bulk and true density and compare with values of pycnometer; then it has stored 50 grains of each one of these cultivars in four containers sealed with a solution of water with sulfuric acid in the B. O. D., for 120 days at 20 °C, in four moisture content 14, 16,18 e 20% (w. b.); each ten days determined the range of colors, by two methods, one using a Minolta colorimeter and the other to the digitalization of the same grain with flatbed scanner HP 2400, to analyze the interaction of moisture content and storage time on the change in the color of the tegument of grains. The values of moisture content to determine the physical characteristics of soybean were 9.87, 13.7, 16.48, 18.2 and 19.76% (w.b.); the measurement methods are statistically reliable, the true density, length, width, thickness, perimeter, projected area and volume increased with increase moisture content, the bulk density, roundness and sphericity decreased with increase moisture content, the intensity of the color green and red, of the pattern RGB color, and the color coordinates L* a* b* of the pattern CIELAB, decreased with increasing moisture content; the intensity of blue color was increased with increasing moisture content. The values of moisture content to determine the physical characteristics of the beans were 12.32, 14.18, 15.54, 17.11 and 19.52% (w.b.); the methods used for measuring did not diverged in results among themselves, the true density, length, width, thickness, perimeter, sphericity, projected area and volume increased with the increase of moisture content, the bulk density and circularity decreased with the increase of moisture content, the intensity of the color green, red, blue and the coordinated L* decreased with the increase of moisture content and the color coordinates, a* and b*, increase had with the increase of the moisture content. The values of moisture content to determine the physical characteristics of the grains corn were 11.76, 14.03, 16.27, 19.50 and 20.50% (w.b.); the methods used for measuring not diverged in results among themselves, the true density and bulk density decreased with the increase of moisture content; the length, width, thickness, circularity, sphericity, perimeter, projected area and volume, increased with the increase of moisture content; no significant variations in the histograms of corn grain.

La validation des algorithmes de tractographie et l’optimisation des paramètres choisis en référence à une vérité terrain, sont primordiales avant l’utilisation de ces méthodes en routine clinique. D’une part, nous présentons une méthode de comparaison quantitative de reconstructions issues de la tractographie à celles reconstruites depuis la dissection par un scanner laser. Cette comparaison permet d’évaluer les reconstructions de différents modèles et algorithmes de tractographie (déterministe, probabiliste) en les confrontant à une vérité terrain acquise par le scanner laser (surfaces triangulées). La transformation des données sous des formats communs était nécessaire avant leur comparaison quantitative. Deux méthodes de comparaison, surface-surface et volume-volume ont été proposées. D’autre part, nous présentons une méthode d’optimisation par algorithme génétique (AG), des paramètres de tractographie déterministe. L’AG est un algorithme itératif d’optimisation basé sur la sélection naturelle, il est capable d’optimiser des problèmes complexes ayant plusieurs paramètres. Etant donné la vérité terrain d’un faisceau, l’AG se propose de trouver le jeu de paramètres optimal donnant le meilleur résultat de tractographie. Les méthodes de comparaisons et d’optimisation ont été appliquées à un faisceau d’objet test puis à deux faisceaux disséqués à partir d’un cerveau humain post mortem après acquisitions IRM et scanner laser. / Tractography validation and optimization of tracking parameters against a ground truth are mandatory before a large clinical use. First, we present a method to quantitatively compare tractography reconstructions to a ground truth derived from laser scanner acquisitions of dissected specimens. This comparison allows evaluation of multiple models and tractography approaches (deterministic, probabilistic…). The ground truth used for this comparison was acquired from dissected specimens using a surface laser scanner, which produces triangulated surface meshes. Data transformation to a common format was necessary before quantitative comparisons. Two comparison methods were proposed, surface-to-surface and volume-to-volume. Second, we propose a method for automatic optimization of deterministic tractography parameters using a genetic algorithm (GA). The GA is an iterative optimization algorithm based on natural selection, which is able to optimize complex problems having several parameters. For a given ground truth fasciculus, the GA was expected to find the set of tractography parameters producing the best tractography result according to the ground truth. The comparison and optimization methods were applied to a synthetic bundle derived from a phantom and to two dissected white matter tracts of a human post mortem brain.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-13T17:08:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 VictorAS_DISSERT.pdf: 7384161 bytes, checksum: 52530e2ae828c1016d52cf0da52743d6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-05-21 / In this paper we present the methodological procedures involved in the digital imaging in mesoscale of a block of travertines rock of quaternary age, originating from the city of Acquasanta, located in the Apennines, Italy. This rocky block, called T-Block, was stored in the courtyard of the Laborat?rio Experimental Petr?leo "Kelsen Valente" (LabPetro), of Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), so that from it were performed Scientific studies, mainly for research groups universities and research centers working in brazilian areas of reservoir characterization and 3D digital imaging. The purpose of this work is the development of a Model Solid Digital, from the use of non-invasive techniques of digital 3D imaging of internal and external surfaces of the T-Block. For the imaging of the external surfaces technology has been used LIDAR (Light Detection and Range) and the imaging surface Interior was done using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), moreover, profiles were obtained with a Gamma Ray Gamae-spect?metro laptop. The goal of 3D digital imaging involved the identification and parameterization of surface geological and sedimentary facies that could represent heterogeneities depositional mesoscale, based on study of a block rocky with dimensions of approximately 1.60 m x 1.60 m x 2.70 m. The data acquired by means of terrestrial laser scanner made available georeferenced spatial information of the surface of the block (X, Y, Z), and varying the intensity values of the return laser beam and high resolution RGB data (3 mm x 3 mm), total points acquired 28,505,106. This information was used as an aid in the interpretation of radargrams and are ready to be displayed in rooms virtual reality. With the GPR was obtained 15 profiles of 2.3 m and 2 3D grids, each with 24 sections horizontal of 1.3 and 14 m vertical sections of 2.3 m, both the Antenna 900 MHz to about 2600 MHz antenna. Finally, the use of GPR associated with Laser Scanner enabled the identification and 3D mapping of 3 different radarf?cies which were correlated with three sedimentary facies as had been defined at the outset. The 6 profiles showed gamma a low amplitude variation in the values of radioactivity. This is likely due to the fact of the sedimentary layers profiled have the same mineralogical composition, being composed by carbonate sediments, with no clay in siliciclastic pellitic layers or other mineral carrier elements radioactive / Nesse trabalho s?o apresentados os procedimentos metodol?gicos envolvidos no imageamento digital em mesoescala de um bloco de rochas travertinas de idade quatern?ria, oriundas da cidade de Acquasanta, situada na cordilheira dos Apeninos, na It?lia. Esse bloco rochoso, denominado de T-Block, foi armazenado no p?tio do Laborat?rio Experimental de Petr?leo "Kelsen Valente" (LabPetro), da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) para que a partir dele fossem realizados estudos cient?ficos, principalmente para grupos de pesquisa das universidades e centros de pesquisa brasileiros que atuam nas ?reas de caracteriza??o de reservat?rio e imageamento digital 3D. A proposta deste trabalho consiste na elabora??o de um Modelo de S?lido Digital, a partir da utiliza??o de t?cnicas n?o-invasivas de imageamento digital 3D das superf?cies interna e externa do T-Block. Para o imageamento das superf?cies externas foi utilizada a tecnologia LIDAR (Light Detection and Range) e para o imageamento das superf?cies internas foi feita a utiliza??o do Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), al?m disso, foram adquiridos perfis de Gamma Ray com um Gamaespect?metro port?til. O objetivo do imageamento digital 3D consistiu na identifica??o e parametriza??o de superf?cies geol?gicas e de f?cies sedimentares que pudessem representar heterogeneidades deposicionais em mesoescala, tomando como base de estudo um bloco rochoso com dimens?es de aproximadamente 1,60m x 1,60m x 2,70 m. Os dados adquiridos por meio do Laser Scanner terrestre disponibilizaram informa??es espaciais georreferenciadas da superf?cie do bloco (X, Y, Z), al?m de valores de varia??o de intensidade de retorno do raio laser e dados RGB com alta resolu??o (3 mm x 3 mm), totalizando 28.505.106 pontos adquiridos. Essas informa??es foram utilizadas como auxilio durante a interpreta??o dos radargramas e est?o prontas para ser exibidas em salas de realidade virtual. Com o GPR, foram adquiridos 15 perfis de 2,3 m e 2 grids 3D, cada um com 24 se??es horizontais de 1,3 m e 14 se??es verticais de 2,3 m, tanto com a antena de 900 MHz quanto com a antena de 2600 MHz. Por fim, o uso do GPR associado ao Laser Scanner possibilitou a identifica??o e mapeamento 3D de 3 radarf?cies distintas as quais foram correlacionadas a 3 f?cies sedimentares j? que j? haviam sido definidas no inicio do trabalho. Os 6 perfis de raios gama mostraram uma baixa varia??o na amplitude dos valores de radioatividade. Provavelmente, isso ocorreu devido ao fato das camadas sedimentares perfiladas possu?rem a mesma composi??o mineral?gica, sendo compostas por sedimentos carbon?ticos, com aus?ncia de argila silicicl?stica nas camadas mais pel?ticas ou de outro mineral portador de elementos radioativos

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:57:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 IvanMFL.pdf: 663615 bytes, checksum: a9a612a8d366a8eadb51a7b7c58984a5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-02-20 / Due to advances in the manufacturing process of orthopedic prostheses, the need for better quality shape reading techniques (i.e. with less uncertainty) of the residual limb of amputees became a challenge. To overcome these problems means to be able in obtaining accurate geometry information of the limb and, consequently, better manufacturing processes of both transfemural and transtibial prosthetic sockets. The key point for this task is to customize these readings trying to be as faithful as possible to the real profile of each patient. Within this context, firstly two prototype versions (α and β) of a 3D mechanical scanner for reading residual limbs shape based on reverse engineering techniques were designed. Prototype β is an improved version of prototype α, despite remaining working in analogical mode. Both prototypes are capable of producing a CAD representation of the limb via appropriated graphical sheets and were conceived to work purely by mechanical means. The first results were encouraging as they were able to achieve a great decrease concerning the degree of uncertainty of measurements when compared to traditional methods that are very inaccurate and outdated. For instance, it's not unusual to see these archaic methods in action by making use of ordinary home kind measure-tapes for exploring the limb's shape. Although prototype β improved the readings, it still required someone to input the plotted points (i.e. those marked in disk shape graphical sheets) to an academic CAD software called OrtoCAD. This task is performed by manual typing which is time consuming and carries very limited reliability. Furthermore, the number of coordinates obtained from the purely mechanical system is limited to sub-divisions of the graphical sheet (it records a point every 10 degrees with a resolution of one millimeter). These drawbacks were overcome by designing the second release of prototype β in which it was developed an electronic variation of the reading table components now capable of performing an automatic reading (i.e. no human intervention in digital mode). An interface software (i.e. drive) was built to facilitate data transfer. Much better results were obtained meaning less degree of uncertainty (it records a point every 2 degrees with a resolution of 1/10 mm). Additionally, it was proposed an algorithm to convert the CAD geometry, used by OrtoCAD, to an appropriate format and enabling the use of rapid prototyping equipment aiming future automation of the manufacturing process of prosthetic sockets. / Devido aos avan?os no processo de fabrica??o de pr?teses ortop?dicas, a necessidade de uma melhor qualidade t?cnica na leitura da forma (i.e., com menos incertezas) da parte residual dos amputados tornou-se um desafio. Para superar esses problemas ? necess?rio ser capaz de obter informa??es precisas da geometria do membro e, consequentemente, melhorar os processos de fabrica??o de pr?teses e cartuchos transfemurais e transtibiais. O ponto-chave para esta tarefa ? personalizar essas leituras tentando ser o mais fiel poss?vel ao verdadeiro perfil de cada paciente. Dentro deste contexto, duas vers?es (α e β) de um prot?tipo de um scanner 3D mec?nico para ler forma residual de membros com base em t?cnicas de engenharia reversa foram concebidas. Prot?tipo β ? uma vers?o melhorada do prot?tipo α, apesar de ainda trabalhar em modo anal?gico. Ambos os prot?tipos s?o capazes de produzir uma representa??o CAD do membro atrav?s de apropriada planilha gr?fica e foram concebidos para funcionar exclusivamente atrav?s de meios mec?nicos. Os primeiros resultados foram encorajadores, uma vez que foram capazes de conseguir uma grande redu??o em rela??o ao grau de incerteza das medi??es quando comparadas com as dos m?todos tradicionais, que s?o muito imprecisas e desatualizadas. Por exemplo, n?o ? incomum ver estes m?todos arcaicos sendo usados utilizando fitas m?tricas caseiras para medir a forma da perna do paciente. Embora o prot?tipo β tenha melhorado as leituras, ainda ? necess?rio algu?m para introduzir os pontos plotados (i.e., aqueles marcados na planilha em formato de disco gr?fico) para um software acad?mico CAD chamado OrtoCAD. Esta tarefa ? realizada por digita??o manual, que ? morosa e tem confiabilidade limitada. Al?m disso, o n?mero de coordenadas obtidas a partir do sistema puramente mec?nico ? limitado ?s subdivis?es do disco gr?fico (ele grava um ponto a cada 10 graus com uma resolu??o de um mil?metro). Estes inconvenientes foram resolvidos na concep??o da segunda vers?o do prot?tipo β, na qual foi desenvolvida uma adapta??o eletr?nica, tornando-o capaz de realizar uma leitura autom?tica (i.e., sem interven??o humana no modo digital). Um software de interface (i.e., driver), foi desenvolvido para facilitar a transfer?ncia de dados. Resultados muito melhores foram obtidos significando menor grau de incerteza (ele registra um ponto a cada 2 graus com uma resolu??o de 1/10 mm). Al?m disso, foi proposto um algoritmo para converter a geometria CAD, utilizada pelo OrtoCAD, para um formato adequado e que permita a utiliza??o de equipamento de prototipagem r?pida destinado a uma futura automa??o do processo de fabrica??o dos cartuchos de pr?teses.

De acordo com os dados do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE, 2010), o Brasil anuncia que o país caminha rumo a um perfil demográfico cada vez mais envelhecido, partir de 2039, será registrado o chamado crescimento zero; em 2050, o quadro muda: para cada 100 crianças de 0 a 14 anos, existirão 172,7 idosos. Inúmeros são os desafios enfrentados pelas pessoas idosas, principalmente para as mulheres que hoje representam 56% da população idosa. Um desses desafios é a transformação do corpo, e ao lado da falta de produtos do vestuário com medidas adequadas, que, além de vestir o corpo, apresente um caimento perfeito que atenda à necessidade física de uso. Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo propor os procedimentos, empregando dados antropométricos obtidos com o equipamento Body Scanner para elaborar tabelas de medidas, visando estabelecer padrões para serem aplicados na confecção de modelagem destinada a mulheres idosas. As medidas utilizadas neste trabalho fazem parte do Estudo Antropométrico no Brasil e foram cedidas pelo Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial/Centro de Tecnologia da Indústria Química Têxtil (SENAI/CETIQT). Através dos estudos, foi possível classificar os corpos em vários tipos: retângulo com cintura grossa e fina, triângulo com cintura fina e grossa e triângulo invertido com cintura grossa e propor tabelas de medidas. Os resultados obtidos indicaram a viabilidade de aplicação da metodologia proposta para elaboração das tabelas de medidas / According to data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE, 2010), Brazil announced that the country moves towards an increasingly aging demographic profile since 2039, will be recorded the named \"zero growth\"; in 2050, the picture changes: for every 100 children 0-14 years there will be 172.7 older. Many are the challenges faced by older people, especially for women who now represent 56% of the elderly population. One such challenge is the transformation of the body, and with a shortage of garment products with appropriate measures, that in addition to dressing the body presents a perfect fit that meets the physical need to use. This research aims to propose procedure, using anthropometric data obtained with the equipment Body Scanner to prepare tables of measures, to establish standards to be applied in making modeling aimed at older women. The measures used in this work are part of Anthropometric Study in Brazil and were provided by the National Industrial Training Service / Center for Chemical Technology of Textile Industry (SENAI/CETIQT). Through the studies, it was possible to classify bodies in various types: rectangle with thick and thin waist, thin triangle with thick waist and inverted triangle with thick waistand propose measures tables. The results indicated the feasibility of applying the proposed methodology for the preparation of measurements tables