A instalação do IPEN para pesquisas em BNCT (Terapia por Captura de Nêutrons em Boro) utiliza o canal de irradiação número 3 do reator IEA-R1, no qual tem-se um campo misto de radiação nêutrons e gama. As pesquisas em andamento necessitam que o campo de radiação, na posição de irradiação de amostra, tenha na composição os nêutrons térmicos maximizados e os componentes de nêutrons epitérmicos, rápidos e radiação gama minimizados. Este trabalho foi desenvolvido com o objetivo de avaliar se o campo de radiação atual na instalação é adequado aos trabalhos em BNCT. Para cumprir com este objetivo, uma metodologia para dosimetria de nêutrons térmicos e radiação gama em campos mistos de altas doses, que não era disponível no IPEN, foi implantada no Centro de Engenharia Nuclear do IPEN, utilizando dosímetros termoluminescentes TLDs 400, 600 e 700. Para as medidas de fluxo de nêutrons térmicos e epitérmicos foram utilizados detetores de ativação de ouro aplicando a técnica de razão de cádmio. Um simulador antropomórfico cilíndrico composto de discos de acrílico foi desenvolvido e testado na instalação e para obter valores teóricos do fluxo de nêutrons e a dose ao longo do simulador antropomórfico foi utilizado o código computacional DOT 3.5. Na posição correspondente a aproximadamente metade do comprimento do cilindro do simulador antropomórfico, foram obtidos os seguintes valores: fluxo de nêutrons térmicos (2,52 ± 0,06).108n/cm2s, epitérmicos (6,17 ± 0,26).107n/cm2s, dose absorvida devido a nêutrons térmicos de (4,2 ± 1,8)Gy e devido a radiação gama (10,1 ± 1,3)Gy. Os valores obtidos mostram que os fluxos de nêutrons térmicos e epitérmicos são adequados para os estudos em BNCT, porém, a dose devido a radiação gama está elevada, indicando que a instalação deve ser aprimorada. / IPEN facility for researches in BNCT (Boron Neutron Capture Therapy) uses IEA-R1 reactor\'s irradiation channel number 3, where there is a mixed radiation field neutrons and gamma. The researches in progress require the radiation fields, in the position of the irradiation of sample, to have in its composition maximized thermal neutrons component and minimized, fast and epithermal neutron flux and gamma radiation. This work was developed with the objective of evaluating whether the present radiation field in the facility is suitable for BNCT researches. In order to achieve this objective, a methodology for the dosimetry of thermal neutrons and gamma radiation in mixed fields of high doses, which was not available in IPEN, was implemented in the Center of Nuclear Engineering of IPEN, by using thermoluminescent dosimeters TLDs 400, 600 and 700. For the measurements of thermal and epithermal neutron flux, activation detectors of gold were used applying the cadmium ratio technique. A cylindrical phantom composed by acrylic discs was developed and tested in the facility and the DOT 3.5. computational code was used in order to obtain theoretical values of neutron flux and the dose along phantom. In the position corresponding to about half the length of the cylinder of the phantom, the following values were obtained: thermal neutron flux (2,52 ± 0,06).108n/cm2s, epithermal neutron flux (6,17 ± 0,26).107.106n/cm2s, absorbed dose due to thermal neutrons (4,2 ± 1,8)Gy and (10,1 ± 1,3)Gy due to gamma radiation. The obtained values show that the fluxes of thermal and epithermal neutrons flux are appropriate for studies in BNCT, however, the dose due to gamma radiation is high, indicating that the facility should be improved.

Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2016-07-06T19:34:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 MarceloHenriqueRamalhoNobre_TESE.pdf: 4355071 bytes, checksum: 05cf1b490e598685ec4e7b682423a8d9 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-07-06T22:04:01Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 MarceloHenriqueRamalhoNobre_TESE.pdf: 4355071 bytes, checksum: 05cf1b490e598685ec4e7b682423a8d9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-06T22:04:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MarceloHenriqueRamalhoNobre_TESE.pdf: 4355071 bytes, checksum: 05cf1b490e598685ec4e7b682423a8d9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-11-23 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES) / A comunica??o sem fios ? uma tend?ncia no ambiente industrial atualmente e nessa tend?ncia temos o WirelessHART como uma das principais tecnologias. Com essa situa??o, ? natural que melhorias no desempenho sejam buscadas e um dos principais caminhos para isso passa pelo desenvolvimento de algoritmos de escalonamento e roteamento. Nesta tese ? apresentado uma revis?o da literatura sobre as principais solu??es em escalonamento e roteamento desenvolvidas especificamente para a tecnologia WirelessHART. Al?m disso prop?e um novo Algoritmo de escalonamento chamando Escalonamento Flow que visa melhorar aspectos de flexibilidade e de utiliza??o do superframe. Para prop?sitos de valida??o, ? desenvolvido e utilizado um m?dulo de simula??o para o Network Simulator 3 (NS-3) que modela aspectos como posicionamento, atenua??o de sinal e consumo de energia al?m de prover simula??es mais exatas por meio de configura??es de erro individuais para cada link. Este m?dulo tamb?m possibilita a gera??o do superframe de escalonamento a partir do grafo de roteamento utilizando os algoritmos Flow e Han. Para a valida??o do novo algoritmo s?o realizados experimentos comparativos entre o algoritmo Han e algoritmo Flow, avaliando crit?rios de aloca??o de links, delay e taxa de ocupa??o de superframe. Para valida??o da camada f?sica do m?dulo de simula??o, o escalonamento e o roteamento s?o configurados estaticamente e s?o desenvolvidos experimentos de confiabilidade e consumo de energia com topologias validadas na literatura e com varia??es de probabilidades de erro. / Wireless Communication is a trend in the industrial environment nowadays and on this trend, we can highlight the WirelessHART technology. In this situation, it is natural the search for new improvements in the technology and such improvements can be related directly to the routing and scheduling algorithms. In the present thesis, we present a literature review about the main specific solutions for Routing and scheduling for WirelessHART. The thesis also proposes a new scheduling algorithm called Flow Scheduling that intends to improve superframe utilization and flexibility aspects. For validation purposes, we develop a simulation module for the Network Simulator 3 (NS-3) that models aspects like positioning, signal attenuation and energy consumption and provides an link individual error configuration. The module also allows the creation of the scheduling superframe using the Flow and Han Algorithms. In order to validate the new algorithms, we execute a series of comparative tests and evaluate the algorithms performance for link allocation, delay and superframe occupation. In order to validate the physical layer of the simulation module, we statically configure the routing and scheduling aspects and perform reliability and energy consumption tests using various literature topologies and error probabilities.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:56:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 CarlaCF_DISSERT.pdf: 4902610 bytes, checksum: 638d1ba0be0bc0683b14370711f79fe1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-01-30 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / We propose a robotics simulation platform, named S-Educ, developed specifically for application in educational robotics, which can be used as an alternative or in association with robotics kits in classes involving the use of robotics. In the usually known approach, educational robotics uses robotics kits for classes which generally include interdisciplinary themes. The idea of this work is not to replace these kits, but to use the developed simulator as an alternative, where, for some reason, the traditional kits cannot be used, or even to use the platform in association with these kits. To develop the simulator, initially, we conducted research in the literature on the use of robotic simulators and robotic kits, facing the education sector, from which it was possible to define a set of features considered important for creating such a tool. Then, on the software development phase, the simulator S-Educ was implemented, taking into account the requirements and features defined in the design phase. Finally, to validate the platform, several tests were conducted with teachers, students and lay adults, in which it was used the simulator S-Educ, to evaluate its use in educational robotics classes. The results show that robotic simulator allows a reduction of financial costs, facilitate testing and reduce robot damage inherent to its use, in addition to other advantages. Furthermore, as a contribution to the community, the proposed tool can be used to increase adhesion of Brazilian schools to the methodologies of educational robotics or to robotics competitions / Propomos uma plataforma de simula??o rob?tica, denominada S-Educ, desenvolvida especificamente para aplica??o em rob?tica educacional, que pode ser usada como uma alternativa ou em conjunto com kits de rob?s em aulas envolvendo uso da rob?tica. Na abordagem usualmente conhecida, a rob?tica educacional utiliza-se de kits de rob?tica em aulas que geralmente contemplam temas interdisciplinares. A ideia deste trabalho n?o ? substituir esses kits, mas sim usar o simulador desenvolvido como uma alternativa, onde, por algum motivo, os kits tradicionais n?o possam ser usados, ou at? mesmo usar a plataforma em conjunto com esses kits. Para o desenvolvimento dos trabalhos, realizamos inicialmente uma pesquisa bibliogr?fica acerca da utiliza??o de simuladores rob?ticos voltados para a ?rea educacional, e de kits rob?ticos, a partir da qual foi poss?vel definir um conjunto de funcionalidades consideradas importantes para a cria??o de tal ferramenta. Em seguida, na fase de desenvolvimento de software, foi implementado o simulador S-Educ, levando em considera??o os requisitos e funcionalidades definidos na fase de projeto. Por fim, para validar a plataforma, foram realizados v?rios testes com professores, alunos e adultos leigos, nos quais foi utilizado o simulador S-Educ, visando avaliar a sua utiliza??o em aulas de rob?tica educacional. Os resultados mostram que simuladores rob?ticos possibilitam uma redu??o de custos financeiros, facilitam os testes e diminuem os danos, devido ao uso, no rob?, al?m de outras vantagens. Al?m disso, como contribui??o ? comunidade, a ferramenta proposta pode ser usada para aumentar a ades?o das escolas brasileiras ?s metodologias de rob?tica educacional, ou em competi??es de rob?tica

Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2017-04-03T19:47:16Z No. of bitstreams: 1 TalisonAugustoCorreiaDeMelo_DISSERT.pdf: 2029571 bytes, checksum: 673616a1cc8948fb5a2eee5aa45c9411 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2017-04-06T20:49:24Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 TalisonAugustoCorreiaDeMelo_DISSERT.pdf: 2029571 bytes, checksum: 673616a1cc8948fb5a2eee5aa45c9411 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-06T20:49:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TalisonAugustoCorreiaDeMelo_DISSERT.pdf: 2029571 bytes, checksum: 673616a1cc8948fb5a2eee5aa45c9411 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-29 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES) / Redes de Sensores Sem Fio (RSSFs) t?m se tornado cada vez mais comuns e estudos sobre elas t?m aumentado bastante. Este tipo de rede ?, geralmente, formada por muitos n?s sensores, o que dificulta testes em ambientes reais. Os simuladores de rede, como o Network Simulator 2 (NS-2), t?m sido adotados para avaliar RSSF, entretanto, este tipo de simula??o no NS-2 pode n?o ser uma tarefa f?cil para os usu?rios. Deste modo, ferramentas t?m sido desenvolvidas para proporcionar facilidades de simula??o sobre o NS-2, como o WINSS (Wireless Network Sensor Simulator). WINSS ? uma solu??o para o projeto e testes de simula??es de RSSFs de acordo com o padr?o IEEE 802.15.4 no NS-2. Em fun??o das limita??es que a vers?o original do WINSS det?m, este trabalho tem como objetivo estender as funcionalidades desta ferramenta, adicionando a ela a possibilidade de trabalhar com: mobilidade dos n?s, falhas na rede, modo beacon habilitado e desabilitado, entre outras funcionalidades. O WINSS gera scripts de simula??o (scripts TCL) e permite a configura??o de aspectos importantes, como modelo de energia, modelo de n?s m?veis, modelo de propaga??o de r?dio e modelo de falha na rede. Ele fornece um ambiente integrado com NAM, XGRAPH e Gnuplot, ferramentas que complementam o NS-2, e gera resultados, como vaz?o, atraso, pacotes perdidos, pacotes recebidos e consumo de energia. / Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have become increasingly common and studies on them have increased a lot. This type of network is generally formed by many sensor nodes that make testing hard in real environments. The network simulators, as the Network Simulator 2 (NS-2), have been adopted to evaluate WSN, however, this type of simulation in the NS-2 may not be an easy task for users. Thus, tools were developed to provide simulation facilities on the NS-2, such as WINSS (Wireless Network Sensor Simulator). WINSS is a solution for the design and tests of simulations of WSNs in accordance to the IEEE 802.15.4 standard on NS-2. Due to the limitations of the original version of WINSS, this work aims to extend the features of this tool, adding to it the possibility of working with: node mobility, network faults, beacon-enabled and non beacon-enabled mode, among other functionality. The WINSS generates simulation scripts (TCL scripts) and allows the configuration of important aspects such as energy model, mobile nodes model, radio propagation model and network fault model. It provides an integrated environment with NAM, XGRAPH and Gnuplot, tools that complement the NS-2, and generates results, like throughput, delay, packets loss, packets received and energy consumption.

O ensino - aprendizagem mediados por jogos digitais educacionais, quando integrados ao currículo de educação formal podem, além do desenvolvimento atencional-cognitivo, potencializar a construção de conhecimentos nas suas diversas nuances, bem como promover a capacidade imaginativa, estimulando o exercício da cidadania. Partindo desta propositura, esta tese estuda a possibilidade concreta de inserir um jogo digital educacional de construção de cidades em uma disciplina de TIC na escola pública, apoiado pela metodologia ativa do Projeto Civitas, e voltado para o exercício da cidadania. Assim, o estudo questiona sobre que efeitos o jogo Città, integrado na proposta metodológica do Civitas pode produzir na formação de alunos para o exercício da cidadania. A tese surge do questionamento do autor às práticas docentes no contexto de sala de aula no ensino secundário em Moçambique, instigada pela imersão do mesmo nas dinâmicas e vivências do grupo de pesquisa do Laboratório de Estudos em Linguagem, Interação e Cognição (LELIC/UFRGS), desde 2014, através da cooperação internacional do Projeto Civitas Brasil-Moçambique. Metodologicamente, adotamos uma abordagem dialógica, na perspectiva Bakhtiniana das pesquisas em ciências humanas Os enunciados advindos do diário de campo, software Multipoint Server 2011 e facebook, foram apreciados de acordo com o quadro referencial mencionado, o que nos permitiu trabalhar a sua arquitetônica dialógica na perspectiva ato responsável. Os resultados da pesquisa dão pistas de que experimentações envolvendo jogos digitais educacionais de construção, apoiados por essa metodologia ativa do Civitas, possibilitam explorar problemáticas de cidades na perspectiva ético-estético-política, potencializando um viés interdisciplinar. As aprendizagens decorrentes possibilitam a formação de valores como cooperação, solidariedade, reciprocidade, capacidade expressiva, crítica, de escuta e de responsabilidade para além da construção de conhecimentos. / Teaching and learning mediated by digital educational games, when integrated into the formal education curriculum can, in addition to attentional - cognitive development, potentialize the construction of knowledge in its various nuances, as well as promote the imaginative capacity, stimulating the exercise of citizenship. Starting from this proposition, this thesis studies the concrete possibility of inserting a digital educational game of city construction in an ICT discipline in the public school, supported by the active methodology of the Civitas Project, and focused on the exercise of citizenship. Thus, the study questions what effects the game Città, integrated in the methodological proposal of the Civitas can produce in the formation of students for the exercise of citizenship. The thesis arises from the author's questioning of teaching practices in the context of a secondary school classroom in Mozambique, instigated by the immersion of the same in the dynamics and experiences of the research group of the Laboratory of Studies in Language, Interaction and Cognition (LELIC / UFRGS) , since 2014, through the international cooperation of Projeto Civitas Brasil- Moçambique. Methodologically, we adopt a dialogical approach, in Bakhtin's perspective of research in human sciences The statements from the field diary, software Multipoint Server 2011 and facebook, were appreciated according to the aforementioned frame of reference, which allowed us to work with its dialogic architecture in the perspective of responsible action. The results of the research give clues that experiments involving digital educational games, supported by this active methodology of the Civitas, make it possible to explore urban problems from the ethical-aesthetic-political perspective, enhancing an interdisciplinary bias. The resulting learning enables the formation of values such as cooperation, solidarity, reciprocity, expressive capacity, critical, listening and responsibility in addition to building knowledge.

A construção de um software envolve alto grau de risco e exige do gerente muito planejamento para atender as estimativas orçamentárias e cumprir os prazos estipulados. No contexto dos processos de software, são escassos os recursos tecnológicos que permitam extrair conhecimento dos processos modelados nos PSEEs e apontem quais fatores provocam os maiores impactos no resultado final, fornecendo novas perspectivas para melhorar a gerência. Para suprir estas carências, é possível utilizar a simulação na obtenção de informações sobre as atividades do processo e a análise da sensibilidade na identificação das variáveis que influenciam de forma mais significativa nos resultados. Neste sentido, este trabalho propõe um modelo de simulador, integrado a uma ferramenta de apoio à gerência de projetos centrados em processos, que utiliza os dados da base do PSEE, oferece recursos para manipular os dados do processo de forma determinística ou estocástica (simulação), permite testar vários cenários e possibilita a análise de quais variáveis impactam de forma mais significativa no resultado final (análise da sensibilidade), antes de iniciar a execução das atividades. O desenvolvimento do modelo de simulador foi fundamentado nos conhecimentos adquiridos com a revisão sistemática dos trabalhos publicados sobre simulação nos últimos anos e também na avaliação comparativa dos recursos tecnológicos oferecidos pelas ferramentas identificadas nas publicações selecionadas na revisão. Os resultados obtidos com a implementação do modelo proposto, utilizando as informações de um estudo de caso real, modelado no WebAPSEE, forneceram informações que indicam melhorias em relação ao custo e ao tempo de desenvolvimento do processo em estudo, assim como a identificação da variável de maior sensibilidade, permitindo otimizar a execução destas atividades. / The construction of a software involves high degree of risk and requires of the manager a lot of planning to attend the budget estimates and meet deadlines. In the context of software processes, there are limited technological resources that allow the extract of knowledge of the processes modeled in PSEEs and indicate what factors cause the greatest impact on the final result, providing new opportunities to improve management. To overcome these deficiencies, is possible to use simulation to obtain information about the activities of the process and sensitivity analysis to identify the variables that most significantly influence the results. Thus, this work proposes a simulation model, integrated to a tool that support project management centered processes, which uses data from the base of the PSEE, offers resources to handle the process data in a deterministic or stochastic way (simulation), allows the testing of various scenarios and enables the analysis of which variables most significantly impact the final result (sensitivity analysis), before starting the execution of activities. The simulation model development was based on the knowledge gained with a systematic review of the papers on simulation in recent years and a comparative evaluation of technological resources offered by the tools identified in the selected papers in the review. The results obtained with the implementation of the proposed model, using the information in a real case study, modeled on WebAPSEE, provided information that indicates improvements in relation to the cost and time development of the process under study, as well as the identification of the variable with the greatest sensitivity, allowing to optimize the performance of these activities.

abstract: An issue with the utilization of swimming pools is that pumps are operated an excessive number of hours to keep the pool free of debris and algae. Case in point, according to the pool industry, a pump should operate one hour for every ten degrees of ambient temperature. A dynamic model and a control strategy have been developed using Matlab/Simulink that uses environmental conditions together with chemicals that hinder or aid algae growth in order to determine algae population. This model suggests ways to function the pump on shorter time intervals to reduce energy consumption, while simultaneously maintaining algae populations at acceptable levels. Other factors included in the model are pool thermal dynamics and pool pump/filter performance characteristics, since they also have an effect algae growth. This thesis presents the first step for an alternative way of operating a swimming pool by minimizing operating costs while eliminating algae. / Dissertation/Thesis / algae simulink model / M.S.Tech Technology 2012

abstract: Research on priming has shown that exposure to the concept of fast food can have an effect on human behavior by inducing haste and impatience (Zhong & E. DeVoe, 2010). This research suggests that thinking about fast food makes individuals impatient and strengthens their desire to complete tasks such as reading and decision making as quickly and efficiently as possible. Two experiments were conducted in which the effects of fast food priming were examined using a driving simulator. The experiments examined whether fast food primes can induce impatient driving. In experiment 1, 30 adult drivers drove a course in a driving simulator after being exposed to images by rating aesthetics of four different logos. Experiment 1 did not yield faster driving speeds nor an impatient and faster break at the yellow light in the fast food logo prime condition. In experiment 2, 30 adult drivers drove the same course from experiment 1. Participants did not rate logos on their aesthetics prior to the drive, instead billboards were included in the simulation that had either fast food or diner logos. Experiment 2 did not yielded faster driving speeds, however there was a significant effect of faster breaking and a higher number of participants running the yellow light. / Dissertation/Thesis / M.S. Applied Psychology 2014

Radio networks are expanding, becoming more advanced, and pushing the limits of what is possible. Services utilizing the radio networks are also being developed in order to provide new functionality to end-users worldwide. When discussing 5G radio networks, concepts such as driverless vehicles, drones and near zero communication delay are recurrent. However, measures of delay are needed in order to verify that such services can be provided -- and measuring this is an extensive task. Ericsson has developed a platform for simulating a radio environment surrounding a radio base station. Using this simulator, this project involved measuring one-way packet delay in a radio network, and performing a Quality of Service evaluation of a radio network with a number of network applications in concern. Application data corresponding to video streams, or Voice over IP conversations, were simulated and packet delay measurements were used to calculate and evaluate the Quality of Service provided by a radio network. One of the main conclusions of this project was that packet delay variations are asymmetric in uplink, which suggests usage of non-conventional jitter measurement techniques.

Vehicle simulators are becoming more common in vehicle industries. Company earns lot of money on simulations instead of real tests. Real tests are necessary but not made so extensively as before. In this thesis the building of an vehice simulator will be described and a comparison between three different cruise controls. The three cruise controls are PI-regulator, a regulator who regulates after positions in the terrain and a MPC-regulator. The reason for choosing this three is to see the difference between simple regulation and more complex regulation with respect to fuel consumption, travel time and complexity. The vehicle simulator is made in Matlab/Simulink, Visual Studio and Open Scene Graph. The facilities needed for runnning the simulator is a relative good computer with a grapics card on at least 128 MB RAM plus a steering wheel and pedals for brake and gas to achieve best feeling. A keyboard can be used but it reduces almost all feeling. After several simulations a conclusion was made. The MPC-regulator was the regulator who consumed least fuel and travel time. The regulator who regulates after positions in the terrain was not too far away. It would be interesting to do more research about it. In fact it is only a PI-regulator who makes ``clever'' decisions when a hill with enough slope appears. With enough slope means a downhill where the vehicle can accelerate without the use of fuel and an uphill where the vehicle can not keep its speed with maximum use of fuel. A conclusion was stated that the friction and height profile influenced on settings for the PI-regulator and with some adjustments on this settings, fuel could be saved.