Ce travail porte sur l’étude de l’environnement électromagnétique dans une chambre réverbérante à brassage mécanique de modes. Les chambres réverbérantes constituent un outil fondamental pour réaliser des mesures de compatibilité électromagnétique. Leur étude se focalise généralement sur les propriétés statistiques de la puissance du champ stationnaire. Cependant, d’autres études de ce champ stationnaire ont été faites sous un autre angle qui consiste à utiliser la décomposition en spectre d’ondes planes pour décrire ce champ. Les méthodes d’estimation spectrale à haute résolution constituent un outil puissant pour identifier les directions d’arrivée d’ondes planes. Ces méthodes réputées puissantes sont paramétriques, elles requièrent la connaissance a priori du nombre d’ondes planes à séparer. Une méthode complète basée sur le critère MDL (Minimum Description Length) pour l’estimation d’ordre et de l’algorithme MUSIC (MUltiple SIgnal Classification) a été codée pour l’estimation du nombre, des directions d’arrivée, des amplitudes et des phases des ondes planes. L’adaptation de l’estimateur du spectre d’ondes planes à l’environnement de la chambre réverbérante, qui est un milieu à forte corrélation, nécessite l’utilisation de la technique de lissage spatial pour décorréler les fronts d’onde. La simulation du fonctionnement de la chambre réverbérante par la méthode numérique FDTD (Finite Difference Time Domain) a permis d’avoir les cartographies du champ électrique pour réaliser l’étude de la variation du spectre angulaire par rotation du brasseur mettant en évidence l’effet du mouvement du brasseur sur les directions d’arrivée des ondes et sur leurs puissances respectives. Ce travail se termine par une étude statistique des directions d’arrivée et des amplitudes des ondes planes de la décomposition / This work deals with the study of electromagnetic environment in a mechanical stirred reverberation chamber. The reverberation chamber is a fundamental tool to perform measurements of electromagnetic compatibility. Its study is generally focused on the statistical properties of the stationary field power. However, other studies based on field decomposition on plane waves have been made to describe this environment. High resolution spectral methods are powerful tools to estimate the directions of arrival of plane waves. These parametric methods require a priori the knowledge of the number of plane waves to separate. A complete method based on MDL (Minimum Description Length) criterion and MUSIC algorithm (MUltiple SIgnal Classification) is developed for plane waves number, directions of arrival (DOA), amplitudes and phases estimation. To adapt the plane waves estimator to the environment of the reverberation chamber, which is a highly correlated medium, spatial smoothing technique is used for wavefronts decorrelation. The reverberation chamber is simulated by the FDTD (Finite Difference Time Domain) numerical method to obtain the electric field cartographies. They are then used to study the stirrer rotation effect on plane wave directions of arrival and their respective powers. This work concludes with a statistical study on the plane wave DOA and amplitudes

Since the last few years, the unprecedented growth of communication systems involving the propagation of electromagnetic waves is particularly due to developments in mobile phone technology. The reverberation chamber is a reliable bench-test, enabling the study of the effects of electromagnetic waves on a specific electronic appliance. However, the operating of a reverberation chamber being rather complicated, development of numerical models are of utmost importance to determine the crucial parameters to be considered.This thesis consists in the modelling and the simulation of the operating principles of a reverberation chamber by means of the Finite-Difference Time-Domain method. After a brief study based on field and power measurements performed in a reverberation chamber, the second chapter deals with the different problems encountered during the modelling. The consideration of losses being a very important factor in the operating of the chamber, two methods of implementation of these losses are set out in this chapter. Chapter~3 consists in the analysis of the influence of the stirrer on the first eigenmodes of the chamber; the latter modes can undergo a frequency shift of several MHz. Chapter~4 shows a comparison of results issued from high frequency simulations and theoretical statistical results. The problem of an object placed in the chamber, resulting in a field disturbance is also tackled. Finally, in the fifth chapter, a comparison of statistical results for stirrers having different shapes is set out.

Examensarbetet inom produktutveckling – konstruktion utfördes under perioden februari till juni 2013 och omfattar 15 högskolepoäng (C-nivå), och är den slutliga kursen inom högskoleingenjörsprogrammet Innovation och produktdesign. Examensarbetet behandlade problematiken kring produktionsanpassning och kostnadsoptimering av två stycken elektromagnetiska omrörare vid företaget ABB, Process Automation, Metallurgy i Västerås. Efter kontakt med handledaren från ABB, Jan-Erik Eriksson, påbörjades projektarbetet med att tillverkningsanpassa konstruktionen av produkterna ORD 43P och EM Stabilizer. För att åstadkomma kostnadsoptimerad och produktionsanpassad konstruktion tillämpade författarna följande produktutvecklingsverktyg: Design for Cost, Design for Manufacture och Design for Assembly. För att kontrollera att konstruktionen blev optimal, men också att den inte brister under belastning använde examensarbetarna det datorbaserade hållfasthetsverktyget finita elementmetoden i CAD-programmet SolidWorks. Val av komponenter baserades på komponenternas pris per kilo. För att välja det optimala materialet, det vill säga högsta hållfasthet till lägsta pris använde författarna materialdatabasprogrammet CES EduPack. De utvalda materialen från programmet kunde inte författarna påfinna som standard på marknaden, varför författarna ändrade strategi till att jämföra och välja material utifrån marknadsundersökning av standardmaterial hos leverantörer.   ORD 43Ps komponenter optimerades konstruktionsmässigt gentemot befintliga komponenter och härvstag och isolerplattor kostnadsreducerades markant. Komponenten stomme grundutförande undersöktes översiktligt.  Genom att produktutveckla komponenterna härvstag, isolerplattor och stomme grundutförande minskade kostnaderna för ORD 43P med 2,47 %.  Författarna ansåg att ORD 43Ps totala kostnader kan minska mellan 10-25 % eftersom många av dess komponenter är överdimensionerade och består av dyrare material än vad som krävs.  EM Stabilizer’s komponenter, lock och tryckluftsslang, utformades med optimal konstruktion och kostnadsreducerades.  Genom att produktutveckla komponenterna lock och tryckluftsslang minskade kostnaderna för EM Stabilizer med 1,3 %.  Författarna förmodar att EM Stabilizer’s kostnader kan minska, eftersom den är relativt ny på marknaden. ABB vill säkerställa att produkten uppnår sin garanterade livslängd genom att överdimensionera många av produktens komponenter och använda dyrare material än vad som är nödvändigt. / The thesis in product development – design was carried out between February and June 2013 and includes 15 credits (C-level), and is the final course of the Bachelor Program in Engineering, Innovation and Product Design.  The thesis dealt with the problem of adaptation to production and cost optimization of two pieces of electromagnetic stirrers at the company ABB, Process Automation, Metallurgy in Västerås. After contact with the supervisor from ABB, Jan-Erik Eriksson, the project work commenced to adapt the manufacturing design of the product ORD 43P and EM Stabilizer. To achieve cost-optimized production and production adapted design, the authors applied the following product development tools: Design for Cost, Design for Manufacture and Design for Assembly. To verify that the design was optimal, but also that it did not break during stress, the authors used the computer based module finite element method of the CAD program SolidWorks.  The selection of components was based on the component’s price per kilo.  To select the optimum material, that is high strength and affordable, the authors used the material database software CES EduPack. The materials selected from CES EduPack could not be found by the authors as standard material at the market. Therefore, the authors changed strategy to compare and select materials based on market research of standard materials with suppliers. The components of ORD 43P were optimized in terms of design in comparison with existing components coil bracket and insulation boards. They were also cost reduced significantly. The component frame base was examined briefly.  Through product development the components coil bracket, insulating boards and frame base the total cost of ORD 43P was reduced by 2,47 %.  The authors found that the total cost of ORD 43P could be reduced between 10-25 % as many of its components are oversized and made ​​of more expensive materials than needed.  The components of EM Stabilizer, cover and pneumatic hose, were designed with optimum design and was cost reduced.Through product development the components cover and pneumatic hose the costs of EM stabilizer were reduced by 1,3 %.  The authors assume that the costs of the EM Stabilizer can be reduced, because it is relatively new at the market. ABB want to ensure that the product reach its guaranteed life by over-sizing many of the components of the product and use more expensive material than necessary. / Kostnadssänkningsprojekt