This thesis investigates the mechanisms behind the control of a typical two line kite, where the lines are attached to the kite side by side. This arrangement gives the kite flyer the ability to apply a roll angle to the kite, which then results in a yawing motion. The reason for this yaw rotation has not been adequately described previously. The definitions of roll and yaw for a kite have been re-defined to match the real world behaviour of the kite-bridle-line system. Specifically, these are defined as rotations relative to the lines rather than the kite itself. This detail has been neglected in previous research, and has a significant effect on the turning behaviour of a kite. A static model of a kite represented by flat disks was created. This model allows the out of balance forces and moments to be found for a kite when it is held at any position. When the kite is held with a roll angle applied, the disk angles of attack become unequal. This causes a change in the magnitude, direction, and point of action of the aerodynamic forces on each disk, which can lead to a yaw moment. While this does not give a complete picture of how a kite turns, it does explain one of the two mechanisms that cause a kite to begin to yaw when a roll angle is applied. The other mechanism is due to the velocity of the roll rotation, and is out of the scope of this thesis since a dynamic analysis would be required. The static model showed that any variation to kite geometry or any parameter that affects the equilibrium position of the kite will affect turning response. The most important of these parameters for a simple kite represented by two disks is the dihedral angle. A minimum negative dihedral angle (or anhedral) is required for a kite to turn in the expected direction when a roll angle is applied. The value of the minimum anhedral angle required for this behaviour varies with other parameters, but is generally between 8° and 20°. Other parameters such as bridle geometry also affect the turning response of a kite, primarily because they alter the equilibrium positions of the kite and line. Altering these equilibrium positions has a strong effect on turning response, since it changes the initial disk angles of attack. Additionally, if the kite and line are not aligned perpendicular to each other (which is a rare condition for a kite) a roll angle further changes the disk angles of attack, since the roll angle is applied about an axis relative to the line rather than the kite. An investigation into the effect of varying wind velocity on turning response showed that it has an important effect. Some kites will reverse their response to a given roll angle at some wind velocities, which could make the kite very difficult to control. Additionally, some kites can alter their equilibrium positions sharply with wind velocity, again causing varying turning behaviour as the wind conditions change. Future work should examine the dynamic turning response of kites. A dynamic simulation could be used to examine how the turning response of a kite is influenced by the rate at which a control input is applied. Additionally, the behaviour of the kite once the initial turning movement has begun could be assessed.

L’objectif de ce mémoire est de proposer une analyse descriptive et explicative des bifurcations scolaires. Si plusieurs chercheurs ont noté la fréquence élevée des réorientations au cours des études postsecondaires au Québec, aucun d’entre eux ne s’est intéressé aux réorientations scolaires radicales et imprévisibles, qui peuvent être désignées par le terme de bifurcation. En s’appuyant principalement sur l’analyse d’une série d’entretiens auprès d’individus ayant vécu une réorientation scolaire au cours de leurs études supérieures, cette recherche explore les faces objectives et subjectives de ces réorientations, les différentes étapes traversées au cours du processus de réorientation, les différentes ressources mobilisées par les étudiants afin de faciliter sa réalisation, ainsi que les différentes raisons pour lesquelles les étudiants bifurquent. L’analyse descriptive montre le rôle décisif de la souplesse de fonctionnement et des ressources des institutions d’enseignement postsecondaire, tandis qu’elle tend à minorer le rôle joué par l’entourage des étudiants, et particulièrement de leurs parents. L’analyse explicative fait apparaitre deux modèles distincts de bifurcation: le modèle de la rectification, dans lequel les étudiants se réorientent vers un programme qui correspond davantage à leurs valeurs; et celui de la rétroaction, dans lequel ils se réorientent vers un domaine pour lequel ils avaient déjà de l’intérêt. In fine, ce mémoire conduit à marquer une distinction entre bifurcation et réorientation stratégique, et à nuancer l’utilisation des critères de radicalité et d’imprévisibilité pour définir les bifurcations scolaires dans la mesure où des conciliations ou des retours sur des centres d’intérêt antérieurs sont souvent possibles. / This thesis proposes a descriptive and explicative analysis for the study of turning points along the academic path. Though many researchers have noted the high frequency of scholar redirections in postsecondary studies in Quebec, none of them have studied radical and unpredictable scholar redirections which can be defined by the term ‘turning point’. Based mainly on the analysis of a series of interviews with individuals who have experienced a school reorientation during their postsecondary studies, this research explores the objective and subjective aspects of these shifts, the various stages passed through during the reorientation process, the various resources used by students to facilitate its implementation, as well as the different reasons why students go through a turning point. The descriptive analysis shows the crucial roles of operational flexibility and postsecondary institutions’ resources, while it tends to minimize the role played by the student’s family, friends and especially by their parents. The explanatory analysis brings up two distinct turning point models: the rectification model, in which students are shifting to a program that is more consistent with their values; and the feedback model, in which they redirect to a field in which they already had interest. Ultimately, this thesis exposes the distinctions between the ‘turning point’ and ‘strategic reorientation’ and brings nuance to the use of the radicalism and unpredictability criteria to define turning points in academic trajectories insofar as reconciliations and returns to former centers of interest are often possible.

Human functional laterality, typically involving a right-sided preference in most sensory-motor activities, is still a poorly understood issue. This is perhaps particularly true in terms of what underlying mechanisms that may govern lateral biases, as well as the developmental origins and course of events. The present thesis aims at investigating functional asymmetries in the upper and lower body movements of young human infants. In Study I, the presence of side biases in the stepping and placing responses and head turning in healthy fullterm newborns were explored. No evident lateral bias for the leg responses in terms of the first foot moved or direction of head turning was found. However, a lateral bias was revealed for onset latency in relation to the first foot moved in both stepping and placing. Asymmetries in head turning did not correspond to asymmetries in leg movements. In Study II, functional asymmetries in the stepping response of newborn infants were investigated in more detail by means of 3-D kinematic movement registration. Evident side differences were found in relation to smoother movement trajectories of the right leg by means of less movement segmentation compared to the left leg. Side differences were also found in relation to intralimb coordination in terms of stronger ankle-knee couplings and smaller phase shifts in the right leg than the left. In Study III, using the same movement registration technique, the kinematics of left and right arm movements during goal-directed reaching in infants were prospectively studied over the ages 6, 9, 12, and 36 months. Main findings included side differences and developmental trends related to the segmentation of the reaching movements and the reaching trajectory, as well as the distribution of arm-hand-use frequency. The results from Study I and II are discussed in relation to underlying neural mechanisms for lateral biases in leg movements and the important role of a thorough methodology in investigating newborn responses. Findings from Study III are discussed in terms of what they imply about the developmental origins for hand preference. An emphasis is also put on developmental differences between fullterm and preterm infants. Overall, the studies of the present thesis show that an increased understanding of subtle expressions of early functional asymmetries in the upper and lower body movements of young infants may be gained by means of refined measurements. Furthermore, such knowledge may provide an insight into the underlying neural mechanisms subserving asymmetries in the movements of young infants. The present studies also add new information to the current understanding of the development of human lateralized functions, in particular the findings derived from the longitudinal data. Apart from theoretical implications, the present thesis also involves a discussion with regard to the clinical relevance of investigating functional asymmetries in the movements of young infants.

Le tournage de superfinition est très spécifique avec une profondeur de passe de l’ordre de 0.05mm et une avance de 0.05mm/tour et permet d’obtenir des surfaces dont la précision et la rugosité sont équivalents à ce que l’on pourrait obtenir par rectification. Cependant, ce procédé est fortement influencé par les caractéristiques dynamiques du système usinant. Le but de nos travaux est de comprendre comment les caractéristiques dynamiques du système Pièce / Outil / Machine (P.O.M.) influencent la qualité de surface obtenue en superfinition à l’outil coupant. Dans un premier temps, nous avons défini, en nous appuyant sur la méthode normalisée du Couple Outil Matière (C.O.M.), des conditions de coupe acceptables et stables. Ensuite, une analyse fréquentielle nous a permis d’identifier trois éléments du système P.O.M. comme sources de vibrations remarquables, à savoir la machine elle-même, la fréquence de rotation de la broche et l’outil utilisé. Puis, nous avons mis en place une démarche expérimentale lourde afin d’évaluer l’influence des sources identifiées sur des critères d’état de surface et sur les vibrations mesurées au niveau de l’outil coupant. Enfin nous avons abordé l’étude des corrélations existantes entre les vibrations et l’état de surface généré en tournage de superfinition / The superfinishing in turning is very specific, depth of cut about 0.05mm and feed in the order of 0.05mm/rev and allows to produce surfaces with precision and roughness equivalent to grinding process. However, this process is strongly influenced by the dynamic characteristics of the machining system. The aim of our work is to understand how dynamic characteristics of the Part/Tool/Machine (P.T.M.) system influence the surface quality obtained in superfinishing with cutting tool. Initially, we defined acceptable and stable cutting conditions by using the standardized method of the Couple tool-matterial. Then, a frequential analysis enabled us to identify three remarkable sources of vibrations in the P.T.M. system that are the machine tool, the spindle frequency and the tool. Then, we set up an experimental study in order to evaluate the influence of the identified sources of vibrations on surface quality and on the vibrations measured on the cutting tool. Finally we studied the correlations between the vibrations and the surface quality obtained by superfinishing turning

Titanium alloys are major materials used in the airplane industry, and prospects show that airplane production will double in the next 20 years. Consequently, the demand for cutting tools for machining of titanium alloys will increase. The primary problem when machining titanium alloys is their low thermal conductivity. Crater wear is the main factor limiting tool life, and is generally caused by thermal diffusion due to high temperatures in the tool-chip interface. This master’s thesis was performed in collaboration with Sandvik Coromant, with the prospect to increase knowledge of how diffusion and chip formation influences crater wear progression. The aim was to study tool wear of cutting tools when turning Ti–6Al–4V. This was done by testing two different rake face geometries, both coated and uncoated, at cutting speeds of 30–115 m/min. Diffusion was investigated to learn about the impact it has on crater wear. Chips were examined to investigate chip formation and shear strain. The coated modified rake face insert showed less crater wear only for the initial few seconds of machining. Uncoated inserts with a modified rake face showed higher diffusion rate and faster crater wear progression than did standard inserts. The standard inserts showed twice as long tool life as did the modified inserts. No significant differences in the chip formation mechanism were found between modified and standard inserts. Cracks were found within shear bands that were thinner than usual, which suggest that the generation of cracks allows less shear deformation.

Stabilitet och vibrationer inom invändiga svarvningsprocesser är ett område som kräver mer forskning. Tidigare studier visar att problem med stabilitet och utböjning är vanligt vid dessa processer och att de orsakar oönskade vibrationer i processen. Vibrationerna har en negativ effekt på bland annat ytjämnheten, som har visat sig vara en viktig parameter vid invändig svarvning. Syftet med den här studien var därför bland annat varit att undersöka utifrån vilka olika skärparametrar en konstruktions stabilitet kan säkerställas för att uppnå kravspecificerad ytjämnhet. Utöver det skapades en rörkonstruktion med 3D-programmet Autodesk Inventor 2017.Studien påbörjades genom att undersöka problematiken inom området, innan beräkningar på skärparametrar påbörjades parallellt med konceptframtagning.Beräkningarna i resultatet visar att utböjningen som uppstår i processen, är högre med den framtagna rörkonstruktionen än utan den. Dessutom krävs optimering av vissa skärdata för att kunna uppnå kravspecificerat värde på ytjämnhet.Beräkningarna fick baseras på en del approximationer vilket innebär att resultatet inte är tillförlitligt och att syftet inte uppnåtts helt.Den framtagna rörkonstruktionen är inte optimalt monterad på svarvmaskinen vilket betyder att monteringssätt måste optimeras. Utöver det är beräkningarna baserade på teori och approximationer och är därför inte lika tillförlitliga som exempelvis fysiska tester hade varit. / Stability and vibrations in internal turning processes is a field that requires more research. Current studies show that stability and deflection is a common problem with these processeses and that they cause unwanted vibrations in the process. The vibrations have a negative impact on the surface roughness, which has shown to be a crucial parameter in internal turning.The purpose of this thesis has therefore been to investigate by which cutting parameters a constructions stability can be ensured to achieve a required surface roughness. Furthermore a construction was designed with the 3D-program Autodesk Inventor 2017.The study started with an information investigation about the problems within the area of internal turning, before calculations and investigations of cutting parameters began. Parallel to the calculations of cutting parameters, a development of a construction began.The calculations in the result show that the deflection that occurs in the process is greater with the developed construction than without it. Besides this, an optimization of some cutting parameters are needed to obtain the required surface roughness.The calculation are had to be based on some approximations which means that the result is not reliable and therefore the purpose is not completely achieved.The designed construction is not optimally placed on the turning machine which indicates that the placement of the construction needs optimization. In addition to this, the calculations are based on theory and approximations and is therefore not as reliable as physical tests would have been.

Syftet med studien är att belysa och få ökad förståelse för hur ensamstående äldre kvinnorupplever sin flytt till äldreboende och vad god ålderdom är. Tre kvinnor har intervjuats i enkvalitativ studie med djupintervjuer som grund för den hermeneutiska tolkningen. Analysenär gjord utifrån teoretiskt livsloppsperspektiv, aktivitetsperspektiv samt genusperspektiv.Resultatet visade att upplevelsen av flytt berodde på varierande faktorer och individuellaerfarenheter. När flytten var efterlängtad upplevdes den som positiv, när flytten var mer ellermindre oundviklig var den svårare att acceptera. Vad god ålderdom innebar kan relateras tilltrygghet och tillgång till personal, ett gott utbud av aktiviteter samt goda sociala relationer.Att flytten var en vändpunkt var alla överens om. / The purpose of the study is to illustrate and gain an increased understanding of how singleelderly women experience their move to retirement homes and the resulting effects of theirquality of life. Three women have been interviewed in a qualitative study with in-depthinterviews as the basis for the hermeneutic interpretation. The analysis is made from thetheoretical perspectives of life span, activities and gender. The result showed that theexperience of moving was due to varying factors and individual experiences. When the movewas long awaited, it was perceived as positive, when the move was more or less inevitable, itwas more difficult to accept. The result also showed that quality of life was safety related toadequate staffing, a large range of attractive activities and the opportunity to be sociallyactive. That the move was a turning point was agreed upon by all.

A Modernidade teve como características a busca pelas certezas nos campos filosófico e científico, o progresso da ciência e da tecnologia, bem como o domínio da natureza pelo homem, tudo sob o fundamento de que a Razão seria capaz de encontrar todas as respostas e de atender a todas as necessidades dos seres humanos. Assim também o Direito, enquanto campo do conhecimento e como ferramenta destinada a resolver os conflitos de interesses, procurou se acercar de certezas, desenvolvendo mecanismos seguros e institutos determinados, aos quais os fatos da realidade deveriam se amoldar. O tempo em que vivemos, porém, é marcado por incertezas em todos os sentidos, já que a Razão deu mostras de sua insuficiência para resolver todos os problemas da humanidade. Ademais, é flagrante a realidade de que o ser humano não é apenas racional, mas também é afetivo, religioso, intuitivo; enfim, o ser humano é complexo. As relações jurídicas, que, sob o paradigma moderno, se orientavam exclusivamente pela razão, logo se mostraram impregnadas por outros elementos não racionais, a demandar respostas da ciência jurídica. A afetividade é um dos aspectos da humanidade, é um dos fatores que compõem a personalidade e é um fator determinante para o desenvolvimento integral do ser humano. Então, a afetividade é, a um só tempo, um elemento constitutivo do ser humano e um fator presente em toda e qualquer conduta humana; é um valor jurídico a reclamar proteção e é também um aspecto inerente a toda conduta jurídica. A afetividade encontra-se presente em todas as relações jurídicas, mas impregna especialmente as relações de Direito de Família, das quais é marco característico. É fator indissociável do ser humano do mesmo modo que a racionalidade, posto que não se pode pensar o ser humano destituído de sua racionalidade, assim como não se pode compreendê-lo ausente da afetividade. Esse reconhecimento é orientado pela virada paradigmática da Modernidade para a Pós-Modernidade, pois reconhecer que o ser humano é racional, afetivo, religioso, intuitivo etc. é reconhecer a sua complexidade; é olhar para o ser humano em sua integralidade. Por isso, pode-se dizer que o estudo da afetividade e de suas implicações na ciência jurídica representa um alargamento das fronteiras do nosso conhecimento, em busca da compreensão dos seres humanos em sua complexidade. / Modernity was characterized by the search of certainties in the philosophical and scientific fields, by the progress of science and technology, as well as the domination of nature by men. This was based on the grounds that Reason would be able to find all the answers to fulfill every human need. In the same path, Law, as a field of knowledge and a tool to solve interest conflicts, tried to surround itself with certainties, developing mechanisms of safety and particular rules according to which the facts of reality should conform. Nevertheless, the time we live in is marked in every way with uncertainties, since Reason has shown its insufficiency to solve all humanitys problems. Furthermore, it is a flagrant reality that the human being is not only rational, but also affective, religious and intuitive all in all the human being is complex. Juridical relations oriented exclusively by Reason in the modern paradigm, soon showed to be impregnated with other non-rational elements that demanded answers from the juridical science. Affection is one of the aspects of humanity, one of the elements that integrate the personality and it is a determinant factor for its integral development.Thus, affection is a constitutive element of the human being as well as a present factor in all and every human conduct. It is a juridical value that claims protection and is inherent in every juridical relation. Affection integrates a juridical conduct, but it impregnates especially Family Law relations, being its outstanding characteristic. Affection cannot be dissociated from the human being, as well as rationality, since one cannot think the human being deprived of its rationality, as well as one cannot understand him without affectivity. This acknowledgment is oriented by the paradigmatic turning of Modernity to Post-Modernity, since recognizing that the human being is rational, affective, religious, intuitive, etc., is the same as to recognize its complexity; it is to look at the human being in its integrality. That is why one can say that the study of affectivity and its implications in the juridical science represents the broadening of frontiers of our knowledge, in search of the understanding of human beings in its complexity.

Alguns espelhos usados em câmeras de satélite devem apresentar qualidade superficial elevada. Eles são normalmente fabricados em ZERODUR®, um material vitrocerâmico, por meio de processos abrasivos. Observou-se que a qualidade da superfície do material deteriora-se algum tempo após a usinagem, necessitando assim de retrabalho. A causa mais influente desse fenômeno é o crescimento de trincas devido à corrosão sobtensão. Estas trincas são geradas pelas condições impostas nos processos convencionais de lapidação e polimento. Este trabalho apresenta um estudo sobre a usinabilidade do ZERODUR® utilizando torneamento de ultraprecisão com ferramenta de diamante de ponta única como uma alternativa a estes métodos tradicionais. Amostras de ZERODUR® foram submetidas a testes de indentação e riscamento a fim de se estudar as propriedades mecânicas do material, a transição dúctil-frágil e os mecanismos de remoção de material. Com base nesses testes, foi delineado um experimento fatorial do tipo 23 para avaliar a influência das seguintes variáveis de usinagem: profundidade de corte, nos níveis 0,4 e 0,2 \'mü\'m, taxa de avanço, nos níveis 0,3 e 0,1 \'mü\'m/rev e ângulo de saída da ferramenta, nos níveis -5º e -20º. As amostras do experimento foram usinadas em um torno de ultraprecisão com a ferramenta de diamante de ponta única. A qualidade superficial de cada combinação foi avaliada por microscopia eletrônica de varredura e perfilometria óptica interferométrica. Os resultados dos experimentos foram analisados estatisticamente, por meio de análise de variância (ANOVA). Para os intervalos das variáveis testadas verificou-se que o ângulo de inclinação da ferramenta é o que mais afeta a qualidade superficial. Ângulos com inclinações mais negativas (-20º) proporcionaram as melhores qualidades superficiais (em torno de 200 nm). Nos resultados não houve evidência de que o corte do material tenha ocorrido dentro do regime dúctil. Porém, a rugosidade superficial encontrada em algumas combinações de corte sugere que o torneamento de ultraprecisão pode ser uma alternativa ao processo lapidação que antecede o polimento. Este trabalho de caráter exploratório contribui com estimativas de alguns parâmetros ótimos para usinagem do ZERODUR®, fornecendo subsídios para pesquisas futuras sobre este tema. / Some mirrors used in satellite cameras must present a high surface quality. They are usually made of ZERODUR®, a brittle glass ceramic, by means of abrasive processes. It was observed that the surface quality of the material deteriorates some time after the machining, thus requiring rework. The most influential cause of this phenomenon is the crack growth due to stress corrosion. These cracks are generated by the conventional machining processes of lapping and polishing. This work presents a study on the machinability of ZERODUR® using ultraprecision turning with single-point diamond tool as an alternative to these traditional methods. ZERODUR® samples were subjected to indentation and nano-scratching tests in order to study the ductile-brittle transition and material removal mechanisms. After that, a \'2 POT.3\' factorial experiment was designed in order to assess the influence of three machining parameters on the resulting surface roughness, which are: depth of cut (tested at levels 0,4 and 0,2 \'mü\'m), feed rate (tested at levels 0,3 and 0,1 \'mü\'m/rev) and rake angle of the cutting tool (tested at levels -5º e -20º). The samples were turned with single-point diamond tool using different combinations of the parameters at the levels described above. The surface quality of each sample was evaluated using an interferometric optical profiler and a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results of the experiments were statistically evaluated by means of Analysis Of Variance (ANOVA). For the ranges tested, it was found that the rake angle of the tool was the most influential parameter. The angle of -20º provided the best values for surface quality, which were around 200 nm. There was no evidence that the cut of the material occurred in the ductile regime, however, the obtained surface roughness showed that the ultraprecision turning may be a feasible alternative for the lapping process of optical components. This exploratory research contributes to the existing knowledge by providing estimates for optimal parameters of ZERODUR® machining, furnishing empirical basis for future research in this field.

Este trabalho teve por objetivo estudar os efeitos da operação de torneamento na integridade superficial do aço inoxidável super-duplex ASTM A890 - Gr 6A. O foco do trabalho foram as operações de acabamento, porém também foram realizados alguns estudos com operações de desbaste, ambas utilizando planejamentos fatoriais completos com 2 níveis e 5 fatores. Os ensaios foram realizados em centros de torneamento com ferramentas de metal duro e tiveram como variáveis: a geometria da ferramenta / classe da pastilha, avanço, profundidade de corte, velocidade de corte e utilização ou não de fluido de corte. As respostas estudadas foram: análise microestrutural óptica e por difração de raios-X, medição de forças através de um dinamômetro piezoelétrico, rugosidade superficial, micro-dureza, tensão residual através de difração de raios-x e estabilidade dimensional. Os resultados não mostraram alterações microestruturais no material mesmo nas operações de desbaste que foram as mais severas. As outras respostas foram correlacionadas com os parâmetros de corte e a melhor combinação destes foi encontrada para a obtenção da melhor integridade superficial. O menor avanço (0,1mm/v), a menor velocidade de corte (110m/min) e a maior profundidade de corte (0,5mm) obtiveram os menores valores para a tensão residual, a menor rugosidade e o maior valor de micro-dureza. A correlação entre as respostas foi bastante difícil de ser estabelecida, uma vez que as interações tiveram grande influência nas análises, porém para algumas combinações estas correlações se mostraram possíveis de serem estabelecidas. / The objective of this work was to study the effects of the turning operations in the surface integrity in a super duplex stainless steel (SDSS) ASTM A890-Gr6A. The focus of the work was the finishing operations but some tests in rough operations were carried out. A complete factorial planning was used for both, with 2 levels and 5 factors. The tests were conducted on turning centers with carbide tools and the main input variables were: tool geometry / tool material class, feed rate, cutting depth, cutting speed and the cutting fluid utilization. The analyzed answers were: microstructure analysis by optical microscopy and x-ray diffraction, cutting measurements by a piezoelectric dynamometer, surface roughness, micro-hardness, residual stress by x-ray diffraction technique and dimensional stability. The results do not showed any changes in the microstructure of the material, even when the greater cutting values were used. All the other answers were correlated with the cutting parameters and the best combination of cutting parameters was founded for the best surface integrity. The smaller feed rate (0,1mm/v), smaller cutting speed (110m/min) and greater cutting depth (0,5mm) provided the smaller values for the tension residual stress, the smaller roughness and the greater micro-hardness. The correlation between all the answers was very difficult to analyze because there was great interaction between the factors, but for some data groups it was possible.