First, I would like to thank God for giving me health and opportunity to develop this work. I express my gratitude to my advisor, Prof. Taufik Abrão, for his continuous willingness to meet the demands of this work, sharing his knowledge and experience. His guidance in this process has given me professional and personal growth. I would like to thank my family for the love and encouragement always dedicated to me: my parents Jorge and Nair, my girlfriend Marcela and my sister Tatiana. Last but not least, I thank my friends and colleagues at the State University of Londrina for their support throughout this work: Ricardo, Edno, Álvaro, José Carlos and Aislan; besides Jair and Luiz by the partnership.