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- Method for the Production of Titanium
- Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent
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- Finding Uses for Alternative Fuels in Intermodal Transportation Hubs (sequence unknown), IPRO 307 - Deliverables
- Chicago, being the third largest freight hub in the world, needs an efficient movement of goods for the increasing freight shipments., Sponsorship: Mi-Jack, Deliverables for IPRO 307: Finding Uses for Alternative Fuels in Intermodal Transportation Hubs for the fall 2009 semester.
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- Static and dynamic behavior of autocatalytic replicators in reactor networks
- The static and dynamic behavior of the autocatalytic reaction R + 2P --> 3P with decay P --> D is studied in networks of coupled continuous stirred tank reactors (CSTRs). Numerical bifurcation studies of the system are performed, resulting in rich steady-state bifurcation structures with multiple steady states and isolas. The heterogeneity of the networks is influenced by the number of reactors as well as the network topology. It is shown that the number of steady states of the network increases with heterogeneity, thereby allowing those autocatalytic species to exist in the network that would normally not exist in the homogeneous environment of a single CSTR. Spatial patterns of stable steady states are evident in reactor networks. Dynamic simulation studies are performed to illustrate the transition from one stable state configuration to another or from stable steady states to periodic regimes., Endnote format citation for DOI:10.1021/ie030802d
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- Advancing Robotics Experience (semester?), IPRO 316
- The introduction of the robotics IPRO program in its few years has already served the IIT community some rather practical and innovative concepts of robotics. Through an impressive and beneficial advancement, the program has successfully carried on to the spring 2005 semester. The goals of the program remain simply a quest to advance the art of robotics in the IIT community. The stage has been aptly set by previous IPROS for higher and more substantial progression on this cause. The goals of the IPRO Spring 2005 team will be to create four prototypes of not merely user friendly robots but a sophisticated utilitarian bunch that would gain enough attention in support of the ultimate cause of the introduction of a robotics course. The Peppy, Roomba, Darpa and the Pyro are the four prototypes set for construction this semester., Deliverables for IPRO 316: Advancing Robotics Experience for the Spring 2005 semester
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- Alternative Meropolitan Power Strategy (Semester Unknown) IPRO 302
- e federal government is considering mandating a 20% renewable portfolio standard (RPS). Currently, the City of Chicago uses less than 3% of electricity from renewable energy. Our goal is to produce a hypothetical design for renewable energy to account for 20% of the City of Chicago’s electricity needs, Sponsorship: Sargent and Lundy, Deliverables
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- Research on Financial Web Sites Designed for Teenagers (Fall 2001) IPRO 359
- The proliferation of the Internet in recent years has led to more people using, and being confused by, computer interfaces. Usability testing is a formal laboratory procedure used to identify problems with user interfaces during the development of a product. It involves creating tasks for users to accomplish and watching whether they can complete the given tasks. More importantly, the testers observe how users interact with the interface in an attempt to understand why they perform the actions they do. The testing allows developers to identify issues with their designs early enough in the product development cycle to be able to change them, saving money and resources later, in addition to creating an easier-to-use product. Unfortunately, many companies do not implement usability testing or do so too late into development to make any substantive changes suggested by the testing. The result is often a product that is needlessly hard to use. The team will conduct usability tests during the semester to gain first-hand experience in all aspects of usability testing. This project will test the interfaces of products produced by other IPROs and will work closely with other teams to identify and address issues arising from their work so that students on this team and others can appreciate the value of usability testing and designing with the end users in mind. A major focus of the team's work during the Fall 2001 semester will be to develop a business plan for the IIT Usability Testing and Evaluation Center (UTEC), and in particular to develop a marketing strategy for establishing UTEC as the Underwriter's Laboratory of the internet, whereby a web site authorized by UTEC to display the (UTEC) seal of approval will hold the distinction of having met minimum standards of usability for its intended user populations., Sponsorship: NA, Project Plan for IPRO 359: Research on Financial Web Sites Designed for Teenagers for the Fall 2001 semester
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- Magnetic Sound Apparatus
- Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent
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- Method and Apparatus for Electrostatic Spray Deposition for a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
- A method and apparatus for electrostatic spray deposition (ESD) for fabricating a thin-layer yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolyte on a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) anode substrate constructed of nickel-YSZ cermet. By reducing the thickness of the electrolyte, and thereby reducing the cell internal IR drop, an intermediate temperature SOFC (ITSOFC) can operate at 600 800.degree. C. A collar positioned at a distance from a discharge end of a spray nozzle enhances a spray pattern of a precursor including the electrolyte material and thus provides a very thin electrolyte layer., Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent
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- Environmental Wood Reclamation (Semester Unknown) EnPRO 350
- This is the first semester of EnPro 350. Although the title suggests wood reclamation via arts and crafts, we have decided to expand the focus to reclamation via urban wood and lumber. We would like to start a business that addresses a need in the market for convenient removal of dead or infested trees in an urban setting. This encompasses all trees not located in forests or tree groves, and includes those found in urban setting. Often, the expense to remove one’s trees from his property is a time-intensive, confusing, and expensive process. We have decided to provide the service of tree health assessment, removal, processing, lumber certification, and marketing through utilizing the concept of vertical integration. Mission Statement: "To Satisfy Our Customers by Providing High Quality Wood from Urban Forests while Creating a Positive Change in the Environment", Deliverables
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- Automatic Insulin Pumps Using Recursive Multivariable Models and Adaptive Control Algorithms
- A method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a patient, a physiological status monitoring system for measuring at least one physical or metabolic variable of the patient, and an automatic controller in communication with the glucose sensor and the physiological status monitoring system. The controller includes a prediction module for automatically predicting a future glucose level using data measured by the glucose sensor and the physiological sensor., Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent
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- Design a Novel Mobile Process for Remediating PCB Contaminated Soils (semester?), IPRO 345
- Design a mobile fluidized bed process that desorbs Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) and other toxic materials from identified contaminated areas, Deliverables for IPRO 345: Design of Novel Mobile Process for Remediating Contaminated Soils for the Fall 2006 semester
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- Mounting Structure for Transducer Heads
- A mounting structure for the transducer head of a transducing system of the type having a plurality of laterally spaced head units aligned on a transverse axis and arranged for simultaneous scanning of respective, discrete channels of a tape record medium, and in which the head is mounted on a fixed support for pivotal movement about an axis perpendicular to a plane of movement of the tape record medium across said head; biased in one direction about such pivot axis and adjustment means for adjusting the angle of disposition of the transverse axis of such head relative to the direction of movement of the tape record medium across such head including a threaded member threadedly engaging into the support and having a manually grippable portion to enable manual, threaded adjustment of the member relative to the fixed support, and means movable with said threaded portion and having an annular, V-shaped groove formed therein by radial, sloping annular walls, and a spring biased detent ball entering said groove for cooperation with said groove walls., Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent
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- Assessiong and Improving Interprofessional Education at IIT (semester ?), IPRO 339
- IPRO 339 members have a set of goals in terms of assessing the IPRO program at IIT, creating and selecting IPRO proposals, developing training materials for IPRO Learning Objectives and supporting marketing of the IPRO program., Sponsorship: Tom Jacobius, Deliverables for IPRO 339: Assessing and Improving Interprofessional Education at IIT
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- Collapsible Isolation Apparatus
- A collapsible, transportable personnel isolation apparatus or device is used to isolate a patient in a controlled environment and to protect the patient against biological or chemical hazards during transport of the patient. The collapsible apparatus has a flexible containment wall which is expandable from a collapsed, stored state to an expanded state to receive the patient. At least a portion of the containment wall is clear to allow observation of the patient within an interior region of the device. An air filtration system is provided for filtering air between the airtight interior region and the ambient atmosphere. Preferably, the apparatus has various ports therein, such as glove ports, pass through ports, access ports for cardiac leads, infusion line ports, and ventilation ports. Preferably, an air filtration device provides a flow rate of 4 to 6 cfm to prevent an undesirable build-up of carbon dioxide and provides a predetermined air pressure within the interior regions. In one form, the containment device is a clam shell litter type for transport of a prone patient and in another form the device is a jacket type with a hood defining an air impermeable chamber for an ambulatory patient who carries an ambulatory air filtration device for supplying and filtering the air impermeable chamber., Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent
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- Spool and Drive Therefor
- Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent
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- ACCESS Healthcare IT (semester ?) IPRO 340
- The overall objective of IPRO 340 is to improve the information technology that corresponds to ACCESS health care., Sponsorship: ACCESS Healthcare, Deliverables for IPRO 340: ACCESS Healthcare Information Techonology
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- Improving Voice Recognition Prompts for Users in Various Application Environments (Semester Unknown) IPRO 316
- Users of speech recognition technology often hyperarticulate (i.e., exaggerate) their speech in response to recognition failures and subsequent requests to repeat (e.g., \I'm sorry, I didn't understand, please repeat the input."). Hyperarticula- tion usually leads to further recognition failure. The goal of the current project is to develop a protocol for testing di erent talker characteristics of voice prompts in speech recognizers with an aim towards minimizing hyperarticulated speech from users. This IPRO is equally suited to students interested in the more tech- nical aspects of acoustic phonetics and voice recognition as well as the cognitive aspects of predicting user behavior in technology-mediated environments., Deliverables