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: Zinc-Fuel Cell Powered Car (sequence unknown), IPRO 313 - Deliverables; The team’s objective is to design a refuelable electric vehicle based on a zinc‐air battery, that is comparable to a current consumer vehicle in performance, cost, and safety; and to also develop a system for zinc fuel delivery that requires a minimum of changes to the existing fuel delivery infrastructure., Deliverables for IPRO 313: Zinc-Fuel Cell Powered Car for the fall 2009 semester

: Statistical process monitoring and disturbance diagnosis in multivariable continuous processes; Detecting out-of-control status and diagnosing disturbances leading to the abnormal process operation early are crucial in minimizing product quality variations Multivariate statistical techniques are used to develop detection methodology for abnormal process behavior and diagnosis of disturbances causing poor process performance. Principal components and discriminant analysis ave applied to quantitatively describe and interpret step, ramp and random-variation disturbances. All disturbances require high-dimensional models for accurate description and cannot be discriminated by biplots. Diagnosis of simultaneous multiple faults is addressed by building quantitative measures of overlap between models of single faults and their combinations. These measures are used to identify the existence of secondary disturbances and distinguish their components. The methodology is illustrated by monitoring the Tennessee Eastman plant simulation benchmark problem subjected to different disturbances. Most of the disturbances can be diagnosed correctly, the success rate being higher for step and vamp disturbances than random-variation disturbances., Endnote format citation

: Battery System Thermal Management; Electrochemical cell battery systems and associated methods of operation are provided based on the incorporation of a thermal management matrix including a supply of phase change material disposed at least in part in a heat conductive lattice member to effectively dissipate heat produced or generated by or in the battery system such as to minimize or prevent thermal runaway propagation in the electrochemical cells of the system., Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent

: Education and Technical Support of Prosthetics and Orthotics Education in Latin America (Semester Unknown) IPRO 309; Primary Objective The primary objective of this IPRO is to support the development of the first International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) accredited Category 3 program in Latin America. Secondary Objectives The secondary objectives are necessary for accomplishing the primary objective. To ensure that the program will be accredited, many guidelines must be followed; these guidelines have set the secondary objectives as follows: • Develop several educational modules concerning common diseases and their orthotic treatments • Develop several low-cost demonstrations and hand-outs to compliment the educational modules • Carefully follow ISPO requirements to ensure accreditation • Translate all material to Spanish for use in Latin America • Develop a three day short course to be presented at a Prosthetics and Orthotics conference at Bogotá, Colombia in May 2007 • Work with educators in Colombia to develop a program similar to IPRO 309, Deliverables for IPRO 309: Education and Technical Support of Prosthetics and Orthotics Education in Latin America for the Spring 2007 semester

: Reversal in Spreading of a Tabbed Circular Jet Under Controlled Excitation; Detailed flow field measurements have been carried out for a turbulent circular jet perturbed by tabs and artificial excitation. Two ''delta tabs'' were placed at the nozzle exit at diametrically opposite locations. The excitation condition involved subharmonic resonance that manifested in a periodic vortex pairing in the near flow field. While the excitation and the tabs independently increased jet spreading, a combination of the two diminished the effect. The jet spreading was most pronounced with the tabs but was reduced when excitation was applied to the tabbed jet. The tabs generated streamwise vortex pairs that caused a lateral spreading of the jet in a direction perpendicular to the plane containing the tabs. The excitation, on the other hand, organized the azimuthal vorticity into coherent ring structures whose evolution and pairing also increased entrainment by the jet. In the tabbed case, the excitation produced coherent azimuthal structures that were distorted and asymmetric in shape. The self-induction of these structures produced an effect that opposed the tendency for the lateral spreading of the streamwise vortex pairs. The passage of the distorted vortices, and their pairing, also had a cancellation effect on the time-averaged streamwise vorticity field. These led to the reduction in jet spreading. [S1070-6631(97)03012-2].

: Laboratory Notebook 123; This laboratory notebook relates to the "Furans in food; Mechanism in food" project which is under the Chemical Constituents and Allergens Platform with Peter Slade as the Principle Investigator.

: Collapsible Isolation Apparatus; A collapsible personnel isolation apparatus for preventing unwanted contaminations of hazardous biological and chemical materials including a base. A cover connects to the base by way of a zipper. A plurality of glove box ports are provided to allow rapid and convenient treatment of the patient., Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent

: Green Class Community (Semester Unknown) IPRO 358; Our purpose is to seek a union between living comfortably and living sustainably at an affordable price. Our design, for the community of Evanston, will first minimizes its energy consumption and then uses the most sustainable methods to fulfill the remaining needs of the inhabitants. Ideally we will design a model community which will challenge conventions within the fields of design, planning, engineering, and everyday living. This community will also serve as an example to Chicago-area municipalities about the benefits of affordable sustainable planning, design, and living. It will also be an attractive marketable solution to the current home buyers within our given demographic., Deliverables

: Method of Making a Magnetic Head; Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent

: Environments and Urban Wood Reclamation (Semester Unknown) IPRO 350; The Urban Wood Reclamation project is an enormous movement that has a great number of current supporters and the promising future of many more. Our objectives will work in conjunction with the grand scheme of the project. Overall, our combined purpose is to promote the use of reclaimed timber. In this IPRO, we would like to study the finer details of the project. We will discuss the grand picture as well as the minute details with experts in the field. In the end, we hope to be one step closer to our goal of awareness., Deliverables

: Aqueous Medium Management via Super Absorbent Materials; A super absorbent polymer material is contacted with an aqueous medium to absorb at least a portion of the aqueous medium. At least portion of the aqueous medium absorbed super absorbent material is subsequently regenerated to release water therefrom and to form a regenerated super absorbent material suitable for the contacting with a second quantity of an aqueous medium. Also disclosed are layered composites including an electrically conductive metal support layer, a layer of super absorbent material disposed thereon, and a layer of a selective semi-permeable material disposed adjacent the layer of the super absorbent material and spaced apart from the electrically conductive metal support layer., United States Patent

: Tape Cartridge Selector Transducing Machine; Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent

: Tool Management System and Feed Mechanism Design (Semester Unknown) IPRO 347; This project is being performed on behalf of Smith & Richardson, a precision machined parts manufacturing company. The project’s tasks are to develop a tool management system as well as a feed mechanism design for the company., Deliverables

: Reaction Frame for Restraining High Loads; Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent

: Fault detection and diagnosis in a food pasteurization process with hidden Markov models; Hidden Markov Models (HMM) are used to detect abnormal operation of dynamic processes and diagnose sensor and actuator faults. The method is illustrated by monitoring the operation of a pasteurization plant and diagnosing causes of abnormal operation. Process data collected under the influence of faults of different magnitude and duration in sensors and actuators are used to illustrate the use of HMM in the detection and diagnosis of process faults. Case studies with experimental data from a high-temperature-short-time pasteurization system showed that HMM can diagnose the faults with certain characteristics such as fault duration and magnitude., Endnote format citation

: Technical and Market Integration of Wind Energy (semester?), IPRO 344; The objective of IPRO-344 is the design of a wind turbine. To accomplish this, the following tasks must be completed:  Selection of an appropriate site, taking into account wind availability, proximity to transmission lines, environmental impact, and the selling price of electricity at the location.  Mechanical design of the wind turbine, including the blades, turbine, and tower.  Electrical design of the generator, grid interconnection, and control system.  A study of the economics of the design, including a life-cycle cost analysis., Sponsorship: Michael Polsky, Invenergy LLC, Deliverables for IPRO 344: Technical and Market Integration of Wind Energy for the Fall 2006 semester

: Applications of Pervasive Computing (Fall 2003), IPRO 305: Applications of Pervasive Computing IPRO305 Fall2003 Final Presentation; Pervasive computing is the concept that we will one day have an invisible fabric of networked computing that assists and enhances our daily lives. During the Spring 2003 semester this project examined one practical use of such technology, a prototype course evaluation system. This project continuation will look at new uses of the technology. Special focus will be given to the area of context- and location-aware computing and cross-network services from the Internet to telephone networks. It is also possible that short-range wireless networks may be used in conjunction with hand-held computers to enhance the pervasive experience. Students from all majors are welcome to join this project team, with a definite need for students from electrical and computer engineering, computer science, internet communication and technical communication. Students will gain experience in developing a system to interface with a legacy network. While developing this system, some of the key considerations that they must be aware of are the interface issues with the device, privacy concerns in allowing other people to see when, where, and how one is using a device, and security concerns to make sure the data exchanged cannot be tampered with. For computer science students, it is advantageous to have a background in network programming and operating systems; while electrical engineering students should have a basic knowledge of communication systems., Sponsorship: IT Collaboratory for Interprofessional Studies, Deliverables

: Intermodal Transport System in Crete Illinois (Semester Unknown) IPRO 307; IPRO 307 is following the path of its predecessors in order to help improve the shipping transportations and facilities in the immediate region, specifically Crete, IL. While there has been other IPRO teams that have contributed to the modernization of the intermodal system at My-Jack Shipping Company, our sponsor is now calling upon us again to further their research in this field., Sponsorship: My-Jack Shipping Company, Deliverables

: Planning the Implementation of a New Enterprsie Resource Planning Software Platform (semester?), IPRO 320; The purpose of IPRO 320 is to improve processes and work flow for Arrow Gear by improving their use of Infor Visual Enterprise Resource Planning Software. At the end of the Spring 2007 semester, the work of this IPRO will lead to Arrow Gear operating more efficiently, allowing them to take on more customers, increase profit, and grow as a company. Specific objectives in achieving this include: ¨ Documenting current workflow and processes involved in gear manufacturing ¨ Detailing current redundancies and inefficiencies with Visual ERP 6.3.8 ¨ Identifying improvements needed with Visual ERP ¨ Determining benefits of upgrading to Visual ERP 6.5.2 ¨ Installing and configuring Visual ERP 6.5.2 ¨ Documenting process issues that still need to be addressed after the install, Deliverables for IPRO 320: Planning the Implementation of a New Enterprsie Resource Planning Software Platform for the Spring 2007 semester

: Single Phase Ternary Pt-Ru-Os Catalysts for Direct Oxidation Fuel Cells; A catalyst composition for use in electrochemical reactor devices comprising platinum, ruthenium, and osmium and having a single phase crystal structure comprising a face centered cubic unit cell. In accordance with a particularly preferred embodiment, in atomic percentages, platinum comprises about 65% of the catalyst composition, ruthenium comprises about 25% of the catalyst composition, and osmium comprises about 10% of the catalyst composition., Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent

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