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- Method and Means for Controlling High Frequency Voltage in Magnetic Recorder Heads
- Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation, United States Patent
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- Portable and Secure Medical Data Management System (semester?), IPRO 304
- The goal of this project is to design software to support the secure use of portable memory as a medium for transferring secure data. Envision yourself carrying around sensitive data (e.g., passwords, account numbers) on a flash drive that: 1. is secure from unauthorized access, and 2. will not attack another machine on installation (e.g., with a virus). A flash drive is initialized to contain user data as well as an application that allows these data to be manipulated in a consistent way by various entities. Depending on the entity, different data are visible and changeable., Deliverables for IPRO 304: Portable and Secure Medical Data Management System for the Fall 2006 semester
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- Assistive Robotics Team (Semester Unknown) IPRO 334
- The Assistive Robotics Team (IPRO 334) is faced with the problem of creating a prototype for a robot meant to be used in a hospital setting or assisting the elderly. The robot should be modular so that future improvements and applications can be easily added. The focus of the team will be on the mobility and the interface modules of the robot. Other modules may be designed and prototyped throughout the course of the semester., Deliverables
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- Applying Rapid Prototyping Techniques to Production Tooling (semester?), IPRO 312
- This IPRO was started as a Rapid Prototyping project in the semester of spring 2006. The main goal was to make casters in a short time period for the caster manufacturing company Colson Associates. As the project advanced, the team realized that the real objective of this IPRO was to: ‘Investigate techniques for rapidly and effectively manufacturing casters to satisfy “rush orders” for special casters.’, Deliverables for IPRO 312: Applying Rapid Prototyping Techniques to Production Tooling for the Fall 2006 semester
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- Church & School Energy Efficiency and Financing Program (sequence unknown), IPRO 328 - Deliverables
- The Fall 2009 IPRO 328 team envisions the development and ultimately execution of a volunteer program which would facilitate the implementation of energy saving improvements in a church and/or parochial school within the surrounding neighborhoods of IIT campus., Sponsorship: Vince Cushing of Clean Urban Energy, Deliverables for IPRO 328: Church & School Energy Efficiency and Financing Program for the fall 2009 semester
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- Assisting Cardiac Arrest Patients (Semester Unknown) IPRO 319
- Sudden Cardiac Arrest is a leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for an estimated 325,000 deaths each year according to the Heart Rhythm Foundation. Cardiac arrest is different from a typical heart attack because it involves a complete stopping of the heart. Brain injury is likely to occur if the cardiac arrest is untreated for more than 5 minutes and a person cannot be revived after 10 minutes of no action. This is because the arrest sets off a chain of metabolic reactions, which leads to swelling of the brain tissue. Cardiac arrest results in ischemia reperfusion injury, which is when circulation is restored and high levels of oxygen rich blood rushes back into the brain causing brain damage. Decreasing the metabolism of the victim may result in a decrease of ischemia reperfusion injury. Reducing the oxygen level that enters the body when the victim revives and slowly increasing this level may also reduce reperfusion injury. However, current procedures dictate that 100% oxygen be given to cardiac arrest victim., Deliverables
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- Misuse Detection (semester?), IPRO 311
- The main problem the IPRO addressed was that of insider misuse. Contrary to popular belief, the largest threat facing companies on a technology level is not intrusion, but rather insider misuse. Insider misuse is a relatively new area of research in the field of Computer Science, which is one of the reasons it’s a relatively unheard of problem. In addition to that, due to intense media bias towards intrusion, people are blissfully unaware of the problem of insider misuse. Ethically, it’s an interesting problem. Companies already closely monitor user activity, but any infringement on perceived privacy in the workplace generally sends everyone flustering left and right. The IPRO had to personally evaluate if we felt the necessary invasion of privacy was worth the overall result which is a more secure and profitable business. Companies can decide which approach they would like to take, but it’s hard to believe that a company would choose one that wouldn’t help to prevent a loss of money., Deliverables for IPRO 311: Misuse Detection for the Spring 2007 semester
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- Magnetic Head and Method of Making Same
- Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent
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- Method of Adjusting a Magnetic Head
- Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent
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- Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator (semester?), IPRO 311
- The main focus of IPRO 311 this semester is to improve the Mediator by making it more attractive, accessible and user-friendly. Methods to improve the Mediator include making the necessary adjustments after user studies were made, creating public relations materials and creating a user manual., Deliverables for IPRO 311: Opening the door to the USHMM Archives with the Intranet Mediator for the Spring 2006 semester
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- Allylic Esters and the Production Thereof
- Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent
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- Aeroacoustic Characteristics of a Rectangular Multi-element Supersonic Jet Mixer-ejector Nozzle
- This paper provides a unique, detailed evaluation of the acoustics and aerodynamics of a rectangular multi-element supersonic jet mixer-ejector noise suppressor. The performance of such mixer-ejectors is important in aircraft engine applications for noise suppression and thrust augmentation. In contrast to most prior experimental studies on ejectors that reported either aerodynamic of acoustic data, the present work documents both types of data. Information on the mixing, pumping, ejector wall pressure distribution, thrust augmentation and noise suppression characteristics of four simple, multi-element, jet mixer-ejector configurations is presented. The four configurations included the effect of ejector area ratio (AR = ejector cross-sectional area/total primary nozzle area) and the effect of non-parallel ejector walls. The configuration that produced the best noise suppression characteristics has also been studied in detail. The present results show that ejector configurations that produced the maximum pumping (secondary (induced) flow normalized by the primary flow) also exhibited the lowest wall pressures in the inlet region, and the maximum thrust augmentation. When cases having the same total mass flow were compared, one found that noise suppression trends corresponded with those for pumping (per unit secondary area). Surprisingly, the mixing (quantified by the peak Mach number, and flow uniformity) at the ejector exit exhibited no relationship to the noise suppression at moderate primary jet fully expanded M-j (the Mach number that would have been attained under isentropic expansion). However, the noise suppression dependence on the mixing was apparent at M-j = 1.6. The above observations are justified by noting that the mixing at the ejector exit is not a strong factor in determining the radiated noise when noise produced internal to the ejector dominates the noise field outside the ejector. (C) 1997 Academic Press Limited.
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- Method and Apparatus for Mitigation of Radio Frequency Electric Field Peaking in Controlled Heat Processing of Hydrocarbonaceous Formations In Situ
- The effects of radio frequency electric field peaking in the earth formations surrounding a conductor excited by radio frequency energy in the controlled in situ heat processing of hydrocarbonaceous earth formations are mitigated by providing an inert buffer region around the conductor to which radio frequency electromagnetic energy is supplied to produce an electric field within the earth formations. A portion of the earth formations is removed to accommodate insertion of the conductor at a desired location in the earth formations and to provide a buffer region between the conductor and the surrounding earth formations. The conductor is supported at the desired location in spaced relationship to the surrounding earth formations, the buffer region encompassing the principal region of the electric field enhancement region around the conductor where the probability of breakdown in the earth formations over the period of application of the radio frequency energy would be above a tolerable level. The buffer region is filled with dielectric material having an electric field breakdown level greater than that of the surrounding earth formation medium such that the probability of breakdown in the buffer region over the period of application of the radio frequency energy is tolerable. Preferably the filler medium has a power dissipation characteristic less than that of the surrounding earth formations., Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent
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- Hot Forming of Titanium and Titanium Alloys
- Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent
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- Delta Shelter (sequence unknown), IPRO 311 - Deliverables
- The Delta Tau Delta fraternity wants to make their current house as energy efficient and green as possible. The team will look at all aspects of the DTD house and their operations to create a more energy efficient fraternity. During the term, the team will consider possible alternatives to many issues including but not limited to: mechanical heating system, building envelope, thermal properties of buildings perimeter, roofing materials, air infiltration, ventilation, and occupancy trends., Deliverables for IPRO 311: Delta Shelter for the fall 2009
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- Aiding Virtual Organization (Semester Unknown) EnPRO 353
- The objective for IPRO 353 is to evaluate the business opportunities for iGroups. We will do this by drafting a business plan, which will be evaluated for feasibility and a final report will be issued, for suggestions as to the next steps the iGroups project should take. Included in the business plan and recommendation shall be: Description of iGroups Market data Financial data Projections for income, cash flow, sales Analysis of different business models for iGroups, and final recommendation., Deliverables
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- Integration of Process Improvement (sequence unknown), IPRO 304 - Deliverables
- A. Finkl and Sons require an effective way of detecting carbide inserts on the steel milling machine. These inserts break off due to stress and shape of metal and need to be replaced immediately to avoid further damage to the machine and the steel to be milled., Sponsorship: A. Finkl and Sona, Deliverables for IPRO 304: Integration of Process Improvements for the fall 2009 semester.
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- Method of Making Fluorinated Compounds
- Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent