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: TravelFlash (semester?), IPRO 357; The long term objective of EnPro:357, TravelFlash, is to create the business and software platform to satisfy our mission statement: “To provide location specific information for tourists with mobile devices.” More specifically, our goal is to create a platform to enable tourists with mobile devices access to pertinent information about the area they are touring utilizing GPS capabilities. This information accessible should include data about restaurants, famous buildings, public transit information, and other POI’s (points of interest)., Deliverables for IPRO 357: TravelFlash for the Spring 2006 semester

: Switch for use with a Perforated Tape; Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent

: Method and Apparatus for Generating Two-dimensional Density Functions; Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent

: Insight: Anticipating the Future, Assessing the Impact (semester?), IPRO 341; The first objective of IPRO 341 is to research four areas in which nanotechnology is being applied. Through this research the team will gain a basic understanding of the workings behind nanotechnology and determine applications which may interest our target audience (see second objective). The second objective of IPRO 341 is to determine a target audience. Since this semester’s team will focus on public assessment and education, a target audience must be chosen to present our research findings to. The third objective of IPRO 341 is to assess the current level of knowledge which the target audience has pertaining to nanotechnology. By determining what the audience already knows about the subject the team can organize and present the necessary information. The fourth objective of IPRO 341 is to educate our target audience. Public education of nanotechnology and its applications is the mission of this IPRO team. All previous objectives are part of this encompassing goal of public education. The team will work on putting together a tool for public education which can be used by the target audience to gain knowledge on the subject of nanotechnology. The team also plans to spread interest of the tool so that it may be used to educate the public., Deliverables for IPRO 341: Insight: Anticipating the Future, Assessing the Impact for the Spring 2006 semester

: Creating IPRO Experience Documentary (semester?), IPRO 333; To learn the techniques of writing, filming, editing, and creating a documentary film project in a DVD format. IPRO333 will first study documentaries and develop strategies to solve our problems in order to complete the final product. Professional documentaries will be studies and professional documentarians will be invited to be the consultants., Deliverables for IPRO 333: Creating an IPRO Documentary Experience for the Spring 2005 semester

: Spherodized Fluorescent Beads for Improved Roadway Pavement Marker Visibility; Retroreflective glass or plastic beads have fluorescent properties when irradiated with ultraviolet light and are emplaced in signs in patterns indicative of alphanumeric characters, or embedded in a hot melt comprising road stripes or embedded in the road asphalt or aggregate during construction of the road, to provide effectively bright and clear indications of signs or the extent and direction of the road. The glass beads comprise spherodized soda lime, borosilicate, phosphosilicate or aluminosilicate glasses with low levels of rare-earth dopants mixed therein, such as compounds containing one of the rare earths, or lanthanides. The plastic beads may have fluorescent materials mixed therein, typically organic pigments or dyes based on coumarin and rhodamine or the like., Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent

: Magnetic Recorder; Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent

: Method of Making Magnetic Material; Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent

: Interactive Urban Landmark Kiosks for Memorial Walk of Martin Luther King (Semester Unknown) IPRO 314; The objective of this IPRO is to help the students of Gage Park H.S. bring their vision of a memorial to a historical event into existence; and to further advance the concepts and ideas developed by the previous two IPRO groups. Objectives: i. Keep student ideas and concerns prevalent in design process ii. Develop initial prototypes of memorial designs after reconnecting with the Gage Park students iii. Receive feedback from students on prototype ideas iv. Upon student approval, develop a proposed final design v. Work with school and city officials to determine a place for the memorial vi. Work with involved parties to bring the memorial to completion, Deliverables

: Brake Lining Materials and Articles Made Therefrom; Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent

: Sick Building Syndrome, Building Related Illness and Indoor Air Quality (Spring 2003) IPRO 335: Sick Building Syndrome, Building Related Illness and Indoor Air Quality IPRO335 Spring2003 Final Presentation; Sick Building Syndrome is a general category for a number of ailments, allergies, and complaints, all due to some physical aspect of a building, usually related to the ventilation system. The existence of low levels of pollutants, synthetic irritants, fungi or other microorganisms, or simply a lack of adequate fresh air, are sufficient factors to cause reactions in a percentage of building occupants. In 1997, we discovered that the slimy black mold has proven deadly in three Oakland County homes (R. Mishra, 1997). The sick building syndrome is a very serious problem, since we construct more and more tight building for energy-saving measures, chemical pollutants are not diluted and are continually recirculated throughout the building. Despite numerous investigations, journal articles and conferences, little has actually been proven about the causes of sick building syndrome. The causes are multiple and sometimes very difficult to detect. The only common denominator of Sick Building Syndrome is insufficient ventilation air to remove the contaminants. Inadequate ventilation has been considered to be a causal factor in 50 per cent of sick buildings in the United States and in 68 per cent of Canadian investigations (Melius 1984; Collet and Sterling 1988). Sometimes the source of the problem is microbial growth inside wet ductwork or other air-handling equipment. Air-conditioning systems themselves can harbour pollutants and micro-organisms and so add to the contamination of the building. In some new buildings the problem can be the use of synthetic materials (such as insulation or carpeting) which release hydrocarbons or other vapors into the air at a very low rate. In rare instances the outside air intakes may draw in foul air from waste storage or processing areas, or from parking areas heavily laden with auto exhaust. These cases represent bad ventilation system design. Major activities and tasks:- Understanding the sick building syndrome (Why good indoor air quality is important? What causes Sick Building Syndrome? The effect of poor indoor air quality on the life and health of people),- Literature revue to obtain rules and solution for each specific problem (new and retrofit buildings),- A methodology technique to diagnose a sick building.- Case study: each group of students analyze a sick building in the area of Chicago,- Use computer software to determine the level of indoor air quality in the building and how to improve it.- Expert System to help the designer to integrate the sick building syndrome in the building design: A number of rules should be developed to integrate expertise from different professional concerned with indoor air quality and sick building syndrome, using a questionnaire and face-to-face interviews. The sick building syndrome is a multidisciplinary problem since the causes of sick building syndrome are multiple, such as, contamination (inside and outside), material used to construct the building (formaldehyde, fiberglass), inadequate ventilation, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, cigarette smoking, humidity, noise and illumination, scabies, and other unknown syndrome. An interprofessional experience in different fields such as HVAC systems, Indoor air quality, Biology and medicine (allergies, molds, fungi), Maintenance, Building Science, Building Materials, and environmental engineering is needed., Sponsorship: IIT Collaboratory for Interprofessional Studies, Project Plan for IPRO 335: Sick Building Syndrome, Building Related Illness and Indoor Air Quality for the Spring 2003 semester

: Resilient Mount for Magnetic Heads; Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent

: Innovative Mapping (sequence unknown), IPRO 303 - Deliverables; The team worked to target the majority of mobile device users and give them an outlet to report any changes, mistakes or developments that have been overlooked by NAVTEQ in the company's mobile mapping solutions. The team also worked to develop a solution that enables the average map user – men and women ages 18-35, students and tourists – to address these alterations in a simple, hassle-free way., Sponsorship: NAVTEQ, Deliverables for IPRO 303: Innovative Mapping for the fall 2009 semester.

: Method of Making Piezoelectric Layers by Flame Spraying; Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent

: Method and Means for Neutralizing Inductive Disturbances in Magnetic Reproducers; Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation, United States Patent

: Measuring complexity in reactor networks with cubic autocatalytic reactions; Systems with high steady-state multiplicity and rich dynamic behavior are difficult to investigate using conventional reductionist methods. A network of more than five reactors hosting cubic autocatalytic reactions may potentially have more than 101 steady states and many distinct dynamic regimes, all for the same parameter set. This paper discusses how the static complexity of such systems can be measured to give a holistic picture. To achieve this, stochastic simulations were performed to statistically determine the bifurcation structure of the system, and the gathered information is summarized using a measure akin to fractal dimension. With this measure, the growth of static complexity is investigated as a function of the network size., Endnote format citation for DOI:10.1021/ie049246t

: Innovative Uses of Native CAD Files; This technical report describes the outcomes resulting from conducting interviews with professional estimators within the electrical construction industry. The purpose of the interviews was to identify whether native files are shared, why sharing does not occur more frequently, how file sharing might benefit the estimating process, and barriers to sharing native CAD files for the purpose of estimating from CAD drawings., Sponsorship: Electri International

: Development of a Real Time Information System (Semester Unknwon) IPRO 342; Midwest Steel & Services, a growing company, needs assistance in expanding its business software and creating the means to provide a better real-time information system. Improved cost controls, purchasing capabilities and job tracking are among the specific issues the company faces. Accessing and sharing the information emanating from these activities will enable the company’s management practices to make better decisions and significantly contribute to business growth. The company's present software and internal processes are insufficient to meet their current and future business needs. The company has asked for the assistance of IPRO 342 to improve this issue. The IPRO team will review and evaluate the current situation and make necessary changes to enhance accuracy and productivity of the data management system. This assessment will come from both a system review as well as interviews of Midwest Steel staff. We will periodically travel to the company to gather information about them and present our findings., Sponsorship: Midwest Steel & Services, Deliverables

: Method for Screening Crystallization Conditions Using Multifunctional Substrates; A method for producing crystals and for screening crystallization conditions of chemical materials on distinct metallic islands with specific functional groups by using multi-functional substrates comprising a plurality of self-assembled monolayers having at least two different functionalities, for preparing and screening conditions necessary to promote specific polymorphs of a crystal, and a means for testing and screening the more precise conditions suitable for achieving desired sizes or forms of a crystal., Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent

: Control System for Magnetic Recorders; Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent

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