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: Web Portal For High School Students And Counselors (Spring 2001) IPRO 325: Web Portal for High School Students and Counselors IPRO325 Spring2001 Final Presentation; Motivate high school students to consider careers in Engineering and Science. Provide information and resources through web based technology., Sponsorship: International Engineering Consortium– Michael Janowiak, Project Plan for IPRO 325: Web Portal For High School Students And Counselors for the Spring 2001 semester

: Solid Fuel from Biomass for Cogeneration (Semester Unknown) IPRO 349; The following are our objectives for the Fall 2008 semester: • Re-evaluate and update the calculations done by the previous IPRO group for theoretical energy content at each stage of the process. • Develop a flow scheme for a small scale cogeneration plant using solid biomass fuel from corn stover. • Research current equipment capacities and methods of heat transfer which could be used to implement a small scale cogeneration power plant. • Construct as economic analysis. • Deliver a final report that describes the overall energy yields, feasibility and economic analyses and possibly some recommendations for a large scale project., Deliverables

: Method for Automatically Cutting Hair; Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent

: Coupling of Twin Rectangular Supersonic Jets; Twin jet plumes on aircraft can couple, producing dynamic pressures significant enough to cause structural fatigue. For closely spaced jets with a moderate aspect ratio (e.g. 5), previous work has established that two coupling modes (antisymmetric and symmetric) are kinematically permissible. However, the dynamics of twin-jet coupling have remained unexplored. In this paper a more fundamental assessment of the steady and unsteady aspects of twin-jet coupling is attempted. While we document and discuss the nozzle spacings and Mach numbers over which phase-locked coupling occurs, our concentration is much more on answering the following questions: (a) What mechanism causes the jets to couple in one mode or the other? (b) Why do the jets switch from one mode to another? (c) Are the two modes mutually exclusive or do they overlap at the transition point? Our results reveal, among many things, the following. (i) For very closely spaced twin jets in the side-by-side configuration phased feedback based on source to nozzle exit distance of adjacent jets does not fully explain the coupling modes. However, the 'null' phase regions surrounding the jets where the phase of an acoustic wavefront (arriving from downstream) does not vary appears to correlate well with the existence of the symmetric mode. When the 'null' regions of adjacent jets do not overlap antisymmetric coupling occurs and when they do overlap the jets couple symmetrically. We provide a simple correlation using a parameter (a) that can be used as a simple test to determine the mode of coupling. (ii) The switch from the antisymmetric to the symmetric mode of coupling appears to occur because of an abrupt shift in the effective screech source from the third to the fourth shock, which in turn causes the 'null' phase region surrounding the jets to grow abruptly and overlap. (iii) The two modes are mutually exclusive. Our results provide considerable insight into the twin-jet coupling problem and offer hope for designing twin-jet configurations that minimize damage to aircraft components.

: Apparatus and Method for Leak Detection; A monitoring system for chemical shipments having an apparatus for detection of a leak from a shipment vessel having a shroud. A first chemical sensor is in communication with a chamber of the shroud for detecting the presence of a substance leaking from the vessel. A second sensor is in communication with the ambient environment surrounding the shroud. A monitoring circuit in communication with the first chemical sensor and the second chemical sensor monitors a first chemical sensor output and a second chemical sensor output and signals an information unit dependant on the increase of at least one of the first and second chemical sensors. The information unit emits a signal to an alarm or output device in response to an increase of the magnitude and/or rate of increase of at least one of the first chemical sensor output and the second chemical sensor output. A physical sensor can be in combination with the monitoring circuit. The information unit can be a remote information unit to which the monitoring circuit signals by wireless communication means., Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent

: Data Migration Tool for CDN XL (semester?), IPRO 349C; The objective of this IPRO subteam is the improvement of the importation of data to CDN XL in small and medium enterprises sector. This subteam is working toward the problem of improving the way data is imported from customer to CDN XL (an ERP system). The methodology to be employed is the agile methodology. The expected result of this project is a preliminary software system for importing data from Excel or other heterogeneous files to CDN XL. The goal of the team’s project is to develop a program to for the importation of data from customers to be imported into the CDN XL system to be used by the deployers. The deliverables at the end of the project will be a template for customers, program to extract the data. The team will examine the process of importing the data to develop a program that is generic enough to import different types of data. This project plan is separated into the objective section, where the objective of the subteam is fully explained. In the background section, the background of the project and sponsor are detailed. Also, a diagram of how the CDN XL system works is included. Furthermore, the technology used and possible ethical issues are addressed. The third section describes the methodology being used. The way documentation of work is also addressed in this section. In addition, the risk management and quality assurance will be addressed in this section. The expected results are explained in the fourth section – the form it is in as well as potential products that might arise from this project. In the sixth section, the tasks, duration of each task and milestones are included. The team members are introduced in the seventh section. Finally, in the last section, the designation of roles – what each team member is responsible for – is detailed., Sponsorship: Comarch, Deliverables for IPRI 349C: Data Migration Tool for CDN XL for the Summer 2007 semester

: Chicago Embroidery Company: A Living Business Case (Semester Unknown) IPRO 356; Our goal for this IPRO is to update the Chicago Embroidery Co. market position in order to generate growth for the business. We expect the company to grow to a 5 million dollar business in three years. By the end of the IPRO, we plan on having an updated website, new products for new markets, and important research data that shows which new markets will take best to patches., Deliverables

: Develping a Prototype Display for the Prenatal-to-Newborn Blood Flow System (semester?), IPRO 341; The purpose of the IPRO this semester was to further develop the prototype of a cardiovascular display for the prenatal to newborn blood flow system for the Museum of Science and Industry. The museum’s main goal was to have a display that would emphasize the changes in pressure within the body before, during, and after birth. To accomplish this, the group decided the goal of the semester was to recreate a visual presentation, which could 5 ultimately be on a touch screen monitor, and bench-top model as the display. In addition to the creation of the prototype, it was then brought to the museum for testing., Sponsorship: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Deliverables for IPRO 341: Develping a Prototype Display for the Prenatal-to-Newborn Blood Flow System for the Spring 2005 semester

: Far Eastern Spatial Technique Untilized in Architectural Design

: Planning for Human Implantat ion of a Cor t ical Visual Prothesis (Semester Unknown) IPRO 306; Over the years there has been intensive research on visual prosthesis around the world and significant technological advancements have been made. The Intracortical Visual Prosthesis Team (IVP) at IIT has been researching and developing a procedure as well as a device which will be implanted within the human visual cortex. The device consists of sub-miniature electrodes which will artificially stimulate the visual cortex by introducing electrical currents in to the cortex. The IIT Team has reached a point in their 10 year development process where they would like to proceed with implanting the device in a volunteer in the next few years. Implantation of a device which provides artificial vision is an extraordinarily complex process. In the initial stages the medical and engineering aspects are the most prevalent ones, but as the project moves forward there are some questions that inevitably must be answered or at least considered. These questions deal much less with the technology and much more with the volunteers that will eventually have these complex devices implanted. To try and answer some of these questions, in IPRO 306 we will look into various medical, political, engineering, ethical, media and psychological issues that we believe may become of greater importance as the project progresses into the implementation stage. We will also look into the public relations aspect as well as some political and psychological issues. Based on our research and understanding we will provide several issues that we see as needing to be addressed in the future and recommend possible solutions to them., Deliverables

: User Created Map Content (Spring 2011) IPRO 305; NAVTEQ is the corporate sponsor for IPRO 305. NAVTEQ is one of the world’s largest digital mapping companies. With competitors, such as Google, NAVTEQ aims to outdo the competition by providing their clients with robust quality mapping data. NAVTEQ achieves this by employing over 1,000 geographic analysts who’s sole job is to ensure that the data on their maps is unique and, above all, accurate from each of NAVTEQ’s 80,000+ sources[citation 1]. On their quest to provide their clients with robust data, NAVTEQ has identified the need for user- generated content. This is data that a user of a GPS mapping system can enter in for themselves. With this recognition of usergenerated mapping data, NAVTEQ pursues the need to be the world’s most robust digital mapping data provider., Sponsorship: NAVTEQ, Deliverables

: Method of Preparing Rocket Monopropellent Compounds; Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent

: Swimming Aid for Visually Impaired Swimmers (Semester Unknown) IPRO 310; The primary focus of this project is to help blind and visually impaired individuals to swim independently. The team will be divided into two sub-teams. One sub-team will create a passive device, which uses a mechanical device to provide tactile feedback to the swimmer. The other sub-team will create an active device which uses special electronic devices such as a sonar based device to help guide the swimmer. These devices will be repeatedly tested and updated to help increase the independence of blind and visually impaired individuals exercise and further improve their quality of life., Deliverables

: Doing What I Say: Connecting Congressional Social Media Behavior and Congressional Voting; Public officials’ communication has been explored at length in terms of how such their statements are conveyed in the traditional media, but minimal research has been done to examine their communication via social media. This paper explores the kinds of statements U.S. officials are making on Twitter in terms of the actions they are trying to achieve. We then analyze the correlation between these statements, Congressional communication network structures, and voting behavior. Our analysis leverages over 29,000 tweets by members of Congress in conjunction with existing DW-NOMINATE voting behavior data. We find that pro-social and self-promoting statements correlate with Congressional voting records but that position within the Congressional communication network does not correlate with voting behavior., Sponsorship: Social Networks Research Group at IIT, IIT Graduate College

: Analysis of Water Recovery from Power Plants for Recycling (Semester Unknown) IPRO 302; Potential power plant sites can become more difficult to determine if water is not available in great quantity. This is true in western states where it may be scarce and competed for by other industries as well as households. The aim of this project is to find an economical, as well as environmentally friendly way to recover water from the flue gas, which is produced when powder-river-basin (PRB) coal is burned in a 750 MW power plant., Sponsorship: Sargent and Lundy, Deliverables

: Fine Particle Production; Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent

: Modeling, monitoring and control strategies for high temperature short time pasteurization systems - 1. Empirical model development; Dynamic models of high temperature short time (HTST) pasteurization systems can be developed by using empirical model development paradigms such as transfer functions and times series models. Properly designed experiments that excite all output variables provide good data that enable the development of accurate dynamic models. These models are used in feedback control and statistical process monitoring system design. The methodology for time series model development for HTST pasteurization processes is illustrated by using data collected from a pilot scale HTST pasteurization system., Endnote format citation

: 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzoate Ester-Addition Compound Indicator; Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent

: Integrated Electric Motor Differential for Hybrid Electric Vehicles; An electro-mechanical drive train for a hybrid electric vehicle. The electro-mechanical drive train includes a housing and a pinion shaft having a first end disposed within the housing and a second end in communication with a combustion engine. A differential is disposed within the housing and in combination with the end of the pinion shaft. An electric motor is also disposed within the housing and in actuating combination with the pinion shaft., Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent

: Audio Quality & Energy Efficiency for Mobile Devices and Intercoms (Semester Unknown) IPRO 344; IPRO 344 began as an investigation into the applications of Class D amplifiers for low-power and high-quality audio devices. This semester’s IPRO will focus on integrating the Class D amplifier into a drive-through order system. In addition to the Class D amplifier, this semester’s team will be investigating high-fidelity microphones, microphone preamplifiers, and speaker mounting., Deliverables

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