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- Affordable and Sustainable Quality of Life Improvements for the World's Poor (Semester Unknown) IPRO 325
- Our purpose is to identify a current problem in rural Peru. Once identified we will select it and develop a feasible solution that will be economical and culturally sensitive. Our vision as a team is to implement this solution in a selected rural area in Peru. We hope to test our solution, gather as much information as possible and hope that future students or participants will be able to build on to our solution and conduct improvements., Deliverables
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- 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., Sponsorship: Shure Inc., Deliverables
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- A Video Annotation and Indexing System (Semester Unknown) IPRO 327
- Much information available on the Web is in video format. The problem with this medium is users cannot comment on particular scenes within the videos and there is no method of searching for specific content within the videos. The team proposes to develop a system that will allow users to make fine-grained comments on scenes within the video and then to use these comments to aid in search within videos., Deliverables
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- Sample Tech Skill Modules for Legal Writing
- Summary of technology modules taught by the Chicago-Kent College of Law Library. Includes two sample modules.
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- Energy and Facility Planning for Delta Tau Delta (Semester Unknown) IPRO 311
- The Delta Tau Delta fraternity wants to make their current house as energy efficient and green as possible. We will look at all aspects of the DTD house and their operations to create a more energy efficient fraternity. During this IPRO we 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. In general, we will collect information regarding the existing conditions and itemize all improvements that could be made to create a more energy efficient fraternity. In addition, we will look for grant assistance to help pay for future energy efficiency upgrades. This will allow us to address what is possible through comparison of funding and needs., Deliverables
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- DEVELOPMENT OF AN ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS (Semester Unknown) IPRO 308
- Our team was asked to come up with an innovative and non-invasive means of extracting and measuring glucose levels in the body as well as administering insulin back into the body, also by non-invasive means. Our research lead us to several reports on the effectiveness of ultrasound in expanding pore opening diameters. We decided to approach the problem with a device that would administer ultrasonic vibration to the surface of the skin thus expanding the pore openings. Once expanded a combination of vacuum and reverse iontophoresis would then extract a small amount of interstitial fluid. The fluid would be measured for glucose concentration using impedance spectroscopy. Once a glucose concentration was found, a proper amount of insulin would then be administered back through the skin by means of pressure and iontophoresis. Our experiments were conducted on harvested porcine skin. Sonic vibration at or around 10kHz served as a substitute for ultrasound. Vacuum was administered to the surface of the skin after a set amount of time of sonic vibration. Although results at first seemed promising, further investigation into the behavior of harvested skin yielded that our results were not as they seemed. Impedance spectroscopy was explored by first trying to find the resonant frequency of glucose. Earlier attempts at this were unsuccessful do to frequency limitations of measuring devices. Our team learned of a device that could measure 10 times higher frequencies than what had previously been recorded, but unfortunately was unable to solidify a concrete resonant frequency for glucose., Deliverables
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- Design of a Wind Energy Module for Buildings (Semester Unknown) IPRO 323
- In recent years, interest in extracting significant amounts of electrical power from large wind turbines has increased significantly. However, as simple as these devices may look to the layman’s eye, designing a device which efficiently and reliably converts wind into electrical power represents a highly non-trivial challenge. Further complications come about when this green energy is expected to work as a module on the top or the side of a building. Extracting the maximum amount of energy from wind flows whilst transforming mechanical energy into electrical power and then feeding this energy into the electric grid of a building while sustaining minimal losses and maintaining reasonable machine production and installation costs is a fully innovative and extraordinary proposal and objective. This inter-professional project team (IPRO 323 for Spring 2011) understands that the full undertaking of this idea would last, at the very least, five to six semesters of highly efficient work and research. ? Furthermore, is the geometrical design of the entire wind turbine which, is a project in itself. Therefore, the main objective of this semester’s IPRO is designing the shape of an urban rooftop that will harness an amount of wind which will induce optimal turbine work. This part of the project will be aided through wind tunnel testing and computer assisted analysis. Once a tentative shape has been obtained, 323 IPRO progeny could evaluate the economic feasibility of the project by installing several existing or new wind turbines designs into the modular shape provided by the Spring 2011 team. Somewhat further explaining this semester’s work: On the supposition/knowledge that different inlet and outlet geometries to the wind turbine will affect the power output, this team will perform wind tunnel studies of various wind turbine inlet and outlet sections along with a wind turbine analogy (a porous plate in place of the turbine will simulate the pressure drop of a random or particular turbine, as shown by Aubrun, Loyer, Espana, Hayden and Hancock on the AIAA paper “Experimental study on the wind turbine wake meandering with the help of a non-rotating simplified model and of a rotating model”; so that the analysis can be simplified). This is in order to better understand the power output behavior of such systems in complex flow situations. These tests and analysis shall have as an outcome the conception and final design of a modular wind turbine inlet and outlet sections, which can be further analyzed with real turbine simulations to determine the viability of placing modular wind turbines on buildings. As the New Green Revolution sweeps over the world and we all become more conscious of our impacts on the environment the quest for new forms and sources of clean energy ramps up. This project intends to take the first steps on creating a new opportunity for wind power transformation in cities, a windy environment underutilized as a source of energy where it is used most., Deliverables
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- Galvin Library Website Redesign
- This presentation is an overview of the data that informed the new design for the Galvin Library website, launched in the fall of 2015. It includes three key concepts: implementing a content strategy, highlighting the library’s electronic resources, and using a user-centered approach to design.
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- Integrating the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website with the IIT Intranet Mediator (semester?), IPRO 311
- The Intranet Mediator was developed by previous members of IPRO 311 along with the IIT IR lab. Until this semester the Mediator was held together by “chewing gum” and fell apart every fifteen seconds. It was our ultimate goal to tear down the Mediator and completely rebuild it. We did this to stabilize and increase efficiency of the Mediator, Sponsorship: The Intranet Midiator Inc, Deliverables for IPRO 311: Integrating the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website with the IIT Intranet Mediator for the Fall 2005 semester.
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- Kolff's rotating Drum Artificial Kidney (semester?), IPRO 314
- The IPRO team will continue to work with the staff from the Museum of Science and Industry to develop a prototype of a cardiovascular- mechanical function display of the changes in pressure and flow that occur at the moment of birth. The team will refine the previously developed computer-based display of the physiological functions in the pre-natal and neo-natal experience. The bench-top working model that demonstrates the closure of one of the fetal cardiovascular aspects will be refined as well. Students will work with museum staff to understand how the public interacts with displays and then field test the display in the Museum for feedback and further refinement. Multiple skill areas are required to carry out this project: fluid mechanics, materials, physiology, control systems, interactive design capabilities, all of which will enhance the learning experience of this interdisciplinary group. The team will turn over both displays to the museum curator at the end of the semester, Sponsorship: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Deliverables for IPRO 314: Kolff's Rotating Drum Artificial Kidney for the Fall 2005 semester.
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- US EPA Design Competition for Sustainability: The Market Potential for Recycled Tire Material (semester?), IPRO 352
- - To create prototypes for real market applications that are successful - To create a business plan which confirms a business opportunity of using recycled tire material - To attract the attention of corporate and private investors and obtain funds to c, Deliverables for IPRO 352: US EPA Design Competition for Sustainability: The Market Potential for Recycled Tire Material for the Spring 2005 semester
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- Architectural Capstone Design (semester?), IPRO 335
- This project concerns design of a two-story building plus a basement to be constructed on a 60 feet wide by 120 feet long lot. The structure is located in Carbondale, Illinois subject to moderate-high seismic activities. The structure will serve as a museum of contemporary art. Our client is especially interested in having a design that would protect museum artifacts during a potential seismic activity. The suggested method is to use a base isolation system for the building. As a minimum, the following tasks are required: overall design layout for the building, architectural design of the building, structural design of the building, electrical and lighting, plumbing, fire protection and HVAC design, and addressing any serviceability issues., Deliverables for IPRO 335: Architectural Capstone Design for the Spring 2005 semester
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- Educational and Technical support of Orthotics and Prosthetics Education in Latin America (semester?), IPRO 309
- Primary Objective The primary objective of this IPRO is to support the development of the first Category 3 International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) accredited 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 conditions 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 materials covering club foot, spinal trauma, and stroke, and how they relate to orthotics and prosthetics for a two day conference in January at Joliet Junior College Work with educators in Colombia to develop a program similar to IPRO 309, Deliverables for IPRO 309: Educational and Technical support of Orthotics and Prosthetics Education in Latin America for the Fall 2007 semester
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- Reserves Group Study and Exploration Space
- Library Reserves over all consists of 2000 plus books, the library group study suite consists of 4 study rooms and conference room, each room contains wall monitor, white board with markers and eraser and table and chairs. The exploration space contains 2 3d printers, 2 3d pens, 2 button makers (1 inch and 2.25 inch). In this presentation we discuss the creation and functioning of Reserves, Group Study Suite and Exploration space at the Galvin Library. We show by data and graphs the usage and impact of three services at the library.
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- Unmanned Aerial Systems (Semester Unknown) IPRO 312
- The use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance as well as in search and rescue is rapidly expanding in both civilian and military applications at an unprecedented rate which was not foreseen a decade ago. Accordingly, there are significant job opportunities in this field and it is expected that this will continue to grow in the next decade. The design of UAS is truly an interdisciplinary task as it requires team work with expertise in diverse areas ranging from aircraft design to autonomous flight, video and data transmission to visual object recognition, the operation of a ground station such as real time data analysis and antenna tracking. In this IPRO project, we are developing an electric powered low cost UAS solution that utilizes larger autonomy than most current UAS designs. The goal is to design and build a small‐scale UAS that is capable of (i) autonomous flight and navigation through way points within a mission zone of 2 km radius with fail‐safe functions such as “return‐to‐home” and “flight termination” in case of radio and/or video transmission loss and (ii) target recognition through real‐time video and telemetry transmission and data analysis. This is to be done by using image processing algorithms coupled with position determination from GPS receivers and other onboard sensors. The data acquired will then be transmitted to a ground station for post processing and prioritization. The design of the UAS would require the selection or construction of a stable airframe with the flight characteristics required for high quality images and video as well as a decent endurance and range for the surveillance of large areas. Furthermore signal transmission, reception and processing methods will need to be developed to ensure functionality at a multitude of ranges and conditions, with provisions being made for overlapping signal coverage. The focus this semester will be placed on smooth system integration as each one of these tasks is closely related to others. This IPRO project will also be an excellent platform to get hands‐on exposure to rapidly developing and commonly available technologies such as GPS receiver modules, gyroscopes, infrared (IR) sensors, inertial measurement units (IMU), pressure sensors, auto‐piloting systems and software development, lithium polymer (LiPo) battery powered electric propulsion systems, wireless telemetry and audio/video transmission, diversity antennas and antenna tracking systems, etc. The IPRO team will also address broader issues concerning (i) the testing and use of UAS in national air space for flight operations (provided by the FAA) and remote observing (both federal and state policies), and (ii) the use of surveillance equipment by private observers or even local government offices to observe private property. To this end, IPRO team will analyze government documents to establish limits of current civilian UAS usage with the objective of (i) identifying specific areas where technology can be expanded quickly, and (ii) creation of a document specifying the policy limitations and technical requirements for UAS flight operations and remote observing, which will be extremely valuable beyond this project and serve as a guide for future development., Deliverables
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- Sustainable Landscape Design for the IIT Rice Campus (semester?), IPRO 371
- The ultimate goal of Ipro-371 is to plan, design, and implement a sustainable landscape for the Rice Campus. A mission of this magnitude is outside the scope of a single semester. Therefore, the main focus of this semester will be to complete a topographical survey of the Rice campus, to encourage involvement by the administration of the Rice campus, and to complete an application to the DuPage County Water Quality Improvement Program. The application to the Dupage Country Water Quality Improvement Program will include plans to undertake a stream restoration plan for Willoway Brook, assess the feasibility of installing a green roof, and design a rain garden., Deliverables for IPRO 371: Sustainable Landscape Design for the IIT Rice Campus for the Spring 2005 semester
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- Legal Research Teaching modules available for Legal Writing 1 & 2
- 12 legal research training modules. The following are brief summaries of short legal research lessons that the library can offer. This takes a modular approach where faculty can pick and choose and even combine modules. For example, one instructor may ask a librarian to come in for Getting Started and Case law on the same day, while another may want a librarian to come in and teach only Terms and Connectors. For each module, I give the name, student learning outcomes, suggested pairing of assignment/time in the semester, a summary of teaching activities, and the time I expect the module to take. In general, these class sessions take the form of a short talk and/or discussion to introduce the topic and teach some basic concepts, followed by group or individual work to practice researching while the instructor and the librarian walk around in the room, and some time to discuss the results as a group. Although the librarian takes the lead, faculty can expect to participate in the discussion. The librarians have found that the students are more engaged in research sessions when their instructor participates.