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- Tape Drive System
- Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent
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- Interpreting ECG data by integrating statistical and artificial intelligence tools
- The use of an automated system integrating data conditioning, statistical methods, and artificial intelligence tools to summarize and interpret high-frequency physiological data such as the electrocardiogram is investigated. The development of a methodology and its associated tools for real-time patient monitoring and diagnosis is accomplished by using the commercial programming environments MATLAB and G2, a real-time knowledge-based system (KBS) development shell. Data interpretation and classification is performed by integrating statistical classification methods and knowledge-based techniques with a graphical user interface that provides quick access to the analysis results as well as the original data. A KBS was developed that incorporates various statistical methods with a rule-based decision system to detect abnormal situations, provide preliminary interpretation and diagnosis, and to report these findings to the healthcare provider, Endnote format citation
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- Revolutionary Persuasion
- At a pivotal time in early American history, one man was able to influence the hearts and minds of an entire burgeoning nation by way of pen and parchment. His name was Thomas Paine, and his revolutionary pamphlet was titled "Common Sense." This paper provides an in-depth analysis of Thomas Paine's Common Sense pamphlet in regards to persuasive communication and rhetoric and how it ultimately swayed the American colonists toward separation from the tyrannical motherland.
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- Method for the Production of Titanium
- Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent
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- Method and Apparatus to Confine Earth Currents for Recovery of Subsurface Volatiles and Semi-Volatiles
- Improved methods and apparatus are disclosed for confining ohmic heating currents to a subsurface formation in the use of in situ ohmic heating for recovery of volatile and semi-volatile materials, such as hazardous waste, hydrocarbon-like materials, and valuable minerals having thermally responsive properties. Spacing between emplaced electrodes and the number of electrodes employed are controlled to cause coupling between electrodes for more uniform and higher temperature heating. Electrode designs are disclosed which suppress spurious earth currents which would heat other formations not of interest. Suppression of electrode end currents is accomplished by the use of distinct rings of insulation, control of the applied potential along the electrode, and injection or withdrawal of fluids at distinct locations along the electrode., Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent
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- Designing Affordable Housing out of Shipping Containers for Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (Semester Unknown) IPRO 339
- IPRO 339 is focused on providing an affordable housing option for the working poor in Juarez, Mexico. This semester we will research the technologies involved in reusing shipping containers for this housing. We will design a prototype housing unit which will relate to other units in an overall community, with services such as commerce, open spaces for activity, and community centers to support them. We wish to design a housing community that embodies the ideals of humanity, affordability, functionality, opportunity, sustainability, durability, safety, culture, and neighborhood. In order to do this, our team for the Spring Semester has set forth the following objectives: • Research and understand the users of our product by looking at the social, economic, and physical factors in Juarez, Mexico and in the Maquiladoras where they work. • Research the most cost efficient and sustainable ways of incorporating plumbing, HVAC, and electricity into the homes. • Research the structural aspects of building this community. • Develop a potential site plan and floor plans and sections for the housing units. • Using our research and designs, develop a proposal for our sponsor, considering the client at hand., Deliverables
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- Energy Efficient Lighting Design Using LEDs and Other Technologies (semester?), IPRO 337
- • Incorporation of energy efficient lighting technologies into an existing 6,000 sq ft space, thereby adding to the transformation of the space into a new useful zero-energy lab. • Testing and measurement of energy consuming Devices that are scaled for renewable energy systems such as photovoltaic, battery storage, and fuel cells. • Demonstration of the use of day lighting for ambient light. Demonstration of use of low energy consuming systems for task lighting and night time lighting. • Development of low energy consuming lighting systems including fixture mock ups, lamp mock ups, day lighting harvesting systems, fiber optic day light utilization systems, fixtures utilizing LED, low wattage fluorescent and direct and indirect lighting fixture design., Deliverables for IPRO 337: Energy Efficient Lighting Design Using LEDs and Other Technologies for the Spring 2007 semester
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- Design of a Large-Scale Bridge Structure (semester?), IPRO 315
- The objectives of this IPRO are to design and build a steel bridge to the specifications given by AISC and, using teamwork, to win this year’s ASCE/AISC Regional Steel Bridge Competition, Deliverables for IPRO 315: Design of a Large-Scale Bridge Structure for the Spring 2007 semester
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- Assessing and Improving Interprofessional Education at IIT (semester ?), IPRO 339
- IPRO 339 members have a set of goals in terms of assessing the IPRO program at IIT, creating and selecting IPRO proposals, developing training materials for IPRO Learning Objectives and supporting marketing of the IPRO program., Sponsorship: Tom Jacobius, Deliverables for IPRO 339: Assessing and Improving Interprofessional Education at IIT for the Fall 2005 semester
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- Airport of the Future (semester 1 of unknown) IPRO 335
- IPRO-335: Interprofessional Approach to Architectural Engineering Capstone Design involves a complete design of a building considering all architectural engineering aspects. The project requirements include material selection, structural analysis, design of heating and cooling systems, design of electrical systems, and preparation of drawings., Deliverables
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- Art at IIT (semester 2 of unknown) IPRO 359
- In hopes to continue enriching the lives of those around IIT, EnPRO 359 proceeded to find locations and inspect all the business details associated with such a mission., Deliverables
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- Designing Affordable Water, Energy, and Shelter Solutions for the World’s Rural Poor (Semester Unknown) IPRO 325
- Design, build and test energy, water or shelter solutions costing $5 or less that can be implemented and maintained by local people using locally available materials., Deliverables
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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.