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- Technique for Establishing a Virtual Backbone in an Ad Hoc Wireless Network
- An algorithm on a computer readable medium for efficiently creating a message efficient virtual backbone in a wireless ad hoc network utilizes three phases to establish an efficient network among the independent transceivers of a wireless ad hoc network. Independent transceivers within the transmission range of each other are neighbors. A leader election and tree construction phase constructs a tree of neighboring transceivers with one transceiver being designated the root and with each transceiver establishing and recording its location in the tree structure and the identifiers of its neighbors; and reporting when the tree is established. A level calculation phase determines the level of each transceiver away from the root transceiver, with each transceiver recording the level of its neighbors. Precedence for each transceiver is established with consideration of each transceiver's tree level and identifier, with tree level being paramount in deciding precedence; and reporting when the levels of the tree are established. A backbone construction phase establishes all transceivers as a dominator or a dominatee, with the dominators forming the network backbone and the dominatees all being neighbors to a dominator. Within the network each transceiver only needs to know the information of its neighboring transceivers., Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent
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- Fuel Cells for Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (Semester Unknown) IPRO 349
- The goal of IPRO 349 is to produce a conceptual design of an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that is powered by a fuel cell. The primary customer in consideration for this IPRO is the US Navy. The importance of submarines has long been recognized by the military and has caused drastic changed in modern warfare., Deliverables
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- Conduction Heating of Hydrocarbonaceous Formations
- A waveguide structure is emplanted in the earth to bound a particular volume of an earth formation with a waveguide structure formed of respective rows of discrete elongated electrodes wherein the spacing between rows is greater than the distance between electrodes in a respective row and in the case of vertical electrodes substantially less than the thickness of the hydrocarbonaceous earth formation. Electrical power at no more than a relatively low frequency is applied between respective rows of the electrodes to deliver power to the formation while producing relatively uniform heating thereof and limiting the relative loss of heat to adjacent barren regions to less than a tolerable amount. At the same time the temperature of the electrodes is controlled near the vaporization point of water thereat to maintain an electrically conductive path between the electrodes and the formation., Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent
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- Automatic Insulin Pumps Using Recursive Multivariable Models and Adaptive Control Algorithms
- A method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a patient, a physiological status monitoring system for measuring at least one physical or metabolic variable of the patient, and an automatic controller in communication with the glucose sensor and the physiological status monitoring system. The controller includes a prediction module for automatically predicting a future glucose level using data measured by the glucose sensor and the physiological sensor., Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent
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- Sustainable Mixed Used Building (Semester Unknwon) IPRO 360
- IPRO 360 was brought together to gain real world experience with developing a building from design to construction. This experience is not limited to design and engineering, but also involves the business aspect of development. The team will be in charge of market research, code analysis, programming, design, engineering, and creating a business plan., Deliverables
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- Real-time batch process supervision by integrated knowledge-based systems and multivariate statistical methods
- Real-time supervision of batch operations during the progress of a batch run offers many advantages over end-of-batch quality control. Process monitoring, quality estimation, and fault diagnosis activities are automated and supervised by embedding them into a real-time knowledge-based system (RTKBS). Interpretation of multivariate charts is also automated through a generic rule-base for efficient alarm handling and fault diagnosis. Multivariate statistical techniques such as multiway partial least squares (MPLS) provide a powerful modeling, monitoring, and supervision framework. Online process monitoring techniques are developed and extended to include predictions of end-of-batch quality measurements during the progress of a batch run. The integrated RTKBS and the implementation of MPLS-based process monitoring and quality control are illustrated using a fed-batch penicillin production benchmark process simulator., Endnote format citation for DOI:10.1016/j.engappai.2003.09.003
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- Ghost City Chicago (Spring 2001) IPRO 355
- The IPRO team will develop a prototype for a computer graphic reconstruction of the built environment of Chicago. Beginning with the ghost city -- those buildings and environments which have been destroyed -- students will prepare a development plan for the necessary technologies to create, develop, distribute, market and protect this project as they make it available to a wide audience through appropriate computer technologies and media. It is now possible to recreate, in computer graphic form, the city of Chicago at any time in its past. Making the growth of the city visible would permit anyone to discover for oneself what it was like to be alive at anytime in the city's history - from Indian encampment to high-rise apartment. This would be visual -providing the ability to see the difference in light levels during different kinds of air quality or as the result of different kinds of artificial illumination (candle, lamp, gas or electric light); and it would also be aural, providing indications of sound, whether from the livestock near the stockyards, ships moving in the river, hearing hymns sung in a church, or the sound of workers walking at a shift change. It will be possible to move anywhere in the city and enter any building or environment. It will be possible to see the water and sewer systems being extended across the prairie, and then see the opening of streets, followed by the construction of buildings - houses, apartments, shops, schools, churches - along the newly opened streets. It will be possible to shop at the department stores of the Loop, or visit one's doctor, dentist or attorney in the Loop or one's own neighborhood; and at the same time see how thosevery structures developed and changed over time. This is an opportunity to apply well-understood ideas about the virtual city to the past. There are several requirements for the success of a large scale project: determination of how best to present the material (Web, CD, DVD, I-Max), selection of a common computer graphic language (VRML, Auto-Cad, Form-Z, Microstation), design of a robust and adaptive information technology architecture to accommodate the appropriate array of emerging and evolving computer technologies (hardware, software, distribution modes), development of thoughtful strategic business and marketing plans, and management of intellectual property. This is a continuation of a Spring 2000 IPRO project that has made significant progress in laying the foundation for continued work by new IPRO teams., Sponsorship: IIT Internal R&D., Project Plan for IPRO 355: Ghost City Chicago for the Spring 2001 semester
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- Magnetic Transducer
- Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent
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- Three-Dimensional Supercapacitors and Batteries with High Energy Densities
- A three-dimensional electrode architecture for a supercapacitor and/or battery characterized by high power density and high energy density includes at least one at least one negative electrode and at least one positive disposed in an interpenetrating manner. Also disclosed are corresponding or associated three-dimensional supercapacitors or batteries as well as methods for making the same., Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent
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- Lugenia Burns Hope Center (Spring 2001) IPRO 303: LugeniaBurns
- In this project, students will help the staff of the Lugenia Burns Hope Center develop the leadership capacities of the people of Bronzeville.Working behind the scenes in this non-profit organization as web masters,document designers, information managers, business consultants, and project coordinators, students will not only have the opportunity to learn more about this historic, African-American community but also play a role in itsrevitalization. The Hope Center was established in 1994 and is located on the main campus of IIT, at 34th and State. For the past five years, the center has offered classes and workshops for emerging leaders in Bronzeville. At this time, the Center wishes to recruit more students, to track its graduates and learn more about the graduates current work in the community. Students will help the staff reach these goals in three ways: by developing a database ofalumni, creating profiles of the graduates as community leaders, and designing promotional material about the Hope Center in the form of a brochure, a newsletter, and an interactive, multi-media web site. This work would be framed by a business plan that outlines previous achievements of the Hope Center and forecasts goals for the next 3E years. Because the Center lacks the resources that would enable them to complete these tasks on its own, it welcomes all IIT students with interests in leadership, community development, and African-American history., Sponsorship: IIT Internal R&D, Project Plan for IPRO 303: Lugenia Burns Hope Center for the Spring 2001 semester
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- Automatic Insulin Pumps Using Recursive Multivariable Models and Adaptive Control Algorithms
- A method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a patient, a physiological status monitoring system for measuring at least one physical or metabolic variable of the patient, and an automatic controller in communication with the glucose sensor and the physiological status monitoring system. The controller includes a prediction module for automatically predicting a future glucose level using data measured by the glucose sensor and the physiological sensor., Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent
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- Refined Permission Constraints Using Internal and External Data Extraction in a Role-based Access Control System
- The present invention can enable increasing refinement of role-based permission to access data within a Role Based Access Control (RBAC) controlled computer system by enabling constraints to be written on the role-based permissions. The constraints may utilize each and every type or combination of subject, object, or environment information extracted from sources internal or external to the controlled computer system and may evaluate the content or context of the information extracted to enable refined and dynamic access after the role permission assignment and immediately before every access grant without the reassignment of roles., Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent, Primary US Patent Classification 707/783, International Patent Classification G06F 17/30
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- Design of a Hybrid electric People Transporter (semester?), IPRO 304
- The main objective and purpose of this IPRO is to create a hybrid system using a hydrogen PEM fuel cell and Lithium-Ion batteries to power a wheel chair so that it will be capable of transporting one person for at least 100 miles without experiencing any major difficulties., Deliverables for IPRO 304: Design of a Hybrid electric People Transporter for the Fall 2004 semester
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- Electromagnetic Transducer Head Assembly
- Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent
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- Gerry-meandering: An Assessment of the Congressional District Model of Depository Allocation (preprint): AhrensGriffinedrev1
- The preprint of a published article dealing with the effect of allocating Federal Depositories by Congressional district. Conclusions drawn include the fact that due to redistricting that occurs after each decennial census, over time some districts may have within their boundaries a greater number than the two depositories that Congressional district allocation was intended to produce. Likewise, over time shifting boundaries of districts have created districts that have no depositories whatsoever.
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- BUOY (Semester Unknown) IPRO 310
- This IPRO is working on the problem of creating an assistive device that will help blind and visually impaired (BVI) individuals exercise in a swimming pool and elsewhere with increased independence and also to present this technology to the community in a way that is usable to them. In the interest of achieving both of these goals the team has organized its structure into a technology team and a communication team, so that once the device has been created the methodology for teaching the community to use it will already be tested and approved., Deliverables
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- Peer-to-Peer File Sharing
- A peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing system is provided with an enhanced search method for a client node therein. A search from the client contains a primary search of metadata words and a secondary search of content file keys taken from the primary search results. The results of the secondary search are then used to rerank the results of the primary search before the client displays the results of the search to the user. Metadata distribution schemes can also be used to further enhance the utility of the system. Enhanced P2P file searching accuracy is thus provided. Applications for selective peer-to-peer communication may further be employed., Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology, United States Patent
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- ACCELPharma (semester?), IPRO 353
- AccelPharma intends to enable pharmaceutical and biotech companies to reintroduce withdrawn drugs to the market place through the development, validation, and deployment of personalized medicine models. It differentiates itself by being one of the only companies to correlate side effects of drugs to certain genetic mutations for a broad range of effects. AccelPharma expects to break even and begin to achieve positive revenues after only the second sale., Deliverables for IPRO 353: ACCELPharma for the Fall 2006 semester.
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- Stencil Screens
- A blank for forming a stencil screen for silk screen or electrostatic stencil printing is disclosed. The screen includes a resilient, high tensile strength, porous substrate such as a monofilamentary nylon or stainless steel 200-mesh screen. A light radiation absorbent, self-combustible, ink-resistant, ink-impervious and tough film is applied to the screen, suitably a combustible black nitrocellulose film or a black cellulose ether film containing finely dispersed nitrate or perchlorate. The film is selectively removed by directly pulsing high-intensity light of over 10 joules per square inch for a short duration of 1 to 50 milliseconds in the form of an image pattern to ignite and completely combust the film only in said areas during the duration of the pulse., Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute, United States Patent
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- Combating Underage Drinking and Driving (Semester Unknown) IPRO 351
- A. The team purpose is to combat underage drinking and driving B. Application/Testing Design: To develop i-phone applications New/Existing Tech: Develop a comparable device that will be competitive in the market Behavior and Survey: Gather data to find out what people want (validation) or would be interested in --- our target market Finance/Marketing: Compile details/info to create a business plan – opportunity assessment, Deliverables