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- Alpha Sigma Alpha, Illinois Institute of Technology
- 3340 South Michigan Avenue , Chicago, Illinois
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- Technology Park South, Illinois Institute of Technology
- 3440 South State Street, Chicago, Illinois
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- Alpha Sigma Alpha, Illinois Institute of Technology
- 3340 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
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- Materials and Metals Building, Illinois Institute of Technology
- 3350 South Federal Street , Chicago, Illinois
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- Augmented Reality Technologies (Semester Unknown) IPRO 355
- In the construction industry, safety is obviously a big concern. Companies take many precautions to reduce the number of incidents that occur to reduce costs and save lives. As one of these precautions, construction companies purchase extra safety equipment to save the lives of workers to supplement regular required products such as hard hats. However, despite all of the safety equipment that is used, accidents still occur. For example, there was a flood in Chicago in 1992 which cost more than two billion dollars in reparations because a worker placed a wooden piling into the wrong place. Tyche Technologies will solve this problem by providing accident prevention technologies that use augmented reality (AR) to enhance the awareness of the construction worker. This additional information will let the worker know where key construction hazards are, such as the location of pipes and cables that run underground. Our team will develop a business plan and a prototype to demonstrate the feasibility of this project and attract potential sponsors/investors. The business plan will outline the market and financial feasibility of this product as well as any other problems/concerns that we foresee. The prototype will demonstrate how an AR environment can be created and relevant information uploaded and displayed to a user., Deliverables
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- Design & Build Chicago Scale Model for Dynamic Disaster Simulation (Semester Unknown) IPRO 317
- The model project is complex, involving a good degree of materials consumption and labor, and will require many disciplines working together to produce a consistent and seamless result. With this in mind, careful planning and consistent progress are paramount to ensure the successful completion of the project., Deliverables
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- PA 508 Library Instruction
- This PowerPoint presentation was given to the Chinese contingent of the Master of Public Administration Graduate Program during Spring Semester 2010. It covers basic research and library skills.
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- Building and Implementing a Knowledge Management System (semester?), IPRO 339
- The objectives of this project in a broad sense are to implement and facilitate the use of the iKNOW Knowledge Management System built in previous semesters of this continuing project. This team intends to improve and facilitate the use of the application., Deliverables for IPRO 338: Building and Implementing a Knowledge Management System for the Spring 2005 semester
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- Harvesting & Beneficial Use of Condensate from Air Conditioning Systems, Summer 2011, IPRO 346: Midterm Presentation final
- In an age where sustainability and “going green” have reached an all time high in both the media, and in politics, new initiatives are being explored more than ever before. Many of these initiatives would require drastic changes both in the way corporations do business, and in the way average citizens live their lives. However, there are initiatives which require very little change in lifestyle and business practice, and potentially represent great savings to those who choose to implement them. Like its predecessors, IPRO 346 aims to raise public awareness of the recycling and reuse of condensate produced by air-conditioning systems. This condensate is a byproduct of all AC units, and is currently sent straight to the sewer. Studies conducted by previous IPROs have not only indicated great potential for this initiative, but have also shown a great deal of public interest. Unfortunately, they have also revealed government policies and city codes which greatly restrict the use of this abundant resource. The aim of IPRO 346 is to work towards a change in these policies through the demonstration of a viable system. Members of the team equipped with a model of the systems we propose will meet with public officials, and others interested in the system, demonstrating its potential in hopes of getting policies in place which would allow such a system to be implemented. The IPRO has two main objectives: the development of a prototype and model for demonstration, and the marketing of the idea through the use of both social networks, and presentations to anyone interested. It is the aim of this team, that the accomplishment of these goals will result in both public demand for AC condensate recycling systems, and public policies which allow their use., Harvesting & Beneficial Use of Condensate from Air Conditioning Systems, Summer 2011, 346
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- Improving Energy‐Efficient and Offering Quality Audio for Mobile Devices (Semester Unknown) IPRO 344
- IPRO 344 was founded by Dr. Wong for the Fall 2007 semester with a stated long term purpose of studying and improving technologies for use in low‐power mobile audio applications. IPRO 344 had been outlined as the first in a multi‐semester project, with each subsequent semester building on the work of the previous semesters and a final objective of providing a diverse and complete toolkit for low‐power mobile audio applications. The current trends in social‐electronic integration are indicative of a level of “Ambient Computing”. That is, providing users with electronic services independent of their physical location or condition. Examples of this new form of integration can be seen in everything from cell‐phones, portable music players, portable gaming devices, laptops, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and most recently smart‐phones. For this entire generation of new devices, one of the most critical design factors to emerge is that of power efficiency. Users are demanding smaller and lighter devices, more features and more powerful processing power, and longer battery times. Unfortunately, improvements in the power density of consumer level batteries are significantly lacking behind user demands, bringing about the increasingly urgent need for exceptionally energy‐efficient technologies upon which the next generation of devices can be built. For the scope of this semester’s IPRO, we will focus on the amplification stage of mobile audio applications. Final Signal amplification for mobile audio devices can reasonably be in the range of several watts, and can make up significant portions of a devices power budget. Furthermore,traditional amplifiers are limited by a tradeoff between low efficiencies and audio distortion. Lower efficiencies further increase power consumption, and require additional hardware to dissipate waste heat, while higher distortion levels are considered unacceptable by many users., Deliverables
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- Battery Powered Transport for Beach Launched Boats (Semester Unknown) IPRO 352
- The IPRO 352 team has investigated, experimented, and finally come up with a solution to the beach‐launched boat problem. They have worked together and designed an innovative catamaran transporter efficient enough to be operated by a single person, dramatically reducing physical labor and maximizing business potential. The team is made up of students seeking to gain professional experience in all areas of engineering, business, and design., Deliverables
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- De (semester?), IPRO 342
- IPRO 342 aims to complete the conversion of a CTA bus and a school bus from conventional vehicles to hybrid. There will be one retrofit parallel design for the CTA bus, while for the school bus there will be a new and a retrofit parallel design. All vehicle simulations and structured testing will be performed using ADVISOR, as well as other software packages available in the Power Electronics and Motor Drives Laboratory at IIT. Designed heavy-duty vehicles will be simulated and their performance as well as fuel economy and emissions under different conditions will be studied., Deliverables for IPRO 342: Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Simulation, Design, and Implementation for the Spring 2006 semester
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- Don't Be Content With Content: Crowdsourcing as Promotion and Engagement
- Presentation for The 2016 Midwest Archives Conference Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, WI (April 2016). This presentation was part of a panel titled Crowdsourcing Beyond Transcription.
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- IIT Archives Collects...Max Jakob, 2007
- Powerpoint slides created as digital capture of "IIT Archives Collects...Max Jakob" physical exhibit researched, written, and curated by Catherine Bruck, University Archivist. All images are from materials housed in the IIT Archives and may not be used without written permission of the IIT Archives. All text copyright of Catherine Bruck, University Archivist.
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- Interactive Web Site Module Design & Development for Museum of Science and Industry (Semester Unknown) IPRO 333
- This project is sponsored by the Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, Illinois). The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) contacted Illinois Institute of Technology’s Interprofessional Projects program about enlisting a student team to develop content for its website (http://www.msichicago.org) over the course of two semesters (Fall 2007 and Spring 2008). The team has been tasked with further developing three interactive modules for the website. These modules are intended to raise scientific inquiry and support pre-existing scientific knowledge. There are three major areas of concentration for each group. Programmers, designers and content managers will aid in the development of each module. Programmers will need a proficient understanding of Flash, and the ability to utilize a mysquel and database and code in .NETcoding. Designers will be responsible for creating educationally accurate and visually appealing images. Content mangers will be required to relay clear and concise content that reflects age-appropriate and scientifically accurate curricula. MSI is currently developing a more modern and interactive website. The IPRO team will aid the museum by adding Flash modules to further interactivity. MSI provided the team with examples of successful preexisting scientific websites. These include: the Exploratorium (http://www.exploratorium.edu) and the Franklin Institute (http://www.fi.edu). These websites, and others, have been evaluated by the IPRO team and judged by their success in qualitative learning. The museum's goal is to incorporate emerging technologies, ultimately transforming the “brochure like” website into a more engaging attraction for potential museum visitors. Finalized developed modules will be incorporated into MSI's website re-launch in 2008., Deliverables
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- Reflections on the History of Engineering in the United States : A Preface to Engineering Ethics
- This paper traces the history of the profession of engineering in the United States as a way to gain a better understanding of the field of engineering and of engineering ethics., Lecture at the Center for Academic Ethics and College of Engineering, Wayne State University. Detroit, Michigan. 19 November 1992
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- Davis Discussant Remarks - APPE 2010
- Remarks by Dr. Michael Davis as part of the panel "Engineering and Social Justice: What are the Difficulties, What are the Possibilities? as part of a mini conference at the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Annual Meeting entitled, "Engineering Towards a More Just and Sustainable World, Sponsorship: Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, National Academy of Engineering, Center for Engineering, Ethics and Society, Results from APPE Mini-Conference: Engineering towards a More Just and Sustainable World Cincinnati, Ohio March 6 – 7, 2010