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Title: Assessing and Improving Interprofessional Education at IIT (semester ?), IPRO 339: Assessing and Improving Interprofessional Education at IIT IPRO 339 Project Plan F05
Creator: Abubakar, Usman, Attaya, Nabil, Gaddini, Anthony, Pamulaparthy, Abinav, Peel, Rebecca, Solle, Jonathan, Tisler, Ovidiu
Date: 2005-12, 2005-12
Description: IPRO 339 members have a set of goals in terms of assessing the IPRO program at IIT, creating and selecting IPRO proposals, developing training...
Show moreIPRO 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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Title: Kolff's rotating Drum Artificial Kidney (semester?), IPRO 314: Kolff Rotating Drum Artificial Kidney IPRO 314 IPRO Day Presentation F05
Creator: Niekoo, Abbasian, Abhi, Das, Brendan, Inouye, Shawn, Stumpf, Sam, Vazquez, Jennifer, Barta, Rebecca, Hannah, Ryan, Jungels, Joe, Sutalo, Aaron, Whiting, Tim, Britt, Mary, Hannink, Justin, Ram, Michael, Turturro
Date: 2005-12, 2005-12
Description: The IPRO team will continue to work with the staff from the Museum of Science and Industry to develop a prototype of a cardiovascular-...
Show moreThe 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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Title: Kolff's rotating Drum Artificial Kidney (semester?), IPRO 314: Kolff Rotating Drum Artificial Kidney IPRO 314 Midterm Report F05
Creator: Niekoo, Abbasian, Abhi, Das, Brendan, Inouye, Shawn, Stumpf, Sam, Vazquez, Jennifer, Barta, Rebecca, Hannah, Ryan, Jungels, Joe, Sutalo, Aaron, Whiting, Tim, Britt, Mary, Hannink, Justin, Ram, Michael, Turturro
Date: 2005-12, 2005-12
Description: The IPRO team will continue to work with the staff from the Museum of Science and Industry to develop a prototype of a cardiovascular-...
Show moreThe 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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Title: Kolff's rotating Drum Artificial Kidney (semester?), IPRO 314
Creator: Niekoo, Abbasian, Abhi, Das, Brendan, Inouye, Shawn, Stumpf, Sam, Vazquez, Jennifer, Barta, Rebecca, Hannah, Ryan, Jungels, Joe, Sutalo, Aaron, Whiting, Tim, Britt, Mary, Hannink, Justin, Ram, Michael, Turturro
Date: 2005-12, 2005-12
Description: The IPRO team will continue to work with the staff from the Museum of Science and Industry to develop a prototype of a cardiovascular-...
Show moreThe 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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Title: US EPA Design Competition for Sustainability: The Market Potential for Recycled Tire Material (semester?), IPRO 352
Creator: Chen, Zheyan, Kolev, Dimitre, Medrano, Anel, Cornelius, Dan, Cadet, Jean, Santisakultarm, Puifai, Glanton, Marc, Hallak, Rania, Battaglia, Andrew, Patel, Jinit, Fierro, Erica, Chandler, Julie, Arguijo, Susanna, Bowles, Patrick
Date: 2005-05, 2005-05
Description: - To create prototypes for real market applications that are successful - To create a business plan which confirms a business opportunity of...
Show more- 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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Title: Architectural Capstone Design (semester?), IPRO 335
Creator: Allen, Theresa, Peck, Joel, Surface, Rachel, Smith, Ben, Schroeder, Fred, Ortiz, Pedro, Witek, Adam, Salabaj, Daniel, Dantapalli, Sushma, Fehring, Bridget, Peters, Denise, Hebel, Alex
Date: 2005-05, 2005-05
Description: 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...
Show moreThis 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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Title: Kolff's rotating Drum Artificial Kidney (semester?), IPRO 314: Kolff Rotating Drum Artificial Kidney IPRO 314 Abstract F05
Creator: Niekoo, Abbasian, Abhi, Das, Brendan, Inouye, Shawn, Stumpf, Sam, Vazquez, Jennifer, Barta, Rebecca, Hannah, Ryan, Jungels, Joe, Sutalo, Aaron, Whiting, Tim, Britt, Mary, Hannink, Justin, Ram, Michael, Turturro
Date: 2005-12, 2005-12
Description: The IPRO team will continue to work with the staff from the Museum of Science and Industry to develop a prototype of a cardiovascular-...
Show moreThe 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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Title: Development of a Real Time Information System (Semester Unknown) IPRO 342: DevelopmentOfARealTimeInformationSystemIPRO342ProjectPlanSp09
Creator: Godfrey, Jarrod, Grabowski, Luke, Lagioia, Michael, Mikulka, Michael, Pritchard, Kyle, Spears, Donald, Strand, Ryan
Date: 2009, 2009-05
Description: Midwest Steel & Services, a growing company, needs assistance in expanding its business software and/or creating the means to provide a better...
Show moreMidwest Steel & Services, a growing company, needs assistance in expanding its business software and/or creating the means to provide a better real-time information. Improved cost controls, purchasing capabilities and job tracking are among the specific issues the company faces. Accessing and sharing the information emanating from these activities will enable the companies’ management practices to make better decisions and significantly contribute to business growth. The company's present software and internal processes are not sufficient to meet their current and future business needs. The company has asked for the assistance of IPRO 342 to improve this issue. The IPRO team will review the present situation and try to assess it. This assessment will come from both a systems review as well as interviews of Midwest Steel staff. We will periodically travel to the company to gather information about them and present our findings.
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Title: Educational and Technical support of Orthotics and Prosthetics Education in Latin America (semester?), IPRO 309: Orthotics and Prosthetics Edu in Latin America IPRO 309 IPRO Day Presentation F07
Creator: Aramayo, Eduardo, Bagby, Allison, Benger, Lydia, Buntain, Seth, Chen, Hua, David, Solomon, Kovacs, Cristina, Moore, Emily, Rozborski, Stefanie, Selby, Heather, Yarzak, Ryan
Date: 2007-12, 2007-12
Description: Primary Objective The primary objective of this IPRO is to support the development of the first Category 3 International Society of...
Show morePrimary 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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Title: Educational and Technical support of Orthotics and Prosthetics Education in Latin America (semester?), IPRO 309: Orthotics and Prosthetics Edu in Latin America IPRO 309 Midterm Report F07
Creator: Aramayo, Eduardo, Bagby, Allison, Benger, Lydia, Buntain, Seth, Chen, Hua, David, Solomon, Kovacs, Cristina, Moore, Emily, Rozborski, Stefanie, Selby, Heather, Yarzak, Ryan
Date: 2007-12, 2007-12
Description: Primary Objective The primary objective of this IPRO is to support the development of the first Category 3 International Society of...
Show morePrimary 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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Title: Development of a Real Time Information System (Semester Unknown) IPRO 342: DevelopmentOfARealTimeInformationSystemIPRO342MidTermPresentationSp09
Creator: Godfrey, Jarrod, Grabowski, Luke, Lagioia, Michael, Mikulka, Michael, Pritchard, Kyle, Spears, Donald, Strand, Ryan
Date: 2009, 2009-05
Description: Midwest Steel & Services, a growing company, needs assistance in expanding its business software and/or creating the means to provide a better...
Show moreMidwest Steel & Services, a growing company, needs assistance in expanding its business software and/or creating the means to provide a better real-time information. Improved cost controls, purchasing capabilities and job tracking are among the specific issues the company faces. Accessing and sharing the information emanating from these activities will enable the companies’ management practices to make better decisions and significantly contribute to business growth. The company's present software and internal processes are not sufficient to meet their current and future business needs. The company has asked for the assistance of IPRO 342 to improve this issue. The IPRO team will review the present situation and try to assess it. This assessment will come from both a systems review as well as interviews of Midwest Steel staff. We will periodically travel to the company to gather information about them and present our findings.
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Title: Educational and Technical support of Orthotics and Prosthetics Education in Latin America (semester?), IPRO 309
Creator: Aramayo, Eduardo, Bagby, Allison, Benger, Lydia, Buntain, Seth, Chen, Hua, David, Solomon, Kovacs, Cristina, Moore, Emily, Rozborski, Stefanie, Selby, Heather, Yarzak, Ryan
Date: 2007-12, 2007-12
Description: Primary Objective The primary objective of this IPRO is to support the development of the first Category 3 International Society of...
Show morePrimary 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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Title: Educational and Technical support of Orthotics and Prosthetics Education in Latin America (semester?), IPRO 309: Orthotics and Prosthetics Edu in Latin America IPRO 309 Final Report F07
Creator: Aramayo, Eduardo, Bagby, Allison, Benger, Lydia, Buntain, Seth, Chen, Hua, David, Solomon, Kovacs, Cristina, Moore, Emily, Rozborski, Stefanie, Selby, Heather, Yarzak, Ryan
Date: 2007-12, 2007-12
Description: Primary Objective The primary objective of this IPRO is to support the development of the first Category 3 International Society of...
Show morePrimary 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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Title: Educational and Technical support of Orthotics and Prosthetics Education in Latin America (semester?), IPRO 309: Orthotics and Prosthetics Edu in Latin America IPRO 309 Poster F07
Creator: Aramayo, Eduardo, Bagby, Allison, Benger, Lydia, Buntain, Seth, Chen, Hua, David, Solomon, Kovacs, Cristina, Moore, Emily, Rozborski, Stefanie, Selby, Heather, Yarzak, Ryan
Date: 2007-12, 2007-12
Description: Primary Objective The primary objective of this IPRO is to support the development of the first Category 3 International Society of...
Show morePrimary 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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Title: Educational and Technical support of Orthotics and Prosthetics Education in Latin America (semester?), IPRO 309: Orthotics and Prosthetics Edu in Latin America IPRO 309 Abstract F07
Creator: Aramayo, Eduardo, Bagby, Allison, Benger, Lydia, Buntain, Seth, Chen, Hua, David, Solomon, Kovacs, Cristina, Moore, Emily, Rozborski, Stefanie, Selby, Heather, Yarzak, Ryan
Date: 2007-12, 2007-12
Description: Primary Objective The primary objective of this IPRO is to support the development of the first Category 3 International Society of...
Show morePrimary 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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Title: Development of a Real Time Information System (Semester Unknown) IPRO 342: DevelopmentOfARealTimeInformationSystemIPRO342PosterSp09
Creator: Godfrey, Jarrod, Grabowski, Luke, Lagioia, Michael, Mikulka, Michael, Pritchard, Kyle, Spears, Donald, Strand, Ryan
Date: 2009, 2009-05
Description: Midwest Steel & Services, a growing company, needs assistance in expanding its business software and/or creating the means to provide a better...
Show moreMidwest Steel & Services, a growing company, needs assistance in expanding its business software and/or creating the means to provide a better real-time information. Improved cost controls, purchasing capabilities and job tracking are among the specific issues the company faces. Accessing and sharing the information emanating from these activities will enable the companies’ management practices to make better decisions and significantly contribute to business growth. The company's present software and internal processes are not sufficient to meet their current and future business needs. The company has asked for the assistance of IPRO 342 to improve this issue. The IPRO team will review the present situation and try to assess it. This assessment will come from both a systems review as well as interviews of Midwest Steel staff. We will periodically travel to the company to gather information about them and present our findings.
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Title: Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems (semester?), IPRO 331: Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring IPRO 331 Project Plan Sp05
Creator: Barnard, Leland, Freemire, Ben, Hsu, Yio-fan, Kieltyka, Jude, Maketiwa, Wadzanayi, Mullins, Stephen, Nazim, Mehjabeen, Oza, Veeral, Patil, Prabhav, Riaz, Quratulann, Shivakumar, Vidya, Young, Daniel
Date: 2005-05, 2005-05
Description: The objective of this IPRO project is to investigate, research, and develop methods of non-invasive blood glucose monitoring, with a view...
Show moreThe objective of this IPRO project is to investigate, research, and develop methods of non-invasive blood glucose monitoring, with a view towards continuing the work of the previous IPRO 331 team (Fall 2004).
Deliverables for IPRO 331: Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring System for the Spring 2005 semester
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Title: Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems (semester?), IPRO 331: Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring IPRO 331 Final Report Sp05
Creator: Barnard, Leland, Freemire, Ben, Hsu, Yio-fan, Kieltyka, Jude, Maketiwa, Wadzanayi, Mullins, Stephen, Nazim, Mehjabeen, Oza, Veeral, Patil, Prabhav, Riaz, Quratulann, Shivakumar, Vidya, Young, Daniel
Date: 2005-05, 2005-05
Description: The objective of this IPRO project is to investigate, research, and develop methods of non-invasive blood glucose monitoring, with a view...
Show moreThe objective of this IPRO project is to investigate, research, and develop methods of non-invasive blood glucose monitoring, with a view towards continuing the work of the previous IPRO 331 team (Fall 2004).
Deliverables for IPRO 331: Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring System for the Spring 2005 semester
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Title: Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems (semester?), IPRO 331: Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring IPRO 331 Midterm Report Sp05
Creator: Barnard, Leland, Freemire, Ben, Hsu, Yio-fan, Kieltyka, Jude, Maketiwa, Wadzanayi, Mullins, Stephen, Nazim, Mehjabeen, Oza, Veeral, Patil, Prabhav, Riaz, Quratulann, Shivakumar, Vidya, Young, Daniel
Date: 2005-05, 2005-05
Description: The objective of this IPRO project is to investigate, research, and develop methods of non-invasive blood glucose monitoring, with a view...
Show moreThe objective of this IPRO project is to investigate, research, and develop methods of non-invasive blood glucose monitoring, with a view towards continuing the work of the previous IPRO 331 team (Fall 2004).
Deliverables for IPRO 331: Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring System for the Spring 2005 semester
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Title: Unmanned Aerial Systems (Semester Unknown) IPRO 312: UnmannedAerialSystemsIPRO312PosterSp11
Creator: Cheng, Lidens, Samala, Nishanth, Simpson, Matt, Traylor, Kay, Zhou, Yaofu, Lan, Jiang, Mendez, Bernie, Perez, Artemio, Nair, Tushar, Schubert, Brian
Date: 2011, 2011-05
Description: The use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance as well as in search and rescue is rapidly expanding...
Show moreThe 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.
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