Search results

Title: SUSTAINABLE, CONTROLLED, REACTION SYNTHESIS OF METALLIC WIRES AND STRIPS
Creator: Chen, Xin
Date: 2014, 2014-05
Description: The main purpose of this work is to investigate bi and tri-metallic metal com- binations as initiators which require an ability to have a self...
Show moreThe main purpose of this work is to investigate bi and tri-metallic metal com- binations as initiators which require an ability to have a self-sustaining exothermic reaction. Through the reaction, the initiator should achieve a temperature in excess of 500 C when in contact with a thermally conducting surface. Also the initiator must be in the form of a exible wire or strip of the order of one millimeter radius. There are four phases in my MS research project. First was identifying the potential candidate compounds for exothermic reaction. During this phase, I wrote a program using Mathematicar (Appendix A) to calculate the adiabatic temperature resulting from the reaction of di erent binary or ternary elemental combinations. The calculation took into account the speci c heats and any enthalpies of transformation occurring between room temperature and the adiabatic temperature. Based on the results of this program several suitable compositions were selected from three hun- dred candidates. The second phase was determining a methodology to manufacture selfCpropagating thin strips or wires. We attempted several methods including plate rolling, wire twisting, mechanical coating, chemical coating, and powder metallurgy. We successfully obtained self-propagating thin metal strips and wires using powder metallurgy methods. In the third phase, a transparent reaction box was constructed in order to provide a protective atmosphere (Ar gas) and connect to a data acqui- sition system to obtain the reaction temperature, initiation temperature and video materials of reactions. In the last phase, the reacted samples were characterized using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Backscattered Electron detector (BSE), X-ray Di raction (XRD), Di erential scanning calorimeter (DSC), etc.
M.S. in Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering, May 2014
Show less

Title: A MODEL OBJECT BASED SUPERVISORY EXPERT SYSTEM FOR FAULT TOLERANT CHEMICAL REACTOR CONTROL
Creator: Basila, M. R., Stefanek, G., Cinar, A.
Date: 1990-05
Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Description: An expert system for real-time control of chemical processes provides an environment for coordination of process fault diagnosis, assessment...
Show moreAn expert system for real-time control of chemical processes provides an environment for coordination of process fault diagnosis, assessment of process behavior, automated controller retuning and/or reconfiguration and consequently enables fault-tolerant process control. A supervisory expert system with object-based knowledge representation and heuristic (shallow) and model-based (deep) knowledge is presented. The expert system resides on a PC/386 and communicates with the control system developed in the form of control blocks residing on a PC/286. The prototype of the expert system is developed for retuning model-based controllers to improve the behavior of a packed-bed tubular CO oxidation reactor under autothermal operation. MOBECS is a supervisory expert system designed to tailor the process control system for a tubular autothermal reactor in response to process or control system faults, and changes in the process behavior. Specific functions include process fault diagnosis, control system performance monitoring and trouble-shooting, controller tuning and control system restructuring. As this work progresses, we will also address the problems of sensor placement, state estimation and process identification. Because of the high degree of coupling and interaction between process and control system entities, objects are the best knowledge representation for a process control expert system. The class—object structures of MOBECS is divided into three orthogonal trees representing the process and control system hierarchies and the topology of the system. Using this structure, knowledge is divided into general knowledge applicable to any process or control system and knowledge that is domain specific. The general knowledge is stored in the class structures and, together with generalized rules, forms a knowledge base kernel. This permits rapid prototyping of other applications of MOBECS. Properties are defined as high as possible in the class tree structure and inherited downwards. Knowledge specific to the process is stored in the objects at the leaves of the trees. Rules form the reasoning portion of the knowledge base and contain the causal relationships, meta-knowledge and performance monitoring functions. Rules that perform general monitoring and troubleshooting are applied at the class level through pattern matching. Rule sets are linked through context relationships to identify indirect relationships to the inference engine. These relationships are used with the process topology tree to reduce the search space when a fault is detected. The process monitoring and instability detection rules have been tested by simulating the inputs to the expert system. At the present time, experimental validation of the MOBECS prototype is being undertaken. Once the MOBECS prototype has been fully tested, the knowledge base will be extended to incorporate more complex fault diagnosis, state estimation, sensor placement and controller restructuring.
Endnote format citation
Show less

Title: Recording and Reproducing Head for Wire Recorders
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 1948-02-10
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation
United States Patent

Title: Solid State Shear Extrusion Pulverization
Creator: Shutov, Fyodor, Ivanov, George, Arastoopour, Hamid
Date: 2009-05-11, 1995-05-16
Description: A process and apparatus for pulverization of natural and synthetic polymeric material by heating to a pre-melt or softening temperature below...
Show moreA process and apparatus for pulverization of natural and synthetic polymeric material by heating to a pre-melt or softening temperature below its melting point, cooling and applying high normal and shear stresses sufficient to form fine powder, and fluidizing the powder in a gas stream preventing its agglomeration. The same process and apparatus is suitable for enhancement of reactivity of polymeric and solid monomeric material to form homopolymers, copolymers, and new polymeric materials.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
Show less

Title: Gyroscope
Creator: Altman, Samuel P.
Date: 1959-03-03
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: Web-based Groupware for Team Collaboration (Semester Unknown) IPRO 353: Web-Based Groupware for Team Collaboration EnPRO 353 Ethics F08
Creator: Gurnani, Sweta, Chachakis, Christopher, Narasimhan, Dev, Schweiger, James, Taboada, Alejandro, Greiling, Michael, Taboada, Alejandro, Narasimhan, Dev, Lam, Christopher, Roman, Lam, Ward, William, Cooney, Mark
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: The objective for IPRO 353 is to evaluate the business opportunities for commercializing iGroups. We will do this by conducting research...
Show moreThe objective for IPRO 353 is to evaluate the business opportunities for commercializing iGroups. We will do this by conducting research pertaining to primary competitors, the industry as a whole, consumers’ wants and needs, legal issues that could affect iGroups; conducting competitive analysis; developing a website to help market iGroups; and drafting a business plan and final report, which will include feasibility analysis and recommended future steps. Included in the business plan/final report will be: -description of iGroups -market and industry data -competitive analysis -list and description of applicable legal topics -financial data -website description/information -projections for income, sales, and cash flow -analysis of different business models/selected business model -final recommendations including suggested next steps
Deliverables
Show less

Title: Designing Affordable Housing out of Shipping Containers for Chicago (Semester Unknown) IPRO 339: DesigningAffordableHousingOutOfShippingContainersForChicagoIPRO339Poster3Sp09
Creator: Bocanova, Veronica, Cheung, Yu, Couillais, Marc, Eliyahu, Haim, Fanelli, Daniel, Georieva, Ludmila, Iversen, Jennifer, Kerrigan, Michael, Luu, Dung, Miller, Justin, Olszowy, Krzysztof, Peroni, Joe, Prisic, Mladen, Rankin, Daniel, Siwek, Steven, Snyder, David, Spedale, Christopher, Univeros, Ana, Ustupska, Aneta, Villalpando, Rosagain
Date: 2009, 2009-05
Description: The City of Chicago has been nominated as the U.S. Bid City for the 2016 Olympic Games. If Chicago was to win the honorable tile of the Host...
Show moreThe City of Chicago has been nominated as the U.S. Bid City for the 2016 Olympic Games. If Chicago was to win the honorable tile of the Host City, one of the main challenges that the organizers will face is to provide a temporary housing for all athletes, organizers, media and spectators involved. While the athletes, coaches and other major players will be situated in Olympic village, thousands if not millions of others, will face the challenge of seeking the affordable housing for the length of stay. Our IPRO proposes economical and environmentally friendly solution to this problem. We propose to utilize thousands of old shipping containers that are abundant in Chicago area and to convert them into housing objects. These second hand products will be modified and equipped with electrical, plumbing and HVAC installations, making them aesthetically and functionally comparable to similar conventional housing objects. Following the completion of the Olympic Games, these housing containers could be easily converted into affordable permanent housing for the residents of the Chicago South side. This will allow local residentsto benefit from higher quality affordable housing without being forced to relocate from their neighborhoods. Considering that housing accommodations in Chicago during Olympics will be highly priced most of the construction costs can be covered in this manner. Our IPRO hopes to make esthetically appealing and practical permanent housing out of materials that can be recycled twice: first from the shipping containers and second from the Olympic Housing. We also plan to explore particular needs of temporary residents during Olympics and later permanent residents as well as to explore what would be the most effective transformation methods from one purpose to the other. These housing objects must appeal to many people from different cultural backgrounds, and provide them with good living conditions for a short period of time. Also, we must investigate what makes affordable housing possible and what are the mistakes that the City of Chicago made in the past with similar projects. These housing structures must be fully functional for the future permanent residents, but they also must be designed in accordance with rules and regulations by the City of Chicago Department of Buildings so that they are safe and aesthetically appealing for all of the other local residents. In conclusion, the container housing is an affordable and environmentally friendly solution to housing needs of numerous individuals involved in the Olympic events while it also provides a long term housing opportunity for the residents of the local community.
Deliverables
Show less

Title: Land O'Frost Formulation Improvement (Semester Unknown) IPRO 345: LandO’FrostFormulationImprovementIPRO345BrochureF09
Creator: Alemayehu, Matti, Amegasse, Pierre-paul, Hogan, Michael, Isoda, Mitchell, Li, Cheng, Mick, Emily, Torres, Edgar
Date: 2009, 2009-12
Description: The purpose of this IPRO is to better understand the interdependent relationship of the Formulation process and its impact upon through time,...
Show moreThe purpose of this IPRO is to better understand the interdependent relationship of the Formulation process and its impact upon through time, productivity, and quality. We seek to suggest improvements to Land O’ Frost in order to optimize their Formulation.
Deliverables
Show less

Title: ZERO ENERGY LAB (Semester Unknown) IPRO 337
Creator: Brewin, Christopher, Gandhi, Shweta, Hernandez, Carlos, Kedzuch, Andrew, Leemon, Steve, Nelson, Karen, Pfeifer, Sarah, Reinecke, Jonathan, Schmidt, Nathan, Shah, Jainam, Simons, Raymond, Walker, Jason, Wisniewski, Anthony
Date: 2009, 2009-05
Description: The ultimate goal of the Zero Energy Lab is to get the fourth level of machinery hall off the electrical grid. The IPRO is moving towards...
Show moreThe ultimate goal of the Zero Energy Lab is to get the fourth level of machinery hall off the electrical grid. The IPRO is moving towards transforming the space into a research space for future energy and lighting technologies. Since the end goals of the Zero Energy Lab are ambitious for one semester we are proposing to address solar hot water, a golf cart used as a mobile battery bank, and window efficiency this semester. We are also hoping to learn some tuck-pointing techniques to make the space more presentable. We would like for the team to learn new things about the technologies we are researching and using. We hope to have a good hands-on experience with energy efficiency and green technologies. The team is a collaboration of students from various majors including architecture, political science, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and biophysics. Together we believe we will be able to create a cohesive end product and work well together along the way.
Deliverables
Show less

Title: Nonlinear Contingency Screening for Voltage Collapse
Creator: Flueck, Alexander Joel, Dondeti, Jayabharath Reddy
Date: 2009-05-14, 2002-12-17
Description: A method for estimating the severity of generator unit outage and multi-terminal branch outage contingencies with respect to voltage collapse...
Show moreA method for estimating the severity of generator unit outage and multi-terminal branch outage contingencies with respect to voltage collapse in large-scale electric power systems which includes the steps of estimating a post-contingency saddle-node bifurcation induced voltage collapse point of an electric power system following a set of generator unit outages and/or a set of branch outages and calculating a distance to collapse of said power system. The post-contingency voltage collapse point is determined by application of a nonlinear contingency screening method.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
Show less

Title: An Illinois Wind Generator System in Chicago (Spring 2003) IPRO 307: An Illinois Wind Generator System in Chicago IPRO307 Spring2003 Final Presentation
Creator: Gosnell, David, Malewicki, Tom, Mertes, Kristofer, Talwar, Atul, Ammigan, Kavin, Arenas, Antonio, Dillard, Joseph, Dimitropoulou, Margarita, Meyer, Robert, View, Christie
Date: 2003, 2003-05
Description: The goals of this project are to analyze the wind resources in Chicago, verify the efficiency of a TurbodynamX wind turbine design, develop a...
Show moreThe goals of this project are to analyze the wind resources in Chicago, verify the efficiency of a TurbodynamX wind turbine design, develop a business plan for TurbodynamX, Inc., and research feasibility for a wind farm at Iroquois Landing. These objectives were accomplished through the following tasks: Collect and analyze wind data from a monitoring system located at 87th Street and Lake Michigan, Collect and analyze wind and power data from a TurbodynamX prototype wind turbine once installed, Perform market research for Illinois and Wisconsin, Analyze market data and generate a marketing plan Collect information on and around Iroquois Landing
Sponsorship: TurbodynamX
Project Plan for IPRO 307: An Illinois Wind Generator System in Chicago for the Spring 2003 semester
Show less

Title: Enhancing Psychology Research through Advanced Communications Technology (semester?), IPRO 306: Enhancing Psych Research IPRO 306 Brochure F06
Creator: Abou-nemeh, Tarek, Chiu, Tina, Franke, Kevin, Jacob, Alice, Jones, Chris, Miller, Chelsea, Sweikert, Emma, Vilenchik, Vlad, Walter, Stephanie
Date: 2006-12, 2006-12
Description: IPRO 306’s overall objective is to augment existing knowledge regarding the patterns and accuracies of retrospective recall of affect in the...
Show moreIPRO 306’s overall objective is to augment existing knowledge regarding the patterns and accuracies of retrospective recall of affect in the clinically depressed. This will be done by evaluating recall accuracy in the nonhospitalized clinically depressed population and comparing it to that of the nonclinical population. The specific objective of the Fall 2006 semester is to recruit twenty-five depressed and twenty-five nondepressed controls through advertisement, screen them, train them in the use of PDAs and collect data on their momentary affect rating.
Deliverables for the IPRO 306: Enhancing Psychology Research through Advanced Communications Technology for the Fall 2006 semester
Show less

Title: Web-based Groupware for Team Collaboration (Semester Unknown) IPRO 353: Web-Based Groupware for Team Collaboration EnPRO 353 Abstract F08
Creator: Gurnani, Sweta, Chachakis, Christopher, Narasimhan, Dev, Schweiger, James, Taboada, Alejandro, Greiling, Michael, Taboada, Alejandro, Narasimhan, Dev, Lam, Christopher, Roman, Lam, Ward, William, Cooney, Mark
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: The objective for IPRO 353 is to evaluate the business opportunities for commercializing iGroups. We will do this by conducting research...
Show moreThe objective for IPRO 353 is to evaluate the business opportunities for commercializing iGroups. We will do this by conducting research pertaining to primary competitors, the industry as a whole, consumers’ wants and needs, legal issues that could affect iGroups; conducting competitive analysis; developing a website to help market iGroups; and drafting a business plan and final report, which will include feasibility analysis and recommended future steps. Included in the business plan/final report will be: -description of iGroups -market and industry data -competitive analysis -list and description of applicable legal topics -financial data -website description/information -projections for income, sales, and cash flow -analysis of different business models/selected business model -final recommendations including suggested next steps
Deliverables
Show less

Title: Magnetic Recording System Using Transducer with Flux Path
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 2009-04-29, 1972-08-01
Description: A video transducer system comprising a magnetic head having a magnetic core with a loop magnetic signal flux path including a scanning gap,...
Show moreA video transducer system comprising a magnetic head having a magnetic core with a loop magnetic signal flux path including a scanning gap, and a magnetic record medium coupled to the core at the scanning gap.
Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent
Show less

Title: Steel Bridge Competition Design and Business Planning (Semester Unknown) IPRO 326: Steel Bridge Competition Design IPRO 326 Final Report F08
Creator: Gottschall, Keenan, Mccarthy, Michael, Olney, Peter, Hartwig, Mike, Gross, Josh, Choy, Marcus, Weyhe, Randall, Korbus, Tracy, Milkic, Jelena, O’leary, Kevin, Krueger, Michael, Muresan, Lucian, Van Eaton, Justin, Dickson, Trevor, Conley, Kaitlyn, Grace, Heather, Olszowy, Krzysztof
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: The focus of this IPRO is to design and build a steel bridge to the specifications given by the AISC and by using teamwork. One of the goals...
Show moreThe focus of this IPRO is to design and build a steel bridge to the specifications given by the AISC and by using teamwork. One of the goals of this IPRO is to win this year’s ASCE/AISC Regional Steel Bridge Competition, and to place in the top ten in the National Steel Bridge Competition.
Deliverables
Show less

Title: Improving Health Care Information Systems for a Community Health Network (semester?), IPRO 340
Creator: Lange, Jacquelyn, Riaz, Qurantulann, Reshma, Marri, Vadim, Sinitsyn, Kim, Kwandong, Hsu, Yio-fan, Calzaretta, Jack, Riaz, Maryum, Sammons, Joshua, Li, Jessica, Durkin, Sean, Ogbebor, Evans, Jaracz, Malwina, Rajpal, Dheera
Date: 2006-05, 2006-05
Description: The overall objective of IPRO 340 is to improve the quality of healthcare by improving information technology at ACCESS health care. The...
Show moreThe overall objective of IPRO 340 is to improve the quality of healthcare by improving information technology at ACCESS health care. The specific objective of the Spring 2006 semester is to help to prepare ACCESS to adopt new technology. The first main assignment of the team is to determine employees’ current computer skill levels by refining and rolling out last semester’s computer Assessment Plan. Our second main assignment is to investigate training solutions and develop the training protocol that will bring ACCESS employee’s up to date with the computer skills they will need to adopt new information technologies ACCESS plans to implement in the near future. Our last assignment is to investigate various Electronic Medical Record (EMR) functionalities and compare leading EMR vendors to support ACCESS in deciding which EMR vendor to implement throughout their network.
Sponsorship: Steven Glass, CIO Access Health Network
Deliverables for IPRO 340: Improving Health Care Information Systems for a Community Health Network for the Spring 2006 semester
Show less

Title: Maintaining and Implementing a Knowledge Management System (semester?), IPRO 338: iKNOW Management IPRO 338 Poster Sp06
Creator: Collard, Aaron, Crulcich, Jake, Debiak, Carol, Edwardson, John, Hasija, Abhinav, Krzyzek, Piotr, Lam, Christopher, Meyer, Douglas, Ramakrishna, Sushanth, Roberson, Dennis, Robinson, Joy, Schramm, Dan, Tillmans, Mike, Wojtowicz, Norbert
Date: 2006-05, 2006-05
Description: IPRO 338 project started in 2003 was designed to address the issue of knowledge transfer in the IPRO teams. Due to an 80% student turnover...
Show moreIPRO 338 project started in 2003 was designed to address the issue of knowledge transfer in the IPRO teams. Due to an 80% student turnover rate and few teams continuing across semesters a large amount of valuable project knowledge was being lost. To address this issue, the IPRO knowledge management tool – iKNOW, was developed to assist with capturing and cataloging the knowledge generated from IPRO projects during each semester. This semester, IPRO 338 was charged with the full implementation of IKNOW across the 36 teams in the IPRO Spring semester. However, since this report was completed prior to the iKNOW upload deadline, a full accounting of the number of compliant teams was unavailable.
Sponsorship: Tom Jacobius
Deliverables for IPRO 338: Maintaining and Implementing a Knowledge Management System for the Spring 2006 semester
Show less

Title: Motion Picture Film
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 1957-02-19
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: Differential Spool Drive
Creator: Fischer, John J., Hadley, Donald W.
Date: 1951-02-20
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: Agricultural Rehabilitation Tower
Creator: Garcia, Rodrigo, Lee, Jennifer
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: to create a vertical community bound together by two key issues/requirements in Korean society: urban agriculture and mental health care to...
Show moreto create a vertical community bound together by two key issues/requirements in Korean society: urban agriculture and mental health care to create a ‘vertical façade farm’ capable of producing 156 tons of vegetables (predominantly lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, and strawberries) and 200 tons of fish per year to create a mental health sanctuary (or sanatorium) that provides short term (days), midterm (months) and long term (years) residence and care for people with mental health issues that may require physical operations and/or psychological care. to actively engage the mental health residents in aspects of the agricultural production to draw on research showing that engagement with plants/nature assists in mental healing. to create a large multi-purpose space at the ground floor of the building which will largely serve as a farmer’s market for sale of the agricultural produce and engagement between the community residents and the public to create a series of gardens/green spaces at height within the complex, as well as vertical green walls, for healing (residents and urban issues) to use the double-skin ‘façade farm’ for assisting in passive natural ventilation of internal spaces
Show less

repository.iit

Search the repository

Pages

Pages

Enabled Filters

Refine Results

Type

Date

Academic status of creator

Department

Subject

Creator

Part of

Rights