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Title: Apparatus for Supplying Mechanical Recording Bias to Magnetic Recorders
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 1952-03-04
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: Automatic Insulin Pumps Using Recursive Multivariable Models and Adaptive Control Algorithms
Creator: Cinar, Ali, Oruklu, Meriyan
Date: 2014-04-09, 2014-04-08
Description: A method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a...
Show moreA 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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Title: Design of a Genetically Modified Food Database (Semester Unknown) IPRO 318: Food Safety, Genetically-Modified Crops and Protein Engineering IPRO 318 Poster1 Sp08
Creator: Miller, Jennifer, Chandrasekharan, Nivedita, Khiabani, Ali, De La Hoz, Andres, Kuebrich, Elizabeth, Mcclelland, Lauren, Patel, Pavan, Peavler, Jennifer, Seo, Hee, Ziegel, Kurt
Date: 2008, 2008-05
Description: Genetically modified crops have come to play an increasingly large role in our daily lives. Unfortunately these crops remain a mystery to much...
Show moreGenetically modified crops have come to play an increasingly large role in our daily lives. Unfortunately these crops remain a mystery to much of the general population. For some, ideas about GM crops are exciting and represent hope for new potential in science and agriculture, for others they represent potential danger, and for others there are simply many unanswered questions. Our goal this semester will be to create a new source of information about GM products and to provide information that will answer the many questions we all have about this important subject. To do this, our objectives will be to: 1. Collect background information in an unbiased and comprehensive manner about laws and regulations regarding genetically modified crops. 2. Gather information about public opinion concerning GM crops. 3. Present facts about the processes and technologies that are used in this industry. 4. Create a database of known genetically modified crops, potential allergens, and traits in order to provide future IPRO’s with a foundation of knowledge concerning GM crops.
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Title: Develping a Prototype Display for the Prenatal-to-Newborn Blood Flow System (semester?), IPRO 341
Creator: Shrivastava, Archita, Moy, Calvin, Ravella, Shalini, Pitroda, Sean, Tuthill, Chris, Thakore, Suruchi, Dunaway, Eric, Ram, Justin, Wright, Michael
Date: 2004-12, 2004-12
Description: The IPRO team has made considerable progress in creating animated computer display and an accompanying mechanical model of the substantive...
Show moreThe IPRO team has made considerable progress in creating animated computer display and an accompanying mechanical model of the substantive changes in physiology of a fetal cardiovascular system. I have included the reports from the various sub-teams.
Sponsorship: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI)
Deliverables for IPRO 341: Develping a Prototype Display for the Prenatal-to-Newborn Blood Flow System for the Fall 2004 semester
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Title: Delta Hook Tech (Semester Unknown) IPRO 358: DeltaHookTechIPRO358BrochureSu09
Creator: Bistriceanu, Bogdan, Boyer, Robert, Champlin, Austin, Choitz, Rachel, Divito, Michael, Edwards, Herbert, Egland, Erik, Gaonkar, Mohit, Lai, James, Obaid, Hamza, Pop, Sabina, Staats, Andrew, Ton, Jimmy, Zhu, Patrick
Date: 2009, 2009-12
Description: During the summer 2009 semester, IPRO 358 plans to develop mock-ups of the Delta Hook Technology (DHT) and to lay the foundation for a...
Show moreDuring the summer 2009 semester, IPRO 358 plans to develop mock-ups of the Delta Hook Technology (DHT) and to lay the foundation for a business model for Sparrowhawk, LLC, an early stage company. Sparrowhawk has investigated the concept for an innovative fishing hook that is not currently on the market or ready to be launched. The IPRO team will work together to approach the process of designing mock-ups of the Delta Hook Technology (DHT), testing the mock-ups, and determining measures that can be taken to improve the DHT. Subsequent mock-ups will continue to improve based on results of the product testing. Simultaneously, we will do market research in order to identify the target market, determine price points, and develop marketing strategies for DHT.
Sponsorship: Sparrowhawk, Delta Hook Technologies
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Title: A UNIFIED BOUNDARY CONTROL LAW FOR DC-DC CONVERTERS USING A NORMALIZED STATE PLANE
Creator: Nie, Yue
Date: 2015, 2015-05
Description: This thesis proposes a unified boundary control law for DC-DC converters (Buck, Boost, and Buck-Boost) which improves both the transient and...
Show moreThis thesis proposes a unified boundary control law for DC-DC converters (Buck, Boost, and Buck-Boost) which improves both the transient and steady state response in comparison to boundary control laws using first or second order switching surface. A new set of switching zones on normalized state plane are defined to decide switching behavior every sample period. Additionally, non-ideal operations and a parameter self-adaptive algorithm are proposed and verified in simulation. The parameter self-adaptive algorithm enhances the system robustness and reduces the parameter sensitivity. The transient bandwidth for the load disturbance rejection and command tracking approaches the physical limits of DC-DC converters. Simulation results are presented to illustrate the major benefits of the proposed uni ed boundary control law.
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, May 2015
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Title: Widget Applications to Enhance the Tru2Way Consumer Experience (sequence unknown), IPRO 312 - Deliverables: IPRO 312 Brochure F09
Creator: Alsharief, Yagoob, Aulfata, Muluken, Curtis, Christopher, Dhewaju, Anusuya, Mooney, Kevin, Mutyaba, Kevin, Ndoping, Marco, Onaissi, Samah, Peterson, Naomi, Siwek, Steven, Wallace, Sean, Yi, Won-jae
Date: 2009-12
Description: The IPRO teams objectives are to provide Comcast with feedback from an outside perspective, allowing them to see where their Tru2Way system...
Show moreThe IPRO teams objectives are to provide Comcast with feedback from an outside perspective, allowing them to see where their Tru2Way system needs additional attention or support.
Sponsorship: Comcast
Deliverables for IPRO 312: Widget Applications to Enhance the Tru2Way Consumer Experience for the fall 2009 semester
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Title: Electrode Design for Electrohydrodynamic Conduction Pumping
Creator: Yagoobi, Jamal Seyed
Date: 2009-05-19, 2007-08-28
Description: An electrohydrodynamic conduction liquid pumping system includes a vessel configured to contain a liquid or a liquid/vapor therein. This...
Show moreAn electrohydrodynamic conduction liquid pumping system includes a vessel configured to contain a liquid or a liquid/vapor therein. This vessel can be of a elongate conduit configuration, an elongate channel configuration or a liquid enclosure configuration. At least a single pair of electrodes are disposed in a spaced apart relation to each other on the vessel and configured to be oriented in the liquid. A power supply is coupled to the electrodes and operable to generate electric fields in between the pair of electrodes, the electric forces inducing a net liquid movement relative to the vessel. Various electrode designs are embraced within the concept of this invention.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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Title: Howell Mountain Winery
Creator: Duggan, Michael
Date: 2012-04-21, 2012-05
Description: Howell Mountain is a distinct and unique location in the heart of Napa Valley California. The 45 acres site rests on the mountain’s south west...
Show moreHowell Mountain is a distinct and unique location in the heart of Napa Valley California. The 45 acres site rests on the mountain’s south west slopes and is planted with high quality grapes used in the production of red wine. When the fog rolls off the ocean and into the Napa Valley, the weather on Howell Mountain is generally sunny and cool. The appellation owes its distinctive climate to the fact that it is positioned high above the valley floor. The program includes both the wine production facilities and the hospitality facilities for visitors. The driving concept of the project is to merge those two, often opposing, programmatic elements. From west to east, the site has a 43% grade change. By designing a gravity flow winery, this facility can take advantage of that significant slope.
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Title: Business Study of Alternatives Uses for Brewers’ Spent Grain (Semester Unknown) IPRO 340
Creator: Acacio, Kevin, Kapaldo, James, Orekoya, Moyosoreoluwa, Sahni, Sakshi, Apyan, Aram, Kim, Paul, Prusak, Mateusz, Zahir, Soha, Chiem, Edward, Mares Araiza, Rodolfo, Smith, Amanda, Tomlin, Stephen
Date: 2011, 2011-05
Description: IPRO 340 (The Idea Fermentors) is working with Rock Bottom Brewery to determine alternative uses for the spent grain the brewery produces....
Show moreIPRO 340 (The Idea Fermentors) is working with Rock Bottom Brewery to determine alternative uses for the spent grain the brewery produces. Over 1,000 pounds of spent grain are produced at each of the three area locations weekly. Spent grain has many applications because of its high content of protein and fiber. Applications range from production of bio-plastics and bio-fuel, to agricultural uses as animal feed and compost material, to reuse as food for people. A major issue that Rock Bottom Brewery faces is that spent grain spoils very quickly, so alternative uses of spent grain must happen within a matter of days. IPRO 340 will determine what will be the best use of Rock Bottom Brewery’s spent grain in terms of logistics, cost, practicality, and environmental impact. The Idea Fermentors will lean and understand the brewery process and various applications for spent grain, as it pertains to Rock Bottom Brewery. The team will work together to accomplish project requirements as set forth by the IPRO office at IIT on time as well as satisfy the sponsor company’s needs.
Sponsorship: Timothy Marshall, Rock Bottom Brewery
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Title: Play for Peace Content Management System (semester?), IPRO 328
Creator: Groszko, John, Orbet, William, Benoit, Danielle, Lee, Sebin, Gaonkar, Gautam, Morriss, Natalie, Warren, Katie, Pandya, Vishal, Seth, Shilpi, Jose, Savina, Goyal, Sonia
Date: 2006-12, 2006-12
Description: During the fall 2006 IPRO team will be responsible for the second phase that will focus on customizing the application for the Play for Peace...
Show moreDuring the fall 2006 IPRO team will be responsible for the second phase that will focus on customizing the application for the Play for Peace organization and advancing the Joomla! community movement. There are a number of approaches that will be taken to design and complete the website, from a technical point of view, which include beta testing and finalizing the code and functional sections. The problem that this IPRO faces this semester is to take the website that currently exists, determine its bugs, and make final adjustments for a client release.
Deliverables for IPRO 328: Play for Peace Content Management System for the Fall 2004 semester
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Title: Power Measurement for Road Bicycles: Towards a Universal Solution (sequence unknown), IPRO 324 - Deliverables
Creator: Adrianzen, Luis, Allen, Ross, Antonio, Chris, Callan, Mark, Claxton, Sara, Diesse, Patrick, Gaylord, Matthew, Herbert, Greg, Shaffer, Dan, Wegrzyn, Celeste
Date: 2009-12
Description: The goal of the IPRO is to try to find an inexpensive, but accurate way of measuring the power output of a rider on a bicycle. Problems with...
Show moreThe goal of the IPRO is to try to find an inexpensive, but accurate way of measuring the power output of a rider on a bicycle. Problems with systems currently available are: some products are not compatible with all bike systems causing the need to purchase new parts, the cost of the available products is expensive, and some of the available measuring systems are not very accurate.
Deliverables for IPRO 324: Power Measurement for Road Bicycles: Towards a Universal Solution for the fall 2009 semester
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Title: The Effects of Green Technology on Electrical Contractors (Semester Unknown) IPRO 338: The Effects of Green Technology on Electrical Contractors IPRO 338 Project Plan Sp08
Creator: Althoff, Sarah, Boonstra, David, Dilger, Andrew, Haque, Sabeen, Kamdar, Amit, Marrari, Giuseppe, Mitchell, Jason, Patel, Vrudhdhi, Saulog, Jeremy, Sin, In Seok, Standard, Steve, Wright, James
Date: 2008, 2008-05
Description: Electrical Contractors’ Association of the City of Chicago
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Title: BP Whiting Refinery Expansion: Developing Lake Michigan Wastewater Cleanup Options (Semester Unknown) IPRO 346: BP Whiting Refinery Expansion IPRO 346 Midterm Report Sp08
Creator: Ashrafi, Sahar, Ballard, Ray, Chock, Chris, Chung, Yak Yong, Fakhouri, Hana, Ferrese, Anthony, Fernando, Fernando, Haak, Laura, Hammes, Katherine, Kim, Jichul, Leasenby, Alex, Lewis, Richard, Li, Zhi, Malon, David, Michael, Henry, Park, Miri, Reimann, Kirsten, Roberts, Ben, Song, Jong Mu, Taracena, Willy, Truong, Josie, Ucci, Russel, Vassi, Anna, Walter, Michael, Witek, Andrew, Yoo, Jaewon, Zhao, Yin
Date: 2008, 2008-05
Description: IPRO346 will focus on familiarizing itself with British Petroleum’s (BP) wastewater treatment plant (WTP) for its oil refinery in Whiting, IN....
Show moreIPRO346 will focus on familiarizing itself with British Petroleum’s (BP) wastewater treatment plant (WTP) for its oil refinery in Whiting, IN. Specifically, this IPRO will analyze the current permits and their stipulations regarding the amount of ammonia and total suspended solids (TSS) in the wastewater being dumped in Lake Michigan. Ultimately, possible methods and designs will be devised to reduce the levels of ammonia and TSS remaining in treated wastewater. These designs will take the form of a process flow sheet with a computer simulation to model the designs. At the culmination of this IPRO we will have several different models for possible upgrades to the Whiting refinery wastewater treatment plant to reduce the levels of ammonia and TSS in the wastewater entering Lake Michigan as well as a cost to implement each solution.
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Title: The Michael Reese Campus: An Interprofessional Urban Development Problem (Semester Unknown) IPRO 356: TheMichaelReeseCampusIPRO356BrochureSp11
Creator: Abro, Anam, Anderson, Brieg, Bobak, Tadeusz, Brenner, Kevin, Brown, Damon, Cretiu, Peter, Cuevas, Jose, Ferrari, Howard, Jarosz, Michelle, Jeong, Hye Sun, Muyco, Michael, Spencer, Samantha
Date: 2011, 2011-05
Description: IPRO 356 is a team of students from multiple disciplines tasked with the goal of designing a second anchor for the Michael Reese to accompany...
Show moreIPRO 356 is a team of students from multiple disciplines tasked with the goal of designing a second anchor for the Michael Reese to accompany the planned continued care community designed by the previous semester’s IPRO. The anchor will help meet the needs of the community as well as improve the economic condition of the current surrounding area by bringing jobs, people, and revenue to the Michael Reese site. The team will help in a revitalization of Chicago’s south side.
Sponsorship: CB Richard Ellis, Jones Lang LaSalle, City of Chicago and other stakeholders
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Title: Developing a Conference of Human Consciousness (Fall 2001) IPRO 315
Creator: Baste, Suhad, Curtis, Chris, Powers, Gina, Weiss, Doug, Chang, Robert, Daschbach, Patti, Twenter, Barry
Date: 2001, 2001-12
Description: The team will organize and conduct a conference to address the question of what is the status of our knowledge about human consciousness. This...
Show moreThe team will organize and conduct a conference to address the question of what is the status of our knowledge about human consciousness. This will provide interested students an opportunity to develop and apply project management skills, and develop many contacts in various professional areas in academia, government agencies, professional societies and professional services firms, social services organizations, and a range of associated health fields. The question of human consciousness has philosophical, psychological, and neurobiological dimensions. The 90�s were the decade of the brain. The genome project has focused attention on the evolution of the brain especially with the emergence of the discipline of evolutionary psychology. A conference (following the format of the previous one-day conference we organized and conducted on November 7, 1998, The Ganges River Pollution Problem) will display the several dimensions of the question via presentations by experts representing the range of complementary issues and areas of study associated with the topic of human consciousness. Self-awareness is a source of wonder and curiosity for all humans. A conference with this focus will give all of us that comprise the IIT community an opportunity to explore with, and gain insight from, experts in each of the relevant fields of knowledge to advance our own levels of understanding about this fascinating phenomenon.
Sponsorship: IIT Collaboratory for Interprofessional Studies
Project Plan for IPRO 315: Developing a Conference of Human Consciousness for the Fall 2001 semester
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Title: Boosted heavy particles and jet substructure with the CMS detector, Proceedings of the XLIII International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics
Creator: Marchesini, Ivan
Date: 2013-09-15, 2013-09-15
Publisher: IIT Press
Description: In the last years, the understanding of jets and jet substructure has become increasingly important, in particular in the context of new...
Show moreIn the last years, the understanding of jets and jet substructure has become increasingly important, in particular in the context of new physics searches. Many new physics models involve highly boosted hadronically-decaying particles, which result in jet-like objects with large masses and an intrinsic substructure. Discrimination of these heavy jets from ordinary quark and gluon jets is possible through a plethora of new techniques. The understanding of jets can be exploited also for the identification of pileup jets and for the discrimination between quark jets and gluon jets. A sampling of these techniques is discussed together with their validation on collider data recorded in proton-proton collisions at √s = 8TeV with the CMS detector in the year 2012. The commissioning in the boosted regime of algorithms used to identify jets originating from bottom quarks is also discussed. Many studies have highlighted the potential of using jet substructure techniques to improve the sensitivity in physics searches. An overview of recent CMS results employing these techniques is presented.
Sponsorship: IIT College of Science, High Energy Physics Division of Argonne National Laboratory
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Title: BUOY (Semester Unknown) IPRO 310: BUOYIPRO310Brochure2Sp10
Creator: Amine, Mukarram, Antony, Claude, Chipman, Aubrey, Choi, Lien, Dykeman, Kimberly, Healton, Michaela, Jayanthy, Ashika, Mckinley, Matthew, Noorts, George, Reilly, Jeffrey, Schafer, Michael, Taylor, Joseph
Date: 2010, 2010-05
Description: This IPRO is working on the problem of creating an assistive device that will help blind and visually impaired (BVI) individuals exercise in a...
Show moreThis 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.
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Title: Information Design for Plant Management to Predict Equipment Failure (Semester Unknown) IPRO 303: Information Design for Plant Management to Predict Equipment Failure IPRO 303 Project Plan Sp08
Creator: Dodds, Jacob, Erogbogbo, Samad, Fleming, Rachel, Fujimoto, Haruko, Hazariwala, Nirav, Kim, Jihyung, Lee, Sangwook, Mcanally, Arthur, Simons, Ray
Date: 2008, 2008-05
Description: IPRO 303 is working on the user interface for SmartSignal Corporation’s software which predicts equipment failures in coal fired power plants....
Show moreIPRO 303 is working on the user interface for SmartSignal Corporation’s software which predicts equipment failures in coal fired power plants. We are now in the third stage of the project. We are to deliver the user interface of the software based on the studies done by two previous semesters. SmartSignal suggested that we also consider specific elements of the software such as the clear presentation of developing fault information, and the efficient communication system between users. An appropriate UI will utilize SmartSignal’s predictive analysis software to provide an efficient and clear means for power plant personnel to: · Predict or identify equipment faults · Understand the predicted faults · Prioritize the disposition of the predicted faults or highlight urgent or important faults · Reduce the need for plant personnel to have many years of experience or “institutional knowledge” The ultimate goal of this project is to introduce an innovative approach to the user interface which SmartSignal can use for predicting equipment failures in coal fire power plants. To realize this, we set these objectives. · Research and collect information relative to the User Interfaces [UI] from the first hand users of the software while examining the study done by the previous IPRO303. · Create the Requirements Document for the UI in light of the concerns expressed by SmartSignal and the results of research. · Generate several possible UIs based upon the Requirements Document stated above. · Select one of the Several UI for development of details and revise it based upon the input from SmartSignal. · Add details and finalize the design of the selected UI.
Sponsorship: SmartSignal
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Title: Design of Coal Desulfurization Processes to Improve the Environment (semester?), IPRO 346: Coal Desulfurization IPRO 346 Abstract F06
Creator: Mcdowell, Amy, Benegal, Salil, Doellman, Tony, Keen, Andrew, Kisiel, Greg, Maratt, James, Ogunride, Ranti, Olmos, Oscar, Toe, Myint
Date: 2006-12, 2006-12
Description: The objective of this IPRO is to choose an appropriate method (or combination of multiple methods) for desulfurizing coal before combustion...
Show moreThe objective of this IPRO is to choose an appropriate method (or combination of multiple methods) for desulfurizing coal before combustion takes place in a furnace for energy production. Three methods will be researched in order to find the best way of desulfurization- physical, chemical, and biological. Whichever method(s) is found to be the most effective at removing sulfur from coal will be chosen. After this decision the group will move forward and design the process equipment; later an economic assessment will be done to cost the equipment. All of the group’s goals will be completed within this semester.
Deliverables for IPRO 346: Design of Coal Desulfurization Processes to Improve the Environment for the Fall 2006 semester.
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