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Title: SUSTAINABLE NEW CITY MENTOUGOU, CHINA
Creator: Yin, Lu
Date: 2013-04-30, 2013-05
Description: This thesis will demonstrate one of the first urban models for the future of China’s growth. The Urban Operating System and GPS make the smart...
Show moreThis thesis will demonstrate one of the first urban models for the future of China’s growth. The Urban Operating System and GPS make the smart city smarter by linking up networks of billions of distributed sensors, systems, and intelligence across urban environments via city-scale operating systems. Personal Rapid Transit system runs everywhere and it is accessed and ordered by smart phone. Green belt is the medium that links all the natural area and parks in the city which become the core element in the city because it plays the most important role. Two types of transportation system including the Meglev for 10 minute access to Beijing and the PRT system for all internal urban mobility. The population of the new city is 80000. 80% of the people live here and work here, 20% of the people live here but work in Beijing. 30% of the people will use PRT system everyday. All the city blocks are mixed-use blocks. There are several types of residential buildings including mid-rise, high-rise and Beijing traditional courtyard house. This sustainable new city provides quality of lift to all the people live in the city.
M.S. in Architecture, May 2013
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Title: Reaching Out and Beyond: Making Library Centered Connections
Creator: Han, Yi, Fu, Li, Fu, Jiaqi
Date: 2012-06-23, 2012-06-23
Description: This poster is presented at the 2012 American Library Association Annual Conference in the Anaheim Convention Center. The hub on campus,...
Show moreThis poster is presented at the 2012 American Library Association Annual Conference in the Anaheim Convention Center. The hub on campus, academic libraries play a significant role in promoting diversity and academic success. Library resources and services have a great impact on university’s recruitment, retention and graduation. This poster session discusses some innovative practices in outreach, effective support in student learning, diverse models in services, and successful approaches in connecting with the campus community.
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Title: DAMAGE DETECTION OF STRUCTURES USING INTERVAL FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
Creator: Venkitaraman, Shyamala
Date: 2012-04-16, 2012-05
Description: Health assessment and damage detection for existing structures is an essential procedure for their safe and reliable operation so that any...
Show moreHealth assessment and damage detection for existing structures is an essential procedure for their safe and reliable operation so that any catastrophic failure may be prevented in a timely manner. However, results obtained from a health assessment of a structure possess uncertainties in measurements, system properties and loads. Furthermore, the conventional deterministic structural analyses are incapable of considering these uncertainties, thereby resulting in error when estimating the state of health of a structure. Interval (unknown-but-bounded) representation is one method to quantify uncertainty in a physical system. Using an interval variable, the uncertain parameter is bounded between extreme values. In this work, a new method for damage assessment of structures is developed that utilizes the results from structural health assessment as uncertain input parameters in an interval finite element analysis scheme. This method, due to its capability of considering uncertainties, offers a more robust process for estimating the possible existence of damage and overall health of the structure. As an illustrative example, the method is applied for a failed sign support structure. First, the structure's response from previous health assessment procedure was used to construct uncertain interval responses. Then using these interval responses as input parameters, an interval finite element method was performed. The results of the analysis verify and correlate with the failure location of the actual structure. Moreover, the lifetime assessment of the structure obtained from this method is the lower bound of, and correlates with the actual failure time of the structure.
M.S. in Civil Engineering, May 2012
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Title: Laboratory Notebook 112
Creator: Zhang, Zhe, Varelis, Peter
Date: 2010-03-09T22:34:24Z
Description: This laboratory notebook relates to the "Heat Stability of Ricin in Phosphate Buffer System" project with Peter Varelis as the Principle...
Show moreThis laboratory notebook relates to the "Heat Stability of Ricin in Phosphate Buffer System" project with Peter Varelis as the Principle Investigator.
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Title: Alleviating Homelessness in Chicago: Alleviating Homelessness in Chicago - Poster
Creator: Degroff, Justin
Date: 2011, 2011-05
Description: Alleviating homelessness in Chicago through the creation of a network of self-sufficient, revenue generating support nodes.

Title: Personal VTOL Aircraft (semester?), IPRO 317: VTOL aircraft for the Masses IPRO 317 Project Plan F06
Creator: Cerra, Anthony, Howard, Jason, Misurac, Matt, Oh, Daniel, Pajak, William, Patek, Alan, Poli, David, Qadir, Mohammed, Rozier, Paul, Whittlesey, Robert
Date: 2006-12, 2006-12
Description: The first and primary objective of IPRO 317 is to continue advancing the existing prototype towards full flight worthiness. This will be...
Show moreThe first and primary objective of IPRO 317 is to continue advancing the existing prototype towards full flight worthiness. This will be achieved through several overhauls of existing parts, as well as through consultation with outside experts in the radio control field. The team will also implement many new safety features as the prototype progresses toward the ultimate goal of free flight. The second objective of this semester’s IPRO 317 is to pick up where the previous semester left off on the construction of a second prototype design. Many parts have been ordered and are awaiting assembly; however several others must be developed and fabricated. The end result of this objective will produce a second viable alternative vehicle for use in marketing the idea of a VTOL aircraft to the public. The final objective of IPRO 317 is to review and analyze the results of previous semesters regarding the objectives, design goals, and feasibility of a full-scale prototype, including any existing models. Once the design goals of the aircraft are made firm a new model will be created from parts available on the current market.
Deliverables for IPRO 317: Personal VTOL Aircraft for the Fall 2006 semester
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Title: PLANNING FOR HUMAN IMPLANTATION OF A CORTICAL VISUAL PROSTHESIS (Semester Unknown) IPRO 334: PlanningForHumanImplantationOfACorticalVisualProthesisIPRO334BrochureF09
Creator: Bern, David, Chen, Shanyl, Deroo, Mary, Gorski, David, Kelley, Tom, Leasenby, Alex, Li, Harry, Subhani, Maham, Taneja, Aanchal
Date: 2009, 2009-12
Description: We are providing a consultation to the sponsor, the IIT Visual Prosthesis Team, on how to proceed with preparation for human implantation of...
Show moreWe are providing a consultation to the sponsor, the IIT Visual Prosthesis Team, on how to proceed with preparation for human implantation of their intracortical visual prosthesis, which will be accomplished by researching different aspects and requirements for said implantation with an emphasis on subject perspective and selection. The device itself consists of electrode modules implanted in the visual cortex of individuals with blindness. By inducing a current in the modules, the volunteer would potentially perceive phosphenes, or light perceptions similar to camera flash afterimages, which could possibly form functional vision. The sponsor’s study would be focused on developing an assistive device for individuals with complete blindness.
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Title: PARADIGM SHIFT IN REMOTE EDUCATION FOR THE LABORATORY: A SOCIAL APPROACH TO DISTANCE LEARNING
Creator: Hanley, Richard
Date: 2011-12, 2011-12
Description: With modern telecommunication tools the ability for two individuals to work together remotely has greatly improved. Moreover, there have been...
Show moreWith modern telecommunication tools the ability for two individuals to work together remotely has greatly improved. Moreover, there have been great strides made to improve handling medium to large groups of people in real time in remote settings, viz. the teleconference and webinar. However, the status of remote tools for laboratory environments where there is significant hardware and the individuals are more likely to talk amongst themselves in irregular patterns is not nearly as well studied. This thesis examines the way most laboratories in electrical engineering are setup, and creates a model for how to create a remote environment for distance learning. It then discusses the current state of the art, and how such an implementation of the model can be made with such tools. Finally a usability study of the implementation is examined. The primary result of the usability study is that when moving to a remote environment the social paradigm that students and instructors use is likely to change, and simply working on creating a virtual mirror to the laboratory may not work in the future.
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, December 2011
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Title: eMotion (Semester Unknown) IPRO 354
Creator: Roy, Avelo, Suda, Edward, Segre, Alessandro, Young, Jesse, Badrinathan, Vinayak, Domagala, Krystyna, Bassett, Leo, Sustersic, Sara
Date: 2008, 2008-05
Description: eMotion is dedicated to supporting the mental health and well-being of those who are physically apart but emotionally together through the...
Show moreeMotion is dedicated to supporting the mental health and well-being of those who are physically apart but emotionally together through the utilization of wireless technology applied to the Best Friends Forever <3 Necklace (BFF <3).
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Title: TravelFlash (semester?), IPRO 350
Creator: George, Sherine, Raju, Betsy, Campion, Nicholas, Dabney, Matt, Ostapczuk, Alexander
Date: 2004-12, 2004-12
Description: The goal of the IPRO 350F04- Travel Flash team is to perform a feasibility analysis of the electronic travel guide idea. The team plans to...
Show moreThe goal of the IPRO 350F04- Travel Flash team is to perform a feasibility analysis of the electronic travel guide idea. The team plans to attain its goals by performing a competitive analysis of the existing market for travel guides, analyzing the technology for this particular idea and to do a focus group to receive feedback and input for desirable features. The vision is to do a thorough analysis of the idea to determine if it warrants further investment of this team.
Sponsorship: Sky Blue Mobile; Ed Kaplan Entrepreneurial Studies Program
Deliverables for IPRO 350: TravelFlash for the Fall 2004 semester
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Title: Alternative Meropolitan Power Strategy (Semester Unknown) IPRO 302: Alternative MetropolitanPowerStrategyIPRO302FinalPresentationSp10
Creator: Alsharief, Yagoob, Ballard, Ray, Crites, Sarah, Drecoll, Daniel, Klug, Allen, Goliya, Akshay, Frey, Brent, Marshall, Ray, Min, Hee-jong, Qiu, Li, Zajkowska, Urszula
Date: 2010, 2010-05
Description: e federal government is considering mandating a 20% renewable portfolio standard (RPS). Currently, the City of Chicago uses less than 3% of...
Show moree federal government is considering mandating a 20% renewable portfolio standard (RPS). Currently, the City of Chicago uses less than 3% of electricity from renewable energy. Our goal is to produce a hypothetical design for renewable energy to account for 20% of the City of Chicago’s electricity needs
Sponsorship: Sargent and Lundy
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Title: High-rise mix-use: Final MC Board
Creator: Mei, Chuan
Date: 2012-05-02, 2012-05

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 Poster2 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: The Artificial Pancreas (semester?), IPRO 308: Developing an Artificial Pancreas IPRO 308 Project Plan F06
Creator: Davis, Elena, Miller, Jennifer, Nazim, Mehjabeen, Patel, Sapna, Patel, Shital C., Pathak, Yagna, Ravuri, Venkata, Reddy, Kirthi, Shivakumar, Vidya, Tanner, Ryan, Vinckevicious, Aurimes
Date: 2006-12, 2006-12
Description: The objective of this IPRO is to develop a system that will function as an artificial pancreas and will incorporate an insulin delivery system...
Show moreThe objective of this IPRO is to develop a system that will function as an artificial pancreas and will incorporate an insulin delivery system with a non invasive glucose monitor.
Deliverables for IPRO 308: The Artificial Pancreas for the Fall 2006 semester
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Title: Solar Hydrogen Hybrid System (semester?), IPRO 301
Creator: Baldwin, James, Bacchus, Roger, Chapman, Colleen, Condei, Michael, Cucci, Brent, Jamal, Waqas, Luong, Anh, Melo, Leonardo, Mahmoud, Mohammad, Newberg, Phil
Date: 2004-12, 2004-12
Description: The photovoltaic/hydrogen hybrid energy system IPRO was started eight years ago. A group of students with their faculty advisor began a...
Show moreThe photovoltaic/hydrogen hybrid energy system IPRO was started eight years ago. A group of students with their faculty advisor began a semester to investigate the use of solar energy to power an electric sign. Since that time, a significant amount of progress has been made. The project progressed from the design phase to the laboratory phase. Once functioning, it was transferred to the roof of the Co-Gen plant on the IIT main campus. During this phase of the project, Phase I, a photovoltaic system was set up that included several solar panels on the roof. Also, a large LED sign was installed on the roof. An array of power management devices were set up at the project site inside the Co-Gen plant. Phase II of the project was planned in order to incorporate an electrolyzer and fuel cell as an energy back up system in conjunction with the PV system. Although these components exist at the work site, they are not integrated into the complete system and are merely there to demonstrate using hydrogen to power an electric load.
Deliverables for IPRO 301: Solar Hydrogen Hybrid System for the Fall 2004 semester
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Title: Zero Energy Lab (Semester Unknown) IPRO 337: Zero Energy Lab IPRO 337 Abstract F08
Creator: Aouissa, Abdelmalek, Chiu, Chris, Dodgen, James, Gambrell, Jennifer, Kadzban, Adam, Kedzuch, Andy, Larkin, Evan, Lowe, Scott, Meyer, James, Rojas, Brian, Vincent, Oba, Wolfe, Clark, Yaker, Farouk
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: The IPRO 337 team’s objectives for this semester are to make further progress in updating the top floor of Machinery Hall into a lab for...
Show moreThe IPRO 337 team’s objectives for this semester are to make further progress in updating the top floor of Machinery Hall into a lab for future energy and lighting technology research. The research conducted this semester will help us transform the space into a more sustainable working environment. Since the ultimate goal is rather ambitious, our goal for this particular semester is to implement an energy plan which will become the basis off of which the future IPRO’s will continue towards the ultimate goal. We also intend to clear the space so that the developed plan can be tested.
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Title: High School in Pignon, Haiti (semester?), IPRO 326: High School in Pignon Haiti IPRO 326 Midterm Report S07
Creator: Bailey, Nick, Diaz De Leon Orraca, Frederico, Dike, Chukwuderaa, Franklin, Casey, Goldsmith, Katherine, Hogan, Brian, Igbokwe, Chinedu, Jaromin, Sebastian, Kirsch, Joseph, Lowe, Scott, Samuels, Janina, Velichkov, Veselin, Watkins, Brett, Williams, Allisyn
Date: 2007-07, 2007-07
Description: The IPRO 326 team’s objective for this semester is to design a High School so an additional 400 children will have access to affordable...
Show moreThe IPRO 326 team’s objective for this semester is to design a High School so an additional 400 children will have access to affordable education in the remote town of Pignon, Haiti. We want to assist our partner Haiti Outreach in realizing this goal by providing them technical assistance, project management and costing tools as well as advice and guidelines that will improve their construction techniques.
Sponsorship: Haiti Outreach IIT Student Chapter
Deliverables for IPRO 326: High School in Pignon, Haiti for the Summer 2007 semester
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Title: EUTECTIC γ(NI)/γ′(NI3AL)-δ(NI3NB) POLYCRYSTALLINE NICKEL-BASE SUPERALLOYS: CHEMISTRY, PROCESSING, MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES
Creator: Xie, Mengtao
Date: 2012-12-03, 2012-12
Description: Directionally solidified γ(Ni)/γ′(Ni3Al)-δ(Ni3Nb) eutectic alloys possess attrac- tive high temperature mechanical properties and were...
Show moreDirectionally solidified γ(Ni)/γ′(Ni3Al)-δ(Ni3Nb) eutectic alloys possess attrac- tive high temperature mechanical properties and were considered as candidate tur- bine blade materials. Currently, the properties of polycrystalline γ/γ′-δ alloys are of interest as they inherit many advantageous attributes from the directionally solidi- fied γ/γ′-δ alloys, including high volume fraction of reinforcing phases, exceptional thermal stability and resistance to segregation-induced defect formation. If these at- tributes are properly harnessed, these γ/γ′-δ eutectic alloys might provide a unique solution to the problems experienced by traditional γ/γ′ polycrystalline Ni-base su- peralloys. This thesis is therefore dedicated towards the development of a funda- mental understanding of this novel class of eutectic alloys from several important perspectives. To enrich our understanding of this alloy system, this thesis will first be focused on quantifying the specific effect of individual alloying element on this γ/γ′-δ eutectic system. A set of quaternary Ni-Cr-Al-Nb alloy compositions with increasing levels of Chromium(Cr) was designed to investigate the detailed influence of this element on the primary phase formation, solidus and liquidus temperatures and γ-δ eutectic morphology. The alloying effect of Tantalum(Ta), which shares many similarities to Niobium(Nb), was studied by designing a matrix of multi-component γ/γ′-δ alloy compositions with nominally the same overall (Ta+Nb) content but varying Ta/Nb ratios. Here, different solidification segregation and solid state partitioning behaviors of Ta and Nb in this γ/γ′-δ eutectic system will be discussed, as well as the influ- ence of Ta/Nb ratio on solidification characteristics and equilibrium/non-equilibrium phase volume fractions. Thermodynamic calculations using the Computherm Pandat database (PanNi7) were compared to experimental results in these investigations. The second part of this thesis will aim to provide a more general understand- xvii ing of the effect of various alloying elements, including Cr, Co, Al, Ti, Mo, W, Ta and Nb, on this γ/γ′-δ system. A large number of experimental γ/γ′-δ alloys covering a broad range of compositions was selected for the analysis in this study. Important alloy attributes, such as primary phase formation, overall δ volume fraction, phase transformation temperatures and ternary eutectic initiation, were quantitatively char- acterized as a function of individual alloying element concentrations or combined con- tent of more elements. Linear regression analysis was performed to reveal the relative effectiveness of these elements on this eutectic system. Meanwhile, an extensive com- parison between the experimental observations and Pandat predictions was provided to critically evaluate the strength and weakness of existing thermodynamic database model in predicting trends in this eutectic alloy system with substantially higher Nb content compared to traditional γ/γ′ superalloys. The last part of this thesis emphasizes the development of cast and wrought manufacturing processes for cast γ/γ′-δ eutectic alloys as a cost effective alternative to the powder metallurgy route. Hot rolling of workpieces encapsulated within a steel can was performed on a simple model cast γ/γ′-δ alloy (897) to stimulate the ingot to billet. The influence of different deformation levels on breaking down the dendritic structure and promoting fine and homogenized microstructure was investi- gated. The mechanical soundness associated with different microstructures generated by different hot rolling processes was compared via compression and creep testing. Microstructural parameters that contribute to better mechanical properties will be discussed.
PH.D in Materials Science and Engineering, December 2012
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Title: Continiuous improvements of the Global Supply Chain for a Plumbing Systems Manufacturer (Semester Unknown) IPRO 306: ContinuousImprovementsOfTheGlobalSupplyChainForAPlumbingSystemsManufacturerIPRO306ProjectPlanSp09
Creator: Avanessian, Aris, Carbayo, Nestor, Carrio, Aris, Verma, Vibhor, Espinosa, Juan Carlos, Gherardini, Scott, Medina Rivera, Mauricio, Panjwani, Varsha, Rodriguez, Fernando, Schreiner, Stephen
Date: 2009, 2009-05
Description: The IPRO 306 team for the Spring '09 semester is sponsored by Sloan Valve Company, a long-standing family owned company, to assist in supply...
Show moreThe IPRO 306 team for the Spring '09 semester is sponsored by Sloan Valve Company, a long-standing family owned company, to assist in supply chain operations. Sloan Valve wishes to both streamline it's processes and increase employee training and understanding of quality control systems. To this end, the IPRO team will assist them on these two projects.
Sponsorship: SLOAN Valve Company
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Title: Modified Rubber Particles and Compositions Including the same
Creator: Shahidi, Nima, Arastoopour, Hamid, Teymour, Fouad
Date: 2012-03-20, 2011-09-06
Description: Modified scrap rubber particles, a method for forming the modified rubber particles and compositions including the modified rubber particles....
Show moreModified scrap rubber particles, a method for forming the modified rubber particles and compositions including the modified rubber particles. The rubber particles are impregnated with at least one polymerizable monomer and polymerized to impregnate the rubber particles with a polymer. The impregnated polymer provides the modified rubber particles with improved properties which increase the potential uses for recycled scrap rubber. The modified rubber particles are useful in surface coatings, such as latex paint or powder coatings and can be used as a soil substitute.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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