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- Operator Information Tool to Manage Heat Treat Furnace Parts for A.Finkl & Sons (semester?), IPRO 330
- Creator
- Barnard, Leland, Cappello, Bill, Chen, Zheyan, Ijaz, Syed, O'leary, Patrick, Roberts, Colleen, Schwalbach, Eddie, Tovalin, Ivan, Velten, Josef, Virani, Minaz
- Date
- 2006-05, 2006-05
- Description
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To generate an accurate survey of temperature distribution within the furnace. To determine a method of stacking that provides the most...
Show more To generate an accurate survey of temperature distribution within the furnace. To determine a method of stacking that provides the most uniform temperature distribution. To create an efficient and intuitive tracking system that allows the exact location of each part in the furnace to be recorded and catalogued for future reference. To put this knowledge together to create a software package that can be used to quickly and easily generate a stacking sequence that will result in a proper heat treatment for each piece in the furnace each time. To fulfill all IPRO requirements
Sponsorship: A. Finkl & Sons
Deliverables for IPRO 330: Operator Information Tool to Manage Heat Treat Furnace Parts for A.Finkl & Sons for the Spring 2006 semester
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- PROBING THE PAN-GENOME OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES
- Creator
- Deng, Xiangyu
- Date
- 2011-04-26, 2011-05
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Bacterial pathogens often show significant intra-species variations in ecological fitness, host preference and pathogenic potential to cause...
Show moreBacterial pathogens often show significant intra-species variations in ecological fitness, host preference and pathogenic potential to cause infectious disease. The species of Listeria monocytogenes, a facultative intracellular pathogen and the causative agent of human listeriosis, consists of at least three distinct genetic lineages. Two of these lineages predominantly cause human sporadic and epidemic infections, whereas the third lineage has never been implicated in human disease outbreaks despite its overall conservation of many known virulence factors. The genomes of 26 L. monocytogenes strains representing the three lineages are compared based on both in silico comparative genomic analysis and high-density, pan-genomic DNA microarray hybridizations. We uncover 86 genes and 8 small regulatory RNAs that likely make L. monocytogenes lineages differ in carbohydrate utilization and stress resistance during their residence in natural habitats and passage through the host gastrointestinal tract. We also identify 2,330 to 2,456 core genes that define this species along with an open pan-genome pool that contains more than 4,052 genes. Phylogenomic reconstructions based on 3,560 homologous groups allowed robust estimation of phylogenetic relatedness among L. monocytogenes strains. The pan-genome approach enables accurate co-analysis of DNA sequence and hybridization array data for both core gene estimation and phylogenomic reconstruction. Application of our method to the pan-genome of L. monocytogenes sheds new insights into the intra-species genomic diversification, niche expansion and evolution of this important foodborne pathogen.
Ph.D. in Biology, May 2011
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- Sustainable New City - Johor, Malaysia
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- Meah, Nasser Meah Bin Mahmud
- Date
- 2011-12-06, 2011-12
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The purpose of this thesis is to develop an effective design approach necessary in building a new city. The challenge is to assemble a...
Show moreThe purpose of this thesis is to develop an effective design approach necessary in building a new city. The challenge is to assemble a background observations and research that will provide an understanding of the concepts required for developing new sustainable cities. It is hopeful that the ideas and design process can also be a framework to be applied on other undeveloped land that has the potential for new cities particularly in Malaysia. The main idea is to develop a thorough understanding of how the built environment plays an important role in shaping a community as well as identifying the technology involved. It specifically addresses the central issues involved with the art of place making, which determines the success of any particular urbanity. Environment then becomes the most important factor responsible for the physical, mental, and psychological development of an urban society.
M.S. in Architecture, December 2011
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- New Product Evaluation and Improvement (Semester Unknown) IPRO 341: NewProductEvaluationandImprovementIPRO341Poster1Su09
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- Assaliyski, Marin, Attard, Ryan, Basiourski, Vitali, Dorn, Lawrence, Feldman, Laurie, Grabowski, Luke, Guerrero, Jose, Rusz, Vlad, Tchobanova, Natacha, Zellarchaffers, Priscilla
- Date
- 2009, 2009-07
- Description
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The team’s purpose is to test the current new design for Versatility Tool Works cabinet, and make suggestions for improvements if needed....
Show moreThe team’s purpose is to test the current new design for Versatility Tool Works cabinet, and make suggestions for improvements if needed. Additionally, the team’s purpose was extended to develop a next‐generation tool storage cabinet and also to identify potential new markets for the company to pursue. This will require a truly inter‐professional team to analyze everything from the engineering of the tool storage cabinet to market research of the current and potential markets.
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- ISOGEOMETRIC ANALYSIS VIA TRIANGULATION
- Creator
- Jaxon, Noah
- Date
- 2013-05-15, 2013-05
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We present a method for isogeometric analysis on a triangulation of a domain bounded by NURBS curves. In this method, both the geometry and...
Show moreWe present a method for isogeometric analysis on a triangulation of a domain bounded by NURBS curves. In this method, both the geometry and the physical eld are represented by bivariate splines in Bernstein B ezier form over the triangulation. We describe a set of procedures to construct a parametric domain and its triangulation from a given physical domain, construct Cr-smooth basis functions over the domain, and establish a rational Triangular B ezier Spline (rTBS) -based geometric mapping that Cr smoothly maps the parametric domain onto the physical domain and exactly recovers NURBS boundaries. As a result, this approach can achieve automated meshing of objects with complex topologies and allows highly localized re nement. Isogeometric analysis of problems from linear elasticity and advectiondi usion analysis are demonstrated.
M.S. in in Mechanical Engineering, May 2013
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- Method of Treating a Recording Medium
- Creator
- Richardson, Donald E.
- Date
- 4/23/2009, 1967-04-18
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Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent
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- Greening and Reuse of Queen of Peace High School Facilities (Semester Unknown) IPRO 314: GreeningandReuseOfQueenOfPeaceHighSchoolFacilitiesIPRO314Brochure1Sp09
- Creator
- Alvarez, Matthew, Dralle, Kyle, Duke, Kyle, Grande, Gina, Hernandez, Leonel, Horabik, David, Lipski, Brian, Muyco, Michael, Semenova, Svetlana, Weyhe, Randall, Zakir, Naima
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- 2009, 2009-05
- Description
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The problem posed at Queen of Peace High School is one of sustainability. The IPRO 314 team will focus on the reuse and greening of existing...
Show moreThe problem posed at Queen of Peace High School is one of sustainability. The IPRO 314 team will focus on the reuse and greening of existing school facilities. Three major projects currently hold latent potential for the school: the communications center, the sustainability wall, and the overall greening of the facilities. If these projects are completed correctly, they will become a catalyst for positive change. We are proposing to create a transition from library to communication center because of its isolated state in the school. The sustainability wall is two-fold in terms of benefit. It will upgrade the current windows which are lacking and will create an interesting learning tool. Greening of the entire school is the third project and includes windows, roofing, etc. to improve efficiency. Through the use of all three proposals, IPRO 314 believes in the school promotion and what enrollment it could bring.
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- Techno-Business Study of Water Pump Motor Technologies (Semester Unknown) IPRO 348: Techno-BusinessStudyofWaterPumpMotorTechnologiesIPRO348FinalPresentationF10
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- Cachero, Eunice, Colmenares, Andre, Dias, Diego, Hannink, Veronica, Jackson, Lisa, Lee, Sunho, Matariyeh, Khalid, Oberg, Jarrett, Patel, Tejash
- Date
- 2010, 2010-12
- Description
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IPRO 348 is a team of students working together for the goal of assisting Pentair with selecting a new motor to use in their water pumps that...
Show moreIPRO 348 is a team of students working together for the goal of assisting Pentair with selecting a new motor to use in their water pumps that is more economically and environmentally friendly through research and testing of potential new motor technologies.
Sponsorship: Pentair
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- Solid Fuel from Biomass for Cogeneration (Semester Unknown) IPRO 349: SolidFuelFromBiomassForCogenerationIPRO349ProjectPlanSp09
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- Brazzale, Ross, Bryne, Richard, Cheever, James, Clark, Michael, Dorr, Elena, Gibbs, Jeremy, Lazicki, Katherine, Prabha Kumar, Abhishek, Vandegrift, Bertha, Williams, Robert, Worthon, Terrika, Yi Yeap, Xin
- Date
- 2009, 2009-05
- Description
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Renewable energy is one of the most important and widely researched topics today. It is classically defined as any form of energy that comes...
Show moreRenewable energy is one of the most important and widely researched topics today. It is classically defined as any form of energy that comes from renewable sources and, for all practical purposes, cannot be depleted. This may include solar, wind, or geothermal power, as well as biomass or biofuels. When considering biomass, or any living or recently dead biological material, the chemical energy of the molecules is generally collected through the process of combustion.
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- Implementing The Plant: Chicago’s First Vertical Farm (Semester Unknown) IPRO 336: ImplementingThePlantChicagoIPRO336FinalPresentationSp11
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- Speroff, Philip, Skaar, Angela, Schmidt, Michael, Plunkett, Joel, Mocny, William, Lockom, Frank, Handzel, Katarzyna, Speroff, Philip, Schmidt, Michael, Lockom, Frank, Xiao, Yao, Viramontes, Carlos, Sansone, Nic, Millham, Joseph, Chavez, Laurel, Palau, Mariana, Ostasz, Raluca, Liu, Andrew, Kenney, Kaycee, Hallak, Joseph, Bugnar, Ioana
- Date
- 2011, 2011-05
- Description
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There are several types of framing that can be used on a greenhouse. The frames are made of wood, galvanized steel, or aluminum. Build-it...
Show moreThere are several types of framing that can be used on a greenhouse. The frames are made of wood, galvanized steel, or aluminum. Build-it-yourself greenhouse plans are usually for structures with wood or metal pipe frames. Plastic pipe materials generally are inadequate to meet snow and wind load requirements. Frames can be covered with glass, rigid fiberglass, rigid double-wall plastics, or plastic film. All have advantages and disadvantages. Each of these materials should be considered--it pays to shop around for ideas.
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- Power Measurement for Road Bicycles: Towards a Universal Solution (Semester Unknown) IPRO 324: PowerMeasurementsForRoadBicyclesIPRO324FinalReportSp09
- Creator
- Anupoju, Tarun, Halim, Stephanus, Kaminski, Bryan, Lam, Brian, Marcellis, Brandon, Martin, Rebecca, Odunaiya, Edumaregbemiro, Stevanovic, Stefan, Tsosie, Henrietta, Voukadinov, Ivan, Ziomek, Arkadiusz
- Date
- 2009, 2009-05
- Description
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We would like to develop a system that measures the applied torque at a bicycle crank set. In contrast to current solutions, we want to be...
Show moreWe would like to develop a system that measures the applied torque at a bicycle crank set. In contrast to current solutions, we want to be able to retrofit our system to existing crank sets, obviating the need to abandon parts that the bicyclist already owns. In principle, according to preliminary tests performed at the MMAE department, this can be done using sets of quite inexpensive strain gauges. However, being able to get accurate torque measurements will require some advanced signal processing from the strain gauges. These signals can then be transmitted wirelessly to a bicycle computer like the Edge 705 that the global positioning system corporation Garmin released last year. There is a defined wireless protocol, called ANT+Sport, which has been developed specifically for the purpose of transmitting exercise data, such as power output or heart rate, to small computers. Chipsets and development kits for this protocol are also available commercially. Therefore, our task will be to find an optimal configuration of strain gauges that will be attached to the crank set, and to develop an algorithm to process the strain gauge data in order to isolate a signal that is proportional to the applied torque. This signal will then be transmitted to the bicycle computer for display and storage.
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- STRUCTURAL SEISMIC PERFORMANCE EVALUATION WITH CONSIDERATION OF ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY
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- Romero, Daniela Zuloaga
- Date
- 2014, 2014-05
- Description
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Performance evaluation of structures has until now been based on evaluation of maximum displacements, interstory drifts, deformation patterns,...
Show morePerformance evaluation of structures has until now been based on evaluation of maximum displacements, interstory drifts, deformation patterns, ductility and other similar parameters; a relative economic loss estimation as a performance measure for the structure is the next step that follows, and is what has been investigated in this work. For this study a steel mid-rise structure was designed according to code provisions using modal spectral analysis, after which it was subjected to an Incremental Dynamic Analysis (IDA) procedure to evaluate the capacity curve of the building. The capacity analysis was then used to determine damage states and compute fragility curves. Finally, economic relative loss values were assigned to represent each designated damage state, for which the mean damage ratio was computed (in terms of economic loss relative to total replacement cost) as a function of spectral displacement.
M.S. in Civil Engineering, May 2014
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- Urban Margins : An Architectural Narrative: Phillips - Masters Book
- Creator
- Phillips, Christopher
- Date
- 5/4/2011, 2011-05
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Manhattan’s expansion is limited by its context; for decades its growth has been upward and inward. It fills the remaining gaps and leftover...
Show moreManhattan’s expansion is limited by its context; for decades its growth has been upward and inward. It fills the remaining gaps and leftover spaces in its own fabric. As time presses on, this layered context grows in density, accumulating a thickness around the alley, the fire escape, and the rooftop. By resisting the city’s tendency to stifle, one can gather these moments of Manhattan’s past, and channel the interplay of space and narrative.
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- Green Building Design Concept & Integration (sequence unknown), IPRO 335 - Deliverables
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- Avanessian, Aris, Banda, Justine, Bergerson, Joshua, Burke, Jeffrey, Christo, Robert, Dexter, Eric, Kim, Kibum, Mey, Andrew, Okunaga, Jonathan, Razeq, Ali, Schaefer, Jacqueline, Thovar Leon, Adrian, Um, Hye
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- 2009-12
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The scope of this IPRO project spans structural, architectural, foundation, HVAC, lighting and electric system designs, as well as building...
Show moreThe scope of this IPRO project spans structural, architectural, foundation, HVAC, lighting and electric system designs, as well as building cost estimating and professional ethics. The IPRO team will become informed about and apply principles associated with green design concepts, energy sustainability, post occupancy comfort, acoustic design issues, smart building concepts, health issues (abatement of mold- and allergy-causing agents), and safety considerations.
Deliverables for IPRO 335: Green Building Design Concept & Integration for the fall 2009 semester
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- IIT Saves Water (Summer 2011) IPRO 346: IIT Saves Water IPRO346 Summer 2011 Poster
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- Li, Cheng, Ruth, Anthony, Romo-ortiz, Esther, Kenward, Joshua, Patel, Mansi, Natarajan, Narayan, Rajagopalan, Raksha, Tapia, Rene
- Date
- 2011, 2011-07
- Description
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The purpose of this project is the advancement in knowledge of, and applied practical solutions to the challenges of sustainability in regards...
Show moreThe purpose of this project is the advancement in knowledge of, and applied practical solutions to the challenges of sustainability in regards to a very specialized area of water conservation. The harvesting of air conditioner condensate could potentially lead to the conservation of a great deal of both water and money. Pentair, a company specialized in providing water solutions, is interested in the technology to harvest the condensate from A/C in buildings, and is our sponsor. We aimed to create public awareness surrounding the potential non-potable use of air conditioner condensate through demonstration and presentation. The IPRO Team of Summer 2011 will advance the prior work by focusing upon building public awareness and working to change public policy. The Team will utilize social media promotional strategies/messages and implementation. The Team will also identify the practical and political barriers to main stream harvesting of condensate and develop action plans to overcome the barriers. The two activities of the Team will be to build public enthusiasm for condensate harvesting via social media and secondly to summarize all IPRO condensate efforts into a presentation with collateral materials and share it with organizations that have outreach missions of sustainability and conservation.
Sponsorship: Pentair, Inc
Project Plan for IPRO 346: IIT Saves Water for the Summer 2011 semester
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- New Product Evaluation and Improvement (Semester Unknown) IPRO 341: NewProductEvaluationandImprovementIPRO341FinalPresentationSu09
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- Assaliyski, Marin, Attard, Ryan, Basiourski, Vitali, Dorn, Lawrence, Feldman, Laurie, Grabowski, Luke, Guerrero, Jose, Rusz, Vlad, Tchobanova, Natacha, Zellarchaffers, Priscilla
- Date
- 2009, 2009-07
- Description
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The team’s purpose is to test the current new design for Versatility Tool Works cabinet, and make suggestions for improvements if needed....
Show moreThe team’s purpose is to test the current new design for Versatility Tool Works cabinet, and make suggestions for improvements if needed. Additionally, the team’s purpose was extended to develop a next‐generation tool storage cabinet and also to identify potential new markets for the company to pursue. This will require a truly inter‐professional team to analyze everything from the engineering of the tool storage cabinet to market research of the current and potential markets.
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- Assessiong and Improving Interprofessional Education at IIT (semester ?), IPRO 339: Assessing and Improving Interprofessional Education at IIT IPRO 339 Poster 2 Sp05
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- Timothy, Britt, Levi, Citrin, Jake, Crulcich, Vlad, Gutkovsky, Megan, Mims, Natalie, Orrison, Alana, Platt, Sagar, Shah, Victoria, Strokova, Sonia, Vajaria, Rachel, Wasserman, Nicholas, Williams
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- 2005-05, 2005-05
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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
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- Friendly Forces Finder (Semester Unknown) EnPRO 350: FriendlyForcesFinderEnPRO350PosterSp10
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- Algie, Teague, Braband, Jim, Clovsky, Aaron, Hoylman, Phillip, Hutchins, Sarah, Kawa, Konrad, Marks, Matthew, Miranda, Jose, Patel, Purvag, Stogner, Jason
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- 2010, 2010-05
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GPS modules and tracking devices have influenced many advances in modern technology. The data GPS provides has replaced the map and compass,...
Show moreGPS modules and tracking devices have influenced many advances in modern technology. The data GPS provides has replaced the map and compass, and can be crucial in many situations. Its current platform for use however requires the user to utilize a handheld device and direct his/her frame of view to a screen. In many situations there is a need to have eyes on and full awareness of surroundings, something that simply can't be done while holding and viewing a handheld device. To solve this dilemma, team Smart Specs has integrated ideas of GPS, heads-up displays, and datalink technology to form a design that will give the user full hands free capabilities. This device, worn like glasses, allows the user to track objects and even designate objects to be tracked, which are all shown through heads-up display.
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- Intermodal Container Transport (Semester Unknown) IPRO 307: IntermodalContainerTransportIPRO307FinalPresentationSp09
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- Cabrera, Intermodal Container Transport, Dennis, Nicole, Jackson, Cordell, Kozys, Karolis, Montgomery, Thomas, Patel, Vaiibhav, Rathakrishnan, Malarva, Razeq, Ali, Rokita, Richard, Rueda, Jorge, Skopek, Paul, Snyder, Cody
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- 2009, 2009-05
- Description
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Chicago is the third largest intermodal freight hub in the world. As a result, there is need for efficient routing of trains throughout the...
Show moreChicago is the third largest intermodal freight hub in the world. As a result, there is need for efficient routing of trains throughout the Chicago area. One aspect of railroad transport that directly affects the overall efficiency of the rail system is how easily accessible train intermodal yards are for trucks going to and through the intermodal yards. With this in mind, the overall purpose and objective of IPRO 307 is to improve the truck flow in and around an intermodal facility at Harvey, IL which is owned by Canadian National (CN) lines. CN is one of the six major railroads that serve the Chicago area. The intermodal facility at Harvey is surrounded by a network of highways including Interstates 80, 57, 294, 94 and 65. Interstates 294 and 80 cross directly overhead of the intermodal yard. In order to make truck flow around the intermodal yard more efficient, IPRO 307 will look into the addition of ramps and frontage roads, including a ramp that would be based off of interstates 80/294. A ramp connecting the major interstate to the intermodal facility would allow for easier access to the intermodal facility by trucks, thereby bettering the efficiency of the intermodal facility as a whole.
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- COORDINATE-EXCHANGE ALGORITHM CONSTRUCTION OF UNIFORM SPACE FILLING DESIGN
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- Han, Shipeng
- Date
- 2014, 2014-05
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Many scientific phenomena are now investigated by complex computer models. A computer experiment is a sequence of runs with various inputs....
Show moreMany scientific phenomena are now investigated by complex computer models. A computer experiment is a sequence of runs with various inputs. The uniform experimental design seeks its design points to be uniformly scattered on the experimental domain and is one kind of a space-filling design that can be used for computer experiments and OK for industrial experiments. The coordinate-exchange method we use is one-dimensional constrained optimization, searching for the optimal coordinate to make the points filling the space uniformly. This method saves large amounts of calculation compared to the multivariate optimization problems. In this thesis we provide the coordinate-exchange algorithm and demonstrate our methodology with numerical examples. Key words: Coordinate-exchange, Uniform design, Computer experiment, Space-filling design, optimal design.
M.S. in Applied Mathematics, May 2014
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