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- Descriptive Virtualized Reality Environment for Visual Guidance (Fall 2001) IPRO 305: Descriptive Virtualized Reality Environment for Visual Guidance IPRO305 Fall2001 Final Presentation
- Creator
- Agheda, Akta, Bhatt, Chirag, Bhatty, Moummar, Bhojawala, Safiya, Bodal, Aziz, Kim, Taewhan, Mathew, Arun, Soorma, Luqman, Ullal, Prasad
- Date
- 2001, 2001-12
- Description
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In this project, the utilization of virtualized reality environments to the guidance of blind or visually-impaired people will be explored. A...
Show moreIn this project, the utilization of virtualized reality environments to the guidance of blind or visually-impaired people will be explored. A virtualized reality environment will be constructed based on visual sensory information and described verbally to the user instead of presented to him graphically. One of two contexts will be selected: a static scenario in which the motorized sensors and the system are located in the environment; or a mobile scenario in which a wearable computing system is worn by the user. The technical side of the project requires students with programming skills capable and/or interested in: image analysis, computer graphics, artificial intelligence, and hardware interface and design. The non-technical side of the project requires students capable and/or interested in: analyzing the guidance needs of blind and visually-impaired people, analyzing and experimenting with different verbal descriptions of visual scenes, assessing the level of detail with which the user is comfortable, and experimenting with and assessing the effectiveness of different descriptive schemes. In the long term, the insight and ideas developed in this project may lead to their further development, testing and implementation in practical applications for those who are blind and visually-impaired or more generally for people to communicate and collaborate with each other more effectively in a virtual fashion.
Sponsorship: NA
Project Plan for IPRO 305: Descriptive Virtualized Reality Environment for Visual Guidance for the Fall 2001 semester
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- Composite Materials
- Creator
- Khan, M. Ishaque
- Date
- 2009-05-14, 2002-05-07
- Description
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Composite materials composed of organic and inorganic substances of the general formulation MO(O.sub.2 C--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --CO.sub.2), wherein...
Show moreComposite materials composed of organic and inorganic substances of the general formulation MO(O.sub.2 C--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --CO.sub.2), wherein M is a transition metal, and a method for producing the composite materials. The structure of these materials includes at least one column of an array of transition metal oxides, the column having corner-sharing octahedra interlinked with spacer organic chelating ligands. The inorganic-organic hybrid materials are likely to exhibit properties not encountered in pure inorganic and organic substances.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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- OPTIMAL BIDDING STRATEGY FOR HYDRO UNIT
- Creator
- Zhu, Renchen
- Date
- 2013-04-30, 2013-05
- Description
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The bidding price for the renewable energy is very different from some traditional energy, like gas, coal and so on, because when we produced...
Show moreThe bidding price for the renewable energy is very different from some traditional energy, like gas, coal and so on, because when we produced the renewable energy, the only cost is the generator unit cost, for example, wind power, water power and so on. People never need to pay the fuel price for the solar, water or wind. So here come one question how can we decide the energy price for these power. As we all know, the bidding price decided the profit for the generating company. Nowadays, more and more researches have been done in this field for every company want a good price to earn the highest profit. But for the renewable energy, they are different from the traditional energy which price is determined by the fuel price. So how to decide the bidding price of the renewable energy will be a good topic and question for us. To solve this problem, I will try to use an idea called minimum the imbalance in order to maximum the profit for those owners. This idea first has been applied in the wind unit. For my thesis, I will apply this idea to the hydro unit both with the storage and without storage. For each part, I will use some data to test. By these testing, the result will show this bidding strategy will be better.
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, May 2013
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- High Performance Green Homes (sequence unknown), IPRO 317 - Deliverables: IPRO 317 Poster F09
- Creator
- Bhat, Adnan, Campbell, Brittanie, Cink, Jefferey, Gutstein, Yehuda, Hadi, Shuaib, Hafdi, Kamal, Hasan, Hasan, Kenig, Elezar, Lipski, Brian, Lollino, Luca, Margolis, Jordan, Nigamatzyanov, Tagir, Patel, Hiren, Patel, Neal, Shehada, Hazem, Toops, Melissa, Trauner, Crystal, Zgourdah, Mourad
- Date
- 2009-12
- Description
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The purpose of this project is to show how a team committed to helping people help save the world can leapfrog today's best designs. As...
Show moreThe purpose of this project is to show how a team committed to helping people help save the world can leapfrog today's best designs. As opposed to the tradition of minimum design standards that just meeting the building code, highest practical design standards are the focus. True sustainability is the goal of this project, including; Zero Carbon Emissions, Net Zero Energy, 100% Solar Power, 10 times the traditional design life, 1/10th the maintenance, rot proof, termite proof, fire proof, hurricane and earthquake resistant. The project team, using cutting edge technology, will develop all aspects of a start-up design and build company to promote High Performance Green Homes. This project will provide a great opportunity for IIT students to experience a challenging and interesting project and to significantly contribute to a better world.
Sponsorship: Jimmy Eng
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- Portable and Secure Medical Data Management System (semester?), IPRO 304: Portable and Secure Medical Data Management System IPRO 304 Final Report Sp06
- Creator
- Abubakar, Usman, Benaska, Steven, Brenyo, Michael, Dmitry, Ratnikov, Dughman, Lutfi, Emelogu, Ikechi, Kelkar, Shaan, Khan, Shaan, Oza, Pooja, Sharma, Kanishk, Trockman, Brett
- Date
- 2006-05, 2006-05
- Description
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The goal of this project is to design software to support the secure use of portable memory as a medium for transferring secure data. Envision...
Show moreThe goal of this project is to design software to support the secure use of portable memory as a medium for transferring secure data. Envision yourself carrying around sensitive data (e.g., passwords, account numbers) on a flash drive that: 1. is secure from unauthorized access, and 2. will not attack another machine on installation (e.g., with a virus). A flash drive is initialized to contain user data as well as an application that allows these data to be manipulated in a consistent way by various entities. Depending on the entity, different data are visible and changeable.
Deliverables for IPRO 304: Portable and Secure Medical Data Management System for the Fall 2006 semester
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- Solid Fuel from Biomass for Cogeneration (Semester Unknown) IPRO 349: Solid Fuel From Biomass For Cogeneration IPRO 349 Project Plan F08
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- Ajigbo, Oluwafunso, Lee, Sangkyoung, Adekola, Ademola, Kim, Sung, Kang, Minsoo, Ogata, Ken, Lee, Sangkyoung, Chee, Grace, Rhodes, Tyler, Yeseul, Lee, Camp, Kelsey, Schombert, Branden, Adekola, Ademola
- Date
- 2008, 2008-12
- Description
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The following are our objectives for the Fall 2008 semester: • Re-evaluate and update the calculations done by the previous IPRO group for...
Show moreThe following are our objectives for the Fall 2008 semester: • Re-evaluate and update the calculations done by the previous IPRO group for theoretical energy content at each stage of the process. • Develop a flow scheme for a small scale cogeneration plant using solid biomass fuel from corn stover. • Research current equipment capacities and methods of heat transfer which could be used to implement a small scale cogeneration power plant. • Construct as economic analysis. • Deliver a final report that describes the overall energy yields, feasibility and economic analyses and possibly some recommendations for a large scale project.
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- User Generated Map Content (Semester Unknown) IPRO 305: CommunityMapsIPRO305MidTermPresentationF10
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- Kumar, Arjun, Link, Krystian, Malpekar, Nilesh, Miao, Xufeng, Mongillo, Michael, Nilforooshan, Razieh, Palarz, Michael, Paradiso, Nicholas, Sharma, Vivek
- Date
- 2010, 2010-12
- Description
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Identify 4-5 viable community groups of 8-10 people each • Liaison with these communities and teach them to use NAVTEQ tools for generating...
Show moreIdentify 4-5 viable community groups of 8-10 people each • Liaison with these communities and teach them to use NAVTEQ tools for generating POI map content • Collect and analyze community generated map content • Determine proper incentives for community groups
Sponsorship: NAVTEQ
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- THERMODYNAMICS AND PHASE EQUILIBRIA OF HEUSLER ALLOYS
- Creator
- Chung, Yoonsung
- Date
- 2011-09, 2011-07
- Description
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Heusler compounds are of great interest for their properties such as shape memory, thermoelectric, ferromagnetic and spin polarization effects...
Show moreHeusler compounds are of great interest for their properties such as shape memory, thermoelectric, ferromagnetic and spin polarization effects that could lead to new mechanical and electronic devices. Currently, the study of Heusler alloys is focused on their electronic and magnetic properties, but the high temperature thermodynamic properties of these compounds have not been covered as much. A thorough knowledge of the thermodynamic properties and phase equilibria is required for developing this kind of alloys. This thesis is part of a systematic investigation of the thermodynamics and phase equilibria of ternary Heusler alloy systems. In this work, the high temperature reaction calorimeter was used to obtain the standard enthalpy of formation of compounds in the Ni2XSn (X = Ti, Zr, Hf, V and Nb) and Ni2TiX (X = Ga and In) ternary systems. It was confirmed the compound Ni2TaSn does not exist in the Heusler structure A Setaram Ligne 96 drop calorimeter was used to measure the heat content of Ni2TiSn as a function of temperature. Phase equilibria and crystal structures of Ni2TiSn, Ni2TiGa and Ni2TiIn were determined using XRD, SEM and EDS.
M.S. in Materials Science & Engineering, July 2011
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- eyeCAN (Semester Unknown) IPRO 357: eyeCan EnPRO 357 Brochure Sp08
- Creator
- Rodriguez, Tito, Lima, Pedro, Lu, Zhenlin, Canales, Hernan
- Date
- 2008, 2008-05
- Description
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eyeCan seeks to develop and prototype assistive devices that will enable the visually impaired to exercise independently. Initially, our...
Show moreeyeCan seeks to develop and prototype assistive devices that will enable the visually impaired to exercise independently. Initially, our efforts have been devoted to developing a device that will allow such individuals to swim independently which from a sighted person‟s perspective might not be perceived as an issue. From research we have found this not to be the case, for the visually impaired it‟s very difficult to swim without causing harm to themselves. With our product eyeSwim, we hope to improve the quality of life for visually impaired individuals by providing them with opportunity to exercise safely. Currently, eyeCan is in the process of researching other activities i.e. running, biking, climbing which may prove to be another opportunity for expanding the business‟ focus.
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- Developing a document Control Sytem (Semester Unknown) IPRO 347
- Creator
- Basiourski, Vitali, Cabrera, William, Drag, Christopher, Erogbogbo, Samad, Ike, Richard, Krolikowski, Maciej, Mendez, Daniel, Mersch, Erin, Orlichenko, Anton, Roediger, Justin, Zouridis, Despina
- Date
- 2008, 2008-07
- Description
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The IPRO 347 team is being sponsored by Abrasive Form to lead the company into a paperless form of tracking projects. Abrasive Form currently...
Show moreThe IPRO 347 team is being sponsored by Abrasive Form to lead the company into a paperless form of tracking projects. Abrasive Form currently uses a paper folder, which they call the “job folder” to hold all the important documents for completing incoming projects. This job folder travels along with the pieces of the project until the project is completed. Once a project has been completed, and the final product is shipped out, the job folder for that project is then kept in an on-site filling cabinet. So far this has led to several problems for Abrasive Form. As the company is increasing in size and completing increasing amounts of projects, they have had to dedicate a large portion of their offices to the storing of old job files. Abrasive Form keeps all of their completed job folders to ensure that all liability for the company is covered, and whenever necessary throughout the lifespan of completed projects in the field, Abrasive Form is able to prove that their work was of the quality that was requested. This has also lead to a lot of time being wasted by the employees of Abrasive Form traveling to the back offices where the job folders are held to look up information. The IPRO 347 team will be helping Abrasive Form come up with a solution to this very serious problem. The solution generated thus far is to scan all the documents contained within the paper job folders into PDF form, and use a digital filing program (such as Bugzilla which is a free open source program) to organize the PDF files into sub folders, and allow for quick referencing based on critical criteria such as the job number, part number, customer name, or part number. All this information would then be contained in a single server that can be accessed on any computer throughout the company through an internal network.
Sponsorship: Abrasive-Form
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- Conceptual Design and Planning for the Environment of Chicago Area Health Clinics by Access Community Health (Semester Unknown) IPRO 340: Design of a “Green” Community IPRO 340 Final Report F08
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- Bellamy, Ernest, Bo, Loren, Chung, Lawrence, Dipego, Danielle, Gala, Pankti, Glover, Crystal, Howe, Phaedra, Khanna, Omaditya, Park, Jongpil, Wahlstrom Helgren, Sarah, Yu, Mary, Ziswa, Sungano
- Date
- 2008, 2008-12
- Description
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In the 21st century, medical technology is advancing at a rapid rate, thus allowing people to benefit from new treatments being developed....
Show moreIn the 21st century, medical technology is advancing at a rapid rate, thus allowing people to benefit from new treatments being developed. However, much of the underserved and underinsured public are not benefiting from the breakthroughs as one might expect. In order for the existing facilities to better serve the public, gradual transformations and upgrades must be made. This is the challenge being tackled by our IPRO: How can we realistically suggest a renovation model for existing Access Community Health Network facilities which would promote cost efficiency and technological advancement in both environmental and operational capacities? - The primary objective of this session of IPRO 340 is to deliver a five-year model for which existing Access Community Healthcare facilities can be shaped into more environmentally and operationally efficient centers for medical treatment. - In designing such a model, secondary goals include familiarization with cutting edge medical technology, modernized building flow, spatial relations, as well as the development of business process models. In addition, we plan to investigate ways in which Access Community Healthcare can enhance the level of patient experience by making peoples’ visit to their facilities more enjoyable and informative.
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- Automatic Insulin Pumps Using Recursive Multivariable Models and Adaptive Control Algorithms
- Creator
- Cinar, Ali, Oruklu, Meriyan
- Date
- 2014-04-09, 2014-04-08
- Description
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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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- Method and Apparatus for Electrostatic Recording and Reproducing
- Creator
- Richarson, Donald E.
- Date
- 1964-12-01
- Description
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Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent
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- Orthotics and Prosthetics in Latin America (sequence unknown), IPRO 309 - Deliverables: IPRO 309 Final Report F09
- Creator
- Ashley, Trevor, Claxton, Matt, Conover, Stephen, Gotanco, Francis, Mathai, Alexander, Nizich, Adam, Park, Yong, Quikr, Kerry, Ray, Monmayuri, Vasquez, Raul
- Date
- 2009-12
- Description
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The overall goal of our IPRO team is to create a program for delivering orthotics and prosthetics that is sustainable. This will be...
Show moreThe overall goal of our IPRO team is to create a program for delivering orthotics and prosthetics that is sustainable. This will be accomplished by improving the quality of the product by increasing availability of funding, improving cost effectiveness of prosthetics, and promoting awareness of treatment available.
Deliverables for IPRO 309: Orthotics and Prosthetics in Latin America for the fall 2009 semester.
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- Educational and Technical support of Orthotics and Prosthetics Education in Latin America (semester?), IPRO 309: Orthotics and Prosthetics Edu in Latin America IPRO 309 Abstract Sp06
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- Gracia, David, Prabhu, Vinit, Kelley, Kristen, Pellico, Christopher, Singh, Prachi, Rezek, Natalie, French, Elise, Grilley, Michael, Ogbonnaya, Amara, Maksimowicz, Piotr, Caro, Jahir, Lemley, Shea, Hamblen, Matthew, Patel, Sonali
- Date
- 2006-05, 2006-05
- Description
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There is an enormous need for creating and supporting education opportunities in orthotics and prosthetics in Latin America. The primary...
Show moreThere is an enormous need for creating and supporting education opportunities in orthotics and prosthetics in Latin America. The primary objective of this IPRO is to support the first orthotics and prosthetics educational program (established in February 2005) in Bogotá, Colombia.
Deliverables for IPRO 309: Educational and Technical support of Orthotics and Prosthetics Education in Latin America for the Spring 2006 semester
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- Apparatus for Electrode Heating of Earth for Recovery of Subsurface Volatiles and Semi-Volatiles
- Creator
- Bridges, Jack E., Sresty, Guggilam C.
- Date
- 2009-05-11, 1997-04-15
- Description
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Improved methods and apparatus are disclosed for confining ohmic heating currents to a subsurface formation in the use of in situ ohmic...
Show moreImproved methods and apparatus are disclosed for confining ohmic heating currents to a subsurface formation in the use of in situ ohmic heating for recovery of volatile and semi-volatile materials, such as hazardous waste, hydrocarbon-like materials, and valuable minerals having thermally responsive properties. Spacing between emplaced electrodes and the number of electrodes employed are controlled to cause coupling between electrodes for more uniform and higher temperature heating. Electrode designs are disclosed which suppress spurious earth currents which would heat other formations not of interest. Suppression of electrode end currents is accomplished by the use of distinct rings of insulation, control of the applied potential along the electrode, and injection or withdrawal of fluids at distinct locations along the electrode.
Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent
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- Hyde Park Art Center Digital Facade (semester?), IPRO 306: Hyde Park Art Center IPRO 306 Final Report Sp05
- Creator
- Sherman, Mindy, Maltby, Edward, Chen, M. Leah, Djerrouf, Ryad, Haro, Blanca, Hopkins, Aaron, Joe, Yong June, Kim, Ryan, Ng, Michael, Walker, Matt
- Date
- 2005-05, 2005-05
- Description
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The scope of this project is to present a variety of solutions, determining and defining a system required to implement a digital façade for...
Show moreThe scope of this project is to present a variety of solutions, determining and defining a system required to implement a digital façade for the new Hype Park Art Center. The pioneering icon for the Hyde Park Art Center will engage neighbors and those who pass by, in addition to ideally attracting visitors from all over Chicago and beyond. The projection area will be the Art Center’s signature while serving many exhibition and studio needs by bringing art directly into the view of the community it serves. The idea is that the art created because of this façade will be a signature as well. Because of this, the façade system itself needs to accommodate many different digital art mediums to function as a blank canvas with opportunity for a creative manipulation by artists, visitors, and the Hyde Park Art Center to the full capabilities of the technology.
Sponsorship: IIT - Office of the President; IPRO Office, Tom Jacobius; Hyde Part Art Center
Deliverables for IPRO 306: Hyde Park Art Center Digital Facade for the Spring 2005 semester.
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- 2B Developed EnPRO 351: 2B Developed EnPRO 351 Midterm Report Sp08
- Creator
- Vinson, Robert, Cunningham, Ryan, Mccall, Ian, Peake, Andrew, Alonso, Jesus, Kim, Min Seung, Hasija, Abhinav, Morales, Antonio, Kim, Jeong Shik
- Date
- 2008, 2008-05
- Description
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It is our objective to create a medium in which to combine the need of proficient web developers for university projects/ jobs as well as...
Show moreIt is our objective to create a medium in which to combine the need of proficient web developers for university projects/ jobs as well as others looking for similar services outside of the university, with IIT students looking to gain experience as well as payment, whether through class credits or through wages. We plan to create a business model of a consulting firm that seeks out clients, as well as having clients brought to the firm, realize their needs, create a design document of their proposed website, then seek out the students with the capabilities matching the clients needs and “hire” them for the job, all the while maintaining that the quality of the student’s work will be sufficient to the client and therefore sufficient for our consulting firm. The start up companies/clients we gain will receive knowledge, expertise, and fresh ideas for a much needed website for their company/project. On the other hand the students will receive real-life experience working for a client in a certain timetable, with a standardized set of guidelines while also receiving some form of compensation.
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- Zoo Tech (Semester Unknown) IPRO 318: ZooTechIPRO318BrochureSp10
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- Alesia, Anthony, Chen, Qiaogiao, Chiba, Mitsuru, Dreher, Taylor, Dziuba, David, Eid, Aya, Romit, Girdhar, Hutchful, Albert, Ibrahim, Suliman, Lan, Jiang, Miller, Mathew, Moraga, Justo, Puzewski, Jennifer, Szulyk, Natalie, Winterbauer, Adam, Xing, Jiangi
- Date
- 2010, 2010-05
- Description
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The members of IPRO 318 are teaming up with the Brookfield Zoo to develop an iPhone application which will enhance the visitors‟ experience...
Show moreThe members of IPRO 318 are teaming up with the Brookfield Zoo to develop an iPhone application which will enhance the visitors‟ experience and interactions with the Zoo environment. This educational module will be broken down into two major components. First, the Zoo education staff and animal researchers need help in developing a guided inquiry process that will assist users in identifying animals. By organizing the hierarchical structure of information provided by the Zoo, and coupling this with the tools available on the iPhone, IPRO 318 seeks to design an efficient, educational, and entertaining means of utilizing modern technology to identify animals in the Zoo and beyond.
Sponsorship: Brookfield Zoo
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- Finding Uses for Alternative Fuels in Intermodal Transportation Hubs (sequence unknown), IPRO 307 - Deliverables: IPRO 307 Midterm Presentation F09
- Creator
- Balakirev, Konstantin, Beau‐luby, Ryan, Bouikidis, John, Cargill, Matthew, Dziuba, David, Kehoe, Matthew, Slonski, Bryan, Tesfaye, Melat, Wiese, Matthew, Wiseman, Christopher, Zook, Joel
- Date
- 2009-12
- Description
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Chicago, being the third largest freight hub in the world, needs an efficient movement of goods for the increasing freight shipments.
Sponsorsh...
Show moreChicago, being the third largest freight hub in the world, needs an efficient movement of goods for the increasing freight shipments.
Sponsorship: Mi-Jack
Deliverables for IPRO 307: Finding Uses for Alternative Fuels in Intermodal Transportation Hubs for the fall 2009 semester.
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