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Title: Steerable Catheter
Creator: Burns, Marvin, Ogden, Charles Thomas, Rodzen, Richard A.
Date: 2009-04-30, 1973-11-30
Description: A tip on a catheter is bent to steer the distal end of the catheter by displacing a control fluid within an elongated fluid conduit to stretch...
Show moreA tip on a catheter is bent to steer the distal end of the catheter by displacing a control fluid within an elongated fluid conduit to stretch one longitudinally extending side of the tip relative to an opposite longitudinally extending side of the tip. The stretched side bends about the shorter side with a radius of curvature larger than the radius of curvature for the shorter side of the tip. A longitudinal restraining means may be applied to the tip to assure that the tip always bends in the same direction with the fluid displacement. On the other hand, other catheters may be bent in several and predetermined directions by providing a plurality of discrete fluid control conduits and by establishing a fluid pressure differential in at least one of the conduits to cause its associated side to lengthen and bend relative to a portion of the tip associated with another control conduit. The catheter may be small in dimension, made inexpensively and restrained against expanding in diameter by a circumferential restraining means.
Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent
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Title: Conversion of a Commercial-Grade Riding Lawnmower to Hydrogen Fuel in conjunction with John Deere and the Chicago Parks District (semester?), IPRO 310
Creator: Evanoff, Steffany, Taulbee, Daniel, Abraham, Preeti, Gim, Yewon, Shoulders, Shawn, Fenner, Joel, Neale, Jason, Jung, Minsuk, Kim, Minjoong, Kim, Chungyun, Gates, Nate, Knopp, Nathan, Lemons, Melissa, Nihei, Jim, Sedacki, Karen, Costanzo, Frank
Date: 2006-05, 2006-05
Description: This semester, the IPRO 310 team is continuing the work started by the previous semester’s team. Our work will build off of the previous team...
Show moreThis semester, the IPRO 310 team is continuing the work started by the previous semester’s team. Our work will build off of the previous team’s work and many of our objectives will be an extension of their original objectives. This semester, the team has set forth the following objectives:  Finish benchmark testing on the lawnmower including gas emissions  Further research the safe storing and usage of hydrogen as a fuel  Develop guidelines to create and maintain a safe laboratory area  Investigate avenues to decrease overall conversion cost  Perform the engine conversion  Write a step-by-step conversion manual keeping in mind safety and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards Although the team’s main objective is to provide a safe way to convert a gas-powered lawnmower to a hydrogen-power lawnmower, the team will strive to create an environment in which team collaboration, the application engineering knowledge and ability, and individual passion for the project can flourish thus providing a rewarding and educational experience for all of the participants.
Deliverables for IPRO 310: Conversion of a Commercial-Grade Riding Lawnmower to Hydrogen Fuel in conjunction with John Deere and the Chicago Parks District for the Spring 2006 semester
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Title: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FOR AN ACTUATED GLOVE FOR HAND REHABILITATION
Creator: Yuan, Ning
Date: 2016, 2016-12
Description: Stroke survivors often experience long-term upper extremity impairment. This can greatly impair activities of daily living. The eXtension...
Show moreStroke survivors often experience long-term upper extremity impairment. This can greatly impair activities of daily living. The eXtension Glove (X-Glove) is a soft robotic device to aid hand therapy. It uses cables serving as external extensor tendons to assist digit extension and control digit flexion. Load cells are located on each motor to detect the force value of fingers. This paper provides a way to add a biofeedback function on the X-Glove and update the microprocessor to a PIC32MX795. So the X-Glove can establish a wireless communication transmit data with terminals, like PC. In order to display the biofeedback, a graphic user-interface is also developed so that therapists can optimize the therapy for each individual patient in real time.
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, December 2016
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Title: Oak Park Energy Efficiency & Carbon Reduction (Semester Unknown) IPRO 329: OakParkEnergyEfficiencyAndCarbonReductionIPRO329ProjectPlantF10_redacted
Creator: Muyco, Michael, Broda, Dawid, Jardim, Thiago, Lakin, Colin, Moceri, Michael, Dexter, Eric, Kim, Tae-hoon, Lee, Seunggeun, Mohaimani, Aurash, Herman, Robert, Kungis, Andrew, Lim, Suk-hyun, Park, Minah
Date: 2010, 2010-12
Description: The overall purpose of the IPRO 329 team is to work with the Village of Oak Park in order to implement a strategic plan to educate Oak Park...
Show moreThe overall purpose of the IPRO 329 team is to work with the Village of Oak Park in order to implement a strategic plan to educate Oak Park residents in making their homes more efficient and work toward a community wide reduction of energy and water usage. In doing so, we also hope to gain valuable experience in working in a team with members with varying degrees of experience and skills.
Sponsorship: Oak Park
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Title: Crop to Truck (Semester Unknown) EnPRO 353: MobileCoffeeBaristaEnPRO353MidTermPresentationF10
Creator: Azab, Naguib, Brenner, Kevin, Choe, Mihee, Haznar, Daria, Horchin, Marina, Kamer, Kevin, Klockowski, Wesley, Mceneff, Aaran, Min, Hee-jong, Muchna, Joseph, Palau, Mariana, Pierce, Nicholas, Sanchez, Nicolas, Velazquez, Andrea, Zistakis, Nikola
Date: 2010, 2010-12
Description: Crop to Cup’s business mantra is “Pride to crop, quality, and cup”. IPRO 353, Crop to Truck, will embody this statement through investigation...
Show moreCrop to Cup’s business mantra is “Pride to crop, quality, and cup”. IPRO 353, Crop to Truck, will embody this statement through investigation into mobile coffee baristas. Our design and business models will present a world-conscious, attractive truck space that improves customer experience and ease of access to the best quality, responsibly sourced coffee available. We will complete the cycle that Crop to Cup has set forward in a sustainable manner that benefits consumer, producer, and barista alike.
Sponsorship: Crop to Cup Jacob Elster
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Title: Fab Lab (Semester Unknown) IPRO 353: FabLabIPRO353ProjectPlanSp10
Creator: Arendovich, Nikolai, Bartolomei, Anthony, Meno, Joel, Munir, Muqadas, Ostapenko, Maksym, Pham, Anne, Sanchez, Joseph, Sawyer, William, Stepniewski, Jesse, Sturrup, Terez, Ton, Jimmy, Zhu, Patrick
Date: 2010, 2010-05
Description: For this semester IPRO 353’s purpose is to generate a steady public interest in the Fabrication Laboratory (Fab Lab) that is located in the...
Show moreFor this semester IPRO 353’s purpose is to generate a steady public interest in the Fabrication Laboratory (Fab Lab) that is located in the Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) by reaching out to a target user base of retirees, inventors, craft hobbyist, and students. Feedback collected from these user groups will be used to create and establish a feasible program that sets out requirements for qualified users, provides new users with tutorials (or workshop), and implements a schedule for steady use of the Fab Lab by qualified users. The program will include a volunteer force such as a group of community service students trained in the lab that can oversea activities in the Fab Lab.
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Title: Particle Counter Using a Variable Test Volume
Creator: Salkowski, Martin J., Lieberman, Alvin
Date: 4/24/2009, 1970-03-31
Description: Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent

Title: Agent-based control of spatially distributed chemical reactor networks
Creator: Tatara, Eric, North, Michael, Hood, Cindy, Teymour, Fouad, Cinar, Ali
Date: 2005
Publisher: SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN
Description: Large-scale spatially distributed systems provide a unique and difficult control challenge because of their nonlinearity, spatialdistribution...
Show moreLarge-scale spatially distributed systems provide a unique and difficult control challenge because of their nonlinearity, spatialdistribution and generally high order. The control structure for these systems tend to be both discrete and distributed as well and contain discrete and continuous elements. A layered control structure interfaced with complex arrays of sensors and actuators provides a flexible supervision and control system that can deal with local and global challenges. An adaptive agent-based control structure is presented whereby local control objectives may be changed in order to achieve the global control objective. Information is shared through a global knowledge environment that promotes the distribution of ideas through reinforcement. The performance of the agent-based control approach is illustrated in a case study where the interaction front between two competing autocatalytic species is moved from one spatial configuration to another. The multi-agent control system is able to effectively explore the parameter space of the network and intelligently manipulate the network flow rates such that the desired spatial distribution of species is achieved.
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Title: Our Energy Future: Lessons in Sustainability (Semester Unknown) IPRO 332: OurEnergyFutureLessonsInSustainabilityIPRO332MidTermPresentationF09
Creator: Vega, Mayra, Chavez, Jorge, Chin, Jason, Grande, Gina, Tyler, Micheal, Lay, Livia, Randle, Jennifer, Weiner, Andrew, Johnson, Ross, Mccloat, Declain, Nguyen, Nam, Olechno, Patrick, Zajac, Gregory
Date: 2009, 2009-12
Description: Ipro 332 is in its sixth and concluding semester and has become a well established project. The strong work of previous semesters’ teams has...
Show moreIpro 332 is in its sixth and concluding semester and has become a well established project. The strong work of previous semesters’ teams has given the current team a good base to start from in furthering our goal of energy consumption. This semester the goals were to expand upon the modules that have already been made, explore the creation of a new module and market our modules within the community.
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Title: Designing Affordable Energy, Water, And Shelter Solutions For The World's Poor (Semester Unknown) IPRO 325: DesigningAffordableWater,Energy, and ShelterSolutionsIPRO325MidTermPresentationSp09
Creator: Khalil, Shezami, Lee, Sang Hwa, Leposavic, Milos, Lee, Jeonghun
Date: 2009, 2009-05
Description: There are currently around 40 million people living in urban slums without adequate water and sanitation in India. In addition, there is no...
Show moreThere are currently around 40 million people living in urban slums without adequate water and sanitation in India. In addition, there is no sewage system in urban slums and water is not being recycled. In a particular slum in Mumbai that we are looking at, people need to walk to the foothill 2km away in order to get water. It takes a lot of time to carry su cient amount of water for a family for daily use. Water obtained in this way is primarily used for washing. Since there is no private place for people to wash, people often wash themselves on the street and the water is simply wasted. Our team attempted to address two main issues for this semester. Firstly, we tried to provide people with clean and private facility for washing while allowing the water to be recycled. Secondly, we tried to make transporting water easier and more e cient by developing a device that allows you to carry water on your back.
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Title: Enhancing the Reliability and Performance of Paper Shredders (Semester Unknown) IPRO 321: Enhancing the Reliability and Performance of Paper Shredders IPRO 321 Ethics Sp08
Creator: Pesik, Vesna, Anderson, Matthew, Lee, Sebin, Howard, Jason, Flicek, Stephen, Capps, Zachary, Pandey, Aseem, Hatch, Michael, Bauer, Patrick
Date: 2008, 2008-05
Description: Spring semester 2007, the Manhattan Group came to IIT seeking advice regarding the improvement of their paper shredder. The paper shredders...
Show moreSpring semester 2007, the Manhattan Group came to IIT seeking advice regarding the improvement of their paper shredder. The paper shredders are manufactured in China and sold across the world, including the United States, under the Royal brand name. Each year, over a million paper shredders are sold. Consumers want paper shredders that are quiet and long lasting and are available at the lowest possible price. The Manhattan Group has asked us once again, the students of IPRO 321 and Professor Maurer, for the fourth straight semester to seek potential methods and problems in their shredder. These include improving the sound reduction, the gear optimization, and other features. The MMAE lab and machine lab will be used extensively for gear, sound, and material testing and design. Software resources, sound measuring equipment, and EE equipment will be used as well. Potential legal and/or ethical issues will involve patents and idea ownership. Since this a sponsored IPRO, all discoveries will be property of Mr. Seth Lewis and the Manhattan Group. This potentially could be an issue where this IPRO will be unable to provide necessary information to the IPRO office regarding work and progress due to ethics.
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Title: Zero Energy Home 1114 W Roscoe Ave (Semester Unknown) IPRO 317: ZeroEnergyHomeIPRO317MidTermPresentationF09
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, 2009-12
Description: Design of a sustainable net zero energy building with zero carbon emission at a traditional construction cost. - Promote the use of this...
Show moreDesign of a sustainable net zero energy building with zero carbon emission at a traditional construction cost. - Promote the use of this design as a template for other homes in the future.
Sponsorship: Jimmy Eng
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Title: Looking for (Lesbian) Love: Social Media Subtext Readings of Rizzoli and Isles
Creator: Hemphill, Libby
Date: 2015, 2015
Description: Paper presented at #IR16 the annual conference of the Association of Internet Researchers
Paper presented at #IR16 the annual conference of the...
Show morePaper presented at #IR16 the annual conference of the Association of Internet Researchers
Paper presented at #IR16 the annual conference of the Association of Internet Researchers
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Title: Tape and Disk Recording and Reproducing Device
Creator: Camras, Marvin
Date: 1952-09-23
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: Personal VTOL Aircraft (semester?), IPRO 317: VTOL aircraft for the Masses IPRO 317 Abstract Sp06
Creator: Chankov, Teodro, Dalton, Edward, Honore, Brandon, Meyer, Chad, Naselli, Adam, Qadir, Mohammed, Rozier, Paul, Szwajnos, Joanna, Tenenbaum, Jason, Ziskovsky, Anthony
Date: 2006-05, 2006-05
Description: The primary objectives of the testing group are to: 1. Verify the flight tests performed during the previous semester. 2. Confirm the...
Show moreThe primary objectives of the testing group are to: 1. Verify the flight tests performed during the previous semester. 2. Confirm the sustainability of the engine and the reliability of control. 3. Verify the ability of the VTOL to successfully complete vertical take off and landing. 4. Verify the ability of the VTOL to transition from vertical to horizontal flight. 5. Demonstrate free flight of the VTOL. It is very likely that in the process of completing these objectives, other problems may arise that need to be solved. We will focus our immediate attention on solving these problems, however our long term focus will be on completing the primary objectives
Deliverables for IPRO 317: Personal VTOL Aircraft for the Spring 2006 semester
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Title: STUDY OF SALMONELLA SURVIVAL ON THE SURFACE OF FRUITS
Creator: Sui, Ke
Date: 2017, 2017-05
Description: Salmonella enterica has been frequently linked to the major foodborne disease outbreaks. The molecular mechanisms underlying this pathogen...
Show moreSalmonella enterica has been frequently linked to the major foodborne disease outbreaks. The molecular mechanisms underlying this pathogen survival on the fresh fruit surface remain largely unexplored. In this study, the environmental factors that affect the survival of Salmonella strains on the surface of selected fruits were studied. Grape tomatoes (or cantaloupe peels) were inoculated in three separate trials with 1 mL Salmonella enterica serotypes Enteritidis or Typhimurium (approximately 1010-11 CFU/mL). Storage of grape tomatoes at 4 ℃ resulted in significant decrease in populations of S. Enteritidis; this trend was observed at both of the tested relative humidity with the D-value as 7.25±1.05 d and 7.28±2.34 d, respectively. At different temperatures, relative humidity only had marginal effects on the bacterial survival on the surface of grape tomato and cantaloupe. In addition, S. Typhimurium apparently survived better than S. Enteritidis on the surface of grape tomato. Furthermore, a transposonmutagenesis library with random transposon insertion mutants of S. Enteritidis and high-throughput sequencing analysis showed that the expression of genes rcsB and nlpD were hypothesized to be associated with the survival of S. Enteritidis on grape tomatoes. Inframe deletions of the two genes in S. Enteritidis were constructed by lambda red recombinase system and respective complementation mutants were also obtained for identification of the contribution of the two genes to the bacterial survival on the surface of grape tomato. Thus, this study provided microbiological and molecular microbiological basis to probe the roles of putative genes in Salmonella enterica survival on the surface of fresh fruits.
M.S. in Food Safety and Technology, May 2017
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Title: Design a System to Recycle Condensate from Residential Air Conditioners (Semester Unknown) IPRO 348
Creator: Abro, Anam, Ahmed, Syeda, Claxton, Matt, Hazariwala, Niravkumar, Hesser, Cari, Ismail, Malisa, Martinez, Jessica, Raghuvanshi, Siddhartha, Ruszczak, Erich, Specht, Nicole, Yanover, Rachel
Date: 2009, 2009-07
Description: The goal of IPRO 348 is to first find a use for the condensate produced by air conditioners, and then to create a product that will recycle...
Show moreThe goal of IPRO 348 is to first find a use for the condensate produced by air conditioners, and then to create a product that will recycle the condensate for said use. The first task for IPRO 348 is to collect information on how condensate is formed, its purity, and the amount that is produced by a central air conditioning system. The end goal of the IPRO is to have a marketable system that will collect and store the condensate produced by the air conditioning units and will then proceed to use the condensate in the form of cleaning water, irrigation water, and possibly various plumbing purposes such as flushing toilets. After creating a viable product, the IPRO team is determined to make the product scalable, expanding its market from residential to commercial industries. To fulfill this goal, the IPRO team has been broken down into subgroups which are each responsible for a different objective. The first subgroup is responsible for the creation of a device that will allow for the condensate to be collected and stored. The second subgroup is responsible for analyzing the collected sample’s composition and checking for bacterial growth. The third subgroup is responsible for setting the parameters and methods for condensate collection. The fourth subgroup is responsible for obtaining the condensate samples from various sites, as well as collecting environmental data. The fifth subgroup is responsible for beginning the marketing aspects of the project. As a whole, the IPRO team will determine how the project should progress.
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Title: Devices that Assist Blind & Visually-Impaired Individuals in Swimming and Other Exercise Activities (sequence unknown), IPRO 310 - Deliverables: IPRO 310 Poster F09
Creator: Dykeman, Kimberly, Healton, Michaela, Lipman, Timothy, Ludwig, Ross, Park, Jay, Reilly, Jeffrey, Sarkar, Smita, Sirk, Phillip, Toro, Branden
Date: 2009-12
Description: The objective is to develop, test, and implement assistive technology with the community that promotes safety and improves independence of...
Show moreThe objective is to develop, test, and implement assistive technology with the community that promotes safety and improves independence of blind and visually impaired (BVI) swimmers.
Sponsorship: Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind & Visually-Impaired. Notre Dame University
Deliverables for IPRO 310:Devices that Assist Blind & Visually-Impaired Individuals in Swimming and Other Exercise Activities for the fall 2009 semester.
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Title: Edutainment (semester?), IPRO 329: Edutainment IPRO 329 Poster Sp07
Creator: Mcmanus, Keith, Hahn, Christopher, Aguirre, James, Smith, Anthony, Pasupneti, Shravani, Crowley, Joseph, Tan, Yun, Kloepping, Jason, Potocki, Brandon
Date: 2007-05, 2007-05
Description: IPRO 329, Edutainment, has the distinct goal of creating a simulated training program for nuclear health technicians. This program will...
Show moreIPRO 329, Edutainment, has the distinct goal of creating a simulated training program for nuclear health technicians. This program will provide an interactive environment in which to practice the skills necessary to pass the certification test. It focuses on the oral exam portion of this exam where the technician will be presented with a scenario designed to test his problem solving and reasoning skills while applying the general knowledge of radiation health standards required for his profession.
Deliverables for IPRO 329: Edutainment for the Spring 2007 semester
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Title: Power Plant Waste Heat Utilization for Greenhouse Applications (Semester Unknown) IPRO 342
Creator: Aguirre, Marisol, Alvarez, Matthew, Bartus, Krzysztof, Chippo, Fatima, Fonk, Andrew, Harbour, Zachary, Hasbrouck, Joshua, Jeffcoat, Brooke, Jensen, Madeline, Kunkel, Emily, Lima, Nancy, Min Nam, Kyung, Patel, Tejash, Pope, Christopher, Qaisar, Samir, Zarazua, Gustavo, Zorra, I
Date: 2010, 2010-05
Description: The goal of this project was to determine the feasibility of using the heated waste water from the Braidwood Generating Station for use in...
Show moreThe goal of this project was to determine the feasibility of using the heated waste water from the Braidwood Generating Station for use in greenhouse applications. Though extremely efficient, the Braidwood Generating Station, like all nuclear power plants, still wastes two-thirds of all energy generated and pumps 1.5 million gallons per minute of warm waste water into its cooling lake. All of this thermal energy pumped into the cooling lake is wasted. IPRO 342 was looking to change that.
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