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- Affordable and Sustainable Quality of Life Improvements (Semester Unknown) IPRO 325
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- Collins, Dorothy, Jung, Young, Kimball, Mark, Lange, William, Parks, Nikki
- Date
- 2010, 2010-05
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3 billion people cook their meals over open fires on primitive stoves inside their homes. Indoor air pollution from those primitive stoves...
Show more3 billion people cook their meals over open fires on primitive stoves inside their homes. Indoor air pollution from those primitive stoves kills 1.5 million people worldwide. Furthermore, indoor air pollution is fifth most costly environmental degradation issue in the Peru. Previous IPRO 325 classes have made stove for Peru. However, the stoves made from previous IPRO 325 classes did not work properly. The purpose of this subteam of the spring 2010 IPRO 325 is to improve the stove and help Peru realistically.
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- Defining the Role of the 21st Century Public Library in Madison: Bartley_N_MadisonLibrary_Final_Presentation
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- Bartley, Nate
- Date
- 2011, 2011-05
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Madison, WI is dominated by two main forces; the state government and the University of Wisconsin. These two institutions are linked by State...
Show moreMadison, WI is dominated by two main forces; the state government and the University of Wisconsin. These two institutions are linked by State Street, a pedestrian and bike corridor that serves as the main public gathering space for the city. The new Central Public Library along this strip will provide a free, democratic space for all Madison citizens. Beyond collecting books and storing media, the Madison Library offers opportunities for gatherings and informational exchanges 24 hours a day.
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- New Technologies For Cardiac Arrest Patients (Semester Unknown) IPRO 319: NewTechnologiesForCardiacArrestIPRO319EthicsSp10
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- Aijazuddin, Ambreen, Akhambay, Assyl, Austin, Grant, Bansal, Neha, Eid, Aya, Esbensen, Kirsten, Halim, Stephanus, Jackson, Lisa, Kim, Sua, Ko, Hyunseok, Martinez, Juan, Oberg, Jarrett, Kyeong Park, Bo, Patel, Neelkumar, Tesfaye, Melat, Voss, Melissa, Mouddou, Khadija
- Date
- 2010, 2010-05
- Description
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Over 250,000 people in the U.S. alone die annually from sudden cardiac arrest, and many of those that survive suffer brain damage, which can...
Show moreOver 250,000 people in the U.S. alone die annually from sudden cardiac arrest, and many of those that survive suffer brain damage, which can begin within minutes of the heart attack. Major risks among survivors include tissue damage, including brain damage. We are currently developing three life saving devices which could greatly decrease the risks which cardiac arrest victims face, and also save lives.
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- Campus Branding/ Sustainability Image (Semester Unknown): IIT Campus BrandingSustainability IPRO 311 Brochure Su08
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- Barlow, Elliot, Chamales, Michael, Nadler, Anne, Contreras, Abraham, De Vita, Neils, Ishaq, Mohammad, Stultz, Adam, King, Richard, Gupta, Prairna, Song, Yunseok, Ono, Ashley, Ae Park, Ji, Korol, Phil, Mindock, Rae
- Date
- 2008, 2008-07
- Description
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The overall aim of the project is to improve and enhance the image of IIT, both as an institution and a physical campus, as regards...
Show moreThe overall aim of the project is to improve and enhance the image of IIT, both as an institution and a physical campus, as regards sustainability and “green” practices. To that end, the current semester is focused on several design projects based on concepts generated in the previous semester. These projects will then be analyzed regarding their appeal, both direct and methodological, to other members of the IIT community in order to inform the best model for sustainability develop to be promoted by future semesters of this project.
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- Endless Loop Cartridge for Video
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- Camras, Marvin
- Date
- 2009-05-08, 1977-05-03
- Description
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A video tape cartridge of endless loop configuration capable of tape speeds suitable for longitudinal scan television recording while...
Show moreA video tape cartridge of endless loop configuration capable of tape speeds suitable for longitudinal scan television recording while providing one hour or more of continuous playing time on one-quarter inch width tape. In an illustrative embodiment tape guides within the cartridge are shiftable from a loading position to an operating position without a substantial change in the length of the tape path to accommodate scanning of the tape at a tensioned loop closely adjacent the capstan.
Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent
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- Low-Cost Water Purification System Design & analysis for Applications in Mexico and the US (semester?), IPRO 355: KlarAqua IPRO 355 Abstract Sp06
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- Aderangi, Vince, Gomez Balboa, Adrian, Craig, Seun, Gilliam, Amanda, Grimmer, Laura, Jimenez, Esmeralda, Martis, Isaac, Nambiar, Abhilash R., Nguyen, Uyen, Nuanual, Ruckfa Mek, Ogunsanwo, Olumide, Primozic, Chris, Ramirez, Eugenio, Young, Daniel
- Date
- 2006-05, 2006-05
- Description
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The main objective of the IPRO is to provide direct health services to low-income socieites, specifically Mexico, by the design of a water...
Show moreThe main objective of the IPRO is to provide direct health services to low-income socieites, specifically Mexico, by the design of a water purification filter. The IPRO will design a clay based filter and a business plan with the aim of introduction into these societies. The filter should be simple to use, affordable, simple to setup, easy to maintain and should be adaptable to a variety of every day househould activities such as drinking, bathing and washing.
Deliverables for IPRO 355: Low-Cost Water Purification System Design & analysis for Applications in Mexico and the US for the Spring 2006 semester
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- Cure for the IKIA Syndrome : presented at IACRL 2008 conference: Academic Search Premier results
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- Uth, Charles, Link, Jeanne
- Date
- 2008-02
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Informal observations of a practical and creative approach piloting Blended Library Instruction for undergraduate Civil Architecture and...
Show moreInformal observations of a practical and creative approach piloting Blended Library Instruction for undergraduate Civil Architecture and Engineering students, in collaboration with faculty. At Illinois Institute of Technology students don’t receive library instruction as a required class or in tandem with a composition class. Faculty will schedule one-time sessions, which ideally should be planned with a class assignment in mind, but students are rarely engaged with a one time instruction. Many have IKIA syndrome or I Know It Already syndrome. The Millennials are a group that has integrated technology into every aspect of their lives and they assume that retrieving useful or necessary information will be easy. When they discover this isn’t the case lack of time, heightened anxiety, and increased frustration can prevent them from doing their best work. By intentionally creating a similar crisis prior to library instruction, students were more interested in what they stood to gain during pending library instruction. In this presentation we will discuss: 1) A creative means of delivering library instruction to a traditionally challenging population: engineering undergraduate students 2) Qualitative information collected via multiple assignments and interpreted in a quantitative fashion, as well as our observations. 3) A method for preparing students for library instruction that can be applied in almost any discipline without asking the instructor to sacrifice class time.
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- New Harbor Village (Semester Unknown) IPRO 356: NHV IPRO356BrochureF10
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- Balakierv, Konstantin, Brucato, Roberta, Dorn, Lawrence, Gallagher, Ellen, Gonzalez, Juan, Kim, Yoojee, Kwon, Steven, Matuszak, William, Patel, Abhishek, Wang, Ruoxi, Wang, Yani, Jong Kim, Churl, Marangoudakis, Chris, William, Paschal
- Date
- 2010, 2010-12
- Description
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The aim of this project was to design a use for the area around the Michael Reese memorial. This area is currently unused and the city has...
Show moreThe aim of this project was to design a use for the area around the Michael Reese memorial. This area is currently unused and the city has asked for ideas to use the area. The previous IPRO had designed an extended living facility to be placed in the area. This was a good start but there is an extensive amount of land that is still unused. The city wishes to utilize this land so that the maximum amount of tax revenue can be seen. This semester, the IPRO team took what was suggested last year and improved it by developing a hotel, residential, and retail area. The plan called for different phases in which each area was either developed or added to during each phase. Extensive research was done to calculate number of units and location of the units. In the future the IPRO should future its research in the cost aspect of the project.
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- Integration of Process Improvements (Semester Unknown) IPRO 304: IntegrationofProcessImprovementsIPRO304ProjectPlantF10
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- Perry, Jon, Gillmeister, Kyle, Sullins, Mike, Rana, Amar, Hill, Robert, Derdelakos, Alexander, Gotanco, Francis
- Date
- 2010, 2010-12
- Description
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During the milling operations at an industrial steel producer like A. Finkl & Sons (Chicago, IL), a substantial amount of time and money is...
Show moreDuring the milling operations at an industrial steel producer like A. Finkl & Sons (Chicago, IL), a substantial amount of time and money is lost due to the fact that cutting inserts break and without warning. The goal of this project is to devise an effective means by which a cutting insert breakage event can be quickly and reliably detected, thereby minimizing damage to the steel and other cutting inserts, and also freeing technicians to attend multiple machines at a time. This increases the productivity of their operations, and it has the potential to save A. Finkl & Sons substantial costs per year in time lost in rework and prematurely broken cutting inserts.
Sponsorship: A. Finkl & Sons Co.
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- Techno-Business Study of Water Pump Motor Technologies (Semester Unknown) IPRO 348: Techno-BusinessStudyofWaterPumpMotorTechnologiesIPRO348BrochureF10
- Creator
- 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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- Innovative Mapping (Semester Unknown) IPRO 303
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- Komoroski, Aaron, Mora, Andres, Sarraf, Basel, Kemp, Brandon, Duong, Cindy, Woodward, Frank, Suwada, Jerry, Michael, Mark, Sinha, Piyush, Glover, Richard, Mandrekar, Urba
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- 2009, 2009-12
- Description
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NAVTEQ, the sponsor of this project, is one of the largest digital mapping companies in the world. They are in a constant phase of self...
Show moreNAVTEQ, the sponsor of this project, is one of the largest digital mapping companies in the world. They are in a constant phase of self-improvement. Right now, NAVTEQ’s focus is on how to make their technology more pedestrian and community friendly. Our project has two main sections – 1. Target the majority of mobile device users, and give them an outlet to report any changes, mistakes or developments that have been overlooked by NAVTEQ. 2. Come up with a solution which enables the average map user – men and women ages 18-35, students and tourists – to address these alterations in a simple, hassle free way
Sponsorship: NAVTEQ
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- Assisting Cardiac Arrest Patients (Semester Unknown) IPRO 319: Assisting Cardiac Arrest Patients IPRO 319 Abstract F08
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- Alemayehu, Matti, Bunce, Alex, Jessica, Shaw, Toe, Myint, Untiveros, Gustavo, Zhang, Caidi, Jose, Jerry, Butkovich, Paul, Cosenza, Matthew, Martin, Rebecca
- Date
- 2008, 2008-12
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Sudden Cardiac Arrest is a leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for an estimated 325,000 deaths each year according to the...
Show moreSudden Cardiac Arrest is a leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for an estimated 325,000 deaths each year according to the Heart Rhythm Foundation. Cardiac arrest is different from a typical heart attack because it involves a complete stopping of the heart. Brain injury is likely to occur if the cardiac arrest is untreated for more than 5 minutes and a person cannot be revived after 10 minutes of no action. This is because the arrest sets off a chain of metabolic reactions, which leads to swelling of the brain tissue. Cardiac arrest results in ischemia reperfusion injury, which is when circulation is restored and high levels of oxygen rich blood rushes back into the brain causing brain damage. Decreasing the metabolism of the victim may result in a decrease of ischemia reperfusion injury. Reducing the oxygen level that enters the body when the victim revives and slowly increasing this level may also reduce reperfusion injury. However, current procedures dictate that 100% oxygen be given to cardiac arrest victim.
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- Nitrided Hafnium-Tantalum Alloys and Method of Making the Same
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- Hill, Vernon L., Nichols, Harry R., Hess, Alan L.
- Date
- 2009-04-29, 1972-07-25
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Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent
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- Intermodal Container Facility Innovations for the Chicago Area with focus on Kankakee (Semester Unknown) IPRO 307): IntermodalContainerFacilityIPRO307FinalReportSp11
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- Alvarez, Raquel, Bakos, Panagiotis, Guan, Sarah, Jun, Jaeha, Kim, Miry, Kutryn, Anna, Mcdermott, Cheryl, Perez, Lorenzo, Piediscalzi, Yoshio, Seryapin, Igor, Skvorc, Erin, Soltesz, Stephanie, Steponavicius, Nerijus, Theisen, Philip, Woods, Bryan, You, Jay, Zgourdah, Mourad, Pirkle, Matthew
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- 2011, 2011-05
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IPRO 307 is following the path of its predecessors in order to help improve the shipping transportations and facilities in Kankakee County, IL...
Show moreIPRO 307 is following the path of its predecessors in order to help improve the shipping transportations and facilities in Kankakee County, IL. While there have been other IPRO teams that have contributed to the modernization of the intermodal system at MI-Jack Shipping Company, our sponsor is now looking for us to further their research in this field. They would also like us to further the research in high speed intermodal along with a viaduct enhancement system. One of our tasks is to select a location in Kankakee County to place the intermodal system. We have decided to break this into two locations with one being in-city and the other being out-of-city. Kankakee County has been selected because two major rail lines pass through it. There is also a highway that runs through the center of it. Therefore, it is an ideal 2 location for an intermodal yard. Also, there is a wind farm being built in Kankakee, so we will be able to save energy by thinking green. In our selection process for a location, we may need to relocate some people. Therefore, our plan is to have affordable housing at our out-of-city location. We will design this affordable housing along with the warehouses and storage facilities, which go along with the design of an intermodal yard.
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- An Online Teachers Community for Chicago Public Schools (Semester Unknown) IPRO 320
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- Abbasi, Rawan, Enverga, John, Goldstein, Linda, Jafarey, Usman, Seung Kim, Min, Kruger, Evan, Mishra, Lory, Moses, Justin, Pasari, Shruti, Smith, Anthony, Zelenskiy, Aleksandr
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- 2008, 2008-05
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Our objective for this semester is to have a prototype of a web community to be used by teachers. The community will consist of 100 registered...
Show moreOur objective for this semester is to have a prototype of a web community to be used by teachers. The community will consist of 100 registered teachers and feature a front page, a forum, and a wiki with 50 complete articles. A round of usability testing including 25 teachers will be conducted; the feedback will be used to gain knowledge and to add features in the future.
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- Improving Abilityy to verify Audio CAPTCHA's (Semester Unknwon) IPRO 316: ImprovingAbilityToVerifyAudioIPRO316PosterSp10
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- Klansky, Gabriel, Schneider, Erick, Kaim, Maxwell, Ciarkowski, Adam, Fabian, Michael, Wallace, Sean, Kipp, Daniel
- Date
- 2010, 2010-05
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CAPTCHAs (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart) are used to prevent automated access to sensitive...
Show moreCAPTCHAs (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart) are used to prevent automated access to sensitive information online. In its usual format, users are presented with distorted text and asked to enter the displayed text in an answer box. If successful, humans, but not computers, will be able to interpret the distorted text. Another format of CAPTCHAs asks users to identify audio information (usually a string of digits or phrase of words) that has been distorted or placed against a background of noise (\white" noise, reversed speech, etc.). Users type the words they hear into an answer box. The audio format is intended to be accessible to blind and low-vision users who cannot use the visually-based format. Unfortunately, audio CAPTCHAs are di cult for humans to use (Bigham and Cavendar 2009) but relatively easy for computers to solve (Tam et al. 2008), which is exactly the opposite outcome desired. To take two extreme examples, in one recent study (Sauer et al. 2008), users were able to solve only 46 percent of audio CAPTCHAs, while in another study (Burztein and Bethard 2009), a computer program was able to break 75 percent of audio CAPTCHAs. At issue is whether audio CAPTCHAs can be designed so that users can easily solve them but computers cannot. Yan and Ahmad (2008) propose testing di erent kinds of background noise to determine which is the most e ective at blocking computers but admitting humans. To this end, Tam et al. (2008) suggest using other human voices as background noise (to thwart computers) but familiar phrases as the string to decode (to aid listeners). The current project will focus on selecting from a set of potential solutions to test.
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- Design for Pedestrian Bridge Over State Street (Spring 2003) IPRO 311: Design for Pedestrian Bridge Over State Street IPRO311 Spring2003 Final Presentation
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- Augustyn, Chris, Chan, Barry, Chung, Allan, Keys, Matt, Leonard, Johan, Novosel, Lynn, Oh, Sun-yaw, Wilmot, Adam, Fine, Jeff, Majnert, Tom, Martinez, Henry, Mcnally, Jim, Newsome, Travis, Osinski, Chris, Phir, Robert, Reifon, Len
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- 2003, 2003-05
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The objective of this project is to design a pedestrian bridge over an existing busy street, involving such considerations as structural...
Show moreThe objective of this project is to design a pedestrian bridge over an existing busy street, involving such considerations as structural design, architectural design and ease of construction.
Sponsorship: IIT Collaboratory for Interprofessional Studies
Project Plan for IPRO 311: Design for Pedestrian Bridge Over State Street for Spring 2003 semester
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- THE MICHAEL REESE SITE (Semester Unknown) IPRO 359: ChicagoChildrensMuseumIPRO359PosterSp11
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- Malik, Ajose,, Fraser, Linnea, Liu, Fangpeng, Martinez, Jocsan, Masnaga, Masnaga,, Mcnally, William, Medina, Omar, Miller, Nathan, Nava, Fabian, Steinys, Victoria, Strandquist, Brad
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- 2011, 2011-05
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At one time the Michael Reese Campus was a thriving mix of famous architecture and medical centers. Recently planned to be the home of the...
Show moreAt one time the Michael Reese Campus was a thriving mix of famous architecture and medical centers. Recently planned to be the home of the 2016 Olympic Village, with the loss of the bid the land has been abandoned. IPRO 356 is tasked with the challenge of designing a plan to redevelop the site. Building on previous work established by IPRO’s 359 and 356, we will use the first winning anchor and master plan created for the site and develop a second anchor. This second anchor and updated master plan aims at meeting the needs of the surrounding neighborhood while bringing life back to the area.
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- Assisting Blind and Visually Impaired Swimmers (semester?), IPRO 310: Blind Swimmers IPRO 310 Final Report S07
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- Bauer, Elizabeth, Tovalin, Ivan, Goldstein, Palika, Dela Cruz, Miguel, Mokhuach, Svetlana, Stanford, Jeffrey, Patel, Axita, Ezell, Garrett, Koshy, Abin
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- 2007-07, 2007-07
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IPRO 310’s objectives are to continue the designing and building process of devices that help visually impaired swimmers. The IPRO 310 team...
Show moreIPRO 310’s objectives are to continue the designing and building process of devices that help visually impaired swimmers. The IPRO 310 team intends to design, create and test a sonar device that actively aids a visually impaired swimmer. The team also plans on redesigning, building and testing a swimming lane tapper that passively aids visually impaired swimmers. In addition, the 310 IPRO team has a business and marketing team that will be surveying members of the visually impaired community to assess their need and acceptance of the proposed devices.
Deliverables for IPRO 310: Assisting Blind and Visually Impaired Swimmers for the Summer 2007 semester
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- Personal VTOL Aircraft (semester?), IPRO 317
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- Chankov, Teodro, Dalton, Edward, Honore, Brandon, Meyer, Chad, Naselli, Adam, Qadir, Mohammed, Rozier, Paul, Szwajnos, Joanna, Tenenbaum, Jason, Ziskovsky, Anthony
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- 2006-05, 2006-05
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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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