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- Zero Energy Lab (Semester Unknown) IPRO 337: ZeroEnergyLabIPRO337FinalReportSu09
- Creator
- Cheng, Lidens, Gillmeister, Lauren, Gupta, Vaibhav, Hamill, Nancy, Karns, Nicole, Padwal, Neha, Patel, Priyanka, Vega, Mayra, Walker, Jason, Walker, Rachel, Yee, Michael
- Date
- 2009, 2009-07
- Description
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The ultimate goal of the Zero Energy Lab IPRO is to design a universal format for occupying laboratories that utilize the minimal amount of...
Show moreThe ultimate goal of the Zero Energy Lab IPRO is to design a universal format for occupying laboratories that utilize the minimal amount of energy. For the Zero Energy Lab to be usable at all hours of the day, proper lighting is a necessity. The installation of an appropriately designed lighting system, which will be both cost and energy efficient, will be a high priority in the overall scheme. A small section of the overall space will be the prototype of the design, which will in turn allow for the further development of lighting implementation.
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- Marketing Strategy for Pasteurized Eggs to Create Informed Customers (Semester Unknown) IPRO 336: MarketingStrategyForPasteurizedEggsToCreateInformedCustomersIPRO336ProjectPlanSp09_redacted
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- Larue, Robert, Morales, Eduardo, Rhee, Katherine, Scatchell, Anthony, Schiff, Eli, Sherer, Jordan, Sklena, Brian, Boykin, Dorcas, Choitz, Rachel, Fanizza, Francesco, Grabowski, Natalie, Jackson, Carlissa
- Date
- 2009, 2009-05
- Description
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The purpose of The Safety Eggsperts’ project is to research consumer egg buying behaviors, what causes these behaviors, and how these...
Show moreThe purpose of The Safety Eggsperts’ project is to research consumer egg buying behaviors, what causes these behaviors, and how these behaviors can be leveraged, with the help of buzz and other marketing tactics, to sell safe eggs.
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- The Rotten IPRO (Semester Unknown) IPRO 312: TheRottenIPRO312FinalPresentationSp09
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- Cargill, Matthew, Coad, Matthew, Dominski, John, Gulling, Richard, Karpuzi, Isida, Morton, Stacy, Nielsen, Lisa, Oblenida, Cindy, Olichwier, David, Rossi, James, Ryan, Emily, Szpiech, Paulina
- Date
- 2009, 2009-05
- Description
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Our team, IPRO 312: The Rotten IPRO’s goal is to determine the best method on how to recycle organic waste generated by the university....
Show moreOur team, IPRO 312: The Rotten IPRO’s goal is to determine the best method on how to recycle organic waste generated by the university. Research and analysis will inform us on whether initiating a composting facility on campus is feasible or not. The opening of a composting facility can reduce the university's environmental impact. Furthermore, IIT can serve as a model to expand composting across the city of Chicago.
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- Enhancing the Reliability and Performance of Paper Shredders (semester?), IPRO 321: Enhancing the Reliability and Perf of Paper Shredders IPRO 321 Poster F07
- Creator
- Choi, Migun, Choriki, Justin, Flicek, Stephen, Huang, Yuxiong, Inouye, Tyler, King, Richard, Marinov, Plamen, Nagwan, Angad, Nielson, Garrett, Obst, Leslie, Pesik, Vesna, Swaidner, Kyle, Toyama, Brandee, Valls, Nil
- Date
- 2007-12, 2007-12
- Description
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1. Determine the amount of force to cut 6, 8, 10 sheets of 20 lb paper, taking into account the width and length of the shred. Once the amount...
Show more1. Determine the amount of force to cut 6, 8, 10 sheets of 20 lb paper, taking into account the width and length of the shred. Once the amount of force is determined, develop a computer simulation model that can predict the amount of force required based upon the following variable inputs: number of sheets, shred width, and shred length. 2. Through computer simulation or prototype development, design an efficient gear train that optimizes the number of gears and minimizes the motor size based upon data obtained from previous semester’s data. The goal is to develop and simulate a gear train that can withstand 500 cycles at maximum sheet capacity. 3. Develop acoustical sound dampeners or “tune” the shredder to reduce the amount of noise created during the shredding process, leveraging information obtained from previous semesters’ data. The goal is to reduce the noise output by 10 decibels
Sponsorship: Seth Lewis, President of The Manhattan Group
Deliverables for IPRO 321: Enhancing the Reliability and Performance of Paper Shredders for the Fall 2007 semester
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- OPTIMIZATION AND MARKET CLEARING IN THE POWER SYSTEMS WITH HIGH-LEVEL RENEWABLES
- Creator
- Ye, Hongxing
- Date
- 2016, 2016-05
- Description
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The increasing penetration of renewable energy source (RES), such as wind and solar power generation, in recent years to meet various...
Show moreThe increasing penetration of renewable energy source (RES), such as wind and solar power generation, in recent years to meet various renewable portfolio standards (RPS) has led to more uncertainties in power systems. The RES penetration level is expected to further increase in order to reduce emission and fight climate change. The growing uncertainties caused by RES pose new challenges in power and energy systems. Advanced models and technologies are urgent to provide secure, affordable and clean energy to customers. Security-Constrained Unit Commitment (SCUC) problem is one of the most important tools in the modern power system. It determines the optimal short-term generating planning. The electricity is priced and settled based on its solution. In order to manage the uncertainties caused by renewables, it is urgent to develop new SCUC models and solution approaches. SCUCs considering the uncertainties have become a focus of research in recent years. The proposed optimistic robust SCUC combines the idea of robust optimization and reserve concept in the electricity. The merit of the robust optimization is that its solution can be immunized against any uncertainties. It exactly meets the first priority, reliability, in power system operation. The robust optimization is attractive in theory. However, a solution is robust if and only if the system can survive in the worst case scenario. Hence, the key task is to identify the worst case scenario. Unfortunately, finding the worst case scenario in general is a non-deterministic polynomial-time hard (NP-hard) problem. This will create issue in satisfying the timeliness requirement that the optimal scheduling must be obtained quickly (e.g., within several hours) in the day-ahead electricity markets. This dissertation proposes a fast solution approach to finding the worst case scenario by exploring the special structure in the SCUC problem. This dissertation proposes a new market mechanism for managing uncertain ties caused by high-level RES based on the robust optimization. A new concept, Uncertainty Marginal Price (UMP), is proposed to charge uncertainty sources and to credit flexible sources. For the first time, explicit price signals are provided and utilized to manage any level uncertainties within a robust optimization framework. The proposed mechanism manages uncertainties from both the source side (uncertainty reduction) and resource side (uncertainty accommodation). In short term, it provides incentives for RES operators to improve forecasting accuracy (i.e. to reduce uncertainties) and existing flexible resources (e.g. storage) to participate the uncertainty accommodation. In long term, the proposed mechanism provides price signals for siting new flexible resources (e.g. energy storage) to accommodate uncertainties from increasing RES penetration.
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, May 2016
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- Friendly Forces Finder (Semester Unknown) EnPRO 350: FriendlyForcesFinderEnPRO350ProjectPlanSp10
- Creator
- Algie, Teague, Braband, Jim, Clovsky, Aaron, Hoylman, Phillip, Hutchins, Sarah, Kawa, Konrad, Marks, Matthew, Miranda, Jose, Patel, Purvag, Stogner, Jason
- Date
- 2010, 2010-05
- Description
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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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- Developing a Collaborative On-line Student Research Forum (sequence unknown), IPRO 321 - Deliverables
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- Abhay, Anandha, Cornelius, Zachary, Corsus, Tom, De Courten-myers, Maximilian, Eberlin, Adam, Kapaldo, James, Nicholson, Bethany, Sizyuk, Yuriy, Sundberg, Stephen
- Date
- 2009-12
- Description
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ResearchWeb is meant to broaden IIT undergraduate participation beyond the existing mechanisms such as fellowships, research and reading...
Show moreResearchWeb is meant to broaden IIT undergraduate participation beyond the existing mechanisms such as fellowships, research and reading courses, and departmental projects. There is also the possibility of broadening this program to other scholarly individuals outside of the IIT undergraduate community. These individuals include IIT graduate students, students from other universities, and promising high school students. ResearchWeb is also meant to improve the transition, and perhaps promote if need be, the transition from undergraduate education to graduate education. This would be fulfilled through practical research experience.
Deliverables for IPRO 321:Developing a Collaborative On-line Student Research Forum for Fall 2009
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- Cellular Towers In The Urban Environment (Semester Unknown) IPRO 344
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- Chan, Ronald, Chatman, Amanda, Divito, Michael, Dohm, Jacob, Ghafoori, Marc, Lee, Timothy, Perizes, Fotis, Reznicek, Dustin, Roberson, Jon
- Date
- 2010, 2010-05
- Description
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The purpose of the IPRO is to consider a new generation of cellular towers specifically designed for the urban environment. The IIT campus...
Show moreThe purpose of the IPRO is to consider a new generation of cellular towers specifically designed for the urban environment. The IIT campus will serve as a “representative” location on Chicago’s south side for purposes of this project, but the overall objective is to develop a concept and design for a self-contained, secure and environmentally friendly facility that can adapted to almost any other urban location.
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- Relationship of Executive Fuction Patterns and Academic Achievement Across DSM-IV Subtypes of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Creator
- Young, Crystal
- Date
- 2012-07-18, 2012-07
- Description
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The aim of this study was to expand our understanding of the impact of executive function skills on academic achievement in children with ADHD...
Show moreThe aim of this study was to expand our understanding of the impact of executive function skills on academic achievement in children with ADHD, as well as investigate trends in executive functioning and academic achievement between ADHD subtypes in an adolescent sample. Each participant completed neuropsychological assessments including a measure of intelligence and academic functioning as well as several measures of executive functioning. Results suggested that children with ADHD – Combined Type do not significantly differ from children with ADHD – Inattentive Type on tasks of academic or executive functioning. Issues regarding outcomes associated with ADHD as well as diagnostic procedures are discussed.
Ph.D. in Psychology, July 2012
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- Green Building Design Concepts and Integration (Semester Unknown) IPRO 335: Green Building Design Concepts and Integration IPRO 335 MidTerm Presentation F08
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- Rogers, Lucas, Parker, Joe, Forneris, Craig, Olson, Sarah, Dewi, Fransisca, Feyi, Aduroja, Schully, Dawveed, Khan, Qudsia, Rus, Bogdan, Yeung, Helen, Freund, Ryan, Urdiales, Miguel, Cantone, Kyle, Muresan, Lucian, Freund, Ryan, Stenson, Amanda, Yeung, Helen, Stroot, Jaimi, Chock, Chris, Steffen, Trent, Laschiazza, Elizabeth, Aubry, Curtis, Douglas, Carlie
- Date
- 2008, 2008-12
- Description
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The intent of this IPRO project is to design a “green” and innovative building using the skills and input of students studying different...
Show moreThe intent of this IPRO project is to design a “green” and innovative building using the skills and input of students studying different majors at Illinois Institute of Technology. The team has decided to design a replacement apartment building for Gunsaulus Hall on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus. Innovative technologies and practices will be researched and employed to design a “green” building. The decision to design a building for the IIT campus came about because it is an area that all of the team members could relate to and have a more realistic grasp on the project. Then it was suggested that the building this project group designed would then be studied structurally by the team of IPRO 315: Design of a Large-Scale Structure. For the remainder of the semester the two groups are planning on coordinating with each other on each step of the design process.
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- Green Class Community (Semester Unknown) IPRO 358: GreengClassCommunity IPRO358Poster1F10
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- Beck, Steve, Snyder, Mark, Eshleman, Justin, Krebs, Byron, Nguyen, Trang, Oraziman, Indira, Qi, Tianshu, Shehada, Hazem, Skopek, Paul, Varghese, Danny, Warnes, Michael, Cho, Moses
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- 2010, 2010-12
- Description
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Our purpose is to seek a union between living comfortably and living sustainably at an affordable price. Our design, for the community of...
Show moreOur purpose is to seek a union between living comfortably and living sustainably at an affordable price. Our design, for the community of Evanston, will first minimizes its energy consumption and then uses the most sustainable methods to fulfill the remaining needs of the inhabitants. Ideally we will design a model community which will challenge conventions within the fields of design, planning, engineering, and everyday living. This community will also serve as an example to Chicago-area municipalities about the benefits of affordable sustainable planning, design, and living. It will also be an attractive marketable solution to the current home buyers within our given demographic.
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- Interdisciplinary Design Education And Strategy (Semester Unknown) IPRO 301: InterdisciplinaryDesignEducationAndStrategyIPRO301Poster3Su09
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- Scanlon, Ed, Brierley, Philip, Choe, Mihee, Cornelius, Joel, Hansen, Kai, Horozova Nalls, Gergana, Hussain, Faraz, Krupp, Kevin, Laurence, Alexis, Lucchesi, Kristin, Mceneff, Aaran, Natale, Vito, Nikamalfard, Mehrdad, Phillips, Timothy, Radtke, Dennis, Robledo, Ruben, Workman, Jessica, Valadez, Julia
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- 2009, 2009-07
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For years, the IPRO Program at IIT has been forced to operate wherever space can be found. Often, facilities are not equipped for the needs of...
Show moreFor years, the IPRO Program at IIT has been forced to operate wherever space can be found. Often, facilities are not equipped for the needs of the program. It has become necessary to find a way to give the IPRO Program its own dedicated space. If we give the program its own space, then what is needed in that space? What needs to be done with it? What types of spaces are necessary? What technologies will be used? IPRO 301 exists to answer these questions. We will provide ideas to IIT that can solve these problems. ii
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- Sustainable Mixed Used Building (Semester Unknwon) IPRO 360: SustainableMixedUsedBuildingEnPRO360FinalPresentationSp10
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- Achs, Jonathan, Chan, Leon, Kelly, Madison, Vander Heyden, Aubrey, Aguilar, Alejandro, Cheviron, Melissa, Kerrigan, Michael, Walters, Michael, Azodoh, Chinedu
- Date
- 2010, 2010-05
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IPRO 360 was brought together to gain real world experience with developing a building from design to construction. This experience is not...
Show moreIPRO 360 was brought together to gain real world experience with developing a building from design to construction. This experience is not limited to design and engineering, but also involves the business aspect of development. The team will be in charge of market research, code analysis, programming, design, engineering, and creating a business plan.
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- SUPERSONIC JET MIXING ENHANCEMENT USING IMPINGEMENT TONES FROM OBSTACLES OF VARIOUS GEOMETRIES
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- Raman, G, Rice, Ej
- Date
- 1995-03
- Publisher
- AMER INST AERONAUT ASTRONAUT
- Description
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This paper reports the results of an experiment that investigated the effect of impingement tones, generated by obstacles of various...
Show moreThis paper reports the results of an experiment that investigated the effect of impingement tones, generated by obstacles of various geometries, on the spreading of a supersonic jet flow. A rectangular supersonic jet was produced using a convergent-divergent nozzle that was operated near its design point (with shocks minimized). Immersing obstacles in the flow produced an intense impingement tone that then propagated upstream (as feedback) to the jet lip and excited the antisymmetric hydrodynamic mode in the jet, thus setting up a resonant self-sustaining loop. The violent flapping motion of the jet due to excitation of the antisymmetric mode, combined with the unsteady wakes of the obstacles, produced large changes in jet mixing. The experiment controlled the frequency and amplitude of the impingement tone excitation by varying the nozzle-to-obstacle distance and the obstacle immersion. Proper shaping of the obstacles made it possible to reduce the thrust penalty significantly.
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- Method and Apparatus for Fractionation of Fine Particles
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- Kaye, Brian Howard
- Date
- 4/23/2009, 1968-07-30
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Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent
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- Urban Forestry (semester?), IPRO 317: Urban Forestry IPRO 317 Poster F07
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- Olson, Justin, Cooper, Martin, Carello, Frank, Ghandi, Melissa, Koshy, Abin, Palma, Jennifer, Kloepping, Jason, Song, Jong Mu, Song, Jong Hwa, Chung, Yak Yong, Kang, Sung Koo, Lee, Yewon, Shin, Hee Chan, Weston, Bradley
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- 2007-12, 2007-12
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The goal of IPRO 317 is to create an operational and business model for Urban Forestry Management. Presently, the future of Chicago’s urban...
Show moreThe goal of IPRO 317 is to create an operational and business model for Urban Forestry Management. Presently, the future of Chicago’s urban forest is in question. While few refute the claim that trees are good for our community, allocating the resources to properly maintain or even expand our urban forest remains beyond our grasp. Our team seeks to make the urban forest a viable commodity in addition to its status as an asset. This would include examining the problem as a closed loop process as well as the sustainable harvest potential of the urban forest. The overall goal would be to create a business model that would increase the number of trees within the city, turn the revenue loss of tree maintenance into a revenue gain, and create a self sustaining model which will have the ability to stand on its own.
Deliverables for IPRO 317: Urban Forestry for the Fall 2007 semester
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- Urban Sanctuary: Life and Revitalization Center: Ellis Venia III - Final Boards
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- Venia Iii, Ellis
- Date
- 2012-04-29, 2012-05
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The project is a revitalization and life center for people and their families living with diabetes. The goal of the facility is to provide a...
Show moreThe project is a revitalization and life center for people and their families living with diabetes. The goal of the facility is to provide a place to escape from everyday living. Elements to improve the knowledge and livelihoods of individuals who have been diagnosed with the disease will be implemented allowing the project to become a central node. Creating an environment that promotes relaxation and revitalization within an urban context is of great importance to the project. Partnerships with relative medical facilities will establish a client base and ease the access to the facility. If used successfully, the project could be a cornerstone to multiple facilities across the country.
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- Sustainable Water distribution System for Pignon, Haiti (semester?), IPRO 327: Sustainable Water Distribution IPRO 327 Project Plan Sp07
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- George, Alayna, Kircher, Alex, Sissala, Amy, Mohammed, Ashfaq, Susek, Ben, Tam, Chi, Chung, Chun Pong, Durra, David, Williams, David, Radloff, Eric, Skrebo, Ermin, Forkan, Garret, Rajic, Ivan, Sullivan, Joshua, Tailor, Kinjal, Rokita, Mark, Ballog, Matt, Hollister, Nathaniel, Sawulski, Piotr, Shoulders, Shawn, Ratmani, Shoaib
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- 2007-05, 2007-05
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Our objectives for the semester are: Produce or procure a topographical map of Pignon, Haiti Map the current structures on a topographical...
Show moreOur objectives for the semester are: Produce or procure a topographical map of Pignon, Haiti Map the current structures on a topographical map Design a preliminary water distribution system Work with Haiti Outreach to foster relations between IIT, the organization, and the community of Haiti Raise funds to cover partial costs of trips to Haiti to gather data
Deliverables for IPRO 327: Sustainable Water distribution System for Pignon, Haiti for the Spring 2007 semester
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- PB Our Space- A Parsons Brinckerhoff Project (Summer 2011) IPRO 320: PB OUR SPACE– A Parsons Brinckerhoff Project IPRO320 Summer2011 Project Plan
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- Bell, Vince, Kavicky, Matthew, Khan, Taimoor, Kohli-lynch, Ciaran, Leevathana, Nick, Mcbride, Phillip, Nguyen, Hao, Vargas, Abigail, Wilkinson, David
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- 2011, 2011-07
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Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB) is an engineering, construction, technical, and management services firm that provides diverse solutions to private...
Show moreParsons Brinckerhoff (PB) is an engineering, construction, technical, and management services firm that provides diverse solutions to private industrial customers worldwide, as well as to federal, regional, and local government agencies. Gathering requirements and feedback from the stakeholders for each project is imperative to meet the client’s needs. This process may be challenging due to the stakeholders’ diversity, location and time constraints. IPRO 320 was commissioned to design an application to interact with stakeholders for all PB projects. The stakeholders will be able to access information and take surveys, as well as post comments and other forms of multimedia to voice their opinions related to specific PB projects. During the summer 2011 semester, the IPRO developed concepts for an operational mobile application and web browser called PB OUR SPACE. To begin, this project required a vast amount of research and collaboration with Parsons Brinckerhoff. In order to make the most of a limited amount of time, the semester was divided into two parts. The first half of the semester was used to gather information about PB to build a better understanding of what would be required for the application. For the second half of the semester, we utilized that information to create a storyboard showing how the application will be used and developed. The functionality of the mobile application and browser is detailed in Appendix 3: Storyboard. The future IPRO team will be able to continue and expand this work by creating a working prototype of the storyboard concepts. All our work this semester has been compiled and filed to help make a smooth transition between semesters. This information contains the progress made thus far as well as recommendations for development of the application. By providing this information, the developed storyboard and proposed conclusions will make a solid framework for the development of the product, PB OUR SPACE (stakeholders’ perspectives about contextual elements).
Sponsorship: Parsons Brinckerhoff
Project Plan for IPRO 320: PB Our Space- A Parsons Brinckerhoff Project for the Summer 2011 semester
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- FoodLab - A revitalization strategy for the Pari yard, Sao Paulo - Brazil: MariaGarese_MastersProject_FinalBoard_FoodLab
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- Lussich Garese, Maria Fernanda
- Date
- 5/4/2011, 2011-05
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This project aims to develop a new design strategy to redevelop the Pari yard and reclaim the adjacent Tamanduatei river by turning it into an...
Show moreThis project aims to develop a new design strategy to redevelop the Pari yard and reclaim the adjacent Tamanduatei river by turning it into an operative landscape. A holistic system to harverst, clean and reuse the abundant summer rainfall was created in order to enable a highly sustainable urban redevelopment.
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