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Title: Green Class Community (Semester Unknown) IPRO 358: GreengClassCommunity IPRO358Brochure2F10
Creator: Beck, Steve, Snyder, Mark, Eshleman, Justin, Krebs, Byron, Nguyen, Trang, Oraziman, Indira, Qi, Tianshu, Shehada, Hazem, Skopek, Paul, Varghese, Danny, Warnes, Michael, Cho, Moses
Date: 2010, 2010-12
Description: 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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Title: DISRUPTION OF EPILEPTIC SEIZURES USING TARGETED MULTI-SITE ELECTRICAL STIMULATION
Creator: Sobayo, Tiwalade
Date: 2015, 2015-12
Description: Neuronal populations in the brain achieve levels of synchronous electrophysiological activity during both normal brain function and...
Show moreNeuronal populations in the brain achieve levels of synchronous electrophysiological activity during both normal brain function and pathological states such as epileptic seizures. Understanding how the dynamics of neuronal oscillators in the brain evolve from normal to diseased states is a critical component towards decoding such complex behaviors. In my studies, I assessed multi-site dynamics underlying seizure evolution in limbic epilepsy by analyzing oscillators in recordings of local field potentials from three brain structures (bilateral hippocampi and anteromedial thalamus) in a rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy extracted using the empirical mode decomposition (EMD) technique. The analysis revealed patterns of multi-site phase coherence during initiation and termination phases of seizures. The multi-site synchrony events as seizures naturally terminated were used to model electrical deep brain stimulation (DBS) protocols aimed at stopping ongoing epileptic seizures. The location and frequency of the natural termination synchrony varied between subjects but was stable in time within each animal. My studies reveal that DBS protocols were significantly more effective at rapidly stopping seizures when the frequency and location of multi-site stimulation reflected the endogenous synchrony dynamics observed in each subject. These results strongly suggest that tailoring DBS protocols to individual endogenous rhythms that may represent how brains naturally resolve epileptic seizures could play a critical role in vastly improving the overall efficacy of this important therapy.
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, December 2015
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Title: Advanced Shipping Container Transportation System Solutions (semester?), IPRO 307: Advanced Shipping Container Transport IPRO 307 Final Report Sp07
Creator: Aguirre, Maria, Borschuk, Zachary, Grilley, Michael, Kohler, Jonathan, Patel, Axita, Roth, Nathaniel, Ruiz, Joanna, Russo, Benjamin, Sisay, Mary, Sotelo, Cesar, Truong, Josie, Zaatar, Yousef
Date: 2007-05, 2007-05
Description: The main objective of the IPRO 307 team in the Spring 2007 semester is to completely design a modern intermodal yard for the city of Gary,...
Show moreThe main objective of the IPRO 307 team in the Spring 2007 semester is to completely design a modern intermodal yard for the city of Gary, Indiana. It will be capable of handling the forecasted increase in container movement over the next decade while decreasing the demand placed on existing intermodal facilities in Chicago and northwest Indiana. Several intermediate goals must be met in order to accomplish this objective, which include:  Selecting the site and planning the physical layout of the Gary yard which maximizes efficiency and minimizes any negative effects on the surrounding areas,  Making recommendations concerning the appropriate number, size, and type of cranes capable of handling the predicted capacity, and  Developing a demonstration of software capable of tracking containers and trucks both within the yard and regionally
Deliverables for IPRO 307: Advanced Shipping Container Transportation System Solutions for the Spring 2007 semester
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Title: Hybrid Electrolyte System
Creator: Smotkin, Eugene S., Mallouk, Thomas E., Ward, Michael D., Ley, Kevin L.
Date: 2009-05-11, 1998-12-08
Description: A hybrid electrolyte system for fuel cells and other electrochemical reactors comprising an acid electrolyte, a base electrolyte, and a proton...
Show moreA hybrid electrolyte system for fuel cells and other electrochemical reactors comprising an acid electrolyte, a base electrolyte, and a proton permeable dense phase separating the acid electrolyte from the base electrolyte.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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Title: HIGH RISE BUILDING: plan and perspective
Creator: Sun, Yanfang
Date: 2012-05-08, 2012-05
Description: MIXED USE HIGH RISE BUILDING DESIGN COMBINING WIND TURBINE, IN ORDER TO FIND A SUSTAINABLE WAY TO USING CLEAN ENERGY

Title: Intra-Plant Communication regarding Equipment Maintenance and Alerts (semester?), IPRO 303: Intra-Plant Communication IPRO 303 Poster Sp07
Creator: Omair Rehman, Mohammed, Palikevicius, Sarunas, Lyles, Kevin, Lee, Chihwan, Hwang, Taeho, Amber, Jamie, Choi, Migun, Featherstone, Amanda, Hatch, Michael, Tung, Kevin, Rhoda, John
Date: 2007-05, 2007-05
Description: IPRO 303 begins its first semester as a project designed to enhance the operations of both coal-burning power plants and the Smart Signal©...
Show moreIPRO 303 begins its first semester as a project designed to enhance the operations of both coal-burning power plants and the Smart Signal© Corporation. When critical equipment fails, it sends a shockwave throughout an organization and into its supply chain. Smart Signal’s EPI*Center software solution enables companies to fill the equipment performance gap between current operations and corporate objectives through early, actionable warning of any abnormal performance.
Sponsorship: SmartSignal
Deliverables for IPRO 303: Intra-Plant Communication regarding Equipment Maintenance and Alerts for the Spring 2007 semester
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Title: Improving Audio Quality and Energy Efficiency in Mobile Devices and Intercom Systems (Semester Unknown) IPRO 344: ImprovingAudioQualityandEnergyEfficiencyInMobileDevicesandIntercomSystemsIPRO344ProjectPlanF09
Creator: Algie, Teague, Bartolomei, Anthony, Bian, Joy, Chiles, Jeffrey, Gavris, Calin, Ieong, Iat, Han Jun, Chang, Kim, Woochan, Lee, Harry, Miller, Nathan, Shegarfi, Roozbeh
Date: 2009, 2009-12
Description: A. The focus of the IPRO 344 iFidelity team for the Fall 2009 semester is to gather and analyze data from our audio system and further refine...
Show moreA. The focus of the IPRO 344 iFidelity team for the Fall 2009 semester is to gather and analyze data from our audio system and further refine and improve upon the hardware and procedures developed in previous semesters. B. The team has set objectives of improving the audio performance of our kiosk, experimenting, testing and demonstrating the improvement empirically, establishing a frame of reference to compare our design to currently used intercom systems, and refining the kiosk circuitry and enclosure.
Sponsorship: Shure Inc.
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Title: SYSTEM-ON-CHIP ARCHITECTURES FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING AND COMMUNICAnONS
Creator: Niu, Sufeng
Date: 2012-04-30, 2012-05
Description: System-On-Chip (SOC) is one of the most popular Computer Aided Design (CAD) methodologies in electronic system design. In this research, SOC...
Show moreSystem-On-Chip (SOC) is one of the most popular Computer Aided Design (CAD) methodologies in electronic system design. In this research, SOC design is investigated in two different types of applications: i) low cost and power efficient applications; and ii) high performance computing applications. To explore low cost and power efficient design, a microcontroller based wireless medical system is investigated. Two wireless communication protocols for medical applications and patient monitoring are analyzed. In addition, the ZigBee stack developed by TI and a medical amplifier are discussed. For high performance SOC applications, implementations of several matrix operations are examined. An improved fixed-point hardware design of QR decomposition is introduced and optimized for Xilinx FPGAs. A Givens Rotation algorithm is implemented using a folded systolic array and the CORDIC algorithm. This approach is highly suitable for high-speed FPGAs or ASIC designs. It is found that the Xilinx XC5VLX110T FPGA is capable of running the QR decomposition at 246MHz.
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, May 2012
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Title: 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: 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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Title: Composite Materials
Creator: Khan, M. Ishaque
Date: 2009-05-14, 2002-05-07
Description: 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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Title: OPTIMAL BIDDING STRATEGY FOR HYDRO UNIT
Creator: Zhu, Renchen
Date: 2013-04-30, 2013-05
Description: 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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Title: 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: 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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Title: 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: 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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Title: Solid Fuel from Biomass for Cogeneration (Semester Unknown) IPRO 349: Solid Fuel From Biomass For Cogeneration IPRO 349 Project Plan F08
Creator: 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: 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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Title: User Generated Map Content (Semester Unknown) IPRO 305: CommunityMapsIPRO305MidTermPresentationF10
Creator: Kumar, Arjun, Link, Krystian, Malpekar, Nilesh, Miao, Xufeng, Mongillo, Michael, Nilforooshan, Razieh, Palarz, Michael, Paradiso, Nicholas, Sharma, Vivek
Date: 2010, 2010-12
Description: 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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Title: THERMODYNAMICS AND PHASE EQUILIBRIA OF HEUSLER ALLOYS
Creator: Chung, Yoonsung
Date: 2011-09, 2011-07
Description: 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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Title: 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: 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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Title: 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
Creator: 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: 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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Title: Automatic Insulin Pumps Using Recursive Multivariable Models and Adaptive Control Algorithms
Creator: Cinar, Ali, Oruklu, Meriyan
Date: 2014-04-09, 2014-04-08
Description: 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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Title: Method and Apparatus for Electrostatic Recording and Reproducing
Creator: Richarson, Donald E.
Date: 1964-12-01
Description: Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent

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