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- Design and Economic Evaluations of Biorefinery Operations (semester?), IPRO 347: Eval of Biorefinery IPRO 347 IPRO Day Presentation Sp06
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- Niekoo, Abbasian, Agose, Daisy, Arguijo, Susanna, Hogan, Brian, Jung, Minsuk, Pelae, Raisa, Roberts, Ben, Kyaagba, Tor, Macdougall, Chris, Malacina, Adam, Michael, Adam, Michael, Henry, Demarah, Daniel, Newberg, Phil, Ocwieja, Sarah, Patti, Julie, Vann, Adam, Keen, Andrew, Woo, Hyun, Zarate, Nyah
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- 2006-05, 2006-05
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The IPRO team was successful in designing a process that converts biomass into liquid fuels for transportation. The biomass chosen was cow...
Show moreThe IPRO team was successful in designing a process that converts biomass into liquid fuels for transportation. The biomass chosen was cow manure because of two main reasons. The abundance of cows in southern Wisconsin provides an ideal place for the process to be built. Also, because most other types of potential biomasses currently have uses, manure was favorable. The process was split into three sections: gasification, gas clean-up and Fischer-Tropsch (FT) reactor.
Deliverables for IPRO 347: Design and Economic Evaluations of Biorefinery Operations for the spring 2006 semester
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- Our Energy Future: Lessons in Sustainability (Semester Unknown) IPRO 332: OurEnergyFutureLessonsInSustainabilityIPRO332BrochureF09
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- 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
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- 2009, 2009-12
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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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- Power Measurement for Road Bicycles: Towards a Universal Solution (Semester Unknown) IPRO 324: Power Measurements for Road Bikes IPRO 324 Ethics Statement F08
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- Aguilar, Sergio, Becker, Patrick, Gonzalez, Daniel, Kaminski, Bryan, Knopp, Nathan, Jankhot, Crystal, Marcellis, Brandon, Poli, David, Ruidera, Ryan, Tsosie, Henrietta, Yoo, Jaewon, Ziomek, Arkadiusz
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- 2008, 2008-12
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We would like to develop a system that measures the applied torque at a bicycle crank set. In contrast to current solutions, we want to be...
Show moreWe would like to develop a system that measures the applied torque at a bicycle crank set. In contrast to current solutions, we want to be able to retrofit our system to existing crank sets, obviating the need to abandon parts that the bicyclist already owns. In principle, according to preliminary tests performed at the MMAE department, this can be done using sets of quite inexpensive strain gauges. However, being able to get accurate torque measurements will require some advanced processing of signals from the strain gauges. These signals can then be transmitted wirelessly to a bicycle computer like the Edge 705 that the global positioning system corporation Garmin released this spring. There is a defined wireless protocol, called ANT+Sport, which has been developed specifically for the purpose of transmitting exercise data, such as power output or heart rate, to small computers. Chipsets and development kits for this protocol are also available commercially. Therefore, our task will be to find an optimal configuration of strain gauges that will be attached to the crank set, and to develop an algorithm to process the strain gauge data in order to isolate a signal that is proportional to the applied torque. This signal will then be transmitted to the bicycle computer for display and storage
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- Enhancing the Reliability and Performance of Paper Shredders (Semester Unknown) IPRO 321: Enhancing the Reliability and Performance of Paper Shredders IPRO 321 Poster Sp08
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- Pesik, Vesna, Anderson, Matthew, Lee, Sebin, Howard, Jason, Flicek, Stephen, Capps, Zachary, Pandey, Aseem, Hatch, Michael, Bauer, Patrick
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- 2008, 2008-05
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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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- Disaster Recovery: DIY Home Building (semester?), IPRO 324: Disaster Recovery DIY Yourself Home Building IPRO 324 Midterm Report F06
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- Allen, Kelleny, Barrett, Christina, Beltran, Julian, Carello, Frank, Dakowicz, Lukasz, Duecker, Susanna, Gandhi, Melissa, Hallberg, Amanda, Hernandez, Veronica, Kollwitz, Sabine, Lemons, Melissa, Rotella, Jimmy, Saulog, Jeremy, Smagur, Peter
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- 2006-12, 2006-12
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IPRO 324, Disaster Recovery: Do-It-Yourself Home Building is focused on designing a building manual to aid disaster victims in building new...
Show moreIPRO 324, Disaster Recovery: Do-It-Yourself Home Building is focused on designing a building manual to aid disaster victims in building new buildings. The objectives of this group are to design a simple but adequate floor plan, create a manual illustrating how to build this design, and to market this manual to a disaster relief organization that would be responsible for the distribution of this manual.
Deliverables for IPRO 324: Disaster Recovery - DIY Yourself Home Building for the Fall 2006 semester
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- Innovating Process Improvements in Manufacturing Operations (Semester Unknown) IPRO 304: Innovating Process Improvements in Manufacturing Operations IPRO 304 Final Report F08
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- Akram, Asad, Bhatti, Talha, Hernandez, Yvonne, Kaneria, Satyam, Kerstens, Wesley, Khaliqdina, Shahmeer, Lu, Zhenlin, Quach, Vien, Siu, Philip, Teves, Jan, Thomas, Seth, Zheng, Min
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- 2008, 2008-12
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The purpose of this IPRO is to develop a robust, working prototype that can automatically monitor and detect a problem with a milling machine...
Show moreThe purpose of this IPRO is to develop a robust, working prototype that can automatically monitor and detect a problem with a milling machine at A. FInkl & Sons Co. This IPRO is in its fourth semester and there are two challenges remaining: (1) alerting management to the detection of broken teeth during machining; and (2) developing spatial representations of items undergoing heat treatment. However, A. Finkl & Sons has asked us to concentrate solely on the goal of finding a way to detect when a break occurs in one of the milling teeth and then alert the mechanic monitoring the machine in order to replace it. This system will involve measuring vibrations using an accelerometer or by the use of laser detection. The goal of this IPRO is to research, test, and inform A. FInkl & Sons of the best solution to invest in, therefore they can decide what is better for their company.
Sponsorship: A. Finkl & Sons Co
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- The IIT Reality: Finding a Job (semester?), IPRO 333: IIT Reality - Finding a job as IIT Grad IPRO 333 Final Report F06
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- Allen, David Charles, Campana, Julia, Carlton, Kyle, Dela Cruz, Miguel, Lenzen, Paul, Mims, Megan, Olmos, Oscar, Pham, Christian, Pula, Janusz, Roberts, Ben, Woods, Carolyn J.
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- 2006-12, 2006-12
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This semester IPRO 333, Video Documentary – Getting a Job after Graduation, is aiming its effort to help Illinois Institute of Technology...
Show moreThis semester IPRO 333, Video Documentary – Getting a Job after Graduation, is aiming its effort to help Illinois Institute of Technology Students get better jobs after graduation. This continuation of an earlier IPRO will strive to produce a video that presents four different challenges to be completed in the job seeking process. Students will work together in four “challenge” teams as well as three technical teams to accomplish its objective.
Deliverables for IPRO 333: The IIT Reality - Finding a Job for the Fall 2006 semester
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- Research Web (Semester Unknown) IPRO 321: ResearchWebIPRO321Brochure1F09
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- Abhay, Anandha, Cornelius, Zachary, Corsus, Tom, De Courten-myers, Maximilian, Eberlin, Adam, Kapaldo, James, Nicholson, Bethany, Sizyuk, Yuriy, Sundberg, Stephen
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- 2009, 2009-12
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The focus of our IPRO project was ResearchWeb, an IIT-centered interactive website allowing students and faculty to share research data,...
Show moreThe focus of our IPRO project was ResearchWeb, an IIT-centered interactive website allowing students and faculty to share research data, discuss their research findings, and find research opportunities. Our team brought together undergraduate students from several different departments, about half of whom were programmers. This report summarizes our goals and purpose, our team organization, our research findings, and our conclusions regarding the project’s future.
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- Longitudinal Oscillator for Cardiac Arrest Victims (semester?), IPRO 332
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- Burica, John, Folz, Patrick, Justice, Grant, Valdez, Maribel, Krynski, Jakub, Patel, Alok, Ramirez, Hazel, Wei, Yun
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- 2006-12, 2006-12
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IPRO 332 begins an investigation of the use of mechanical shaker beds in a life-support capacity for beings with cardiac arrest. It will...
Show moreIPRO 332 begins an investigation of the use of mechanical shaker beds in a life-support capacity for beings with cardiac arrest. It will develop and continue research that was begun at the Miami Heart Research Institute, and will work in conjunction with researchers at IIT and the University of Chicago
Deliverables for IPRO 332: Longitudinal Oscillator for Cardiac Arrest Victims for the Fall 2006 semester
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- Zero Energy Community (Semester Unknown) IPRO 323: ZeroEnergyCommunityIPRO323FinalPresentationF09
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- Bohac, Adam, Brady, David, Bueno, Juan, Coughlin, Daniel, Depalma, Lowell, Gonzalez, Juan, Gross, Josh, Hernandez, Carlos, Iversen, Jennifer, Mckinley, Keanen, Moceri, Michael, Modi, Nishant, Wisniewski, Anthony, Zacharias, Bryan
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- 2009, 2009-12
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Our purpose is to seek a union between living comfortably and living sustainably. We are to design for a future Chicago-area community, which...
Show moreOur purpose is to seek a union between living comfortably and living sustainably. We are to design for a future Chicago-area community, which 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 sustainable planning, design, and living.
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- Sensor Systems in the Transportation Industry (Spring 2001) IPRO 353
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- Boitor, Andrei, Lauzze, Kevin, Pendleton, Ryan, Volberding, Beth
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- 2001, 2001-05
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The prototypes for a railroad tank car monitoring system have been developed in prior IPRO projects. The prototypes now need to be developed...
Show moreThe prototypes for a railroad tank car monitoring system have been developed in prior IPRO projects. The prototypes now need to be developed into potential product form, beta tested, and evaluated both technically and from a market perspective. A patent application has been outlined. A business plan needs to be written that gathers the information required to decide on a commercial product offering to Union Tank Car as the first customer. A market survey should define the potential market within the railroad industry, the economics of such a business, and its potential in other related market segments, such as trucking. At the end of this Entrepreneurial IPRO, we should have beta tested the potential product. If the results are successful, manufacturers and suppliers should be identified to bring the product to market. A first sale offering should be made to Union Tank Car, assuming beta testing is successful. The possibility to formulate a successful business together with our first customer, Union Tank Car, will be evaluated. The team required to execute the business plan will be identified; and the.potential for financing will also be addressed. This entrepreneurial team would ideally consist of chemistry and chemical engineering students for sensor development work; mechanical and electrical engineering students for product engineering and production setup; business school and law school students to support business plan development, market analysis and patenting for the business.
Sponsorship: Union Tank Car Company, a member of The Marmon Group of companies.
Project Plan for IPRO 353: Sensor Systems in the Transportation Industry for the Spring 2001 semester
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- Helping in Orthotics and Prosthetic Education (Semester Unknown) IPRO 309: ProstethicsAndOrthoticsInLatinAmericaIPRO309PosterSp11
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- Ende, Mark, Flowers, Kaleyhia, Zhang, Pablo Huang, Kocagoz, Sevi, Kuzel, Julia, Luttinen, Alexandra, Romo-ortiz, Esther, Sarvana, Saad, Svirkova, Bozhidara, Syvongsa, William
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- 2011, 2011-05
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The objective of this semester’s IPRO 309 will be to incorporate three seminars into the framework proposed by last year’s IPRO 309. Fall 2010...
Show moreThe objective of this semester’s IPRO 309 will be to incorporate three seminars into the framework proposed by last year’s IPRO 309. Fall 2010’s IPRO 309 proposed an educational curriculum that helped train individuals in Orthotics and Prosthetics in Categories I, II, and III. The goal is to improve on last year’s IPRO proposal and bring it closer to completion. Although the awareness of medical advancements is central, the well-being of patients is also of equal importance. Compatibility of medical devices and their psychological impacts on patients need to be understood by people involved in orthotics and prosthetics. Also related to a better patient care, it is beneficial to create a feasible way of tracking patient information. To emphasize these, seminars will be introduced consisting of materials compatibility, patient well-being, and electronic medical record keeping. Material compatibility will explore aspects such as patient-device interaction and minimizing negative reactions due to the orthotic and prosthetic devices, which includes rashes or other sorts of discomfort. Patient well-being will evaluate the psychological impact of said devices on the patient and help them incorporate the devices into their daily lives. Electronic medical record keeping will introduce technology that will enable practitioners to gather and track the patient’s medical records with ease. The main technology to explore for this course would be the Quick Response (QR) Technology that is incorporated in many smartphones today. These seminars will help increase awareness that orthotics and prosthetics are not just medical fields, but instead a series of professional relationships with patients to help them endure the difficulties and pains they are going through. The goal is that medical professionals will be able to provide the best care possible to patients, both physically and mentally. Additional improvements will also be made on the capstone design course, introduced in previous IPROs, by incorporating methods being used in capstone courses at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
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- Small-Scale Desalination (Semester Unknown) EnPRO 354: Small-ScaleDesalinationEnPRO354FinalReportSp10
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- Adamczyk, Paul, Au, Bonnie, Bijonowski, Brent, Fanelli, Daniel, Hoxha, Edlira, Krauszowska, Monika, Pham, Nga, Rauf, Aamir, Schlessinger, Hannah, Wolber, Brian
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- 2010, 2010-05
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Freshwater is one of Earth’s most precious resources and is now increasing in scarcity. Global warming induced climate change is now changing...
Show moreFreshwater is one of Earth’s most precious resources and is now increasing in scarcity. Global warming induced climate change is now changing rain patterns and causing record drought, growing global populations are increasing demand, and the individual demand per person is increasing and human populations urbanize and adopt modern plumbing. The biggest contributor to increasing demand for water is mismanagement and pollution. However for this project we will be focusing on water quantity rather than quality.
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- Insight: Anticipating the Future, Assessing the Impact (semester?), IPRO 341: Insight IPRO 341 Project Plan F06
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- Bastyzyk, Marta B., Hernandez, Jose, Kim, Tae Young, Lerash, Kevin, Lybolt, Crystal, Seatton, Brandon, Skontos, George, Sopko, Tyge, Vaks, Nir, Agan, Amber, Boone, Elizabeth, Buente, Adam, Coleman, Jessica, Gerding, Eric, Glass, Andrew, Goyak, Matt, Holt, Nicole, Mullendore, Jessica, Perchlik, Emily, Ripley, Paul
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- 2006-12, 2006-12
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IPRO 341’s objective is to extensively research and evaluate the societal, economical and environmental implications of nanotechnology-based...
Show moreIPRO 341’s objective is to extensively research and evaluate the societal, economical and environmental implications of nanotechnology-based products, mainly building materials, and detail the possible obstacles in integration of this technology into design, public policy issues and general public engagement
Deliverables for IPRO 341: Insight: Anticipating the Future, Assessing the Impact for the Fall 2006 semester
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- Developing a document Control Sytem (Semester Unknown) IPRO 347: Developing a document Control Sytem IPRO 347Project Plan Su08
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- Basiourski, Vitali, Cabrera, William, Drag, Christopher, Erogbogbo, Samad, Ike, Richard, Krolikowski, Maciej, Mendez, Daniel, Mersch, Erin, Orlichenko, Anton, Roediger, Justin, Zouridis, Despina
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- 2008, 2008-07
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The IPRO 347 team is being sponsored by Abrasive Form to lead the company into a paperless form of tracking projects. Abrasive Form currently...
Show moreThe IPRO 347 team is being sponsored by Abrasive Form to lead the company into a paperless form of tracking projects. Abrasive Form currently uses a paper folder, which they call the “job folder” to hold all the important documents for completing incoming projects. This job folder travels along with the pieces of the project until the project is completed. Once a project has been completed, and the final product is shipped out, the job folder for that project is then kept in an on-site filling cabinet. So far this has led to several problems for Abrasive Form. As the company is increasing in size and completing increasing amounts of projects, they have had to dedicate a large portion of their offices to the storing of old job files. Abrasive Form keeps all of their completed job folders to ensure that all liability for the company is covered, and whenever necessary throughout the lifespan of completed projects in the field, Abrasive Form is able to prove that their work was of the quality that was requested. This has also lead to a lot of time being wasted by the employees of Abrasive Form traveling to the back offices where the job folders are held to look up information. The IPRO 347 team will be helping Abrasive Form come up with a solution to this very serious problem. The solution generated thus far is to scan all the documents contained within the paper job folders into PDF form, and use a digital filing program (such as Bugzilla which is a free open source program) to organize the PDF files into sub folders, and allow for quick referencing based on critical criteria such as the job number, part number, customer name, or part number. All this information would then be contained in a single server that can be accessed on any computer throughout the company through an internal network.
Sponsorship: Abrasive-Form
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- New Product Evaluation and Improvement (Semester Unknown) IPRO 341: NewProductEvaluationandImprovementIPRO341Poster2Su09
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- Assaliyski, Marin, Attard, Ryan, Basiourski, Vitali, Dorn, Lawrence, Feldman, Laurie, Grabowski, Luke, Guerrero, Jose, Rusz, Vlad, Tchobanova, Natacha, Zellarchaffers, Priscilla
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- 2009, 2009-07
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The team’s purpose is to test the current new design for Versatility Tool Works cabinet, and make suggestions for improvements if needed....
Show moreThe team’s purpose is to test the current new design for Versatility Tool Works cabinet, and make suggestions for improvements if needed. Additionally, the team’s purpose was extended to develop a next‐generation tool storage cabinet and also to identify potential new markets for the company to pursue. This will require a truly inter‐professional team to analyze everything from the engineering of the tool storage cabinet to market research of the current and potential markets.
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- Operation Smooth Brews (Semester Unknown) IPRO 345: OperationSmoothBrewsIPRO345FinalPresentationSp09
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- Haurberg, Soren, Kim, Kayoung, Kleps, Andrew, Pyle, Kiyomi, Roslund, Rich, Sarraf, Basel, Seo, Hee, Song, Junhyung, Stachowiak, Kyle, Vankley, Robert
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- 2009, 2009-05
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Operation Smooth Brew's mission is defined by working closely with Euclid Beverages to analyze its status quo warehousing processes and...
Show moreOperation Smooth Brew's mission is defined by working closely with Euclid Beverages to analyze its status quo warehousing processes and introduce sufficient enhancements to them.
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- Global Warming and Community Outreach (Semester Unknown) IPRO 331: GlobalWarmingandCommunityOutreachIPRO331FinalPresentationSp10
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- Bober, Kamil, Desai, Sapna, Abu-amara, Hashem, Jani, Arjun, Cho, Haein, Haznar, Daria, Gonzalez, Arturo
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- 2010, 2010-05
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Utilize previous presentations to inform and educate the public about the cause, impact, and responses to global warming. Divide the overall...
Show moreUtilize previous presentations to inform and educate the public about the cause, impact, and responses to global warming. Divide the overall issue into major aspects including the ones set by previous IPRO‟s while adding our own.
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- Machine Vibration Monitoring and Control Solutions for A. Finkl & sons (semester?), IPRO 331: Finkl Machine Vibration Monitoring and Control Solutions IPRO 331 Midterm Report Sp06
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- Lipanovich, Rachel, Calik, Martin, Barnard, Leland, Lee, Christopher, Matute, Matthew, Schreckengost, Mark, Sanchez, Daniel, Cahan, Craig, Kunin, Vitaliy, Min, Kyoung-min, Song, Sung, Contreras Vega, Jose
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- 2006-05, 2006-05
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The purpose of this IPRO is to develop a system to automatically detect a problem with a mill at A. Finkl & Sons Co. The system with either...
Show moreThe purpose of this IPRO is to develop a system to automatically detect a problem with a mill at A. Finkl & Sons Co. The system with either turn the mill off or warn the operator when a tooth breaks, or some other irregularity occurs. This system will involve measuring vibration, sound, power, or some combination of these variables. This will replace the current setup, which involves an operator staying in close proximity to the mill to turn it off when a tooth breaks or any other irregularity occurs
Sponsorship: A. Finkl & Sons
Deliverables for IPRO 331: Machine Vibration Monitoring and Control Solutions for A. Finkl & sons for the Spring 2006 semester
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- Delta Hook Technologies (DHT) EnPRO 358: DHT EnPRO358MidTermPresentationSu10
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- Alkhovsky, Julie, Benjamin, Bryan, Carimichael, Jake, El-natour, Ibrahim, Lozanoski, Phillip, Pierce, Nicholas, Prout, Savannah, Richie-smith, Robert, Steponavicius, Nerijus, Tchobanova, Natacha, Walther, Alyssa, Winstanley, Samuel
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- 2010, 2010-07
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Recreational fishing in the United States generates over a billion dollars of economic output and providing well over a million American’s...
Show moreRecreational fishing in the United States generates over a billion dollars of economic output and providing well over a million American’s with jobs. There are many variations of fishing hooks available that retain the same basic shape and structure, the most popular examples being, the standard J-hook and the standard treble hook. However, there are many limitations associated with existing fishing hooks. One such limitation is that fishing hooks are not able to reliably hold the fish after embedding. Introducing a barb to the hook helps resolve this issue, doing so however creates problems when setting the hook and furthermore, barbs can cause damage to the fish during the removal of the hook. Another concern is that contemporary fishing hooks have problems with snagging on nearby rock formations, algae, weeds, or other vegetation in the water.
Sponsorship: DHT
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