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- Power Measurement for Road Bicycles: Towards a Universal Solution (Semester Unknown) IPRO 324: Power Measurements for Road Bikes IPRO 324 Poster2 F08
- Creator
- Aguilar, Sergio, Becker, Patrick, Gonzalez, Daniel, Kaminski, Bryan, Knopp, Nathan, Jankhot, Crystal, Marcellis, Brandon, Poli, David, Ruidera, Ryan, Tsosie, Henrietta, Yoo, Jaewon, Ziomek, Arkadiusz
- Date
- 2008, 2008-12
- Description
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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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- Intelligent process monitoring by interfacing knowledge-based systems and multivariate statistical monitoring
- Creator
- Norvilas, A., Negiz, A., Decicco, J., Cinar, A.
- Date
- 2000-08
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCI LTD
- Description
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An intelligent process monitoring and fault diagnosis environment has been developed by interfacing multivariate statistical process...
Show moreAn intelligent process monitoring and fault diagnosis environment has been developed by interfacing multivariate statistical process monitoring (MSPM) techniques and knowledge-based systems (KBS) for monitoring multivariable process operation. The real-time KBS developed in G2 is used with multivariate SPM methods based on canonical variate stare space (CVSS) process models. Fault detection is based on T-2 charts of state variables. Contribution plots in G2 are used for determining the process variables that have contributed to the out-of-control signal indicated by large T-2 values, and G2 Diagnostic Assistant (GDA) is used to diagnose the source causes of abnormal process behavior. The MSPM modules developed in Matlab are linked with G2. This intelligent monitoring and diagnosis system can be used to monitor multivariable processes with autocorrelated, cross-correlated, and collinear data. The structure of the integrated system is described and its performance is illustrated by simulation studies.
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- Prototyping and User Testing of an On-Line Information Tool for Public Participation in Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects, Summer 2011, IPRO 320: Ethics Statement
- Creator
- Bell, Vince, Kavicky, Mathew, Khan, Taimoor, Kohli-lynch, Ciaran, Leevathana, Nick, Mcbride, Phillip, Nguyen, Hao, Vargas, Abigail, Wilkinson, David
- Date
- 2011-06-17, 2011-07
- Description
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Leveraging the existing technologies currently available in the marketplace enables the IPRO to create a team-networking solution that reaches...
Show moreLeveraging the existing technologies currently available in the marketplace enables the IPRO to create a team-networking solution that reaches more stakeholders and provides a richer, more enhanced venue for project collaboration. The solution devised by the IPRO must be easily accessible and interactive allowing for data capture, storage, retrieval and viewing amongst an array of end-user devices. To provide a successful solution, this IPRO will storyboard the concept over the summer, prototype the concept during the fall and execute usability studies the prototype during the spring semesters.
Sponsorship: Parsons Brinkerhoff
Prototyping and User Testing of an On-Line Information Tool for Public Participation in Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects, Summer 2011, IPRO 320
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- Information Design for Plant Management to Predict Equipment Failure (semester?), IPRO 303: Info Design for Plant Mngt to Predict Eqpt Failure IPRO 303 IPRO Day Presentation F07
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- Husain, Omar, Lee, Yewon, Voukadinov, Ivan, Parikh, Harshill, Michael, Harry, Arnoux, Christian, Obichukwu, Chike, Ike, Richard, Atanassova, Tania, Reimann, Kristen, Sonoiki, Olufemi
- Date
- 2007-12, 2007-12
- Description
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The present IPRO is a continuing research based on the findings of the previous semester during which they concluded that planned maintenances...
Show moreThe present IPRO is a continuing research based on the findings of the previous semester during which they concluded that planned maintenances in a coal fired plant are carried out by ‘Engineering Specialists’ and the ‘Operations Manager” whereas unplanned outages are taken care of by the ‘Shift Supervisor’ . These findings lead us to our primary goals, namely: • To conduct a “Day-in-the-Life” study for both the two categories of personnel described above by direct solicitation of information from plant personnel. • Develop methods to gather this information such as surveys and/or interviews. • Compile the gathered data into a comprehensive report which should benefit the sponsor in better understanding their potential users.
Deliverables for IPRO 303: Information Design for Plant Management to Predict Equipment Failure for the Fall 2007 semester
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- Innovative Mapping (sequence unknown), IPRO 303 - Deliverables: IPRO 303 Ethics Report F09
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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
- Date
- 2009-12
- Description
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The team worked to target the majority of mobile device users and give them an outlet to report any changes, mistakes or developments that...
Show moreThe team worked to 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 in the company's mobile mapping solutions. The team also worked to develop a solution that 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
Deliverables for IPRO 303: Innovative Mapping for the fall 2009 semester.
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- ESTABLISHING AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH JOURNAL (Semester Unknown) IPRO 321: EstablishingAnUndergraduateResearchJournalIPRO321MidTermPresentationF10
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- Desai, Sapna, Dvorscak, Mike, Mochinski, Scott, Moreno, Saul, Pilipchuk, Sophia, Roberts, Chris, Sarratt, Meagan, Shaughnessy, Ciaran, Vandegrift, Bertha, Yates, Andrew
- Date
- 2010, 2010-12
- Description
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By encouraging and rewarding research across all undergraduate disciplines at the university, a distinctive and enriching educational...
Show moreBy encouraging and rewarding research across all undergraduate disciplines at the university, a distinctive and enriching educational environment will be developed for undergraduate students to become leaders and innovators.
Sponsorship: IIT
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- Heat Treat (semester?), IPRO 304
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- Antal, Vlad, Banaska, Steven, Biyawerwala, Hussain, Groszko, John, Jay, Ryan, Koning, Kyle, Lee, Sangwook
- Date
- 2007-12, 2007-12
- Description
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IPRO 304 is the continuation of IPRO 330 (Spring 2006) and was created to develop an Information Tool for the Metals Industry with a focus on...
Show moreIPRO 304 is the continuation of IPRO 330 (Spring 2006) and was created to develop an Information Tool for the Metals Industry with a focus on Heat Treatment, in this case. The development of an Information Tool for Heat Treatment requires across-disciplinary knowledge of the fundamentals of heat treatment process, as well as an in-depth understanding of and the practical skills required for the development of computer software
Deliverables for IPRO 304: Heat Treat for the Fall 2007 semester.
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- Information Design for Plant Management to Predict Equipment Failure (Semester Unknown) IPRO 303: Information Design for Plant Management to Predict Equipment Failure IPRO 303 Abstract Sp08
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- Dodds, Jacob, Erogbogbo, Samad, Fleming, Rachel, Fujimoto, Haruko, Hazariwala, Nirav, Kim, Jihyung, Lee, Sangwook, Mcanally, Arthur, Simons, Ray
- Date
- 2008, 2008-05
- Description
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IPRO 303 is working on the user interface for SmartSignal Corporation’s software which predicts equipment failures in coal fired power plants....
Show moreIPRO 303 is working on the user interface for SmartSignal Corporation’s software which predicts equipment failures in coal fired power plants. We are now in the third stage of the project. We are to deliver the user interface of the software based on the studies done by two previous semesters. SmartSignal suggested that we also consider specific elements of the software such as the clear presentation of developing fault information, and the efficient communication system between users. An appropriate UI will utilize SmartSignal’s predictive analysis software to provide an efficient and clear means for power plant personnel to: · Predict or identify equipment faults · Understand the predicted faults · Prioritize the disposition of the predicted faults or highlight urgent or important faults · Reduce the need for plant personnel to have many years of experience or “institutional knowledge” The ultimate goal of this project is to introduce an innovative approach to the user interface which SmartSignal can use for predicting equipment failures in coal fire power plants. To realize this, we set these objectives. · Research and collect information relative to the User Interfaces [UI] from the first hand users of the software while examining the study done by the previous IPRO303. · Create the Requirements Document for the UI in light of the concerns expressed by SmartSignal and the results of research. · Generate several possible UIs based upon the Requirements Document stated above. · Select one of the Several UI for development of details and revise it based upon the input from SmartSignal. · Add details and finalize the design of the selected UI.
Sponsorship: SmartSignal
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- Technical and Market Integration of Hydroelectric Energy (semester?), IPRO 343
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- Choe, Hyung, Burgos-lopez, Mauricio, Ha, Sooyoung, Lee, Chi Hwan, Liu, Cong, Song, Chang, Wang, Jianhui, Wu, Lei
- Date
- 2006-12, 2006-12
- Description
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The objectives are to design a small hydroelectric power plant on an existing low head dam on Fox River and investigate and evaluate the...
Show moreThe objectives are to design a small hydroelectric power plant on an existing low head dam on Fox River and investigate and evaluate the technical and market integration issues of the new hydro-electrical energy into the current power grid.
Sponsorship: Alexander Tseng
Deliverables for IPRO 343: Technical and Market Integration of Hydroelectric Energy for the Fall 2006 semester
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- The Michael Reese Campus: An Interprofessional Urban Development Problem (Semester Unknown) IPRO 356: TheMichaelReeseCampusIPRO356FinalReportSp11
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- Abro, Anam, Anderson, Brieg, Bobak, Tadeusz, Brenner, Kevin, Brown, Damon, Cretiu, Peter, Cuevas, Jose, Ferrari, Howard, Jarosz, Michelle, Jeong, Hye Sun, Muyco, Michael, Spencer, Samantha
- Date
- 2011, 2011-05
- Description
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IPRO 356 is a team of students from multiple disciplines tasked with the goal of designing a second anchor for the Michael Reese to accompany...
Show moreIPRO 356 is a team of students from multiple disciplines tasked with the goal of designing a second anchor for the Michael Reese to accompany the planned continued care community designed by the previous semester’s IPRO. The anchor will help meet the needs of the community as well as improve the economic condition of the current surrounding area by bringing jobs, people, and revenue to the Michael Reese site. The team will help in a revitalization of Chicago’s south side.
Sponsorship: CB Richard Ellis, Jones Lang LaSalle, City of Chicago and other stakeholders
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- POWER SYSTEM VOLTAGE STABILITY AND AGENT BASED DISTRIBUTION AUTOMATION IN SMART GRID
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- Nguyen, Cuong Phuc
- Date
- 2011-04-25, 2011-05
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Our interconnected electric power system is presently facing many challenges that it was not originally designed and engineered to handle. The...
Show moreOur interconnected electric power system is presently facing many challenges that it was not originally designed and engineered to handle. The increased interarea power transfers, aging infrastructure, and old technologies, have caused many problems including voltage instability, widespread blackouts, slow control response, among others. These problems have created an urgent need to transform the present electric power system to a highly stable, reliable, efficient, and self-healing electric power system of the future, which has been termed “smart grid”. This dissertation begins with a discussion on the voltage stability issue in bulk transmission networks. A new continuation power flow tool for studying the impacts of generator merit order based dispatch on inter-area transfer capability and static voltage stability is presented. In using this tool, it is realized that all distribution systems are represented by only a single lumped load model. While this representation is acceptable in traditional power system analysis, it may not be valid in the future smart grid where the distribution system will be integrated with intelligent and quick control capabilities to mitigate voltage problems before they propagate into the entire system. Therefore before analyzing the operation of the whole smart grid, it is important to understand the distribution system first. The second part of this dissertation presents a new platform for studying and testing emerging technologies in advanced Distribution Automation (DA) within smart grids. Due to the key benefits over the traditional centralized approach, namely flexible deployment, scalability, and avoidance of single-point-of-failure, a new distributed approach is employed to design and develop all elements of the platform. The multi-agent system (MAS), which has the three key characteristics of autonomy, local view, and decentralization, is selected to implement the advanced DA functions. The intelligent agents utilize the communication network for cooperation and negotiation. Communication latency is modeled using a user-defined probability density function. Failure-tolerant communication strategies are developed for agent communications. Major elements of advanced DA are developed in a completely distributed way and successfully tested for several IEEE standard systems, including: Fault Detection, Location, Isolation, and Service Restoration (FLISR); Coordination of Distributed Energy Storage Systems (DES); Distributed Power Flow (DPF); Volt-VAR Control (VVC); and Loss Reduction (LR).
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, May 2011
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- Zinc-Fuel Cell Powered Car (sequence unknown), IPRO 313 - Deliverables
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- Sivanyanam, Sithambara, Ong, Wai, Shpuntova, Galina, Ludden, Shanon, Vetter, Jonathan, Sadja, Joel, Dado, Mathew, Ajigbo, Oluwafunso, Fairbanks, David, Slomiany, Krzysztof, Bjerke, Brian, Aihara, Rodrigo, Ragsdale, Christopher, Zaug, Julia, Lane, Brendan, Rial, Alexander, Ruszczak, Erich, Shaw, Kaumil, Sokolic, Jordan, Assaliyski, Marin
- Date
- 2009-12
- Description
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The team’s objective is to design a refuelable electric vehicle based on a zinc‐air battery, that is comparable to a current consumer vehicle...
Show moreThe team’s objective is to design a refuelable electric vehicle based on a zinc‐air battery, that is comparable to a current consumer vehicle in performance, cost, and safety; and to also develop a system for zinc fuel delivery that requires a minimum of changes to the existing fuel delivery infrastructure.
Deliverables for IPRO 313: Zinc-Fuel Cell Powered Car for the fall 2009 semester
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- Refuable Electric Cars (Semester Unknown) IPRO 313: RefuableElectricCarsIPRO313ProjectPlanSp11
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- Chatman, Amanda, Gasca, Victor, Henriquez, Yuri, Huang, Ken, Kanzelmeyer, Joshua, Kim, Suro, Leresche, Mike, Matezic, Samira, Maus, Dylan, Meier, Alan, Micic, Stanislav, Nettles, Raymond, Njoagwuali, Tuesday, Patel, Neelkumar, Perez, Cristina, Rojo, David, Romero, Jorge, Stanard, Steve, Syed, Omar, Terry, Milton, Urizarbarrena, Mikel, Vazquez, Manuel, Vetter, Jonathan, Wisniewski, Jerome, Zhurgenbayeva, Aida, Ziman, Charlie
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- 2011, 2011-05
- Description
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The overall conflict that IPRO 313 is trying to resolve is the dependency on oil as a fuel source for automotive vehicles. Along with the...
Show moreThe overall conflict that IPRO 313 is trying to resolve is the dependency on oil as a fuel source for automotive vehicles. Along with the global and financial concerns that go along with oil as a fuel source, there has been growing interest in electric vehicles. Electric vehicles are the competitive issue that IPRO 313 has researched, investigated, and is working to resolve. Currently, most electric vehicles run on lithium batteries. The problems associated with these vehicles are the recharge time and service station compatibilities. The most popular electric vehicle is the Testla Roadster, which has a driving distance of approximately 270 miles per full charge. Although this is an adequate driving distance, it takes six to eight hours for a full charge. This amount of charge time is a vital drawback for electric vehicles. The vast majority of service stations are not electric vehicle friendly. Gas stations do not and have not set up areas for electric battery pack replacement, or vehicle charge. Withou
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- Statistical process monitoring and disturbance diagnosis in multivariable continuous processes
- Creator
- Raich, A., Cinar, A.
- Date
- 1996-04
- Publisher
- AMER INST CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
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Detecting out-of-control status and diagnosing disturbances leading to the abnormal process operation early are crucial in minimizing product...
Show moreDetecting out-of-control status and diagnosing disturbances leading to the abnormal process operation early are crucial in minimizing product quality variations Multivariate statistical techniques are used to develop detection methodology for abnormal process behavior and diagnosis of disturbances causing poor process performance. Principal components and discriminant analysis ave applied to quantitatively describe and interpret step, ramp and random-variation disturbances. All disturbances require high-dimensional models for accurate description and cannot be discriminated by biplots. Diagnosis of simultaneous multiple faults is addressed by building quantitative measures of overlap between models of single faults and their combinations. These measures are used to identify the existence of secondary disturbances and distinguish their components. The methodology is illustrated by monitoring the Tennessee Eastman plant simulation benchmark problem subjected to different disturbances. Most of the disturbances can be diagnosed correctly, the success rate being higher for step and vamp disturbances than random-variation disturbances.
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- Alternative Meropolitan Power Strategy (Semester Unknown) IPRO 302: Alternative MetropolitanPowerStrategyIPRO302ProjectPlanSp10
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- Alsharief, Yagoob, Ballard, Ray, Crites, Sarah, Drecoll, Daniel, Klug, Allen, Goliya, Akshay, Frey, Brent, Marshall, Ray, Min, Hee-jong, Qiu, Li, Zajkowska, Urszula
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- 2010, 2010-05
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e federal government is considering mandating a 20% renewable portfolio standard (RPS). Currently, the City of Chicago uses less than 3% of...
Show moree federal government is considering mandating a 20% renewable portfolio standard (RPS). Currently, the City of Chicago uses less than 3% of electricity from renewable energy. Our goal is to produce a hypothetical design for renewable energy to account for 20% of the City of Chicago’s electricity needs
Sponsorship: Sargent and Lundy
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- IIT Sustainability Branding (Semester Unknown) IPRO 311: IITSustainableBrandingIPRO311MidTermPresentationSp09
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- Aguilar, Alejandro, Alexander, Richard, Animashaun, Oladipo, Chauhan, Mark, Ellsworth, Seth, Glover, Crystal, Krupp, Kevin, Patel, Nim, Scheer, Colin, Tadros, Nader
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- 2009, 2009-05
- Description
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This is a continuing IPRO with the overall aim of improving and enhancing the image of Illinois Institute of Technology, both as an...
Show moreThis is a continuing IPRO with the overall aim of improving and enhancing the image of Illinois Institute of Technology, both as an institution and a physical campus, in regards to sustainability and “green” practices. To that end, the current semester is focused on several design projects based on concepts generated in the previous semesters along with input from the current semester to enhance a new “green” campus. We will also be providing information on how IIT is currently acting in a sustainable fashion and how students on campus can contribute to our image as a sustainable campus
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- Battery System Thermal Management
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- Al-hallaj, Said, Selman, Robert
- Date
- 2013-04-26, 2012-09-25
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Electrochemical cell battery systems and associated methods of operation are provided based on the incorporation of a thermal management...
Show moreElectrochemical cell battery systems and associated methods of operation are provided based on the incorporation of a thermal management matrix including a supply of phase change material disposed at least in part in a heat conductive lattice member to effectively dissipate heat produced or generated by or in the battery system such as to minimize or prevent thermal runaway propagation in the electrochemical cells of the system.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
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- Education and Technical Support of Prosthetics and Orthotics Education in Latin America (Semester Unknown) IPRO 309
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- Bagby, Allison, French, Elise, Gracia, David, Maksimowicz, Peter, Morley, Michael, Pellico, Christopher, Prabhu, Vinit, Rife, Carolanne, Sedacki, Karen, Valls, Nil
- Date
- 2007-05, 2007-05
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Primary Objective The primary objective of this IPRO is to support the development of the first International Society of Prosthetics and...
Show morePrimary Objective The primary objective of this IPRO is to support the development of the first International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) accredited Category 3 program in Latin America. Secondary Objectives The secondary objectives are necessary for accomplishing the primary objective. To ensure that the program will be accredited, many guidelines must be followed; these guidelines have set the secondary objectives as follows: • Develop several educational modules concerning common diseases and their orthotic treatments • Develop several low-cost demonstrations and hand-outs to compliment the educational modules • Carefully follow ISPO requirements to ensure accreditation • Translate all material to Spanish for use in Latin America • Develop a three day short course to be presented at a Prosthetics and Orthotics conference at Bogotá, Colombia in May 2007 • Work with educators in Colombia to develop a program similar to IPRO 309
Deliverables for IPRO 309: Education and Technical Support of Prosthetics and Orthotics Education in Latin America for the Spring 2007 semester
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- Reversal in Spreading of a Tabbed Circular Jet Under Controlled Excitation
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- Zaman, Kbmq, Raman, G.
- Date
- 1997-12
- Publisher
- American Inst Physics
- Description
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Detailed flow field measurements have been carried out for a turbulent circular jet perturbed by tabs and artificial excitation. Two ''delta...
Show moreDetailed flow field measurements have been carried out for a turbulent circular jet perturbed by tabs and artificial excitation. Two ''delta tabs'' were placed at the nozzle exit at diametrically opposite locations. The excitation condition involved subharmonic resonance that manifested in a periodic vortex pairing in the near flow field. While the excitation and the tabs independently increased jet spreading, a combination of the two diminished the effect. The jet spreading was most pronounced with the tabs but was reduced when excitation was applied to the tabbed jet. The tabs generated streamwise vortex pairs that caused a lateral spreading of the jet in a direction perpendicular to the plane containing the tabs. The excitation, on the other hand, organized the azimuthal vorticity into coherent ring structures whose evolution and pairing also increased entrainment by the jet. In the tabbed case, the excitation produced coherent azimuthal structures that were distorted and asymmetric in shape. The self-induction of these structures produced an effect that opposed the tendency for the lateral spreading of the streamwise vortex pairs. The passage of the distorted vortices, and their pairing, also had a cancellation effect on the time-averaged streamwise vorticity field. These led to the reduction in jet spreading. [S1070-6631(97)03012-2].
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- Solar Decathlon 2011 (Semester Unknown) IPRO 352: Solar Decathlon EnPRO 352 Midterm Report Sp08
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- Johnson, Daniel, Carroll, John, Ruffolo, John, Mast, Laura, Mejsak, Marcin, Calizo, Milagros, Pollina, Matt, Hollister, Nathaniel, Steffen, Trent, Amber, Jamie, Demarco, Juan
- Date
- 2008, 2008-05
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This EnPRO project is the first of several designed to position IIT for a competitive proposal entry in 2009 for the Solar Decathlon 2011...
Show moreThis EnPRO project is the first of several designed to position IIT for a competitive proposal entry in 2009 for the Solar Decathlon 2011 competition. The Solar Decathlon is a competition in which 20 teams of college and university students compete to design, build, and operate the most attractive, effective, and energy-efficient solar-powered house. The Solar Decathlon is also an event to which the public is invited to observe the powerful combination of solar energy, energy efficiency, and the best in home design. This year the event will take place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. October 12 - 20. The team houses are open for touring everyday except Wednesday, October 17, when they will close for competition purposes. An overall winner is announced on Friday, October 19 at 2 p.m. Teams of college students design a solar house, knowing from the outset that it must be powered entirely by the sun. In a quest to stretch every last watt of electricity that's generated by the solar panels on their roofs, the students absorb the lesson that energy is a precious commodity. They strive to innovate, using high-tech materials and design elements in ingenious ways. Along the way, the students learn how to raise funds and communicate about team activities. They collect supplies and talk to contractors. They build their solar houses, learning as they go. The 20 teams transport their solar houses to the competition site on the National Mall and virtually rebuild them in the solar village. Teams assemble their houses, and then the active phase of the Solar Decathlon begins with an opening ceremony for students, media, and invited guests. The teams compete in contests, and even though this part of the Solar Decathlon gets the most attention, the students really win the competition through the many months of fundraising, planning, designing, analyzing, redesigning, and finally building and improving their homes. The public is invited to tour the solar homes and event exhibits during much of the competition.
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