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Title: DYNAMICS OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL FOUR-BAR LINKAGE SUBJECT TO RANDOM EXTERNAL FORCING
Creator: Lytell, Mark R.
Date: 2011-11-15, 2011-12
Description: This thesis explores the dynamics of a three-dimensional four-bar mechanical linkage subject to random external forcing. The Lagrangian...
Show moreThis thesis explores the dynamics of a three-dimensional four-bar mechanical linkage subject to random external forcing. The Lagrangian formulation of the equations of motion are index-3 stochastic di erential-algebraic equations (SDAE) that describe the time evolution of the sample paths of the generalized coordinates, velocities, and Lagrange multipliers as stochastic processes. We solve the SDAEs using two di erent approaches: inverse dynamics, Case Study 1, via independent, successive solution of the nonlinear equations for each kinematic variable, where the time evolution of one generalized coordinate is prescribed; and direct dynamics, Case Study 2, via direct solution of the SDAEs in the index-1 formulation, using fourth-order stochastic backward di erentiation formula (BDF) with modi ed Newton iteration and position and velocity stabilization (Ascher and Petzold [2]), where the (deterministic) input driving torque is prescribed. For the particular application of a three-dimensional swing gate security system, we conduct numerical experiments for both approaches. In Case Study 1, we simulate the random external forcing as a Gaussian wind speed process that applies stochastic wind drag onto the gate. The kinematic variables are deterministic, while the required input driving torque is a stochastic process. In Case Study 2, we apply the external forcing as a resistive torque with additive Gaussian noise modeling the wind drag; the kinematic variables are stochastic processes. For both cases, we apply four mean wind speeds: 0 mph (deterministic only), 10 mph, 20 mph, and 30 mph, from which we compute the deterministic solution and three stochastic sample paths for each stochastic process. The overall conclusions are that direct solution is possible for inverse dynamics, that the solution of index-1 SDAEs in multibody dynamics is tractable since the mass matrix is symmetric and positive de nite, and that the deterministic solution is the expectation of the sample paths.
M.S. in Applied Mathematics, December 2011
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Title: Green Building Design Concept & Integration (sequence unknown), IPRO 335 - Deliverables: IPRO 335 Project Plan F09
Creator: Avanessian, Aris, Banda, Justine, Bergerson, Joshua, Burke, Jeffrey, Christo, Robert, Dexter, Eric, Kim, Kibum, Mey, Andrew, Okunaga, Jonathan, Razeq, Ali, Schaefer, Jacqueline, Thovar Leon, Adrian, Um, Hye
Date: 2009-12
Description: The scope of this IPRO project spans structural, architectural, foundation, HVAC, lighting and electric system designs, as well as building...
Show moreThe scope of this IPRO project spans structural, architectural, foundation, HVAC, lighting and electric system designs, as well as building cost estimating and professional ethics. The IPRO team will become informed about and apply principles associated with green design concepts, energy sustainability, post occupancy comfort, acoustic design issues, smart building concepts, health issues (abatement of mold- and allergy-causing agents), and safety considerations.
Deliverables for IPRO 335: Green Building Design Concept & Integration for the fall 2009 semester
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Title: Improving Audio Quality and Energy Efficiency in Mobile Devices and Intercom Systems (Semester Unknown) IPRO 344: ImprovingAudioQualityandEnergyEfficiencyInMobileDevicesandIntercomSystemsIPRO344FinalPresentationF09
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: GENOME ANNOTATION AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF 27 SALMONELLA STRAINS BASED ON BIOINFORMATIC ANALYSIS OF RESPECTIVE GENOMES AND THREE GENES
Creator: Li, Xinyue
Date: 2013-04-15, 2013-05
Description: Salmonella is the most common food-borne bacterial infectious pathogen worldwide. Different serovars of Salmonella are capable of infecting...
Show moreSalmonella is the most common food-borne bacterial infectious pathogen worldwide. Different serovars of Salmonella are capable of infecting different kinds of hosts, such as humans, mice, pigs, chickens, and can also lead to different syndromes, such as enterica fever, enterocolitis and diarrhea, bacteremia and chronic asymptomatic carriage. Although Salmonella strains are quite diverse, strains within the same serovar usually infect the same host and cause similar symptoms. Thus, it is important, especially in food-borne disease outbreaks, to know which type of Salmonella is present. The current method of typing Salmonella is based on the Kaufmann-White scheme and MLEE, which are laborious and expensive. Although the reliability of this method has not been previously verified, the evolutionary relationship reflected by phylogenetic trees can be a possible alternative to the way of typing the Salmonella strains; this method would be less labor intensive and more economical. MLST is considered as a “gold standard” of typing for many species includes Salmonella. And genome sequence, which certainly reflects the evolutionary relationship of strains, is the most ideal data to construct a more reliable phylogenetic tree; however, genome sequencing is also a laborious and expensive process. Thus, conserved and ubiquitous gene data, which can be accessed with little effort, are generally used to minimize cost. Using16s rRNA is the most widely used method. In this study, 27 Salmonella genome sequences are annotated with RAST, and phylogenetic trees are constructed using three software, (phylip3.69, MEGA5.1, and CVTree). And MLST is also used to construct phylogenetic tree in this study, and the result is used to be compared with genome phylogenetic tree to find a more reliable reference tree. Although Neighbor-Joining method is the only algorithms x available in CVTree, phylip3.69 and MEGA5.1 are capable to use three separate algorithms(Maximum Parsimony, Maximum Likelihood, and Neighbor-Joining, respectively). Finally, these trees are compared in an effort to find a good alternative to replace the reference phylogenetic tree. In this study, it was determined that the groEL gene would be the best replacement.
M.S. Biological and Chemical Sciences, May 2013
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Title: Comparative Industrial Operations Analysis (semester?), IPRO 312: Comparative Industiral Operations IPRO 312 Final Report Sp07
Creator: Logisz, Robert, Parry, Edward, Walters, Dominic, Simmons, Priscilla, Bilitz, Elizabeth, Shun, Hosung, Hagan, Michael, Kim, Hong-kwon, Larson, Scott, Olsen, Keith, Schejbal, Jeffrey, Ziskovsky, Anthony
Date: 2007-05, 2007-05
Description: IPRO 312 for Spring 2007 was initially intended to research rapid response manufacturing of casters for Colson Associates; however, as...
Show moreIPRO 312 for Spring 2007 was initially intended to research rapid response manufacturing of casters for Colson Associates; however, as objectives of the company shifted course, IPRO 312 was left without a target of research. A new idea of pharmaceuticals arose as a topic of study. The teammates were determined to hunt for information pertaining to problems in the pharmaceutical field, but this determination was cut short by the realization that it is a very secure, secretive, and private business. The teammates of this IPRO were not discouraged by this obstacle and kept pressing for information. The advisor, Prof. Maurer, brought in speakers from the field and helped the class change its direction into what it is today: Comparative Industrial Operations Analysis.
Deliverables for IPRO 312: Comparative Industrial Operations Analysis for the Spring 2007 semester
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Title: Reclaiming the Lake: Ecological Infrastructure as a Catalyst for Change
Creator: Searle, Gideon
Date: 2010-07-30

Title: Benchmarking and Evaluation of the IPRO Program (Fall 2003) IPRO 339: Benchmarking and Evaluation of the IPRO Program IPRO339 Fall2003 Final Presentation
Creator: Aragaki, Koren, Cronin, Casey, Dudhat, Purvi, Samuels, Aaron
Date: 2003, 2003-12
Description: The Fall 2003 project team, IPRO 339, will focus on IPRO benchmarking and market research, IPRO business strategy, IPRO marketing strategy,...
Show moreThe Fall 2003 project team, IPRO 339, will focus on IPRO benchmarking and market research, IPRO business strategy, IPRO marketing strategy, the automation of IPRO project management reporting and prepare to conduct the first ever IPRO leading edge technology conference.The Fall 2003 339 team will build on the work begun by students from business and engineering during the 2003 summer in benchmarking the global competition and measuring the perceptions of the IPRO Program among its constituents, namely, students, faculty, alumni and sponsors. The team will develop an external marketing and sponsor relationship strategy and create the internal processes needed to manage an aggressive and sustaining marketing program that begins in the Chicago area, but has the potential to extend to the rest of the U.S. and around the world, particularly with the involvement and support of alumni. The goal is to attract and sustain over the long term sponsoring organizations that can provide exciting and valuable project ideas that challenge students to apply their knowledge and think across professional boundaries. The spring 2004 339 team will continue the work of the fall team and develop best practices for achieving the interprofessional learning objectives within the IPRO course format in ways that engage and motivate students in stimulating and productive ways. This can include a range of supporting information and resources for teams: creating high performance teams, managing projects, leadership development, design processes, innovation and technology commercialization, ethics and social responsibility, environmental and manufacturing sustainability, and safety, security and legal issues. The team will develop and demonstrate e-learning course modules that will benefit all teams.
Sponsorship: Tom Jacobius, Director, The IIT Collaboratory for Interprofessional Studies
Project Plan for IPRO 339: Benchmarking and Evaluation of the IPRO Program for Fall 2003 semester
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Title: Method of Making Enriched Radioisotopes by Cation Fixation
Creator: Feng, Paul Y.
Date: 4/23/2009, 1965-01-26
Description: Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent

Title: Insight: Anticipating the Future, Assessing the Impact (semester?), IPRO 341: Insight IPRO 341 Brochure F06
Creator: 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
Date: 2006-12, 2006-12
Description: 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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Title: A test of an evaporative condenser to determine the coefficient of heat transmission
Creator: Evans, Robert T.
Date: 2009, 1909
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/testofevaporativ00evan
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: Teacher Knowledge Share (Semester Unknown) IPRO 320: Teacher Knowledge Share IPRO 320 Ethics F08
Creator: Bern, David, Bochantin, Marike, Hartline, Julian, Mccall, Ian, Mick, Emily, Peake, Andrew, Pierce, Alison, Pindrik, Dmitriy, Quinn, Michael, Stanford, Carly, Tilatti, Michael
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: The goal of IPRO 320 is to create an online professional network for school teachers at the kindergarten through twelfth grade level to allow...
Show moreThe goal of IPRO 320 is to create an online professional network for school teachers at the kindergarten through twelfth grade level to allow for the sharing of ideas, lesson plans and other professionally relevant information. This is a continuing project which saw limited success in the previous semester in that a functioning web site was constructed based on surveys of public school teachers but it saw very little use. This semester, the planned approach is to build on the research generated last semester by performing additional market research with teachers. Following that, IPRO 320 will rework much of the previous web site by refining some of the features, adding additional ones as the research indicates and improving the website in general, both functionally and aesthetically.
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Title: Electrical Brush
Creator: Forster, George A., Sump, Cord H.
Date: 1960-06-07
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: Bearing Composition
Creator: Sump, Cord H., Swartz, Carl E.
Date: 1959-06-02
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: A study of motor cycle engine characteristics
Creator: Ott, C. L., Pimstein, S.
Date: 2009, 1916
Publisher: Armour Institute of Technology
Description: http://www.archive.org/details/studyofmotorcycl00ottc
Thesis (B.S.)--Armour Institute of Technology

Title: Volumes of Light - A School of the Performing and Visual Arts, Brooklyn.
Creator: Cabal González, Sara
Date: 2012, 2012-05
Description: The school is a proposal for high-level academic performance in the form of an art condenser that will also be used after hours to house...
Show moreThe school is a proposal for high-level academic performance in the form of an art condenser that will also be used after hours to house community art events. Thus, it will act as a catalyst for future college students and serve as a magnet for neighborhood residents. As the art disciplines require, the classroom and their respective studio are integrated and considered as the basic unit that define different volumes for each art form. The massing, orientation, and materiality bring a unique quality of light to those “volumes of light”.
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Title: Impact of Sulfur Capture Technology In Coal Power Plants (Semester Unknown) IPRO 302: ImpactsOfSulfurCaptureTechnologyInCoalPowerPlantsIPRO302FinalReportF09
Creator: Chmielewski, Don, Contreras, Abraham, Deboth, Ray, Dickman, Justin, Enadeghe, Gregory, Garza Rodriguez, Hector, Gottlieb, Myron, Haddad, Michael, Kyle, Ryan, Mongillo, Michael, Murphy, Ryan, Shonubi, Oluwaseun, Swillum, Bryce, Wolber, Brian, Worthon, Terrika
Date: 2009, 2009-12
Description: Our team will investigate the net impact of sulfur capture technologies used in current and next generation power plants in the United States....
Show moreOur team will investigate the net impact of sulfur capture technologies used in current and next generation power plants in the United States. We will use this knowledge to determine which sulfur capture technologies produce the greatest benefit for industry and society and to find the marketability of the sulfur byproducts created in these power plants.
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Title: Center for Interdisciplinary Education: tA_Final Book
Creator: Alvarez, Tomas
Date: 4/20/2011, 2011-05
Description: This project consists of developing an efficient collegiate building in which the disciplines of Business, Mathematics, and Science can...
Show moreThis project consists of developing an efficient collegiate building in which the disciplines of Business, Mathematics, and Science can interact, collaborate, and ultimately create new knowledge by merging existing information. "All disciplines have imported aspects of other fields to clarify their own disciplinary perspectives."
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Title: Sustainable Theme Park and Museum
Creator: Fujishima, Kenta
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: An indoor facility consisting of both theme park and museum components with the integration of green and sustainable elements.

Title: Devices that Assist Blind & Visually-Impaired Individuals in Swimming and Other Exercise Activities (sequence unknown), IPRO 310 - Deliverables: IPRO 310 IPRO Day Presentation F09
Creator: Dykeman, Kimberly, Healton, Michaela, Lipman, Timothy, Ludwig, Ross, Park, Jay, Reilly, Jeffrey, Sarkar, Smita, Sirk, Phillip, Toro, Branden
Date: 2009-12
Description: The objective is to develop, test, and implement assistive technology with the community that promotes safety and improves independence of...
Show moreThe objective is to develop, test, and implement assistive technology with the community that promotes safety and improves independence of blind and visually impaired (BVI) swimmers.
Sponsorship: Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind & Visually-Impaired. Notre Dame University
Deliverables for IPRO 310:Devices that Assist Blind & Visually-Impaired Individuals in Swimming and Other Exercise Activities for the fall 2009 semester.
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Title: Campus Branding/ Sustainability Image (Semester Unknown) IPRO 311: Campus Branding Sustainability Image IPRO 311 MidTerm Presentation F08
Creator: Block, Shawn, Budzinski, Catherine, Chamales, Michael, Fontes De Faria, Gabriel, Kapecki, John, Ma, Justin, Milesic, Milanko, Mohan, Vinu, Rouben, Sacha, Tanapura, Nor, Toops, Melissa, Um, Hyeran
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: The overall aim of the project is to improve and enhance the image of Illinois Institute of Technology, both as an institution and a physical...
Show moreThe overall aim of the project is to improve and enhance 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 semesters to enhance a new “green” campus. We will also be spreading information 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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