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Best Practices in Access Control and Security Cameras for Women’s Fraternity National Housing Corporations
(2020-07-14) White, Ellen; Ray, Veto; Goodman, David; Cooney, Elaine
Greek housing is a small niche of the housing industry and safety is a standard assurance provided by the local or national housing corporations that manage the multi-million-dollar assets on campuses across the nation. Unfortunately, the national housing corporations are young companies growing exponentially. This industry provides great opportunities for growing professionals to make an impact on the future by establishing best practices that have not yet been created. Women's Greek organizations and housing corporations are particularly resolute in establishing and providing safe living environments for young women in their communities. These facilities prioritize safety and security, however, there are few best practices in the industry for access control and security cameras. Many of these facilities are older with outdated systems. There are countless options for these corporations to update their most important aspects of the facility, access control, and security cameras. However, selecting the best option of the countless options can be a daunting task. The deliverable of this project was a toolkit of information for Local and National Housing Corporations to use when exploring upgrading access control and security cameras. It includes need assessments and worksheets; specifications and location need and guidance on implementation plans including training and installation. This also takes the size, occupancy, and staff of as well as the cost of the recommended system into consideration.
Bullet Proof Battery System
(2020-12-11) Alshafie, Walla; Lanteigne, Tiffany; Rutahintare, Vincent; Cooney, Elaine
Our battery project needs to have a microcontroller that monitors the battery so that the microcontroller can check for changes in the environment. It needs to check for: the temperature of the battery, water leakage inside. battery charge level and control of charge and discharge for safe use. It also needs to help the cooling-off of the battery and accelerate the drying of any terminals to prevent damage to the battery.
CMMS Upgrade at Wyomissing Area School District
(2018-11-12) Cafoncelli, Mike; Ray, Veto; Goodman, David; Cooney, Elaine
Schools provide students with the tools needed to grow physically, mentally, and emotional. It helps prepare them to become successful and integral parts of society later in life. It has been found that the more well-kept and safe the school is, the better outcome the students will have. This is why facilities management is so important to the success of both the school and the students. Facilities management covers many aspects such as building security, climate control, fire safety systems, lighting, building and facility upkeep and cleanliness, and more. This includes a range of daily work from changing a lightbulb in a classroom to executing a capital project to expand the school district’s STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) wing. As many school districts consist of at least three to four different buildings, it can be very difficult to keep all of the requests and requirements organized, and ensure they are completed in a timely manner. A computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) is widely used in school districts and other facilities across the nation. They are two-way systems which allows the transfer of information to and from the facilities management team. There are many different types of systems that all have a range of capabilities. The needs of a CMMS are highly based on the needs of the school district. Currently, Wyomissing Area School District utilizes SchoolDude by Dude Solutions as their CMMS. The system allows for work-order prioritization and assignment, preventative maintenance scheduling and tracking, equipment listing, vendor management, inventory control, and labor. In addition, the system allows for input of work-orders and events by the staff. Although the system has been sufficient throughout the years, the district is finding it would like a more diverse and mobile system. The facilities management team has outline three systems which meet the requirements and needs of the school district. These systems include UpKeep, NETFacilities, and Hippo CMMS. The proposal will study the systems and their pros and cons and provide a formal recommendation to the board based on the results.
Design and Build an EVSE
(2017-08-07) Micol, Kevin; Cooney, Elaine; Lin, William
This report details how to design and build an electric vehicle charger. The report will follow the SAE J1772 standard and cover the design of the charging and control circuits, the design of the software, building the charger, and testing various aspects of the charger. Schematics, bill of materials, flow diagrams, code, and operation instructions.
DESIGN EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A VEHICLE PHYSICS MODEL FOR A DRIVER TRAINING SIMULATOR
(2017-04-14) Stover, Tyler; Borme, Andrew; Hylton, Peter; Cooney, Elaine
As part of the development of the RLAPS Simulation Software Program (SSP) a vehicle physics model was developed around four subsystems – chassis and suspension, aerodynamics, powertrain, and tires. Tires are the most complex model, and have the most direct impact on the performance and feel of the vehicle model. A complex algorithm governing vehicle physics was presented in a generalized form to guide the programming of the RLAPS SSP. From the generalized algorithm, a practical model was implemented using Unity 3D game creation software (Unity, 2017). The simulation was tested and evaluated against data from numeric lap-time simulation software. Various parameters were opened for tuning to refine the performance and behavior of the vehicle in simulation. The tuned vehicle model performed in such a manner as to exercise the steering, braking, and throttle application skills of drivers using the simulator.
Fundamentals for Assessment Success: A Sustainable Data Organization Strategy Within a Construction Management Technology Program
(American Society for Engineering Education, 2015-06) White, J.; Ray, Veto; Cooney, Elaine; Department of Engineering Technology, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI
Few events within a successful academic program are as administratively demanding as an onsite accreditation assessment visit. It is a particularly stressful period where a program must fully account for itself by presenting evidence to external evaluators that its students, faculty, alumni, administrators, curriculum, policies, resources, and facilities satisfy a rigorous criteria established by an accrediting body. To accomplish this, the program must retrieve all of the relevant data, compile it into a prodigious report and organize it in a manner that is both profoundly clear and obvious while simultaneously complying with the report format requirements prescribed by the accrediting institution. Anyone who has experienced an on-site accreditation visit is very familiar with these daunting challenges. A number of factors seem to conspire against the successful execution of this documentation process. One of the most fundamental is the complexity associated with the ongoing, sustainable, semester-to-semester compilation of data from a myriad of different sources. Of these various sources, faculty is one of the most critical. It is the faculty after all, that is the origin of the assessment data that forms the bedrock of any program’s assessment regimen. This challenge is compounded if the program is heavily dependent on adjunct faculty. Many educational institutions that offer a technology-based curriculum are particularly reliant on adjunct faculty. Clearly adjunct faculty is highly valued in technology programs for its course – specific expertise and industry correlation. However this faculty is typically teaching as a supplement to a separate full time career and therefore does not have the resources available to devote to a protracted or confusing assessment routine. In order to compile a successful assessment report, a sustainable assessment program must be established that distills the complex requirements into components that can be easily and efficiently executed by its faculty. The reporting system must be sufficiently clear and unambiguous such that it becomes a part of the semester close-out routine. Additionally, a reporting system must be developed that efficiently captures crucial assessment data, making it available for systematic review at the conclusion of every semester and ultimately for inclusion in the accreditation report. This paper documents the process of a construction management technology program as it developed its own ultimately successful assessment structure by focusing on the methods and the tools. The tools described include: Simplified, unambiguous forms that capture assessment data A reporting system to facilitate data dissemination A formalized process that ensures collaboration through the utilization of the captured data on a regular, end-of-semester routine Implementation of an assessment routine that clearly links course data to outcomes to program.
Hoffman Inbound Inventory Management System Improvement
(2021-05-05) Rector, Lucas R.; Scott, Bryan P.; Cooney, Elaine
Lester Sales needed a solution for its outdated inbound inventory system. We created a phone application so warehouse employees could reduce the time to put away an inbound shipment. We analyzed where time was being wasted in the original inbound process and improved these steps using our app. The app allows for the Director of Operations to create a shipment list in the app based on the inbound shipment of commercial products. From there, he can assign the shipment to a warehouse employee. This employee will follow a list of product numbers and primary bin locations where they need to go to. If the primary location is full, they have an option to select an overstock location. The overstock option will allow them to input the product number and bin location where the product was placed. Any product that was placed into overstock will be created into a separate list for the Hoffman Inventory Operator to make sure they shift said product into the proper bin location using the central computer system. We streamlined the complicated process that the people at Lester Sales had to go through. This will save Lester Sales money on the turn-around of products and maximize the commission they receive.
Hydroponic Control System
(2017-08-05) McNeely, Andrew; Cooney, Elaine
The goal of this project is to design and construct a hydroponic control system. The control system will process signals from the required inputs and control output devices based on operational criteria. The control system will display the amounts of water and nutrients that need to be added on a daily basis to maintain a proper growing environment. A daily chemical test is required so these readings can be obtained. The desired nutritional specs are provided by Emerald Harvest Nutrient Series Feeding Chart. The system consist of 3 chemicals, Grow, Bloom, and Micro. The ratios of these 3 chemicals change on a weekly basis during the 16 week grow cycle. The system will continuously monitor the humidity of the grow area and cycle a humidifier to maintain the area within certain specs. Since the system is designed to be indoors, a way to control temperature is not needed. The grow lights are designed to supplement natural light and therefore the system needed to be placed near a south facing window. With minimal user interaction, the system should be able to provide adequate grow environment for up to 5 small herbs over an entire grow cycle. After a grow cycle is complete, the system is ready to start all over again.
Infection Control through the Work Order Process in Health Care Facilities
(2020-04-20) Michael, Christopher; Ray, Matt; Goodman, David; Cooney, Elaine
Construction, demolition, and maintenance projects in the hospital setting and in other health care facilities provide a challenging and rewarding employment opportunity to the construction trades. This type of work is significantly different than in other types of commercial settings in the fact that patient safety through the environment is first and foremost. Working both efficiently and safely maximize process improvement and overall employee satisfaction throughout an organization by understanding the policies and expectations. It also requires a sharing of knowledge through all of the construction trades about complex issues such as infection prevention, containment types, specialty tools, proper dress, and how critical communication is. In 2017, The Joint Commission, a major hospital accrediting body, addressed several issues that relate to construction, maintenance, and demolition. The need to have an Infection Control Risk assessment for work orders to ensure hospital trades are minimizing the risk of spreading infection through health care facilities is a top priority. The Joint Commission does not set out how hospital workers should do their jobs, but it is looking to see ways in which health care facilities take action to adequately address the issue of infections spreading through construction, maintenance, and demolition. Having a clearly defined process in place to address work orders as they come into the computer maintenance management system (CMMS) will help identify the level of infection control needed, the tools, barriers, and specialty items to minimize the risk of exposing patients to infections. The process will include identifying the critical areas of the hospital, the flow of work identification, (regular power tools are not allowed without HEPA filters in certain regions), barriers, and materials, if any, as well as any associated costs.
Instrumentation and Data Collection for Sheet Glass Production
(2019) Shaw, David; Cooney, Elaine
Kokomo Opalescent Glass (KOG) is a manufacturer of art glass located in Kokomo Indiana. KOG has high defect rates in their sheet glass production process that can vary greatly depending on operator experience and environmental factors. This project aimed to improve the repeatability of KOG’s sheet glass production process by enabling them to monitor the temperature at which glass sheets enter their annealing oven and to decrease their defect rate, which has historically been around 25%. Through integrating instrumentation and data collection into KOG’s production process, defects in sheet glass production were successfully decreased by approximately 10% in the weeks following the installation of the device created in this project.

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