PITA Fiscal Year 2002 Projects
- Assessment of Rupture Potential of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms by Computational Modeling and Simulation (FY2002 Renewal)
- A Cost-Effective Computer-Aided Orthopedic Surgery System (FY2002 Renewal)
- Recycling and Reuse of Orimulsion Fly Ash as a Fire Retardant
- NAPL Residual Saturation at Pennsylvania Manufactured Gas Plants
- Slag as a Passive Treatment Method for Acid Mine Drainage
- Selective Coagulant Recovery from Waste Sludge and Reuse for Large Water Treatment Plants
- Nanoparticle Technology for Hazardous Waste Treatment
- A Robotically Guided Urological Endoscope with Integrated Micro Sensors
- Design and Decision Support for Water Infrastructure and Environmental Decision-Making
- Collagen/Polymer Systems for Tissue-Engineered Nerve Guides
- Gaining Control Over Angiogenesis in Tissue Engineering Bone Constructs
- Implantable, Telemetry-Based MEMS Bone Sensor
- Uniform Coating of Microparticles for Controlled Drug Delivery
- Medical Body Monitors Re-Purposed for Context Aware Computing Applications
- Computational Studies of Chemical Corrosion (FY2002 Renewal)
- Experimental and Analytical Seismic Studies of Concrete Filled Steed Tube Frame Systems
- Development and Evaluation of MEMS Transducers for Acoustic Emission Testing of Structural Materials
- Development of Impedance-Based Piezoelectric Sensors for Fatigue Crack Growth Detection
- Mathematical Formulation of Strength Equation for Horizontally Curved Beam
- Strength Testing of Bronx-Whitestone Bridge Model Deck
- NiTi-Fiber Reinforced Concrete with Damage Monitoring Capability
- Experimental and Analytical Studies of the Riegelsville Bridge over the Delaware River – a Project Course
- Development of Low Cost Weld Overlay Coatings for Low NOx Waterwall Tubes
- Laser Welding of High Strength Steel Tailor Welded Blanks
- Fatigue Resistance of Large Welded Components for Advanced Double Hull: Stage 2
- Panting Fatigue
- An in situ MEMS Device for Detecting Cracks or Weld Failures in Steel
- MEMS Transducers for Acoustic Emission Testing of Structural Materials
- Multi-Scale Processing and Mechanisms of Next Generation Steel Coatings
- Strength Testing of FRP Bridge Deck Parapet Connection Details
- Development of Structural Damper Utilizing Ultra High Damped Elastomer
- Program Analysis for the Reliability of Information Systems (FY2002 Renewal)
- Machine-Learning Based Tool Development for Thermal Design of Electronics Enclosures (FY2002 Renewal)
- Wireless Sensors Embedded in Composite Structures
- Compilers, Architectures, and Tools for Digital Signal Processing and Embedded Systems
- Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of a Multi-Phase Reactor System
- Exploring the Use of Commercial Wireless Platforms and Embeddable Sensors for Assessing Element Quality on Construction Sites
- Exploring the Use of Speech-Control in Mobile IT Support for Field Engineers on Construction Sites
- Technology Enhanced Team Based Design: Collaboration Across Time and Space Using A Pervasive Computing Infrastructure
- Object Oriented Application Development in CAD
- Stochastic Modeling and Simulation in Design
- Product Models to Support Design Iteration
- Engineering Process Information System (EPIS) (FY2002 Renewal)
- Intelligent Sootblowing of Coal-Fired Utility Boilers
- Investigation of the Thermal Stability of Metal-Oxide-Silicon Carbide Devices
- Modeling & Simulation of Phonon Transfer in Nanotechnology
- Formulated Surfactant Systems: Molecular Self-Assembly and the Control of Interfacial Forces and Dynamics
- Design, Construction and Path Planning for Mechatronic Demining
- Novel Numerical Algorithm Development in Computational Fluid Dynamics - An Optimized Particle Grid Hybrid Approach
- A Case Study in Modeling Organizational Structure and Operation: the American Red Cross in Pennsylvania
- Managing Product Variety by Managing Workflow and Engineering Change Orders
- Augmented Manufacturing Using A Context Aware Computing Infrastructure
- Free-Form Surface Design for Sheet Metal Components
- First Principles Prediction of Fluid Phase Equilibrium
- Screening of Additives for Supercritical Fluid Cleaning of Silicon Wafers
- ICES/PITA Education and Outreach (FY2002 Renewal)
- Rapid Prototyping in Education at CMU (FY2002 Renewal)
- Engineering Design Projects Course (FY2002 Renewal)
- S.T.A.R. Academy
- Design of Advanced Structural Guideway Systems using High-Performance Steels
- Modeling and Simulation in Systems Engineering
- Design Problem Formulation
- Adapting Multimedia Teaching Java Programming and Object-Oriented Software to High School Students
- Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Program