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Item Smart Seat Car Seat(2021-04-26) Sims, Donte; Hall, Evan; Diallo, Houssainatou; Weissbach, Robert; Goodman, David; Pash, PhilA solution to children being left and forgotten in their car seats while parents/guardians take a brief step away from the vehicle with the intent of returning shortly. The Smart Seat uses a temperature sensor to keep track of the interior temperature of the vehicle, an occupancy sensor to detect front seat presence for childcare, 2 force sensitive resistors (FSR) to detect child presence in the car seat, and a strobe light to alert the public when limits have been exceeded that a child has been left unattended. A raspberry pi is used as the brains of the operation. It has a feature to send text messages to the owner’s cell phone regarding child safety and to alert authorities.Item Applying IPD Lean Principals to Healthcare Capital Projects(2020-07-28) Bastin, BradOver the last 15-25 years, lean principals have evolved and been applied and promoted to the construction industry through organizations like the Lean Construction Institute (LCI). This project will demonstrate how these proven lean management principles and integrated project delivery (IPD) provide a successful alternative for delivering healthcare capital projects. In the right context, integrated project delivery and lean construction process can significantly benefit the healthcare construction industry. When planning lean projects, the project team must consider what tools and processes will be applied. The main drivers regarding lean and integrated project delivery are the owner's appetite for lean, project budget, stakeholder culture, and the project size. These variables will determine the level of lean intensity and process integration.Item 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, ElaineGreek 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.Item Manufacturing Automatic Data Collection(2020-05-08) Murray, Phillip P.; Ray, Veto M.; Goodman, David; Cooney, ElaineThe question or purpose of seeking out new technology and actively using it is whether it makes our lives better and more efficient. Today’s state of the art manufacturing facilities and even the ones that are slightly behind the modern curve, have manufacturing processes that produce an enormous amount of data that needs to be captured; Futaba Indiana of America (FIA) is currently not using autonomous data collection measures on their production floor. If FIA’s data was collected and properly utilized it would provide valuable information, which could aid their organization in making business decisions and help to lead them into a significant competitive advantage. Unfortunately, if a facility’s automation development is lacking in the field of equipment network capability, it can make it quite challenging to collect and capture all of its relevant data. Understanding the purpose of automated data collection and trying to move into the age of “real-time” machine data collection is all about helping your facility improve productivity and profitability. However, it is also about making the essential first steps toward becoming a data-driven, high-tech manufacturing sector that makes the company internationally competitive. FIA, in short, will begin this journey to becoming a smart manufacturing facility by implementing the following tasks: upgrading internal server capacities to handle the intense data load, upgrading all equipment PLCs for network capabilities, running network cabling to all equipment desired to be “on network” and create a PLC program to capture all the desired manufacturing data. The goal at the end of this project is to make data collection effortless, done completely without the need for a production control specialist to count a single part on the plant floor.Item Integrating Reverse Osmosis to Reclaim Wastewater Effluent for Industrial Reuse in a Manufacturing Facility(2020-04-28) Brinegar, Christian; Ray, Veto; Goodman, David; Cooney, ElaineEvery day, environmental concerns are growing more and more prevalent on social media, in the news, and in the corporate business culture. People are driving more electric vehicles, looking for ways to use renewable energies, and eliminate unnecessary waste from their everyday lives. Corporations are more environmentally conscious than ever and are setting aggressive environmental responsibility targets. These initiatives create a challenge for facilities managers, who are often tasked with developing real world solutions to achieve corporate targets. Water is now considered a scarce resource and facilities managers must find ways to reduce water usage or find ways to reuse the water that has already been purchased. Depending on the site’s infrastructure and the quality of its wastewater, a reverse osmosis system may provide a feasible solution to treat and reclaim wastewater for industrial reuse. Facilities managers who are able to implement reverse osmosis systems demonstrate their commitment to minimizing the impact of the facility on the environment and demonstrate their ability to harness a complex waste product and turn it into a commodity for the organization. Considering reverse osmosis for wastewater reuse can help facilities managers achieve corporate environmental initiatives. Properly integrating a complex equipment system such as RO is critical to equipment performance, operability, and maintainability.Item Infection Control through the Work Order Process in Health Care Facilities(2020-04-20) Michael, Christopher; Ray, Matt; Goodman, David; Cooney, ElaineConstruction, 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.Item Workplace Safety Management Planning for Small Industrial Business(2020-08-04) Bilderback, Kayla; Ray, Matthew; Goodman, David; Cooney, ElaineA workplace safety management plan can help an employer to reduce the risk of employee illness or injury. Losing workers to injury or illness can cause significant disruption and cost. Due to size, oversight, or ignorance, many small businesses do not have a workplace safety management plan. Implementation of a workplace safety management plan includes a self-inspection to identify hazards and implement strategies to eliminate or mitigate their impact. With some dedication, education, and training any company can implement a workplace safety management plan. Instigated by citations from local fire officials, a small Texas company has identified other areas of improvement needed to achieve standards compliance and ensure worker safety. This study discusses the processes taken for a small business to mitigate risk for employees, analyze their compliance with local and federal regulations, and take corrective action to avoid future citations for the employer. Based on the four-point process as outlined by the OSHA Small Business Handbook, Tighten Manufacturing Company conducted a self-inspection, observed processes, and interviewed employees. The information gathered was used to establish a workplace safety management program that initiated a change in the cultural approach to safety and satisfies federal and state requirements to minimize hazards within the workplace.Item ENT SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT REPORT: Jeopardy Game(2020) Graham, Darrel; Kolic, Dominic; Mesfin, Elias; Lin, William; Weissbach, Robert; Freije, ElizabethTo fulfill the needs of our sponsor and the Purdue school of Engineering and Technology, the Jeopardy Game project is a portable and wireless version of the software and electronics for a Jeopardy-style game. This project aims to execute an organized and intuitive screen layout displaying the user customized categories, questions, and contestant names. The game operation is nearly identical to the classic game show. The completed project meets the sponsors requirements and wants. The system including the computer in a protective enclosure, wireless contestant buttons, and wireless host mouse are all able to fit in a standard backup comfortably.Item The Impact of Stationary and Mobile Fetal Monitors(2018-04-29) McKinney, Jay; Christe, BarbaraThe work describes the utilization of stationary and mobile fetal monitoring. The work emphasizes the important uses of stationary and mobile fetal monitoring based off data collected to summarize the best utilization method. The work is intended to study the effects of stationary and mobile fetal monitors at two similar facilities.Item Implementation of New Technology to Reduce and or Eliminate Human Papillomavirus to Improve Probe Disinfection(2018-04-30) Jones, Ericka; Christe, BarbaraThe project detailed in this report defines the implementation of a new technology at the Christ Hospital Network that would cause for the removal of the current Glutaraldehyde User Station's (GUS) soaking station to be replaced with the Trophon systems. By implementing the new technology, this would improve probe disinfection and reduce the risk of patient Human papillomavirus (HVP) from probe related hospital acquired infections. The problem was that the Christ Hospital Network used GUS disinfection soak stations (G10VP) to perform high level disinfection on intracavity probes in the Emergency Department, General Ultrasound, and Outpatient Obstetrician and Gynecology areas. This product is not approved to kill the human papillomavirus (HPV). Studies have proven HPV can be passed from one person to another via intracavity or surface ultrasound probes, if probes are not adequately disinfected before use (Nanosonics, 2015). Common disinfection methods, even high level disinfection (HLD) methods, do not kill the cancer-causing HPV on ultrasound probes. The HPV virus can survive and remain infectious on surfaces, including medical equipment, for days or weeks, when treated with common disinfectants (Nanosonics, 2015). Results show that Trophon Environmental Probe Reprocessor (EPR) was the only disinfectant to completely inactivate HPV (Nanosonics, 2015). This project required removal of all existing GUS soak stations (G10VP) from the aforementioned departments, and replaced with new Trophon probe high level disinfection systems. Staff reeducation was performed, and changes were made to hospital policy and process. The final part of this project was the Biomed training, so that the Healthcare Technology Management department was ready to take over and handle any service related problem through the duration of ownership by the hospital. Preface This project was design to fulfill my graduation requirements for my Bachelors of Science at IUPUI. As part of the requirements, I completed the project planning and design course, HETM-49000. As a part of the course, I had to compose a written proposal and present it to my place of employment for approval. I proposed the implementation of a new technology at the Christ Hospital Network called Trophon systems. Implementation of the new technology would improve probe disinfection and reduce the risk of patient Human papillomavirus (HVP) infection from probe related hospital acquired infections. The final step of my undergraduate degree was to complete the senior capstone project course HETM 49200. This course required that I manage the work, set the pace, and meet the posted deadline. This imposed a great deal of stress on me, because I knew my graduation was dependent on me successfully completing this course. My project idea became an interest to me after Penn State released the findings of a study they conducted proving that Human papillomavirus (HVP) is not being killed by our current probe disinfection system. I would like to acknowledge and thank first my family for being supportive of my dreams and goals. I would like to thank Dr. Barbara Christe, for always offer encouragement when it was needed. Being a student at IUPUI has helped me grow and develop academically, professionally and personally. I learned my strengths are things I leverage on, and things I use to push myself further when I wanted to give up. On the other hand I was able to recognize my weakness that I will continue to develop and build upon. Lastly I would like to offer a heartfelt thank you to the amazing staff at The Christs Hospital Network for embracing change and wanting to continuing to do what is necessary to stay a leader in the healthcare industry.