Undergraduate Research Projects: Recent submissions
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Development of a Hydrokinetic Turbine for Puerto Rico
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020-11-13)The island of Puerto Rico has struggled for decades with antiquated power plants that produce excess greenhouse gases In 2017 the delicacy of the overall power system on the island was demonstrated when two Category 5 ... -
Dielectric characterization of permittivity, conductivity and loss factors of porcine tissues by impedance spectroscopy
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020-11-13)This investigation was performed to determine whether the mean of fetal porcine tissues analyzed by impedance spectroscopy for their properties adhered to the idealized plots The statistical process was with the purpose ... -
Comparative Study: Electric Vehicles vs. Combustion Vehicles
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020-11-13)In 2017, a study for Greenhouse emissions discovered that 82% of these emissions are Carbon Dioxide and its main cause is the production of gasoline and diesel for transportation. It’s believed that Electric Vehicles may ... -
Risk & Vulnerability Assessment on Water Treatment Infrastructure against Natural Hazards in Puerto Rico
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020-11-13)This research focused on the use of FEMA’s Hazus-Multi Hazard GIS modeling software for the performance of a risk and vulnerability assessment on drinking water treatment plants in Puerto Rico against natural hazards. ... -
Infrastructure Condition Assessment Using Drones
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020-11-13)The condition assessment in pavement is carried out by performing a traditional visual inspection, and by applying the Pavement Condition Index -PCI (Vásquez, 2002). The visual inspection implies to access the roadway and ... -
Renewable Energy Lab for Wind & Solar Power System Analysis
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)Renewable energy resources used to produce electric energy, significantly lower CO₂ emissions by substituting non-renewable resource based power generators. Our investigation hopes to support the use of these renewable ... -
Stabilization of a Spherical Robot
Robotics is a multidisciplinary branch of science which combines principles of mechanical, electrical, computer engineering and computer science to design automated systems Our research continues the work started as part ... -
Data Analysis: Disasters, Possible Leverage for Cybercrime
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)This investigation explored the topic of cybercrime and its relation to disaster events of natural or man-made origin within the United States from the years 2001 to 2016. By analyzing available public data from both ... -
American Sign Language Recognition using Electromyographic Signals via Myo Armband
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)Human and computer interaction has become an important tool in the 21 st century One of the most promising technologies for human/computer interaction is speech recognition ( which is a system composed of microphones, ... -
The Evaluation of the National Operational Excellence Index impact over the Private Sector Sustainability in Puerto Rico
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)During the past decade, the World Forum Competitive Index (WFCI) from the Island has dropped from 36 (2008) to 32 (2015). This drop is being aligned with the loss of resources from federal tax laws and high utilities/ ... -
The Continuous Improvement Practices in the Puerto Rican Service Industry Formed Through Mixed Methods
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Glow Discharge Plasma Sterilization of Prokaryotic Microorganism Through Electrostatic Plasma
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019-08-19)Sterilization/disinfection of target bacteria – Bacillus Subtilis – is investigated using plasma sterilization process which involves both Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma (DBD) and Glow Discharge Plasma. The purpose ... -
The 2017-2018 Evaluation of the National Operational Excellence Index in Puerto Rico
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019-08-19)Puerto Rico has not participated in the evaluation of the World Forum Competitive Index (WFCI) since 2015; consequently, the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association (PRMA) created an index to measure productivity on a ... -
Alternatives for Processing Plastics with Recycle Codes from 3 to 7
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019-08-19)Solid waste management represents a challenge for Puerto Rico. According to the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (2019), more than half of the landfills have a closure order and only type one and two ... -
Going Manual: Preparation for a CyberAttack Among Puerto Rico’s Electrical Grid System Personnel
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019-08-19)This research project was intended to assess the ability for Puerto Rico’s power grid administrative authorities to respond to a cyberattack like the one documented in Ukraine in December 2015 The researcher gathered ... -
Distributed Electric Propulsion
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019-08-19)This investigation focused on predicting aerodynamic improvements obtained when air is blown over a wing by six propellers distributed equally along the wing’s span The purpose was to validate a method to implement Distributed ... -
Carbon Nitride Polymer Nanocomposite Anion Exchange Membranes
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019-08-19)This work proposes the fabrication of novel polymeric membranes to overcome some limitations of the existing AEMs, such as their low OH conductivity and poor chemical stability in KOH -
Supercapacitor Electrodes Based on Modified Carbon Nitride for Applications in Renewable Energy Storage
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019-08-19)Supercapacitors are rechargeable electrochemical energy storage devices, whose can store much larger amount of electrical energy in the interfaces between electrodes and electrolyte. -
Use of Plastic as a Replacement of Fine Aggregates in Concrete Admixtures
(Polytechnic University Of Puerto Rico, 2019)Although current legislation established that 35% of plastic waste must be recycled on Puerto Rico (PR), actual figures are far below this target (ADS, 2017). Plastic materials have a great impact on the environment since ...