• Ultrasonic Welding Process Improvement for the Scrap Reduction of a Medical Device 

      Ortiz Lugo, Katia (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      A medical device company in Puerto Rico aims to improve an Ultrasonic Welding Process of a high-volume bone shredding medical device. The current process yield is 93% and must be at least 95% to meet the manufacturing site ...
    • Un Estudio Comparativo del Análisis Sísmico de los Códigos ASCE7-05, ASCE7-10 y ASCE7-16 

      Soto Pesante, Pedro A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      Estudio comparativo de la determinación de las cargas de diseño sísmico entre los códigos normativos de la “American Society of Civil Engineers” (ASCE) 2005, 2010 y 2016. Se realizaron análisis y diseño de un edificio ...
    • Underground Fiber Placement Equipment Maintenance Plan 

      Leonard, Elton Joel (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      Genesis Communications Inc is one of the leading telecommunications companies in Puerto Rico. The company picked a project to turn losses into revenue in less than three months. The project proposed was the Underground ...
    • Understand and Correct the Weight Variability in Cases 

      Albino Soto, Jessica Nanette (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      Process variation in all manufacturing processes will reflect a manufacturing production losses since these variations reflect process waste. Understand process variations and process capabilities is a key factor when ...
    • Understanding and Improving Engineering Change Proposal Development Efficiency in Raytheon’s Logistics Management Information - U.S. PATRIOT Database 

      Rosa Morales, Miguel (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      This project aimed to raise efficiency for development and implantation per Class II ECP (Engineering Change Proposal). The task involved assessing the ECP development process and the intersectionality between inefficiency ...
    • Unidirectional Flow Gasket 

      Oyola Calderón, Jorge Omar (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      To reduce the number of deviations that occur annually in the plant, through a design, it is expected to reduce this problem taking into consideration the cost factor, lead time and the quality of the products made. Using ...
    • Unified Risk List for Electronically Stored Information Subject to eDiscovery in Cloud Computing 

      Vargas Rodríguez, Jonathan (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
      Electronic discovery is the process of production of electronically stored information (ESI) for use in legal court or corporate investigations. When eDiscovery is performed over a cloud service, the amount of risks ...
    • Unified Threat Management 

      Christenson Colón, Bernard J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      Unified Threat Management (UTM) is an information security term that refers to a security appliance as a combination of hardware, software and networking technologies in which the primary function is to integrate increased ...
    • United States Navy Force Projection Improvement Project 

      Olivera Ortiz, Ramon Luis (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      An increase presence of US Navy ships is required in the Pacific Theater to maintain stability in the region. The increase of operating time at sea for the ships increases the time required for maintenance and repairs ...
    • Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico: Primera Institución Universitaria LEED 

      Reyes Ortiz, Jorge Iván (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      Este artículo tiene como objetivo establecer el procedimiento necesario para que la Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico pueda recibir la certificación LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Por medio ...
    • Unmanned Aerial Systems Fleet Management Techniques 

      Jimmy C. Pujols (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      Unmanned Aerial Systems show great economic potential and their use offer both opportunities and challenges that are unique to this type of aircraft. This study proposes that the challenges presented by their use can be ...
    • US Army Distributed Simulation Capabilities 

      Maldonado Valentín, Juan J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
      Budget reduction, debt ceiling, Government costs have become a big problem to the United States government and politicians. This issue has arisen because of the possible debt ceiling reaching its limit and the economy not ...
    • The Use of Deep Soil Mixing as Channel Slope Stabilization Method – US Army Corps of Engineers Bechara Middle Section Project Case Study 

      Martínez Rodríguez, Francisco J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      This project describes and validates the design of a slope stabilization technique for the Bechara Middle Section (BMS) channel located in the Bechara Industrial Area, San Juan, Puerto Rico. The BMS project consisted ...
    • Use of Experimental Design for the Characterization of a Depyrogenation Machine 

      Cabrera, Migdalis (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2010)
      Depyrogenation tunnel are used in pharmaceutical filling lines to sterilize glass containers before they are aseptically filled. These tunnels use unidirectional hot air at temperatures up to 350°C and can be used to ...
    • Use of Quality Management Tools to Improve the Operations of a Flag Production Company 

      Rivera Estades, Emanuel (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      The objective of this research is to improve the operations of a Flag Production Company by the use of Quality Management techniques. Small companies have been struggling these days on being competitive against big ...
    • Use of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement in Puerto Rico 

      Díaz Martínez, Pamela (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      This paper is an investigation of the use of recycled pavement in Puerto Rico. RAP or Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement is the pavement material extracted from existing roads and recycled by introducing it as part of new ...
    • The Use of Vibration to Neutralize the Parkinson Disease Hand Tremor 

      Berríos Santiago, Eloy A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      Today there are some treatments available for the Parkinson Disease. Even though there is no standard treatment for the disease, because it’s progressive and has no cure, there are some technologies that help the ...
    • Using a Supervised Learning Model: Two-Class Boosted Decision Tree Algorithm for Income Prediction 

      Ríos Canales, Victor (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      People always try to think or ponder about things in advance regarding the decisions they make, whether if it is a good idea or even if it is not a good idea. If the person has all the correct and necessary information, ...
    • Using Design of Experiments to Characterize the Design Space of “Like-for- Like” Packaging Equipment 

      Marrero Figueroa, José R. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
      Industries with high volume demand tend to have various equipments that can perform the same task. Many of these tasks produce itemsthat in order to sample them would require destroying them. Validation is necessary ...
    • Using Frequency Analysis to Decrypt Monoalphabetic Ciphers 

      Rodríguez Laborde, Omar (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
      Over the past few years’ technology has taken over society. Everyone uses technology. It makes everything easier, such as paying bills, buying food or any stuff that you use in your daily basis. People tend to store ...