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Predictive models of procedural human supervisory control behavior
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Human supervisory control systems are characterized by the computer-mediated nature of the interactions between one or more operators and a given task. Nuclear power plants, air traffic management and unmanned vehicles ...
The MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft : humans and machines in action
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Remotely piloted aircraft and the people that control them are changing how the US military operates aircraft and those who fly, yet few know what "drone" operators actually do, why they do what they do, or how they shape ...
Quantitative performance-based evaluation of a procedure for flexible design concept generation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
This thesis presents an experimental methodology for objective and quantitative design procedure evaluation based on anticipated lifecycle performance of design concepts, and a procedure for flexible design concept generation. ...
Understanding the impact of large-scale penetration of micro combined heat & power technologies within energy systems/
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Significant energy challenges today come from security of supply and environmental concerns. Those surpass the quest for economic efficiency that has been the primary objective until recent times. In an intensive fossil-fuel ...
A decision analysis framework for the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
If we are willing to pay a premium, we may be able to mitigate some of the long-lasting impacts of nuclear waste. Deciding how to navigate this tradeoff, between cost and waste, is a central challenge for stewards of nuclear ...
Innovation pathways in technology intensive government organizations : insights from NASA
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Despite a rich legacy of impressive technological accomplishments (e.g., project Apollo, the Hubble Space Telescope) in recent years, the ability of government space agencies to deliver on their promises has increasingly ...
The Energy Box : comparing locally automated control strategies of residential electricity consumption under uncertainty
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
The Energy Box is an always-on background processor automating the temporal management of one's home or small business electrical energy usage. Cost savings are achieved in a variety of environments, ranging from at pricing ...
Costing commonality : evaluating the impact of platform divergence on internal investment returns
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Platforming has become an important means of cost-sharing among industrial products. However, recent research has shown that many firms face systemic downward pressure on commonality, with the result that many platforms ...
Using information technology to exchange health information among healthcare providers : measuring usage and understanding value
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
Health information exchange (HIE) - the electronic exchange of health information among healthcare institutions - has been projected to hold enormous promise as an antidote to the fragmented healthcare delivery system in ...
Leveraging social information systems : using blogs to inform technology strategy decisions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
In the knowledge economy there is a need to develop new methods for processing Internet-based information to achieve growth. This is particularly applicable in complex systems where fact and perception of reality influence ...