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Multi-attribute tradespace exploration with concurrent design as a value-centric framework for space system architecture and design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
Evaluation of sleepiness in space robotics task performance and discussing sleep with high school students in a museum
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Sleepiness impacts performance in all aspects of life. This thesis addresses the impact of sleepiness on astronauts and adolescents in their everyday tasks. The first part describes the results of an experiment assessing ...
Multidisciplinary spacesuit modeling and optimization : requirement changes and recommendations for the next-generation spacesuit design
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The ability for crew members to perform spacewalks is an essential component of human spaceflight. Spacewalks are absolutely crucial for planetary exploration because they enable astronauts to explore their environment, ...
Reengineering metrics systems for aircraft sustainment teams : a metrics thermostat for use in strategic priority management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
We explore the selection of metrics for the United States Air Force weapon system sustainment team empirically with emphasis placed on the incentive, structural and predictive implications of metrics. We define the term ...
Lifecycle perspectives on product data management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Implementing a new IT system often requires the enterprise to transform in order to maximally leverage the capabilities generated by the new system. The challenge in using IT as an enabler to change arises from the need ...
Metrics for enterprise transformation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)
The objective of this thesis is to depict the role of metrics in the evolving journey of enterprise transformation. To this end, three propositions are explored: (i) metrics and measurement systems drive transformation, ...
Evaluation of a digital communication device for railroad worker safety
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
This thesis documents the testing of a prototype of a smartphone to be used by roadway workers and dispatchers that was based in a wireless data link service. The main purpose of using a smartphone in railroad communications ...
Managing software requirements : organizational and political challenges
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Requirements management is an extremely critical and challenging part of the software development process. Correctly capturing these requirements is necessary for the user to be satisfied with the final product. Many ...
Systems-level analysis of On Demand Mobility for aviation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
On Demand Mobility (ODM) is an emerging transportation concept that leverages pervasive telecommunication connectivity to enable the real-time matching of consumers with transportation service providers. Having experienced ...
Collaborative competition for crowdsourcing spaceflight software and STEM education using SPHERES Zero Robotics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)
Crowdsourcing is being researched as a technique to develop small-scale spaceflight software by issuing open calls for solutions to large crowds of people with the incentive of prizes. There is widespread investment of ...