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dc.contributor.advisorDonna Rhodes.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCropsey, Luke C. G. (Luke Christopher Grant)en_US
dc.contributor.otherSystem Design and Management Program.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-10-01T15:55:03Z
dc.date.available2009-10-01T15:55:03Z
dc.date.copyright2008en_US
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/47863
dc.descriptionThesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design and Management Program, 2008.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 309-318).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe research presented in this thesis presents a methodology compatible with the Department of Defense (DoD) Capability-Based Assessment (CBA) process for analyzing and recommending appropriate enterprise architectures for the challenge of integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the national airspace system (NAS). Thesis organization is sub-divided into four sections. Section I provides the introduction, context, and recent efforts of the UAS airspace integration challenge and the underlying motivations driving the increased desire to see UAS better integrated into the NAS. Section II details the methodology used in the analysis by extending various value-focused, lean enterprise constructs using rigorous object process methodology (OPM) to describe and build alternative enterprise architectures. Section III applies the methodology to the UAS airspace integration problem specifically with the development and selection of a preferred enterprise architecture and a recommended transformation plan. Section IV concludes with a discussion on extending the methodology for specific application back into the CBA process, the issues involved in creating an executable model for enterprise architecting, and final thoughts on the iterative nature of the methodology and the need to further refine the initial results with the UAS airspace integration enterprise decision makers.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Luke C. G. Cropsey.en_US
dc.format.extent415 p.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectSystem Design and Management Program.en_US
dc.titleIntegrating military unmanned aircraft into the national airspace system : an application of value-focused thinking and enterprise architectingen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentSystem Design and Management Program.en_US
dc.identifier.oclc432320021en_US


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