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Enhancing astronaut mobility through spacesuit kinematics and interactive space outreach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Human spaceflight programs are facing new challenges rising from the evolution of the exploration agenda, as well as the changing international panel of actors. Planetary exploration missions will require intensive ...
A study of emerging space nation and commercial satellite operator stakeholder preferences for space traffic management
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
The near-Earth space environment is a finite, shared resource. Trends including reduced launch costs, electronics miniaturization, and preference for resilient, disaggregated architectures are driving significant growth ...
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 ...
A stochastic life cycle and greenhouse gas abatement cost assessment of renewable drop-in fuels
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Assessing and mitigating vulnerability chains in model-centric acquisition programs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Acquisition programs increasingly use model-centric approaches, generating and using digital assets throughout the lifecycle. Model-centric practices have matured, yet in spite of sound practices there are uncertainties ...
A micro- and macro- analysis of human-machine interfaces and systems in space
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)
Humans and machines interact with each other on a variety of scales. Interactions can involve tightly coupled interfaces or even be socio-technical in nature. In terms of large complex systems, humans learn to interact and ...
Public health impacts of excess NOx̳ emissions from Volkswagen diesel passenger vehicles in Germany
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
In September 2015, the Volkswagen Group (VW) admitted the use of "defeat devices" designed to lower emissions measured during VW vehicle testing for regulatory purposes. Globally, 11 million cars sold between 2008 and 2015 ...
Emergence of second-generation low earth orbit satellite constellations : a prospective technical, economic, and policy analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
Modern proposals for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations underscore the tremendous potential and versatility of distributed spacecraft missions (DSMs), but they have also begun to stress the limits of the existing ...
Technical and policy considerations of sensor-Based decision aids
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
The design and operation of complex systems requires methods for decision makers to evaluate the relative merit of alternative options and the implications that choosing one of those options will have. In order for a ...
Tailorability-focused recommendations for United States Air Force software acquisition policy
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
In order to adapt and respond to threats by near-peer-adversaries that are changing at an increasing pace, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has been focused on reforming software acquisition for rapid development and ...