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Designing sanitation projects in rural Ghana
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Providing sanitation to rural areas in Ghana remains a huge challenge. Government funding is scarce while many international donor projects are ineffective. This thesis explores the difficulties with rural sanitation ... -
Designing security into software
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)When people talk about software security, they usually refer to security applications such as antivirus software, firewalls and intrusion detection systems. There is little emphasis on the security in the software itself. ... -
Designing star trackers to meet micro-satellite requirements
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Star trackers provide numerous advantages over other attitude sensors because of their ability to provide full, three-axis orientation information with high accuracy and flexibility to operate independently from other ... -
Designing structures with tree forks : mechanical characterization and generalized computational design approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)Timber structures have seen a resurgence in structural design in recent years due to a desire to reduce embodied carbon in the built environment. While many of these structures use standardized or regular elements, the ... -
Designing Student Interactions to Explore Systems Thinking in Augmented Reality
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023-06)Educational practices are shifting to incorporate new curriculum guidelines and new technologies. At the same time, the field of augmented reality (AR) is rapidly expanding, enabling a new world of opportunities and requiring ... -
Designing subwavelength-structured light sources
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)The laser has long been established as the best possible optical source for fundamental studies and applications requiring high field intensity, single mode operation, a high degree of coherence, a narrow linewidth and ... -
Designing supportability into software
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Background: Despite the identification of a "software crisis" in the 1960s, large software projects are full of defects even today [19]. These defects cause the software to behave unexpectedly. The cause generally is ... -
Designing sustainable heavy lift launch vehicle architectures adaptability, lock-in, and system evolution
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Long term human space exploration depends on the development of a sustainable heavy lift launch vehicle (HLLV). But what exactly is sustainability in the context of launch systems and how can it addressed in the design ... -
Designing systems for many possible futures : the RSC-based method for affordable concept selection (RMACS), with multi-era analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)The current downward trend in funding for U.S. defense systems seems to be on a collision course with the state of the practice in systems engineering, which typically results in the increased pace and scale of capabilities ... -
Designing the ClockSketch user experience
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)In this thesis, we designed and implemented a user interface for doctors to view patient results from the Clock Drawing Test as computed by the ClockSketch system. We identied four primary goals for the interface: ... -
Designing the door : a human use analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Doors are essential objects that people use on a daily basis, however during the planning and design of buildings, they often appear to be overlooked from a human factors standpoint. The main functions of a door are to ... -
Designing the lean enterprise performance measurement system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)The research contained in this thesis explores design attributes of the enterprise performance measurement system required for the transformation to the lean enterprise and its management. Arguments are made from the ... -
Designing the livable winter city
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Designing the organism-environment relationship
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)How does one reconcile the complex uncertainties of living systems with the control required for real-world design? This is the central question facing the field of biological design and the creative intersection it occupies, ... -
Designing the organizational structure for an entrepreneurial venture
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)BS Grupo is a Peruvian entrepreneurial venture begun in 2000. The company has grown relatively fast, becoming a leading training provider in Peru. The venture delivers high level and specialized training services in the ... -
Designing the Sugar Cane Charcoal Extruder
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)The Sugar Cane Charcoal Extruder compresses carbonized sugar cane into charcoal briquettes. that are environmentally-friendly and comparable to wood charcoal in burn performance, cost, and durability. Originally developed ... -
Designing the superblock : a model for Taipei redevelopment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996)As many other cities in developing countries, the City of Taipei is currently confronting enormous redevelopment pressures. These pressures endanger the survival of the city's physical and social fabric. But they also offer ... -
Designing transit concession contracts to deal with uncertainty
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)This thesis proposes a performance regime structure for public transit concession contracts, designed so incentives to the concessionaire can be effective given significant uncertainty about the future operating conditions. ... -
Designing two-stage recycling operations for increased usage of undervalued raw materials
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Recycling provides a key strategy to move towards a more sustainable society by partially mitigating the impact of fast-growing material consumption. Recent advances in reprocessing technologies enable recyclers to incorporate ... -
Designing user-centered IoT solutions for small-scale and mid-scale farmers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)The UN predicts that by the year 2030, the global water demand will outstrip supply by 40%. In face of the global water crisis, it is crucial to increase irrigation efficiency in agriculture, which currently consumes 70% ...
