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Enhancing the systems decision process with flexibility analysis for optimal unmanned aircraft system selection
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Systems Engineers often conduct decision analysis in order to provide decision makers with a quantifiable means to make decisions. However, the field of Systems Engineering is often criticized for focusing on processes and ...
Analysis of the capabilities of continuous high-speed microcontact printing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Microcontact printing uses elastomeric stamps to transfer ink onto a substrate by the process of self-assembly. It has the capability to print features as small as 200nm over large areas. Because of this it has many potential ...
Ancient engineering : selective ceramic processing in the Middle Balsas Region of Guerrero, Mexico
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Previous experimental research into ancient pottery production has proven that potters can produce vessels with varying materials properties, such as thermal shock resistance and permeability. These properties are ...
Web 2.0 for urban designers & planners
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The author contends that a class of new and emerging participatory Web-based tools, referred to at present as "Web 2.0," can and should be used by urban designers and planners to achieve better results in public participation ...
A conjugated polymer plastic gel
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
We present a gel route to process highly oriented conjugated polymer films and fibers. The incorporation of hexafluoroisopropanol, a strong and stable dipolar group, to the polythiophene backbone enhances the solubility ...
Organic photovoltaics and concentrators
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
The separation of light harvesting and charge generation offers several advantages in the design of organic photovoltaics and organic solar concentrators for the ultimate end goal of achieving a lower cost solar electric ...
Quantitative information-flow tracking for real systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
An information-flow security policy constrains a computer system's end-to-end use of information, even as it is transformed in computation. For instance, a policy would not just restrict what secret data could be revealed ...
Unified communications : convergence of platforms and strategies of two software vendors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Unified Communications: Convergence of Platforms and Strategies of Two Software Vendors by Muhammad Zia Hydari ABSTRACT Unified communication (UC) is the convergence of various modes of communication - voice telephony, ...
Development and application of a non invasive image matching method to study spine biomechanics
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
Research on spine biomechanics is critical to understand pathology such as degenerative changes and low back pain. However, current study on in-vivo spine biomechanics is limited by the complex anatomy and invasive ...
Analysis, design, and control of an omnidirectional mobile robot in rough terrain
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)
An omnidirectional mobile robot is able, kinematically, to move in any direction regardless of current pose. To date, nearly all designs and analyses of omnidirectional mobile robots have considered the case of motion on ...