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Universal artificial intelligence: evaluation and benchmarks
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
The fields of artificial intelligence has struggled since it's inception about fundamental question of what intelligence means and how to measure it. The underlying issue of defining intelligence and it's formal measure ...
STAMP applied to Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and the safety of nuclear power plants in Japan
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
On March 11, 2011, a huge tsunami generated after the Great East Japan Earthquake triggered an extremely severe nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. This thesis analyzes why the stakeholders could ...
A guiding framework for applying machine learning in organizations
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Machine Learning (ML) is an emerging business capability that have transformed many organizations by enabling them to learn from past data and helping them predict or make decisions on unknown future events. While ML is ...
Systems Theoretic Process Analysis applied to an Offshore Supply Vessel dynamic positioning system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This research demonstrates the effectiveness of Systems Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) and the advantages that result from using this new safety analysis method compared to traditional techniques. To do this, STPA was ...
Using wearable technology to gain insight into children's physical and social behaviors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Due to social and financial demands, at least 61% of households have both parents working. Parents and children spend 8 to 10 hours away from each other on a daily basis. During this time, there is very limited communication ...
System development considerations and point of interest guidance of an unmanned aerial system for remote sensing in commercial application
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
The objective of this thesis is to develop a contextual and system level understanding of an ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for commercial application. The thesis is intended ...
Lean engineering standard work In the product development process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis proposes to use an adapted version of ESW (Engineering Standard Work) to develop an assessment that enables identification of opportunity areas for the implementation of ESW in an existing Product Development ...
Business process improvement using axiomatic design and object-process methodology
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
This thesis introduces AD-OPM BPI, which is a new method of conducting business process improvement using both Axiomatic Design and Object-Process Methodology. The premise underlying the method is that modern process ...
Exploring the evolution of additive manufacturing industry : a study of stakeholder requirements and architectural analysis of Desktop three-dimensional printing Segment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
In 2013, the White House announced an initiative designed to move America into the new digital era, this time the digital manufacturing era. An instrument pillar of the digital manufacturing is 3D printing, a 30-year ...
Driving the New York State hop industry to meet demand
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
The craft brewing industry in New York State has grown rapidly over the past five years helped in part by New York State legislation called the Farm Brewery Act of 2012. The act imposes agricultural stipulations for breweries ...