Browsing Engineering Systems Division (ESD) Working Paper Series by Title
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Identifying the Dynamics of Technology Transition: ADS-B Adoption in the National Airspace System
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2007-01)Congestion is a growing problem in the National Airspace System (NAS). Predictions indicate that the NAS, as a whole, will be operating at 75% of capacity by 2010 [2] and that the demand in capacity in air transportation ... -
The impact of high-speed rail and low-cost carriers on European air passenger traffic
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2013-07)The expansion of high-speed passenger rail service is often argued as a potentially effective, lower-carbon substitute for intercity air travel. Previous studies on high-speed rail on air travel in Europe and Asia have ... -
The Impact of Instability on Complex Social and Technical Systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2002-05)Instability is a pervasive phenomenon that has deep implications for virtually all complex social and technical systems. In engineering, the identification and mitigation of various types of technical instabilities is a ... -
Improving the Software Upgrade Value Stream
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2001-12)This paper reports findings from a two-year study to identify Lean practices for deriving software requirements from aerospace system level requirements, with a goal towards improving the software upgrade value stream. The ... -
Improving the Systems Engineering Process with Multilevel Analysis of Interactions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2014-03)The systems engineering V (SE-V) is an established process model to guide the development of complex engineering projects (INCOSE, 2011). The SE-V process involves decomposition and integration of system elements through ... -
Improving UccNet-Compliant B2B Supply-Chain Applications Using a Context Interchange Framework
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2004-11)UccNet (http://knowledgebase.uccnet.org) is a globally centralized B2B electronic data platform for storing trading product item information and hosted by the non-profit international standardization institute EAN-UCC. It ... -
Incorporating Uncertainty Into Conceptual Design of Space System Architectures
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2002-05)The environment in which space systems are developed and operated can be classified as nothing less than dynamic. However, it is clear that the methods and tools relied on in conceptual design are based on static assumptions ... -
Initial Top-Level Characterization of the Air Force Sustainment System
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2001-04)This draft white paper presents an initial top-level characterization of the Air Force sustainment system. The first part of the paper gives an overview of the proposed conceptual framework for system characterization. The ... -
Innovation Dynamics in the Development of Nuclear Energy and Electric Vehicles in France
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2014-04)Technological change is shaped by a confluence of processes that are governed by socio-political, economic, and regulatory factors within a region. In this paper we describe the transformation of the electricity generation ... -
Innovative Concept Model Design for Linking Physicians to the System of Patient-Centered Care with Advancing Technologies in the World of Diabetes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2013-12)This concept paper applies the concepts of complex sociotechnical engineering systems to the care and management of type 2 diabetes. It also includes an innovative design model that integrates the existing ecosystem of ... -
Institutional Foundations for Cyber Security: Current Responses and New Challenges
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2014-11)Almost everyone recognizes the salience of cyberspace as a fact of daily life. Given its ubiquity, scale, and scope, cyberspace has become a fundamental feature of the world we live in and has created a new reality for ... -
Integrating Engineering Systems Research and Undergraduate Education Through A Term-Length Case Study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2012-03)The MIT-Portugal Program (MPP) was launched in 2007 with the dual objectives of conducting innovative research and establishing leading academic degree programs through international collaboration across a range of technical ... -
Inter-airline Equity in Airport Scheduling Interventions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2015-09)In the absence of opportunities for capacity expansion or operational enhancements, air traffic congestion mitigation may require scheduling interventions aimed to control the extent of overcapacity scheduling at busy ... -
The Interplay of Web Aggregation and Regulation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2002-11)The development of web technology has led to the emergence of web aggregation, a service that collects existing web data and turns them into more useful information. We review the development of both comparison and ... -
Introducing Complex Sociotechnical Systems to First-and Second-Year Students
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2011-05)Retention of undergraduate engineering students remains a key challenge faced across the globe; in particular, the first two years of the required curriculum is often cited as a significant hurdle. Many students are attracted ... -
Investigating Relationships and Semantic Sets amongst System Lifecycle Properties (Ilities)
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2012-03)The ilities are properties of engineering systems that often manifest and determine value after a system is put into initial use (e.g. resilience, interoperability, flexibility). Rather than being primary functional ... -
Isoperformance An Alternative Design Methodology for Engineering Systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2002-05)Tradeoffs between performance, cost and risk frequently arise during architecting and design of complex Engineering Systems such as aerospace vehicles. A paradigm shift is occurring from the pure performance optimization ... -
ITS: What We Know Now that We Wish We Knew Then: A Retrospective on the ITS 1992 Strategic Plan
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2003-09)From September 1991 until June 1992, a core writing team, which included the author, worked on what was the first Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) strategic plan in the United States. This plan was entitled, "A ... -
A Joint Planning, Management and Operations Framework for Airport Infrastructure
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2014-03)Many airports around the world are actively considering development or expansion projects. Such projects can spur tremendous benefits but are investment-intensive and span several decades from conception to completion. We ... -
Knowledge Diversity in the Emerging Global Bio-Nano Sector
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2012-04)As scientists are able to understand and manipulate ever smaller scales of matter, research in the fields of biotechnology and nanotechnology has converged to enable such radical innovations as lab-on-a-chip devices, ...
