MIT Strategic Engineering

Projects

For each project we list the active timeframe, sponsor, project title and relevant link to sponsor, where available.

2001–2003 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
"Low-Earth-Orbit Communication Satellite Constellations"
Industry Systems Study, part of Engineering Systems Learning Center ESLC
http://www.sloan.org
2001–2002 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
"Utility of Simulation in Design"
Complex Systems Engineering Program
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov
2002–2005 General Motors Research and Development
"System Architecture and Design of Vehicle Families"
http://www.gm.com
2002–2006 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/VS)
"Systems Architecting for Space Tugs"
http://www.darpa.mil/
2003–2004 M.I.T. Class Funds for Innovation in Education (Class of '51, '55 and '72)
"Modern Engineering Design and Rapid Prototyping Class"
http://alumweb.mit.edu/classes/1960/efie.html
2003–2004 Karl Chang (1965) Innovation Fund, M.I.T.
"Development of an Integrated Design Framework Linking System Architecture and Design Optimization"
2003–2006 NASA Headquarters – Space Architect's Office
"Comprehensive Analysis and Synthesis of Space Transportation Architectures" http://www.nasa.gov
2003–2005 National Optical Astronomy Observatories
Development of Methods and Software Tools for Analyzing Integrated Computer Models of Extremely Large Ground Based Telescopes
http://www.noao.edu
2004–2005 Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. NASA Space Space Exploration – Concept Evaluation & Refinement (CER) Study
http://www.draper.com
2004–2008 BP-MIT Major Research Programs
"Strategic Engineering of Large Infrastructure Systems: Real Options, Staged Deployment and the Role of Flexibility"
http://www.bp.com
2004–2006 ArvinMeritor Inc.
Diesel Exhaust Emissions Controls System Architecture Modeling and Multi-Objective Optimization
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http://www.arvinmeritor.com
2005–2007 NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate
Interplanetary Supply Chain Management and Logistics Architectures

http://www.nasa.gov
2006–2009

NASA Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program
Integrated Life-Cycle Asset Mapping, Management, and Tracking: Rule-Based Analytic Asset Management for Space Exploration Systems (RAMSES) in cooperation with Payload Systems Inc. (later Aurora Flight Sciences Inc.)
http://www.aurora.aero

2007-2008 NASA Constellation University Institutes Program (CUIP)
Lunar Campaign Logistics Analysis
http://www.nasa.gov

2007-2008 MIT-Portugal: Engineering Systems Anchor Program
Critical Networked Infrastructure Systems Modeling
http://www.mitportugal.org

2007-2010 NASA Constellation Universities Institute Program
Lunar Campaign Logistics Analysis for Human and Robotic Exploration
http://www.nasa.gov

2008 NASA – Jet Propulsion Laboratory
System Modeling of In-Situ Resource Utilization
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov

2008-2009 NASA - JPL Strategic University Research Program (SURP)
SpaceNet 2
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov

2008 Cambridge MIT Institute (CMI)
Engineering Change Research Workshops
http://www.cmi.cam.ac.uk/

2008-2011 Masdar Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Requirements Engineering for Sustainable Systems
http://www.masdar.ac.ae/

2008-2010 NASA NESC
Landing Load – Airbag Attenuation System for Orion
http://www.nasa.gov/offices/nesc/home/index.html

2009-2011 BP
Management of Change (MOC) in Complex Oil and Gas Projects
http://www.bp.com

2009-2010 BP
Integrated Socio-Technical Framework for Systems Architecting of Energy Projects
http://www.bp.com
2010-2011 Pratt & Whitney
Complexity and Emergent Behavior of Integrated Fan Drive Gear System
http://www.pratt-whitney.com/

2010-2011 DARPA / Orbital Sciences Inc.
F6 Value-Centric Design Methodology
http://www.orbital.com/

2010-2011 NTT Japan – Cybersolutions Laboratory
Living at Home Longer: eHomes for Seniors
http://www.ntt.co.jp/cclab/e/about/

2011 BP
Improved Forecasting of Operational Quality through System Modeling of Unplanned Production Losses
http://www.bp.com

2011-2013 Carnegie Corporation of New York
Production in the Innovation Economy (PIE) - Study on the state and future of manufacturing in the U.S.
http://carnegie.org/

2011-2020 King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology KACST
Center for Complex Engineering Systems CCES - program focusing on planning and operations of critical infrastructures such as transportation, energy, water and city design.
http://www.kacst.edu.sa

2011-2013 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Mapping the Pathways from Idea to Impact: How do entrepreneurial firms make strategic decisions as they move their innovations into early production?
Production in the Innovation Economy (PIE)

http://www.kauffman.org