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" 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 |
| 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 |