Engineering Systems Division (ESD) Working Paper Series: Recent submissions

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    • Transition challenges for alternative fuel vehicle and transportation systems 

      Struben, Jeroen; Sterman, John (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2016-02)
      Automakers are now developing alternatives to internal combustion engines (ICE), including hydrogen fuel cells and ICE-electric hybrids. Adoption dynamics for alternative vehicles are complex due to the enormous size and ...

    • Context Mediation Demonstration of Counter-Terrorism Intelligence (CTI) Integration 

      Madnick, Stuart E.; Moulton, Allen; Siegel, Michael D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2006-02)
      Examination of intelligence failures prior to the 9/11/01 attacks made clear it that lack of effective information exchange among government agencies hindered the capability of identifying potential threats and preventing ...

    • Understanding & Modeling State Stability: Exploiting System Dynamics 

      Choucri, Nazli; Electris, Christi; Goldsmith, Daniel K.; Mistree, Dinsha; Madnick, Stuart E.; e.a. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division, 2006-02)
      The potential loss of state stability in various parts of the world is a source of threat to U.S. national security. Every case is unique, but there are common processes. Accordingly, we develop a system dynamics model of ...