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Showing 1 to 20 of 85 for “"Technology readiness"”.
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Digitally Segregated Understanding Technology Readiness In Preparation For Higher Education Success
… gulf between those that have access and use of technology and those that do not. The Digital Divide is a multilayered issue impacting low-income persons, low literacy persons, seniors, and persons with disabilities. The new emphasis is on whether people know how to use technological devices and …
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Trust as a moderator in the influence of AI technology readiness on AI technology adoption
… whether trust moderates the relationship from AI technology readiness to AI technology adoption by individuals working for organisations. The frameworks used for the study are the technology readiness index and the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology. The data comprising 213 usable …
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An Investigation to Advance the Technology Readiness Level of the Centaur Derived On-orbit Propellant Storage and Transfer System
… model development. In order to raise the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of this technology, the corresponding FM techniques and processes must be validated in a series of experimental tests, including: laboratory/ground testing, microgravity flight testing, suborbital flight testing, and …
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The relationship of the attributional dimensions of emotional differentiation on attributional dimensions of technology readiness for orthotic and prosthetic clinicians
… than others. Since any emerging innovation or technology inherently comes with a higher degree of uncertainty and risk, the group or individual must deal with the anxiety created by innovative behavior. Individuals who are less anxious and risk averse may tend to adopt innovations more easily …
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Investigating the usability and usefulness of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and its effect on Technology Readiness (TR) and Technology Adoption (TA) in the SA construction industry
There is limited research that explores how Technology Readiness (TR) and Technology Adoption (TA) are predicted in the attainment of effective project management and collaboration in the South African construction industry. Despite the various documented benefits of Building Information Modelling …
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Impact of technology readiness in the development of automotive systems when incorporating new styling : a graph theory approach to OPM hierarchical decomposition of the system's architecture
This thesis addresses to find whether technology readiness, while developing a system of new derivative vehicles, has an influence on the time required to design a part that involves styling and engineering activities. For doing so Styling Level and Technology Readiness were identified as …
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An analytical framework for long term policy for commercial deployment and innovation in carbon capture and sequestration technology in the United States
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology has the potential to be a key CO2 emissions mitigation technology for the United States. Several CCS technology options are ready for immediate commercial-scale demonstration, but three obstacles to commercial deployment remain: the lack of a clear …
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Essays on decision-making in complex engineering systems development
… a study of the current state of use of the technology readiness level method. We discovered, described and prioritized 15 challenges associated with assessing and using the technology readiness levels. We further discuss existing and potential solutions to these challenges. This paper is …
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A Monte-Carlo performance analysis of Kalman filter and targeting algorithms for autonomous orbital rendezvous
… an orbiting sample (OS) is seen as an enabling technology for a Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission, so several demonstrations have been planned. With CNES cooperation a proposed rendezvous demonstration was governed by ITAR restrictions, and a guidance and navigation system was designed using a …
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Technology impact forecasting for multi-functional composites
Low technology readiness levels (TRL) technologies are attractive to the aerospace industry because their maturation cycles can happen simultaneously with the development lifecycle of the aircraft. However, due to the limited knowledge about a new technology in system evaluation, a low TRL …
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The Dynamics and Control of the Cubesail Mission---A Solar Sailing Demonstration
… as a viable space propulsion method. The low technology readiness level and complications related to stowage, deployment, and support of the sail structure are both addressed by combining the CU Aerospace and University of Illinois-developed UltraSail and CubeSat expertise to design a …
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The dynamics and control of the CubeSail mission—A solar sailing demonstration
… as a viable space propulsion method. The low technology readiness level and complications related to stowage, deployment, and support of the sail structure are both addressed by combining the CU Aerospace and University of Illinois-developed UltraSail and CubeSat expertise to design a …
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Impact of technology adoption as a key growth contributor for women micro businesses in Malaysia
Nowadays, technology evolution is essential for business growth. However, there are still loopholes in adopting technology in microbusinesses, especially amongst women microentrepreneurs. Less exposure to knowledge and experience has deterred them from adopting technology. This study examines the …
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Electronics development for the Deformable Mirror Demonstration Mission (DeMi)
… (DeMi) with the objective of increasing the NASA Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of the MEMS DM toward its use for direct exoplanet imaging on a future large aperture space telescope mission. This thesis outlines the key requirements for DM performance, successfully develops a …
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Assessing and Managing the Value of Supply Chain Collaboration: Developing Strategies for B2B E -Commerce With Web-Based Process Sharing
The empirical findings show that the supply chain readiness factors collectively determine how different value components affect the performance of supply chain collaboration. Therefore, we develop a new dimension 'index of supply chain readiness' to capture the effect. By calculating the readiness …
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Analytic framework for TRL-based cost and schedule models
Many government agencies have adopted the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale to help improve technology development management under ever increasing cost, schedule, and complexity constraints. Many TRL-based cost and schedule models have been developed to monitor technology maturation, mitigate …
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Estimating change propagation risk using TRLs and system architecture
… is a key activity for product development and technology integration programs. There are a number of decision support tools that help project managers identify and mitigate risks in a project, however few explicitly consider the effects of architecture on risk. We propose a novel risk …
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The Internet of things applied to command and control networks
… and the preliminary design. The programs technology readiness is also assessed before outlining key milestones and deliverables required for transitioning the program forward in the acquisition life-cycle.
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Investigation into the Processing Parameters of Phosphate-based Dechlorination of Electrorefiner Salt Waste
… a significant step toward advancing the Technology Readiness Level of phosphate-based dechlorination methods and develops a strategy for future developments in dechlorination research.
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Technology maturity analysis for assessing capacity and schedule risk of future automation projects
… that a risk assessment method, based on technology maturity analysis, can be used to reduce the time to decision, reduce the influence of personal bias, and improve the estimation of risk impact when evaluating proposed automation systems. The risk assessment method is based on the …
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