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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"global engineering"”.
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Engineering Students' Development of Global Engineering Competencies during International Programs
Engineering students need to be prepared to work across cultures to solve complex, global problems. One common way these outcomes are achieved is by enrolling in international programs. The goal of this dissertation is to understand what students experience and what they learn during international …
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Pursuing Intentional Design of Global Engineering Programs: Understanding Student Experiences and Learning Outcomes
As engineering work becomes more globalized, it is important to prepare students to succeed in a global engineering workforce. Prior research has explored different factors important to the design of global programs generally, but less is known about the experiences and learning outcomes of …
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Fundamental analysis and conceptual model for corporate strategy in global engineering and construction markets
… of which were least attributed to technical engineering issues and project management aspects. This doctoral research aims to bridge the knowledge gap in strategy and formulates a conceptual model suited for construction. Twenty-four large international construction firms originating in the …
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Mexico Engineering Study Abroad: Assessing the Effectiveness of International Experiences on Teaching Global Engineering Skills
Globalization is a rapidly increasing trend in many industries, including civil engineering. This paper defines the skills engineers will need in an increasingly international industry. It also describes an engineering study abroad program designed to teach some of those skills to students and …
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Development of a gear shift test setup for hybrid transmission vehicles
… necessities. Previous studies at the MIT Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) Laboratory demonstrated mathematically the ability to improve the shift event via Hall Effect sensing; this study sought to implement those results in practice. To accomplish this, measurements of the physical …
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The Storage of Parametric Data in Product Lifecycle Management Systems
… more important than ever before as industries globalize. These forces have driven firms to adopt formal data management practices that allow groups and individuals to work from singular, centralized data source that are secure, reliable, and support collaboration. This thesis proposes a …
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Allocation of engineering resources to global sites based on coordination cost and project structure
Because of the increasingly globalized world we live in, companies today are very interested in going overseas to develop and utilize global engineering resources. By doing so, they hope to take advantage of new global product development (GPD) enablers and motivators such as the internet, new …
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Driving change in commodity management in engineering led firms through optimization studies, modeling, and data driven decision making
Engineering focused companies often find difficulty in managing costs. As the innovations begin to slow and key products are commoditized these companies often find themselves far behind their competition from a cost perspective and quickly lose margin and market share. Shifting the supply …
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Work distribution in global product development organizations
… and more importantly, increasing access to global markets and workforce, has increased the interest of firms in offshoring their engineering and product development activities. However, there exist challenges in coordinating and collaborating across time zones, cultures, geographical …
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Feedback conversations for leader development: An exploration from multiple perspectives
… mixed methods study, situated in a large global engineering company, senior leader recipients and sanctioned providers (internal and external coaches) were invited to recall memorable incidents of developmental feedback and how they had interpreted them. Findings revealed the significance …
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Point of Use Semi-Batch Reverse Osmosis Desalination Prototype Experimental Validation
… a group of graduate students associated with the Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) lab. In the preliminary testing that they performed the prototype demonstrated recovery rates of 75% without affecting production rate and quality. This work aims to design and integrate engineering a data …
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Development of a computational tool and dynamometer for optimizing variable-speed centrifugal pump selection for a containerized, direct-drive photovoltaic electrodialysis desalination system
… to improve the hydraulic efficiency of MIT’s Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) Center’s containerized, direct-drive photovoltaic electrodialysis desalination system capable of producing up to 300m3 of potable water per day. The novel flow-commanded current control scheme of this …
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The Global Leadership Program's engineering design challenge as an example of a successful cross-university introduction to engineering and design
The Global Leadership Program (GLP) is a chance for approximately 35 Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) students to travel to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and participate in a cross-university cultural and educational exchange. The students have the opportunity …
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Knowledge driven system architecture to support collaborative product development in the extended enterprise
In recent times, the global engineering environment has led to the distribution of product life cycle information and knowledge affecting the collaboration throughout product development. Although information technologies, such as the Internet, provide a partial solution to support such …
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Mechatronic design of an ISO 22675 prosthetic foot tester
Researchers in the Global Engineering and Research Lab (GEAR Lab) at MIT have been actively working on an improved design of the most widely distributed prosthetic foot in India, known as the Jaipur Foot. By developing an ISO 22675 prosthetic foot life cycle tester, researchers in GEAR Lab can test …
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Fatigue life and mechanical behaviour of aluminium alloy aa6061 chips prepared by hot extrusion process
The global engineering activities nowadays are focusing on green and eco-friendly innovations. This has made the recycled materials a lucrative research sector. A study on fatigue life and mechanical behaviour of aluminium alloy aa6061 chips prepared by hot extrusion process was undertaken in this …
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DeadZone : inhabiting the hypoxic system
… water decreasing fuel efficiency across the global fishing industry, which consumes approximately 50 billion liters of fuel per year. In addition, recreational activities and tourism have been affected by the resulting odor and discoloration of low oxygen level zones. The Northern Gulf of …
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Design for Ride Quality – Knowledge Transfer of Advanced Dynamics of Passenger Transportation Systems in Buildings for a Multi-cultural/Multi-discipline R&D Environment
… concept for a Distance Learning setting for engineering staff of a global engineering workforce.<br/><br/>The project includes a comprehensive analysis of influencing design factors to the perceived performance (noise and vibration) of a lift system, while the second focal area of the …
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Large-scale grid-connected renewable energy in Australia: Potential barriers, strategies and policy support mechanisms that may affect RE development from the perspective of energy specialists at a leading consultancy operating in the built environment in Australia
… was the renewable energy division of a leading global engineering consultancy operating in Australia. The participants of the study included the senior management staff in the renewable energy division of the company. Standard open-ended interviews were conducted. The data was analysed by …
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Parametric design and performance validation of low-cost, low-pressure drip emitters and irrigation systems
… (used for tree crops) designed by the MIT Global Engineering and Research Lab to reduce pumping power and energy in a series of field trials in the Middle East and North Africa. With a minimum operating pressure of 0.15 bar, these online emitters are shown to reduce pumping energy by at …
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