Three-dimensional route maps, which depict a path from one location to another, can be powerful tools for visualizing and communicating directions. This thesis presents a client-server architecture for generating and displaying accurate, usable route maps between locations on MIT's campus.…

by Wolfgang Andreas Klimke., Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2001., Includes bibliographical references.

The next generations of both biological engineering and computer engineering demand that control be exerted at the molecular level. Creating, characterizing and controlling synthetic biological systems may provide us with the ability to build cells that are capable of a…

by Brian D. Carlstrom., Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, February 2001., Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-176)., This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute…

In the manufacturing industry out-sourcing/integration is becoming an important business pattern (not a clear statement-integration still done in house-component design and manufacturing outsourced). An engineering system often consists of many subsystems supplied by different companies. Bridge between thoughts is weak.…