There is an increasing desire in many organizations, including NASA and the DoD, to use constellations or fleets of autonomous spacecraft working together to accomplish complex mission objectives. At the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate we are investigating and developing architectures for commanding and controlling a cluster of cooperating satellites. For many ...

With the advances in wireless ad hoc communications, robotics and microflyer technology, it will be possible to organize groups of small unmanned ground, sea and airborne vehicles and to launch complex missions that comprise several such groups. As the mission evolves, groups are reconfigured and individual mobile vehicles move from one group to another to meet dynamically changing requirements...

The Mission District of San Francisco is a diverse neighborhood with substantial populations of inunigraiit families from Mexico and Central America; artists, activists, and other people living alternative lifestyles; young dot-com professionals; and a high concentration of homeless people (Little & Murray, 2005). The community has a similarly diverse population of poor and socially v\ilnerable...

nowadays balanced scorecard has a critical role in implementing strategies for many organizations. strategy map as the 3rd generation of bsc by inverting mission and vision into strategic objectives is the linkage between formulating and implementing strategies. however, the methodology of developing strategy maps has many ambiguities. this study with inspiring by other authors and exploring li...

In this period of rapid transition, Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), like many big Catholic health care systems, is partnering with both tax-exempt and for-profit organizations, creating a network of nontraditional alliances and forming national subsidiaries in areas such as research, insurance, telemedicine, home health, information technology and physician practice ma...

A hqtrnct. lmmwive mvironments are successfully being used to support mission operations at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This technology contributed to the Mars Pathfinder Mission in planning sorties for the Sojourner rover. Results and operational experiences with these tools are being incorporated into the development of the second generation of mission planning tools. NASA's current plan i...

The Academy of Surgical Research (ASR) is an international organization that promotes the advancement of professional and academic standards, education, and research in the arts and sciences of experimental surgery. The Academy interfaces with medical and scientific organizations and governmental agencies in establishing and reviewing ethics, theories, practices, and research pertaining to surg...

The National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund (NBCCF) has had a profound influence on breast cancer clinical trials. By educating advocates and ensuring their involvement in all aspects of the clinical trial process, NBCCF is recognized in the scientific, industry, medical and advocacy communities as a leader in progressing breast cancer clinical trials. Founded in 1991, NBCCF has grown to a networ...

To weather the chaos and turbulence in health care and maintain high quality patient services, hospital organizations must have a strong mission and value infrastructure and practice a teamwork philosophy. St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has translated their vision into action. This article describes the foundation and structure that supported creative change in the roles of health car...