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Matthew
G. Richards Doctoral Research Assistant Systems Engineering Advancement Research
Initiative Massachusetts Institute of
Technology Correspondence Address: MIT NE20-343 email: mgr “at” mit.edu phone : (617) 324-4551 fax : (617) 258-7845 |
Biography
Matthew Richards is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Engineering Systems Division at MIT. As a research assistant for the Systems Engineering Advancement Research Initiative (SEAri), his current research is focused on survivable system architecture, value-robust design, and tradespace exploration of complex systems. Matt also has an IGERT Traineeship with MIT’s Program on Emerging Technologies and is affiliated with the Lean Advancement Initiative.
Prior to entering the doctoral program, Matt received M.S. degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics and Technology and Policy from MIT in June 2006. His Master’s thesis, “On-Orbit Serviceability of Space System Architectures,” examined the technical and economic feasibility of existing spacecraft to robotic on-orbit servicing. Matt previously received a B.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT in June 2004. He spent the 2002-03 academic year at the University of Cambridge, England.
Matt has published in the areas of system architecture and design, space systems engineering, space policy, and innovation management. His work has appeared at INCOSE, AIAA, IEEE, and SPIE conferences as well as in the International Journal of Innovation Management, Management Decision, and the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. In June 2008, Matt’s doctoral research was recognized with a Best Paper Award at the INCOSE Symposium.
Before joining SEAri, Matt held positions in government, industry, and academia. His work experience includes Mars rover mission design at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, acquisition management of a satellite command and data handling subsystem, and systems engineering support for two autonomous vehicle programs at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Publications
Doctoral Research
Survivability Engineering
- Richards, M., Ross, A.,
Shah, N., and
- Richards, M., Ross, A.,
Hastings, D., and Rhodes, D., “Two Empirical Tests of Design Principles for
Survivable System Architecture,” 18th
INCOSE Symposium,
- Richards, M., Ross, A.,
- Richards, M., Hastings,
D., Rhodes, D., and Weigel, A., “Defining Survivability for Engineering
Systems,” 5th Conference on Systems Engineering Research,
- Richards, M.,
Hastings, D., Rhodes, D., and Weigel, A., “Systems Architecting for
Survivability: Limitations of Existing Methods for Aerospace Systems,” 6th Conference on Systems
Engineering Research,
- Richards, M., Ross, A.,
Hastings, D., and Rhodes, D., “Design Principles for Survivable System
Architecture,” 1st IEEE Systems Conference,
Dynamic Tradespace Exploration
- McManus, H., Richards,
M., Ross, A., and Hastings, D., “A Framework for Incorporating “ilities” in Tradespace Studies,” AIAA Space
2007,
- Ross, A., McManus, H.,
Long, A., Richards, M., Rhodes, D., and Hastings, D., “Responsive Systems
Comparison Method: Case Study in Assessing Future Designs in the Presence
of Change,” AIAA Space 2008,
Master’s Research
On-Orbit Servicing
- Long, A., Richards, M.,
and
- Richards, M., “On-Orbit Serviceability of Space System Architectures,” Dual Master’s Thesis, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems Division, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 2006. [pdf]
- Richards, M.,
Shah, N., and Hastings, D., “Agent Model of On-Orbit Servicing Based on
Orbital Transfers,” AIAA Space 2007, Long Beach, CA, September
2007. (AIAA-2007-6115) [pdf]
- Richards, M., Springmann, P., and McVey, M., “Assessing the Challenges to a Geosynchronous Space Tug System,” Proceedings of SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, edited by P. Motaghedi, Vol. 5799 (Modeling, Simulation, and Verification of Space Systems II), pp. 135-145, The International Society for Optical Engineering, Bellingham, WA, 2005. [pdf]
Architecture Frameworks
- Richards, M., Shah, N.,
Hastings, D. and Rhodes, D., “Managing Complexity with the Department of
Defense Architecture Framework: Development of Dynamic System Architecture
Model,” 4th Conference
on Systems Engineering Research,
- Richards, M., Shah, N.,
Hastings, D., and Rhodes, D., "Architecture Frameworks in System
Design: Motivation, Theory, and Implementation," 17th INCOSE
Symposium,
Non-Degree Research
Innovation Management
- Perrons, R., Richards,
M., and Platts, K., “What the Hare Can Teach the
Tortoise about Make-Buy Strategies for Radical Innovations,” Management
Decision, Vol. 43, No. 5, 2005, pp. 670-690. (*Paper of the Year
Award*) [pdf]
- Perrons, R., Richards,
M., and Platts K., “The Effect of Industry Clockspeed on Make-Buy Decisions in the Face of
Radical Technologies: An Empirical Test,” International Journal of Innovation Management, Vol. 8, No. 4,
2004, pp. 431-454. [pdf]
- Szajnfarber, Z.,
Richards, M., and Weigel, A., “Implications of DoD
Acquisition Policy for Innovation: The Case of Operationally Responsive
Space,” AIAA Space 2008,
- Perrons, R., Richards,
M., and Platts, K., “Outsourcing in the Face of
Radical Innovation: Does Industry
Clockspeed Matter?” International
Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Forum,
- Richards, M., Hastings,
D., and Newman, D., “Technological Emergence and Adaptation: The Case of
Earth-Orbiting Satellites,”
Operationally Responsive Space
- Richards, M.,
Viscito, L., Ross, A., and Hastings, D., “Distinguishing Attributes for
the Operationally Responsive Space Paradigm,” 6th Responsive Space Conference,
- Viscito, L.,
Richards, M., and Ross, A., “Assessing the Value Proposition for
Operationally Responsive Space,” AIAA Space 2008,
Space Policy
- Broniatowski, D.,
- Broniatowski, D.,
Cardin, M., Dong, S., Hale, M.,
Space Systems Engineering (other)
- Shah, N., Richards, M.,
Broniatowski, D., Laracy, J., Springmann, P., and Hastings, D., “System of
Systems Architecture: The Case of Space Situational Awareness,” AIAA Space
2007,
- Arnold, J., Broniatowski, D., Da Silva, L., Davis, V., Gleyser, A., Hodges, K., Kam, L., Macias, M., Neubert, J., Ponda, S., Richards, M., Rodriguez, C., Ruddy, B., Smith, L., Solish, B., and Wesley, C., “A Deployable Instrument Package for Paleontological Research,” NASA Forum on the Human Exploration and Development of Space, Houston, TX, May 2001. [pdf]
Professional
Societies
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
International Council on Systems Engineering
The International Society for Optical Engineering
MIT Affiliations
Program on Emerging Technologies
Systems Engineering Advancement Research Initiative
last update: 8.4.08