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Olivier de Weck

Olivier de Weck

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
53
Citations
13410
World Ranking
3332
National Ranking
987

Overview

Olivier de Weck is affiliated with MIT in the United States and specializes primarily in engineering, with a focus on aerospace engineering. Their research encompasses several subfields including astronomy and astrophysics, mechanical engineering, ocean engineering, and global and planetary change.

Their work covers multiple topics centered around space technology and exploration. Key research themes include spacecraft design and technology, satellite communication systems, space satellite systems and control, space exploration and regulation, spacecraft dynamics and control, planetary science and exploration, and modular robots and swarm intelligence.

Olivier de Weck has contributed to academic literature through publications in various venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • ASCEND 2020
  • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
  • Remote Sensing
  • Acta Astronautica
  • Proceedings of the Design Society

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by de Weck are:

  • "Small-Satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar for Continuous Global Biospheric Monitoring: A Review" (2020), published in Remote Sensing
  • "Handling the COVID-19 crisis: Toward an agile model-based systems approach" (2020), published in Systems Engineering
  • "Capacity Estimation of Solar Farms Using Deep Learning on High-Resolution Satellite Imagery" (2022), published in Remote Sensing
  • "Optimization of Multispacecraft Maneuvers for Mobile Target Tracking from Low Earth Orbit" (2023), published in Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
  • "Economical sizing and multi-azimuth layout optimization of grid-connected rooftop photovoltaic systems using Mixed-Integer Programming" (2023), published in Applied Energy

Collaboration is an integral part of their research. Frequent co-authors include George Lordos, Maria C. Yang, Joseph F. Coughlin, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, and Sheng-Hung Lee.

Best Publications

  • A COMPARISON OF PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION AND THE GENETIC ALGORITHM

    Rania Hassan;Babak Cohanim;Olivier de Weck;Gerhard Venter

  • Adaptive weighted-sum method for bi-objective optimization: Pareto front generation

    I.Y. Kim;O.L. de Weck

  • Adaptive weighted sum method for multiobjective optimization: a new method for Pareto front generation

    I. Y. Kim;O. L. de Weck

  • Engineering Systems: Meeting Human Needs in a Complex Technological World

    Olivier L. de Weck;Daniel Roos;Christopher L. Magee

  • Change Propagation Analysis in Complex Technical Systems

    Monica Giffin;Olivier de Weck;Gergana Bounova;Rene Keller

  • Flexible product platforms: framework and case study

    Eun Suk Suh;Olivier L. de Weck;David Chang

  • Layout optimization for a wireless sensor network using a multi-objective genetic algorithm

    D.B. Jourdan;O.L. de Weck

  • Staged Deployment of Communications Satellite Constellations in Low Earth Orbit

    Olivier L. de Weck;Richard de Neufville;Mathieu Chaize

  • Degree of Modularity in Engineering Systems and Products with Technical and Business Constraints

    Katja Hölttä-Otto;Olivier de Weck

  • A Classification of Uncertainty for Early Product and System Design

    Olivier de Weck;Claudia M. Eckert;P. John Clarkson

  • Overview of metrics and their correlation patterns for multiple-metric topology analysis on heterogeneous graph ensembles.

    Gergana Bounova;Olivier de Weck

  • THE INFLUENCE OF ARCHITECTURE IN ENGINEERING SYSTEMS

    Edward Crawley;livier de Weck;Steven Eppinger;Christopher Magee

  • PRODUCT FAMILY AND PLATFORM PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION

    Olivier L. de Weck;Eun Suk Suh;David Chang

  • Investigating Relationships and Semantic Sets amongst System Lifecycle Properties (Ilities)

    Olivier L. de Weck;Adam Michael Ross;Donna H. Rhodes

  • Flexible and Reconfigurable Systems: Nomenclature and Review

    Scott Ferguson;Afreen Siddiqi;Kemper Lewis;Olivier L. de Weck

  • MDO: assessment and direction for advancement— an opinion of one international group

    Jeremy Agte;Olivier de Weck;Jaroslaw Sobieszczanski-Sobieski;Paul Arendsen

  • Multilayer network model for analysis and management of change propagation

    Michael C. Pasqual;Olivier L. de Weck

  • Complex System Classification

    Christopher Magee;Olivier de Weck

  • Variable chromosome length genetic algorithm for progressive refinement in topology optimization

    I.Y. Kim;I.Y. Kim;O.L. de Weck

  • Time-expanded decision networks: A framework for designing evolvable complex systems

    Matthew R. Silver;Olivier L. de Weck

  • Flexible Product Platforms: Framework and Case Study

    Olivier L. de Weck;Eun Suk Suh

Frequent Co-Authors

Dov Dori
Dov Dori Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Claudia Eckert
Claudia Eckert The Open University
William C. Clark
William C. Clark Harvard University
Diego Klabjan
Diego Klabjan Northwestern University
Soon-Jo Chung
Soon-Jo Chung California Institute of Technology

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