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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

The Hyperstandard: Applying Hypertext Technology to Standards Development, Dissemination and Implementation

January 1, 1988

Author(s)

Sanford P. Ressler

Standards in the domain of information processing and engineering differ in several fundamental ways from those in the physical sciences. Most obviously there...

Material Handling Workstation - Operator Manual

January 1, 1988

Author(s)

Carl Wenger

The purpose of this document is to provide operating instructions for the AMRF Material Handling Workstation (MHWS). The Material handling equipment includes...

Operations Manual for the Inspection Workstation

January 1, 1988

Author(s)

Howard T. Moncarz, Steve Osella, B Brochardt, Ralph C. Veale

The main purpose of this manual is to explain how to operate the Inspection Workstation (IWS) of the Automated Manufacturing Research Facility (AMRF) at the...

Implementation of the Inspection Workstation Controller

January 1, 1988

Author(s)

Steve Osella

This document describes the implementation specifics of the Inspection Workstation Controller (WSC) program. This program runs under the control of the ECS...

Aircraft Field Degradation and Electromagnetic Compatibility

January 1, 1988

Author(s)

Kenneth H. Cavcey, Dennis S. Friday

Converting the AMRF Part Model Report to a PDES/STEP Subset

January 1, 1988

Author(s)

Yung-Tsun Lee, Sanford P. Ressler

This paper identifies the process through which the Topology and Geometry of product data defined in the AMRF (Automated Manufacturing Research Facility) Part...

The Data Execution Module of the Vertical Workstation of the Automated Manufacturing Research Facility of the National Bureau of Standards

January 1, 1988

Author(s)

Thomas Kramer, R Weaver

This paper discusses the Data Execution module of the Vertical Workstation (VWS) of the Automated Manufacturing Research Facility (AMRF) at the National Bureau...

Integrated Manufacturing Data Administration System (IMDAS) Operations Manual

January 1, 1988

Author(s)

Debbie Nickerson

The purpose of this manual is to provide instructions to train an operator to run Version 1.3 of the Integrated Manufacturing Data Administration System (IMDAS)...

Common Memory for the Personal Computer

January 1, 1988

Author(s)

Siefried Rybczynski

Section I serves as an introduction to the concept of common memory. It identifies the purpose of the accompanying software collection, and lists the personal...

A Scheme for Translating Control Flow in the C Programming Language to Grafacet with Examples

January 1, 1988

Author(s)

Bruce Thomas

The purpose of this paper is to show a translation scheme from control flow in the C programming language to the Grafcet language. Grafcet is a graphical...

AMRF Network Communications

January 1, 1988

Author(s)

Siefried Rybczynski, Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr., Evan K. Wallace, M Strawbridge, Donald E. Libes, C Young

This document describes the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) Automated Manufacturing Research Facility (AMRF) factory network architecture as implemented 1985...

Implementation of the Inspection Robot Controller

January 1, 1988

Author(s)

Howard T. Moncarz, T Borchard

This document describes the implementation specifics of the Inspection Robot Controller (IRC) program. This program runs under the control of the ECS program...

Implementation of the Surface Roughness Instrument (SRI) Controller

January 1, 1988

Author(s)

Howard T. Moncarz, Theodore V. Vorburger

This document describes the implementation specifics of the surface roughness instrument (SRI) controller program. The SRI is part of the inspection workstation...

Cell Controller Operations Manual

January 1, 1988

Author(s)

Bruce Thomas

This manual is one in a series of operations manuals written to instruct a novice in the operation of one of the systems in the Automated Manufacturing Research...

Low Accelerating Voltage Pitch Standard Based on the Modification of NBS SRM 484

December 31, 1987

Author(s)

Michael T. Postek

Real-Time Control System of the Horizontal Workstation Robot

December 16, 1987

Author(s)

Albert J. Wavering, J Fiala

AMRF

EMR Test Facilities Evaluation of Reverberating Chamber Located at RADC, Griffiss, AFB, Rome, New York

December 1, 1987

Author(s)

M. L. Crawford, Galen H. Koepke, John M. Ladbury

Calibration and Standardization Issues for the Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer

December 1, 1987

Author(s)

B. L. Danielson

ICST-Performance Measurement Instrumentation for Multiprocessor Computers

November 1, 1987

Author(s)

Robert J. Carpenter

Expected 0(N) and 0(N4/3) Algorithms for Constructing Voronoi Diagrams in Two and Three Dimensions

November 1, 1987

Author(s)

Javier Bernal

Bentley, Weide and Yao have proposed an expected 0(N) cell technique for computing Voronoi diagrams in two dimensions that does not generalize readily to three...

Time-Domain System for Indentification of the Natural Resonant Frequencies of Aircraft Relevant to Electromagnetic Compatibility Testing

November 1, 1987

Author(s)

J W. Adams, Arthur Ondrejka, H. W. Medley

Measurement of Shielding Effectiveness of Different Cable and Shielding Configurations by Mode-Stirred Techniques

October 1, 1987

Author(s)

R L. Jesch

Investigation of L'Ambiance Plaza Building Collapse in Bridgeport, Connecticut (NBS IR 87-3640)

September 30, 1987

Author(s)

C G. Culver, C. F. Scribner, R D. Marshall, Felix Y. Yokel, John L. Gross, Charles W. Yancey, E. M. Hendrickson

Results from an investigation to determine the cause of the collapse of the L'Ambiance Plaza building on April 23, 1987 are presented. The building was being...

Annotated Bibliography on Reliable System Design

September 1, 1987

Author(s)

W H. McCoy, K M. Roessing, M K. Ruhl

A National Forum on the Future of Automated Materials Processing in U.S. Industry--The Role of Process Models, Artificial Intelligence and Computer Integration

August 31, 1987

Author(s)

Howard Bloom, N Kuchar

This workshop, A National Forum on the Future of Automated Materials Processing in U.S. Industry--The Roles of Process Models, Artificial Intelligence and...

SIMA Reference Architecture Part I: Activity Models

July 1, 1987

Author(s)

Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr., Neil Christopher, Shaw C. Feng, James E. Fowler, Simon P. Frechette, Albert T. Jones, Kevin K. Jurrens, Charles R. McLean, Mike Pratt, Harry A. Scott, M. K. Senehi, Ram D. Sriram, Evan K. Wallace

This report describes the activities and information flows inherent in the product realization process for discrete electro-mechanical parts and products. That...