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AGGRES, a Fortran 77 program for computing a power crust of an aggregate, is discussed. AGGRES takes a finite set of points from the surface of an aggregate, i
Kenneth A. Snyder, C Langton, B Clark, Chiara C. Ferraris, J Dawson
Entombment may be considered as an option for decommissioning nuclear concrete structures so that licenses for facilities on which these structures reside may
Alexander Maranghides, William E. Mell, William D. Walton, Erik L. Johnsson, Nelson P. Bryner
Free-Space Optics (also known as FSO , or Optical Wireless ) can be used to transmit optical data, voice and video information. These laser-based systems
Positive Pressure Ventilation (PPV) is a tactic that is used on fire grounds across the world everyday, both to improve tenability after the extinguishment of a
Marcia L. Huber, Arno D. Laesecke, Daniel G. Friend
In this report, we review the available measurements of the vapor pressure of mercury and develop a new correlation for the vapor pressure of mercury that is
Patrick Grother, R. McCabe, Craig I. Watson, Michael D. Indovina, Wayne J. Salamon, Patricia A. Flanagan, Elham Tabassi, Elaine M. Newton, Charles L. Wilson
While the interchange of fingerprint image data provides the greatest interoperability between dissimilar fingerprint recognition systems, standards exist that
The use of mobile handheld devices within the workplace is expanding rapidly. These devices are no longer viewed as coveted gadgets for early technology
The nation?s emergency responders need to work in a coordinated, well-planned manner to best mitigate the impact of an emergency incident. They need to be
P J. Phillips, P J. Flynn, W T. Scruggs, K W. Bowyer, W Worek
The goal of the Face Recognition Grand Challenge (FRGC) is to improve the performance of face recognition algorithms by an order of magnitude over the best
This report covers the work conducted within the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Computer Security Division during the Fiscal Year 2005. It
One of the best approaches for maintaining uniform temperature across a machine tool structure thus minimizing thermal deformations is removing the heat at the
Emre Yarimbiyik, Harry A. Schafft, Richard A. Allen, Mona Zahgoul, David L. Blackburn
A highly versatile simulation program was developed and used to examine how the resistivity of thin metal films and lines is increased as their dimensions
This workshop was convened to chart the future of the ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2000 fingerprint data exchange standard. This report is intended to provide a summary of
NIST Special Publication 800-73 (http://piv.nist.gov) provides technical specifications for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards. However, it does not
Under the auspices of the Department of Transportation Intelligent Vehicle Initiative, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) is
The Time and Frequency Bulletin provides information on performance of time scales and a variety of broadcasts (and related information) to users of the NIST
The Independent Measurement System (IMS) is a general-purpose measurement system designed for collecting and analyzing data needed for evaluation of intelligent
John A. Horst, Anthony J. Barbera, Craig I. Schlenoff, David Aha
A key challenge when applying architectures to real-time intelligent control problems is defining the hardware requirements for their sensory processing tasks
David G. Holmberg, William D. Davis, Stephen J. Treado, K A. Reed
The present work has as its vision that there should be a standard means of collecting and transporting building information (and most importantly real-time
This NIST Internal Report deals with Release 2.0 of a software package, Forensic Software Testing Support Tools (FS-TST 2.0), developed to aid the testing of
This document provides guidelines for establishing the requirements and mechanisms for the exchange of facilities information among parties, from project
Eswaran Subrahmanian, Sudarsan Rachuri, A Bouras, Steven J. Fenves, Sebti Foufou, Ram D. Sriram
A major challenge of any product engineering project is to support the creation, exchange, management and archival of information about product, process, people
David E. Gilsinn, Geraldine S. Cheok, Christoph J. Witzgall, Alan M. Lytle
Laser Scanning devices (LADAR for Laser Detection and Ranging) are used in construction projects to capture as-built data. They can rapidly generate large
The APEX method is a non-iterative, single frame, direct blind deconvolution technique that can sharpen certain kinds of high resolution images in quasi real