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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

The Vapor Pressure of Mercury

April 1, 2006

Author(s)

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...

MINEX Performance and Interoperability of the INCITS 378 Fingerprint Template

March 2, 2006

Author(s)

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...

Polymers Division FY 2005 Programs and Accomplishments

March 1, 2006

Author(s)

Eric J. Amis, Chad R. Snyder

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Fingerprint Identification and Mobile Handheld Devices: An Overview and Implementation

March 1, 2006

Author(s)

Wayne Jansen, Ronan Daniellou, Nicolas Cilleros

The use of mobile handheld devices within the workplace is expanding rapidly. These devices are no longer viewed as coveted gadgets for early technology...

An Integrated Gaming and Simulation Architecture for Incident Management Training

March 1, 2006

Author(s)

Sanjay Jain, Charles R. McLean

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...

Preliminary Face Recognition Grand Challenge Results

February 15, 2006

Author(s)

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...

Evaluation of an Inexpensive Method of stabilize the Temperature of Machine Tool Components

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

Mahn-Hee Hahn, M A. Donmez, Johannes A. Soons

One of the best approaches for maintaining uniform temperature across a machine tool structure thus minimizing thermal deformations is removing the heat at the...

Computer Security Division 2005 Annual Report

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

Tanya L. Brewer, Matthew A. Scholl

This report covers the work conducted within the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Computer Security Division during the Fiscal Year 2005. It...

Implementation of Simulation Program for Modeling the Effective Resistivity of Nanometer Scale Film and Line Interconnects

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

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...

MEMS Length and Strain Round Robin Results with Uncertainty Analysis

February 1, 2006

Author(s)

Janet M. Cassard, Robert I. Scace, Winthrop A. Baylies

A microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) Length and Strain Round Robin Experiment was completed in January 2005 to compare results of in-plane length...

Summary of April 2005 ANSI/NIST Fingerprint Standard Update Workshop

January 30, 2006

Author(s)

R. McCabe, Michael D. Garris

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...

Recommended Objective Test Procedures for Road Departure Crash Warning Systems

January 6, 2006

Author(s)

Sandor S. Szabo, Richard J. Norcross

Under the auspices of the Department of Transportation Intelligent Vehicle Initiative, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) is...

Personal Identity Verification Card Management Report

January 6, 2006

Author(s)

James F. Dray Jr., David Corcoran

NIST Special Publication 800-73 (http://piv.nist.gov) provides technical specifications for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards. However, it does not...

NIST Time and Frequency Bulletin

January 5, 2006

Author(s)

Eyvon Petty

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...

Identifying Sensory Processing Requirements for an On-Road Driving Application of 4D/RCS

January 4, 2006

Author(s)

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...

An Independent Measurement System for Performance Evaluation of Road Departure Crash Warning Systems

January 4, 2006

Author(s)

Sandor S. Szabo, Richard J. Norcross

The Independent Measurement System (IMS) is a general-purpose measurement system designed for collecting and analyzing data needed for evaluation of intelligent...

Building Tactical Information System for Public Safety OfficialsIntelligent Building Response (iBR)

January 2, 2006

Author(s)

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...

FS-TST 2.0: Forensic Software Testing Support Tools ? Part C ? Code Review Report

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

Paul E. Black

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...

New working standards to disseminate NIST radiometric and photometric scales

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

George P. Eppeldauer, R Austin, Charles Lustenberger

The Role of Standards in Product Lifecycle Management Support

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

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...

Capital Facilities Information Handover Guide

January 1, 2006

Author(s)

Kristine K. Fallon, Mark E. Palmer

This document provides guidelines for establishing the requirements and mechanisms for the exchange of facilities information among parties, from project...

Construction Object Identification from LADAR Scans: An Experimental Study Using I-Beams

December 15, 2005

Author(s)

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...

APEX Blind Deconvolution of Real Hubble Space Telescope Imagery and Other Astronomical Data

December 2, 2005

Author(s)

Alfred S. Carasso

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...