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A simple physics-based mathematical algorithm is described for estimating the separation distances necessary to prevent radiative ignition of structures by
NIST hosted the third annual Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Research Workshop on April 12-14, 2004. The two and a half day event brought together PKI experts
The Materials Reliability Division mission is to develop and disseminate measurement methods and standards enhancing the quality and reliability of materials
In this paper we will show how the ontology of the Process Specification Language can be used as an upper-level process ontology that serves as the semantic
This report describes the major technical activities, accomplishments, and areas of scientific expertise in the Metallurgy Division of NIST Materials Science
Rodney A. Bryant, Thomas J. Ohlemiller, Erik L. Johnsson, Anthony P. Hamins, B S. Grove, William F. Guthrie, Alexander Maranghides, George W. Mulholland
The 3 Megawatt Heat Release Rate Facility was developed at NIST as a first step toward having broad capabilities for making quantitative large scale fire
This document is intended to be a User's Guide to Hydra. It is aimed toward the standards development engineers and other technical users who may be interested
Matthew L. Aronoff, John V. Messina, Kevin G. Brady
This paper describes Hydra, a graphical software tool designed for use on the Web, that is intended to simplify the building, editing, and searching of large
Mary E. DeWeese, Margaret Luebs, Heather McCullough
The Department of Commerce Boulder Labs were dedicated on September 14, 1954, in the shadow of World War II, and the of a bright future. This volume presents a
Explicit conceptual models are supposed to capture knowledge of lasting value in a reusable form. Reuse of explicit conceptual models is hampered by arbitrary
This paper is a report on a metadata effort that aims to make all of our lives easier, especially the lives of people with disabilities. The metadata will be
Fire Equipment responding from different cities to the Great Baltimore Fire in 1904 were hampered or rendered useless by the incompatibility of hose and fire
Inputs and outputs are ubiquitous in flow modeling, including popular programming languages. This paper examines how inputs and outputs can be formalized in the
Adequate user authentication is a persistent problem, particularly with mobile devices such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), which tend to be highly
This document contains the proceedings from the 2003 Biometric Consortium Conference held September 22-24, 2003, in Arlington, Virginia. The conference provides
In this paper, we present a metrics framework and the underlying concepts that were used to help structure a series of evaluations of software tools to support
This paper describes a design specification for a generic, supply-chain-simulation system. The proposed simulation system is based on schedule-driven and stock
The Navy is preparing to make significant investments in personal computer (PC) simulation-based learning systems. Presenting learning material in various
Craig I. Schlenoff, Stephen B. Balakirsky, Anthony J. Barbera, Christopher J. Scrapper Jr, Jerome G. Ajot, Eric Hui, M Paredes
For an autonomous vehicle to be able to navigate a road network, it must be aware of and must respond appropriately to any object it encounters. This includes
Craig I. Schlenoff, Stephen B. Balakirsky, Tony Barbera, Christopher J. Scrapper Jr, Jerome G. Ajot, Eric Hui
For an autonomous vehicle to be able to navigate a road network, it must be aware of and must respond appropriately to any object it encounters. This includes
In honor of both the Boulder Labs 50 Year Anniversary and 50 years of the NIST/National Research Council Postdoctoral Associateship Program, we will hold the
Stephen Knight, Joaquin (. Martinez, Michele L. Buckley
The microelectornics industry supplies vital components to the electronics industry and to the U.S. economy, enabling rapid improvements in productivity and in
Parametric studies are reported for investigating the feasibility and accuracy of calculating volumes from LADAR scans of artifacts. The TIN (=Triangulated
Charles L. Wilson, Patrick J. Grother, Ross J. Micheals, S C. Otto, Craig I. Watson, R. A. Hicklin, H Korves, Brad Ulery, M Zoepfl
The Fingerprint Vendor Technology Evaluation (FpVTE) 2003 was conducted to evaluate the accuracy of fingerprint matching, identification, and verification
Craig I. Watson, Charles L. Wilson, Karen Marshall, Michael D. Indovina, Robert D. Snelick
NIST has conducted testing of one-to-one SDK (Software Development Kit) based COTS fingerprint matching systems to evaluate the accuracy of one-to-one matching
A plan is presented for developing a standard for brightness temperature at microwave frequencies, as well as two different methods for transferring this
Daniel M. Madrzykowski, D W. Stroup, William D. Walton
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted two series of full-scale fire experiments in abandoned dormitory buildings. The objective of