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Seamless Frusta Creation for Stray-Light Management in Optical Devices

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

Edward F. Kelley, Paul A. Boynton

Optical devices such as luminance meters and digital cameras used for light measurement often suffer from stray light corrupting the accurate measurement of...

Ultrasonic Evaluation Methods Applicable to Polymer Concrete Composites.

December 1, 2003

Author(s)

A Garbacz, Edward Garboczi

Diffuse Reflectance and Ambient Contrast Measurement Methods for Flat Panel Displays

November 17, 2003

Author(s)

Edward F. Kelley

Several diffuse-reflectance measurement methods are provided to help characterize the reflection properties of electronic displays. The ambient contrast for any...

1st Annual PKI Research Workshop Proceedings

November 12, 2003

Author(s)

Sean W. Smith, William Polk, Nelson Hastings

NIST hosted the first annual Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Research Workshop on April 24-25, 2002. The two-day event brought together PKI experts from...

Trends in Firefighter Fatalities Due to Structural Collapse, 1979-2002

November 1, 2003

Author(s)

L D. Brassell, D D. Evans

Between the years 1979 and 2002 there were over 180 firefighter fatalities due to structural collapse, not including those firefighters lost in 2001 in the...

Workshop on IEEE-1588, Standard for a Precision Clock Synchronization Protocol for Networked Measurement and Control Systems

November 1, 2003

Author(s)

J C. Eidson, Kang B. Lee

A workshop, IEEE 1588 - Standard for a Precision Clock Synchronization Protocol for Networked Measurement and Control Systems was held at NIST. It is co...

Achieving Intelligent Performance in Autonomous Driving

October 31, 2003

Author(s)

James S. Albus, John Evans, Craig I. Schlenoff, Tony Barbera, Elena R. Messina, Stephen B. Balakirsky

CONTAM 2.1 Supplemental User Guide and Program Documentation

October 22, 2003

Author(s)

George Walton, William Stuart Dols

CONTAM is a general purpose, multi-zone (nodal) airflow and contaminant transport analysis tool that can be used to determine inter-zone pressure differences...

A Simulation Analysis of BACnet Local Area Networks

October 15, 2003

Author(s)

W Song, S Hong, Steven T. Bushby

Cnet is a standard data communication protocol for building automation and control systems. BACnet defines an object-base model of the information that is...

Deposition Rates of Fine and Coarse Particles in Residential Buildings: Literature Review and Measurements in an Occupied Townhouse

October 3, 2003

Author(s)

Cynthia H. Reed, L A. Wallace, Steven Emmerich

Several studies have shown the importance of particle losses in real homes due to deposition and filtration; however, none have quantitatively shown the impact...

Deconvolving LADAR Images Of Bar Codes for Construction Site Object Recognition

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

David E. Gilsinn, Geraldine S. Cheok, Dianne M. O'Leary

This report discusses a general approach to reconstructing ground truth intensity images of bar codes that have been distorted by LADAR optics. The first part...

Application of Life-Cycle Cost Analysis to Homeland Security Issues in Constructed Facilities: A Case Study

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman

The Office of Applied Economics, a unit of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is developing...

Proceedings of the LADAR Calibration Facility Workshop, June 12-13, 2003

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

Geraldine S. Cheok

The use and scope of LADAR applications continues to expand as the technology matures, but standard protocols or procedures for calibrating and testing of...

Impact of Natural Ventilation Strategies and Design Issues for California Applications, Including Input to ASHRAE Standard 62 and California Title 24-Report on Task 4.4.3a and 4.4.3b of CEC-EEB RMT Project

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

Steven J. Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily, William S. Dols, James W. Axley

Natural ventilation has the potential to reduce the energy required for cooling and ventilating commercial buildings while still providing acceptable thermal...

Advanced Engineering Environments for Small Manufacturing Enterprises: Volume I

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

Steven J. Fenves, Ram D. Sriram, Young Choi, J E. Robert

Advanced engineering environments (AEEs) are computational and communications systems that can create virtual and/or distributed environments linking...

Achieving Intelligent Performance in Autonomous Driving

October 1, 2003

Author(s)

James S. Albus, John Evans, Craig I. Schlenoff, Anthony J. Barbera, Elena R. Messina, Stephen B. Balakirsky

Semiconductor Electronics Division

September 30, 2003

Author(s)

David G. Seiler, Erik M. Secula

This is a high-level, full-color brochure detailing the activities and challenges of the Semiconductor Electronics Division. Topics include Division history...

Summary of Mechanical Metrology Measurement Services Customer Feedback FY 2000 to FY 2002

September 1, 2003

Author(s)

Donald G. Eitzen

This internal report summarizes the responses obtained from customers who received feedback cards which were enclosed with each calibration report produced by...

Analysis of Benchmark Exercise Two: An Examination of Large Turbine Hall Fires With the CFAST Fire Modeling Code

September 1, 2003

Author(s)

A R. Martin, D A. Coutts

The NIST Charpy V-Notch Verification Program: Overview and Operating Procedures

September 1, 2003

Author(s)

Christopher N. McCowan, Thomas A. Siewert, D P. Vigliotti

Charpy impact testing is often specified as ,in acceptance test for structural materials, and companies performing acceptance tests are typically required to...

MSEL FY 2003 Programs and Accomplishments: Polymers Division

September 1, 2003

Author(s)

Eric J. Amis, Chad R. Snyder

The programs and accomplishments of the NIST Polymers Division for the Fiscal year 2003 are described.

International Collaborative Project to Evaluate Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications: Summary of 5th Meeting

September 1, 2003

Author(s)

M K. Dey, Anthony Hamins, S Miles

The 5th Meeting of the International Collaborative Project to Evaluate Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications was hosted by the National Institute of...

User's Manual for Version 1.0 of the NIST DME Interface Test Suite for Facilitating Implementations of Version 1.1 of the I++ DME Interface Specification

August 21, 2003

Author(s)

John A. Horst, Thomas R. Kramer, Joseph A. Falco, Keith A. Stouffer, Hui-Min Huang, Frederick M. Proctor, Albert J. Wavering, Chengying Liu

This user's manual describes version 1.0 of the NIST Dimensional Measuring Equipment (DME) interface test suite intended to support implementations of version 1...

Results from Laboratory Testing of Embedded Air Handling Unit and Variable Air Volume Box Fault Detection Tools

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

J Schein, Steven T. Bushby, J House

Building HVAC equipment routinely fails to satisfy performance expectations envisioned at design. Such failures often go unnoticed for extended periods of time...

A Framework for Multi-mode Authentication: Overview and Implementation Guide

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Wayne Jansen, Vladimir Korolev, Serban I. Gavrila, T Heute, Clement Seveillac

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

Particle Size Measurements for Spheres With Diameters of 50 nm to 400 nm

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Michelle K. Donnelly, George W. Mulholland

This paper describes a calibration service NIST is offering that measures the effective diameter of particles suspended in liquids using electrical differential...

Comparison of Measured and Predicted Tracer Gas Concentrations in a Townhouse

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Steven J. Emmerich, Steven J. Nabinger, A Gupte, Cynthia H. Reed, L A. Wallace

To further validate the use of the multizone airflow and contaminant model, CONTAMW, experiments were performed in an occupied 3-story townhouse in Reston, VA...

The Nature of Heterogeneity in the Context of Distributed Health-Care Information Systems

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Jim G. Nell

This paper offers a discussion of the types of heterogeneity that can occur among processes that share information. The author attempts to establish areas of...

On Use of Bayesian Statistics to Make Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement Consistent

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Raghu N. Kacker, Albert T. Jones

The Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement recommends a standardized way of expressing uncertainty in measurement and provides a comprehensive...

Viewing Technologies for CAD Models

August 1, 2003

Author(s)

Michelle P. Steves, Simon P. Frechette

This report describes Computer-Aided Design (CAD) model-viewing technologies1 used to support CAD-model review and analysis. CAD model viewers are tools that...

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