NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

2002 Weights and Measures Directory

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

L T. Sebring

This directory is a listing of weights and measures officials in the U.S. and its territories. It includes the official's agency, title, address, phone, fax, e...

Fourth Annual Report on Federal Agency Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

K J. Johnsen, K L. McIntyre, Belinda L. Collins

OMB Circular A-119 requires NIST to share annual reports from Federal agencies on their participation in voluntary standards activities. This report prepared...

Nanomanufacturing of Atom-Based Dimensional Standards - A Final Project Report of the NAMT

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Robert Allen, J J. Pellegrino, D Monk, E C. Teague, Dennis A. Swyt, Joseph Fu, Richard M. Silver, Theodore V. Vorburger, Bradley N. Damazo, Robert Russell, Thomas E. Wheatley, Keith A. Stouffer, Manfred Osti, David Wilmering, Richard L. Rhorer, Ram D. Sriram

This report describes the accomplishments of the Nanomanufacturing of Atom-based Dimensional Standards Project, which operated as part of the National Advanced...

Physics Laboratory Annual Report 2001

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

K B. Gebbie, William R. Ott

This report summarizes research projects, measurement method development, calibration and testing, and data evaluation activities that were carried out during...

Certification of Standard Reference Material 1473b, A Polyethylene Resin.

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

J R. Maurey, Carl R. Schultesiz, William R. Blair, Charles M. Guttman

Survey of FY 2001 Nanotechnology-Related Research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Chad R. Snyder, J P. Looney, M P. Casassa

A Lexical Analogy to Feature Matching and Pose Estimation

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

John A. Horst

We relate the problem of finding a correspondence between sensed and model features to that of finding a match between a random set of letters and words in a...

National Calibration Facility for Retroreflective Traffic Control Materials - Phase I

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Carl C. Miller, T Heimer, E A. Early

The First Workshop on Wireless Sensing Proceedings

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Kang B. Lee, James D. Gilsinn, Richard D. Schneeman, Hui-Min Huang

The First Wireless Sensing Workshop was held on June 4, 2001, at the Sensors Expo/Conference at the Rosemont Convention Center in Chicago, IL. The National...

National Biomonitoring Specimen Bank NIST-Charleston Laboratory: Clean Room and Specimen Bank Protocols

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Rebecca S. Pugh, Barbara J. Porter, Paul R. Becker, Stephen A. Wise

Protection of Firefighters under the Building Codes

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Richard W. Bukowski

Historically in the United States and in most other countries the building codes have been silent on the subject of the protection of firefighters. As these...

Standards of Seismic Safety for Existing Federally Owned and Leased Buildings

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Stephen A. Cauffman, Hai S. Lew

The seismic safety evaluation and mitigation standards, Standards for Seismic Safety for Existing Federally Owned and Leased Buildings, were developed for use...

An Approach for Measuring Reductions in Operations, Maintenance, and Energy Costs for Educational Facilities

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman

The Construction and Building Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council is developing baseline measures of current construction industry...

Proposed Testing Methodology and Laboratory Facilities for Evaluating Residential Fuel Cell Systems

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Mark W. Davis, Arthur H. Fanney

Fuel cells are emerging as one of the most promising technologies for meeting the nation s energy needs. Fuel cell efficiencies, approaching 60 percent, are...

Simulation of the Dynamics of a Fire in a Two-Story Duplex, Iowa, December 22, 1999 (NISTIR 6854)

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Glenn P. Forney, William D. Walton

This report describes the results of calculations using the NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) that were performed to provide insight on the thermal conditions...

Approach for Measuring Reductions in Operations, Maintenance, and Energy Costs for Educational Facilities.

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Robert E. Chapman

The Construction and Building Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council is developing baseline measures of current construction industry...

An Intelligent Systems Architecture for Manufacturing (ISAM); A Reference Model Architecture for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

James S. Albus, John A. Horst, Hui-Min Huang, Thomas Kramer, Elena R. Messina, Alex Meystel, John L. Michaloski, Frederick M. Proctor, Harry A. Scott, Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr., M. K. Senehi

The Intelligent Systems Architecture for Manufacturing (ISAM) addresses the application of intelligent systems to the manufacturing enterprise at three degrees...

Certification of the Rheological Fluid Behavior of SRM 2491, Polydimthylsiloxane.

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Carl R. Schultesiz, Kathleen M. Flynn, Stefan D. Leigh

Radio-Frequency Technology Division: Programs, Activities, and Accomplishments

January 1, 2002

Author(s)

Robert M. Judish, Dennis S. Friday

This book describes the programs in the Radio-Frequency Technology Division, of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The Radio-Frequency...

Magnetic Technology Division: Programs, Activities, and Accomplishments

December 31, 2001

Author(s)

Ronald B. Goldfarb

The Magnetic Technology Division develops and disseminates unique measurement technology for industries concerned with magnetic information storage and...

Surge Protection in Low-Voltage AC Power Circuits--An anthology Part 1 -- Annotated Bibliography

December 31, 2001

Author(s)

Francois D. Martzloff

This multi-part anthology is offered to promote better understanding through historical perspective and easy access to relevant papers on the fundamental...

Overview of Communication Standards relating to Motion Control Systems

December 31, 2001

Author(s)

Frederick M. Proctor, John L. Michaloski

This report surveys the international communications standards that affect the application and development of motion control technology. The scope of motion...

Burning Behavior of Selected Automotive Parts From a Sports Coupe.

December 1, 2001

Author(s)

Thomas J. Ohlemiller, John R. Shields

Selected functional parts from a sports coupe were subjected to a gas: flame ignition source and burned in a manner that allowed measurement of the resulting...

Suppression of Fires Exposed to an External Radiant Flux

December 1, 2001

Author(s)

Michelle K. Donnelly, William L. Grosshandler

When materials are burning in the presence of a continuous, external energy source, they are often more difficult to extinguish and may require an increase in...

Using the Virtual Cybernetic Building Testbed and FDD Test Shell for FDD Tool Development.

December 1, 2001

Author(s)

Steven T. Bushby, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Michael A. Galler, Cheol D. Park, John M. House

The Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory Consortium Annual Report 2001

December 1, 2001

Author(s)

Dale P. Bentz

The Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory(VCCTL) consortium was formed in January of 2001. Headquartered in the Building and Fire ResearchLaboratory at...

A Guide to Documentary Standards

December 1, 2001

Author(s)

C R. DeVaux

The Guide is intended to provide information on the U.S. standards system, entities within that system, and different types of documentary standards. It...

Summary of NIST/GSA Workshop on Application of Seismic Rehabilitation Technologies to Mitigate Blast-Induced Progressive Collapse, September 10, 2001, Oakland, CA

December 1, 2001

Author(s)

Nicholas J. Carino, Hai S. Lew

On September 10, 2001 an informal workshop was held in Oakland, California to discuss the applicability of seismic rehabilitation technologies to enhance the...

2001 ITL Technical Accomplishments

December 1, 2001

Author(s)

Elizabeth B. Lennon, M Helfer

This report presents the achievements and highlights of NIST¿s Information Technology Laboratory during FY2001. Following the Director¿s Foreword and the ITL...

NIST Special Database 29: Plain and Rolled Images from Paired Fingerprint Cards

November 1, 2001

Author(s)

Craig I. Watson

This new NIST fingerprint database offers the user complete paired fingerprint cards that include all ten rolled fingerprints and the plain/flat impressions at...