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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Obstacle Detection and Mapping System

Author(s)
H Tsai-Hong, Steven Legowik, M Nashman
This paper discusses and evaluates an obstacle detection algorithm developed at NIST in support of the DEMO III Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) program. The

STEP AP213 Coverage Analysis

Author(s)
Shaw C. Feng, Lihong Qiao
This report provides a quantitative coverage analysis of a draft Application Protocol (AP) for numerically controlled machining process plans in an

A Revised Model for Role-Based Access Control

Author(s)
Wayne Jansen
Role Based Access Control (RBAC) refers to a class of security mechanisms that mediate access to resources through organizational identities called roles. A

Class D Fire Suppression Experiments.

Author(s)
R L. Vettori
To investigate the effectiveness of water based extinguishing agents on non alkali Class D fires, two series of fire suppression experiments were conducted. The

Introduction (NISTIR 6191)

Author(s)
Daniel M. Madrzykowski
The Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), under the sponsorship of the United States Fire

Fire Fighting Properties (NISTIR 6191)

Author(s)
D W. Stroup, Daniel M. Madrzykowski
Water uses several different mechanisms to suppress and extinguish fires: fuel cooling, flame cooling, oxygen displacement and reduction of radiation feedback

Class A Fire Suppression Experiments (NISTIR 6191)

Author(s)
Daniel M. Madrzykowski, D W. Stroup
This section reports on two studies conducted at NIST on the suppression of wood crib fires and tire fires. An overview of previous research on the use of water

Standard Test Methods and Data for Modeling Crashworthiness

Author(s)
Richard J. Fields, Timothy J. Foecke, Roland deWit, G E. Hicho, Lyle E. Levine
This report determines what data is typically needed for models predicting crash behavior, reviews the methods available to obtain such data, and identifies
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