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Conferences

TEST AND CALIBRATION OF DISPLACEMENT MEASURING LASER INTERFEROMETERS

October 15, 2014

Author(s)

Jack A. Stone Jr.

At the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), we have a capability to calibrate and test laser interferometer systems used to measure

Hardening of Structures to Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fire Expsoures

October 14, 2014

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello

Wildfires that spread into communities, referred to as Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires, have destroyed communities throughout the world. In the USA, over

Antenna Alignment and Positional Validation of a mmWave Antenna System Using 6D Coordinate Metrology

October 13, 2014

Author(s)

David R. Novotny, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri, Joshua A. Gordon

We present the alignment techniques, positional accuracy and uncertainty results for a mmWave antenna scanning system at 183 GHz. We are using six degree-of

DEVELOPMENT OF A MINIATURE, MULTICHANNEL, EXTENDED-RANGE FABRY-PEROT FIBER-OPTIC LASER INTERFEROMETER SYSTEM FOR LOW FREQUENCY SI-TRACEABLE DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT

October 12, 2014

Author(s)

Bartosz K. Nowakowski, Douglas T. Smith, Stuart T. Smith

Laser interferometry has become a staple of SI-traceable displacement measurement techniques. With decreasing cost per channel, miniaturization, and a multitude

Photonic-assisted Endoscopic Analysis of W-band Waveguide

October 12, 2014

Author(s)

Jeffrey A. Jargon, DongJoon Lee, JaeYong Kwon, YoungPyo Hong

We demonstrate an endoscopic probing system to measure field distribution through a W-band waveguide. The electric fields propagating inside a WR-10 waveguide

A Non-contact Machine Vision System for the Precision Alignment of mm-Wave Antennas in all Six Degrees of Freedom

October 12, 2014

Author(s)

Joshua A. Gordon, David R. Novotny

Although highly accurate relative position data can be achieved using laser tracking systems which are suitable for millimeter wave antenna characterization, a

A Non-contact Machine Vision System for the Precision Alignment of mmWaveAntennas in all Six Degrees of Freedom

October 11, 2014

Author(s)

Josh Gordon, David R. Novotny

Although highly accurate relative position data can be achieved using laser tracking systems which are suitable for millimeter wave antenna characterization, a

A Design-of-Experiments Approach to FEM Uncertainty Analysis for Optimizing Magnetic Resonance Imaging RF Coil Design

October 10, 2014

Author(s)

Jeffrey T. Fong, Nathanael A. Heckert, James J. Filliben, Li Ma, Karl F. Stupic, Kathryn E. Keenan, Stephen E. Russek

Using the RF module of COMSOL, we compute the magnetic flux density norm (BN) profiles for frequencies in the 76 to 100 MHz range, inside of a prototype

Improvements in SIM Time Network and SIM Time Scale Performance

October 10, 2014

Author(s)

Michael A. Lombardi, J. Mauricio Lopez-Romero, Nelida Diaz-Munoz, E. de Carlos-Lopez, Marina Gertsvolf, Ricardo de Carvalho

We report recent results achieved within the Sistema Interamericano de Metrología (SIM) regarding the multinational cooperation program in the field of time and

Modeling Heat and Moisture Transport During Hydration of Cement-Based Materials in Semi-Adiabatic Conditions

October 10, 2014

Author(s)

Emilio Hernandez-Bautista, Dale P. Bentz, Sadoth Sandoval-Torres, Prisciiano Cano Barrita

The process of accelerated curing of pre-cast concrete consists in increasing the temperature within a saturated water vapor atmosphere during several hours. In

A Cybersecurity Testbed for Industrial Control Systems

October 9, 2014

Author(s)

Richard Candell, Keith A. Stouffer, Dhananjay Anand

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a cybersecurity testbed for industrial control systems (ICS). The goal of this testbed

Lightweight Packing of Log Files for Improved Compression in Mobile Tactical Networks

October 8, 2014

Author(s)

Peter M. Mell, Richard Harang

Devices in mobile tactical edge networks are often resource constrained due to their lightweight and mobile nature, and often have limited access to bandwidth

On Cascading Failures and Countermeasure based on Energy Storage in the Smart Grid

October 8, 2014

Author(s)

Xing Chen, Wei Yu, David W. Griffith, Nada T. Golmie, Guobin Xu, Chao Lu

Recently, there are growing concerns about smart grid security and resilience. The performance of smart grid may suffer from component failures or targeted

Chemical Depth Profiling of Photovoltaic Backsheets after Accelerated Laboratory Weathering

October 8, 2014

Author(s)

Chiao-Chi Lin, Peter J. Krommenhoek, Stephanie S. Watson, Xiaohong Gu

Polymeric multilayer backsheets provide protection for the backside of photovoltaic (PV) module from the damage of moisture and ultraviolet (UV). Due to the

Evaluating CT for Metrology: The Influence of Material Thickness on Measurements

October 7, 2014

Author(s)

Joseph Schlecht, Eric Ferley, Shaun COUGHLIN , Steven D. Phillips, Vincent Lee, Craig M. Shakarji

X-ray imaging provides a non-destructive means to measure internal features of a workpiece, and CT offers unique capabilities for internal measurements in 3-D

Calibration of Accelerometers at Extended Frequencies Utilizing Piezoelectric Shakers

October 6, 2014

Author(s)

Beverly F. Payne

Piezoelectric shakers are well suited to generate motion suitable for use with laser interferometric methods at frequencies of 3 kHz and above. One advantage of

Progress toward Radiation-Pressure-Based Measurement of High-Power Laser Emission - Under Policy Review

October 6, 2014

Author(s)

Paul A. Williams, Joshua A. Hadler, Daniel King, Robert Lee, Frank C. Maring, Gordon A. Shaw, Nathan A. Tomlin, John H. Lehman, Marla L. Dowell

We present an overview of our efforts toward using optical radiation pressure as a means to measure optical power from high-power lasers. Early results with

Life-cycle Cost Implications of More Stringent State Energy Codes

October 5, 2014

Author(s)

Joshua D. Kneifel

Estimation of uncertainty in application profiles

October 3, 2014

Author(s)

David W. Flater

Performance is an important facet of software quality, and application profiling tools are the instruments used to measure software performance at the function

Optimizing Information Set Decoding Algorithms to Attack Cyclosymetric MDPC Codes

October 3, 2014

Author(s)

Ray A. Perlner

The most important drawback to code-based cryptography has historically been its large key sizes. Recently, several promising approaches have been proposed to

An Asymptotically Optimal Structural Attack on the ABC Multivariate Encryption Scheme

October 3, 2014

Author(s)

Dustin Moody, Ray A. Perlner, Daniel C. Smith-Tone

Historically, multivariate public key cryptography has been less than successful at offering encryption schemes which are both secure and efficient. At PQCRYPTO

Towards a Domain-Specific Framework for Predictive Analytics in Manufacturing

October 3, 2014

Author(s)

David J. Lechevalier, Anantha Narayanan Narayanan, Sudarsan Rachuri

Data analytics is proving to be very useful for achieving productivity gains in manufacturing. Predictive analytics (using advanced machine learning) is

Standards for Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) Techniques within Manufacturing Operations

October 2, 2014

Author(s)

Gregory W. Vogl, Brian A. Weiss, M A. Donmez

Prognostics and health management (PHM) technologies reduce time and costs for maintenance of products or processes through efficient and cost-effective

Predicted impact of latest h and e values on resistance and voltage traceability in the new SI (Systeme International)

October 2, 2014

Author(s)

Nick Fletcher, Gert Rietveld, James K. Olthoff, Ilya F. Budovsky

This paper considers the impact of the planned redefinition of the SI on electrical traceability, with a focus on resistance and voltage calibration. The new SI

An improved L1 based algorithm for standardized planar datum establishment

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Craig M. Shakarji, Vijay Srinivasan

This paper has two major goals. First, we present an algorithm for establishing planar datums suitable for a default in tolerancing standards. The algorithm is

Differential Properties of the HFE Cryptosystem

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Taylor Daniels, Daniel Smith-Tone

Multivariate Public Key Cryptography (MPKC) has been put forth as a possible post-quantum family of cryptographic schemes. These schemes lack provable security

Ten-Print Fingerprint Self-Captures: Graphics-only User Guidance without Language

September 29, 2014

Author(s)

Yee-Yin Choong, Mary F. Theofanos

Users of biometric systems have expanded from traditional law enforcement operators to the general population with diverse backgrounds. Past research has shown

Direct Comparison of Single-Specimen Clamped SE(T) Test Methods on X100 Line Pipe Steel

September 29, 2014

Author(s)

Timothy S. Weeks, Enrico Lucon

The clamped single edge-notched tension (SE(T)) specimen has been widely used in a single-specimen testing scheme to generate fracture resistance curves for

CURVED-WIDE PLATE TESTING OF X100 GIRTH WELDS

September 29, 2014

Author(s)

Timothy S. Weeks, Joseph D. McColskey, Mark D. Richards, Yong-Yi Wang, Marie A. Quintana

The curved-wide plate (CWP) tests are frequently used for assessing the quality of pipeline girth welds. Despite a large number of CWP tests having been

Randomized Intraclass-Distance Minimizing Binary Codes for Face Recognition

September 25, 2014

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, J. R. Beveridge, Quanyi Mo, Bruce A. Draper

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