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Conferences

Combinatorial Test Generation for Software Product Lines Using Minimum Invalid Tuples

January 9, 2014

Author(s)

Yu Lei, Raghu N. Kacker

A software product line is a set of software systems that share some common features. Several recent works have been reported that apply combinatorial testing...

Feature Measures for the Segmentation of Neuronal Membrane using Machine Learning Algorithm

January 6, 2014

Author(s)

Afzal A. Godil, Saadia S. Iftikhar

In this paper, we present a Support Vector Machine (SVM) based pixel classifier for a semi-automated segmentation algorithm to detect neuronal membrane...

The Strain Path Dependence of Plastic Deformation Response of AA5754: Experiment and Modeling

January 6, 2014

Author(s)

Minh-Son Pham, Lin Hu, Mark A. Iadicola, Adam A. Creuziger, Anthony D. Rollett

This work presents modeling of experiments on a balanced biaxial (BB) pre-strained AA5754 alloy, subsequently reloaded uniaxially along the rolling direction...

Fast and Reliable Spectral Response Measurements of PV Cells Using Light Emitting Diodes

January 1, 2014

Author(s)

Behrang H. Hamadani, John F. Roller, Brian P. Dougherty, Howard W. Yoon

We present a measurement system for absolute differential spectral responsivity of solar cells based on high-powered LED arrays coupled to an optical light...

Advanced Biaxial Cruciform Testing at the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting

January 1, 2014

Author(s)

Mark A. Iadicola, Adam A. Creuziger, Timothy J. Foecke

Modeling of sheet metal forming operations requires mechanical properties data at very large tensile strains and various biaxial strain paths. Typically these...

Reducing the Risk of Fire in Buildings and Communities

January 1, 2014

Author(s)

Anthony Hamins, Jason D. Averill, Nelson P. Bryner, David Butry, Richard Gann, Rick D. Davis, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, Alexander Maranghides, Jiann C. Yang, Matthew Bundy, Samuel Manzello, Jeffrey W. Gilman, Francine K. Amon, William E. Mell

Fire costs and losses are a significant life safety and economic burden on society comprising about two percent of the United States gross domestic product...

The Detection of Neuronal Structures using a Patch-based Multi-features and Support Vector Machines Learning Algorithm

December 24, 2013

Author(s)

Saadia S. Iftikhar, Afzal A. Godil

In this research, we present an (semi-) automated segmentation algo-rithm using a Support Vector Machine classifier. This algorithm uses a high-dimensional...

Fatigue crack growth rates of API X70 pipeline steel in a pressurized hydrogen gas environment

December 21, 2013

Author(s)

Elizabeth S. Drexler, Andrew J. Slifka, Robert L. Amaro, Nicholas Barbosa, Damian S. Lauria, Louis E. Hayden, Douglas G. Stalheim

Hydrogen is known to have a deleterious effect on metal, but pipelines will still be the most cost- effective means of transporting hydrogen gas and sour gas...

A Simulated Sensor-based Approach for Kit Building Applications

December 20, 2013

Author(s)

Zeid Kootbally, Craig I. Schlenoff, Theodore J. Weisman, Stephen B. Balakirsky, Thomas R. Kramer, Anthony Pietromartire

Kit building or kitting is a process in which individually separate but related items are grouped, packaged, and supplied together as one unit (kit). This paper...

Computational Modeling of the Electromagnetic Characteristics of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites with Different Weave Structures

December 18, 2013

Author(s)

Jack Douglas, Ahmed M. Hassan, Edward Garboczi

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites (CFRPC) are of great interest in the aerospace and automotive industries due to their exceptional mechanical...

Measuring the Neutron Lifetime with Magnetically Trapped Ultracold Neutrons

December 16, 2013

Author(s)

Hans P. Mumm

We describe an experiment to measure the neutron lifetime using a technique with a set of systematic uncertainties largely different than those of previous...

First Report on Quantum Dot Coated CMOS CID Arrays for the UV and VUV

December 13, 2013

Author(s)

Uwe Arp, Robert E. Vest, Zoran Ninkov, Ross Robinson, Suraj Bhaskaran

A technique has been developed for coating commercial off the shelf (COTS) detector arrays with a thin, uniform layer of quantum dots. The quantum deposition is...

Back-End-of-Line Test Structure Design and Simulation for Subsurface Metrology with Scanning Probe Microscopy

December 13, 2013

Author(s)

Lin You, Emily Hitz, Jungjoon Ahn, Yaw S. Obeng, Joseph J. Kopanski

As demands in the semiconductor industry call for further miniaturization and performance enhancement of electronic systems, the traditional planar (2D)...

Quantification of Methane Source Locations and Emissions

December 13, 2013

Author(s)

Kuldeep R. Prasad

Kuldeep Prasad(1), Brian Lamb(2), Maria Obiminda Cambaliza(3), Tegan Lavoie(3), Olivia E Salmon(3), Paul Shepson(3), Thomas Lauvaux(4), Ken Davis(4), and James...

Contact Potential Measurements on Nano-particle embedded AlGaN/Metal Interface Using Kelvin Force Microscopy

December 11, 2013

Author(s)

Jungjoon Ahn, Min-Seok Kang, Lin You, Joseph J. Kopanski, Sang-Mo Koo

AlGaN/GaN Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) have received much attention for high power and high- frequency applications because of the high breakdown field in the...

Security Analysis of the \texttt{RC4+} Stream Cipher

December 10, 2013

Author(s)

Raghu N. Kacker

4-Way Handshaking Protection for Wireless Mesh Network Security in Smart Grid

December 9, 2013

Author(s)

Hamid Gharavi

Wireless mesh/sensor networks offer various unique features such as self-configuration, ease of installation, scalability, and self-healing, which makes them...

Sparse Embedding-based Domain Adaptation for Object Recognition

December 8, 2013

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, Jingjing Zheng, Rama Chellappa

Domain adaptation algorithms aim at handling the shift between source and target domains. A classifier is trained on images from the source domain; and the...

Allocating Attribute-Specific Information-Gathering Resources to Improve Selection Decisions

December 8, 2013

Author(s)

Dennis D. Leber, Jeffery W. Herrmann

When collecting data to select an alternative from a finite set of alternatives that are described by multiple attributes, one must allocate effort to...

A New Algorithm to Eliminate GPS Carrier-Phase Time Transfer Boundary Discontinuity

December 5, 2013

Author(s)

Jian Yao, Judah Levine

We report on a study of the Global Positioning System (GPS) carrier-phase (CP) time transfer boundary discontinuity by the use of precise point positioning (PPP...

Three-Corner Hat Analysis of the Stability of UTC and Various UTC(k)s

December 5, 2013

Author(s)

Thomas E. Parker

The stabilities of some local UTC time scales have recently improved dramatically with the increasing use of cesium or rubidium fountains as nearly always...

Providing Disruption QoS in an OFDM System Using Residual Idle Time Based Opportunistic Spectrum Access

December 3, 2013

Author(s)

Anirudha Sahoo, Michael R. Souryal, Mudumbai Ranganathan

Dynamic spectrum access (DSA) is emerging as a promising technology to mitigate spectrum scarcity caused by static frequency allocation. Among the different...

A Simulation Platform to Study Inter-BAN Interference

December 2, 2013

Author(s)

Kamran Sayrafian, John G. Hagedorn, Martina Barbi, Judith E. Terrill, Mehdi Alasti

A Body Area Network (BAN) is a radio standard for wireless connectivity of wearable and implantable sensor nodes that are located inside or in proximity to the...

Practical CFD Simulations of Wind Tunnel Tests

December 1, 2013

Author(s)

Dilip K. Banerjee, DongHun Yeo, Scott Hemley, Randall J. McDermott, Franklin T. Lombardo, Emil Simiu, Marc L. Levitan

Practical CFD Simulations of Wind Tunnel Tests

December 1, 2013

Author(s)

Dilip K. Banerjee, Scott Hemley, Randall J. McDermott, Donghun Yeo, Marc L. Levitan

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has the potential of replacing wind tunnel testing in many wind engineering applications. Validated CFD software could enable...

High-Temperature Electromechanical Properties of CTGS

December 1, 2013

Author(s)

Ward L. Johnson, Michal Schulz, Holger Fritze

CTGS (Ca3TaGa3Si2O14) is a commercially available, Czochralski-grown piezoelectric material from the langasite family that has an ordered crystal structure. It...

REQUIREMENTS ANALYSES TO SUPPORT A MATERIAL INFORMATION MODEL FOR SUSTAINABILITY

November 21, 2013

Author(s)

Paul W. Witherell, Arvind Harinder, Katherine C. Morris

Materials, and therefore material selections, influence the sustainable impact of a product from beginning to end-of-life. With improved access to material...

TOWARDS THE SYNTHESIS OF PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE ACROSS THE LIFECYCLE

November 21, 2013

Author(s)

Paul W. Witherell, Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Sudarsan Rachuri

Product lifecycle management is an important aspect of todays industry, as it serves to facilitate information exchange and management between most, if not all...

Web Based 3D Visualization and Interaction for Whole Body Laser Scans

November 20, 2013

Author(s)

Sanford P. Ressler

A web based system that allows the user to select, sort, and measure 3D bodies using displays inside of ordinary web browsers without the use of 3D plug-ins is...

Toward the Ideal of Automating Production Optimization

November 15, 2013

Author(s)

John L. Michaloski, Frederick M. Proctor, Jorge Arinez, Jonatan Berglund

The advent of improved factory data collection offers a prime opportunity to continuously study and optimize factory operations. Although manufacturing...

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