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Conferences

Semantic-based Optimal XML Schema Matching: A Mathematical Programming Approach

February 9, 2011

Author(s)

Jaewook Kim, Yun Peng, Nenad Ivezic, Jun H. Shin

We propose a novel solution for semantic-based XML schema matching, taking a mathematical programming approach. This method identifies the globally optimal...

Advanced Sensing Towards Improved Forklift Safety

February 4, 2011

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman, William P. Shackleford

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Intelligent Systems Division has been researching advanced three-dimensional (3D) imaging sensors and their...

Mixed Pallet Stacking: An Overview and Summary of the 2010 PerMIS Special Session

February 4, 2011

Author(s)

Stephen B. Balakirsky, Henrik I. Christensen, Thomas R. Kramer, Pushkar Kolhe, Frederick M. Proctor

Stacking boxes of various sizes and contents on pallets (i.e. making mixed pallets) is a primary method of preparing goods for shipment from a warehouse to a...

Co-X Panel Discussion

February 4, 2011

Author(s)

Elena R. Messina, Brian A. Weiss, Rajmohan Madhavan

Robots as co-protectors, co-inhabitants, co-workers, co-integrants, or more generically, "Co-X" will improve effectiveness, efficiency, safety, security, and...

Towards Evaluating World Modeling for Autonomous Navigation in Unstructured and Dynamic Environments

February 4, 2011

Author(s)

R Lakaemper, Rajmohan (. Madhavan

With funding from the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Measurement Science and Engineering Research Grants, the...

SUSTAINABLE FLAME RETARDANTS: BIO-DERIVED PRODUCTS AS INTUMESCING MATERIALS

February 2, 2011

Author(s)

Mauro Zammarano, Douglas M. Fox, Szabolcs Matko, Takashi Kashiwagi, Jeffrey W. Gilman, Rick D. Davis

Scientists are shifting their attention towards technology sustainability and sustainable materials, specifically in terms of energy and environmental impacts...

Absorption of Thermal Radiation by Burning Polymers

February 2, 2011

Author(s)

Gregory T. Linteris, Mauro Zammarano, Boris Wilthan, Leonard M. Hanssen

In large-scale fires, the input of energy to burning materials occurs predominantly by radiative transfer. The in-depth absorption of radiant energy by a...

EXPOSING SIDING TREATMENTS AND WALLS FITTED WITH EAVES TO FIREBRAND SHOWERS

February 2, 2011

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Sayaka S. Suzuki, Yoshihiko Hayashi

An experimental campaign was undertaken to determine vulnerabilities of siding treatments and walls fitted with eaves to firebrand bombardment using the NIST...

CHARACTERIZING FIREBRAND EXPOSURE DURING WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE FIRES.

February 2, 2011

Author(s)

Samuel L. Manzello, Ethan I. Foote, John Liu

This study examines the size distribution and other characteristics of firebrand exposure during the 2007 Angora Fire, a severe Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI)...

First-principles Study of Defect Migration in RE-doped Ceria (RE = Pr, Gd)

February 2, 2011

Author(s)

Pratik Dholabhai, James B. Adams, Peter A. Crozier, Renu Sharma

Oxygen vacancy formation and migration in ceria (CeO2) is central to its performance as an ionic conductor. Ceria doped with suitable aliovalent dopants has...

Study of Nanostructure Inclusion Effects on the Thermoelectric Behavior of Ca3Co4O9 Thin Films Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition

February 1, 2011

Author(s)

Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Evans L. Thomas, Xueyan Song, Yonggao Y. Yan, Joshua B. Martin, Margaret Ratcliff, Paul N. Barnes

The influence of incorporating nanoparticulate additions into Ca3Co4O9 (CCO) thin films prepared by pulsed laser deposition using composite targets of CCO +...

Metrics for the Cost of Proprietary Information Exchange Languages in Intelligent Systems

January 31, 2011

Author(s)

John A. Horst, Nathan W. Hartman, George Wong

The increasing number of intelligent software components is accompanied by an increase of proprietary information exchange languages between components. One of...

Comprehensive Standard Test Suites for the Performance Evaluation of Mobile Robots

January 31, 2011

Author(s)

Adam S. Jacoff, Hui-Min Huang, Elena R. Messina, Ann M. Virts, Anthony J. Downs

Robots must possess certain sets of capabilities to suit critical operations such as emergency responses. In the mobility function, ground robots must be able...

Metrics for Mixed Pallet Stacking

January 31, 2011

Author(s)

Stephen B. Balakirsky, Thomas R. Kramer, Frederick M. Proctor

Stacking boxes of various sizes and contents on pallets (i.e. making mixed pallets) is a primary method of preparing goods for shipment from a warehouse to a...

Evaluation of Maps using Fixed Shapes: The Fiducial Map Metric

January 31, 2011

Author(s)

Soren Schwertfeger, Adam S. Jacoff, Christopher Scrapper, Johannes Pellenz, Alexander Kleiner

Mapping is an important task for mobile robots. Assessing the quality of those maps is an open topic. A new approach on map evaluation is presented here. It...

Benchmarking Production System, Process Energy, and Facility Energy Performance Using a Systems Approach

January 31, 2011

Author(s)

Jorge Arinez, Stephan Biller, Kevin W. Lyons, Swee K. Leong, Guodong Shao, Byeong Eon Lee, John L. Michaloski

Evaluating overall energy performance of a manufacturing system requires accurate information on how, when, and where energy is being used. Collecting and...

Present Estimates of the Differences Between Thermodynamic Temperatures and the ITS-90

January 29, 2011

Author(s)

Joachim Fischer, M. DePodesta, K. D. Hill, Michael R. Moldover, Laurent Pitre, R. Rusby, Peter Steur, Osamu Tamura, R. White, L. Wolber

In 2005, the Consultative Committee for Thermometry (CCT) recommended the creation of a Mise en pratique for the definition of the kelvin and envisioned that...

SEISMIC APPLICATIONS OF NONLINEAR RESPONSE SPECTRA BASED ON THE THEORY OF MODAL ANALYSIS

January 28, 2011

Author(s)

Kevin K. Wong

A fast nonlinear response spectra analysis algorithm based on the theory of modal analysis and superposition is proposed to overcome the drawbacks of using the...

New approach to calibrate the mortar flow table

January 27, 2011

Author(s)

Chiara F. Ferraris, Haleh Azari

The flow table is a standardized test that is widely used to qualify a mortar to be tested for compressive strength and air content. It is also the only...

Robust Iris Recognition Baseline for the Occular Challenge

January 20, 2011

Author(s)

Yooyoung Lee, Ross J. Micheals, James J. Filliben, P J. Phillips

Due to its distinctiveness, the human iris is a popular biometric feature used to identity a person with high accuracy. The Grand Challenge in iris recognition...

A Prototype of Modeling and Simulation for Sustainable Machining

January 19, 2011

Author(s)

Guodong Shao, Eric Chernow, Deogratias Kibira, Kevin W. Lyons

Modeling and simulation techniques have frequently been utilized to analyze manufacturing processes. The simulation of Numerically Controlled (NC) machine tools...

Towards a Methodology for Analyzing Sustainability Standards using the Zachman Framework

January 19, 2011

Author(s)

Sudarsan Rachuri, Prabir Sarkar, Anantha Narayanan Narayanan, Jae H. Lee, Paul Witherell

There exists a multitude of standards and regulations related to sustainability. It is critical to enable users to identify applicable standards across entire...

Far Infrared Characterization of Single and Double Walled Carbon Nanotubes

January 17, 2011

Author(s)

Shin G. Chou, Zeeshan Ahmed, Georgy Samsonidze, Jing Kong, Mildred Dresselhaus

Variable temperature high resolution far infrared absorption measurements were carried out for single walled carbon nanotubes samples with different diameter...

Nondestructive, real-time evaluation of tissue-engineered cartilage development in a dynamic compression bioreactor

January 13, 2011

Author(s)

Jenni R. Popp, Justine Roberts, Stephanie Bryant, Timothy P. Quinn

Two Level System Loss in Superconducting Microwave Resonators

January 13, 2011

Author(s)

David P. Pappas, Michael R. Vissers, David S. Wisbey, Jeffrey S. Kline, Jiansong Gao

High quality factor, i.e. low loss, resonators are important for quantum information storage and addressing. In this work we study the resonance frequency and...

Plasma Etching Uniformity Control for Making Large and Thick Dual-Focus Zone Plates

January 11, 2011

Author(s)

Lei Chen, Quandou (. Wang, Ulf Griesmann

In summary, an optimized plasma etching process has been developed and a Teflon ring has been made to minimize the feature size variation effect and eliminate...

Cloud Hooks: Security and Privacy Issues in Cloud Computing

January 4, 2011

Author(s)

Wayne Jansen

In meteorology, the most destructive extratropical cyclones evolve with the formation of a bent-back front and cloud head separated from the main polar-front...

Synthetic Electric and Magnetic Fields for Ultracold Neutral Atoms

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

William D. Phillips, Yu-Ju Lin, Robert L. Compton, Karina K. Jimenez Garcia, Abigail R. Perry, James V. Porto, Ian B. Spielman

We use Raman coupling between magnetic sublevels of a 87Rb Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) to create an effective vector gauge field for the neutral atoms. They...

Performance of a coherent dual frequency comb spectrometer

January 1, 2011

Author(s)

Nathan R. Newbury, Esther Baumann, Ian R. Coddington, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, William C. Swann, Alexander M. Zolot

We discuss the performance of a coherent dual frequency comb spectrometer in terms of signal-to-noise ratio, resolution, and accuracy based on experimental data...

A Benchmark for Best View Selection of 3D Objects

December 23, 2010

Author(s)

Helin Dutagaci, Chun Pan (Benny) Cheung, Afzal A. Godil

The best view selection corresponds to the task of automatically selecting the most representative view of a 3D model. In this paper, we describe a benchmark...

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