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Conferences

Methodology for evaluating Static six-degree-of-freedom (6DoF) Perception Systems

October 15, 2010

Author(s)

Tommy Chang, Tsai H. Hong, Joseph Falco, Michael O. Shneier, Milli Shah, Roger D. Eastman

In this paper, we apply two fundamental approaches toward evaluating a static, vision based, six-degree-of-freedom (6DoF) pose determination system that...

Performance Measurements and Analysis of Low Data Rate Wireless Communication Under Interference Sources in Buildings

October 13, 2010

Author(s)

Wenqi Guo, William M. Healy, Mengchu Zhou

Interference from collocated networks operating over the same frequency range becomes an increasingly severe problem as the number of networks overlapping...

The Effects of Emissitivity and Camera Point-Spread Function on the Temperature Measurement of Segmented Chip Formation Using Infrared Thermograhy

October 12, 2010

Author(s)

Jarred C. Heigel, Eric P. Whitenton

This paper uses simulation to investigate measurement errors from the camera point spread function (PSF) when measuring the temperature of segmented chip...

High accuracy broadband spectroscopy with dual frequency combs

October 11, 2010

Author(s)

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

Link Relationship Measurements in Load-Modulated UHF RFID

October 10, 2010

Author(s)

Daniel G. Kuester, David R. Novotny, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri

This paper investigates the relative roles of the forward and reverse links in determining the operational range of passive UHF RFID systems. The relative...

Active Millimeter-Wave Imaging: Detection of Concealed Weapons

October 10, 2010

Author(s)

Randy Direen, David R. Novotny, Katherine MacReynolds

Images are constructed from data collected with a near- eld planar scannar and a network analyzer. Data are collected at millimeter-wave frequencies. This...

Microencapsulated POSS in Cellulose Using 1-Ethyl-3-Methylimidazolium Acetate

October 10, 2010

Author(s)

Douglas M. Fox, Mauro Zammarano, Jeffrey W. Gilman

Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) and cellulose were reacted in the ionic liquid, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (EmiAc). Side reactions between...

An Inconvenient Truth About Tunneled Authentications

October 10, 2010

Author(s)

Katrin Hoeper, Lidong Chen

In recent years, it has been a common practice to execute client authentications for network access inside a protective tunnel. Man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks...

Modeling and Simulation Analysis Types for Sustainable Manufacturing

October 6, 2010

Author(s)

Deogratias Kibira, Guodong Shao, Yung-Tsun T. Lee

Sustainable manufacturing could be further be promoted by the effective use of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) applications. These applications can evaluate...

Modeling Smart Grid Applications with Co-Simulation

October 5, 2010

Author(s)

Timothy Godfrey, Mullen Sara, Roger C. Dugan, Craig Rodine, David W. Griffith, Nada T. Golmie

Analysis of complex Smart Grid applications require simulation of communications networks and the power system. Analytical models of the communication systems...

A Methodology to Evaluate Wireless Technologies for the Smart Grid

October 4, 2010

Author(s)

Michael R. Souryal, Camillo A. Gentile, David W. Griffith, David E. Cypher, Nada T. Golmie

This paper presents a methodology for assessing the suitability of various wireless technologies for meeting the communication requirements of Smart Grid...

On the privacy threats of electronic poll books

October 4, 2010

Author(s)

Stefan Popoveniuc, John M. Kelsey

Electronic poll books make the process of verifying that a voter is authorized to vote and issuing her a ballot faster and more convenient. However, they also...

Nanoslinky: DNA Entropophoresis Down a Nanofluidic Staircase

October 4, 2010

Author(s)

Elizabeth A. Strychalski, Laurie E. Locascio, Samuel M. Stavis, Michael Gaitan

Almost all nanofluidic devices for biopolymer analysis have been limited by one or two confining structural dimen-sions or the application of external forces...

Instantaneous Trapping and Long Term Cell Survival Under Dielectrophoretic Conditions Using a Hybrid Cell Adhesive Surface

October 3, 2010

Author(s)

Darwin R. Reyes-Hernandez, Jennifer S. Hong, John T. Elliott, Michael Gaitan

A dielectrophoresis (DEP) microfluidic device that allows instantaneous trapping of cells for rapid return to cell growth conditions (within 5 minutes) and long...

Simulation of a Medium Frequency Mesh Network for Communications in Underground Mines

October 3, 2010

Author(s)

Michael R. Souryal, Fabien A. Valoit, Hui Guo, Nader Moayeri, Nicholas W. Damiano, David P. Snyder

Signals at the lower end of the medium frequency range (300 kHz to 3000 kHz) propagate with relatively low attenuation along existing metallic infrastructure in...

Infrared Spectra of Small Molecular Ions Trapped in Solid Neon

October 3, 2010

Author(s)

Marilyn E. Jacox

The infrared spectrum of a molecular ion provides a unique signature for that species, gives information on its structure, and is amenable to remote sensing. It...

Intercomparison of Methods for Detecting and Characterizing Voids in Bonded Wafer Pairs

October 1, 2010

Author(s)

Richard A. Allen, Andrew C. Rudack, David T. Read, Winthrop A. Baylies

The Wafer Bond Task Force of the SEMI MEMS Standards Committee has begun a round robin experiment to evaluate methods for identifying and characterizing voids...

Nano- and Atom-scale Length Metrology

October 1, 2010

Author(s)

Theodore V. Vorburger, Ronald G. Dixson, Ndubuisi G. Orji, Joseph Fu, Richard A. Allen, Michael W. Cresswell, Vincent A. Hackley

Measurements of length at the nano-scale have increasing importance in manufacturing, especially in the electronics and biomedical industries. The properties of...

The Multi-Relationship Evaluation Design (MRED) Framework: Producing Evaluation Blueprints to Test Emerging, Advanced, and Intelligent Systems

September 30, 2010

Author(s)

Brian A. Weiss, Linda C. Schmidt

This paper introduces the Multi-Relationship Evaluation Design (MRED) framework whose objective is to take uncertain input data and automatically output...

Effect of 3D Scaffold Structure on Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells

September 30, 2010

Author(s)

Girish Kumar, Marian F. Young, Carl Simon Jr.

3D structural properties of polymeric scaffolds for tissue engineering play a key role in directing osteogenesis. In addition, much work has demonstrated that...

Multi-Frequency Approach to Vector-Network-Analyzer Scattering-Parameter Measurements

September 28, 2010

Author(s)

Arkadiusz C. Lewandowski, Dylan F. Williams, Wojciech Wiatr

We present a multi-frequency approach to vector-network-analyzer scattering-parameter measurements. This novel approach accounts for the relationships between...

Evaluation of Ultra-Wideband Technology for use in 3D Locating Systems

September 28, 2010

Author(s)

Adam P. Kopp, Kamel S. Saidi, Hiam Khoury

A high-powered (5 Watt peak power) ultra-wideband (UWB) ranging system was evaluated for use as the basis for a 3-Dimensional (3D) locating system by comparing...

Development of Performance Metrics and Test Methods for First Responder Location and Tracking Systems

September 27, 2010

Author(s)

Camillo Gentile, Francine K. Amon, Kate Remley

The need for the development of performance requirements, metrics and test methods for evaluation of location and tracking systems is increasing as these...

SE(T) Testing of Pipeline Welds

September 27, 2010

Author(s)

Elizabeth S. Drexler, Yong-Yi Wang, Jeffrey W. Sowards, Marc Dvorak

Single edge-notch tension (referred to as SE(T) or SENT) tests are increasingly being used in the pipeline community, as they are a laboratory-scale fracture...

MEASUREMENT OF CTOA OF PIPE STEELS USING MDCB AND DWTT SPECIMENS

September 27, 2010

Author(s)

Christopher N. McCowan, S. Xu, W. R. Tyson, R. Eagleson, Elizabeth S. Drexler, J. D. McColskey, Philippe P. Darcis

Two types of specimen for crack tip opening angle (CTOA)measurement have been investigated for pipeline applications,i.e., the modified double cantilever beam...

A DS-CDMA Interference Cancellation Technique for Body Area Networks

September 27, 2010

Author(s)

Wen-Bin Yang, Kamran Sayrafian

A low complexity Parallel Interference Cancellation (PIC) technique that is applicable to body area networks is presented. Using Direct-Sequence Code Division...

Fatigue Pre-Cracking Curved Wide Plates in Bending

September 27, 2010

Author(s)

Mark D. Richards, Timothy S. Weeks, Joseph D. McColskey, Bo Wang, Yong-Yi Wang

In support of using high strength steels for strain-based design of pipeline, curved wide plate (CWP) tests in tension are being performed on API 5L X100 pipes...

Using clock accuracy to guide model synthesis in distributed systems: An application in power grid control

September 27, 2010

Author(s)

Dhananjay Anand, Jeffrey Fletcher, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, Julien M. Amelot, James Moyne

Practical implementations in distributed model based control face a fundamental trade-off between model complexity and the number of modeled nodes. For linear...

Toward Spin Squeezing with Trapped Ions

September 23, 2010

Author(s)

John J. Bollinger, Hermann Uys, Michael Biercuk, Joseph W. Britton

Building robust instruments capable of making interferometric measurements with precision beyond the standard quantum limit remains an important goal in many...

A Framework for Multi-Resolution Modeling of Sustainable Manufacturing

September 22, 2010

Author(s)

Sanjay Jain, Deogratias Kibira

This paper proposes a multi-resolution framework for application of system dynamics modeling to sustainable manufacturing. Sustainable manufacturing involves...

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