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Stephen B. Balakirsky, Benjamin Balaguer, Stefano Carpin, Arnoud Visser
This paper describes the steps taken to create the score criteria aimed at measuring the quality of maps produced by teams participating in the RoboCup Rescue
Joseph W. Britton, Ki W. Yoon, James A. Beall, Daniel T. Becker, Hsiao-Mei Cho, Gene C. Hilton, Michael D. Niemack, Kent D. Irwin
We are developing monolithic arrays of corrugated feed horns fabricated in silicon for dual-polarization single mode operation at 90, 145 and 220 GHz. The
Normal-metal/insulator/superconductor (NIS) tunnel junctions can be integrated with transition edge sensor (TES) bolometers to provide additional cooling to the
This paper quantifies the influence of diamond nanoparticles on the pool boiling performance of R134a/polyolester mixtures on a roughened, horizontal, flat
Simulation of many dynamic real world systems such as the Internet and social networks requires developing dynamic models for the underlying networks in these
Jonathan G. Fiscus, John S. Garofolo, Paul D. Over, Martial Michel, Richard T. Rose
This paper is a summary of the 2008 TRECVid Event Detection evaluation. TRECVid is a laboratory-style evaluation that aims to model real world situations or
Richard A. Allen, Winthrop A. Baylies, Paul Langer, Ralph Danzl, Frank W. DelRio, Gavin Horn, Roy Knechtel, Michael Mattes, David T. Read, Sumant Sood, Kevin T. Turner
An international round robin was organized to update SEMI Standard MS5: Test Method for Wafer Bond Strength Measurements using Micro-Chevron Test Structures
Video-based Automated System for Iris Recognition (VASIR) performs two-eye detection, best quality image selection by adapting human vision and edge density
Vladimir V. Marbukh, Kamran Sayrafian, Hamid Mahboubi, Kaveh Moezzi, Amir G. Aghdam
In this paper, efficient sensor deployment algorithms are proposed to improve the coverage area in the target field. The proposed algorithms calculate the
Understanding what construction strategy has a chance to be a good hash function is extremely important. Nowadays it is getting more importance due to current
Bjoern J. Johansson, Anders Skoogh, Mahesh Mani, Swee K. Leong
A sustainable manufacturing systems design using processes, methodologies, and technologies that are energy efficient and environmental friendly is desirable
Kevin J. Coakley, Maynard S. Dewey, Andrew T. Yue, Alexander Laptev
Many experiments at neutron scattering facilities require nearly monochromatic neutron beams. In such experiments, one must accurately measure the mean
While original network coding is proposed over data link layer, recent work suggests that it can also be implemented on physical layer. In fact it is more
Carl G. Simon Jr., Murugan Ramalingam, Marian F. Young, Vinoy Thomas
Scaffolds play a key role in tissue engineering wherein they provide structural support for cells to adhere, grow and guide them to synthesize tissue. Scaffolds
John T. Woodward IV, Steven W. Brown, Allan W. Smith, Keith R. Lykke
Current radiometric calibration standards, specifically blackbody and lamp-based optical radiation sources, produce spatially, spectrally, and temporally simple
Accurate signal measurement in the spatial-temporal domain is critical, amongst other applications, to the commercial success of UWB-MIMO communication systems
This paper describes a wireless mesh network testbed for research in rapid deployment and auto-configuration of mesh nodes. Motivated by the needs of first
We have developed a method to rapidly test the quality of a biological image, to identify appropriate segmentation methods, if any, that will render high
We propose a new description of connector or repeatability errors for coaxial one-port devices. Our approach is based on a stochastic model constructed as a
Network coding is a promising technology that can effectively improve the efficiency and capacity of multi-hop wireless networks by exploiting the broadcast
Expanding on our previously developed method for inserting synthetic objects into clinical computerized tomographic (CT) data, we model a set of eight clinical
The main objectives of this study are to characterize the nanoparticle dispersion in polymeric matrices with different mixing chemistry conditions; and to
Dhananjay Anand, Deepak Sharma, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, James Moyne
Shrinking process tolerances due to decreasing device sizes and increasing chip complexity in semiconductor manufacturing are motivating efforts to improve
In this paper, we describe the current 2D (dimensional) sensor and ideal sensor configurations if 3D imagers are mounted on manufacturing vehicles in an attempt
Jason J. Gorman, Craig D. McGray, Richard A. Allen
Recent advances in the design and fabrication of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have enabled the development of mobile microrobots that can autonomously
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) maintains one of the world s most accurate and stable time scales, UTC(NIST), as well as the NIST-F1
There is a great need for high accurate, truly-3D metrology solutions that can be used for analysis of high aspect ratio features such as through-silicon-vias
Kwang Jun Lee, Omer Akin, Burcu Akinci, James Garrett, Steven T. Bushby
This paper presents the results of initial work in developing an ontology for improving information exchange and automation in building system commissioning
Jennifer A. Taylor, Franklyn J. Quinlan, Scott A. Diddams
Very low-noise microwave signals are desirable for many state-of-the-art applications, including many types of radar and imaging systems. However, even state-of