Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Conferences

The Iris Challenge Evaluation 2005

September 29, 2008

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, Kevin W. Bowyer, Patrick J. Flynn, Xiaomei Liu, W T. Scruggs

This paper describes the Iris Challenge Evaluation (ICE) 2005. The ICE 2005 contains a dataset of 2953 iris images from 132 subjects. The data is organized into...

An Application Framework for IEEE 1588 Standard

September 29, 2008

Author(s)

Yuyin Song, Kang B. Lee

This paper introduces an application framework for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1588 standard. This application framework...

Subsurface mapping of nanofiller dispersion in polymeric coatings by quantitative electric force microscopy

September 29, 2008

Author(s)

Minhua Zhao, Juntao Wu, Bastien T. Pellegrin, Xiaohong Gu, Tinh Nguyen

Effects of Specimen Geometry on Fatigue-Crack Growth Rates in Pipeline Steels

September 29, 2008

Author(s)

John M. Treinen, Philippe P. Darcis, Joseph D. McColskey, R. Smith, J. Merritt

In this study, the effect of specimen geometry on the fatigue crack growth rates (FCGR) in API X65 and X100 pipeline steels was explored using the middle...

Sensitivity of a Smoke Toxicity Test Method to Test Conditions

September 26, 2008

Author(s)

Nathan D. Marsh, Richard G. Gann, Jason D. Averill, Marc R. Nyden

Experiments have been conducted in the NFPA 269/ASTM E 1678 radiant apparatus to determine the sensitivity of toxic gas generation to atmospheric oxygen...

Validation of A CFD Fire Model Using Two Step Combustion Chemistry Using the NIST Reduced-Scale Ventilation-Limited Compartment Data

September 26, 2008

Author(s)

Jason E. Floyd, Kevin B. McGrattan

Recent testing by the Building and Fire Research Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology collected a large dataset of species...

Findings and Recommendations from the Joint NIST/AFRL Workshop on Rocket Propellants and Hypersonic Vehicle Fuels

September 25, 2008

Author(s)

Thomas J. Bruno, Matt Billingsley, Ron Bates

The Joint NIST/AFRL Workshop on Rocket Propellants and Hypersonic Vehicle Fuels was held on September 25 and 26, 2008 at the Boulder, Colorado laboratories of...

A Performance Assessment of Calibrated Camera Networks for Construction Site Monitoring

September 24, 2008

Author(s)

Itai Katz, Nicholas A. Scott, Kamel S. Saidi

Effect of Annealing Condition and Composition on the Scratch Behavior of Fluorinated Coatings

September 24, 2008

Author(s)

Li Piin Sung, Aaron M. Forster, K Wood

Fluorinated and acrylic coatings are commonly used as binders for exterior coatings because of their excellent resistance to UV radiation and many corrosive...

Modal Parameter Identification from Output-only Measurement Data: Application to Operating Spindle Condition Monitoring

September 23, 2008

Author(s)

Ruqiang Yan, Robert Gao, Zhang Li, Kang B. Lee

This paper presents an experimental investigation of the dynamics of a custom-designed spindle test system under different operation conditions and at various...

IEEE TC-10: Update 2008

September 22, 2008

Author(s)

Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Thomas E. Linnenbrink, W. B. Boyer, Robert Graham, S. J. Tilden

There is a world-wide need to standardize terms, test methods, and the computation of performance parameters for devices that generate, measure, and analyze...

Does the Angle of a Fingerprint Scanner Affect User Performance?

September 22, 2008

Author(s)

Mary F. Theofanos, Ross J. Micheals, Shahram Orandi, Brian C. Stanton, Nien F. Zhang, Charles L. Sheppard

As the deployment of biometric technologies such as fingerprints has become more widespread in government applications there is an increased awareness of the...

Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Data Acquisition Simulation for Timing Performance Analysis

September 22, 2008

Author(s)

James Moyne, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, Xiao Zhu, Dhananjay Anand, Sulaiman Hussain

The ability to acquire quality equipment and process data is pertinent for future real-time process control systems to maximize opportunities for semiconductor...

Focus on Quality, Predicting FRVT 2006 Performance

September 17, 2008

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, J. R. Beveridge, Geof H. Givens, Bruce A. Draper, Yui M. Lui

This paper summarizes a study carried out on data from the Face Recognition Vendor Test 2006 (FRVT 2006). The finding of greatest practical importance is the...

Humans versus Algorithms: Comparisons from the Face Recognition Vendor 2006

September 17, 2008

Author(s)

P J. Phillips, Alice J. O'Toole, Abhijit Narvekar

We present a synopsis of results comparing the performance of humans with face recognition algorithms tested in the Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) 2006 and...

Proceedings of the 11th CIRP Conference on Modeling of Machining Operations

September 16, 2008

Author(s)

Jarred C. Heigel, Shawn P. Moylan, Robert W. Ivester

Measurement and Characterization of Dynamics in Machining Chip Segmentation

September 16, 2008

Author(s)

Eric P. Whitenton, Jarred C. Heigel, Robert W. Ivester

Comparing measured chip formation characteristics to those predicted by machining models is an important technique for testing the validity of those models...

Implementation of Dynamic Material Property Data in Finite-Element Modeling Simulations

September 16, 2008

Author(s)

Jarred C. Heigel, Robert W. Ivester, Eric P. Whitenton

This paper presents a method of implementing dynamic material properties obtained through pulse-heated Kolsky Bar (Split-Hopkinson Bar) experimentation into...

Resistivity study of si-doped GaN nanowires grown by catalyst-free MBE

September 16, 2008

Author(s)

Lorelle Mansfield, Paul T. Blanchard, Devin M. Rourke, Aric W. Sanders, Norman A. Sanford, Kristine A. Bertness

GaN nanowires doped with silicon were grown on Si(111) substrates by catalyst-free molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). Contacts were fabricated to single nanowires...

Strategies for hp-Adaptive Refinement

September 16, 2008

Author(s)

William F. Mitchell

In the hp-adaptive version of the finite element method for solving partial differential equations, the grid is adaptively refined in both h, the size of the...

Calibration of the spectral radiant power responsivity of windowed pyroelectric radiometers from 785 nm to 14 ¿m

September 16, 2008

Author(s)

Leonard M. Hanssen, Jinan Zeng

As part of the optical detector characterization program at the Optical Technology Division at NIST, we have established a capability for the calibration of...

Detector-based calibration procedures for tristimulus colorimeter standards

September 15, 2008

Author(s)

George P. Eppeldauer, Carl C. Miller, Yoshihiro Ohno

Two reference and three working standard tristimulus colorimeters have been developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to utilize...

IEEE 802.21 Transport Solution Using Cross-Layer Optimized Stream Control Transmission Protocol

September 15, 2008

Author(s)

Richard A. Rouil, Nada T. Golmie, Nicolas Montavont

The Media Independent Handover (MIH) architecture is designed to facilitate the signaling and enable seamless handovers in heterogeneous networks. In this paper...

Performance Evaluation of Laser Trackers

September 15, 2008

Author(s)

Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Daniel S. Sawyer, Christopher J. Blackburn, Steven D. Phillips, Bruce R. Borchardt, William T. Estler

The American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) recently released the ASME B89.4.19 Standard [1] on performance evaluation of spherical coordinate...

QOS-Aware Channel Scanning for IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN

September 15, 2008

Author(s)

Nada T. Golmie, Sang-Jo Yoo

Channel scanning is an important aspect of seamless handovers since it is required in order to find a target point of attachment (PoA). In the IEEE 802.11 WLAN...

An infrared laser-based reflectometer for low reflectance measurements of samples and cavity structures

September 15, 2008

Author(s)

Leonard M. Hanssen, Jinan Zeng

An instrument, the Complete Hemispherical Infrared Laser-based Reflectometer (CHILR), has been designed and built for the accurate characterization of the total...

Lessons Learned From NIST's Two Recent Polymer MS Interlabortaory Comparisons

September 11, 2008

Author(s)

Kathleen M. Flynn, William E. Wallace, Stephanie J. Wetzel, David L. VanderHart

Lessons learned from NIST two previously-published round robins are collected in one place and examined for commonalities.

Derivation of the MODIS Aqua Point-Spread Function for Ocean Color Bands

September 11, 2008

Author(s)

Gerhard Meister, Yuqin Zong, Charles R. McClain

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Earth Observing System (EOS) Aqua platform has 9 spectral bands with center wavelengths from...

Identity management standards for product life cycle of electronic parts

September 10, 2008

Author(s)

YaShian Li-Baboud, Eric D. Simmon, Yaw S. Obeng

The high profit opportunities, the diffused outsourcing of manufacturing and the structure of distribution networks make the electronics and its components...

Usability Testing of Face Image Capture for US Ports of Entry

September 10, 2008

Author(s)

Mary F. Theofanos, Brian C. Stanton, Charles L. Sheppard, Ross J. Micheals

Abstract The requirements necessary for taking a successful face picture are arguably the least constrained of any biometric. The camera must be operational...

Was this page helpful?