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Conferences

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A Framework for Joint Cross-Layer and Node Location Optimization in Mobile Sensor Networks

September 10, 2008

Author(s)

Vladimir V. Marbukh, Kamran Sayrafian

This paper proposes an extension to Network Utility Maximization (NUM) framework, referred to as L-NUM (Location-aware NUM). This framework is intended to...

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...

Influence of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Length on the Optical and Conductivity Properties of Thin Buckypaper Films

September 9, 2008

Author(s)

Daneesh O. Simien, Jeffrey A. Fagan, Jack F. Douglas, Kalman D. Migler, Jan Obrzut

Thin layers of length-sorted single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT) were formed in to a buckypaper sample through vacuum filtration. These length sorted samples...

A Robust Model-Based Approach to Indoor Positioning Using Signal Strength

September 9, 2008

Author(s)

Kamran Sayrafian, Dominik Kasper

A simple technique to estimate the position of a mobile node inside a building is based on the Received Signal Strength (RSS). In previous publications, we...

Accuracy Considerations for Critical Dimension Semiconductor Metrology

September 9, 2008

Author(s)

Ronald G. Dixson, Ndubuisi G. Orji, B Bunday, J Allgair

As the size of integrated circuit features continues to decrease, the accuracy of measurements becomes more important. Due to greater emphasis on precision...

Use of Reverberation Chamber to Simulate the Power Delay Profile of a Wireless Environment

September 8, 2008

Author(s)

Christopher L. Holloway, E Genender, Catherine A. Remley, John M. Ladbury, Galen H. Koepke, H Garbe

Multipath propagation environment effects, such as frequency-selective fading, have a strong impact on the quality of the wireless channel. For example...

Numerical Investigation of the Induced Voltage on a Cables Placed at Random Locations Inside a Metallic Enclosure

September 8, 2008

Author(s)

Christopher L. Holloway, Luis Nuno, Perry F. Wilson

A very practical susceptibility problem has been analyzed in this paper. It consists of a cable of defined length and fixed terminals, but different layouts...

Application of Molecular Modeling to Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium of Water with Synthesis Gas

September 8, 2008

Author(s)

Allan H. Harvey

In the Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) process for electricity generation, the hot synthesis gas may be quenched with water. The amount of water...

Source Stirring Technique for Reverberation Chambers; Experimental Investigation

September 8, 2008

Author(s)

Galen H. Koepke, Christopher L. Holloway, John M. Ladbury, David A. Hill, Valter Primiani, Paola Russo, Carlo Monteverde

The paper shows the source stirring technique from an experimental point of view. This technique exhibits good statistics for S21. The results illustrate that...

Comparison of statistical consistency and metrological consistency

September 6, 2008

Author(s)

Raghu N. Kacker, Ruediger Kessel, Klaus-Dieter Sommer, Xin Bian

The conventional concept of consistency in multiple evaluations of the same measurand is based on statistical error analysis. This concept is based on regarding...

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