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Conferences

Design Concepts for a New Guarded Hot Plate Apparatus for Use Over an Extended Temperature Range

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

D R. Flynn, Robert R. Zarr, Mahn-Hee Hahn, William M. Healy

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is building a new guarded hot plate apparatus (GHP) for use at temperatures from 90 K to 900 K, with...

Merging Weather Data With Materials Response Data During Outdoor Exposure

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

R S. Williams, A A. Sanadi, Corey C. Halpin, Christopher C. White

As part of an outdoor exposure protocol for a studying the weathering of sealants, a full weather station was installed at the Forest Products Laboratory field...

Research and Challenges of Multi-Scale Mechanics and Modeling

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

K P. Chong, Nicos Martys

One of the great challenges in the material sciences is to predict long term performance of materials and structures. Recent efforts have focused on linking...

Embedded Real-Time Linux For Cable Robot Control

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Frederick M. Proctor, William P. Shackleford

Linux is a version of the Unix operating system distributed according to the open source model. Programmers are free to adapt the source code for their purposes...

Cost Effective Use of Formal Methods in Verification and Validation Foundations

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

D. Richard Kuhn, Ramaswamy Chandramouli, R W. Butler

Formal methods offer the promise of significant improvements in verification and validation, and may be the only approach capable of demonstrating the absence...

Cost Effective Uses of Formal Methods in Verification and Validation

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

D. Richard Kuhn, Ramaswamy Chandramouli

Formal methods offer the promise of significant improvements in verification and validation, and may be the only approach capable of demonstrating the absence...

Dynamic Analysis of Sliding Contacts at Head-Disk Interface

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Tze J. Chuang, Stephen M. Hsu

As magnetic data storage technology moves towards higher areal data density with higher rotational speeds and lower flying heights, the propensity of severe...

An IDEF1X Information Model for a Supply Chain Simulation

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Yung-Tsun Lee, Shigeki Umeda

This paper describes the scope and configuration of the simulation model that is under development for a manufacturing supply chain. An information model that...

An Architecture for a Generic Data-Driven Machine Shop Simulator

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Charles R. McLean, Albert T. Jones, Yung-Tsun Lee, Frank H. Riddick

In most cases, the effort required to develop a meaningful simulation for a small machine shop exceeds the resources available. Small shops typically do not...

Testing STEP-NC Implementations

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Allison Barnard Feeney, Simon P. Frechette

STEP (STandard for the Exchange of Product model data, ISO 10303) data for numerical control, or STEP-NC, is intended to provide full product and process data...

Atomic Force Microscopy of Semiconductor Line Edge Roughness

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

N G. Orji, Jayaraman Raja, Theodore V. Vorburger

Over the last two decades the width of patterned lines on semiconductor devices has continuously decreased. Based on technology trends predicted by the...

Non-contact Electrical Critical Dimensions Metrology Sensor for Chrome Photomasks

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Nadine Guillaume, Markku Lahti, Michael W. Cresswell, Richard A. Allen, Loren W. Linholm, Mona E. Zaghloul

A Tool to Improve Efficiency in Large Scale Manufacturing

September 25, 2002

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman, William P. Shackleford, Frederick M. Proctor, James S. Albus, Alan M. Lytle

NIST is working directly with industry to improve repair and conversion operations of ships in dry dock. Similarly, this work allows transfer of technology to...