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Conferences

The TREC 2001 Video Track: Information Retrieval on Digital Video Information

September 16, 2002

Author(s)

Alan Smeaton, Paul D. Over, C Costello, Arjen P. Vries, D Doermann, A Hauptmann, M Rorvig, J R. Smith, W Lide

The development of techniques to support content-based access to archives of digital video information has recently started to receive much attention from the...

Rotational Hysteresis of Exchange-Spring Magnets

September 13, 2002

Author(s)

J.S. Jiang, S D. Bader, H Kaper, G Leaf, Robert D. Shull, Alexander J. Shapiro, V S. Gornakov, Valerian I. Nikitenko, C L. Platt, A. E. Berkowitz, S David, E E. Fullerton

We highlight our experimental studies and micromagnetic simulations of the rotational hysteresis in exchange-spring magnets. Magneto-optical imaging and torque...

The Flying Carpet: A Tool to Improve Ship Repair Efficiency

September 12, 2002

Author(s)

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

Reverberation Chambers Measurements for the Shielding Effectiveness of Advanced Composite Materials

September 9, 2002

Author(s)

Christopher L. Holloway, R. Garzia, John M. Ladbury, David A. Hill, Galen H. Koepke

The use of advanced composite material (ACM) is drawing considerable attention in recent years as an alternative to metals. In many applications, these...

Comparison of Radiated Emission Measurements for 500 MHz to 2 GHz in various EMC Facilities

September 9, 2002

Author(s)

Marco Candidi, Christopher L. Holloway, Perry F. Wilson, Dennis G. Camell

In this paper we present a comparison of radiated emission measurements from four test facilities (reverberation chamber, GTEM cell, OATS, and fully anechoic...

Interface-Driven Model-Based Generation of Java Test Drivers

September 3, 2002

Author(s)

Mark Blackburn, Robert Busser, Aaron Nauman, Ramaswamy Chandramouli

This paper extends prior work in model-based verification and describes interface-driven analysis that combines with a requirement model to support automated...

Chaotic Transitions in Deterministic and Stochastic Dynamical Systems: Application of Melnikov Processes in Engineering, Physics, and Neuroscience.

September 2, 2002

Author(s)

Emil Simiu

The classical Melnikov method provides information on the behavior of deterministic planar systems that may exhibit transitions, i.e. escapes from and captures...

Helical, Disordered, and What that Means: Structural Characterization of a New Series of Methyl 1-Thiaoligo(Ethylene Oxide) Self-Assembled Monolayers

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

David J. Vanderah, J Arsenault, H La, Vitalii I. Silin, Curtis W. Meuse, Richard S. Gates

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of a series of linear thiols containing a 1-thiaoligo(ethylene oxide) [TOEO] moiety, i.e., HS(CH2CH2O)xCH3, where x = 3 - 6...

Economic Approaches to Homeland Security for Constructed Facilities

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

Harold E. Marshall

The 11 September 2001 terrorist attack on the New York World Trade Center (WTC) Complex and the Pentagon changed dramatically the way buildings, industrial...

Chaotic Transitions in Deterministic and Stochastic Dynamical Systems: Application of Melnikov Method in Engineering, Physics, and Neuroscience

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

Emil Simiu

The classical Melnikov method provides information on the behavior of deterministic planar systems that may exhibit transitions, i.e. escapes from and captures...

Towards the Ultimate Construction Site Sensor

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

William C. Stone, Maris Juberts

The NIST Construction Metrology and Automation Group (CMAG), in cooperation with the NIST Intelligent Systems Division (ISD), is developing performance metrics...

Reconstructing Images of Bar Codes for Construction Site Object Recognition

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

David E. Gilsinn, Geraldine S. Cheok, Dianne M. O'Leary

This paper discusses a general approach to reconstructing ground truth intensity images of bar codes that have been distorted by LADARoptics. The first part of...

Terrain Aided Localization of Autonomous Vehicles

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

Rajmohan Madhavan

This paper describes the development of a terrain-aided localization framework for autonomous land vehicles operating at high speeds in unstructured, expansive...

The Flying Carpet: A Tool to Improve Ship Repair Efficiency

September 1, 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. The technology discussed is applicable to shipbuilding...

Proceedings of the Biometric Consortium Conference|| September 23-25, 2002

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

Fernando L. Podio, J S. Dunn

¿¿¿The Biometric Consortium Conference examines rapid advances in biometric technologies and applications and explores new developments in the areas of...

Information Access Technology: Does It Require Getting Involved in Mechanisms of Mind and Intelligence?

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

Martin Herman

The world produces between 1 and 2 exabytes (10 18 bytes) of information each year--about 250 megabytes for every man, woman, and child on earth. [Lyman, Peter...

Using Speech Technologies for Information Access: Does it Require Getting Involved in Mechanisms of Mind and Intelligence?

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

John S. Garofolo

Speech is arguably man's oldest and most natural form of communication. Speech and language are also inextricably linked to human thought and intelligence...

Comparison of Rockwell B Hardness (HRB) Tests Using Steel and Tungsten Carbide Ball Indenters

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

Li Ma, Samuel R. Low III, Jun-Feng Song

Significant differences happened in Rockwell B hardness (HRB) tests using the 1.588 mm diameter ball indenters made by steel and tungsten carbide (WC). In this...

Incommensurate Structure of Electron-Doped Layerd La (sub2-2x)Ca(sub1+2X)Mn(sub2)0(sub7) (0.6

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

Leonid A. Bendersky

A series of Ruddlesden-Popper compounds with n = 2 and stoichiometry La(sub2-2x)Ca(sub1+2x)Mn(sub2)0(sub7) has been successfully synthesized by a citrate gel...

Measurement of the O-ray and E-ray Infrared Refractive Index and Absorption Coefficients of Sapphire From 10K to 295K

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

Simon G. Kaplan, M E. Thomas

We present the results of index of refraction and absorption coefficient measurements of high-quality optical grade sapphire over the 1850 cm -1 10000 cm -1...

Measurement of Lithographic Overlay by Light-Scattering Ellipsometry

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

Thomas A. Germer

We demonstrate a measurement of lithographic overlay using light scattering ellipsometry. In the limit of small amplitude surfactopography, the polarization of...

Threshold Resonance Spectroscopy: A Key to Cold Collision Physics

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

Paul S. Julienne

Threshold scattering resonances play a crucial role in cold collision physics and cold molecule formation from cold atoms. We describe several examples...

New NIST-Traceable Standards for Calibration and Validation of DSC

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

Donald G. Archer

NIST is generating a new suite of Standard Reference Materials for calibration and validation of Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). Calibration and...

Biomarkers of Oxidative DNA Damage in Tissue Engineered Skin Measured by LC/MS and GC/MS Technologies

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

H Rodriguez, M Birincioglu, C D. O'Connell, Peter E. Barker, Pawel Jaruga, M. Dizdaroglu

Tissue engineering is an emerging area of biotechnology that will provide replacement tissues for patients, as well as complex, functional biological systems...

Biomarkers of TP53 Mutation and Y-Chromosome Loss Used to Detect Cellular/Genetic Damage in Tissue Engineered Skin

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

H Rodriguez, M A. Marino, P McAndrew, Donald H. Atha, Pawel Jaruga, M Birincioglu, Peter E. Barker, C D. O'Connell

Tissue engineering is an emerging area of biotechnology that will provide replacement tissues for patients, as well as complex, functional biological systems...

Architecture and Implementation of a Design Repository System

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

Simon Szykman

This paper describes the design and development of a design repository software system. This system is a prototype implementation intended to demonstrate the...

Tolerancing Form Deviations for Rockwell Diamond Indenters

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

Jun-Feng Song, Samuel R. Low III, Li Ma

The spherical tip of Rockwell diamond indenters tends to be manufactured either a flat- or sharp-shaped surface because of the anisotropy property of the...

Knowledge Engineering for Real-Time Intelligent Control

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

John Evans, Elena R. Messina, James S. Albus, Craig I. Schlenoff

The key to real-time intelligent control lies in the knowledge models that the system contains. Three main classes of knowledge are identified: parametric...

Visualizing the Limitations of Four-State Measurement of PDL and Results of a Six-State Alternative

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

Rex M. Craig

Author presents a method of visualizing polarization-dependent loss in single-mode optical fiber and components. This method uses generalized Poincarei...

Measurement and mitigation of multiple reflection effects on the Differential Group Delay spectrum of optical components

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

Paul A. Williams, Jonathan D. Kofler

Ripple in the Differential Group Delay (DGD) spectrum due to multiple reflections is described theoretically and demonstrated experimentally. A technique of...

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