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Conferences

Precision Measurement With Gravity

Author(s)
J E. Faller
In this paper two questions are addressed: (1) what is precision measurement? And (2) where do ideas come from? To answer these questions, research examples are

A Standard Test Course for Urban Search and Rescue Robots

Author(s)
Adam S. Jacoff, Elena R. Messina, John Evans
One approach to measuring the performance of intelligent systems is to develop standardized or reproducible tests. These tests may be in a simulated environment

Ventilation Strategies for U.S. Manufactured Homes

Author(s)
S R. Martin, Andrew K. Persily
The HUD Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards contain requirements intended to provide adequate levels of outdoor air ventilation in U.S

Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems

Author(s)
John Evans, Elena R. Messina
Research into intelligent systems and intelligent control is burgeoning. However, there is no consensus on how to define or measure an intelligent system. This

Status of the Revision of ASHRAE Standard 62

Author(s)
Andrew K. Persily
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is in the process of revising Standard 62 Ventilation for Acceptable

Shear Orientation of a Visoelastic Polymer-Clay Solution

Author(s)
G Schmidt, A Nakatani, Paul Butler, Alamgir Karim, Charles C. Han
The shear orientation of viscoelastic clay-polymer solutions was investigated by means of rheology, flow birefringence (δn) and small-angle neutron scattering

Microcalorimeter EDS: Benefits and Drawbacks

Author(s)
David A. Wollman, Dale Newbury, Sae Woo Nam, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, David A. Rudman, Steven Deiker, Norman F. Bergren, John M. Martinis
The commercial introduction of high-count-rate, near-room-temperature silicon drift detectors (presently available) and high-energy-resolution cryogenic
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