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M Scheinfein, John Unguris, Daniel T. Pierce, Robert Celotta
The scanning electron microscopy with polarization analysis (SEMPA) technique as a means of observing magnetic microstructure is surveyed. A brief description
The Multiple Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (MAUV) project is described. The goal of the project is to have multiple underwater vehicles exhibiting intelligent
The NASA/NBS Standard Reference Model (NASREM) Telerobot Control System Architecture defines a logical computing architecture for robotics. The architecture
The Flight Telerobotic Servicer (FTS) will support assembly and maintenance activities for the Space Station. In order for the FTS to evolve with technology
SIPS (Semi-Intelligent Process Selector) was originally developed to use AI techniques for generative process selection. SIPS considers a metal part to be a
Several years ago, the Automated Manufacturing Research Facility (AMRF) project was established at the Gaithersburg site of the National Bureau of Standards
A small operating system (XINU) was ported to UNIX 4.2BSD. The entire operating system runs as a single UNIX process. The code is approximately 1000 lines of C
In this paper, a special version of a vapor compression heat pump cycle with solution circuit is introduced. In this cycle, the gliding temperature intervals
A large six-axis manipulator performs material handling tasks for a horizontal machining center in the National Bureau of Standards' Automated Manufacturing
V Krishnamurthy, Stanley Su, H Lam, Mary Mitchell, Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr.
A typical manufacturing facility uses a set of heterogeneous computer systems to support various design, planning, and manufacturing activities. These systems