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Conferences

An Assistive Learning Workflow on Annotating Images for Object Detection

December 9, 2019

Author(s)

Vivian W. Wong, Max K. Ferguson, Kincho H. Law, Yung-Tsun Lee

We present an end-to-end workflow to generate annotated image datasets for object detection. With this workflow, which we call assistive learning, we are able...

Estimating the Parameters of Circles and Ellipses Using Orthogonal Distance Regression and Bayesian Errors-in-Variables Regression

December 5, 2019

Author(s)

Jolene D. Splett, Felix M. Jimenez, Amanda A. Koepke

In ordinary least-squares regression, independent variables are assumed to be known without error. However, in many real-life situations this assumption is not...

Multiple Changepoint Analysis of Noisy Nonlinear Data with an Application to Modeling Crack Growth in Additively Manufactured Titanium

December 5, 2019

Author(s)

Lucas N. Koepke, Jolene D. Splett, Timothy P. Quinn, Nikolas W. Hrabe, Jake T. Benzing, Michael R. Frey

Noisy measurement data pose a challenge for changepoint analysis, especially in the presence of multiple changepoints and when the model is nonlinear. We...

Output Power Maximization of a Microgenerator Using Machine Learning Approach

December 5, 2019

Author(s)

Kamran Sayrafian, Masoud Roudneshin, Amir G. Aghdam

Wearable medical sensors are one of the key components of remote health monitoring systems which allow patients to stay under continuous medical supervision...

Evaluating Critical Temperatures of Axially Loaded I-shaped Steel Members Using ANSI/AISC-360 Appendix 4 and Finite Element Model

December 2, 2019

Author(s)

Ana Sauca, Chao Zhang, Mina S. Seif, Lisa Choe

Stability is paramount to the load-carrying capacity of structural steel members subjected to fire. Actual buckling strengths of steel members in fire become...

Green Button Data-Access Model for Smart Cities

December 1, 2019

Author(s)

Cuong Nguyen, Jeremy J. Roberts

The purpose of the paper is to provide a look into the lessons learned through the roll-out of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology and U.S...

Thin aluminum/polyimide optical blocking filter study for the Lynx x-ray mission

December 1, 2019

Author(s)

Benjamin Zeiger, Charles Tarrio

The Lynx x-ray mission will push thin film filters to larger apertures and thinner profiles than those of any preceding mission. We present a study of the...

Challenges in Representing Manufacturing Processes for Systematic Sustainability Assessments: Workshop on June 21, 2018

November 27, 2019

Author(s)

Karl Haapala, Barbara S. Linke, KC Morris, William Z. Bernstein, Fu Zhao

A workshop on Challenges in Representing Manufacturing Processes for Systematic Sustainability Assessments, jointly sponsored by the U.S. National Science...

CHALLENGES IN REPRESENTING MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR SYSTEMATIC SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS - WORKSHOP ON JUNE 21, 2018

November 27, 2019

Author(s)

Arvind Shankar Raman, Dustin Harper, Karl Haapala, Barbara S. Linke, William Z. Bernstein, KC Morris

A workshop on Challenges in Representing Manufacturing Processes for Systematic Sustainability Assessments, jointly sponsored by the U.S. National Science...

On Practice and Theory of Constructive Composite Geometry and Topology

November 25, 2019

Author(s)

Thomas D. Hedberg Jr., Allison Barnard Feeney, Vijay Srinivasan

This paper synthesizes a theory from industrial best practices codified in recent standards. Recent editions of ASME and ISO standards codify the evolving...

Augmenting Fiat Currency with an Integrated Managed Cryptocurrency

November 24, 2019

Author(s)

Peter M. Mell

In this work, we investigate how the governance features of a managed currency (e.g., a fiat currency) can be built into a cryptocurrency in order to leverage...

Implementing a Protocol Native Managed Cryptocurrency

November 24, 2019

Author(s)

Peter M. Mell, Aurelien M. Delaitre, Frederic J. de Vaulx, Philippe J. Dessauw

Previous work presented a theoretical model based on the implicit Bitcoin speciﬁcation for how an entity might issue a cryptocurrency that mimics features of...

Influence of Angle Orientation on Firebrand Production from the Combustion of Materials Exposed to Applied Wind Fields

November 20, 2019

Author(s)

Samuel Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki

A shared feature in the rapid spread of large outdoor fires are the production or generation of new, far smaller combustible fragments from the original fire...

Investigating coupled effect of radiative heat flux and firebrand showers on ignition of fuel beds

November 20, 2019

Author(s)

Samuel Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki

Fire spread occurs via radiation, flame contact, and firebrands. While firebrand showers are known to be a cause of spot fires which ignite fuels far from the...

Physics-based Simulation of Agile Robotic Systems

November 14, 2019

Author(s)

Pavlo Piliptchak, Murat Aksu, Frederick M. Proctor, John L. Michaloski

Development and testing of industrial robot environments is hampered by the limited availability of hardware resources. Simulations provide a more accessible...

Estimating Interzonal Leakage in a Net-Zero Energy House

November 11, 2019

Author(s)

Lisa C. Ng, Lindsey Kinser, Steven J. Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily

The Net Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF) was constructed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support the development...

DATA REGISTRATION FOR IN-SITU MONITORING OF LASER POWDER BED FUSION PROCESSES

November 11, 2019

Author(s)

Shaw C. Feng, Yan Lu, Albert W. Jones

Increasingly, a wide range of in-situ sensors are being instrumented on additive manufacturing (AM) machines. Researchers and manufacturers use these sensors to...

Using Statistical Methods and Co-Simulation to Evaluate ADS-Equipped Vehicle Trustworthiness

November 10, 2019

Author(s)

Khalid Halba, Edward Griffor, Thomas Roth, Patrick Kamongi

With the increasing interest in studying Automated Driving System (ADS)-equipped vehicles through simulation, there is a growing need for comprehensive and...

Reducing Effects of LO Cable Movement in Antenna and Long Distance VNA Measurements

November 7, 2019

Author(s)

David R. Novotny

We evaluate a method for estimating and removing local oscillator cable drift in transmission measurements using a network analyzer. The geometric mean of the...

Throughput Analysis between Unicast and MBSFN from Link Level to System Level

November 7, 2019

Author(s)

Chunmei Liu, Chen Shen, Jack Chuang, Richard A. Rouil, Hyeong-Ah Choi

Public safety incidents typically involve significant amount of group traffic. This paper initializes our study in exploring the potential spectrum savings and...

A SDN-based Network Layer for Edge Computing

November 7, 2019

Author(s)

An Wang, Zili Zha, Yang Guo, Songqing Chen

The advanced big data analytical technologies and ever-expanding Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices and applications drive the new computing paradigm, Edge...

Options for Low-GWP Refrigerants

November 6, 2019

Author(s)

Mark O. McLinden, Andrei F. Kazakov, J S. Brown, Riccardo Brignoli, Ian H. Bell, Piotr A. Domanski

We summarize a systematic examination of possible low-GWP (global warming potential) replacements for the HFC (hydrofluorocarbon) refrigerants currently used in...

Active Learning Yields Better Training Data for Scientific Named Entity Recognition

November 1, 2019

Author(s)

Roselyne B. Tchoua, Aswathy Ajith, Zhi Hong, Logan T. Ward, Kyle Chard, Debra Audus, Shrayesh N. Patel, Juan J. de Pablo

Despite significant progress in natural language processing, machine learning models require substantial expert-annotated training data to perform well in tasks...

A timing impairment module for electrical synchrometrology.

October 31, 2019

Author(s)

Dhananjay Anand, Marc A. Weiss, Kishan Shenoi

Accurate time is frequently cited as an enabling requirement for precisely coordinated control systems used in the electrical power system. Methods and...

Best in Class: Leveraging Robot Performance Standards in Academic Competitions to Encourage Development and Dissemination

October 31, 2019

Author(s)

Raymond Sheh, Adam S. Jacoff

Standard test methods and academic competitions share much in common. We detail how we use standard test methods to promote education, research, development and...

Live quantification of cell viability via neutral red uptake using lens-free imaging

October 27, 2019

Author(s)

Brian J. Nablo, Jungjoon Ahn, Kiran Bhadriraju, Jong M. Lee, Darwin Reyes-Hernandez

We present the quantification of cell viability during neutral red (NR) uptake with a compact lens-free system utilizing two light sources. Conventionally, the...

Label-free surface acoustic wave-based embedded flow sensor

October 27, 2019

Author(s)

Aurore F. Quelennec, Jason J. Gorman, Darwin Reyes-Hernandez

This paper presents a calibration/label-free flow sensor embedded in a microfluidic system. This sensor is based on surface acoustic waves, where the acoustic...

40th AIVC - 8th Tight Vent & 6th Venticool Conference, 2019 Techniques to Estimate Commercial Building Infiltration Rates

October 24, 2019

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily

40th AIVC - 8th TightVent & 6th venticool Conference, 2019 Residential Application of an Indoor Carbon Dioxide Metric

October 24, 2019

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily, Brian J. Polidoro

Indoor carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations have been used for decades to evaluate indoor air quality (IAQ) and ventilation. However, many of these applications...

Security Automation for Cloud-Based IoT Platforms

October 21, 2019

Author(s)

Robert B. Bohn, Mheni Merzouki, Charif Mahmoudi, Cihan Tunc

Internet of Things (IoT) is reshaping the way Cloud Service Providers (CSP) collect data from sensors. With billions of devices deployed around the world, CSP...

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