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Conferences

Development of a Detection Algorithm for Kitchen Cooktop Ignition Prevention

September 30, 2018

Author(s)

Amy Mensch, Anthony Hamins, Kathryn Markell

A small number of previous studies focused on cooktop fire sources and considered multi-detector sensing of pre-ignition signatures in a kitchen environment...

VESPER: Visual Exploration of Similarity and Performance Metrics for Computer-Aided Design Repositories

September 26, 2018

Author(s)

William Z. Bernstein, Deverajan Ramanujan

VESPER is a visual analytics system for exploring similarity metrics and performance metrics derived from computer-aided design (CAD) repositories. It consists...

Examining Workcell Kinematic Chains to Identify Sources of Positioning Degradation

September 26, 2018

Author(s)

Alexander S. Klinger, Brian A. Weiss

Automated industrial workcells are becoming increasingly complex and varied due to greater accessibility of advanced robotic and sensing technologies...

UMP BUILDER: CAPTURING AND EXCHANGING MANUFACTURING MODELS FOR SUSTAINABILITY

September 26, 2018

Author(s)

William Z. Bernstein, Donald E. Libes, David J. Lechevalier

Targeting the improvement of environmental analysis of manufacturing systems, ASTM 3012-16 provides guidelines for formally characterizing manufacturing...

Cross-platform, Public Domain Simulation Tools for Performing Parametric IAQ and Energy Analysis

September 26, 2018

Author(s)

William S. Dols, Lindsay J. Underhill

As building design is being driven towards lower energy use, the relationship between indoor air quality (IAQ) and energy becomes more important due in large...

2018 Rapid DNA Maturity Assessment Results

September 26, 2018

Author(s)

Erica L. Romsos, Peter Vallone

The Rapid DNA Act, which amends the DNA Identification Act of 1994, allows for the integration of rapid DNA instruments for use by law enforcement for DNA...

Public Safety Communication User Needs: Voices of First Responders

September 25, 2018

Author(s)

Shanee T. Dawkins, Kristen Greene, Michelle P. Steves, Mary F. Theofanos, Yee-Yin Choong, Susanne M. Furman, Sandra S. Prettyman

The public safety community is transitioning from land mobile radios to a communications technology ecosystem including a variety of broadband data sharing...

Benchmarking for keyword extraction methodologies in maintenance work orders

September 24, 2018

Author(s)

Thurston B. Sexton, Michael P. Brundage, Melinda Hodkiewicz, Thomas Smoker

Maintenance has largely remained a human-knowledge centered activity, with the primary records of maintenance activity being text-based maintenance work orders...

Characterizing Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites Shear Behavior with Digital Image Correlation

September 24, 2018

Author(s)

Qi An, Matthias J. Merzkirch, Aaron M. Forster

The interlaminar and intralaminar shear properties, such as modulus and strength, are important for the design of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite...

Condition-based maintenance policy optimization using genetic algorithms and Gaussian Markov improvement algorithm

September 24, 2018

Author(s)

Michael Hoffman, Eunhye Song, Michael Brundage, Soundar R. Kumara

Condition-based maintenance involves monitoring the degrading health of machines in a manufacturing system and scheduling maintenance to avoid costly unplanned...

Advanced Maintenance in Manufacturing: Costs and Benefits

September 23, 2018

Author(s)

Douglas Thomas

The costs of maintenance and the potential effect on maintenance costs from adopting predictive maintenance techniques is not well documented at the national...

PerfLoc (Part 2): Performance Evaluation of the Smartphone Indoor Localization Apps

September 23, 2018

Author(s)

Nader Moayeri, Chang Li, Lu Shi

This paper describes the structure of the PerfLoc Prize Competition organized by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The Competition...

MCDC-Star An Open-source MC/DC Measurement Tool

September 22, 2018

Author(s)

Raghu N. Kacker, David R. Kuhn, Eric Wong

Applying MC/DC criterion to real-world projects can be expensive due to not only the cost of commercial tools, but also the difficulty of generating test cases...

Interpolation-Based Gray-Level Co-Occurrence Matrix Computation for Texture Directionality Estimation

September 19, 2018

Author(s)

Antonio Cardone, Marcin Kociolek, Mary C. Brady, Peter Bajcsy

A novel interpolation-based model for the computation of the Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM) is presented. The model enables GLCM computation for any...

Improving dielectric nano-resonator-based antireflection coatings for photovoltaics

September 19, 2018

Author(s)

Dongheon Ha, Nikolai B. Zhitenev

We demonstrate optical and electrical property enhancement of solar cells using a variety of dielectric nano-resonator array coatings. First, we study close...

39th AIVC - 7th Tight Vent & 5th Venticool Conference, 2018 Development of an Indoor Carbon Dioxide Metric

September 17, 2018

Author(s)

Andrew K. Persily

Towards extending super-conducting nanowire single-photon detectors into the infrared wavelength range

September 16, 2018

Author(s)

Paulina S. Kuo, Brian G. Alberding

Development of Tools to Evaluate the Impact of New Residential Fire Protection Technology

September 14, 2018

Author(s)

Paul A. Reneke, Morgan Bruns, Richard D. Peacock, Thomas G. Cleary, Stanley W. Gilbert

Nanoimaging of local photocurrent in hybrid perovskite solar cells via near-field scanning photocurrent microscopy

September 14, 2018

Author(s)

Dongheon Ha, Yohan Yoon, Ik Jae Park, Paul M. Haney, Nikolai B. Zhitenev

Photocurrent generation of methylammonium lead iodide (CH3NH3PbI3) hybrid perovskite solar cells is observed at the nanoscale using near-field scanning...

Calibration and Analysis of Tactile Sensors as Slip Detectors

September 13, 2018

Author(s)

Karl Van Wyk, Joseph A. Falco

The existence of tactile afferents sensitive to slip-related mechanical transients in the human hand augments the robustness of grasping through secondary force...

Sensor Placement and Detection Coverage for Spectrum Sharing in the 3.5 GHz Band

September 12, 2018

Author(s)

Mudumbai Ranganathan, Anirudha Sahoo, Thao T. Nguyen, Timothy Hall

Reference Materials and Proficiency Testing for Validating X-Ray Powder Diffraction Measurements of Cement Composition

September 11, 2018

Author(s)

Paul E. Stutzman

Validation of quantitative X-ray powder diffraction measurements traditionally involved compounding test mixtures of known phase compositions. Validation is...

Extending Portico HLA to Federations of Federations with Transport Layer Security

September 11, 2018

Author(s)

Thomas Roth, Martin Burns, Tim Pokorny

The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to connect and manage an unprecedented number of heterogeneous devices that are not designed to interoperate as a system...

MEMS non-absorbing electromagnetic power sensor employing the effect of radiation pressure

September 8, 2018

Author(s)

Ivan Ryger, Aly Artusio-Glimpse, Paul A. Williams, Gordon A. Shaw, Matt Simons, Christopher L. Holloway, John H. Lehman

We demonstrate a compact electromagnetic power sensor based on force effects of electromagnetic radiation onto a highly reflective mirror surface. Unlike the...

Mechanical characterization of planar springs for compact radiation pressure power meters

September 7, 2018

Author(s)

Alexandra B. Artusio-Glimpse, Ivan Ryger, Paul A. Williams, Kyle A. Rogers, Daniel W. Rahn, Andrew J. Walowitz, John H. Lehman

Counter to conventional methods of measuring laser optical power, radiation pressure-based power meters operate by reflection rather than absorption. This...

Dynamic Job Replication for Balancing Fault Tolerance, Latency, and Economic Efficiency: Work in Progress

September 6, 2018

Author(s)

Vladimir V. Marbukh

Recent research has demonstrated benefits of replication of requests with canceling, which initiates multiple concurrent replicas of a request and uses the...

Managed Blockchain Based Cryptocurrencies with Consensus Enforced Rules and Transparency

September 6, 2018

Author(s)

Peter M. Mell

Blockchain based cryptocurrencies are usually unmanaged, distributed, consensus-based systems in which no single entity has control. Managed cryptocurrencies...

On Mitigation Inefficiency of Selfish Investment in Network Recovery from High Loss SIS Infection

September 6, 2018

Author(s)

Vladimir V. Marbukh

This paper reports on quantification and mitigation of the inefficiency of selfish investment in network recovery from Susceptible Infected Susceptible (SIS)...

A Non-destructive Method for Characterizing Surface Mechanical Property of Polymeric Coatings under Accelerated Weathering

September 6, 2018

Author(s)

Li Piin Sung, Hsiang C. Hsueh

The surface of coatings and plastics is the first target in any degradation process initiated by ultraviolet (UV) radiation or mechanical stress (via scratch...

Quantifying Information Exposure in Internet Routing

September 6, 2018

Author(s)

Peter M. Mell, Assane Gueye, Christopher A. Schanzle

Data sent over the Internet can be monitored and manipulated by intermediate entities in the data path from the source to the destination. For unencrypted...

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