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Yuyin Song, Gerald J. FitzPatrick, Kang B. Lee, Yixin Zhang
Merging units (MUs) sample alternating current (AC) in one or multiple phases and convert these analog voltage and current signals to digital values and
If a CAD model of a rigid object is available, the location of any point on an object can be derived from the measured 6DOF pose of the object. However, the
Xiaoyan Sun, Dai Jun, Peng Liu, Anoop Singhal, John Yen
Zero-day attacks continue to challenge the enterprise network security defense. A zero-day attack path is formed when a multi- step attack contains one or more
Development of HL7 v2 data exchange interface specifications has long been problematic, plagued with ambiguous and inconsistent requirement specifications. This
Markela Ibo, Kiran Bhadriraju, Darwin Reyes-Hernandez
Here we present a unique method to generate a customized cell microenvironment that allows for the positioning of specific components of the extracellular
Kathryn M. Butler, Erik L. Johnsson, Marco G. Fernandez, Mariusz Zarzecki, Eric Auth
Combustible fences have been identified in post-fire investigations of wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires as potential threats to homes and other structures
Christopher L. Holloway, Matthew T. Simons, Joshua A. Gordon
We are developing a fundamentally new atom-based approach for Electric (E) metrology. This technique has the capability of becoming a new international standard
This paper provides an overview of important considerations for high-performance residential buildings as well as specific lessons learned during the design
Michael S. Allman, David R. Novotny, Joshua A. Gordon, Alexandra Curtin, Scott Sandwith
We developed an accurate kinematic model of our six-axis serial robotic arm used for antenna characterization measurements. The model was calibrated over a 0.4
The need for quantitative microscale chemical and biological experiments has resulted in the increasing utilization of microfluidics with integrated sensors
Abstract—We explore the development of a sparse set of measurements for array calibration, relying on coherent multi- channel data acquisition of wideband
Adam S. Jacoff, Rick Candell, Anthony Downs, Hui-Min Huang, Kenneth Kimble, Kamel Saidi, Ann Virts
This paper reports on three measurement science field exercises for evaluating ground, aerial, and aquatic robots. These events, conducted from February to June
Cihan Tunc, Salim hariri, Mheni Merzouki, Charif Mahmoudi, Frederic J. de Vaulx, Jaafar Chbili, Robert B. Bohn, Abdella Battou
Cloud services have gained tremendous attention as a utility paradigm and have been deployed extensively across a wide range of fields. However, Cloud security
An Wang, Yang Guo, Songqing Chen, Fang Hao, T.V. Lakshman, Douglas C. Montgomery, Kotikalapudi Sriram
Network programmability is a salient feature of Software Defined Networking (SDN), which allows users to program network applications with the perception that
Jason Fox, Felix Kim, Zachary Reese, Christopher Evans
The development of additive manufacturing (AM) has allowed for increased complexity of designs over traditional manufacturing; however, increased design
Organizations developing cryptographic products face significant challenges, including usability and human factors, that may result in decreased security
Samantha M. Gamboa Quintiliani, Fernando J. Cintron, David W. Griffith, Richard A. Rouil
Proximity services (ProSe) is a Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) feature that allows User Equipments (UEs) to communicate without the need of routing the
Most modern electronic devices can produce a random number. However, it is dicult to see how a group of mutually distrusting entities can have con dence in any
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is performing research to advance the state of the art in monitoring, diagnostic, and prognostic
Manufacturers need automated, efficient, and robust methods to diagnose the condition of their machine tool linear axes with minimal disruptions to production
Jeffrey T. Fong, Nathanael A. Heckert, James J. Filliben, Pedro V. Marcal, Robert Rainsberger, Karl F. Stupic, Stephen E. Russek
In a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, it is necessary to excite the nuclei of a patient into coherent precession for imaging. This requires a coupling
The drive to produce smaller, faster, lower power electronic components for computing is pushing the semiconductor industry to nanometer-scale device structures
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has developed an empirical model, known as the Robotic Lunar Observatory (ROLO) Model, that predicts the reflectance
Quantitative data on deposition of soot agglomerate particles in the literature is needed to advance fire forensic analysis as well as fire model predictions of
Wesley N. Griffin, Afzal A. Godil, Jeffrey W. Bullard, Judith E. Terrill, Amitabh Varshney, Somay Jain
Scientific simulations often generate large amounts of multivariate time varying volumetric data. Visualizing these volumes is essential for understanding the
Recent research has suggested that carbon monoxide (CO) sensing might be better than photoelectric detectors for detecting smoldering fires in dwellings
Light scattering data was gathered during experiments conducted in an ANSI/UL 217 test room constructed at NIST to assess the performance of currently available
Rob Horansky, Mohit S. Mujumdar, Dylan Williams, Kate Remley, David R. Novotny, Michael H. Francis
With more and more wireless devices being made with no test ports, and with the need to test these devices in real-world scenarios with no cable interference
Josue Davila-Rodriguez, Holly Leopardi, Tara Fortier, Xiaojun Xie, Joe C. Campbell, James Booth, Nate Orloff, Scott Diddams, Franklyn Quinlan
We present an experimental study of the nonlinearity of modified uni-traveling carrier (MUTC) photodiodes at cryogenic temperatures. At 120 K, the amplitudeto