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Conferences

Tolerances and Uncertainty in Robotic Systems

November 8, 2017

Author(s)

Frederick M. Proctor, John L. Michaloski, Marek Franaszek

The ability to be programmed for a wide range of tasks is what differentiates robots from dedicated automation. Consequently, robots can be faced with often...

Dimensional measurement sensitivity analysis for a MoSi photomask using DUV reflection scatterfield imaging microscopy

November 8, 2017

Author(s)

Martin Y. Sohn, Dong R. Lee, Bryan M. Barnes, Ronald G. Dixson, Richard M. Silver, Sang-Soo Choi

A critical challenge in optical critical dimension metrology, where requires high measurement sensitivity as well as high throughput, is the dimensional...

Design Patterns for Visualization-Based Tools in Sustainable Product Design

November 5, 2017

Author(s)

Deverajan Ramanujan, William Z. Bernstein, Karthik Ramani

Most design activities involve exploring and comparing similar existing designs. Thus, adopting an eco-conscious approach in the design exploration process can...

Effect of the Additive Manufacturing Process on Cutting Forces in Hybrid Manufacturing

November 3, 2017

Author(s)

Michael Gomez, Andrew Honeycutt, Jarred C. Heigel, Tony Schmitz

Powder bed fusion (PBF) enables metal components with complex geometries to be made via additive manufacturing (AM). Disadvantages of AM are rougher surface...

Method to Determine the Center of a Contrast Target from Terrestrial Laser Scanner Data

November 3, 2017

Author(s)

Prem K. Rachakonda, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Daniel S. Sawyer, Ling Wang

Terrestrial laser scanners (TLSs) are instruments that can measure 3D coordinates of objects at high speed resulting in high density 3D point cloud data without...

Impact Mechanics Parameteric Studies with Application to Dynamic Force Calibration

November 3, 2017

Author(s)

Nicholas Vlajic, Akobuije Chijioke

National Measurement Institutions have developed apparatuses that rely on impacting bodies to realize time-varying forces for dynamic calibration of force...

Challenges in measuring spherical geometry using terrestrial laser scanners

November 1, 2017

Author(s)

Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Prem K. Rachakonda, Katharine M. Shilling, Vincent D. Lee, Daniel S. Sawyer, Geraldine S. Cheok, Luc Cournoyer

Terrestrial laser scanners (TLS) measure 3D coordinates in a scene by recording the range, the azimuth angle, and elevation angle of discrete points on target...

The Iterated Random Function Problem

November 1, 2017

Author(s)

Ritam Bhaumik, Nilanjan Datta, Avijit Dutta, Nicky Mouha, Mrudil Nandi

At CRYPTO 2015, Minaud and Seurin introduced and studied the iterated random permutation problem, which is to distinguish the r-th iterate of a random...

Localized fire tests on steel beams with different end restraints

November 1, 2017

Author(s)

Selvarajah Ramesh, Mina S. Seif, Lisa Choe

Two 6.2-m span I-shaped structural steel beams were tested under combined structural and open flame localized fire loads. Two different support conditions for...

Interoperability Test for IEC 61850-9-2 Standard-based Merging Units

October 30, 2017

Author(s)

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...

Propagation of orientation uncertainty of 3D rigid object to its points

October 28, 2017

Author(s)

Marek Franaszek, Geraldine Cheok

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...

Towards Probabilistic Identification of Zero-day Attack Paths

October 24, 2017

Author(s)

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...

Advancing HL7 v2 to New Heights: A Platform for Developing Specifications, Test Plans, and Testing Tools

October 23, 2017

Author(s)

Robert D. Snelick

Development of HL7 v2 data exchange interface specifications has long been problematic, plagued with ambiguous and inconsistent requirement specifications. This...

MICROFABRICATION OF A 3D, ELASTIC CELL MICROENVIRONMENT WITH NANOSCALE PRECISION USING LAYER-BY- LAYER DEPOSITION

October 22, 2017

Author(s)

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...

Flame Spread Along Fences Near a Structure in a Wind Field

October 20, 2017

Author(s)

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...

Development of A New Atom-Based SI Traceable Electric-Field Metrology Technique

October 18, 2017

Author(s)

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...

Commissioning High-Performance Residential Buildings: Lessons from the NIST Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility

October 16, 2017

Author(s)

Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti

This paper provides an overview of important considerations for high-performance residential buildings as well as specific lessons learned during the design...

Integrated Optical Waveguides for in situ Microflow Measurements

October 15, 2017

Author(s)

James R. Hands, Gregory A. Cooksey

The need for quantitative microscale chemical and biological experiments has resulted in the increasing utilization of microfluidics with integrated sensors...

Serial Robotic Arm Joint Characterization Measurements for Antenna Metrology

October 15, 2017

Author(s)

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...

Channel De-embedding and Measurement System Characterization for MIMO at 75 GHz

October 14, 2017

Author(s)

Alexandra Curtin, David R. Novotny, Alex Yuffa

Abstract—We explore the development of a sparse set of measurements for array calibration, relying on coherent multi- channel data acquisition of wideband...

Applying Measurement Science to Evaluate Ground, Aerial, and Aquatic Robots

October 12, 2017

Author(s)

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...

Cloud Security Automation Framework

October 12, 2017

Author(s)

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...

vPROM: vSwitch Enhanced Programmable Measurement in SDN

October 10, 2017

Author(s)

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...

Investigation of complementary use of optical metrology and x-ray computed tomography for surface finish in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

October 10, 2017

Author(s)

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...

Organizational Practices in Cryptographic Development and Testing

October 9, 2017

Author(s)

Julie Haney, Simson L. Garfinkel, Mary Theofanos

Organizations developing cryptographic products face significant challenges, including usability and human factors, that may result in decreased security...

Adaptive synchronization reference selection for out-of-coverage Proximity Services (ProSe)

October 8, 2017

Author(s)

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...

Cryptocurrency Smart Contracts for Distributed Consensus of Public Randomness

October 7, 2017

Author(s)

Peter M. Mell, John M. Kelsey, James Shook

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...

Model-based Dynamic Scheduling for Multicore Implementation of Image Processing Systems

October 5, 2017

Author(s)

Timothy J. Blattner, Walid Keyrouz, Jiahao Wu, Shuvra S. Bhattacharyya

In this paper, we present a new software tool, called HTGS Model-based Engine (HMBE), for the design and implementation of multicore signal processing...

Identification of Industrial Robot Arm Work Cell Use Cases and a Test Bed to Promote Monitoring, Diagnostic, and Prognostic Technologies

October 4, 2017

Author(s)

Brian A. Weiss, Alexander S. Klinger

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is performing research to advance the state of the art in monitoring, diagnostic, and prognostic...

MRI Birdcage RF Coil Resonance with Uncertainty and Relative Error Convergence Rates

October 4, 2017

Author(s)

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...

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