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Conferences

Understanding Structure Ignition Vulnerabilities Using Reduced Size Sections of Building Components

November 22, 2016

Author(s)

Samuel Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki

The 2016 Fort McMurray, Canada, Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fire displaced more than 80,000 people, destroyed nearly 2,400 structures, and shut down nearly a...

Crowdsourcing to Develop Life-Saving Technologies

November 22, 2016

Author(s)

Tammi M. Marcoullier

The future of emergency services and saving more lives in disasters hinges on the success of technology that will be developed through crowdsourcing...

A Queue-Size & Channel Quality Based Adaptation of the Energy Detection Threshold in IEEE802.15.6 CSMA/CA

November 21, 2016

Author(s)

Vladimir V. Marbukh, Martina Barbi, Kamran Sayrafian, Mehdi Alasti

IEEE802.15.6 is a radio interface standard for a wireless connectivity of wearable and implantable sensors and actuators located inside or in close proximity to...

Computational investigations for a new, constrained least-squares datum definition for circles, cylinders, and spheres

November 17, 2016

Author(s)

Craig M. Shakarji, Vijay Srinivasan

For engineering drawings and CAD definitions, the problem of a suitable datum definition for datum features of circles, spheres, and cylinders has been sought...

Planning Algorithms for Multi-Setup Multi-Pass Robotic Cleaning with Oscillatory Moving Tools

November 17, 2016

Author(s)

Ariyan M. Kabir, Joshua D. Langsfeld, Shaurya Shriyam, Vinaichandra S. Rachakonda, Cunbo Zhuang, Krishnanand N. Kaipa, Jeremy Marvel, Satyandra K. Gupta

We describe planning algorithms for cleaning stains on a curved object. Removing the stain may require multiple reorientations of the part and some portions of...

Sensor Calibration and Registration for Mobile Manipulators

November 16, 2016

Author(s)

Steven Legowik, Roger V. Bostelman, Tsai H. Hong

This paper describes the methods used to register a mobile manipulator to a workstation to perform assembly tasks. The nonlinear, least square model of the...

COMPARISON OF J-RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHODS ON CLAMPED SINGLE-EDGE NOTCHED TENSION SPECIMENS

November 10, 2016

Author(s)

Timothy Weeks, David T. Read, Enrico Lucon, Jeffrey W. Sowards, Ross Rentz

This paper reports an extension of a previous study that compared methods of evaluating J by the crack mouth opening displacement and by surface strain...

Towards a Predictive, Physics-Based Model of Hydrogen-Assisted Fatigue Crack Growth: Measurements of Strain Fields and Isotope Effects

November 10, 2016

Author(s)

Matthew Connolly, Andrew Slifka, Elizabeth S. Drexler

A predictive, physics-based model of hydrogen-assisted fatigue crack growth in pipeline steel is necessary to provide accurate lifetime predictions for current...

Integration of Redox-Active Diruthenium-based Molecular Layer onto Electrodes for Memory Device Applications

November 10, 2016

Author(s)

Sujitra J. Pookpanratana, Hao Zhu, Joseph W. Robertson, Sean Natoli, Emily G. Bittle, Curt A. Richter, Tong Ren, Qiliang Li, Christina A. Hacker

Attaching and integrating electrochemically-active molecules to a variety of different surfaces is of importance for applications in catalysis, memory devices...

Simpira v2: A Family of Efficient Permutations Using the AES Found Function

November 8, 2016

Author(s)

Shay Gueron, Nicky Mouha

This paper introduces Simpira, a family of cryptographic permutations that supports inputs of 128× b bits, where b is a positive integer.Itsdesigngoalis...

Assessing the Impact of NIST's Forensic Publications and Collaborations

November 8, 2016

Author(s)

Susan L. Makar, Amanda J. Malanowski

Forensics at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) crosses many disciplines and includes computer forensics, firearms analysis, trace...

A Tetherless, Absolute-Time Channel Sounder, Processing, and Results for a Complex Environment

November 4, 2016

Author(s)

David R. Novotny, Alexandra E. Curtin, Catherine A. Remley, Peter B. Papazian, Jeanne T. Quimby, Richard Candell

we present a channel sounder that can operate without a tether and still maintain an absolute time reference between the source and receiver. Based on a sliding...

Effects of Internal Defects and Residual Stress on Fatigue Properties of a Titanium Alloy (Ti- 6Al-4V) Fabricated Via Electron Beam Melting (EBM)

November 1, 2016

Author(s)

Nikolas W. Hrabe, Timothy P. Quinn, Thomas H. Gnaeupel-Herold

A clear understanding of the fatigue properties of Ti-6Al-4V manufactured with electron beam melting (EBM) is needed to ensure performance in critical...

Modeling the Internet of Things and People: A Foundational Approach

November 1, 2016

Author(s)

Spencer J. Breiner, Eswaran Subrahmanian, Ram D. Sriram

As we extend the reach of the Internet through sensing and automation, networked systems interact more and more of our daily lives, requiring much greater...

The Power of Qualitative Methods: Aha Moments in Exploring Cybersecurity and Trust

November 1, 2016

Author(s)

Brian C. Stanton, Mary F. Theofanos, Susanne M. Furman, Sandra S. Prettyman

An Improved Method of Physical Interaction and Signal Flow Modeling for Systems Engineering

October 31, 2016

Author(s)

Mehdi Dadfarnia, Conrad E. Bock, Raphael Barbau

Many engineering disciplines that interact with systems engineering use simulation tools to build models based on equations, which are solved to predict...

Ring Resonator Thermometry

October 31, 2016

Author(s)

Nikolai Klimov, Zeeshan Ahmed

We report on our study of a temperature response of ring resonator based sensors and their interchangeability over a wide temperature range. Our results suggest...

Maximizing Output Power of a CFPG Micro Energy-Harvester for Wearable Medical Sensors

October 31, 2016

Author(s)

Mehdi Dadfarnia, Kamran Sayrafian, Paul Mitcheson, John Baras

Energy Harvesting refers to the process of capturing and storing energy from the ambient environment. Kinetic energy harvested from the human body motion seems...

Characterizing Multiple Coherent Signals at 75 GHz with Standard RF Hardware for MIMO and 5G Applications

October 30, 2016

Author(s)

Alexandra E. Curtin, David R. Novotny, Joshua A. Gordon

In wireless communication technology, the growth of 5G and MIMO (multiple-input and multiple- output) systems has revealed a gap in the methods to characterize...

An Overview of Atom-Based SI-Traceable Electric-Field Metrology

October 30, 2016

Author(s)

Joshua A. Gordon, Christopher L. Holloway, Matthew T. Simons

We present an overview of radio frequency (RF) electric-field measurements using Rydberg atoms. This technique exploits the rich resonance response of these...

Study on Spectral Characteristics for Identification of Skin Colour of Injured Japanese Persons at Disasters Sites

October 30, 2016

Author(s)

Yoshi Ohno, Yuki AKIZUKI

In order to develop suitable light sources for disaster medical work, we first determined the skin colour and spectral reflectance of injured or sick persons...

Towards a Road-Mapping Ontology for Open Innovation in Smart Manufacturing

October 30, 2016

Author(s)

Nenad Ivezic, Miroslav Ljubicic

In nascent areas, such as Smart Manufacturing, new collaborative research and development programs (R&D) are frequently formed with the goal to ignite the...

Gain Comparison of a 3D?Printed Horn and an Electroformed Horn

October 29, 2016

Author(s)

Michael H. Francis, David R. Novotny, Josh Gordon, Alexandra Curtin, Ronald C. Wittmann

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has used the three‐antenna extrapolation method to determine the on‐axis gain of several antennas in...

Video Analytics at the Edge

October 28, 2016

Author(s)

John S. Garofolo

This is a slide for an invited panel talk at the First IEEE/ACM Symposium on Edge Computing on the need for research in edge computing and future standards...

Restricting Insider Access through Efficient Implementation of Multi-Policy Access Control Systems

October 28, 2016

Author(s)

Peter M. Mell, Serban I. Gavrila, James Shook

The American National Standards Organization has standardized an access control approach, Next Generation Access Control (NGAC), that enables simultaneous...

Limiting The Impact of Stealthy Attacks on Industrial Control Systems

October 28, 2016

Author(s)

David Urbina, Alvaro Cardenas, Niles O. Tippenhauer, Junia Valente, Mustafa Faisal, Justin Ruths, Rick Candell, Heinrik Sandberg

While attacks on information systems have for most practical purposes binary outcomes information was manipulated/eavesdropped, or not), attacks manipulating...

On the Requirements for Model-Based Thermal Control of Melt Pool Geometry in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing

October 26, 2016

Author(s)

Jason Fox, Felipe F. Lopez, Brandon Lane, Ho Yeung, Steven Grantham

As additive manufacturing processes mature, process control is increasingly sought after as a means for improved quality. Accurate and responsive control of...

Mueller matrix bidirectional reflectance distribution function measurements and modeling of textured silicon surfaces

October 25, 2016

Author(s)

Thomas Germer, Martin Foldyna, Zuzana Mrazkova

Surface texturing plays an important role in trapping light in photovoltaic materials. Understanding and modeling diffuse scatter from various textured silicon...

AN ULTRA HIGH ACCURACY 1D LASER-BASED MICROMETER FOR DIAMETER MEASUREMENT

October 23, 2016

Author(s)

John R. Stoup

The Dimensional Metrology Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed an ultra-high accuracy laser micrometer capable of...

The Relationship Between Software Bug Type and Number of Factors Involved in Failures

October 23, 2016

Author(s)

Raghu N. Kacker, David R. Kuhn, Zachary Ratliff

Previous studies have defined different types of software bugs based on their complexity and reproducibility. Simple bugs, which involve only direct factors and...

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