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A Testbed for Evaluation of Speed and Separation Monitoring in a Human Robot Collaborative Environment

March 29, 2012

Author(s)

Sandor S. Szabo, William P. Shackleford, Richard J. Norcross, Jeremy A. Marvel

Collaborative robots are under development throughout the world that will allow humans and robots to operate in close proximity while performing a variety of...

Guidelines for Improving Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing

March 28, 2012

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-144, Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing. These...

A Prototype Web-Based User Interface for Sustainability Modeling and Optimization

March 28, 2012

Author(s)

Guodong Shao, David Westbrook, Alexander Brodsky

A growing number of manufacturing industries are initiating efforts to address sustainability issues. Energy efficient manufacturing and low carbon...

Mechanical Properties Testing for Metal Parts Made via Additive Manufacturing: A Review of the State of the Art of Mechanical Property Testing

March 26, 2012

Author(s)

John A. Slotwinski, April L. Cooke, Shawn P. Moylan

Determining the properties of the powder used for metal‐based additive manufacturing, as well as the properties of the resulting bulk metal material, is a...

Advanced Mass Calibration and Measurement Assurance Program for State Calibration Laboratories (NISTIR 5672, 2012 ed)

March 20, 2012

Author(s)

Georgia L. Harris, Kenneth L. Fraley

This publication provides guidelines for evaluating mass calibrations and for establishing measurement assurance programs in precision mass calibrations...

Assessment of Factors Affecting Fire Performance of Mattresses: A Review

March 20, 2012

Author(s)

Shonali Nazare, Rick D. Davis

An in-depth analysis of U.S. residential fire statistics shows that although the total number of fires and deaths due to mattress fires has dropped as a result...

Thermal Behavior of Structural Fire Fighting Protective Ensemble Samples Modified with Phase Change Material and Exposed in Full-Scale Room Fires.

March 20, 2012

Author(s)

Adam M. Barowy, Daniel M. Madrzykowski

Phase change materials (PCM) have been suggested as a means to increase the thermal protective performance of structural fire fighting protective ensembles...

Selected Procedures for Volumetric Calibrations

March 16, 2012

Author(s)

Georgia L. Harris

This NIST IR of Selected Publications has been compiled as an interim update for a number of Good Laboratory Practices, Good Measurement Practices, and Standard...

Survey of Industrial Manipulation Technologies for Autonomous Assembly Applications

March 16, 2012

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman, Joseph A. Falco

The need for agile manufacturing is moving the manufacturing industry towards more flexible and complex assembly operations involving, for example: - multiple...

The Effect of Non-equispaced Sampling Instants, Sub-period Record Epochs, and Timebase Gain on the Information Content of Discredized Replicas of Periodic Signals

March 15, 2012

Author(s)

Nicholas G. Paulter Jr.

The effect of non-equispaced sampling instants and timebase gain on the information content of the discretized replica of a period signal is examined. The...

Specification for WS-Biometric Devices (WS-BD)

March 14, 2012

Author(s)

Ross J. Micheals, Kevin C. Mangold, Matthew L. Aronoff, Kayee Hanaoka, Karen Marshall

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Cryptographic and Security Testing

March 13, 2012

Author(s)

Dana S. Leaman

The revision of NIST Handbook 150-17 presents an addition of the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories performing testing in...

Developing Emergency Communication Strategies for Buildings

March 12, 2012

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski, Steve M. Gwynne, Kathryn M. Butler, Bryan L. Hoskins, Carolyn Sandler

The purpose of this document is to provide the foundation for the development of a guidance document on emergency communication message content and...

An Evaluation of Local Shape Descriptors for 3D Shape Retrieval

March 8, 2012

Author(s)

Sarah Y. Tang

As the usage of 3D models increases, so does the importance of developing accurate 3D shape retrieval algorithms. Most prominently, shape descriptors are used...

An Analysis of Solver-Based Simulation Tools

March 7, 2012

Author(s)

Ion Matei, Conrad E. Bock

Computer-interpretable representations of systems structure and behavior are at the center of designing todays complex systems. Engineers create and review...

Secure Hash Standard (SHS)

March 6, 2012

Author(s)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Quynh Dang

[Superseded by FIPS 180-4 (August 2015): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=919060] This standard specifies hash algorithms that can...

Analysis of Radio-Propagation Environments to Support Standards Development for RF-Based Electronic Safety Equipment

March 5, 2012

Author(s)

Catherine A. Remley, William F. Young, Jacob L. Healy

We analyze data from NIST field tests in which radio-propagation channel characteristics were measured at approximately the same physical locations where the...

NISTIR 6969, Selected Laboratory and Measurement Practices, and Procedures, to Support Basic Mass Calibrations (2012 Edition)

March 5, 2012

Author(s)

Georgia L. Harris

This publication contains good laboratory practices, good measurement practices, and standard operating procedures to support the Basic Mass CD-ROM (SP 1001, SP...

The economic benefits of NIST's role in security standards development: x-ray standards for bulk-explosives detection:

March 1, 2012

Author(s)

David P Leech

The Economic Benefits of NIST's Role in Security Standards Development: X-Ray Standards for Bulk- Explosives Detection

March 1, 2012

Author(s)

David Leech

CODATA Recommended Values of the Fundamental Physical Constants: 2010

March 1, 2012

Author(s)

Peter J. Mohr, Barry N. Taylor, David B. Newell

NIST SP 961 (Dec/2012)

Challenges in Microbial Sampling in the Indoor Environment

March 1, 2012

Author(s)

Jayne B. Morrow, Autumn S. Downey, Jordan Peccia

This report summarizes the results of the Challenges in Microbial Sampling in the Indoor Environment Workshop held on February 14-15, 2011 at the National...

An Assessment of Methods for Determining Wind Loads (NIST TN 1738)

March 1, 2012

Author(s)

Emil Simiu, Chris Letchford, Nicholas Isyumov, Arindam G. Chowdhury, Dong Hun Yeo

The purpose of this work is to present an assessment of methods for determining wind loads on buildings and other structures that warrant comment, correction or...

Structural Fire Resistance Experimental Research Priority Needs of U.S. Industry

March 1, 2012

Author(s)

Kathleen Almand

This report provides a synthesis of stakeholder input to a prioritized agenda for research at the National Fire Research Laboratory (NFRL) at the National...

Reducing Flammability of Polymers by Enhancing Char Formation. Final Report.

March 1, 2012

Author(s)

T Kashiwagi

One weak aspect of synthetic polymer materials compared with steel and other metals is that these materials are combustible under certain conditions. Thus, the...

Critical Sustainability Impacts from Polymeric and Concrete Inputs to Construction

February 29, 2012

Author(s)

Barbara C. Lippiatt

This paper analyzes environmentally-extended I-O tables to identify and quantify the sustainability impacts of most concern for broad categories of polymeric...

Guidelines for Securing Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)

February 27, 2012

Author(s)

Shirley M. Radack

This bulletin summarizes the information presented in NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-153, Guidelines for Securing Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)...

A Bibliography of Ambulance Patient Compartments and Related Issues

February 27, 2012

Author(s)

Mehdi Dadfarnia, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Deogratias Kibira

Safety in the patient compartment of ambulances is an issue of growing concern for emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics, patients, and others...

Airflow and Indoor Air Quality Models of DOE Reference Commercial Buildings

February 24, 2012

Author(s)

Lisa C. Ng, Amy Musser, Andrew K. Persily, Steven J. Emmerich

Sixteen reference commercial buildings were defined by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and created as EnergyPlus input files. They were developed for use in...

Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Flame Retardant Coatings for Foam and Fabric. Final Report.

February 22, 2012

Author(s)

Jaime C. Grunlan

The accomplishments of the project are summarized in three published studies, which follow this abstract and constitute this final report. The studies use layer...

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