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Product Lifecycle Management Support: A Challenge in Supporting Product Design and Manufacturing in a Networked Economy

March 1, 2005

Author(s)

Eswaran Subrahmanian, Sudarsan Rachuri, Steven J. Fenves, Sebti Foufou, Ram D. Sriram

In this paper, we provide an overview of the changing design and manufacturing landscape in the 21st century that has come about because of the arrival of IT...

2005 Programs of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory

March 1, 2005

Author(s)

Lisa J. Fronczek, Bessmarie A. Young

The National Institute of Standards and Technology?s Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL)strengthens the U.S. economy and improves the quality of life by...

Weighs & Measures Division Quality Manual for Proficiency Testing and Interlaboratory Comparisons

February 28, 2005

Author(s)

Georgia L. Harris, J C. Gust

This document has been developed for the NIST Technology Services, Weights and Measures Division (WMD) in order to establish and implement a quality system for...

Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems

February 28, 2005

Author(s)

Ronald S. Ross, Stuart W. Katzke, L A. Johnson, Marianne M. Swanson, G Stoneburner, G Rogers, Annabelle Lee

[Superseded by NIST SP 800-53 (February 2005 w/updates through 4/22/05): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=918658] The purpose of...

The GOES Time Code Service, 1974 – 2004: A Retrospective

February 27, 2005

Author(s)

Michael A. Lombardi, D. W. Hanson

After nearly 30 years of continuous operation, NIST ended its Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) time code service at 0 hours, 0 minutes...

NFIQ Compliance Test

February 14, 2005

Author(s)

Elham Tabassi

In August 2004 NIST published a novel measure of fingerprint image quality, which can be used to estimate fingerprint match performance. The definition and...

Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory: Annual Report FY2004

February 9, 2005

Author(s)

W Koch, Eric B. Steel, Ellyn S. Beary

This report summarizes the research and services provided by the Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and...

Physics Laboratory: 2003-2004 Activities, Accomplishments and Recognition

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

Jonathan E. Hardis, William R. Ott

Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and Contractors

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

William Barker, James F. Dray Jr., Ramaswamy Chandramouli, Teresa T. Schwarzhoff, William Polk, Donna F. Dodson, Ketan Mehta, S Gupta, William E. Burr, Timothy Grance, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

[Superseded by FIPS 201-1 (March 2006): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=50836] FIPS 201 specifies the technical and operational...

2004 Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) Technical Accomplishments

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

Elizabeth B. Lennon

Simulated Performance of Natural and Hybrid Ventilation Systems in an Office Building

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

Steven J. Emmerich, J Crum

A key finding of past research on natural ventilation is that the potential application of pure natural ventilation systems may be limited in the United States...

Effect of Image Size and Compression on One-to-One Fingerprint Matching

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

Craig I. Watson, Charles L. Wilson

NIST has conducted testing of one-to-one fingerprint matching systems to evaluate the effect of image size and compression on the accuracy of the one-to-one...

NIST Biometric Evaluations and Developments

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

Michael D. Garris, Charles L. Wilson

This paper presents an R&D framework used by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for biometric technology testing and evaluation. The...

Conformance Testing of the Government Smart Card

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

Elizabeth N. Fong

A conformance Test suite helps to ensure consistency between a specification and the behavior of a product. This paper presents the conformance testing...

Redesign of the 112.5 kN Dead Weight Machine Snubber System

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

Kevin L. Chesnutwood

This paper forcuses on the redesign of the snubber system that is used in the 112.5kN dead weight machine located at the National Institute of Standards and...

Measuring the Permittivity and Permeability of Lossy Materials: Solids, Liquids, Metals, and negative-Index Materials

February 1, 2005

Author(s)

James R. Baker-Jarvis, Michael D. Janezic, Billy F. Riddle, Robert T. Johnk, Christopher L. Holloway, Richard G. Geyer, Chriss A. Grosvenor

The goal of this report is to be a comprehensive guide for researchers int he area of dielectric and magnetic measurements of lossy materials. The goal is to...

Camera Calibration for a Manufacturing Inspection Workstation

January 31, 2005

Author(s)

Tsung-Ming Tsai

A CCD camera mounted on a manufacturing part inspection workstation is calibrated for measuring 3D part geometry. It is calibrated by using computer algorithms...

Integrating IT Security into the Capital Planning and Investment Control Process

January 27, 2005

Author(s)

Joan Hash

To assist federal agencies with effectively integrating security into the capital planning and investment control (CPIC) process, NIST has released Special...

NIST Response to the 7th CORM Report: Pressing Problems and Projected National Needs in Optical Radiation Measurement

January 17, 2005

Author(s)

Albert C. Parr, Gerald T. Fraser, Yoshihiro Ohno

The Council for Optical Radiation Measurements (CORM) issues periodic reports relevant to the mission of the Optical Technology Division of the Physics...

NIST Time and Frequency Bulletin

January 3, 2005

Author(s)

Eyvon Petty

The Time and Frequency Bulletin provides information on performance of time scales and a variety of bradcasts (and related information) to users fo the NIST...

Standard Reference Materials Catalog--January 2005

January 3, 2005

Author(s)

Regina R. Montgomery, Joan C. Sauerwein

Workshop to Define Information Needed by Emergency Responders During Building Emergencies

January 3, 2005

Author(s)

Walter W. Jones, William D. Davis, D D. Evans, David G. Holmberg, Steven T. Bushby, K A. Reed

On May 3, 2004, NIST sponsored a workshop to identify the information needs for emergency responders. The purpose of this workshop was to obtain guidance on the...