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The Time and Frequency Bulletin provides information on performance of time scales and a variety of broadcasts (and related information) to users of the NIST...
As part of the State Laboratory Program (SLP) described in NIST Handbook 143, the WMD is responsible for Regional Measurement Assurance Programs (RMAPs) where...
This document, produced by the Federal Agencies Ad Hoc Autonomy Levels for Unmanned Systems (ALFUS) Working Group (WG), lists the terminology to support the...
Christoph J. Witzgall, Javier Bernal, Geraldine Cheok
This report addresses the task of meshing point clouds by triangulated elevated surfaces referred to as TIN surfaces. It describes the general features of this...
Michael D. Janezic, Raian K. Kaiser, James R. Baker-Jarvis, George Free
In this paper we examine a measurement method for characterizing the dc conductivity of metal alloys commonly-used in hand weapons. From accurate measurements...
This report presents the achievements and highlights of NIST's Information Technology Laboratory during FY 2003. Following the Director's Foreword and the ITL...
This report describes a database model currently under development at the Manufacturing System Integration Division (MSID) of the National Institute of...
Sudarsan Rachuri, Y H. Han, Shaw C. Feng, Utpal Roy, Fujun Wang, Ram D. Sriram, Kevin W. Lyons
The important issue of mechanical assemblies has been a subject of intense research over the past several years. Most electromechanical products are assemblies...
A workshop on Modeling and Simulation for Emergency Response was held from March 4 to March 6, 2003 at NIST. The workshop program included talks and four...
Xiaoyu X. Li, Thomas Scott, Shao Yang, Christopher L. Cromer, Marla L. Dowell
We briefly explain the fundamentals of detector nonlinearity applicable to both electrical and optical nonlinearity measurements. We specifically discuss the...
The objective of this project was to develop a startup data set to guide the modeling efforts under the project "Fire Suppressant Dynamics in Cluttered DoD...
The emphasis on nanotechnology around the world is leading to the development and commercialization of unique products based upon significantly smaller devices...
Linda D. Crown, K M. Dresser, Steven E. Cook, Juana S. Williams, R C. Suiter, L T. Sebring, H V. Oppermann
The 88th Annual Meeting of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) was held July 13 through 17, 2003, at the John Ascuaga s Nugget Hotel in...
In the last quarter of the 20th Century, building and fire research programs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, formerly the National Bureau...
Rodney A. Bryant, Thomas J. Ohlemiller, Erik L. Johnsson, Anthony P. Hamins, B S. Grove, William F. Guthrie, Alexander Maranghides, George W. Mulholland
The 3 Megawatt Heat Release Rate Facility was developed at NIST as a first step toward having broad capabilities for making quantitative large scale fire...
Richard W. Bukowski, Richard D. Peacock, Jason D. Averill, Thomas G. Cleary, Nelson P. Bryner, Paul A. Reneke
This report presents the results of the project and provides details of the response of a range of residential smoke alarm technologies in a controlled...
Andrew K. Persily, A L. Musser, Steven J. Emmerich, Michael A. Taylor
Carbon-dioxide (CO2) based demand controlled ventilation (DCV) offers the potential for more energy efficient building ventilation compared with constant...
Summarizes World Trade Center (WTC) investigation activities since the May 2003 progress report. Access has been obtained to nearly all of the important...
In cooperation with the fire protection engineering community, a numerical fire model, Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), is being developed at NIST to study fire...
Thermoplastic materials such as polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), and polystyrene (PS) are widely used in household furnishings, and therefore constitute a...