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Calculation of Obstructed View Factors by Adaptive Integration

November 1, 2002

Author(s)

George Walton

This report describes the use of adaptive integration for the calculation of view factors between simple convex polygons with obstructions. The accuracy of the...

Second Workshop on Wireless Sensing Proceedings

November 1, 2002

Author(s)

James D. Gilsinn, Kang B. Lee, Richard D. Schneeman, Hui-Min Huang

The second Workshop on Wireless Sensing was held on October 4, 2001, at the Sensors Expo & Conference at the Philadelphia Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA...

Wireless Network Security: 802.11, Bluetooth and Handheld Devices

November 1, 2002

Author(s)

Tom T. Karygiannis, L Owens

[Superseded by SP 800-48 Rev. 1 (July 2008): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=890006] The purpose of this document is to provide...

2002 ITL Technical Accomplishments

November 1, 2002

Author(s)

Elizabeth B. Lennon

This report describes the activities and accomplishments of the Information Technology Laboratoy at the National Institute of Technology in 2002.

Different Timelines for Different Technologies Evidence From the Advanced Technology Program

November 1, 2002

Author(s)

J Powell, F A. Moris

Case studies of the first completed ATP projects have shown considerable variation in commercialization patterns of ATP-funded technologies. These variations...

Database for Computational Thermodynamics and Diffusion Modeling Workshop Report

November 1, 2002

Author(s)

Ursula R. Kattner, William J. Boettinger, J E. Morral

Databases for computational thermodynamics and diffusion modeling can be applied to predict phase diagrams for alloy design and alloy behavior during processing...

X-Ray Microanalyses in the Variable Pressure (Environmental) Scanning Electron Microscope

November 1, 2002

Author(s)

Dale E. Newbury

Electron-excited x-ray microanalysis performed in the variable pressure and environmental scanning electron microscopes is subject to additional artifacts...

The Analysis of Particles at Low Accelerating Voltages (

November 1, 2002

Author(s)

John A. Small

In recent years, there have been a series of advancements in electron beam instruments and x-ray detectors which may make it possible to improve significantly...

Handbook 151: NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods

November 1, 2002

Author(s)

N. Alan Heckert, James J. Filliben, C M. Croarkin, B Hembree, William F. Guthrie, P Tobias, J Prinz

The URL is http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/mpc/mpc.htm. This is a web based guide to statistical methods for engineering. It involves case studies with...

Software Engineering for Intelligent Control Systems

November 1, 2002

Author(s)

Tony Barbera, Elena R. Messina, Hui-Min Huang, Craig I. Schlenoff, Stephen B. Balakirsky

Understanding how humans manage information and carry out actions provides a foundation for the software engineering of intelligent control systems. The Real...

Guidelines on Securing Public Web Servers

October 9, 2002

Author(s)

Miles C. Tracy, Wayne Jansen, Mark McLarnon

[Superseded by SP 800-44 Ver. 2 (September 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=51222] Web servers maintained for public use are...

A Quick-Reference List of Organizations and Standards for Digital Rights Management

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Gordon E. Lyon

The field of digital rights management (DRM) --also called intellectual property management and protection (IPMP)-- is today a swirling mix of technology...

Certification of Standard Reference Material 1473b, Low Density Polyethylene Resin

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

J R. Maurey, Carl R. Schultesiz, William R. Blair, Kathleen M. Flynn

The melt flow rate of Standard Reference Material (SRM) 1473b, a polyethylene resin, was determined to be 1.13 g/10 min at 190 degrees C under a load of 2.16 kg...

Three Improvements in Reduction and Computation of Elliptic Integrals

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

B C. Carlson

A Core Product Model for Representing Design Information

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Steven J. Fenves

The report presents a core model for representing design information, motivated by the perceived needs of next-generation product development systems and...

A Representation of Acoustic Waves in Unbounded Domains

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Bradley K. Alpert, Yu-Hsuan Chen

Compact, time-harmonic, acoustic sources produce waves that decay too slowly to be square-integrable on a line away from the sources. We introduce an inner...

Influence of the Vertical Emittance on the Calculability of the Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Uwe Arp

A method to include the influence of the vertical electron beam emittance onto the calculability of synchrotron radiation is introduced. It accounts for the...

Noise-Parameter Uncertainties: A Monte Carlo Simulation

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

James P. Randa

This paper reports the formulation and results of a Monte Carlo study of uncertainties in noise-parameter measurements. The simulator permits the computation of...

Simulation of the Dynamics of a Fire in a One-Story Restaurant--Texas, February 14, 2000

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

R Vettori, Daniel M. Madrzykowski, William D. Walton

This report describes the results of calculations using the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) that were...

Lattice Matching (LM)-Prevention of Inadvertent Duplicate Publications of Crystal Structures

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Alan D. Mighell

Lattice-matching techniques have proved to be an extremely effective for the identification of unknown crystalline materials. A commonly employed lattice...

A Glyph Toolbox for Immersive Scientific Visualization

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

H W. Bullen, J S. Chang, A V. Harn, Steven G. Satterfield, Peter M. Ketcham, J E. Devaney

We describe a set of software, the Glyph ToolBox (GTB), for creating three dimensional (3D) glyphs. This software defines a single, general format for...

Carbon Monoxide Absorption References for 1560 nm to 1630 nm Wavelength Calibration - SRM 2514 (¹²C¹⁶O) and SRM 2515 (¹³C¹⁶O)

October 1, 2002

Author(s)

Sarah L. Gilbert, William C. Swann

Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) 2514 and 2515 are optical-fiber-coupled wavelength references based on the fundamental absorption lines of carbon monoxide...

Three Dimensional Data Capture in Indoor Environments for Autonomous Navigation

September 30, 2002

Author(s)

John Evans, Tommy Chang, Tsai Hong Hong, Roger V. Bostelman, Robert Bunch

An innovative use of a low-cost laser range scanner captures three dimensional features of indoor environments in a manner suitable for mobile robot navigation...

Advancements in Tele-Robotic Pipelaying

September 23, 2002

Author(s)

L E. Bernold, B Li

The labor intensive construction industry has a very high accident rate. One of the key reasons for this is the exposure of workers to a hazardous environment...

Guidelines on Electronic Mail Security

September 11, 2002

Author(s)

Miles C. Tracy, Wayne Jansen, Scot Bisker

[Superseded by SP 800-45 Ver. 2 (February 2007): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=50953] Electronic mail (email) is perhaps the most...

Test Procedures for Electric Motors Test Under 10 CFR Part 431

September 3, 2002

Author(s)

Ken L. Stricklett, M Vangel

The procedures for electric motor efficiency testing promulgated by Part 431 of Chapter II of Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations are discussed. The operating...

Measuring the Performance and Intelligence of Systems: Proceedings of the 2002 PerMIS Workshop, August 13 - 15, 2002

September 2, 2002

Author(s)

Elena R. Messina, A Meystel

This is the collection of papers presented at the Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems Workshop, held at NIST on August 13, 14, and 15, 2002. This was...

Polymers Division Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory FY 2002 Programs and Accomplishments

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

Eric J. Amis, B M. Fanconi, Chad R. Snyder

The advent of controlled polymerization, advanced electronics, biomimetic materials, nanostructured systems, and a range of other new avenues for polymeric...

A New Classification of Information: A Step on the Road to Interpretability

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

Larry H. Reeker, Albert W. Jones

Complex systems, such as manufacturing supply chains, are often modeled as a collection of interacting components with information flows between them. These...

Information Access: Do You Mind?

September 1, 2002

Author(s)

John V. Cugini

Successful execution of many information-based tasks depends crucially on contextual knowledge. Language processing is particularly sensitive to context, and I...

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