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Feature Detection and Tracking for Mobile Robots Using a Combination of Ladar and Color Images

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Tsai Hong Hong, Tommy Chang, C E. Rasmussen, Michael O. Shneier

In an outdoor, off-road mobile robotics environment, it is important to identify objects that can affect the vehicle''s ability to traverse its planned path...

Responding to National Needs, 1994 - 2001: Supplement to Appendices

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Diane Cunningham, P J. Deutsch, J M. Ives, S L. Kelley, Keith R. Martin, J V. Norris

Information contained in this document updates and expands the data presented in the Appendices of the report Responding to National Needs: The National Bureau...

The Common Industry Format (CIF) is Now an ANSI/INCITS Standard

July 1, 2002

Author(s)

Sharon J. Laskowski, Emile L. Morse

The IUSR (Industry USability Reporting) project, led by NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), is developing approaches for increasing the...

Progress Report: 157 nm Excimer Laser Calorimeter Development

June 17, 2002

Author(s)

Marla L. Dowell

Progress report for 157 nm Calorimeter Development Project.

Persistent Organochlorine Pollutants (POPs) in Marine Mammals Collected from Alaskan Coastal Waters

June 1, 2002

Author(s)

John R. Kucklick, Paul R. Becker, W D. Struntz, Michele M. Schantz, Stephen A. Wise

A New Usability Standard and What It Means to You

June 1, 2002

Author(s)

Jean C. Scholtz, Emile L. Morse

The Common Industry Format (CIF) was approved on December 12, 2001 as an ANSII standard (ANSI/NCITS-354-2001). The CIF is a deliverable from the Industry...

Effect of Bromine Substitution on the Lifetimes and Ozone Depletion Potentials of Organic Compounds

June 1, 2002

Author(s)

Robert E. Huie, Vladimir L. Orkin, F Louis, S N. Kozlov, Michael J. Kurylo III

Over the past several years, we have determined the kinetics of the reactions of the hydroxyl radial, OH, for a wide range of bromine-containing compounds that...

Airflow and Aerosol Transport Modeling in Hart Senate Office Building

May 23, 2002

Author(s)

Steven J. Emmerich, Cynthia H. Reed, Andrew K. Persily

A modeling study of airflow and contaminant transport in the Hart Senate Office Building (HSOB) was performed to obtain insight into the transport of anthrax...

Home Smoke Alarm Tests, Test Series 2, Report of Test 4017

May 10, 2002

Author(s)

Jason D. Averill, Richard D. Peacock, Richard W. Bukowski, Paul A. Reneke

This Report of Test documents the second series of full scale tests conducted as part of research into the performance of smoke alarms. The first series of...

A Droplet Impact Model for Agent Transport in Engine Nacelles

May 1, 2002

Author(s)

P E. DesJardin, Cary Presser, P J. Disimile, J R. Tucker

The overall objective of this research is to gain fundamental knowledge of fire-suppression agent transport in the cluttered environments of aircraft engine...

TREC-2001 Interactive Track Report

April 15, 2002

Author(s)

William Hersh, Paul D. Over

In the TREC 2001 Interactive Track six research teams carried out observational studies which increased the realism of the searching by allowing the use of data...

Steady-State Crack Growth Along a Grain Boundary in Interconnects With a High Electric Field Intensity

March 1, 2002

Author(s)

W L. Wang, S K. Lee, Tze J. Chuang

A pre-existing microcrack is considered to grow in steady state along a grain boundary of an interconnect line under the action of an applied electric field...

The Trouble with Calcium Floride

March 1, 2002

Author(s)

John H. Burnett, Zachary H. Levine, Eric L. Shirley

We discuss the intrinsic birefringence of calcium fluoride and othercrystalline materials that may be used in the optics for 193nm and 157nmlithography...

Fusing Ladar and Color Image Information for Mobile Robot Feature Detection and Tracking

March 1, 2002

Author(s)

Tsai Hong Hong, C E. Rasmussen, Tommy Chang, Michael O. Shneier

In an outdoor, off-road mobile robotics environment, it is important to identify objects that can affect the vehicle''s ability to traverse its planned path...

Molecular Electronic Test Structures

March 1, 2002

Author(s)

Curt A. Richter, John S. Suehle, Monica D. Edelstein, Oleg A. Kirillov, Roger D. van Zee

DNA Hydrogel Plugs Immobilized in Microfluidic Channels with Improved Stability

February 28, 2002

Author(s)

Rebecca A. Zangmeister, K G. Olsen, David J. Ross, Michael J. Tarlov

It has been previously demonstrated that DNA, modified on the 5' end with an acrylic acid group, can be incorporated into a polyacrylamide hydrogel matrix...

Phase Field Modeling of Elastic Domain Structures in Constrained Layers

February 28, 2002

Author(s)

Julia Slutsker

The formation and evolution of polydomain microstructure under external stress in the constrained layer are investigated by phase-field simulation and...

Guide for the Selection of Communication Equipment for Emergency First Responders

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

Alim A. Fatah, John Barrett, Richard Arcilesi, Patrick Scolla, Charlotte H. Lattin, Susan Fortner

This guide includes information that is intended to assist the emergency first responder community in the selection of communication equipment for different...

Combinatorial Assay of Cells on Topographically Patterned Surfaces

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

S L. Kennedy, N Washburn, A Sehgal, Alamgir Karim, Eric J. Amis

It has been well established that cell substrate topography can affect cell morphology and cell behavior. Numerous groups have demonstrated that cell alignment...

Electrodeposition of Silver in Sub-Micron-Sized Features

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

B C. Baker, Thomas P. Moffat, Daniel Josell, Daniel Wheeler

Successful superfilling of lines and vias will be shown with a commercial, silver-cyanide electrolyte. Hysteretic i-V behavior and chronoamperometric transients...

Co-Extruded Tissue Engineering Scaffolds and Characterization of Tissue Development Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

N Washburn

Tissue engineering is a new paradigm in medicine with the goal of regenerating missing or damaged tissue. One strategy is to develop scaffolds that, after...

Understanding Interfacial Deviations in Lithographic Pattern Profiles

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

Joseph~undefined~undefined~undefined~undefined~undefined Lenhart

A combination of analysis tools (x-ray and neutron reflectivity and scattering, contact angle, fluorescence labeling, and near edge x-ray absorption fine...

Vibrational Signatures of Polyethylene Glycol and Brighteners on Copper

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

B C. Baker, Clayton S. Yang, Lee J. Richter, Thomas P. Moffat

With the use of fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and sum frequency generation spectroscopy (SFG), the surface coverage and confirmation of...

Evolution of the Deprotection Reaction Front Profile in Chemically Amplified Photoresists

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

Christopher L. Soles

The deprotection reaction front profile between exposed and unexposed regions of a chemically amplified photoresist can limit the ultimate feature resolution (i...

Dendrimer-Star Polymers: Sub-Micrometer Probe Molecules

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

R C. Hedden, Barry J. Bauer, Eric J. Amis

Dendrimers are highly branched polymers prepared by alternating addition of monomers to a multifunctional core, resulting in a layered, treelike structure...

Controlling Morphology During Pattern Development in Thin Film Photoresists

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

Ronald L. Jones, Eric K. Lin, Joseph~undefined~undefined~undefined~undefined~undefined Lenhart, Christopher L. Soles, Wen-Li Wu

We report on attempts to control surface morphology using current lithographic processes critical to the development of both inorganic and organic nano...

A Laser-Scanning Confocal Microscope For Ultraviolet Photoluminescence Spectroscopy With Diffraction-Limited Spatial Resolution

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

J E. Sanabia, S N. Goldie

We discuss our design for a laser-scanning confocal microscope that will provide fluorescence images with diffraction-limited spatial resolution and spectral...

How Low Can We Go? Measuring the Lowest Temperatures that Can Be Achieved in Ultracold Plasmas

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

J R. Roberts, M J. Lim, S L. Rolston

By combining the techniques of laser cooling and photoionization, we have created a reasonably dense (up to 10 10 cm -3), stable, neutral plasma at ultracold...

Color By Numbers: Using a Calibration Source Spectrally Matched To Your Test Source Is Key To Measurement Accuracy

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

Steven W. Brown, Yoshihiro Ohno

The measurement of color (called colorimetry) uses a set of three spectral response curves standardized by the Commission Internationalede l'Eclairage (CIE)...

Improved Estimate of the Dissociation Energy of the Beryllium Dimer

February 1, 2002

Author(s)

J A. Harkless

Over the years, electronic structure theorists have frequently returned to the beryllium dimer and its dissociation energy as a problem of enduring popularity...

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