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Paul W. Witherell, Sudarsan Rachuri, Anna D'Alessio
Organizational and production dispersions in manufacturing enterprises can create situations where manufacturers are asked to conform to multiple sustainability standards to participate in targeted markets. These standards may vary in scope, application
Charles R. McLean, Sanjay Jain, Yung-Tsun Lee, Charles W. Hutchings
This document provides general guidance that is designed to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Program Managers who may have limited expertise in simulation to better understand this technology. It is also intended to help the relevant
Roger V. Bostelman, William P. Shackleford, Geraldine S. Cheok, Richard J. Norcross
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Intelligent Systems Division has been researching automated guided vehicle (AGV) control based on advanced two-dimensional (2D) imaging sensors that detect dynamic, standard test pieces representing
Timothy J. Burns, Steven P. Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, Eric P. Whitenton, Debasis Basak
This paper presents new experimental data on AISI 1045 steel from the NIST pulse-heated Kolsky Bar Laboratory. The material is shown to exhibit a stiffer response to compressive loading when it has been rapidly preheated, than it does when it has been
William P. Shackleford, Sandor S. Szabo, Richard J. Norcross, Jeremy A. Marvel
Collaborative robots work in close proximity to humans to perform a variety of tasks, while more traditional industrial robots need to be shut down whenever a human enters its work-volume. Instead of relying on physical barriers or merely detecting when
The purpose of this document is to recommend a practice for the representation of electronic component catalog data in STEP AP210 (ISO-10303:210). Catalog data encompasses a wide variety of performance characteristics and specifications, rating limitations
Advanced and intelligent systems within the manufacturing, military, homeland security, and automotive fields are constantly emerging and progressing. Testing these technologies is crucial to (1) inform the technology developers of targeted areas for
Ndubuisi G. Orji, Ronald G. Dixson, Andras Vladar, Bin Ming, Michael T. Postek
The critical dimension atomic force microscope (CD-AFM), which is used as a reference instrument in lithography metrology, has been proposed as a supplemental instrument for contour measurement and verification. However, although data from CD-AFM is
Vladimir A. Ukraintsev, Ndubuisi George Orji, Theodore V. Vorburger, Ronald G. Dixson, Joseph Fu, Richard M. Silver
Critical Dimension AFM (CD-AFM) is a widely used reference metrology. To characterize modern semiconductor devices, very small and flexible probes, often 15 nm to 20 nm in diameter, are now frequently used. Several recent publications have reported on
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 tasks. A working group within the International Standards Organization (ISO) is developing the
Systems developed to estimate poses of objects in 6 degrees of freedom (6DOF) Cartesian space (X, Y, and Z coordinates plus roll, pitch, and yaw) are reliant on the vendors' own processes to determine performance and measurement accuracy. These practices
E. M. Vess, C. J. Wallace, H. M. Campbell, V. E. Awadalla, Joseph T. Hodges, David Long, D. K. Havey
We present laboratory measurements of H2O-broadened 16O2 A-band ( ) absorption spectra acquired with a laser-based photoacoustic spectroscopy method. This absorption band is widely used in a variety of high-precision atmospheric remote sensing applications
The 2011 Solutions in Perception Challenge (SPC) presented an international collection of teams with the opportunity to develop algorithms that could positively identify and accurately locate in space an arbitrary collection of artifacts. Researchers at
In this paper, an overview of methods that solve the robot-sensor calibration problem of the forms AX = XB and AX = YB is given. Each form will be split into three solutions: separable closed-form solutions, simultaneous closed- form solutions, and
Adam S. Jacoff, Hui-Min Huang, Ann Virts, Anthony Downs, Raymond Sheh
More than 60 robot test methods are being developed by a team lead by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with the sponsorship of U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). These test methods are being specified and standardized
Stephen B. Balakirsky, Zeid Kootbally, Thomas R. Kramer, Rajmohan Madhavan, Craig I. Schlenoff, Michael O. Shneier
Industrial assembly of manufactured products is often performed by first bringing parts together in a kit and then moving the kit to the assembly area where the parts are used to assemble products. Kitting, the process of building kits, has not yet been
Craig I. Schlenoff, Sebti Foufou, Stephen B. Balakirsky
In this paper, we explore some ways in which symbolic knowledge representations have been evaluated in the past and provide some thoughts on what should be considered when applying and evaluating these types of knowledge representations for real-time
Ronald G. Dixson, Ndubuisi G. Orji, Craig D. McGray, John E. Bonevich, Jon C. Geist
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a multifaceted program in atomic force microscope (AFM) dimensional metrology. One component of this program, and the focus of this paper, is the use of critical dimension atomic force
Computer-interpretable representations of systems structure and behavior are at the center of designing todays complex systems. Engineers create and review such representations using (graphical) modeling languages that support specification, analysis
Kristine A. Bertness, Norman A. Sanford, John B. Schlager, Alexana Roshko, Todd E. Harvey, Paul T. Blanchard, Matthew D. Brubaker, Andrew M. Herrero, Aric W. Sanders
Catalyst-free growth of GaN nanowires with molecular beam epitaxy produces material of exceptionally high quality with long minority carrier lifetimes and low surface recombination velocity. The nanowires grow by thermodynamic driving forces that enhance
JMONSEL, an electron beam imaging simulator, has been modified to permit conducting regions of a sample to be designated as unconnected to an external source or sink of charge (floating) or, alternatively, to be connected with a user-specified relaxation
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 affected by ambulances. A lot of research has been conducted by different players and much of it is
Santanu S. Kundu, Peter M. Johnson, Kathryn L. Beers
Using a model developed for the enzyme catalyzed polymerization and degradation of poly(caprolactone), we illustrate methods and the kinetic mechanisms necessary to improve molecular mass distributions by manipulating equilibrium reactions in the kinetic
Intelligent technologies within the military, law enforcement, and homeland security fields are continuously evolving. Testing these technologies is crucial to (1) inform the technology developers of specific aspects for enhancement, (2) request end-user
Interaction models capture how businesses interact with customers and each other to provide products and services. The trend toward combinations of products and services increases the complexity of interactions beyond the capacity of conventional business