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Surface Finish and Sub-Surface Metrology

January 1, 2003
Author(s)
Theodore V. Vorburger, Ndubuisi George Orji, Li Piin Sung, T Rodriguez
Surface finsih affects the performance of a wide variety of manufactured products ranging from road surfaces and ships to mechanical parts, microelectronics, and optics. Accordingly roughness values can vary over many orders of magnitude. A variety of

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 tests, conducted in a manufactured home, consisted of fifteen experiments with instrumentation

Toward Next-Generation Construction Machines

March 4, 2001
Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman, James S. Albus, William C. Stone
… and light-weight tensioned cable machines for heavy manufacturing and construction tasks such as lift and …

Assessing the Effects of an OATS Shelter; Is ANSI C63.7 Enough?

August 1, 2000
Author(s)
Robert T. Johnk, David R. Novotny, Claude Weil, H. W. Medley
This paper summarizes a recent measurement effort by NIST researchers at an open-area test site (OATS), operated by a large information technology equipment manufacturer. The purpose of this effort was to assess the effects on emissions measurements of a

Criteria Analysis

October 1, 1999
Author(s)
Neil Christopher, Jim G. Nell
… a research project to recommend a decision tool that the Manufacturing Systems Integration Division (MSID) could use …

STEP: The Grand Experience

October 1, 1999
Author(s)
Sharon J. Kemmerer
This is a definitive work on the technical and administrative work dedicated to developing a product data exchange standard (ISO 10303, commonoly known as STEP -- Standard for the Exchange of Product model data). Although the text focuses on the role of

Integrated Vision and Touch Sensing for CMMs

October 1, 1997
Author(s)
Billibon H. Yoshimi, Tsai Hong Hong, Martin Herman, M Nashman, William G. Rippey
… systems are used to measure machined parts and to localize manufacturing defects based on appearances. Our system relies …

NIST Construction Automation Initiative

May 1, 1996
Author(s)
William C. Stone
… this workshop. I would like to thank Ken Goodwin from the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL), Kent Reed from …

Proposed IEEE-P1451.3 Mixed-mode Smart Transducer Interface

January 1, 1996
Author(s)
S Chen, Kang B. Lee
Various transducer companies offer proprietary smart transducers and interfaces as upgrades or improvements. Such upgrades ease installation, perform self-test, reduce errors, improve the quality of measurements, and reduce cost. However, without a

The Design of an Atomic Force Microscope for Metrology

January 1, 1994
Author(s)
T Mcwaid, J Schneir
Atomic force microscope (AFM) is a rapidly evolving technique which has been used in numerous academic studies since its invention eight years ago. AFM manufacturers are now marketing instruments for industrial metrology applications. The National

Inter-comparison Example

Author(s)
Adriana Hornikova, Maritoni A. Litorja, Stefan D. Leigh, J B. Fowler
This paper overviews results from Consultative Committee on Photometry and Radiometry (CCPR) the Supplementary Comparison S2. It details measurement and analysis of aperture areas involving 9 laboratories using 8 distinct artifacts, each having a different

Kinetically-Controlled Chemical Sensing Using Micromachined Structures

May 1, 1998
Author(s)
Stephen Semancik, Richard E. Cavicchi
… power requirements, lower cost, and reproducibility of manufacturing. Micromachining has already made impacts in a … aspects of the technology make it quite adaptable for manufacturing.While other transduction modes may be … active sensing films which lends itself readily to manufacturing. The next sections illustrate response …

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in New Firefighter Turnout Gear Textiles

May 1, 2023
Author(s)
Andrew Maizel, Andre Thompson, Meghanne Tighe, Samuel Escobar Veras, Alix Rodowa, Ryan Falkenstein-Smith, Bruce A. Benner Jr., Kathleen Hoffman, Michelle K. Donnelly, Olivia Hernandez, Nadine Wetzler, Trung Ngu, Jessica Reiner, Benjamin Place, John Kucklick, Kate Rimmer, Rick D. Davis
… remnant raw materials from side-chain fluorinated polymer manufacturing. Also widely identified were two compounds with … vary widely based on the specific textiles used in gear manufacturing. …

Evaluation of Carbon Nanotube Probes in Critical Dimension Atomic Force Microscopes

August 26, 2016
Author(s)
Jinho Choi, Byong Chon Park, Sang Jung Ahn, Dal-Hyun Kim, J Lyou, Ronald G. Dixson, Ndubuisi George Orji, Joseph Fu, Theodore V. Vorburger
… devices has placed continuously greater demands on manufacturing metrology-arising both from the measurement … there have been significant issues surrounding both manufacturing and using CNT tips. Specifically, the growth or …
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