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Using Simulation as a Proxy for a Real Shop Floor and Data Collection System

November 1, 1998
Author(s)
Frank H. Riddick
… shop floor efficiency has always been a major concern of manufacturing companies. Scheduling applications have been … use to run their operations. But it is a common occurrence in today''s dynamic manufacturing environment that the … is underway at the National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST) to develop standards and procedures which …

Agile Industrial Robots

January 24, 2022
Author(s)
Craig I. Schlenoff, William P. Shackleford, Zeid Kootbally, Brian Antonishek, Frederick M. Proctor, Thomas Kramer, William Harrison, Anthony Downs
… In this chapter, we explore existing robot agility research … that help to enable agility, such as the ones mentioned in the preceding paragraphs. In particular, we will look at … (AI)-based systems that will control robots in a simulated manufacturing factory floor. Agility challenges are …

NIST Big Data Interoperability Framework: Volume 9, Adoption and Modernization

June 26, 2018
Author(s)
Wo L. Chang, Russell Reinsch, NBD-PWG NIST Big Data Public Working Group
… to capture a small fraction of the available potential in Big Data initiatives. The healthcare and manufacturing industries, for example, have so far been less … not for lack of significant financial investments in new technology. It is common to find reports pointing to a …

Embedded Power Quality Solutions for Computer Numerical Control Machine Tools

January 1, 2001
Author(s)
Bradley N. Damazo, M Stephens, Johannes A. Soons, M A. Donmez
… conducted over many years, has indicated that variations in electric power quality can negatively impact end-use … tests performed at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) …

Development of NIST Standard Bullets and Casings Status Report

November 1, 2000
Author(s)
Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger, Alim A. Fatah
… In April 1998, two prototype standard bullets were developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). In October 1999, prototype standard … This project report addresses the prototype design, manufacturing technique, testing results, potential …

Intelligent Systems for Urban Search and Rescue: Challenges and Lessons Learned

September 1, 2003
Author(s)
Adam S. Jacoff, Elena R. Messina, Brian A. Weiss
… rescue personnel. These competencies bring to bear work in numerous sub-disciplines of intelligent systems (or … generation, path planning, and human-robot interaction, in addition to work in communications, mechanism design and advanced sensors. In …

Towards Standard Exoskeleton Test Methods for Load Handling

May 9, 2019
Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, Ann Virts, Soocheol Yoon, Mili Shah
… to task. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been a key contributor to the formation … research measurement science and test method developments in support of exoskeleton standards. This paper describes the …

Nanoparticle Separation Based on Size-Dependent Aggregation of Nanoparticles Due to the Critical Casimir Effect

February 21, 2018
Author(s)
Hongyu NMN Guo, Gheorghe NMN Stan, Yun Liu
… the manufacture of nanomaterials and nanocomposites used in various technological applications including medicine, … sensitive to the sizes of colloidal particles immersed in a solvent through the control of the temperature and … for many colloidal particles and can be instrumental in tailoring their nanoscale properties and applications. …

Overview of an Ontology-based Approach for Kit Building Applications

November 8, 2017
Author(s)
Zeid Kootbally, Thomas Kramer, Craig I. Schlenoff, Satyandra K. Gupta
… (APRS) project at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is using Web Ontology Language (OWL) ontologies for modeling in a robotic kitting workstation. The new technical idea for the APRS project is to develop the measurement science in the form of an integrated agility framework enabling …

Mobile Manipulator Performance Measurement Data

June 27, 2017
Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman, YaShian Li-Baboud, Steven Legowik, Tsai H. Hong, Sebti Foufou
… The National Institute of Standards and Technology, Intelligent Systems Division has collected data …

Obstacle Detection and Avoidance from an Automated Guided Vehicle

September 18, 2014
Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman, William P. Shackleford, Geraldine S. Cheok
… Current automated guided vehicle (AGV) technology typically provides material handling flow along single or dual opposing-flow lanes in manufacturing and distribution facilities. An AGV stops for …

New AGV Capabilities are Safety Driven

September 3, 2014
Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman, William P. Shackleford
… Current automated guided vehicle (AGV) technology typically provides material handling flow along single or dual opposing-flow lanes in manufacturing and distribution facilities. An AGV stops for …

Spectral Fluorescence Measurements

July 7, 2014
Author(s)
Paul C. DeRose, Joanne C. Zwinkels, James Leland
… fluorescence measurements offer significant advantages in terms of sensitivity and selectivity, finding wide use in a range of applications in analytical and color … because of the increasing use of fluorescent materials in manufacturing for enhancing appearance, e.g. whiteness, …

DIFFUSION-CONTROLLED REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR VOC EMISSIONS TESTING

August 29, 2011
Author(s)
Zhe Liu, Cynthia H. Reed, Steve Cox, John Little
… building products, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Virginia Tech (VT) have created a … material has been extensively evaluated and its capability in assessing emission testing performance has been demonstrated in a series of inter-laboratories studies. Reference …

RM 8111: Development of a Prototype Linewidth Standard

May 1, 2006
Author(s)
Michael W. Cresswell, William Gutherie, R. Dixon, Richard A. Allen, Christine E. Murabito, Joaquin (. Martinez
… of the Semiconductor Electronics Division, the Information Technology Laboratory, and the Precision Engineering Laboratory at NIST, in collaboration with VLSI Standards, Inc., of San Jose, … CD-metrology instruments that are used in semiconductor manufacturing. The reference material is configured as a 9-mm …

Report of Investigation of RM 8111: Single-Crystal Critical Dimension Prototype Reference Materials

March 2, 2005
Author(s)
Michael W. Cresswell, Richard A. Allen, Ronald G. Dixson, William F. Guthrie, Christine E. Murabito, Brandon Park, Joaquin (. Martinez
… of the Semiconductor Electronics Division, the Information Technology Laboratory, and the Precision Engineering Laboratory at NIST, in collaboration with VLSI Standards, Inc., of San Jose, … CD-metrology instruments that are used in semiconductor manufacturing. The reference material is configured as a 9-mm …

Report to Council From Reference Materials, Reference Data Subcommittee

April 1, 2003
Author(s)
John A. Tesk, K White
… H The LSU (Louisiana State University) Eye Center-Polymer Technology Group-NIST NIH (National Institutes of health) … Implant Information, performance, and policies. H Active in planning ASTM workshop on Cleanliness Issues in Medical Devices. H Helping manufacturers and NIST for …

Requirements for Real-Time Extensions to the Java TM Platform: Report From the Requirements Group for Real-Time Extensions for the Java Platform

September 1, 1999
Author(s)
Lisa J. Carnahan, M Ruark
… The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sponsored the Requirements Group for … The Requirements Group met during a six-month period in a series of open workshops. Additionally, the Requirements … is expected to be needed by real-time applications written in the Java programming language and executing on various …

IoT Non-Technical Supporting Capability Core Baseline

August 25, 2021
Author(s)
Michael Fagan, Katerina N. Megas, Jeffrey Marron, Kevin Gerard Brady, Barbara Bell Cuthill, Rebecca Herold
… a manufacturer or third-party organization performs in support of the cybersecurity of an IoT device. This … is to provide organizations a starting point to use in identifying the non-technical supporting capabilities needed in relation to IoT devices they will manufacture, integrate, …
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