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Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security

August 31, 2010
Author(s)
Annabelle Lee
… components to the electric grid that communicate in much more advanced ways (e.g., two-way communications, and wired and wireless communications) than in the past. This report is for individuals and organizations … and the supporting analyses that are included in this report may be used by strategists, designers, …

Static and Dynamic Stability Performance Measurements of the Home Lift, Position and Rehabilitation (HLPR) Chair/Forklift

March 3, 2010
Author(s)
Joshua Johnson, Roger V. Bostelman
… developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has unique capabilities and a unique shape … Chair was converted into an autonomous forklift for the manufacturing industry. The HLPR forklift includes … were created and tested that are currently not provided in these standards because of HLPR's unique lift and rotation …

A Factory-Wide EDA Data Quality Performance Simulation for APC Capabilities Analysis

October 1, 2008
Author(s)
Xiao Zhu, Dhananjay Anand, Sulaiman Hussain, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, James Moyne
… Realizing benefits from real-time process control requires in-situ monitoring of process environment, equipment, and the … parameters necessary for ensuring high precision manufacturing for optimal yield. To ensure accurate data … and performance, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Michigan have developed a …

NIST Goniospectrometer for Surface Color Measurements

July 7, 2008
Author(s)
Maria E. Nadal, Gael Obein
… at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can measure the spectral reflectance of … aspects that are currently judged by human observers in the manufacturing process. An example is distinctiveness of image … CIE Symposium on Advances in Photometry and Colorimetry …

Observations of Pt/Ne hollow cathode lamps similar to those used on the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph

July 7, 2008
Author(s)
Gillian Nave, Craig J. Sansonetti, S. V. Penton, Nathaniel Cunningham, Matthew Beasley, Steve Osterman, F Kerber, Charles D. Keyes, Michael R. Rosa
… accelerated aging tests on three Pt/Ne lamps from the same manufacturing run as lamps installed on the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS). One lamp was aged in air at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at a current of 10 mA and 50 % duty cycle …

A Neutral Data Interface Specification for Simulating Machine Shop Operations

September 1, 2004
Author(s)
Yung-Tsun Lee, Charles R. McLean
… In most cases, the effort required to develop a meaningful … simulators are not designed to use traditional shop data in its native format, so models and data import routines … underway at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop neutral, standard, data …

Nanometrology - FY 2003 Program and Selected Accomplishments

December 15, 2003
Author(s)
Clare M. Allocca, Stephen W. Freiman
… devices and material ensembles. Materials at the nanoscale in three dimensions (NEMS, MEMS), two dimensions (ultrathin … key roles in a spectrum of industry sectors, including manufacturing, information technology, electronics, and healthcare. Nanometrology, i.e., …

Characterisation of Thermally Sprayed Metallic NiCrAlY Deposits by Multiple Small-Angle Scattering

December 1, 2002
Author(s)
T Keller, W. Wagner, Andrew J. Allen, J Ilavsky, S Siegmann, N Margadant, G Kostorz
… and flame-spraying). MSANS measurements were made in directions parallel and perpendicular to the surface … cross sections, the complex microstructures were modelled in terms of three distinct void systems. Employing the most … from small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) analysis in the Porod regime. Relationships to macroscopic coating …

Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function of Rough Silicon Wafers

July 1, 2001
Author(s)
Y J. Shen, Z M. Zhang, Benjamin K. Tsai, D P. DeWitt
… The trend towards miniaturization of patterning features in integrated circuits (IC) has made traditional batch … wafers has become more popular in recent years for IC manufacturing. Light-pipe radiation thermometry is the method … (STARR) at the National Institute of Standards and TEchnology (NIST). The rms roughness of these samples ranges …

Membrane Filtration of Natural Organic Matter: Factors and Mechanisms Affecting Rejection and Flux Decline With Charged Ultrafiltration (UF Membrane)

May 1, 1999
Author(s)
J Cho, G Amy, J J. Pellegrino
… ultrafiltration membrane based on thin-film-composite technology. NOM rejection mechanisms such as steric exclusion … effective relative molecular mass cutoff for the NOM in our study was between 1500 and 2300 (significantly lower … value of 8000) and depended on the NOM characteristics in the source water. In particular the ratio of UV absorbance …

Helping Robots Stay on Target

December 2, 2019
Author(s)
Elena R. Messina, Jeremy Marvel
… small error. This repeatability capability plays a role in ensuring predictability so that production proceeds … but that location may not be where it should be in (accuracy). Both accuracy and repeatability are key … that influence the robot's ability to meet a manufacturing process's needs. Generally, a robot's …

Cellulose Nanocrystals the Next Big Nano-thing?

August 6, 2008
Author(s)
Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, John A. Dagata, Natalia Farkas, Bin Ming, Ronald Sabo, Theodore H. Wegner
… like microfibrils that are biosynthesized and deposited in plant material in a continuous fashion. Therefore, the basic raw materials … to be utilized in an array of future materials once the manufacturing processes and nanometrology are fully …

Measurement Needs for Biofabrication of Tissue Engineered Medical Products Workshop Report

April 19, 2024
Author(s)
Greta Babakhanova, Carl Simon Jr., Eugenia Romantseva
… December 1, 2022, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) held a one-day workshop on measurement … for the structure of the constructs, cell viability in the constructs, and functional capacity of the constructs. … standards for different cell types and overall manufacturing processes. The establishment of collaborative …
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