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Development of an Evaluation Method for Acceptable Usability

February 27, 2007
Author(s)
Brian C. Stanton, Brian Antonishek, Jean C. Scholtz
… The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted three workshops with First Responders to determine requirements for robots used in Urban Search and Rescue (USAR). These requirements were … addressed the human-system interface and interaction. In this paper, we explain the pilot testing that has led us …

Proceedings of the Static Analysis Summit

July 1, 2006
Author(s)
Paul E. Black, Helen Gill, W. E. Martin, Elizabeth N. Fong
… This is the proceeding of a summit held in June 2006 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This Static Analysis Summit is one of a series of meetings in the NIST Software Assurance Measurement and Tool …

Elevator Controls

March 1, 2006
Author(s)
Richard W. Bukowski, R P. Fleming, Jeffrey Tubbs, Christopher Marrion, Jill Dirksen, Chris Duke, Debbie Prince, Lee F. Richardson, Dave Beste, Dottie Stanlaske
… topic written by industry and regulatory officials engaged in the development of this technology and the standards that will apply. …

NIST Handbook 44: Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices (2006 Ed.)

September 30, 2005
Author(s)
Linda D. Crown, Kenneth S. Butcher, Juana Williams, L T. Sebring, R C. Suiter
… Handbook 44 was first published in 1949, having been preceded by similar handbooks of various designations and in several forms. This 2006 edition was developed by the … Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The handbook includes amendments adopted by the …

Documentation of the Fuel System for Emergency Power in World Trade Center 7. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-1J) ***DRAFT for Public Comments***

September 1, 2005
Author(s)
R A. Grill, D A. Johnson
… and standards of the National Institute of Standards and Technology World Trade Center (WTC) Investigation. As part of … protection features of the fuel oil system that existed in WTC 7 at the time of the collapse. … Documentation of the Fuel System for Emergency Power in World Trade Center 7. Federal Building and Fire Safety …

Tech Note 1458|NIST Measurement Service for DC Standard Resistors

March 8, 2004
Author(s)
Randolph Elmquist, Dean G. Jarrett, George R. Jones Jr., Marlin E. Kraft, Scott H. Shields, Ronald F. Dziuba
… At the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the U.S. representation of the ohm is … resistors and current shunts of nominal decade values in the resistance range from 10E-5 Ω to 10E12 Ω. Resistance …

Formalization of the MESF Unit of Fluorescence Intensity

January 1, 2004
Author(s)
A. Schwartz, Adolfas Gaigalas, Lili Wang, G E. Marti, R F. Vogt, R Fernandez-Prini
… past two years at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the refinement and formal definition of the MESF unit of fluorescence intensity. In addition to the theory underlying the MESF unit, …

Automated Security Self-Evaluation Tool Technical Documentation, Version 1.03

January 31, 2003
Author(s)
Mark McLarnon, Marianne M. Swanson
… a system self-assessment. ASSET will assist organizations in completing the self-assessment questionnaire contained in NIST Special Publication (Special Publication) 800-26, Security Self-Assessment Guide for Information Technology Systems. This technical manual is intended as a …

A Quick-Reference List of Organizations and Standards for Digital Rights Management

October 1, 2002
Author(s)
Gordon E. Lyon
… and protection (IPMP)-- is today a swirling mix of technology, policy, law and business practice. There are many organizations active in the field. Under such circumstances, even a modest guide or index of active organizations can be useful. In March 2002, experts at a NIST cross-industry DRM workshop …

Reverberation Chambers Measurements for the Shielding Effectiveness of Advanced Composite Materials

September 9, 2002
Author(s)
Christopher L. Holloway, R. Garzia, John M. Ladbury, David A. Hill, Galen H. Koepke
… composite material (ACM) is drawing considerable attention in recent years as an alternative to metals. In many applications, these materials must have the ability … used to assess the shielding properties of these ACMs. In the paper, we introduce a nested reverberation chamber …

Experiences in Deploying Test Arenas for Mobile Autonomous Robots

September 4, 2001
Author(s)
Adam S. Jacoff, Elena R. Messina, John Evans
… The National Institute of Standards and Technology has created a set of reference test arenas for … mobile robot capabilities. The arenas have been deployed in two competitions thus far and are also being used by … capabilities. We describe the arenas and their use in competitions and our near-term and long-term plans for the …

Reference Material 8091: New Scanning Electron Microscope Sharpness Standard

August 1, 2001
Author(s)
Andras Vladar, Michael T. Postek, Nien F. Zhang, Robert D. Larrabee, Samuel N. Jones, Russell E. Hajdaj
… Reference Material (RM 8091) is intended primarily for use in checking the sharpness performance of scanning electron … microscope. The chip can also be mounted onto a drop-in type wafer holder. This Reference Material is fully compatible with state-of-the-art integrated circuit technology. …

Comparison Between the SNS and SIS Josephson Voltage Standards at OFMET

April 1, 2001
Author(s)
Blaise Jeanneret, Alain Rufenacht, Charles J. Burroughs
… chip provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) was impemented at the Swiss Federal Office … voltage standard showed an agreement of 1.4 1 3.4 parts in 10 10 at 1V. This result demonstrates the new system is functioning properly and can be used in various types of measurements. In particular, it will be …
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