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Elevators as a Means of Fire Escape

May 1, 1982
Author(s)
J H. Klote
This paper is the initial report of an ongoing project at NBS to investigate the use of elevators as a means of fire escape for the handicapped. The use of stairwells for fire evacuation poses a problem for people who cannot use stairs because of physical

Fire Endurance Test of Selected Residential Floor Constructions.

May 1, 1982
Author(s)
Jin B. Fang
A series of 10 load-bearing, wood-and steel-framed residential floors was evaluated for structural fire resistance in a fire endurance furnace. Nine wood-frame and one light gauge steel-frame, protected and unprotected floor/ceiling assembles, each

Nitration of alkyl substituted 4-aryl(benzoyl)pyridynes

May 1, 1982
Author(s)
Anzor Mikaia, Nikolay A. Prostakov, Anatolyi Soldatenkov, AP Krapivko, AA Fomichev, AA Ustenko
Peri-effect leading to a base peak of [M-NO2] ion in the spectra of dinitro diarenes is described along with the synthesis of arylpyridines

Six-Dimensional Vision System

May 1, 1982
Author(s)
James S. Albus, Ernest Kent, M Nashman, P Mansbach, L Palombo, Michael O. Shneier
There are six degrees of freedom that define the position and orientation of any object relative to a robot gripper. All six need to be determined for the robot to grasp the object in a uniquely specified manner. A robot vision system under development at

Concepts for a Real-Time Sensory-Interactive Control System Architecture

April 30, 1982
Author(s)
Tony Barbera, M L. Fitzgerald, James S. Albus
This paper describes concepts used in defining an architecture for a real-time sensory-interactive control system. These concepts were arrived at from testing and evaluating different control systems strategies at the National Bureau of Standards. A
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