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Effects of JPEG 2000 Lossy Image Compression on 1000 ppi Latent Fingerprint Casework

October 25, 2013
Author(s)
Shahram Orandi, John M. Libert, John D. Grantham, Frederick R. Byers, Lindsay M. Petersen, Michael D. Garris
This paper presents the findings of a study conducted to measure the impact of JPEG 2000 lossy compression on the comparison of 1000 ppi latent fingerprint imagery and 1000 ppi exemplar fingerprint imagery. Combinations of image pairs that vary by the

Methods for Performance Evaluation of Single Axis Positioning Systems: A New Standard

October 25, 2013
Author(s)
Ronnie R. Fesperman Jr., Nathan Brown, Kevin Elliott, Jonathan D. Ellis, Axel Grabowski, Steve Ludwick, Serge Maneuf, Brian O'Connor, Shane Woody
Many new high-precision linear and angular positioning systems are being used in emerging micro- and nanotechnology applications. Measuring and certifying the performance of these systems with off-the-shelf instrumentation and test methods suggested by

Morphing Metal-Polymer Janus Particles

October 25, 2013
Author(s)
Lewis M. Cox, Jason Killgore, Zhengwei Li, Zheng Zhang, Donna C. Hurley, Jianliang Xiao, Yifu Ding
Shape memory polymers have the unique ability to memorize and recover their permanent shapes after being programmed to hold high strain levels up to a few hundred percent. While studies have traditionally focused on utilizing shape memory effects for macro

Three-dimensional deep sub-wavelength defect detection using (lambda) = 193 nm optical microscopy

October 25, 2013
Author(s)
Bryan M. Barnes, Martin Y. Sohn, Francois R. Goasmat, Hui Zhou, Andras Vladar, Richard M. Silver, Abraham Arceo
Identifying defects in photolithographic patterning is a persistent challenge in semiconductor manufacturing. Well-established optical methods in current use are jeopardized by upcoming sub-20 nm device dimensions. Volumetric processing of focus-resolved

Towards Mobile Manipulator Safety Standards

October 24, 2013
Author(s)
Jeremy A. Marvel, Roger V. Bostelman
We present an overview of the current safety standards for industrial robots and automated guided vehicles (AGVs), and describe how they relate to the safety concerns of mobile manipulators (robot arms mounted on mobile bases) in modern manufacturing

A Literature Review of Sensor Ontologies for Manufacturing Applications

October 23, 2013
Author(s)
Craig I. Schlenoff, Tsai Hong Hong, Roger D. Eastman
The purpose of this paper is to review existing sensor and sensor network ontologies to understand whether they can be reused as a basis for a manufacturing perception sensor ontology, or if the existing ontologies hold lessons for the development of a new

A versatile bilayer resist for laser lithography at 405 nm on glass substrates

October 23, 2013
Author(s)
Quandou (. Wang, Ulf Griesmann
We describe a simple bilayer photoresist that is particularly well suited for laser lithography at an exposure wavelength of 405 nm on glass substrates, which is often used for the fabrication of binary diffractive optics and computer generated holograms

Exploiting dimensionality and defect mitigation to create tunable microwave dielectrics

October 23, 2013
Author(s)
Nathan D. Orloff, C H. Lee, T Birol, J A. Mundy, V. Goian, R. Haislmaier, E. Vlahos, Y. Kim, J. D. Brock, Y Zhu, R. Uecker, V. Gopalan, S. Kamba, X X. Xi, D A. Muller, I. Takeuchi, James C. Booth, C. J. Fennie
The miniaturization and integration of frequency-agile microwave circuits—tunable filters, resonators, phase shifters and more—with microelectronics offers tantalizing device possibilities, yet requires thin films whose dielectric constant at GHz

Laser and Photonic Systems Integration: Emerging Innovations and Framework for Research and Education

October 23, 2013
Author(s)
Shimon Y. Nof, Gary J. Cheng, Andrew M. Weiner, Xin W. Chen, Yung C. Shin, Avital Bechar, Claude B. Reed, Alkan Donmez, Thomas D. Weldon, Peter Bermel, Satish T. Bukkapatnam, Changquing Cheng, Soundar R. Kumara, Arden Bement, Richard Koubek, Bopaya Bidanda, Agostino Capponi, Seokcheon Lee, Mark R. Lehto, Andrew L. Liu, Omid Nohadani, Marcos Dantus, Peter W. Lorraine, David D. Notle, Robert W. Proctor, Harshad P. Sardesai, Leyuan Shi, Juan P. Wachs, Xi-Cheng Zhang
The purpose of this white paper is to review the key emerging innovations in laser and photonics systems, their design and integration, focusing on challenges and opportunities for solutions of societal grand challenges. Developments, their significance

Spectral line shapes investigation with Pound-Drever-Hall-locked frequency-stabilized cavity ring-down spectroscopy

October 23, 2013
Author(s)
A. Cygan, S. Wojtewicz, J. Domyslawska, Piotr Maslowski, Katarzyna E. Bielska, M. Piwinski, K. Stec, R.S. Trawinski, F Ozimek, C. Radzewicz, Hisashi Abe, T. Ido, Joseph T. Hodges, D Lisak, R. Ciurylo
A review of recent experiments involving a newly developed Pound-Drever-Hall-locked frequency-stabilized cavity ring-down spectroscopy (PDH-locked FS-CRDS) system is presented. By comparison to standard FS-CRDS, the PDH lock of the probe laser to the ring

FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH OF TWO PIPELINE STEELS IN A PRESSURIZED HYDROGEN ENVIRONMENT

October 22, 2013
Author(s)
Andrew J. Slifka, Elizabeth S. Drexler, Nicholas Nanninga, Yaakov Levy, Joseph D. McColskey, Robert L. Amaro
Fatigue crack growth tests were conducted on two pipeline steel alloys, API 5L X52 and X100. Baseline tests were conducted in air, and those results were compared with tests conducted in pressurized hydrogen gas. All tests were run at (load ratio) R = 0.5

Metabolite Profiling of a NIST Standard Reference Material for Human Plasma (SRM 1950) GC/MS, LC/MS, NMR and Clinical Laboratory Analyses, Libraries and Web-based resources

October 22, 2013
Author(s)
Yamil Simon, Mark S. Lowenthal, Lisa E. Kilpatrick, Maureen L. Sampson, Kelly H. Telu, Paul A. Rudnick, William G. Mallard, Daniel W. Bearden, Tracey B. Schock, Dmitrii V. Tchekhovskoi, Niksa Blonder, Xinjian Yan, Yuxue Liang, Yufang Zheng, William E. Wallace, Pedatsur Neta, Karen W. Phinney, Alan T. Remaley, Stephen E. Stein
Recent progress in metabolomics and the development of increasingly sensitive analytical techniques have renewed interest in global profiling, i.e., semi-quantitative monitoring of all chemical constituents of biological fluids. In this work, we have

Fatigue Crack Growth Modeling of Pipeline Steels in High Pressure Gaseous Hydrogen

October 21, 2013
Author(s)
Robert L. Amaro, Elizabeth S. Drexler, Andrew J. Slifka
Hydrogen will likely play a key role in a future clean energy economy. However, fundamental understanding of the deleterious effects of hydrogen on the fatigue and fracture properties of pipeline steels is lacking. Furthermore, engineering tools for design

Measurement, Standards, and Data Needs for CO2 Capture Materials: A Critical Review

October 21, 2013
Author(s)
Laura Espinal, Dianne L. Poster, Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Andrew J. Allen, Martin L. Green
The commercial deployment of cost-effective carbon capture technology is hindered partially by the lack of a proper suite of materials-related standards, data, and measurement methods, which would provide critical information for the systematic design of

Imaging topological edge states in silicon photonics

October 20, 2013
Author(s)
Mohammad Hafezi, Jingyun Fan, Alan L. Migdall, Jacob M. Taylor
Systems with topological oder exhibit exotic phenomena including fractional statistics. While most systems with topological order have been electronic, advances in our understanding of synthetic gauge fields have enabled realization of topological order in

Ranging Performance Evaluation of a Laser Scanner

October 20, 2013
Author(s)
Massimiliano M. Ferrucci, Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Christopher J. Blackburn, Daniel S. Sawyer, Steven D. Phillips, Vincent D. Lee, Peter Petrov, Yuri Yakovlev, Andrey Astrelin, Spike Milligan, John Palmateer
Large volume laser scanners are used for a variety of purposes, including dimensional metrology of large artifacts, digitization and reverse engineering, as well as historical preservation and archiving. In evaluating the performance of laser scanners, we

VOLUMETRIC PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A LASER SCANNER

October 20, 2013
Author(s)
Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Massimiliano M. Ferrucci, Daniel S. Sawyer, Grant Gerner, Vincent D. Lee, Christopher J. Blackburn, Steven D. Phillips, Peter Petrov, Yuri Yakovlev, Andrey Astrelin, Spike Milligan, John Palmateer
There are several sources of error in a laser scanner measurement. The optical and material properties of the target, the shape, form, surface texture, color, reflectivity, and orientation of the target in space, environmental effects, etc., all contribute
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