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Search Publications by: Nicholas G. Paulter Jr. (Fed)

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Long term stability of ultra high molar mass polyethylene fibres

September 19, 2016
Author(s)
Amanda L. Forster, Aaron M. Forster, Joannie W. Chin, Sylvain H. Petit, Kai-Li Kang, Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Kirk D. Rice, Don Jenket II, Mohamad Al-Sheikhly
Abstract. The performance of ultra-high molar mass polyethylene (UHMMPE) fibres for ballistic protection is predicated on the development of a highly aligned molecular structure that allows the polymer to exhibit a superior strength in the axial direction

Test method for measuring the electrical output of electroshock weapons

July 25, 2016
Author(s)
Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., David M. Jenkins, Norimitsu Ichikawa, Michael Leonesio
Electroshock weapons (ESWs) have become a ubiquitous component of weapons used in the arsenal of domestic law enforcement (LE) agencies and the military around the world. It is a major contributor to the escalation of force policies and procedures of many

Long-Term Stability of UHMWPE Fibers

February 18, 2015
Author(s)
Amanda L. Forster, Aaron M. Forster, Joannie W. Chin, Chiao-Chi Lin, Sylvain H. Petit, Kai-Li Kang, Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Michael A. Riley, Kirk D. Rice
The superior performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fi bers is predicated on the development of a highly aligned molecular structure that allows the polymer to exhibit a superior strength in the axial direction of the fi ber. Body armor

Natural Scene Statistics in Infrared Images

December 12, 2014
Author(s)
Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Todd R. Goodall, Alan C. Bovik
Natural Scene Statistics (NSS) produces powerful perceptually relevant tools that have been highly successful in image quality analysis of visible light images. These NSS capture statistical regularities in the physical world and thus can be applicable to

Image Quality Testing: Selection of Images for Assessing Test Subject Input

September 2, 2014
Author(s)
John R. Jendzurski, Nicholas G. Paulter Jr.
Determining image quality is dependent to some degree on human interpretation. Although entirely subjective methods of evaluating image quality may be adequate for consumer applications, they are not acceptable for security and safety applications where

Investigations of Near-Edge Ballistic Impacts on Law Enforcement Body Armor

September 1, 2014
Author(s)
Kirk D. Rice, Amanda L. Forster, Michael A. Riley, Nicholas Paulter
In 2005 and 2006, two law enforcement officer-involved shootings resulted in injuries to the officers when bullets were not stopped in the officers' body armor. In both cases, the bullets struck the officers' armor quite close to the edge of the ballistic

Standoff passive video imaging at 350 GHz with 251 superconducting detectors

June 20, 2014
Author(s)
Daniel T. Becker, James A. Beall, Hsiao-Mei Cho, Gene C. Hilton, Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Carl D. Reintsema, Robert E. Schwall, Cale Gentry, Ilya Smirnov, Peter Ade, W D. Duncan, Mark Halpern, Carole Tucker
Millimeter wavelength radiation holds promise for detection of security threats at a distance, including suicide bomb belts and maritime threats in poor weather. The high sensitivity of superconducting Transition Edge Sensor (TES) detectors makes them

A Generative Model for Fingerprint Minutiae

June 4, 2013
Author(s)
Melissa K. Taylor, Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Qijun Zhao, Yi Zhang, Anil K. Jain
Fingerprint minutiae are the most important features used by latent fingerprint examiners, as well as in automated fingerprint recognition systems. Hence, understanding the statistical distribution of minutiae is essential in many fingerprint recognition

A REFERENCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR ELECTROSHOCK WEAPONS

June 3, 2013
Author(s)
Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Donald R. Larson
We have developed a measurement system to accurately measure the electrical current and high-voltage output of electroshock weapons (ESW) that are used to deliver an electrical stimulus to humans for the purpose of incapacitation. Since the output of

The Forthcoming IEEE Standard 1696 on Test Methods for Characterizing Circuit Probes

May 6, 2013
Author(s)
Nicholas Paulter, John Jendzurski, Mike McTigue, Bill Hagerup, Thomas E. Linnenbrink
The Technical Committee 10 (TC10) of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society initiated a new standards activity in 2006 for the development of test methods to characterize the performance of circuit probes. This standard contains a set of

Fingerprint Image Synthesis based on Statistical Feature Models

December 6, 2012
Author(s)
Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Melissa Taylor, Anil K. Jain, Qijun Zhao
Fingerprint image synthesis has received considerable attention because of its potential use in generating large databases to evaluate the performance of fingerprint recognition systems. Existing fingerprint synthesis algorithms (e.g., SFinGe) focus on

Pulse Metrology, Part II

June 1, 2012
Author(s)
Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Donald R. Larson
Pulse metrology refers to the science of the measurement of pulses, which are transient phenomena. This article describes concepts important for pulse metrology, namely, reproducibility and repeatability of measurement, measurement uncertainty, and

Objective Evaluation of Imager Performance

December 1, 2011
Author(s)
Francine K. Amon, Dennis D. Leber, Nicholas Paulter
We describe a method by which the evaluation and characterization of the performance of an imager can be done objectively and scientifically, that is, without routine operator interpretation. Although this method is demonstrated herein for passive long

IEEE TC-10: Update 2011

July 1, 2011
Author(s)
Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Thomas E. Linnenbrink, W. B. Boyer, S. J. Tilden, Travis Ellis
There is a world-wide need to standardize terms, test methods, and the computation of performance parameters for devices that generate, measure, and analyze waveforms. Users need to be able to unambiguously specify the device performance required for

Pulse Metrology, Part 1

June 1, 2011
Author(s)
Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Donald R. Larson
Pulse metrology refers to the science of the measurement of pulses, which are transient phenomena. This article describes concepts important for pulse metrology, namely, reproducibility and repeatability of measurement, measurement uncertainty, and

A High Resolution High-Sensitivity Standoff Imaging System at 350 GHz

May 23, 2011
Author(s)
Daniel T. Becker, Cale Gentry, James A. Beall, Hsiao-Mei Cho, William Duncan, Gene C. Hilton, Kent D. Irwin, Peter J. Lowell, Michael D. Niemack, Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Carl D. Reintsema, Francis J. Schima, Robert E. Schwall, Peter Ade, Carole Tucker, Simon Dicker, Halpern Mark
Millimeter wavelength radiation holds promise for detection of security threats at a distance, including suicide bomb belts and maritime threats in poor weather conditions. The sensitivity provided by superconducting Transition-Edge-Sensor (TES) bolometers

A 350-GHz high-resolution high-sensitivity passive video imaging system

April 27, 2010
Author(s)
Daniel T. Becker, James A. Beall, Hsiao-Mei Cho, William Duncan, Kent D. Irwin, Gene C. Hilton, Robert D. Horansky, Peter J. Lowell, Michael D. Niemack, Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Carl D. Reintsema, Francis J. Schima, Robert E. Schwall, Ki W. Yoon, Peter Ade, Carole Tucker, Simon Dicker, Mark Halpern
We are developing a 350 GHz cryogenic passive video imaging system. This demonstration system uses 800 photon-noise-limited superconducting transition edge sensor bolometers. It will image a 1 m x 1 m area at a standoff distance of 16 m to a resolution of

Calibration of Speed Enforcement Down-the-Road Radars

May 1, 2009
Author(s)
John R. Jendzurski, Nicholas G. Paulter Jr.
We examine the measurement uncertainty associated with different methods of calibrating the ubiquitous down-the-road (DTR) radar used in speed enforcement. These calibration methods include the use of audio frequency sources, tuning forks, a fifth wheel

Reference Ballistic Chronograph

April 30, 2009
Author(s)
Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Donald R. Larson
A ballistic chronograph with a measurement uncertainty of less than +/- 0.1 m/s has been designed, constructed and tested. Because of this low uncertainty, this chronograph can be used as a reference to calibrate and/or characterize the performance of

Reference Ballistic Chronograph for Personal Armor Characterization

October 9, 2008
Author(s)
Nicholas Paulter, Donald R. Larson
Ballistic armor is evaluated using a V50 parameter, which describes the velocity above which half the shots are expected to penetrate a given type of body armor. The greater the error and uncertainty in measuring the velocity of the bullet, the greater the

IEEE TC-10: Update 2008

September 22, 2008
Author(s)
Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Thomas E. Linnenbrink, W. B. Boyer, Robert Graham, S. J. Tilden
There is a world-wide need to standardize terms, test methods, and the computation of performance parameters for devices that generate, measure, and analyze waveforms. Users need to be able to unambiguously specify the device performance required for

Wide-Bandwidth Coaxial PWB Transmission Line Probe

April 1, 2008
Author(s)
Nicholas Paulter, Robert H. Palm, Dwight D. Barry
The design, fabrication, and test of a wide bandwidth (3 dB attenuation bandwidth =>30 GHz) , 50 ohm, coaxial probe for the electrical characterization of printed wiring board (PWB) transmission lines is described. The probe can make thousands of repeated