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Search Publications by: Kamel S. Saidi (Fed)

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Safe Control of Manufacturing Vehicles Research Towards Standard Test Methods

June 28, 2012
Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman, William P. Shackleford, Geraldine S. Cheok, Kamel S. Saidi
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Intelligent Systems Division has been researching several areas leading to safe control of manufacturing vehicles to improve AGV safety standards. The research areas include: - Automated guided vehicle

Technology Readiness Levels for Randomized Bin Picking

June 13, 2012
Author(s)
Jeremy A. Marvel, Roger D. Eastman, Geraldine S. Cheok, Kamel S. Saidi, Tsai Hong Hong, Elena R. Messina
A proposal for the utilization of Technology Readiness Levels to the application of unstructured bin picking is discussed. A special session was held during the 2012 Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems workshop to discuss the challenges and

A Case Study of 3D Imaging Productivity Needs to Support Infrastructure Construction

May 23, 2012
Author(s)
Gabriel Dadi, Paul Goodrum, Kamel Saidi, Christopher U. Brown, Joseph Betit
The national infrastructure system is at a crossroads with a need for renewal and expansion in the most efficient manner possible. Light railway construction requires the installation of embedments in reinforced concrete pavement along the length of

Image-based 3D Mapping of Rebar Location for Automated Assessment of Safe Drilling Areas Prior to Placing Embedments in Concrete Bridge Decks

May 23, 2012
Author(s)
Mani Golparvar-Fard, Behshad Ghadimi, Kamel Saidi, Geraldine Cheok, Marek Franaszek, Robert R. Lipman
This paper presents a new image-based approach for 3D mapping the locations of the rebar and embedded components in a railway bridge deck prior to placement of concrete. Our approach enables practitioners to quickly and automatically identify where the

Development and Use of the NIST Intelligent and Automated Construction Job Site Testbed

December 16, 2011
Author(s)
Kamel Saidi, Geraldine Cheok, Marek Franaszek, Christopher U. Brown, Jeremy Swerdlow, Robert R. Lipman, Itai Katz, Mani Golparvar-Fard, Paul Goodrum, Manu Akula, Gabriel Dadi, Behshad Ghadimi
The Intelligent and Automated Construction Job Site (IACJS) Testbed is a large laboratory facility that was established at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2011. The creation of the testbed was motivated by the need for such

Characterization of the Range Performance of a 3D Imaging System (NIST TN 1695)

May 9, 2011
Author(s)
Geraldine S. Cheok, Kamel S. Saidi, Marek Franaszek, James J. Filliben, Nicholas Scott
A 3D imaging instrument is a non-contact measurement instrument used to rapidly obtain 3D information about a scene or object. The use of and the applications for these instruments have grown tremendously in the last decade. The expanded use of 3D imaging

Evaluation of Ultra-Wideband Technology for use in 3D Locating Systems

September 28, 2010
Author(s)
Adam P. Kopp, Kamel S. Saidi, Hiam Khoury
A high-powered (5 Watt peak power) ultra-wideband (UWB) ranging system was evaluated for use as the basis for a 3-Dimensional (3D) locating system by comparing tracking results to a ground truth system. The UWB ranging system is composed of five ranging

Proceedings of the GSA 3D Imaging Workshop, February 28, 2011 (NIST TN 1699)

December 9, 2009
Author(s)
Geraldine S. Cheok, Marek Franaszek, Kamel S. Saidi
The General Services Administration (GSA) has been involved in 3D imaging since the early 2000s. Since 3D imaging was a relatively new technology at that time, GSA needed to develop and provide initial guidance to their project managers (PMs) on 3D imaging