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Performance Assessment of Face Recognition Using Super-Resolution

October 25, 2010
Author(s)
Shuowen Hu, Robert Maschal, S. S. Young, Tsai H. Hong, P. Jonathon Phillips
Recognition rate of face recognition algorithms is dependent on the resolution of the imagery, specifically the number of pixels contained within the face. Using a sequence of frames from low-resolution videos, super-resolution reconstruction can form a

System Builders Manual for Version 2.2.1 of the NIST DMIS Test Suite

October 25, 2010
Author(s)
Thomas R. Kramer, John A. Horst
This manual is a system builders manual for the NIST DMIS Test Suite, version 2.2.1. DMIS (Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard) is a language for writing programs for coordinate measuring machines and other dimensional measurement equipment. The

Users Manual for Version 2.2.1 of the NIST DMIS Test Suite

October 25, 2010
Author(s)
Thomas R. Kramer, John A. Horst
This manual is a users manual for the NIST DMIS Test Suite, version 2.2.1. DMIS (Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard) is a language for writing programs for coordinate measuring machines and other dimensional measurement equipment. The manual

The Roles of the Mise en Pratique for the Definition of the Kelvin

October 16, 2010
Author(s)
Dean C. Ripple, Richard Davis, Bernd Fellmuth, Joachim Fischer, Graham Machin, Terry Quinn, Peter Steur, Osamu Tamura, David R. White
The mise en pratique (“practical realization”) for the definition of the kelvin (MeP-K) was created by the Consultative Committee for Thermometry (CCT) in 2006 to give practitioners of thermometry a guide to the realization of the kelvin, in accord with

Accurate Measurements of Process Gas Flow with Laminar Flow Meters

October 15, 2010
Author(s)
Thiago Cobu, Robert F. Berg, John D. Wright, Michael R. Moldover
We calibrated three models of commercially-manufactured, laminar flow meters (LFMs) with nitrogen at four pressures (100 kPa, 200 kPa, 300 kPa, and 400 kPa) over a 10:1 flow range using NIST’s primary flow standards and a physical model. Without additional

Bilateral Comparison Confirms NIM’s and NIST’s Gas Flow Capabilities

October 15, 2010
Author(s)
Aaron N. Johnson, CHUNHUI LI
The bilateral comparison between NIM and NIST for gas flow was conducted from June 2008 to October 2009. Two critical flow venturis (CFVs) with nominal throat diameters of 10 mm and 20 mm, respectively, were selected as transfer standards. The CFVs were

Lessons Learned in Evaluating DARPA Advanced Military Technologies

October 15, 2010
Author(s)
Craig I. Schlenoff, Brian A. Weiss, Michelle P. Steves
For the past six years, personnel from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have served as the Independent Evaluation Team (IET) for two major DARPA programs. DARPA ASSIST (Advanced Soldier Sensor Information System and Technology) is

Methodology for evaluating Static six-degree-of-freedom (6DoF) Perception Systems

October 15, 2010
Author(s)
Tommy Chang, Tsai H. Hong, Joseph Falco, Michael O. Shneier, Milli Shah, Roger D. Eastman
In this paper, we apply two fundamental approaches toward evaluating a static, vision based, six-degree-of-freedom (6DoF) pose determination system that measures the position and orientation of a part. The first approach uses ground\-truth carefully

Properties for Accurate Gas Flow Measurements

October 15, 2010
Author(s)
John D. Wright
Accurate gas properties are needed to take full advantage of the low uncertainties provided by NIST’s Gas Flow Calibration Services. If a flowmeter user and NIST use different values for these properties (molecular mass, compressibility, density, viscosity

Reliability of Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems

October 14, 2010
Author(s)
Ram Chillarege, Jeff Voas
Cyber-physical systems feature a tight combination of a system's computational and physical elements. Understanding how to assess and design trustworthiness into these complex systems of systems remains an unsolved problem. This issue offers insights into

NIST WMD update presentation for NISA October, 2010

October 4, 2010
Author(s)
John W. Barton
The presentation will cover recent and upcoming events, changes, and the focus for the NIST Weights and Measures Division (WMD). Topics will include the agency-wide restructuring of NIST, current projects underway at WMD, NIST Handbook 44 changes for 2011

On Multiple-Method Studies

October 4, 2010
Author(s)
Chih-Ming Wang, Hariharan K. Iyer
In this paper we review statistical models that describe measurements from a multiple-method study such as in the development of a reference material. We also review requirements for the so-called GUM compliance as this appears to be an important criterion

Multi-Frequency Approach to Vector-Network-Analyzer Scattering-Parameter Measurements

September 28, 2010
Author(s)
Arkadiusz C. Lewandowski, Dylan F. Williams, Wojciech Wiatr
We present a multi-frequency approach to vector-network-analyzer scattering-parameter measurements. This novel approach accounts for the relationships between the measurements at different frequencies, and thus breaks with the traditional paradigm to

Fatigue Pre-Cracking Curved Wide Plates in Bending

September 27, 2010
Author(s)
Mark D. Richards, Timothy S. Weeks, Joseph D. McColskey, Bo Wang, Yong-Yi Wang
In support of using high strength steels for strain-based design of pipeline, curved wide plate (CWP) tests in tension are being performed on API 5L X100 pipes of 36-inch (916-mm) diameter and 0.75-inch (19-mm) wall thickness. The CWP tests are being used

Energy Absorption Measurements to Standardize Foam in Stab Testing

September 13, 2010
Author(s)
Aaron M. Forster, Diane Mauchant, Elizabeth Wailes, Amanda L. Forster, Michael A. Riley, Kirk D. Rice
Polymer foams serve an important role in the assessment and certification of stab resistant body armor for both US and UK standards. A composite of neoprene and polyethylene foam is used behind the armor during testing. The foam mimics stab dynamics by

A More General Type A Evaluation

September 9, 2010
Author(s)
Ruediger Kessel, Raghu N. Kacker, Klaus-Dieter Sommer
The evaluation of uncertainty according to the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in measurement is the internationally agreed procedure to evaluate the complete result statement in measurement including measurement uncertainty. It distinguishes two

Measuring Up to Sustainable Water: Report from the 2010 NIST/Virginia Tech. Water Workshop

September 9, 2010
Author(s)
Lauren F. Greenlee, Jessica D. Torrey, Stephanie A. Hooker, Michael J. Fasolka, Sunil K. Sinha, Marc A. Edwards
Securing water sources of sufficient quality and quantity poses a major barrier to growing communities. Major investments in capitol and materials are planned in water treatment and distribution system infrastructure over the next several decades, but

Improving the NIST High-Performance ICP-OES Methodology through Exact Matching

August 26, 2010
Author(s)
Michael R. Winchester, Therese A. Butler, Gregory C. Turk
High-Performance” (HP-)ICP-OES was developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) approximately a decade ago as a means of performing ICP OES analyses with relative expanded uncertainty on the order of 0.2 %, expressed at a level of
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