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Federal Highway Administration Exploratory Advanced Research Program
Last Updated Date: 09/05/2012 Leverage NIST knowledge and capabilities in task analysis, perception, autonomous vehicle systems, and performance measurements to support an FWHA … more
Army Research Laboratory Perception/ Performance Evaluation Project
Last Updated Date: 09/05/2012 The detection, classification, and tracking of moving vehicles and people from an unmanned vehicle maneuvering at speeds of up to 80 kph remain a … more
Department of Homeland Security Urban Search and Rescue Robot Performance Standards
Last Updated Date: 09/04/2012 FEMA Responders often face daunting challenges during search and rescue tasks in dangerous environments. As such, the concept of including robots … more
RoboCrane
Last Updated Date: 08/30/2012 (Concluded) The RoboCrane design utilizes the basic idea of the Stewart Platform parallel link manipulator. The unique feature of the NIST … more
Manipulating the Position and Orientation of Nanoparticles using Feedback Control
Last Updated Date: 08/17/2012 To advance the development of miniaturized systems, there is a need to place nanostructured materials in very precise locations. Only then can … more
Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers
Last Updated Date: 08/17/2012 One of the major obstacles to incorporating nanotechnology into everyday products is the difficulty of making nanoscale structures inexpensively … more
Novel Sources for Focused-ion Beams
Last Updated Date: 08/14/2012 Focused beams of ions have a wide range of uses, from nanoscale imaging to the fabrication of nanomaterials. At the CNST, researchers … more
Thin Film Electronics
Last Updated Date: 06/26/2012 The Thin Film Electronics Project is developing measurements on active thin film electronic devices like transistors which currently enable user … more
Smart Manufacturing and Construction Systems Program
Last Updated Date: 06/05/2012 This program provides the measurement science and standards that enable the plug-and-play sharing of real-time information between manufacturing … more
Systems Engineering Standards for Manufacturing Project
Last Updated Date: 06/04/2012 Systems engineering is a holistic, integrative discipline, wherein the contributions of many engineering disciplines are evaluated and balanced, … more
Systems Integration for Manufacturing Applications Intramural
Last Updated Date: 06/04/2012 The EL SIMAI Project is an intramural coordinating focus for addressing the information needs of the U.S. manufacturing community. Specifically, … more
Uniform Realization of the Unit of Torque in the US
Last Updated Date: 05/30/2012 Torque measurements are used heavily during product assembly and testing throughout the aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing sectors. … more
Small Force Metrology
Last Updated Date: 05/30/2012 The Small Force Metrology project supports U.S. instrumentation vendors, academic researchers, government scientists, and a broad spectrum of … more
Redefinition of the Kilogram
Last Updated Date: 05/30/2012 This project will conduct the research and development required to support the international efforts to prepare for a future redefinition of the … more |
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