PLEASE NOTE: The Publications System provided by the Manufacturing Systems Integration Division (MSID) has moved to: http://www.mel.nist.gov/msidlibrary/publications.html. The pages below are maintained for archival purposes only.

PUBLICATIONS listed in reverse chronological order

1996

David Flater: "A Brief Introduction to XTide," Linux Journal, #32, December, 1996, pp. 51-57.

Evan Wallace, P. Clements and K. Wallnau: "Discovering a System Modernization Decision Framework: A Case Study in Migrating to Distributed Object Technology," The IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance, Monterey, CA, November, 1996.

Joshua Lubell and Lisa Phillips: "SGML Application Development: Tradeoffs and Choices," Proceedings of the SGML'96 Conference, Boston MA, November 18-21, 1996.

Neil Christopher and Selden Stewart: "NAMT Fremework for Discrete Parts Manufacturing: Industrial Review Roundtable '96," NISTIR 5924, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996.

Neil Christopher: "NAMT Framework for Discrete Parts Manufacturing: Experience Report," Proceedings of Plug and Play Software for Agile Manufacturing, Boston, MA, November 18-19, 1996.

Ronald Giachetti, R. Young, A. Roggatz, W. Eversheim and G. Perrone: "A Methodology for the Reduction of Imprecision in the Engineering Process," European Journal of Operations Research, Volume 100, No. 2, November, 1996, 277-292.

Mike Iuliano and Albert Jones: "Controlling Activities in a Virtual Manufacturing Cell," Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference, 1996, Coronada, CA, November, 1996.

K. Wallnau and Evan Wallace: "A Robust Evaluation of the Object Management Architecture: A Focused Case Study in Legacy System Migration," Proceeding of OOPSLA '96, San Jose, CA, October, 1996.

Scott Chase: "Design Modeling With Shape Algebras and Formal Logic," Proceedings of ACADIA (Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture) '96 Conference, Tucson, AZ, October, 1996.

Joshua Lubell: "The SC4 Short Names Registry," Sixth International EXPRESS User Group Conference, Toronto Canada, October, 1996.

Howard Bloom and Neil Christopher: "A Framework for Distributed and Virtual Discrete Part Manufacturing," Proceedings of the CALS Expo Conference, Long Beach, CA, October, 1996.

Mary Mitchell: "Capabilities for Product Data Exchange," Proceedings of the Intelligent Systems: A Semiotic Properspective Conference, Vol 2: Applied Semiotics, Jim Albus and Alex Mistel editors, 20-23 October 1996.

Don Libes: "How to Avoid Learning Expect -- or -- Automating Automating Interactive Programs," Proceedings of the Tenth USENIX System Administration Conference (LISA X), Chicago, IL, September 30 - October 4, 1996.

Ted Hopp: "Representation of Axes for Geometric Fitting," NISTIR 5897, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996.

J. St. Pierre, Selden Stewart and K. Brady: "Conformance Testing and Specification Management," NISTIR 5879, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996.

Craig Schlenoff, Amy Knutilla and Steven Ray: "Unified Process Specification Language: Requirements for Modeling Process," NISTIR 5910, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996.

William Regli and Mike Pratt: "What are Feature Interactions?," Proceedings of the ASME Computers in Engineering Conference [American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1996], Irvine, CA, September, 1996.

Gerard Kim and Simon Szykman: "Combining Interactive Exploration and Optimization for Assembly Design," Proceedings of the 1996 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference (22nd Design Automation Conference), Paper No. 96-DETC/TAC-1482, Irvine, CA, August, 1996.

Simon Szykman: "Improving the Design Process by Predicting Downstream Values of Design Attributes," Proceedings of the 1996 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference (8th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology), Paper No. 96-DETC/DTM-1520, Irvine, CA, August, 1996.

Cagan, J, Clark, R, Dastidar, P, Simon Szykman and Weisser, P: "HVAC CAD Layout Tools: A Case Study of University/Industry Collaboration," Proceedings of the 1996 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers in Engineering Conference (8th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology), Paper No. 96-DETC/DTM-1505, Irvine, CA, August, 1996.

Shaw Feng: "Open Systems Interface Specification for Machining Process Planning Integration," Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics, and Factories of Future, London, England, August 14-16, 1996.

Peter Wilson: "LaTeX at MSID," NISTIR 5884, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996.

Gerard Kim, Gorti, S.R., Gupta, A., Wong, A. and Ram Sriram: "An Object-oriented Representation of Product and Design," Journal of Computer Aided Design, August, 1996.

James Fowler: "Variant Design for Mechanical Artifacts: A State-of-the-Art Survey," Engineering with Computers Journal, Springer-Verlag London Limited - 1996, August, 1996.

M. K. Senehi and R. Kramer: "A Framework for Control Architecture," International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Taylor and Francis Publishing, London and New York, July, 1996.

Mary Beth Algeo, James Fowler and Kevin Jurrens: "Computerized Representation of Manufacturing Resources: Validation and Standardization," Proceedings of 1996 Japan-USA Symposium on Flexible Automation, ASME, Boston, MA, July 8-10, 1996.

Scott Chase: "Using Logic to Specify Shapes and Spatial Relations in Design Grammars," Artificial Intelligence in Design '96 Workshop: Grammatical Design, Stanford University, June, 1996.

Scott Chase: "Representing Designs With Logic Formulations of Spatial Relations," Artificial Intelligence in Design 96 Workshop: Visual Representation, Reasoning and Interaction in Design, Stanford University, June, 1996.

Frank Riddick, A.W. Brown and R. P. Judd: "Architectural Issues in the Design and Implementation of an Integrated Toolkit for Manufacturing Engineering," International Journal of Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, May, 1996.

Don Libes: "Writing CGI scripts in Tcl," Tel 96 Conference, May, 1996.

James Fowler and Mark Luce: "Systems Integration for Manufacturing Applications Program 1995 Annual Report," NISTIR 5839, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996.

James Fowler, Mary Beth Algeo and Kevin Jurrens: "Computerized Representations of Manufacturing Resources: Statement of Need and a Proposed Solution," 1996 Japan-USA Symposium on Flexible Automation, May, 1996.

David Rosenfeld and S. Dhar: "Procedure for Product Data Exchange Using STEP Developed in the AutoSTEP Pilot," NISTIR 5833, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996.

Swee Leong and M. Smith: "Computer - Aided Manufacturing Engineering Forum 2nd Technical Meeting Precedings," NISTIR 5846, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996.

Simon Frechette: "Interoperability Requirements for CAD Data Transfer in the AutoSTEP Project," NISTIR 5844, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996.

Don Libes: "Terminal Emulation for Automation and Testing of Character-Graphic Programs: A Code Walkthrough," Proceedings of The 21st Annual Trenton Computer Festival (TCF '96), Trenton, NJ, May, 1996.

Ted Hopp and C. Reeve: "An Algorithm for Computing the Minimum Covering Sphere in Any Dimension," NISTIR 5831, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996.

Peter Denno: "Dynamic Objects and Meta-level Programming of an EXPRESS Language Environment," Dynamic Objects Workshop; Object World, Boston, MA, April, 1996.

Allison Barnard Feeney, M. Gilbert and Y. Yang: "Guidelines for AIM Development," NISTIR 5830, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996.

Albert Jones, Frank Riddick and L. Rabelo: "Development of a Predictive-Reactive Scheduler using Genetic Algorithms and Simulation-based Scheduling Software," AMPST 96, April, 1996.

Ram Sriram: "Overview and Vision of the NIST Engineering Design Technologies Group," NISTIR 5827, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996.

Peter Denno: "Aspects of a Product Model Supporting Apparel Virtual Enterprises," NISTIR 5821, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996.

C. Pawlak: "A Survey of Standards for the U.S. Fiber/Textile/Apparel Industry," NISTIR 5823, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996.

Shaw Feng: "A Machining Process Planning Activity Model for System Integration," NISTIR 5808, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996.

Mike Pratt: "Extension of STEP for the Representation of Parametric and Variational Models," Presented at workshop on CAD Tools for Products [D. Roller & P. Brunet (eds.) 'CAD Systems Development' Springer-Verlag, 1997], Schloss, Germany, September, 1995..

Michelle Potts Steves and Don Libes: "Organization of MSID's On-Line information - Experience and Recommendations," NISTIR 5792, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996.

Peter Denno: NIIIP Reference Architecture - Glossary, NIIIP Consortium, 1996.

Shaw Feng, C. Zhang and Steven Ray: "An Architecture of Component - Based CAPP Systems for Agile Manufacturing," Proceedings of the 1996 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Albuquerque, NM, February, 1996.

Albert Jones, L. Rabelo and Y. Yih: Job Shop Scheduling, Encyclopedia of Operations Research, 1996.

Scott Chase: "Modeling Spatial Reasoning Systems With Shape Algebras and Formal Logic," AIEDAM Journal (Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design Analysis and Manufacturing), special issue on Geometric Representation and Reasoning in Design, 1996.

Kevin Jurrens, Mary Beth Algeo and James Fowler: Beyond Product Design Data: Data Standards for Manufacturing Resources, to be published as Chapter 5 in Edited by Prof. Jian Dong, published by Chapman and Hall, Rapid Response Manufacturing: Contemporary methodologies, tools, and technniques, 1996, Dr. Jian Dong (editor), Chapman and Hall.

Shaw Feng and C. Zhang: "A Modular Architecture for Rapid Development of CAPP Systems for Agile Manufacturing," IIE Transactions Focused Issue on Design and Manufacturing, 1996.

Mary Mitchell and William Gruttke: "Migration Plan for Product Data Standards," E-Com Magazine, 1996.

K.C. Morris: "Position Paper for "Workshop on Application Integration Architectures," Workshop on Application Integration Architectures Dallas, TX, 1996.

Albert Jones, Y. Sun, Y. Yih and L. Rabelo: "A Neural Network Based Scheduling System for Flexible Manufacturing Cells," Materials Handling Engineering Division, 75th Commemorative Volume, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996.

Joshua Lubell: "The Application Protocol Information Base World Wide Web Gateway," NISTIR 5868, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 1996.

K.C. Morris, M. Hardwick, D. Spooner and T. Rando: "Sharing Manufacturing Information between Heterogeneous Corporations," Special Issue of the Communications of the ACM, September 1995, 1996.

Selden Stewart and J. St. Pierre: "Experiences with a Manufacturing Framework," Proceedings of the OOPSLA'95 Business Objects Workshop, Springer-Verlag, London, 1996.

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