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Human Observational Data in a Production Environment

Published by National Institute of Standards and Technology | National Institute of Standards and Technology | Catalog Last Checked: September 02, 2026 at 07:18 PM | Dataset Last Updated: March 09, 2026
A heterogeneous dataset of human measurement data and human-generated text. This dataset was generated by TechSolve Inc. (techsolve.org) as a collaborative effort with NIST. Respondents were asked to observe and evaluate a machining process in which a rotary bit (the "tool") removed layers of a workpiece until the tool was worn to exhaustion. One trial and 19 official experiments were completed, one for each of 20 tools. Respondents were tasked with completing a survey in which they recorded their measurements of tool flank wear along all four tool chamfers, recorded their description of the cut in natural language, and rated the process and tool condition on a Likert scale, along with other measurements.

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issued 2024-07-11
keyword 
[
  "image and signal processing",
  "language processing",
  "machining",
  "manufacturing",
  "natural language processing",
  "process measurement and control",
  "technical language processing",
  "text"
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landingPage https://data.nist.gov/od/id/mds2-3247
language 
[
  "en"
]
license https://www.nist.gov/open/license
modified 2026-03-09 00:00:00
programCode 
[
  "006:045"
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publisher 
{
  "name": "National Institute of Standards and Technology",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
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temporal 2022-08-15/2023-06-30
theme 
[
  "Manufacturing:Factory communications",
  "Manufacturing:Factory operations planning and control",
  "Manufacturing:Machining",
  "Manufacturing:Manufacturing systems design and analysis",
  "Manufacturing:Process improvement",
  "Manufacturing:Process measurement and control",
  "Mathematics and Statistics:Image and signal processing"
]
title Human Observational Data in a Production Environment

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