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CDE Competition on FASS - technology challenge 1
1. Competition briefing
This CDE competition will focus on 4 elements of the wider FASS
scope
⢠people
⢠hand baggage
⢠hold Baggage
⢠cargo
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4. Delivering security
Increased and varied threat
Passenger numbers are increasing
Sophisticated travellers â greater expectations
⢠no excessive queuing
⢠do not want to take their shoes and coats off
⢠want to carry liquids in cabin baggage
⢠do not want their items spread over two or more trays
⢠will challenge procedures that they do not understand
5. Operational factors
Space constraints in existing buildings
Detection technologies footprints are increasing
Some detection technologies are too slow in throughput terms
⢠false alarm rate
⢠concept of operations
⢠process time
⢠operator decision time
6. The perfect solution
Design
ďźsmaller in size
ďźfaster in throughput
ďźlower in false alarm rates
ďźgrowth in detection
ďźIT flexible
Human Factors
ďźsecurity user friendly
ďźpassenger user friendly
ďźmaintenance friendly
7. Technology challenge 1:
Screening individuals and their hand baggage
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Threat list
⢠explosive devices
⢠incendiary devices
⢠device components
⢠explosive main charge
⢠explosive detonators
⢠power/timer elements
⢠firearms
⢠ammunition
⢠knives
10. Current multi layered approach
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Recompose
area
Dives
t
Explosiv
e trace
detection
Metal
detector
X-ray
Manual
bag
searchBody
Scanner
Canine
Search
Resolution
Canine
Search
Staff
Shoe
screen
11. Hand search
Effective against all threat types if
carried out correctly
⢠slow
⢠intrusive
⢠strenuous for the screener
⢠unpleasant for both the passenger
and the screener
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12. Metal detectors
⢠Walk Through Metal Detectors (WTMD)
supported by Hand Held Metal
Detectors (HHMD)
⢠zonal alarms
⢠random search ratio for non metallic
threats
⢠only detects metals
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13. Active millimetre wave scanners
⢠non-ionising radiation
⢠no image of passenger
⢠automatic threat recognition
Advantages
⢠removes privacy concerns
⢠removes âhumanâ element
Disadvantages
⢠current ATR has higher FAR
than screener
⢠canât easily distinguish benign
anomalies
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14. Explosive detections dogs
⢠trained to detect multiple target materials
⢠effective at picking up these target odours
if trained correctly
⢠developing and maintaining this capability
is reliant on training in an operational
environment
⢠limited coverage as dogs only able to work
short shifts
⢠good deterrent
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15. Explosive trace detection
Effectiveness of trace screening relies
on
⢠detection systems performing at
required level
⢠effective surface swabbing
Too slow to sample all people
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16. People screening requirements
Metallic and non-metallic threat items
⢠better identification of item/material
⢠reduce false alarm rate
⢠further increase detection of difficult concealments on person
Increased throughput
⢠remove need to divest
⢠walking speed/non-compliant screening an aspiration
Technologies/processes to resolve initial alarm
⢠systems to aid alarm resolution
⢠reduce searcher burden
⢠high accuracy
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19. Explosive trace detection
Effectiveness of trace screening relies
on:
⢠detection systems performing at required
level
⢠effective surface swabbing
Too slow to sample all bags
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20. Liquid, aerosol and gels screening
Wide range of underlying technology to exploit physical and
chemical properties of liquid explosives
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Wideband Radio
Frequency Complex
Impedance
Calorimetric wet
chemistry
Spatially Off-set Raman
Spectroscopy (SORS)
X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)
Multi Mode Microwave near
field sensor
Multi Spectral
Analysis
Computed
Tomography
RF + Ultra Sound
21. Hand baggage screening requirements
Handle complex bags
⢠screen quickly in the presence of complex metal, dense objects or
clutter
⢠reduce the need to divest items from bags
⢠assist screener in detecting artfully concealed items
Detection of a wide range of threats
⢠all types of explosive materials
⢠firearms identification
⢠respond easily to new/emerging threats (material, shape)
Increase throughput
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