A new X-ray backscatter technology for aviation security applications
- In order to enhance the supply chain security at airports, the German federal ministry of education and research has initiated the project ESECLOG (enhanced security in the air cargo chain) which has the goal to improve the threat detection accuracy using one-sided access methods. In this paper, we present a new X-ray backscatter technology for non-intrusive imaging of suspicious objects (mainly low-Z explosives) in luggage's and parcels with only a single-sided access. A key element in this technology is the X-ray backscatter camera embedded with a special twisted-slit collimator. The developed technology has efficiently resolved the problem related to the imaging of complex interior of the object by fixing source and object positions and changing only the scanning direction of the X-ray backscatter camera. Experiments were carried out on luggages and parcels packed with mock-up dangerous materials including liquid and solid explosive simulants. In addition, the quality of the X-rayIn order to enhance the supply chain security at airports, the German federal ministry of education and research has initiated the project ESECLOG (enhanced security in the air cargo chain) which has the goal to improve the threat detection accuracy using one-sided access methods. In this paper, we present a new X-ray backscatter technology for non-intrusive imaging of suspicious objects (mainly low-Z explosives) in luggage's and parcels with only a single-sided access. A key element in this technology is the X-ray backscatter camera embedded with a special twisted-slit collimator. The developed technology has efficiently resolved the problem related to the imaging of complex interior of the object by fixing source and object positions and changing only the scanning direction of the X-ray backscatter camera. Experiments were carried out on luggages and parcels packed with mock-up dangerous materials including liquid and solid explosive simulants. In addition, the quality of the X-ray backscatter image was enhanced by employing high-resolution digital detector arrays. Experimental results are discussed and the efficiency of the present technique to detect suspicious objects in luggages and parcels is demonstrated. At the end, important applications of the proposed backscatter imaging technology to the aviation security are presented.…
Autor*innen: | Sanjeevareddy Kolkoori, Norma Wrobel, Uwe Ewert |
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Dokumenttyp: | Beitrag zu einem Tagungsband |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Verlagsliteratur |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST) |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2015 |
Verlag: | IEEE |
Erste Seite: | 1 |
Letzte Seite: | 5 |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Detection of dangerous materials; Digital radiography; Luggage inspection; One-sided access method; Security applications; X-ray backscatter imaging |
Veranstaltung: | 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST) |
Veranstaltungsort: | Waltham, MA, USA |
Beginndatum der Veranstaltung: | 14.04.2015 |
Enddatum der Veranstaltung: | 16.04.2015 |
DOI: | 10.1109/THS.2015.7225329 |
ISBN: | 978-1-4799-1736-5 |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access") |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 20.02.2016 |
Referierte Publikation: | Ja |
Datum der Eintragung als referierte Publikation: | 10.09.2015 |