Final Report Summary - SOS (Sensors system for detection and tracking Of dangerous materials in order to increase the airport Security in the indoor landside area)
The SOS project reinforced industry – academia research partnership to face the research challenges related to the development of non-intrusive and pervasive surveillance systems for airport and air transport security, based on an completely new combination of passive radar technology, detection and tracking sensors combining various frequency range, and sensitive data processing.
The SOS project used a concrete R&D project as a basis to develop synergies and implement the transfer of knowledge programme. The four tangible objectives of the underlying R&D project was:
1) to design and develop new imaging sensors for detection of dangerous materials and tools based on WX-band, exploring different range of frequencies , without interfering neither with the normal passengers flows, nor with the standard airport operations. The system will be able to discover hazard items concealed (under clothes or inside bags) by people circulating inside airports.
2) to design and develop prototype devices based on new indoor-passive radar sensors and on 8 ÷ 18 GHz sensors, able to track suspicious people (e.g. concealing forbidden items), so that they can easily be localized by security operators. The overall sensors network will survey wide airport areas without requiring the passengers cooperation
3) to design and develop new data fusion algorithms to improve data management and distribution for a reliable combination of the information provided by the all SOS subsystems.
4) Integrate and test the prototype tools of the innovative security system. Virtual simulations and real case studies was provided by META in main locations similar to indoor airport area.
Website: http://www.sos-project.net/ coordinator contact info roberta.cardinali@leonardocompany.com
The SOS project used a concrete R&D project as a basis to develop synergies and implement the transfer of knowledge programme. The four tangible objectives of the underlying R&D project was:
1) to design and develop new imaging sensors for detection of dangerous materials and tools based on WX-band, exploring different range of frequencies , without interfering neither with the normal passengers flows, nor with the standard airport operations. The system will be able to discover hazard items concealed (under clothes or inside bags) by people circulating inside airports.
2) to design and develop prototype devices based on new indoor-passive radar sensors and on 8 ÷ 18 GHz sensors, able to track suspicious people (e.g. concealing forbidden items), so that they can easily be localized by security operators. The overall sensors network will survey wide airport areas without requiring the passengers cooperation
3) to design and develop new data fusion algorithms to improve data management and distribution for a reliable combination of the information provided by the all SOS subsystems.
4) Integrate and test the prototype tools of the innovative security system. Virtual simulations and real case studies was provided by META in main locations similar to indoor airport area.
Website: http://www.sos-project.net/ coordinator contact info roberta.cardinali@leonardocompany.com