SBIR Phase I: Fast Remote X-ray Screening

SBIR 第一阶段：快速远程 X 射线筛查

• 批准号: 0441558
• 负责人: Edward Sommer
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: National Recovery Technologies LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-01-01 至 2005-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0441558&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Fast; Remote; ray

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I research project proposes to develop a flexible networked high capacity security checkpoint system. The proposed system is designed to enable cost-effective high throughput x-ray screening of items carried by individuals into areas having high numbers of people passing through or congregating. It is widely felt that conventional security checkpoints, such as those in airports, are too bulky and slow for applications where there are large numbers of passengers such as railways. A primary need is to be able to screen persons and their carried items at significantly higher processing rates. Projected capacity of the proposed system is an order of magnitude greater than the capacity of current security checkpoints modeled on checkpoints in our nation's airports. Typical venues that could be served by the proposed system are mass transit systems, auditoriums, sports arenas, shopping malls, conference halls, and other venues having high concentrations of people vulnerable to terrorist attacks. The proposed technology would provide protection against terrorist attack to persons in such crowded areas by providing x-ray screening for weapons and explosives of briefcases, knapsacks, backpacks, packages, etc. carried into the area. Broader impacts of the proposed technology can be significant. Terrorist attacks on mass transit systems or other places having large crowds in the U.S. could have significant adverse effects upon our society and our economy. There are many venues in the U.S. where crowds gather. Many such as sports arenas, auditoriums, concert halls, and conference centers and are used intermittently. Others, such as mass transit, shopping malls, schools, universities, and office buildings have high traffic daily. For these venues the installation, maintenance, and manning of permanent fixed security checkpoints, such as those used at airports, is very expensive and in many cases not feasible. As protection of our national critical infrastructure becomes a higher priority in the face of increasing terrorist threats security for these high traffic areas must be effectively addressed. In these situations the ability to quickly set up and efficiently operate flexible, compact, and fast security checkpoints when needed can be a real benefit and make the difference for being able to provide an effective level of security. The proposed technology can be adapted to integrate with existing checkpoint screening systems and has a significant upgrade market for existing systems in addition to markets for new systems.

该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段研究项目建议开发灵活的网络化高容量安全检查点系统。所提出的系统旨在实现对个人携带的物品进行具有成本效益的高通量 X 射线筛查，进入有大量人员经过或聚集的区域。人们普遍认为，传统的安全检查站（例如机场的安全检查站）对于铁路等乘客大量的应用来说过于庞大且速度缓慢。主要需求是能够以明显更高的处理速度对人员及其携带的物品进行筛查。拟议系统的预计容量比以我国机场检查站为模型的当前安全检查站的容量大一个数量级。所提议的系统可以服务的典型场所包括公共交通系统、礼堂、体育场馆、购物中心、会议厅以及其他容易遭受恐怖袭击的人群高度集中的场所。拟议的技术将通过对带入该地区的公文包、背包、背包、包裹等的武器和爆炸物进行X射线筛查，为这些拥挤地区的人员提供防范恐怖袭击的保护。拟议技术的更广泛影响可能是巨大的。对美国公共交通系统或其他人群密集场所的恐怖袭击可能会对我们的社会和经济产生重大不利影响。美国有很多人群聚集的场所。许多体育场馆、礼堂、音乐厅和会议中心等都是间歇性使用的。其他场所，如公共交通、购物中心、学校、大学和办公楼，每天人流量很大。对于这些场馆来说，永久性固定安全检查站（例如机场使用的安全检查站）的安装、维护和人员配备非常昂贵，而且在许多情况下是不可行的。面对日益增加的恐怖主义威胁，保护我们的国家关键基础设施成为更加优先的事项，必须有效解决这些交通繁忙地区的安全问题。在这些情况下，在需要时快速设置和有效运行灵活、紧凑和快速的安全检查点的能力可能是真正的好处，并且能够提供有效的安全级别。所提出的技术可以适应与现有的检查站筛查系统集成，并且除了新系统的市场之外，还对现有系统具有重要的升级市场。