A Novel High Performance System for Detection of Explosives, Chemical Weapons and Illicit Drugs

用于检测爆炸物、化学武器和非法药物的新型高性能系统

• 批准号: 830252
• 金额: $ 63.71万
• 依托单位: ANCON TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Innovation Loans
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=830252
• 关键词: Novel; Performance; System; Detection; Explosives

Ancon Technologies (Ancon) has developed a conceptually new technology for the detection and identification of trace quantities of explosives, chemical weapons and illicit drugs within the defence and security markets. Its technology has demonstrated exceptional performance, validated by superior sensitivity, accuracy and efficiency. Ultimately, this will lead to an enhanced passenger experience by reducing time in security whilst increasing safety.Trace detection of explosives, chemicals and narcotics at airports and within the wider critical infrastructure is currently largely met by Drift Time Ion Mobility Spectrometry (DTIMS) based systems. These systems have been in place for many years and have effectively reached their technology limits in terms of sensitivity, accuracy and efficiency. Combined with an increasingly compelling set of factors, this has led to an urgent requirement for innovation. These additional factors include a wider range of threats, high numbers of false alarms, considerable reliance on operator capability, more sophisticated concealment and an increasing need to detect in open environments. A final, increasingly vital factor in light of the pandemic is a requirement to reduce contact and direct interaction with passengers. Ancon's innovative technology has the potential to address these requirements in their entirety thereby paving the way to the next generation of safety and security solutions.Currently, the most pressing aspects of trace detection include false alarms, reliance on operator capability and the extent to which there is contact and interaction with passengers. The latter has been highlighted as a result of the current pandemic requirements and is not going to diminish moving forward.Ancon's technology is a novel Anisotropic Diffusion Ion Mobility Analyser (ADMA). It is a conceptually new ion selecting technology where broadening of signals due to Brownian diffusion is suppressed by a combination of non-linear electric and velocity fields. This leads to a narrowing of ion trajectory beams which is the foundation for low false alarm rates and detecting a wider range of security threats.Underpinning this project is a significant target market with established interest from commercial partners which provides a clear route to commercialisation in the near-term. By delivering through this project proposal, a British-led innovation will be brought to the forefront of safe, secure movement of passengers over the medium and longer term.

Ancon Technologies（Ancon）开发了一种概念上的新技术，用于检测和识别国防和安全市场中的痕量爆炸物，化学武器和非法药物。其技术表现出卓越的性能，并通过上级灵敏度、准确度和效率得到验证。最终，这将通过减少安检时间，同时提高安全性，从而增强乘客体验。目前，基于漂移时间离子迁移谱（DTIMS）的系统在很大程度上满足了机场和更广泛的关键基础设施内爆炸物、化学品和毒品的痕量检测。这些系统已经使用多年，在灵敏度、准确性和效率方面已经达到了技术极限。再加上一系列日益紧迫的因素，这导致了对创新的迫切要求。这些额外的因素包括威胁范围更广、误报率高、对操作员能力的相当依赖、更复杂的隐蔽以及越来越需要在开放环境中进行探测。最后，鉴于这一流行病，一个日益重要的因素是要求减少与乘客的接触和直接互动。安康的创新技术有可能全面满足这些要求，从而为下一代安全和安保解决方案铺平道路。目前，痕迹检测最紧迫的方面包括错误警报、对操作员能力的依赖以及与乘客接触和互动的程度。由于当前的流行病要求，后者已被强调，并且不会减少前进。Ancon的技术是一种新颖的各向异性扩散离子迁移率分析仪（ADMA）。它是一种概念上新的离子选择技术，其中通过非线性电场和速度场的组合来抑制由于布朗扩散引起的信号的加宽。这导致离子轨迹束变窄，这是低误报率和检测更广泛的安全威胁的基础。该项目的基础是一个重要的目标市场，商业合作伙伴对此感兴趣，这为短期内的商业化提供了明确的路线。通过这一项目提案，英国主导的创新将在中长期内成为安全、可靠的乘客流动的前沿。