{"id":9182,"date":"2016-08-16T17:12:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T13:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/?p=9182"},"modified":"2016-08-16T17:12:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T13:12:00","slug":"smiths-detection-brings-algorithm-powered-body-scanners-to-egyptian-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2016\/08\/16\/smiths-detection-brings-algorithm-powered-body-scanners-to-egyptian-airports\/","title":{"rendered":"Smiths Detection brings algorithm body scanners to Egyptian airports"},"content":{"rendered":"

Smiths Detection has been awarded contracts worth almost \u00a319m by Falcon Group<\/a> to provide advanced detection systems for passenger checkpoint, hold baggage and cargo screening to airports across Egypt.\u00a0The award for X-ray scanners, people screening systems and trace detectors is part of national programme to provide an additional layer of security to existing equipment at airports. Smiths Detection<\/a> systems were chosen by the Egyptian Ministry of Defence for their lifetime high performance and quality, as proven by earlier contracts.<\/p>\n

The HI-SCAN 6040aTiX<\/a> and HI-SCAN 6040-2is HR<\/a>, which combine multi or dual view, high resolution imaging with sophisticated software to automatically detect explosives in carry-on baggage, will be deployed at security checkpoints.<\/p>\n

The innovative millimeter-wave eqo scanners<\/a>, which can detect threat items of any material under clothing, will provide additional passenger screening. The recently launched Ionscan 600<\/a>, which detects and identifies explosives from traces found on baggage or clothing, will be deployed at passenger checkpoints and in hold baggage screening.<\/p>\n

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What are eqo scanners<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Millimetre-wave refers to that part of the electromagnetic spectrum that lies between radio waves and infrared. This spectral band is used in many everyday products such as intruder alarms and driver assist for car parking. Millimetre-waves possess the property of passing transparently through lightweight materials such as clothing fabrics. The property is made use of in mm-wave scanners that find their main application in concealed object detection systems \u2013 typically used to identify the presence of weapons and contraband that are hidden beneath a person\u2019s clothing.<\/em><\/p>\n

Millimetre waves are reflected from the body at different levels compared to hidden objects concealed beneath the clothing. The millimetre waves are received and sophisticated software algorithms analyse the data to locate any concealed objects.<\/em><\/p>\n

Smiths Detection uses a technology that scans the 3D scene electronically to provide the first no moving parts scanner that is suitable for mass people screening. The system consists of a flat-panel array that produces high quality data that is processed through the automatic detection algorithms in real-time. The transmitted millimetre waves are directed to the panel.<\/em><\/p>\n

The millimetre waves reflected by the body<\/a> are sensed by the receiver. The 3D volume is made up of thousands of fine voxels which are all interrogated 15 times every second. This builds up the data for the programmed person who is being scanned that is used by the automatic detection algorithms.<\/em><\/p>\n

The eqo product \u2013 named because it senses millimetre wave echoes \u2013 marks an evolution to next-generation technology for millimetre wave scanners. The electronic scanning not only dispenses with the need for moving parts but also dramatically reduces the footprint of the product.<\/em><\/p>\n

In order to preserve the privacy of people who are being scanned the detection process is automated. In these automatic systems, the data processing algorithms find the position of concealed objects and provides a location indicator on a generic graphic to the system operator. The automated systems also have a faster and more cost-effective screening process.<\/em><\/p>\n

The fine resolution and high refresh rate allow eqo\u2019s automatic detection engines to produce a high probability of detection with a low false alarm rate.<\/em><\/p>\n