Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration. Sandia National Laboratories is a multimission laboratory operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc., for the U.S. They hope to be in select airports conducting tests and evaluations later this year.
#Airport speediness software
The team is using automated threat recognition software to look at proving sensors – CT and AIT systems – by testing with real bags, toiletries and laptops, and simulated explosives, to demonstrate system accuracy.
The OTAP project was sponsored by the TSA, which was looking for a system that could be used throughout the airline industry, and by DHS’s Science and Technology Directorate, through the Screening at Speed Program. That work earned Sandia an Interagency Partnership Award, Mid-Atlantic Region in October, from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for collaboration with PNNL, NASA, TSA and DHS’s Science & Technology Directorate (Screening at Speed Program and Transportation Security Laboratory). Additionally, OPSL could be combined with PNNL’s shoe scanner and other algorithms to allow travelers to keep their shoes on.
#Airport speediness full
In 2017, Sandia joined forces with PNNL, as well as several algorithm programmers, to combine the scanner with OPSL, creating a new full body machine that will more effectively detect threats. In parallel, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory created a High-Definition Passenger Imaging System, which scans a body. The OTAP project, led by Sandia, gathered together a dozen aviation security industry partners including algorithm developers, X-ray vendors and software specialists to create Open Platform Software Library (OPSL). “You won’t have to open the bag and slow down the line.” “When you put an object in your bag that’s mistakenly flagged as a threat, the enhanced algorithm has the potential to not ring as a false positive alarm,” Jimenez said. The standardization and modularized design with an open architecture should not only benefit the travel industry but make a better experience for air travelers. Sandia optical engineer Ed Jimenez said that TSA will be able to work through OTAP to collect data continuously and improve algorithms every few months.
The intent is to promote innovation, evolve towards a non-proprietary approach to technology, and expand the number of vendors participating in the aviation security market. The platform designed for TSA and Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate will work similarly to Apple’s iPhone, providing a common set of interfaces and data standards, which allow a variety of vendors to provide security upgrades and programs that will integrate seamlessly into the OTAP - like building blocks that can be changed out when needed for a specific threat. There’s a shoe bomber and you have to take your shoes off liquid explosives arrived, and TSA had to limit liquids and gels.” “When we wanted to change how we screen in response to new threats,” said Andrew Cox, a Sandia R&D systems analyst who leads the OTAP project, “the technology was too rigid. (Photo courtesy Andrea Starr, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Click the thumbnail for a high-resolution image. Body scanners used to ensure the security of hundreds of thousands of American travelers every year will be improved through software designed at Sandia National Laboratories.
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