SOS · Sensors system for detection and tracking Of dangerous materials in order to increase the airport Security in the indoor landside area
FP7 — People (Marie Curie Actions)
- Duration
- 2012-01-01 → 2015-12-31
- EU contribution
- €1,884,205
- Participants
- 7
- Scheme
- MC-IAPP
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Results in brief
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
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Project objective
The SOS project aims at establishing a strategic longer term industry-academia partnership to face the research challenges related to the development of non-intrusive and pervasive surveillance systems for indoor public areas, based on an innovative combinations of passive radar technology, novel detection and tracking systems in various electromagnetic frequency range, and sensitive data processing. The scientific objective of the underlying research project is to realize a completely new sensor concept for indoor airport areas, by detecting and identifying the presence of hazardous tools, which can be concealed (under clothes or inside bags) by ill-intentioned people, without interfering neither with the normal passenger flows, nor with the normal airport operations. The project intends to study, design and develop the functional prototypes of an innovative multisensor based system, integrating active and passive radar sensors and highly complex data-fusion. The SOS project involves academic and industrial researchers, who will have the opportunity to share complementary and multidisciplinary knowledge on different radar technologies and data-fusion, in order to foster integration of these technology as well as future joint RTD. Through a dedicated Transfer of Knowledge (ToK) programme they will share their own expertise, will acquire new knowledge in complementary and intersectoral fields and will integrate their new know-how back to their home institutions. The research teams will be complemented by new recruited experienced researchers with advanced competence in the field of detection, sensitive data processing and passive tracking radar systems.The SOS system will foster globally the security level in public spaces such as airports, establish long term industry academic collaboration through a joint 10 year RTD roadmap and reach out to the general public through airport bill-boards on the benefits of RTD in this area for passengers.
Original text from CORDIS.
Participants
- LEONARDO - SOCIETA PER AZIONI · RomaCoordinatorItaly
- METASENSING BV · NOORDWIJKNetherlands
- POLITECHNIKA WARSZAWSKA · WarszawaPoland
- SELEX ES SPA · RomaItaly
- SESM SOLUZIONI EVOLUTE PER LA SISTEMISTICA E I MODELLI S.C.A.R.L. · GIUGLIANO IN CAMPANIACity levelItaly
- TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT · DelftNetherlands
- UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA · RomaItaly
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