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FP6Staff exchange2006–2009

I-SENSE · Multiple sensor based systems for the safety and security related applications

FP6 — Marie Curie Actions (Human Resources and Mobility)

Duration
2006-10-01 → 2009-09-30
EU contribution
€584,608
Participants
2
Scheme
TOK

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Results in brief

Final Activity Report Summary - I-SENSE (Multiple sensor based systems for the safety and security related applications)

The I-SENSE project has produced a variety of positive results through the active facilitation and interaction of project participants and tapping into their respective diverse knowledge bases (both academic and practical), relevant expertise, experiences and varied understanding. The project has assisted in the development of two major technologies namely high throughput Ion Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) and X-ray backscatter. The technologies are suitable for several different tasks however the project concentrated on developing these technologies for safety/security and humanitarian/military de-mining applications. The main features of the IMS system developed as a result of the I-SENSE project are its high air throughput (measured and documented values of up to 100 litres per second), good resolution (up to ~ 70 which is significantly better than currently available commercial devices) as well as very high sensitivity (up to few quadrigram = 10^-15 gram). X-Ray backscatter equipment developed during I-Sense project has resulted in a device that produces very high intensity beams and is much safer for operatives to use than existing X-ray devices (due to the innovative method of generating low energy of X-rays). When the X-ray device is operated in the pulsed mode it is able to attain a very impressive high signal to noise ratio (even in harsh field conditions) which forms an essential aspect in the detection process.

Data: CORDIS, © European Union

Project objective

There is a great need today to develop solutions that enable improved levels of security and safety. The challenge of minimizing risks from terrorism and detecting unexploded ordnance, explosives and illicit drugs is immense. Project I-Sense will result in the development of two fully integrated technically advanced detection platforms. Current IMS (Ion Mobility Spectrometry) technology was developed in early 1970s and therefore it is a proven but relatively old technology.It is widely considered best practice. IMS has drawbacks, it is cumbersome and it is difficult to analyze large objects like suspicious trucks at ports or checkpoints. EX-BEAMS, one of the project participants, has a solution that is an improvement upon existing technology and materially advances IMS detection capabilities. Another technology, X-ray imaging is also widely used for detecting explosives and weapons (e.g., hidden in luggage) and land mines.However these devices are bulky, expensive and can be dangerous for the operators. In a series of recent research projects, the University of Twente has found a solution to the problem of effective X-ray imaging using low energy compact X-ray sources. In the I-Sense project both participants will exchange their knowledge and in the process improve the performance of IMS as well as X-ray backscatter.As a result of the project, the scientists and engineers from EX-BEAMS will benefit from skilled training and will also acquire further knowledge in the field of high-precision measurements, data processing and imaging. The specialists from the University of Twente will learn from EX-BEAMS its new IMS technology. Future plans include a combination of IMS with X-ray imaging devices using low energy X-rays.

Original text from CORDIS.

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Data: CORDIS, © European Union