141 results about "Airport security" patented technology

A method and system for airport or other building security where passengers or persons entering a building approach a check-in point or check-in counter and must undergo a positive identification (ID) by fingerprint scan, retinal scan, or an other means of positive identification. A digital photograph can then be taken of the person. This data plus the positive ID data and optional data about the person including a scan of a government supplied ID like a drivers license or passport is entered in a database and checked against various law enforcement databases such as FBI or others for law enforcement interest in the person. The person is given an electronic smartcard that has wireless capability. The person carries the smartcard while in the airport or building. The system is notified when the person enters a secure gate area, boards or leaves an aircraft, etc. In addition, the system can determine if a person is carrying more than one smartcard or if a card has been abandoned. The system detects and tracks any undesirable person in the airport or building an provides a means for apprehending the person by security or law enforcement personnel. In addition, immigration or customs can be notified about any undesirable person arriving in an airport. The system allows airline personnel and security personnel to know when an unexpected or unwanted event or person is in the system.

A structure to generate x-rays has a plurality of stationary and individually electrically addressable field emissive electron sources with a substrate composed of a field emissive material, such as carbon nanotubes. Electrically switching the field emissive electron sources at a predetermined frequency field emits electrons in a programmable sequence toward an incidence point on a target. The generated x-rays correspond in frequency and in position to that of the field emissive electron source. The large-area target and array or matrix of emitters can image objects from different positions and/or angles without moving the object or the structure and can produce a three dimensional image. The x-ray system is suitable for a variety of applications including industrial inspection/quality control, analytical instrumentation, security systems such as airport security inspection systems, and medical imaging, such as computed tomography.

A method for providing passenger accountability for airports and other mass transit facilities is disclosed. In operation, a check-in agent receives information identifying a passenger seeking to board a commercial carrier. The passenger is designated as checked-in, and then the present system may use a frequent flyer card or a boarding pass to monitor a location of the checked-in passenger prior to boarding the commercial carrier.

The invention relates to the technical field of airport security management, in particular to an airport flying area monitoring management system and an airport flying area monitoring management method, aiming to solve the problems of backward communication mode, low automation degree and poor operation effect in severe weather of an airport security management system. The airport flying area monitoring management system comprises an open integrated management cloud platform, a panoramic monitoring subsystem, a bird activity detection and control subsystem, an FOD monitoring subsystem, a firefighting control subsystem, a light control subsystem, an unmanned aerial vehicle countermeasure subsystem and a bird-repellent control subsystem. By the airport flying area monitoring management method, the subsystems transmit monitoring data to the open integrated cloud platform, and the open integrated cloud platform is used for analyzing and processing data and sending a command to a corresponding module so as to process any discovered abnormality. The airport flying area monitoring management system and the airport flying area monitoring management method can be applied to security management of large and medium-sized airports.

The invention provides an airport surface road network model, wherein an airport aircraft ground moving path is divided into fork components, taxi track components, runway components and taxi track component ports. The invention further provides an airport surface collision detection critical alarm algorithm which comprises the following steps of: for each aircraft, firstly computing the time when the aircraft enters into and leaves away from all the components according to the ground path of the aircraft and the speed of the aircraft; and for each fork component and each taxi track component, determining whether or not the component has a collision risk. After the airport surface road network model and the airport surface collision detection critical alarm algorithm provided by the invention are used, the safety detecting efficiency of an airport can be observably improved, the running instantaneity can be guaranteed, so that the airport surface road network model and the airport surface collision detection critical alarm algorithm provided by the invention are better in stability and robustness.

The invention discloses an airport environment monitoring method based on a wireless sensor network, which realizes the real-time monitoring and early warning treatment through building up a wireless sensor network and a dedicated virtual network. The wireless sensor network comprises a network coordinator, a terminal unit and a monitoring node, and the dedicated virtual network comprises a monitoring center, a handheld device and a security system. The airport environment monitoring method is characterized in that the dedicated virtual network is utilized in the monitoring center to ensure the confidentiality and security of data information, the wireless sensor network can adopt different wireless channel access mechanisms under different conditions and can ensure that the monitoring node reports effective environment information to the monitoring center in real time in occurrence of emergencies, a GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) protocol is utilized between the wireless sensor network and the dedicated virtual network so as to enlarge the transmission distance of data, and the monitoring center can carry out the real-time judgment and early warning treatment to the loaded environment information so that an airport security system can be more intelligent and perfect, and accidents can be stopped accurately in real time.

A system for performing airport security screening of canyon bags and other separately scanned carry-on items such as electronics. The system includes a number of airport divestment and luggage carts. Each of the carts includes a frame with a lower support for receiving carry-on luggage, and the frame further supports security bins for receiving separately scannable items (such as a computing device). The system includes a 3D scanner scanning items passed through a scanning tunnel. The system also includes a conveyance system engaging the carts and transporting the carts through the scanning tunnel for 3D scanning, with such scanning including the carry-on luggage and the separately scannable items in bins. Typically, the frame of each of the carts is formed of one or more non-metallic materials and is non-collapsible. Further, the carts may be oriented to be upright during transportation through the scanner.

A method for installing an aesthetically pleasing artificial turf that retards birds and other animals and a sub-surface that supports the weight of an aircraft, enhances water drainage and enables the accessibility of airport vehicles to all parts of a runway or taxiway is disclosed.

An airport safety system is disclosed, comprising surface movement radar for monitoring the movement of aircraft and land vehicles on an airport, said surface movement radar providing a signal input to a computer arranged to identify from the relative motions of aircraft and vehicles detected by the radar in accordance with a pre-programmed set of rules an aircraft at risk of collision. The computer is also programmed to cause transmission by radio of an audible alert signal when a risk is predicted, said radio transmission being at a standard aircraft communication frequency, such as the standard ground communication VHF radio channel. The alert signal can alternatively be transmitted by one of a plurality of message transmitting devices arranged at different locations adjacent to airport runways and taxiways, each message transmitting device comprising a radio transmitter connected to antenna means arranged to radiate a signal within a predetermined area at the location. The radio transmitters operate at standard Marker beacon frequency amplitude modulated by said alert signal. The computer is programmed to identify the transmitting device adjacent to said aircraft at risk of collision and to direct said alert signal to the transmitting device so identified for transmission thereby. In this way, the alert signal could be directed to only the aircraft involved.

The invention discloses a three-dimensional identity card and a preparation method thereof. The three-dimensional identity card comprises two contents, namely a three-dimensional identity photo, that is, the photo on the identity card is three-dimensional, and a three-dimensional human face image can be seen, and electronic information stored in the identity card for recording the three-dimensional data of a human face, which is recorded and loaded onto an electronic chip in the identity card when the identity photo is photographed; and in operation, a detecting camera can obtain the three-dimensional human face information of a user and judges whether the user is the owner of the original identity card. The three-dimensional identity card is a next-generation identity display and recognition technology, and is to be widely applied to citizen identity authentication; and the three-dimensional identity is necessary in various fields such as customs and airport security check, public security, banking password, computer confidential login and staff identity authentication.

The invention discloses an airport security management system which comprises a database server, an application server connected between a work station and a database server, a management work station for assuming layout data entering, inquiring and data work, a security check gate work station and a security check work station. The security check gate work station is used for acquiring foreground data and comprises a face acquisition card for acquiring video and a license scanning device for acquiring identification card data. The security check work station accesses the database server through the application server, acquires the identification card data in real time through a license scanning system in the license scanning device, identifies identification card number and a name, performs real-time comparison with layout materials, and sends a comparison result to the application server to be processed. The airport security management system is based on the computer image recognition technology and the network technology, the automatic airport security management system is designed on the basis of the computer network technology and the advanced image recognition technology, dynamic monitoring of airport floating population is achieved, and the system is high in operation efficiency and good in security.

A method and apparatus are provided for facilitating passage of a passenger through immigration, customs, and security at a destination airport. Immigration and customs forms are completed and assistance is requested by communicating either on-line or verbally with a port-of-entry (POE) and requesting assistance from the POE, using a hand-held, portable communication device, prior to landing at the destination airport.

The invention discloses a data processing method for real-time prediction of the number of people in an airport security check, comprising: performing preprocessing on the used data including data cleaning, structural processing and data integration; performing feature extraction on the preprocessed data; inputting the extracted features Multiple prediction sub-models predict the number of people in airport security checks, and output the prediction results respectively; respectively evaluate the prediction results output by multiple prediction sub-models, assign weights to each prediction sub-model according to the evaluation results and form a combined model, and based on the combined model Predict the number of people in airport security checks and output matching prediction results. The present invention adopts multi-model combination to predict, uses time series model, random forest and GBDT to evaluate the prediction results, and then assigns the weight of each model to form a combined prediction model to achieve higher prediction accuracy. At the same time, the present invention also provides a processing device for predicting the number of people in airport security checks in real time.

The invention discloses an intelligent avian situation detection, prevention and control device, system and method for an airport. The system is characterized in that a server is connected with a monitoring master station; the monitoring master station is connected with monitoring relay stations; the monitoring relay stations are connected with the monitoring master station and each other; avian situation acquisition terminals are distributed on the periphery of an airport runway area; and a robot terminal is arranged in the airport runway area. The method is characterized in that acquired environment images of the airport runway area are identified and analyzed through the avian situation acquisition terminals, so that avian situation information in the environment images is identified; the avian situation acquisition terminals send geographical location information and the identified avian situation information to the server; and according to the geographical location information ofthe avian situation acquisition terminals and the identified avian situation information obtained by the server, a repelling command is sent to corresponding bird flock repelling terminals through themonitoring master station and the monitoring relay stations. The device, system and method provided by the invention has the advantages that multi-mode repelling can be achieved according to the avian situation information of the airport, so that the effect is good, and a safe flight environment of the airport can be effectively guaranteed.

An airport apron resource intelligent management and control system for an airport comprises an airport apron on-site monitoring network, an airport-level management and control network and an airport senior management network. The airport apron resource intelligent management and control system for the airport is a complex resource management and control system which is achieved through the fusion technology of an automation system and an information system. The airport apron resource intelligent management and control system for the airport is characterized in that the standardization and meshing design of an on-site automatic system is achieved, the management and control system increases and decreases configurations synchronously according to management and control objects, namely, the increasing and decreasing of airport apron resources, and a new system is not needed to be designed again; the linkage of airport apron resource management and control and the information of flights is achieved, and therefore the flight delivery on-schedule rate is improved; integrated information real-time collection, processing, mining and recording on the airport apron resources, equipment resources and manpower resources are achieved, and the system has a great significance in improving operation standardization management and promoting safe operation of the airport; various production indexes, including aircraft maintenance, passenger cabins, cargo handling, passenger service guarantee and the like, of all links of ground service processes are recorded.

An interactive electronic translation and communications process is provided for use in a translation station that provides a mobile or stationary fixed interactive facility for interviews or interrogations to be carried out between two persons speaking in different languages. The process can be assisted by animated virtual characters (avatars) realistically created and displayed on a computer screen to represent ethnic looks from around the globe. The avatars can be lip synchronized to deliver messages to the interviewee in the interviewee's languages and can guide the users and interviewee through a series of questions and answers. Biometric conditions of the interviewee and electronic identification of the interviewee can also be readily accomplished by the novel process. The process is particularly useful for hospitals, law enforcement, military, airport security, transportation terminals, financial institutions, and government agencies.

The invention discloses an airport perimeter intrusion alarm system and method, and belongs to the technical field of airport safety protection. The system comprises intrusion monitoring equipment, intrusion behavior alarm equipment and a monitoring operation platform. The method adopts an intrusion behavior analysis algorithm. According to the system and the method, multiple types of different signal sensing equipment are reasonably deployed, and based on intrusion signals monitored by the signal sensing equipment, the intrusion behavior type of a target is accurately analyzed, and an intrusion alarm is sent to a worker in real time. The labor intensity is reduced, and the flexibility and accuracy of intrusion identification are improved.

The invention relates to an automatic recognition system for retraction and extension of an aircraft landing gear. The system belongs to outdoor day and night monitoring equipment, can assist an airport ground observer in judging whether the aircraft landing gear extends or not when an aircraft lands, and can realize all-time high-definition binocular observation of an aircraft landing area under a multi-spectrum condition. The automatic recognition system comprises a display-control computer, a pan-tilt and an image pick-up front end, wherein the image pick-up front end comprises a camera core, a windshield wiper, an image processing board and a data retransfer board. When the aircraft lands, the system can automatically track an aircraft target, automatically recognize the aircraft landing gear, and display a recognized result to the observer, so that the observer can be assisted in getting retraction and extension information of the aircraft landing gear in real time, and making a quick response to a sensitive event. The automatic recognition system is important equipment for assisting in airport security management.

The invention provides a whole-process paperless customs clearance system for smart airport security check. The system is characterized in that a human-certificate integrated self-help customs clearance system is mainly responsible for verifying consistency of passengers and certificate information at an airport entrance; a human-certificate-ticket integrated self-help customs clearance system ismainly responsible for verifying consistency of passengers, certificate information and purchased flight ticket information of the passengers; a security-check human face re-check system is mainly responsible for verifying whether the passengers to be re-checked pass through security check or not in a current security check channel; a boarding self-help customs clearance system is mainly responsible for verifying whether the passengers waiting for boarding in a boarding flight at the current gate are on the flight; a boarding human face re-check system is mainly responsible for verifying whether the passengers to be re-checked at the current gate are allowed to board. According to the whole-process paperless customs clearance system for the smart airport security check, safety margin of the airport security check can be effectively improved, human error rate is reduced, working strength of workers is reduced, passenger satisfaction degree is improved, and resource allocation is optimized.