EyeFox: A Revolutionary Addition to X-ray Scanners
EyeFox is a cutting-edge AI-based system that enables automated, immediate threat detection with high-accuracy levels for X-ray security screening operators. Using deep learning computer vision, EyeFox analyses images from X-ray and CT scanners to distinguish potential threats like explosives, weapons, or prohibited items from other items in real-time. This helps to minimise close contact with […]
New Airport Technologies: Benefits, Challenges and Implications
Airport security is essential to ensuring the safety and comfort of passengers and staff. However, it presents several challenges. These include increasing passenger numbers, an evolving threat landscape, limited human resources, and long queues. To tackle these challenges, airports worldwide implement new screening technologies, such as body scanners, explosive trace detection, and computed tomography. While […]
Security X-ray machines powered by neural network AI: What You Need to Know
X-ray images are commonly used in security screening to identify and detect prohibited or illegal materials such as explosives, weapons, or drugs. However, manual inspection of these images is time-consuming, error-prone, and dependent on human factors. Therefore, there is a need for automated systems that can accurately and efficiently identify threats in X-ray images. Integrating […]
The Crucial Role of AI-Powered Automated Prohibited Items Detection Systems (APIDS)
As global travel continues to surge, the imperative to fortify airport security has never been more pronounced. Automated Prohibited Items Detection Systems (APIDS) equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) have emerged as transformative assets in enhancing airport security screening processes. Let’s explore the pivotal role that AI-powered APIDS play in revolutionising airport security, emphasising their unique […]
Enhancing Security with EyeFox: The Role of X-ray Image Analysis
Security X-ray image analysis stands as a pivotal component in the detection of potential threats and contraband across various environments, ranging from airports to seaports and public buildings. However, the inherent challenges associated with this task underscore the indispensable value of practical training. One significant challenge lies in the intricate interpretation of X-ray images. Objects […]
How loaded weapons pass through screening checkpoints
Even though traveller numbers have returned to pre-COVID levels and surpassed them, the risk of dangerous items passing through security checkpoints has increased. According to statistics released by one of the largest security screening organisations, more than 93% of detected firearms are loaded. However, when screeners are focused on one specific threat, such as a […]
A Powerful Tool for Automated Threat Detection
Security X-ray machines can use advanced technologies and threat detection algorithms to ensure safety. These algorithms rely on neural networks, a machine-learning model inspired by the structure and function of the human brain. Neural networks use interconnected nodes or neurons in a layered structure, similar to the human brain, which enhances the effectiveness of these […]
The AI Impact on Security Screening
Artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly impacted security X-ray screening, particularly airport security devices and baggage screening. Here are some of the ways AI has influenced security X-ray screening: Several countries and aviation regulatory bodies are exploring using AI technology in security screening to comply with safety and security standards. The United Kingdom, the United States, […]
AI Technology in Airport Security
The use of AI for threat detection in airport security screening checkpoints significantly impacts passenger processing times. It offers a delicate balance between efficiency gains and potential challenges. However, implementing AI technologies enhances efficiency through automation and consistent threat analysis, making it a crucial aspect of the screening process. AI and machine learning (ML) can […]
Cruise Ship Chaos – Threat Item found Onboard
It sometimes happens that after a ship has sailed from its embarkation port, a prohibited item is found during screening in an out port when a passenger is returning onboard or even discarded in a rubbish bin in a public space on the ship. If the possession of the item constitutes a breach of security, […]