Researcher: Dr Toby Breckon
Research Institution: Durham University
Overview:
Durham University is seeking industry partners to commercialise their work into threat image projection in 3D baggage imagery.
Product:
• Considers the introduction of artificial threats into 3D CT baggage imagery; and
• The images inserted are both realistic and plausible with reference to both the existing baggage contents and in relation to the CT signal degradation and artifact characteristics of the target CT baggage imagery.
Market:
• Airport security screening is the primary market Primary market for this technology.
Benefits:
• Threat Image Projection (TIP) is incorporated in the current X-ray baggage screening machines in order to assess human security operator performance in the detection of threat objects;
• Images of realistic threat objects are automatically projected into the existing X-ray images of the passenger bags being scanned to artificially create varied in-situ threat object occurrences; and
• By exposing human operators to a considerable number of threat items during their normal screening operations, TIP has the potential to enhance vigilance and attention and thus improve overall threat detection performance.
Partners:
Durham University is seeking industry partners to commercialise their work into threat image projection in 3D baggage imagery.
Contact Details:
Email Dr Toby Breckon at toby.breckon@durham.ac.uk
