Friday, December 3, 2010

Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) aka Whole Body Imaging

There has been a lot of discussion recently about Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) machines at TSA checkpoints for passenger screening. These were formerly known as Whole Body Imaging (WBI) machines. There are basically two types of machines that have been deployed. The first is made by Rapiscan and the second by L-3.

Rapiscan Secure 1000 Single Pose deployed at airports requires 2 Rapiscan Secure 1000s.

L-3 ProVision 100

This presentation gives a good summary about AIT and the AT machines and its impact on existing facilities. (click here)

The following is an extract from the presentation by Gresham, Smith and Partners at the ACI Operations/Technical Spring Conference 2010:

•AIT Portals can add from 1400 lbs to 2000 lbs of additional structural load per scanner

•AT X-ray can add from 1200 lbs to 2100 lbs of additional structural load per x-ray

•Existing checkpoint footprints may need to increased to accommodate advanced technologies

AIT throughput can impact queuing lengths and wait times

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