This report assesses the operational performance of explosives-detection equipment and hardened unit-loading devices (HULDs) in airports and compares their operational performance to their laboratory performance, with a focus on improving aviation security.
- Cover
- Front Matter
- Executive Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Grand Architecture
- 3 Roles and Responsibilities
- 4 Baggage Handling
- 5 Blast-Resistant Containers
- 6 Bulk Explosives Detection
- 7 Trace Explosives Detection
- 8 Computer-Assisted Passenger Screening and Positive Passenger-Bag Matching
- Human Factors
- Evaluation of Architectures
- Responses To Congress
- References
- Biographical Sketches