MIMD computer system for cargo inspection

Raman B. Paranjape; Ivy Ho; Anguel Novoselsky; Thomas Feather; Stuart Berkowitz

doi:10.1117/12.189170

6 October 1994 MIMD computer system for cargo inspection

Raman B. Paranjape, Ivy Ho, Anguel Novoselsky, Thomas Feather, Stuart Berkowitz

Proceedings Volume 2276, Cargo Inspection Technologies; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.189170
Event: SPIE's 1994 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1994, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A recently developed computer system is described which automatically analyzes X-ray images of carry-on baggage to identify potential threat-type objects for airport security. The system uses a PC front-end and a MIMD parallel processing unit for image processing and analysis. The system is capable of real-time operation and is capable of over 0.5 GFLOPS. The system is able to identify most threat with over 95% accuracy, and a false alarm rate of about 13%. This image analysis system could be relatively easily modified to be used for cargo inspection applications.

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Raman B. Paranjape, Ivy Ho, Anguel Novoselsky, Thomas Feather, and Stuart Berkowitz "MIMD computer system for cargo inspection", Proc. SPIE 2276, Cargo Inspection Technologies, (6 October 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.189170

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