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AI-Assisted Prohibited Item Detection for Airport Baggage Screening

Accountable

Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)

Functional Modes

Sensing (Perceptive AI)

Human decides

Purpose

Safety & Security

Input Dataset

About a measurement Anonymized data

Algorithm or Model

Computer Vision

Output Dataset

A recommendation or prediction Anonymized data

Details

This system uses AI algorithms to automatically detect prohibited items and potential explosive threats in airport baggage using multi-view and CT x-ray scanners. The algorithms analyze x-ray images based on material density and atomic number to identify items of concern. It is currently in a trial and assessment phase, and all algorithms must be certified by international regulators using real explosive testing before deployment. The system does not directly process personal information about travellers.