A Modular Architecture of Command-and-Control Software in Multi-Sensor Systems Devoted to Public Security
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Published:2023-03-03
Issue:3
Volume:14
Page:162
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ISSN:2078-2489
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Container-title:Information
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Information
Author:
Villani Maria Luisa1ORCID, De Nicola Antonio1ORCID, Bouma Henri2ORCID, van Rooijen Arthur2, Räsänen Pauli3ORCID, Peltola Johannes3, Toivonen Sirra3, Guarneri Massimiliano1ORCID, Stifini Cristiano4, De Dominicis Luigi1ORCID
Affiliation:
1. ENEA-Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, 00123 Rome, Italy 2. TNO-Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, 2597 The Hague, The Netherlands 3. VTT-Technical Research Centre of Finland, 33101 Tampere, Finland 4. ATAC-Azienda per la Mobilità di Roma Capitale S.p.A, 00176 Rome, Italy
Abstract
Preventing terrorist attacks at soft targets has become a priority for our society. The realization of sensor systems for automatic threat detection in crowded spaces, such as airports and metro stations, is challenged by the limited sensing coverage capability of the devices in place due to the variety of dangerous materials, to the scanning rate of the devices, and to the detection area covered. In this context, effectiveness of the physical configuration of the system based on the detectors used, the coordination of the sensor data collection, and the real time data analysis for threat identification and localization to enable timely reactions by the security guards are essential requirements for such integrated sensor-based applications. This paper describes a modular distributed architecture of a command-and-control software, which is independent from the specific detectors and where sensor data fusion is supported by two intelligent video systems. Furthermore, the system installation can be replicated at different locations of a public space. Person tracking and later re-identification in a separate area, and tracking hand-over between different video components, provide the command-and-control with localization information of threats to timely activate alarm management and support the activity of subsequent detectors. The architecture has been implemented for the NATO-funded DEXTER program and has been successfully tested in a big city trial at a metro station in Rome both when integrated with two real detectors of weapons and explosives and as a stand-alone system. The discussion focuses on the software functions of the command-and-control and on the flexibility and re-use of the system in wider settings.
Funder
NATO Science for Peace and Security
Subject
Information Systems
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