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Engineering Aviation Security Environments—Reduction of False Alarms in Computed Tomography-Based Screening of Checked Baggage (2013) / Chapter Skim
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E--Statement of Task
Pages 86-86

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... In assessing methods to reduce the EDS false-alarm rate, the committee will: 1. Examine and evaluate the causes of false positives in aviation explosive-detection systems, including considering the role of equipment design standards that rely on the fusion of explosive density measurement, total mass, and shape effects.
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  • density measurement
  • shape effects
  • increasing false
  • including considering
  • total mass

  • mitigating false
  • explosive density
  • equipment design
  • personnel approaches
  • false negatives

  • design standards
  • false positive
  • impact false
  • increased missed
  • resource allocation

  • positive resolution
  • missed detection
  • assessing methods
  • committee recommendations


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