American Science and Engineering launches CarView portal

American Science and Engineering (ASEI), a supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, has launched CarView portal, which is an advanced high-throughput scanning system to detect hidden threats in cars and small vehicles.

The CarView system generates two images simultaneously of the top-down view of the vehicle – one, a high-quality, dual-energy transmission image that highlights metallic threats; and another, a photo-like Z Backscatter image that highlights organic threats and contraband.

The system is relocatable and cost-effective system and therefore ideal for securing special events and parking garages, as well as high-threat facilities, government buildings, and crucial checkpoints.

Besides ASEI’s signature Z Backscatter technology, the CarView system makes use of innovative Wave Shifting Fibers (WSF) detector technology to offer dual-energy, material discrimination capabilities.

Due to WSF detector technology, development of powerful, efficient, compact, and rugged x-ray systems has become feasible.

ASEI x-ray systems such as the CarView portal can fit into existing traffic lanes and delivers high-throughput screening without sacrificing image quality.

ASEI president and CEO Chuck Dougherty said: "We continue to develop and introduce innovative underlying technologies, such as Wave Shifting Fibers, that can extend the capabilities of new platforms.

"The CarView system is the latest in our family of solutions to leverage multiple, complementary technologies in a low-cost, relocatable, compact footprint. This will enable AS&E to extend the served market for portal systems to include commercial applications, demonstrating our ongoing commitment to develop a range of solutions that meets our customers’ real-world operational requirements."

The CarView system offers multi-technology inspection while maintaining the flow of commerce and operations at high-traffic and vital locations.

The CarView system combines dual-energy transmission and Z Backscatter technology for superior threat detection. Dual-energy transmission technology offers improved detection of metallic threats such as weapons, guns, artillery shells, and VBIEDs.

Z Backscatter complements this by offering a photo-like image of scanned objects, thereby helping operators in identifying anomalies such as explosives, drugs, currency, alcohol, cigarettes, and other organic threats and contraband.

It also offers high-throughput screening of up to 400 passenger vehicles every hour and can capture images of vehicles at speeds of up to 20 kmph. The CarView system’s image analysis software compensates for variations in vehicle speed.

Further, the CarView system adheres to strict international and US standards for radiation protection and the dose to driver is below the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) limit of 0.25 microSievert per screening. Besides a low dose to driver, the CarView portal provides a tight exclusion zone, thereby making the system feasible for installation in high-traffic areas.