THE AUTOMATED PEOPLE MOVER'S ROLE IN AIRPORT SECURITY

摘要

Much has been done recently to distance motor vehicles from special sites for security purposes. Parking is no longer allowed near Federal buildings; rapidly placed K-railsrnsurrounding important sites are being replaced by permanent architectural elements;rnand in cases such as the White House, Capitol and Pentagon, nearby roads are beingrnclosed, moved or lowered. For all, the goal is the same – keep an explosive-laden vehiclernaway from its target.rnApplication of this security measure at airports has already resulted in removal of close-inrnparking and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is considering shifting almost allrnvehicles, whether parked or moving, away from the terminals. A vehicle-free zonernaround terminals is a fundamental change in airport design and would require new waysrnto move people and their luggage to and from the terminal on the landside. For LAX, thernproposed solution is a new APM. While APMs are already used in secure situations onrnairports (I.e. "sterile" APMs programmed to keep customs-bound travelers separate fromrnthe general airport population), this approach to airport security creates new challengesrnfor the design of the APM. This paper will describe these challenges and explore potential solutions.