A Mathematical Method to Keep the Passenger Throughput at an Airport Security Checkpoint

DOI

10.2991/fmsmt-17.2017.189How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Petri Net, Object Net++, Passenger Throughput.

Abstract

In order to solve the congestion problem caused by the more strict security check, we developed a mathematical method based on the Petri net model and the queuing theory. First, we get a linear fitting from the A column of data collected according to the queuing theory [1]. And we obtain the distribution of passengers' arrival time. Next, we get the time of every link from the weighted average of other data. The time of one passenger move to the next position also is taken into consideration. After that, we build two optimization models to determine how to solve the problem mentioned in the title. First, we formulate a whole security check Petri net to give a solution according to the Illustration of the TSA Security Screening Process by using Visual Object Net++.By analyzing this model and optimize it, we obtain the optimal solution. Apart from the Petri net model, we develop the virtual queue model based on the queuing theory. It can increase the utilization efficiency of the passenger's time and improve the congestion problem in airport security checkpoints. Finally, we provide some suggestions for the security mangers. For example, provide the individual security check for the pre-check passengers and adjust the number relationship between the millimeter wave body scanner and the X-Ray scanner and so on.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Kai Wang
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TI  - A Mathematical Method to Keep the Passenger Throughput at an Airport Security Checkpoint
BT  - Proceedings of the 2017 5th International Conference on Frontiers of Manufacturing Science and Measuring Technology (FMSMT 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5401
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