Optimizing Aviation Security Architectures using the SAFE Model

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wishes to minimize the overall operational costs of their aviation security detection systems. These systems consist of a collection of security devices. The objective of this research is to develop an algorithm to design the optimal system of devices. The Secure Air Flight Effectiveness (SAFE) Model accomplishes this objective by using the probability of detection and the probability of giving a false alarm for each individual device. A Generalized Hill Climbing (GHC) algorithm was implemented to identify the system with the minimum operational cost. Suggestions for future research directions are also included.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Department dc:contributor.department

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2003

Author dc:creator

• Savage, Cynthia Leigh

Chairs dc:contributor.committeechair

• Koelling, C. Patrick
• Kobza, John E.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Jacobson, Sheldon H.
• Bish, Ebru K.

• probability theory
• airport security
• false clear
• false alarm

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

etd-03152003-190105

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/41634