Rohde & Schwarz achieves TSA certification for its QPS201 people control scanner

Certified by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the QPS201 system Rohde & Schwarz Complies with screening requirements for passenger screening at airport security points.

The tAdvanced Imaging Technology (AIT) of Rohde & Schwarz (R&S), Manufacturer of test and measurement equipment, Communications and Broadcast, Integrated into your scanner QPS201 It already has the TSA certification, by offering high-performance control through a secure millimeter wave radio frequency to quickly and accurately detect hidden threats in passengers.

"We are delighted that QPS201 has achieved the milestone of TSA certification," he said. Scott Bausback, President and CEO of R&S- and we look forward to continuing to collaborate with airports and airlines to support next-generation security screening operations.".

The QPS line has been specifically developed by R&S "to set a new standard in AIT performance and passenger-friendly safety control". This security scanner automatically detects possible prohibited objects hidden under clothing or on the body when passing through the Airport Control System.

When a potential threat is detected, The location of the object is marked on a neutral graphic outline of a human body. In the interest of preserving privacy, the QPS AIT scanner does not produce any images of the person being examined, in addition to using safe millimeter wave radio frequency technology, whose transmission power is thousands of times less than that produced by a mobile phone.

The QPS201 system joins the model QPS200 in obtaining the TSA certification and both have obtained the certification of the European Civil Aviation Conference (CEAC) for use at airports across Europe. The millimeter wave technology of these equipment is based on the extensive experience of R&S in the development of radiofrequency and test and measurement equipment.

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