Innovation in The Field of Airport Security

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Next time you land at Austin-Bergstom International Airport you’ll have to walk through a new set of security doors before heading downstairs to grab your luggage.

The new exit system on the side of the terminal is currently being tested and should be fully operational by fall. The airport says the new exit system, which the airport paid $3.3 million for, creates a secured one-way corridor for arriving passengers to get to baggage claim, ground transportation and exit. It also detects when objects and items are left behind.

According to kxan.com, the one-way door uses a combination of automated technology that includes alarms, motion and video camera analytic sensors. The doors automatically open for people approaching but will sound an alarm if someone comes in from the opposite direction. If alarms are activated, the series of exit doors will lock until cleared by security officials. If someone is in the walkway when the alarm is activated, they won’t be trapped, they will be forced to exit in a specific direction.

Similar exit systems are already in use at airports in Portland, Seattle Las Vegas and several others.