Abstract: A method for inspecting at least one vehicle with an inspection system, the inspection system and the at least one vehicle being configured to move relative to one another during an inspection of at least one part of the vehicle, the method including controlling, by a controller, an inspection dose of inspection radiation generated by a radiation source such that, during the inspection of the at least one part of the vehicle by the inspection radiation, the inspection dose remains substantially equal to a predetermined inspection dose, wherein controlling the inspection dose includes the controller obtaining information representative of a speed of the relative movement of the system and the vehicle during the inspection of the at least one part of the vehicle, and the controller controlling the radiation source, based on the obtained information.

Abstract: A method for inspecting at least one vehicle with an inspection system, the inspection system and the at least one vehicle being configured to move relative to one another during an inspection of at least one part, the method including controlling, by a controller, an inspection dose of inspection radiation generated by a radiation source such that, during the inspection of the at least one part of the vehicle by the inspection radiation, the inspection dose remains substantially equal to a predetermined inspection dose, wherein controlling the inspection dose includes the controller obtaining image information representative of a location of the at least one part, and location information representative of a location of the at least one part, wherein the image information is obtained from an image of the vehicle, and the controller controlling the radiation source, based on the obtained information.

Abstract: In one embodiment, there is provided detector for an inspection system, including at least one first scintillator configured to, in response to interaction with a pulse of inspection radiation, re-emit first light in a first wavelength domain, at least one second scintillator configured to, in response to interaction with the pulse of inspection radiation, re-emit second light in a second wavelength domain different from the first wavelength domain, and at least one first sensor configured to measure the first light and the second light.

Abstract: An inspection radiation source is provided. The inspection radiation source includes an electron accelerator for generating an electron current, and a target for the electron current including a first part and a second part. This first part is configured to be at least partly exposed to the electron current on an impact area having a first width in a direction substantially perpendicular to the electron current, and inhibit propagation of the electron current. The second part has a second width in the direction substantially perpendicular to the electron current, the second width of the second part being smaller than the first width of the impact area, the second part being configured to be at least partly exposed to the electron current, and generate inspection radiation by emitting X-rays in response to being exposed to the electron current.

Abstract: In one aspect, it is disclosed a detection system comprising: a plurality of detectors, each detector being configured to detect radiation scattered by an associated respective portion of a load to inspect, the radiation being scattered in response to the respective portion being irradiated by radiation transmitted through the portion; and a plurality of collimators associated with the plurality of detectors, each collimator of the plurality of collimators being associated with a respective detector of the plurality of detectors and being configured to, for each detector of the plurality of detectors: enable radiation scattered by the respective portion of the load to reach the associated detector of the plurality of detectors, and inhibit other scattered radiation from reaching the associated detector.

Abstract: In examples, it is disclosed an inspection system comprising: a secondary source of radiation configured to generate secondary electromagnetic radiation for inspection of a load in response to being irradiated by primary electromagnetic radiation from a primary generator of electromagnetic radiation; and one or more detectors configured to detect radiation from the load after interaction with the secondary inspection beam.

Abstract: In one aspect, it is disclosed a system for inspection of a load, comprising: a detection device configured to detect, after transmission through the load, successive radiation pulses emitted at a predetermined frequency by a source, the load being in movement in an inspection direction, at an inspection speed with respect to the system, the detection device comprising a matrix of a plurality of arrays of detectors, wherein the matrix has a width associated with the inspection direction, the width of the matrix being based on the inspection speed of the load and the predetermined frequency of the successive radiation pulses.

Abstract: An inspection system (100) having: ? a source (101) configured to generate inspection radiation (40); ? a collimator (103) configured to collimate the inspection radiation into an inspection beam (41) configured to irradiate a section of a vehicle (20); ? a filter (102) located between the source and the collimator, the filter having at least a cargo configuration and an attenuation configuration; and ? a controller (104) configured to control the configuration of the filter, such that the filter is in the cargo configuration when the inspection beam irradiates a container (23), and in the attenuation configuration when the inspection beam irradiates a cabin (21).

Abstract: In one aspect, there is provided a method of denoising one or more inspection images comprising a plurality of pixels, comprising: receiving an inspection image generated by an inspection system configured to inspect one or more containers, the inspection image being corrupted by a Poisson-Gaussian noise and a variance of the noise being non-constant in the plurality of pixels, and denoising the received inspection image by applying, to the inspection image, a variance-stabilizing transformation for transforming the variance of the noise into a constant variance in the plurality of pixels, wherein the variance-stabilizing transformation is based on a descriptor associated with the angular divergence of the inspection radiation and the Poisson-Gaussian noise.

Abstract: The invention relates to equipment (1) for the radiography of a load (11) moving relative thereto, the radiography equipment comprising a source (2) for emitting pulses (16) of divergent X-rays, a collimator (4) for the source for delimiting an incident x-ray beam (22), and sensors (8) for receiving X-rays, which are aligned with the incident beam so as to collect the X-rays after the latter have passed through the load and generate raw image signals. The equipment includes a reference block (6) comprising intermediate x-ray sensors (28) which are to be located within the incident beam, between the source and the load, so as to be irradiated by at least two separate angular sectors of the incident beam, and which are to output separate reference signals corresponding to each angular sector to be used in the conversion of raw image signals into a portion of a radiographic image. The invention also relates to a corresponding method.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method for determining a degree of homogeneity in one or more inspection images of cargo in one or more containers, comprising: determining whether a zone of interest in one or more processed inspection images comprises one or more patterns, wherein the one or more processed inspection images are processed from one or more inspection images generated by an inspection system configured to inspect the one or more containers; and in the event that one or more patterns is determined and that a variation in the determined one or more patterns is identified, classifying the one or more inspection images as having a degree of homogeneity below a predetermined homogeneity threshold.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method for inspecting a load (101) in a container (100), comprising: classifying (S2) one or more patches (11) of a digitized inspection image (10), the digitized inspection image (10) being generated by an inspection system (1) configured to inspect the container (100) by transmission of inspection radiation (3) from an inspection radiation source (31) to an inspection radiation detector (32) through the container (100), wherein the classifying (S2) comprises: extracting (S21) one or more texture descriptors (V, P) of a patch (11), and classifying (S22) the patch (11), by comparing the one or more extracted texture descriptors (V, P) of the patch (11) to respective one or more reference texture descriptors (Vr, Wr, Pr) corresponding to respective one or more classes (202) of reference items (201), the one or more reference texture descriptors (Vr, Wr, Pr) of each class of reference items (201) being extracted from one or more reference images (20) of the one or

Abstract: In one aspect, the disclosure relates to a mobile inspection system (1) comprising: an inspection module (3) mounted on a chassis (10) of the system and comprising an inspection radiation source (31) and an inspection radiation detector (32); wherein the system (1) is configured to operate at least in: a transport mode wherein the system is configured to transport the inspection module (3); and an inspection mode wherein the inspection module (3) is configured to cause scan of an item (100); and a motion generation module (2) adapted to be connected to an engine (21) configured to cause motion of the system (1) at least in the transport mode; wherein the motion generation module (2) is further adapted to cause supply of energy at least to the inspection module (3), in the inspection mode.

Abstract: Method for detecting, in a load (2), the presence of objects suspected of containing at least one material having a given atomic weight, in which the load (2) is exposed to at least a first X-ray beam having a first spectrum and an atomic number class to which the materials, including the load through which the X-rays pass, is determined by high-energy discrimination. Furthermore, at least one g-ray or neutron beam spontaneously emitted by the load is measured, a spontaneous g and/or neutron radiation emission class of the material including the load is determined from the spontaneous radiation measurement, and a class of interest of the material of the load is determined from the atomic number class and the spontaneous radiation class that were determined.