Augmented Reality, Virtual Sensors Enhance Physical Security Training
Experts on physical security at Sandia National Laboratory are applying technology and methods of the video game industry to real-world national security problems. Using pre-release stand-alone augmented reality headsets, computer scientists have recently adapted augmented reality to enhance physical security training and analysis.
"Physical security goes beyond guards, gates and guns to include engineered solutions and complex systems that are designed to protect against the theft of nuclear materials and sabotage," said Dominic Martinez, manager of the International Nuclear Security Engineering (INSE) department.
By combining augmented reality technology with Sandia's Integrated Security Facility, Le said students can peer through walls to show all the processes needed to handle and protect nuclear material without using hazardous material. The facility uses security systems originally designed to protect Category I nuclear material and now serves as a venue for hands-on physical security training. With its fully functional physical security and material accounting systems, the facility is invaluable for demonstrating physical security, material control as well as safety concepts and principles.
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