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Rockwell Collins and Atkins developing world’s first fully integrated common-use identity management solution for airports
April 2015 by Marc Jacob
Airports seeking ways to automate passenger processing while maintaining the highest security levels will soon have a new suite of highly configurable airport identity management solutions at their disposal.
Rockwell Collins is integrating its ARINC vMUSE™ and ARINC Veripax™ technologies with the Atkins Identity Management toolkit to capture a traveler’s identity using biometrics and match it with the passenger’s passport and boarding pass information.
ARINC vMUSE can accommodate a wide range of biometrics (for example, finger print, facial recognition or iris scan) to deliver a plug-and-play solution that can be implemented quickly and easily. The solution enables a phased rollout of biometric processing, with airline or gate-specific rules permitting biometrics to be used only when needed.
The integration will streamline passenger processing through the airport, from passenger identification at check-in to self-boarding gates. The systems are being demonstrated in stand 4045 at this week’s Passenger Terminal Expo 2015.
As part of the initial implementation, ARINC vMUSE common-use passenger processing systems (CUPPS) now include standardized plug-ins and configurable work flow capabilities that enable airlines and airports to implement identity management solutions as part of the check-in process, without requiring changes to an airline’s Departure Control Systems (DCS).
