Wright State researchers developing skeletal scans to recognize terrorists

Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 15:49 in Mathematics & Economics

The Wright State Research Institute is developing a ground-breaking system that would scan the skeletal structures of people at airports, sports stadiums, theme parks and other public places that could be vulnerable to terrorist attacks, child abductions or other crimes. The images would then quickly be matched with potential suspects using a database of previously scanned skeletons.

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