UCL Security Initiative

Security Issues in Transport

Professor David Andrews Dept of Mechanical Engineering University College London

Security Issues in Transport

‡ Transport is vulnerable to Terrorism ‡ Transport is also the Means of introducing Chemical, Biological and Nuclear threats to Major Cities

Security for Transport

‡ Transport systems (air, rail, sea) ‡ Transport infrastructure (airports, ports, stations) ‡ Vehicles (planes, trains, ships, lorries, buses, cars) ‡ Lawlessness ± piracy at sea ‡ Lawlessness ± illegal immigration (transport controls)

Effects of Security Measures

‡ On people ‡ On freight - Delays, disruption, increased costs, reduction in economic growth, reduced personal freedom

Effects of Vehicle Design and Infrastructure

‡ Private (cars, boats, planes) ‡ Private Freight transport (lorries, ships, aircraft) ‡ Publicly accessed vehicles (bus, rail, tube, aircraft, passenger ships and ferries) ‡ Infrastructure (Physical barriers, screening systems, security systems and people)

Design Tools
‡ Computer Aided Ship Design (SURFCON) ‡ Simulation - Personnel - Freight movement - Transport hubs - Security systems and procedures - What if scenarios

SURFCON Carrier Representation

Transport Research at UCL -Vision

‡ Focus on Multi disciplinary research with high engineering content ‡ Establish strong industrial partnerships across the full range of transport domains ‡ Strategy to exploit current centres of expertise at UCL and forge new ones

Transport Research at UCL -Capabilities

‡ Mech Eng Marine/Design/Systems/ICEng/NDE ‡ Civil and Environmental Eng - Transport Studies/Rail Infrastructure ‡ Electronic and Electrical Eng Communications ‡ Computer Science - Systems/IT ‡ Other Faculties Bartlett/Psychology/Laws/Public Policy/etc

Design Research Centre Areas of Interest

‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ Computer Aided Preliminary Ship Design Ship Design Methodology The Design Environment - SBD,VR,CE Design of Unconventional Vessels Design Assessments and Reviews Through Life Cost Methodologies Discrete Engineering Design Topics

Design Research Centre Current Activities

‡ Computer Aided Preliminary Ship Design (a) Design for Production - SSA LINK funding (b) Design for Adaptability - MoD funding (c) Mothership Studies -MoD funding (d) Design for Personnel - EPSRC (e) Design for Littoral Ops - ONR ‡ Discrete Engineering Design Topics (a) Dynamic loading response - BAE Sys Marine