How is the airport evolving to respond to the new coronavirus?
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A case where the aviation industry, which has suffered unprecedentedly due to travel restrictions and a decrease in users due to the spread of new coronavirus infectious disease (COVID-19), is trying to survive using robot technology and contactless technology , The American technical magazine Popular Mechanics.
Flying During COVID-19-Safety Technology at Airports
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a32703817/future-airport-tech-coronavirus/
COVID-19 has caused more severe damage to the aviation industry than the terrorist attacks in the United States, and Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA is no exception.
PIT spokeswoman Bob Kerlik told Popular Mechanics, 'If the vaccine is not developed anyway, the number of customers will drop by nearly 95%. We are slowly recovering, but we cannot expect stable growth like that until March 2020.'
Under such circumstances, the airport is trying to survive by making various efforts.
◆Touchless check-in
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A system for users to check in by themselves appeared in the late 1990s, but there is a problem with this because it requires touch screens. Instead, more and more airports are adopting contactless check-in with biometric technologies such as iris scanning and face recognition.
◆ Robot cleaner
A 'robot cleaner' has also appeared, where robots perform cleaning tasks on behalf of humans. The 'intelligent sterilization robot' introduced by the Hong Kong International Airport in May 2020 is equipped with an ultraviolet sterilizer and an air purifier, and it is possible to disinfect both the air and the surface of the floor and wall while moving around automatically. It is possible.
Hong Kong International Airport Applied Advanced Technology to Step Up Disinfection Against Virus
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/05/08/2030414/0/en/Hong-Kong-International-Airport-Applied-Advanced-Technology-to-Step-Up-Disinfection-Against- Virus.html
◆Immune passport
' Immune passport ' that people who once got COVID-19 and recovered and acquired immunity will be released from restrictions such as going out and moving, the mechanism of immunity to COVID-19 has not yet been scientifically elucidated However, it has been pointed out that there are many problems .
Meanwhile, UK-based IT company Bizagi has released a smartphone app ' CoronaPass ' that can prove the result of antibody test of COVID-19.
CoronaPass
https://www.coronapass.org/home
Bizagi's CEO Gustavo Gomez said on CoronaPass, 'We haven't scientifically proven the relationship between COVID-19 and immunity, but to support business continuity and protect the most vulnerable people in society from COVID-19. Clearly needs a certificate that can be used in a wide range of situations.'
◆ Thermal camera
At Dulles International Airport and Tampa International Airport in the United States, we have introduced thermal cameras that can detect if there is heat. Infrared Cameras thermal cameras installed at both airports can measure the temperature of the skin and detect the possibility of heat. Thermal cameras do not tell if the cause of the fever is COVID-19, just a cold or another illness, but it's a great way to screen without contact.
How Do Infrared Cameras Work | Infrared Cameras Inc
https://infraredcameras.com/in-the-news/how-do-infrared-cameras-work/
Regarding the airport's efforts to combat COVID-19 by making full use of these technologies, Popular Mechanics said, ``Robot cleaners have new technologies such as thermal cameras, immune passports, etc. It's about to change. The airports of the future are already just around the corner.'
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