Lithium Battery Detecting Canine Demonstration

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• Creators:
  Rehn, Steven
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Canine Detection And Identification Dogs Lithium Alloys Lithium Batteries Lithium Metal
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/TCTN-23/63
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1528245
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  This report summarizes a short test conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to determine the effectiveness of a trained canine to detect lithium batteries hidden inside of boxes. Fifteen identical cardboard boxes that either contained different types of lithium batteries, or were empty, were spread out around a building for the canine to inspect. On the initial quick scan, the dog was correct on 11 out of the 15 boxes, with more accurate results on lithium-ion batteries than lithium metal. On a second more thorough inspection, the canine was 100% accurate on all the boxes. The effectiveness of this dog in detecting lithium batteries shows that this could potentially be a reasonably accurate and practical method for future detection of non-compliant lithium battery shipments on passenger and cargo aircraft.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  FAA Technical Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:05b54733dd4975f805de07438e8433a94c9d9f06f39ff330b7c45c4aaaf89054d4973d706514e9a56ddb1cfb3966cd4f85ae3d0a8b4c7c6d490d916e6bd3026e
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/71887/dot_71887_DS1.pdf
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