Access control vestibule

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The Access Control Vestibule (ACV) is a security screening system for the detection of individuals carrying weapons into any facility without authorization, therefore minimizing the possibility of an armed takeover. The ACV is composed of an aluminum frame, separate entrance and exit doors, a metal detection system, and bullet-proof glass. If a weapon is detected, the doors to the ACV automatically lock.^[1] The ACV is typically used in banks and other secure facilities.^[2]

Patent

Novacomm, Inc. patented the ACV in 1994.

Technology

The ACV incorporates several security technologies that security personnel can use to assist with the screening process. Included are: 1) an intercom for communications; 2) optional camera so personnel can see the individual requesting access; 3) metal detector to ferret out any weapons that may be present on the individual requesting access; and 4) access control for physical access to the business. When a customer enters the vestibule a passive infrared detector senses that someone is present within the enclosure, locking the doors behind and in front of him/her, thus forming a mantrap. The door behind the person is locked to prevent piggybacking. Both doors are secured using electromagnetic locks. At no time is the person inside the entrance of the mantrap prevented from leaving through the door they first entered, but the inside door to the inner sanctum of the business cannot be opened until the metal detector has determined that no weapons are present.^[3]

See also

• Mantrap
• Bullet-proof glass
• access control
• security

References

External links

• Novacomm, Inc. - The manufacturer of the Access Control Vestibule
• Conversations about Access Control Vestibules
• ACV Patent
• Bank Robber trapped in ACV
• The Access Control Vestibule™ or Mantrap Security System