Fingerprint Recognition Using Local Features

Fingerprint recognition is one of the most popular methods used for identification with greater degree of success. The fingerprint has unique characteristics called minutiae, which are points where a curve track finishes, intersect or branches off. Identification systems using fingerprints biometri...

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Main Authors: Gualberto Aguilar, Gabriel Sánchez, Karina Toscano, Mariko Nakano, Héctor Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2013-12-01
Series:Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia
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Online Access:https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/ingenieria/article/view/17933
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Summary:Fingerprint recognition is one of the most popular methods used for identification with greater degree of success. The fingerprint has unique characteristics called minutiae, which are points where a curve track finishes, intersect or branches off. Identification systems using fingerprints biometric patterns are called AFIS (Automatic Fingerprint Identification System). In this work a method for Fingerprint recognition is considered using a combination of Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) and Gabor Filters for image enhancement and later a novel method of recognition using local features.
ISSN:0120-6230
2422-2844