Ridge distance estimation in fingerprint images: Algorithm and performance evaluation

Eurasip Journal on Applied Signal Processing

Volumn 2004, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 495-502

  Yin, Yilong ^a   Tian, Jie ^b   Yang, Xiukun ^c  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION   (China)

^c Identix Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Fingerprint; Hybrid method; Ridge distance; Spectral analysis; Statistical window

Indexed keywords

BLOCK CODES; DISTORTION (WAVES); OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FINGERPRINT; HYBRID METHOD; RIDGE DISTANCE; STATISTICAL WINDOW;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 2942529367     PISSN: 11108657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1110865704310103     Document Type: Article

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