Iris image segmentation and sub-optimal images

Image and Vision Computing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-222

  Matey, James R ^a   Broussard, Randy ^a   Kennell, Lauren ^b  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biometric; Iris recognition; Iris segmentation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTIMIZATION;

IRIS IMAGES; IRIS RECOGNITION; IRIS SEGMENTATION; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPTIMAL IMAGES; PROCESSING CHAIN;

BIOMETRICS;

EID: 70449670485     PISSN: 02628856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.imavis.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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