Robust orientation field estimation and extrapolation using semilocal line sensors

IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 802-811

  Gottschlich, Carsten ^a   Mihǎilescu, Preda ^a   Munk, Axel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fingerprint recognition; Image processing; Orientation field estimation; Ridge tracing

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE TESTS; FINGERPRINT IMAGES; FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION; FLOW INFORMATIONS; FVC2002 DATABASE; HUMAN EXPERT; LINE SENSOR; MULTISCALES; NOVEL METHODS; ORIENTATION FIELD ESTIMATION; ORIENTATION FIELDS; PRE-PROCESSING STEP; RIDGE FLOWS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING SYSTEMS; SENSORS;

ESTIMATION;

EID: 70450235528     PISSN: 15566013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIFS.2009.2033219     Document Type: Article

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