Pilot study of automated bullet signature identification based on topography measurements and correlations

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 341-347

  Chu, Wei ^a,b   Song, John ^a   Vorburger, Theodore ^a   Yen, James ^a   Ballou, Susan ^a   Bachrach, Benjamin ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballistics identification; Class characteristics; Cross correlation function; Forensic science; Individual characteristics; Striation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649258802     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01276.x     Document Type: Article

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