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Fingerprint Systems: Sensors, Image Acquisition, Interoperability and Challenges.
Akmal Jahan Mohamed Abdul Cader1,2, Jasmine Banks1, Vinod Chandran1
1School of Electrical Engineering and Robotics, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4000, Australia.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|July 29, 2023
Summary
This study reviews advancements in fingerprint sensing and image acquisition for biometric systems. It highlights challenges in contact and contactless 2D/3D fingerprint recognition, proposing future research directions.
Area of Science:
- Biometrics
- Forensic Science
- Image Processing
Background:
- Fingerprint recognition is crucial for forensic and civil applications.
- Existing reviews on fingerprint systems are outdated, neglecting recent advances in sensing and acquisition.
Purpose of the Study:
- To comprehensively analyze the state-of-the-art in contact-based, contactless 2D, and 3D fingerprint systems.
- To identify and discuss challenges in sensors, image acquisition, and interoperability.
- To propose future research directions for improved fingerprint systems.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of existing fingerprint recognition pipelines.
- Analysis of challenges in sensor modules, image acquisition, and feature representation.
- Evaluation of contact and contactless imaging modalities and their impact on image quality.
Main Results:
- Image quality significantly impacts biometric system accuracy, with imaging modality playing a key role.
- Challenges exist in sensors, image acquisition, and feature representation across different fingerprint systems.
- Interoperability, environmental factors, and system performance remain open issues.
Conclusions:
- A comprehensive analysis of current fingerprint sensing technologies and their challenges is presented.
- Emerging trends and recent advances in fingerprint sensing and acquisition are addressed.
- Recommendations for future research are provided to enhance fingerprint system performance and reliability.
