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Crease detection method using fingerprint image decomposition and composition

지문 영상의 분해 및 합성에 의한 주름선 검출방법

  • Published : 2007.05.25
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Abstract

For a highly reliable fingerprint recognition system, the precise and accurate feature extraction is indispensable. In this paper, We propose a highly efficient crease extraction method, which can improve the accuracy of feature extraction within the fingerprint image. The proposed method applies the 1-dimensional directional slit for each pixel in fingerprint image. And then it calculates the average grey level and variance to determine whether the current pixel composes the crease, and estimates the direction of crease. Once the direction of every pixel in crease candidate area is estimated, it is decomposed into 8 different images depending on their direction. From the 8 directional images, the crease clusters are estimated by utilizing the property of crease area. The proposed method finally extracts the crease from the crease clusters estimated from directional images. In conclusion, the proposed method highly improved the accuracy of overall feature extraction by accurate and precise extraction of the crease from fingerprint image.

지문인식 시스템이 높은 신뢰도를 가지기 위해서는, 정확한 특징 정보 검출이 이루어져야 한다. 본 논문에서는 지문 영상내부에서 특징 정보 추출의 정확성을 향상시킬 수 있는 효율적인 주름선 검출 방법을 제안한다. 제안한 방법은 각 화소에 대하여 1차원 방향성 slit을 적용한 다음 slit에 해당하는 화소의 평균 밝기 값과 분산을 이용하여, 화소가 주름선 후보 영역인지를 결정하고 그 위치에 해당하는 주름선 방향을 검출한다. 그리고 후보 영역에 해당하는 화소의 주름선 방향에 의하여 8개의 영상으로 분해한 다음, 각 방향별 분해 영상에서 주름선 영역의 성질을 이용하여 주름선 클러스터를 검출한다. 마지막으로 각 방향별 분해 영상의 주름선 클러스터들을 합성함으로써 주름선 영역을 검출한다. 제안한 방법을 구현하고 실험한 결과 주름선 검출에서 높은 정확성을 나타내었다.

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