A contactless biometric system using multiple hand features

With the advent of modern computing technology, there is increased reliance on biometric to provide stronger personal authentication. Among the variety of biometric solutions in the markets, hand-based system is the oldest and most successful form of biometric technology.. This thesis describes the...

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Main Author: Goh, Michael Kah Ong
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spelling my-mmu-ep.54482014-04-22T08:03:30Z A contactless biometric system using multiple hand features 2011-02 Goh, Michael Kah Ong TK7800-8360 Electronics With the advent of modern computing technology, there is increased reliance on biometric to provide stronger personal authentication. Among the variety of biometric solutions in the markets, hand-based system is the oldest and most successful form of biometric technology.. This thesis describes the design and implementation of a hand-based biometric system by using visible and infrared imagery. An acquisition device which could capture both colour and infrared hand images is developed. An ordinary web camera is modified to capture the hand vein that normally requires a specialized infrared sensor. The design is simple and low-cost, and do not require any additional installation of special apparatus. The device can capture the epidermal and subcutaneous features from the hand simultaneously. In specific, features namely hand geometry, palm print, palmar knuckle print, palm vein, and finger vein are acquired from the hand recognition. In this research, a contactless acquisition device is developed in such way that the user does not need to touch or hold onto any peripheral. 2011-02 Thesis http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/5448/ http://library.mmu.edu.my/diglib/onlinedb/dig_lib.php phd doctoral Multimedia University Faculty of Information Science and Technology
institution Multimedia University
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topic TK7800-8360 Electronics
spellingShingle TK7800-8360 Electronics
Goh, Michael Kah Ong
A contactless biometric system using multiple hand features
description With the advent of modern computing technology, there is increased reliance on biometric to provide stronger personal authentication. Among the variety of biometric solutions in the markets, hand-based system is the oldest and most successful form of biometric technology.. This thesis describes the design and implementation of a hand-based biometric system by using visible and infrared imagery. An acquisition device which could capture both colour and infrared hand images is developed. An ordinary web camera is modified to capture the hand vein that normally requires a specialized infrared sensor. The design is simple and low-cost, and do not require any additional installation of special apparatus. The device can capture the epidermal and subcutaneous features from the hand simultaneously. In specific, features namely hand geometry, palm print, palmar knuckle print, palm vein, and finger vein are acquired from the hand recognition. In this research, a contactless acquisition device is developed in such way that the user does not need to touch or hold onto any peripheral.
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qualification_name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level Doctorate
author Goh, Michael Kah Ong
author_facet Goh, Michael Kah Ong
author_sort Goh, Michael Kah Ong
title A contactless biometric system using multiple hand features
title_short A contactless biometric system using multiple hand features
title_full A contactless biometric system using multiple hand features
title_fullStr A contactless biometric system using multiple hand features
title_full_unstemmed A contactless biometric system using multiple hand features
title_sort contactless biometric system using multiple hand features
granting_institution Multimedia University
granting_department Faculty of Information Science and Technology
publishDate 2011
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