This important text/reference presents the first dedicated review of
techniques for contactless 3D fingerprint identification, including
novel and previously unpublished research. The text provides a
systematic introduction to 3D fingerprint identification, covering the
latest advancements in contactless 2D and 3D sensing technologies, and
detailed discussions on each key aspect in the development of an
effective 3D fingerprint identification system.
Topics and features: introduces the key concepts and trends in the
acquisition and identification of fingerprint images, and a range of 3D
fingerprint imaging techniques; proposes a low-cost method for online 3D
fingerprint image acquisition, and an efficient 3D fingerprint imaging
approach using coloured photometric stereo; describes pre-processing
operations on point cloud 3D fingerprint data, and explains the
specialized operations for reconstructing 3D fingerprints from live
finger scans; examines the representation of minutiae in 3D space,
providing details on recovering these features from point cloud data,
and on matching such 3D minutiae templates; reviews various 3D
fingerprint matching methods, including binary surface code-based
approaches and a tetrahedron-based matching approach; discusses the
uniqueness of 3D fingerprints, evaluating the benefits of employing 3D
fingerprint identification over conventional 2D fingerprint techniques.
This unique work is a must-read for all researchers seeking to make
further advances in this area, towards the exciting opportunities
afforded by contactless 3D fingerprint identification for improving the
hygiene, user convenience, and matching accuracy of fingerprint
biometric technologies.
