3-D Light System May Revolutionize Fingerprinting
coondoggie writes “The US Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate recently awarded almost 0,000 to a Kentucky company to further develop a contactless finger print/biometric system. The goal is a machine that can snap 10 fingerprints in high resolution in less than 10 seconds, without human intervention. This goal is beginning to lok feasible. FlashScan3D is working with the University of Kentucky’s Center for Visualization and Virtual Environments, and has developed a technique called ‘structured light illumination’ (WIPO patent description), where a pattern of dots or stripes is projected onto a curved or irregular surface.”
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