Touchless Fingerprint Biometrics

Chapter 4

Fingerprint Biometrics

The fingerprint is one of the most commonly used traits in biometric applications

due to its high durability and distinctiveness.

Fingerprint sample analysis can be performed at the global (Level 1), thin

(Level 2), and ultra-thin (Level 3) levels. Many studies have examined techniques

based on different analysis levels and designed to perform every step of the biomet-

ric recognition process. Typically, these steps include acquisition, quality evaluation,

enhancement, feature extraction, and matching. Other methods have been proposed

for classifying and indexing fingerprint samples in identification applications and for ...