NCJ Number
1960
Date Published
1970
Length
39 pages
Annotation
THE CYCLOPS RESEARCH PROJECT IS AIMED AT DEVELOPING COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS THAT PERFORM VARIOUS PROCESSES ON PICTORIAL INFORMATION.
Abstract
PREVIOUSLY, A SYSTEM FOR PRE-PROCESSING PICTURES WAS DEVELOPED. THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THE PRESENT REPORT USES THIS PRE-PROCESSING SYSTEM AS THE BASIS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH IN THE DOMAIN OF RECOGNITION. THROUGH THIS RESEARCH, A PROCESS FOR MATCHING FINGERPRINTS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. WITH THIS PROCESS, FINGERPRINTS ARE PREPROCESSED TO EXTRACT CERTAIN MINUTIAE, AND THESE MINUTIAE ARE MATCHED TO DETERMINE IF THE FINGERPRINTS MATCH. THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE MATCHING PROGRAMS IN DETAIL. A SAMPLE RUN OF THE PROCESS FOR THREE FINGERPRINTS IS SHOWN. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)